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Illinois wins Big Ten Tournament

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def San Jose Sharks 5-2

 

Big Ten Tournament Championship 

Illinois def Wisconsin 93-87

 

NASCAR

Denny Hamlin won at Bristol Motor Speedway for the fourth time in his career. He was one of only 5 drivers on the lead lap due to tire issues with almost everyone in the field. Martin Truex Jr. finished second, followed by Brad Keselowski, alex Bowman and Kyle Larson. 

 

(Minneapolis–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team are champions of the Big 10 Tournament. The Illini beat Wisconsin 93 to 87 on Sunday in Minneapolis. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says winning the tournament is something “very special”...

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.
The Illini are the number 3 seed in the East regional in the N-C-A-A tournament and play Morehead State on Thursday afternoon. WPXN will have the game live.

 


NBA

7pm Portland Trailblazers at Chicago Bulls

 

MLB

3-0h-5pm Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

 

Today on WPXN…Its Fast Talk. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm.

 

Bulls lose

NBA

LA Clippers def Chicago Bulls 126-111

 

Big Ten

Michigan St. def Minnesota 77-67

Wisconsin def Maryland 87-56

Ohio St. def Iowa 90-78

Indiana def Penn St. 61-59

 

IHSA Baseball

GCMS def Clifton Central 8-3

 

IHSA Softball

GCMS def Clifton Central 13-7

Watseka def Grant Park 13-5

 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill — Former NFL veteran Byron Bell and former Fighting Illini quarterback Artur Sitkowski have been named Illinois' graduate assistants on offense for the 2024 season, head coach Bret Bielema announced. Bell joins the Illini from New Mexico, while Sitkowski remains on staff after serving as a student assistant last season.

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini start their run in the Big 10 Men's Conference tournament today at the Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota. After a tough road win at Iowa this past Sunday, University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the play of Quincy Guerrier is key to more wins…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini play Ohio State. The broadcast airs at 4-30 on WPXN with the tip from Minneapolis at around 5-30pm Friday. 

 

(Bristol–jc)  –  It's Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday for the Nascar Cup Series. Bristol is just a special place, says Nascar Driver Noah Gragson…

Nascar Cup Series Driver Noah Gragson

 

(Bristol–jc)  It’s Bristol this weekend for the Nascar Cup Series. One Nascar Driver says you may see some usual contenders at the end of the race. So far there have been 4 different winners to start the season. Nascar Driver Christopher Bell says some big names may see the checkered flag…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell

 

(Champaign—jc) Today’s opponent for the University of Illinois Men’s basketball team are the Ohio State Buckeyes. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the goal for Illinois is to win and cut the nets down…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.
The game airs live on WPXN starting at 4-30 this afternoon. 

 

Big 10 Men's Tournament

11am #1 Purdue vs Michigan State

1-30pm Northwestern vs Wisconsin

5-30pm Illinois vs Ohio State

8pm Indiana vs Nebraska

 

MLB Spring Training

3-oh-5pm Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox

5-oh-5pm Miami Marlins vs St Louis Cardinals

 

NHL

7-30 pm Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks

 

NBA

Saturday

7pm Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls

 

This afternoon on WPXN its University of Illinois Men’s Basketball as the Fighting Illini take on The Ohio State Buckeyes. The pre game show starts at 4-30 with the opening tip from the Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota around 5-30pm

 

Bulls win in Overtime

NBA 

Chicago Bulls def Indiana Pacers 132-129 OT

 

Big Ten

Maryland def Rutgers 65-51

Penn St. def Michigan 66-57

 

IHSA Softball

Armstrong Potomac def PBL 7-3

Watseka def Fisher 10-8

 

(Bristol–jc)  – Nascar Cup Series drivers seem happy to be back on concrete at Bristol Motor Speedway. Nascar Driver Chris Buescher says the dirt track was a challenge and likes the regular surface at Bristol…

Nascar Driver Chris Buescher.

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team has to wait one more day to get into the 20-24 Big Ten Conference Tournament. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says  he believes this version of the Illini knows that good teams will make offensive runs against them, and it's being prepared to handle those inside games…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

 

Big 10 Tournament

Noon  8-seed Michigan State vs. 9-seed Minnesota 

Then

 5-seed Wisconsin vs. 12-seed Maryland 

6-30pm  7-seed Iowa vs. 10-seed Ohio State 

Followed by 

6-seed Indiana vs. 11-seed Penn State 

All games on the Big 10 Network

 

MLB Exhibition

12-oh-5pm New York Mets vs St Louis Cardinals

3-oh-5pm Oakland As vs Chicago Cubs

3-oh-5pm Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox

 

Blackhawks win

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Arizona Coyotes 7-2

 

IHSA Baseball

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def PBL 13-0

GCMS def Warrensburg Latham 13-0

Beecher def Watseka 7-6

 

IHSA Softball

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def PBL 23-1

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– The All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners were announced on Tuesday by the conference office, as well as Big Ten accolades from the Associated Press. The Illinois program was once again well represented on the list of league honors.

Fifth-year Terrence Shannon Jr. (Chicago) is a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches, media, and AP. He is the Big Ten's second-leading scorer and No. 8 nationally at 21.6 points per game, the highest scoring average by an Illini in the last 51 years. He has 15 20-point games this season including four 30-point outings, tying for the third-most 30-point performances in a season in program history. Shannon tallied a career-high 35 points Feb. 21 at Penn State and has scored in double figures in 35 consecutive games overall, including all 25 of his appearances this season.

This is the second year in a row that Shannon is a first-team All-Big Ten pick by the league coaches. He is the fourth player in Illinois history to reach 1,000 points in just two years, and is closing in on 2,000 for his career (1,990 entering Big Ten Tournament).

 

Graduate student Marcus Domask (Waupun, Wis.) is a first-team All-Big Ten pick by the coaches and AP, while garnering second-team accolades by the media. He also has been voted Big Ten Newcomer of the Year by AP. Domask is one of the nation's top transfers, averaging 16.0 points and 4.9 rebounds while leading the Illini with 3.5 assists per game. He has three 30-point games this season, including a career-high 33 at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 5 in the win over Florida Atlantic and 31 in a March 2 victory at the Kohl Center in the return to his home state of Wisconsin. Domask has eclipsed 2,000 career points, now sitting with 2,111 over his five-year career.

This marks the second time that Brad Underwood's program has two first-team All-Big Ten honorees in the same season

 

(Champaign–jc)  –  Now its on to the Big 10 Tournament for the University of Illinois Men's basketball team. The Illini earned a double bye into the quarterfinals on Friday. They await the winner of Ohio State and Iowa. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says athletic and “big” teams are in their future and guys like Dain Dainja are ready…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. You can hear all the Illini games live on WPXN.

 

MLB

12-oh-5pm St Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins

3-oh-5pm Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland

3-10pm Chicago White Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers

 

NBA

6-30pm Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers

 

Big 10 Men's Tournament

Minneapolis Minnesota–Target Center

6-30pm Maryland vs Rutgers

Then Penn State and Michigan

 

Tonight on WPXN its NASCAR Live. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

 

Bulls lose

NBA

Dallas Mavericks def Chicago Bulls 127-92

 

IESA 8th Grade Volleyball

Sectionals

8-1A

Pontiac St. Mary’s def Buckley St. John’s 25-17, 25-16

Royal Prairieview Ogden def Hume Shiloh 25-9, 25-13

 

8-2A

Bloomington Corpus Christi def Potomac 25-18, 25-12

 

8-3A

Manteno def PBL 25-12, 25-9

 

8-4A

Mahomet Seymour def Herscher Limestone 25-20, 20-25, 25-23

 

IHSA Baseball

Tri Valley def PBL 10-1

Milford def Watseka 14-6

 

IHSA Softball

Milford def Watseka 10-9


 

(Champaign–jc)  – The University of Illinois men's basketball team finished second in the big 10 standings for the regular season. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team now looks forward to two post season tournaments. Underwood says they are one of the best offensive teams in the nation, and just need to continue to find ways to win…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini see their first action in the Big 10 Tournament on Friday afternoon.


 

MLB Exhibition

12-0h-5pm St Louis vs Boston

8-0h-5pm Milwaukee vs Chicago Cubs

8-oh-5pm Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati

 

NHL

7-30pm Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks

 

All

Tonight on WPXN it’s Nascar Live. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6-7. The next Cup Series race is at Bristol Tennessee.

 

Illinois def Iowa 73-61

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Arizona Coyotes 7-4

 

Big Ten

Illinois def Iowa 73-61

Nebraska def Michigan 85-70

Purdue def Wisconsin 78-70

Ohio St. def Rutgers 73-51

Indiana def Michigan St. 65-64

Penn St. def Maryland 85-69

 

(PHoenix–jc)  Christopher Bell came into Phoenix Raceway on the Nascar Cup series with a good car. He came out of Phoenix with a win. Nascar Driver Christopher Bell says  the team and the car were great all weekend…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell. The Nascar Cup Series heads to Bristol on Sunday. 

(Iowa–jc)  The Big 10 regular season schedule is now complete. The University of Illinois Men’s team won over Iowa on Sunday night 73 to 61. University of Illinois Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the Illini played good defense…

 

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Next up for Illinois is the Big 10 Tournament later this week.

 

(Paxton–jc)  Getting better, working on the game and learning to win, that is how Paxton Buckley Loda Girls Junior High Volleyball Coach Kelli Vaughn describes this group of volleyball players. Coach Vaughn says the team worked to get into tonight's 8th grade 3-A sectional…

Paxton Buckley Loda Junior High Girls Volleyball Coach Kelli Vaughn

The Panthers take on Manteno at the Prairie Central Sectional. Opening Volley is set for 6-30pm

 

 

I E S A Girls Volleyball Sectional Matches

8th grade 1-A

At Pontiac St Mary’s

6-30pm Buckley St John’s Vs Pontiac St Mary’s

At Rantoul St Malachy

6-30pm Prairieview Ogden vs Hume Shiloh

8th grade 2-A

At Paris-Crestwood

6-30pm  Potomac vs Bloomington Corpus Christie

8th Grade 3-A

At Forrest-Prairie Central

6-30pm Paxton Buckley Loda vs Manteno

8th grade 4-A

At Mahomet Seymour

6-30pm Mahomet Seymour vs Herscher Limestone

 

MLB Spring Training

12-oh-5pm St Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals

3-0h-5pm Colorado Rockies against the Chicago White Sox

The Chicago Cubs have the day off today.

 

NBA

7pm Chicago Bulls vs Dallas Mavericks

 

Tonight on WPXN it’s Fast Talk. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to7pm Then it’s The Brad Underwood Show. The regular season is complete, the big 10 men’s tournament starts later this week. The Brad Underwood Show from 7pm to 8pm tonight. 

Illini Women lose to Maryland in Big Ten Tournament

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Golden St. Warriors 125-122

 

BIg Ten

Wisconsin def Rutgers 78-66

 

IHSA Scores State Tournament State Farm Center Champaign

IHSA Boys 1A 3rd Place

Chicago Hope Academy def Aurora Christian 44-43

 

2A 3rd Place

Byron def Williamsville 62-48 

 

IESA 8th Grade Volleyball

Regional Final

8-1A Buckley St. John’s def Cissna Park 25-23, 19-25, 25-16

8-1A Royal Prairieview Ogden def Rantoul St. Malachy 25-19, 25-23

8-3A PBL def Bismarck Henning 25-19, 25-23

8-4A Mahomet Seymour def Champaign Edison 25-8, 25-17

 

Illinois' 2024 Big Ten Tournament run came to a close on Thursday afternoon in the second round following a 75-65 loss to [8] Maryland at Target Center in Minnesota.The Fighting Illini led by as many as 14 in the first half, but it was not enough to take down the Terrapins. Four Orange and Blue scorers registered double-digit points, while the team registered 40 points in the paint against a Big Ten team for the sixth time this season.

Kendall Bostic registered her sixth consecutive double-double, finishing with 11 points and 11 rebounds 

Makira Cook scored a team-high 17 points, her sixth straight game in double figures. 

Camille Hobby tallied eight of her 16 points in the first quarter, and she hauled in seven rebounds. 

Genesis Bryant poured in 13 points

 

(Hoopeston–jc)  You can add another girls junior high regional volleyball crown to the resume of long time Paxton Buckley Loda Volleyball Coach Kelli Vaughn. The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers beat Bismarck Henning last night 25-19 25-23. Paxton Buckley Loda Junior High girls volleyball coach Kelli Vaughn says she has been blessed over the years with a lot of talent and it continues with this team…

Paxton Buckley Loda Junior High Volleyball Coach Kelli Vaughn

 

(Phoenix–jc)  The Phoenix Raceway is the next stop on the Nascar Cup Series on Sunday afternoon. Nascar Driver Eric Jones talks about the set up for the track that puts some power in the cars…

Nascar Driver Eric Jones. Sunday’s race starts on WPXN at 1-30pm

 

(Champaign–jc)  After a tough loss to number 2 ranked Purdue, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini finish out the regular season at Iowa on Sunday night. University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says its every possession, in every game that is important when you are a high level team…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.

The Illini at Iowa game airs live on Sunday night starting at 6pm with the pre game show. Tip is at 7

 

 

Big Ten on Saturday

Minnesota at Northwestern

 

Big Ten on Sunday

Nebraska at Michigan

Wisconsin at Purdue

Ohio St. at Rutgers

Michigan St. at Indiana

Illinois at Iowa

Maryland at Penn St. 

 

Saturday on WPXN its Xfinity racing with the Call 811.com Every Dig. Every Time. 200 at 3:30pm

 

On Sunday the Shriner’s Children 500 NASCAR Cup Series race from Phoenix Raceway has at 1:30pm WPXN start time.

 

Sunday night its Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois closes out the regular season at Iowa. Pregame at 6pm with tip at 7pm.

 

Bulls win

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Utah Jazz 119-117

 

Big Ten

Michigan St. def Northwestern 53-49

Indiana def Minnesota 70-58

 

IESA Volleyball Regional Finals from Wednesday

8-2A

Bloomington Corpus Christie def Fisher 25-10 25- 19

Potomac def against Champaign St. Matthew 25-16 25-7

 

 

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Junior High 8th grade volleyball team is in the regional finals at John Greer School in Hoopeston later today. Paxton Buckley Loda Girls Volleyball Coach Kelli Vaughn says the team is ready for the challenge…

Paxton Buckley Loda Junior High Girls Volleyball Coach Kelli Vaughn.
The Panthers take on Bismarck Henning. Opening volley is set for 6pm.

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team has one more regular season game, before they start the Big 10 Tournament next week and the NCAA tournament later in the month. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says it comes down to the “little things” in close games for wins and losses…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini are at Iowa on Sunday night. The game airs live on WPXN starting at 6pm on Sunday

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois women’s basketball team takes on Maryland this morning in the Big 10 conference tournament. University of Illinois Women’s basketball coach Shauna Green says the team has been playing well in recent games and they are on a positive run heading into the tournament…

University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green. Illinois tips against Maryland at 11-30 this morning at the Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota 

 

(Minneapolis–jc)  The Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota is the venue for the 20-24 Big 10 Women’s basketball tournament Games today…

 

Game 3 | #8 Maryland vs. #9 Illinois | 11:30 a.m.  followed by

Game 4 | #5 Nebraska vs. Purdue 

 

Game 5 | #7 Penn State vs. #10 Wisconsin | 5:30 p.m. 

 Then Game 6 | #6 Michigan vs. Minnesota

 

IESA Girls Junior High Regional Finals tonight

8-1A 5-30pm at St John’s Buckley

Cissna Park against St John’s of Buckley

5-30pm at Rantoul St Malachy

Prairieview Ogden vs St Malachy-Rantoul

8-3A John Greer Junior High-Hoopeston

6pm Paxton Buckley Loda vs Bismarck Henning


 

MLB

12-05pm Houston Astros vs St Louis Cardinals

2-oh-5pm Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago White Sox

7-0h-5pm Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

 

Big 10 Mens

7pm tip Rutgers at Wisconsin


 

NBA

9pm Chicago Bulls at Golden State Warriors

Purdue beats Illinois 77-71

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Arizona Coyotes 5-2

 

Big Ten

Purdue def Illinois 77-71

 

(Champaign–jc)  –  Number 2 Purdue topped the Fighting Illini men’s basketball team last night on senior night at the State Farm Center 77 to 71. Senior Marcus Domask had a game high 20 points for Illinois. Domask says his goal on offense is to let the game come to him…

University of Illinois Men’s basketball player Marcus Domask. Next up for Illinois is an away game at Iowa on Sunday night. 

 

(Phoenix–jc)  Phoenix Raceway is the next venue for the Nascar Cup series circuit on Sunday. Nascar Driver Christopher Bell says testing at Phoenix was a great test…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell. The Shriners Childrens 500 has a WPXN start time on Sunday of 1-30pm

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini fell short on a Senior night game on Tuesday against the Purdue Boilermakers. Final score 77 to 71. The Illini led the contest to the midway point of the second half, before going back and forth with Purdue. University of Illinois Men’s basketball player Coleman Hawkins says Purdue made several changes in the second half and hit some key 3 pointers…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball player Coleman Hawkins

Illini Coach Brad Underwood says the team needed a key stop and rebound…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini close out the regular season on Sunday night at Iowa.

 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – With the second regular season under head coach Shauna Green in the books, Illinois women's basketball saw four student-athletes earn Big Ten All-Conference recognition from the league's coaches and media. Makira Cook earned second-team honors, Kendall Bostic was tabbed second team by the media and honorable mention by the coaches, Genesis Bryant was recognized as honorable mention in both polls, and Gretchen Dolan was tabbed to the All-Freshman Team by the coaches. Bostic was also honored with her third consecutive Sportsmanship Award.

ILLINI AWARDS BREAKDOWN

Makira Cook - Second Team (Coaches), Second Team (Media)
Kendall Bostic - Honorable Mention (Coaches), Second Team (Media), Sportsmanship Award
Genesis Bryant - Honorable Mention (Coaches), Honorable Mention (Media)
Gretchen Dolan - All-Freshman Team (Coaches)

 

Big 10 Men’s Schedule

7pm Michigan State at Northwestern

9pm Indiana at Minnesota

 

MLB Spring Training Games

2-05pm Chicago White Sox vs L A Dodgers

2-05pm Chicago Cubs vs California Angels

 

Bulls win, Blackhawks lose

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Sacramento Kings 113-109

 

NHL

Colorado Avalanche def Chicago Blackhawks 5-0

 

(Champaign–jc)  –  Zach Edey is coming to Champaign today. And the rest of the nationally ranked Purdue Boilermakers. They are the opponents on Senior night for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says Purdue has the big man, but its more than that…

 

Underwood says Purdue’s Braden Smith is another big piece for Purdue…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

 

Big Ten

Purdue at Illinois

 

Today on WPXN its University of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball as the Illini host Purdue in Big 10 action. Our coverage with the network begins at 5pm this afternoon with the tip from the State Farm Center at 6.

 

Illini women def Nebraska 74-73 on Senior Day

Big Ten

Indiana def Maryland 83-78

Ohio St. def Michigan 84-61

Nebraska def Rutgers 67-56

 

Illini Women

Illinois def Nebraska 74-73

 

(Wisconsin–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team got a big road win on Saturday at Wisconsin. Final score 91 to 83. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says  Illini player and Wisconsin native Marcus Domask played a winning game in front of family and friends…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Next up for Illinois is Senior night tomorrow night at the State Farm Center against nationally ranked Purdue. WPXN coverage with the network is 5pm on Tuesday. 

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Women’s basketball team got a senior night win over Nebraska at the State Farm Center on Sunday. Final score 74 to 73. University of Illinois Women’s Coach Shauna Green says the team did a good job coming together on Senior night…

University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green. The Illini start the Big 10 tournament on Thursday

 

(Las Vegas–jc)  Kyle Larson was the winner of the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the race heard live on WPXN. Larson says he was glad to see the white flag final lap coming as he was being pursued by several teams…

Nascar Driver Kyle Larson.  Next up for the Nascar Cup Series is a race at Phoenix Arizona on Sunday. 

 

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk from 6pm to 7pm Then its the Brad Underwood Show from 7pm to 8pm.

 

Illinois def Minnesota 105-97

NBA 

Chicago Bulls def Cleveland Cavaliers 132-123 2 OT

 

Big Ten

Illinois def Minnesota 105-97

Northwestern def Maryland 68-61

 

IHSA Boys Basketball

2A Sectional Semi Finals

Teutopolis def Unity 48-39

Beecher def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 61-51

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois women's basketball team are coming off a loss at Iowa and now are on the road at Michigan State tonight. University of Illinois Women’s basketball coach Shauna Green says it continues to be a learning process…

University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green

Tonight's game at Michigan State tips at 7. 

 

(Las Vegas–jc)  The Nascar circuit is at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. It’s week three of the cup series. Nascar Driver Josh Berry says the excitement is building for a big weekend…

Nascar Driver Josh Berry.

 

(Champaign–jc)-- It was a high scoring game last night at the State Farm Center in Champaign and the University of Illinois men’s basketball team won the shootout. Final score 105 to 97. University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says good adjustments were made on the Gophers, but both teams were scoring big…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Next up for Illinois is a road game at Wisconsin on Saturday. 

 

(Las Vegas–jc)  It’s a Love-Hate relationship with his hometown track. Nascar driver Kyle Busch says heading home to Las Vegas brings out a wide variety of emotions…

Nascar Driver Kyle Busch

Sunday’s race, The Pennzoil 400 airs live on WPXN at 1-30pm


 

IHSA Girls State Tournament finals 

At Illinois State University- Normal 

1-A

9-30am Illini Bluffs vs Altamont

11-15 Peru Saint Bede vs Okawville

2-A

2pm Wilmette vs Peoria Notre Dame

3-45pm Nashville vs Robinson

 

Big Ten

Nebraska at Ohio St. 

Michigan at Rutgers

 

Illini Women

Illinois at Michigan St.

 

Terrence Shannon Jr. is named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List

NBA

Detroit Pistons def Chicago Bulls 105-95

 

Big Ten

Indiana def Wisconsin 74-70

Iowa def Penn St. 90-81

 

IHSA Boys Basketball

1A Sectional Semi Final

Lexington def St. Thomas More 52-38

Heyworth def St. Teresa 49-43

Arcola def Bluford 56-44

 

2A

St. Joe Ogden def Flora 50-40

Fieldcrest def Manteno 53-37

 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected 40 standout men's college basketball players for its 2023-24 Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List, highlighted by Illini fifth-year guard Terrence Shannon Jr. Shannon leads Illinois and ranks second in the Big Ten at 21.6 points per game, the highest scoring average by an Illini player in the last 51 years. He has scored at least 12 points in all 21 of his appearances this season, including 12 20-point games and four 30-point performances. 

 

CHICAGO, Ill. – Registration is now open for the 2024 BTN Big 10K – the summer race bringing Big Ten fans together. The 13th annual BTN Big 10K and 5K returns to Soldier Field on Saturday, July 13, with school mascots, cheerleaders, and a massive post-race tailgate party. New this year, fans and alumni of Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington will have the opportunity to participate in both the 10K and 5K. Big Ten fans who cannot make it to Chicago can register for the virtual edition of this year’s BTN Big 10K, which will take place from Saturday, July 13 to Saturday, July 20.

 

(St Joseph–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Spartan basketball team won over the Flora Wolves last night at the Shelbyville 2-A Boys sectional. Final score was 50 to 40. St Joe Ogden boys basketball coach Kiel Duval says the team continues to see multiple scoring options and that makes it tough for other teams to defend…

St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval

Next up for the Spartans is a Sectional final, Sweet 16 game, on Friday night against Unity or Teutopolis. WPXN will have the game live on Friday night

 

(Champaign–jc)  –  It’s the Minnesota Golden Gophers tonight at the State Farm Cener for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. University of IllinoisMen’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says Minnesota is coming off a tough loss to Nebraska, but they are a team that passes well and are very physical…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Our coverage starts after IHSA Boys basketball with the Unity Rockets. 

 

IHSA Boys Basketball tonight

2A Sectional Semi Final

At Shelbyville

Unity vs Teutopolis

 

At Clifton Central 

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin vs Beecher


 

Big 10

6pm Northwestern at Maryland

8pm Illinois vs Minnesota

 

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Sectional Semi-final action from Shelbyville High School as the Unity Rockets take on the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes. Our coverage begins at 6-30pm with the tip at 7. Then its Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on the Minnesota Golden Gophers at State Farm Center.

 

Cissna Park girls lose to Altamont in Elite 8

IHSA Girls Basketball

Elite 8

1A

Altamont def Cissna Park 52-44

 

2A

Robinson def Peotone 45-36

 

3A

Lincoln def Dixon 46-24

 

(St Joseph–jc)  –  It’s boys sectional semi final action around the area and state tonight. For the St Joe Ogden Spartans, they are at Shelbyville High School against Flora. The team is a good mix of seniors, juniors and others. St Joe Ogden boys basketball coach Kiel Duval says the Spartans have played some great “team” ball to win a regional with the hopes for more…

St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval

 




 

IHSA Boys Basketball tonight

1A Sectional

At Danville Area Community College

St. Thomas More vs Lexington

Heyworth vs St. Teresa

 

At Effingham St. Anthony 

Arcola vs Bluford

 

2A Sectional

At Shelbyville

St. Joe Ogden vs Flora

 

At Clifton Central 

Fieldcrest vs Manteno

 

Big Ten

Wisconsin at Indiana

Penn St. at Iowa


 

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys 2-A Sectional Semi final basketball from Shelbyville High School as the St Joe Ogden Spartans take on Flora High School. Our coverage begins at 6-30 with the tip at 7pm.

 

Illini Women Purdue def Illinois 101-85

NBA

Chicago Bulls def New Orleans Pelicans 114-106

 

NHL

Detroit Red Wings def Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 OT

 

Big Ten

Maryland def Rutgers 63-46

Purdue def Michigan 84-76

Ohio St. def Michigan St. 60-57

Nebraska def Minnesota 73-55

 

Illini Women

Purdue def Illinois 101-85

 

(Atlanta-dg)-In a crash filled race, it came down to a 3 wide photo finish. Kyle Busch slipped in between Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez to battle it out to the end. Daniel Suarez was determined the winner with Blaney second and Busch third. The biggest crash in Atlanta Motor Speedway history happened on the second lap with 16 cars involved. 

 

(Iowa–jc)  The University of Illinois women’s basketball team lost at Iowa on Sunday 101 to 85. All 5 starters for the Lady Illini reached double digits led by Mikira Cooks 26 and Genesis Bryants 19. University of Illinois women’s basketball coach Shauna Green says Caitlyn Clark is a scorer and plays the rest of the game at an elite level too…

University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green

 

(Cissna Park–jc)  Its Cissna Park in the girls class 1-A Supersectionals tonight from Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City. Cissna Park Coach Anthony Videcka says Altamont is a very good team with an all-stater to lead the way…

Coach Videcka says keys to a win will include  things like boxing out and getting rebounds…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka.

Our coverage on WPXN starts at 6-30pm

 

1A at Farmer City-Blue Ridge

7pm Cissna Park vs Altamont

2A Unity-Tolono

7pm Peotone vs Robinson

3A at La Salle Peru

7pm Lincoln vs Dixon

 

 

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Girls Class 1-A Elite 8 Basketball as the Cissna Park Timberwolves take on Altamont. Our coverage begins at 6-30pm from Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City. Tip is set for 7 tonight.

 

Cissna Park Girls Basketball wins in Double Overtime to advance to Elite 8

NBA

Boston Celtics def Chicago Bulls 129-112

 

Big Ten

Purdue def Rutgers 96-68

Minnesota def Ohio St. 88-79 

Northwestern def Michigan 76-62

 

IHSA Girls Basketball

Sectional Final

1A

Cissna Park def GCMS 43-42 2OT

Altamont def Salt Fork 39-29

 

2A

Peotone def Watseka 31-30

 

(Colfax–jc)  It is a game to remember. Two Class 1-A girls basketball teams were at Ridgeview High School in Colfax with the opportunity to go to the Elite 8 game at Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City on Monday. The game went two overtimes, with both Gibson City Melvin Sibley and Cissna Park having chances to win the game. In the end, Cissna Park won 43 to 42. Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka says everyone played their role…

Cissna Park Timberwolves Girls basketball Coach Anthony Videcka.

Next up for Cissna Park is the Elite 8 game against Altamont High School on Monday night at 7pm WPXN sports will be there, starting at 6-30pm

 

(Atlanta–jc)  It’s Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Nascar Cup series on Sunday. Nascar DriverErik Jones says the hope is to have 2 speedway races with a good amount of points…

Nascar Driver Erik Jones.

The Ambetter Health 400 has a WPXN broadcast time of Noon on Sunday. 

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois men’s basketball team took one on the chin on Wednesday at Penn State.  The Illini had a double digit lead, late in the game before several mistakes, missed free throws and more caused a one point loss. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says they are one of the best offensive teams in the country, but have not played like one of the best defensive teams in the country…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Next up for Illinois is a home game against Iowa tomorrow afternoon. WPXN will have the game live with the broadcast starting at noon. 

 

(St Joseph–jc)  It’s Boys I-H-S-A regional finals night tonight around the area and state. At St Joe Ogden High School the St Joe Ogden Spartans take on The Shelbyville Rams for a 2-A regional title. St Joe Ogden boys basketball coach Kiel Duval says a tough schedule during the year has helped prepare the team for this type of game…

St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval.

WPXN sports will be live for the game tonight starting at 6-40 with the pregame show. The game tips at 7 tonight. 


 

Big Ten on Saturday

Indiana at Penn St. 

Iowa at Illinois

 

Big Ten on Sunday

Maryland at Rutgers

Purdue at Michigan

Ohio St. at Michigan St.

Minnesota at Nebraska

 

Illini Women Sunday

Illinois at Iowa

 

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Basketball Regional Final as the St. Joe Ogden Spartans take on the Shelbyville Rams. Our pregame begins at 6:40 with tipoff at 7pm. 

 

Saturday morning it's On the Sidelines from 7-8 presented by Conxxus of Paxton sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Services and Paxton Hardware and Rental.

 

Saturday afternoon it's Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on Iowa at State Farm Center. Pregame at 12:15. Tipoff at 1:15. 

 

Xfinity racing Raptor King of Tough 250 following Illini Basketball.

 

On Sunday its NASCAR racing with the Ambetter Health 400 from Atlanta Motor Speedway at noon.

Penn St. def Illinois 90-89

NHL

Philadelphia Flyers def Chicago Blackhawks 3-1

 

Big Ten

Penn St. def Illinois 90-89

Nebraska def Indiana 85-70

 

IHSA Boys Basketball

Regional Semi-finals

1A

GCMS def Bloomington Cornerstone Christian Academy 67-53

St. Thomas More def Fisher 56-33

Salt Fork def Armstrong Potomac 50-32

Heyworth def Milford 80-60

 

2A

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Watseka 65-39

Prairie Central def Iroquois West 55-27

St. Joe Ogden def Sullivan 59-25

Unity def Monticello 57-41

 

3A

Champaign Centennial def Mahomet Seymour 66-26

 

(Colfax–jc)  –  It’s the 1-A Girls Sectional final tonight at Colfax-Ridgeview High School. Gametime is 6pm Cissna Park girls basketball Coach Anthony Videcka says Gibson City Melvin Sibley is another top notch-quality opponent and they look for a challenging contest…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka

Our coverage on WPXN starts at 5-40 this afternoon. 

 

(Atlanta–jc)  –Atlanta Motor Speedway is another wildcard race track as Nascar goes into week 2 of the season. Nascar Driver Erik Jones says its back-t0-back draft style races…

Nascar Driver Erik Jones. You can hear the race live on Sunday on WPXN.

 

(GIbson City–jc)  – The Gibson City Melvin Sibley Lady Falcons take on the Cissna Park Timberwolves in the Class 1-A Girls Sectional Final, Sweet 16 game tonight at Ridgeview High School in Colfax. Gibson City Melvin Sibley girls basketball coach Ross Harden says one leader on the team is freshman Lily Sizemore, who has been in the starting lineup since November …

Gibson City Melvin Sibley Girls basketball Coach Ross Harden. WPXN will have live coverage of the contest starting at 5-40 this afternoon from Ridgeview High school in Colfax.

 

(State College–jc)  –  The University of Illinois men’s basketball team, despite a career night from Terrance Shannon Junior, lost at Penn State on Wednesday. University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says turnovers and giving up 55 percent from the field were two keys in the loss…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Next up for Illinois is a home game against Iowa on Saturday. WPXN will have the game live at noon. 

 

IHSA Girls Basketball

Sectional Final

1A

At Colfax

Cissna Park vs Gibson City Melvin Sibley

 

2A

At Gilman

Watseka vs Peotone

 

Big Ten

Rutgers at Purdue

Ohio St. at Minnesota

Michigan at Northwestern

 

Tonight on WPXN, it’s IHSA Girls Sectional Final action from Colfax as the Cissna Park Timberwolves take on the Gibson City Melvin Sibley Falcons. Our coverage begins at 5-40 this afternoon.

 

Illinois on the road at Penn St. today

Big Ten

Iowa def Michigan St. 78-71

Wisconsin def Maryland 74-70

 

IHSA Girls Basketball

1A Sectional

GCMS def Peoria Heights 51-43

Cissna Park def LeRoy 44-41

Salt Fork def Effingham St. Anthony 51-42

Altamont def Tuscola 52-37

 

2A Sectional

Peotone def St. Joe Ogden 35-21

Watseka def Monteno 39-24

Peoria Notre Dame def Bloomington Central Catholic 64-31

 

3A Sectional

Quincy Notre Dame def Mahomet Seymour 63-46

 

 

(Atlanta–jc)  Next up for Daytona 500 winner William Byron is the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday.  Byron talks about his success in Atlanta…

Nascar Driver William Byron. You can hear the race live on WPXN starting at 1pm this Sunday. 

 

(Colfax–jc)  –  The Cissna Park  Lady Timberwolves punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 last night by defeating LeRoy 44 to 41. The other team in tomorrow night’s game are the Falcons of Gibson City Melvin Sibley. Cissna Park girls basketball coach Anthony Videcka says it's another very good opponent…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka

WPXN will have live coverage of the game starting at 5-40 Thursday afternoon

 

(Gibson City–jc)  The Lady Falcons of Gibson City Melvin Sibley won over a tough Patriots team from Peoria Heights last night in the 1-A Sectional semi finals at Colfax. Gibson City Melvin Sibley girls basketball Coach Ross Harden says playing a close to home in a familiar gym is a positive for the Falcons…

Gibson City Melvin Sibley Girls Basketball Coach Ross Harden

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois men’s basketball team is on the road at Penn State this afternoon. The Illini beat Maryland in their last game, but University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says they did not rebound well on the offensive side of the game and that needs to be consistent, going forward…

University of Illinois Mens Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

WPXN will have the game live today starting at 4-30 with the network from State College. 

 

IHSA Boys Basketball

1A Regional

GCMS vs Bloomington Cornerstone Academy

St. Thomas More vs Fisher

Heyworth vs Milford

Salt Fork vs Armstrong Potomac 

Tuscola vs Martinsville

 

2A Regional

Prairie Central vs Iroquois West

St. Joe Ogden vs Sullivan

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin vs Watseka

Unity vs Monticello

 

Big Ten 

Illinois at Penn St. 

Nebraska at Indiana


 

Today on WPXN, it’s Illinois Basketball as the Fighting Illini are on the road at Penn State. Our coverage with the network begins at 4-30 with a 5-30 tip from  Bryce Jordan Arena. 

Then its bonus coverage of I-H-S-A Boys regional semi finals. Our first game comes from St Joseph as the St Joe Ogden Spartans take on Sullivan. Then we go to Iroquois West High School  with the Raiders of Iroquois West and Prairie Central.  Tonight’s winners head to regional final action on Friday night.

Illinois women def Indiana 86-66

NHL

Carolina Hurricanes def Chicago Blackhawks 6-3

 

(Champaign–jc)  –Illinois women’s basketball secured its first ranked win of the season with an 86-66 victory over No. 14 Indiana at State Farm Center on Monday afternoon. The Orange and Blue improved to 7-8 in conference play with three regular-season games left on the schedule. With the 20-point win, the Illinois snapped a 16-game skid against the Hoosiers and clinched their biggest margin of victory over a ranked opponent since 1998

 

IHSA Boys Basketball

1A Regionals

Flanagan Cornell def Cissna Park 68-44

GCMS def Normal Calvary Christian 71-35

Milford def Donovan 64-55

Lexington def Tri Point 95-20

St. Thomas More def Uni High 68-25

 

2A Regionals

Watseka def PBL 67-45

Iroquois West def Hoopeston Area 49-46

Bloomington Central Catholic def Olympia 82-55

 

3A Regionals

Danville def Rantoul 69-36

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. (Chicago, Ill.) has been named Big Ten Player of the Week for Feb. 12-18. He earned the award after averaging 29.0 points on 54.8% shooting from the field, 40% from 3-point range, and 85.7% from the free throw line while leading the Illini to a home victory over Michigan and road win at Maryland. Next up, Shannon and the 12th-ranked Fighting Illini travel to University Park, Pa., to face Penn State on Wednesday 

 

 

(Daytona–jc)  William Byron is now a Daytona 500 winner. The race postponed from Sunday had a contact ending. M-R-N was there…

 

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna ParkLady Timberwolves basketball team are in the Class 1-A Sectionals tonight at Ridgeview High School in Colfax. Cissna Park Girls basketball Coach Anthony Videcka says contributions from the entire team helped with the regional win and that’s what the team needs as they head to sectionals tonight…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka

WPXN sports will carry both games from Ridgeview tonight. 

 

(Gibson City–jc)  – The Gibson City Melvin Sibley Lady Falcons are in the Class 1-A Sectionals tonight in Colfax at Ridgeview High School.  Gibson City Melvin Sibley girls basketball Coach Ross Harden says the defense was the key in last week's regional and that defense will be key tonight…

Gibson City Melvin Sibley Girls Basketball Coach Ross Harden

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Women’s basketball team got a huge win over nationally ranked Indiana on Monday. University of Illinois women’s basketball coach Shauna Green says the team executed the game plan…

University of Illinois Women’s basketball Coach Shauna Green

Next up for the Lady Illini is a road trip to number 4 Iowa on Sunday at noon. 

 

Girls Sectionals Tuesday

1A At Colfax Ridgeview

GCMS vs Peoria Heights - 6pm

Cissna Park vs LeRoy- 7:30pm

 

2A at Iroquois West

Watseka vs Manteno - 6pm

Peotone vs St. Joseph Ogden- 7:30pm

 

3A at Decatur McArthur

Mahomet Seymour vs Quincy Notre Dame - 6pm

Chatham Glenwood vs Mt. Zion - 7:30 pm

 

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Girls Class 1-A Sectional action from Ridgeview High School. Our pre game begins at 5-45 with the opening tip for game one at 6pm. Gibson City Melvin Sibley takes on Peoria Heights followed by Cissna Park and Leroy.

NBA East All Stars def West All Stars 211-186

NBA 

East All Stars def West All Stars 211-186

 

Big Ten

Ohio St. def Purdue 73-69

Northwestern def Indiana 76-72

Minnesota def Rutgers 81-70

 

Boys Regionals Monday

Class 1A

Lexington Regional

Tri-Point @ Lexington

Ridgeview @ LeRoy

Normal Calvary Christian @ GCMS

Bloomington Cornerstone Christian Academy @ Streator Woodland

 

St. Anne Regional

Kankakee Grace Christian Academy @ Heyworth

Milford @ Donovan

Cissna Park @ Flanagan Cornell

Grant Park @ St. Anne

 

Salt Fork Regional

Urbana University High @ Champaign St. Thomas More

Fisher @ Champaign Judah Christian

Danville Schlarman @ Salt Fork

Georgetown Ridge Farm @ Armstrong Potomac

 

Class 2A

Iroquois West Regional

PBL @ Watseka

Iroquois West @ Hoopeston Area

 

St. Joseph Regional

Westville @ Sullivan

Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond @ Oakwood

 

Monticello Regional

Macon Meridian @ Monticello

 

Class 3A

Danville Regional

Rantoul @ Danville

 

Today onWPXN its the Xfinity race from Daytona and the Daytona 500. The xfinity race starts at 10am. We will have a noon news block today. Then the Daytona 500 starts at 3pm.
Following the Daytona 500 its coverage from the Boys 2-A regionals

First its Iroquois West at Hoopeston Area followed by PBL at Watseka. 

 

Illini Women win, Iowa's Caitlin Clark becomes NCAA Women all time career leader in points

NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins def Chicago Blackhawks 4-1

 

Big Ten Men

Rutgers def Northwestern 63-60

Purdue def Minnesota 84-76

 

Big Ten Women

Illinois def Purdue 86-71

 

Iowa def Michigan 106-89

Caitlin Clark scored 49 points and became the NCAA Women’s leading all time scorer with 3,528 points

 

IHSA Girls Basketball

Regional Championship

1A

Cissna Park def Dwight 46-33

 

GCMS def Ridgeview 57-15

 

LeRoy def Mt. Pulaski 51-40

 

Tuscola def Shiloh 49-41

 

2A

St. Joe Ogden def Kankakee Bishop Mac 45-41

 

Watseka def St. Thomas More 43-27

 

Paris def Unity 41-21

 

Peotone def Seneca 47-30

 

3A

Mahomet Seymour def Decatur MacArthur 53-40

 

Mt. Zion def Champaign Central

 

 

(CIssna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves are 1-A Regional Champions after a 46 to 33 hard fought win over the Dwight Lady Trojans. Cissna Park girls basketball coach Anthony Videcka says its the sports culture of the town and school district…

Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka. The timberwolves head to the Ridgeview Sectional on Tuesday. WPXN will be there. 


 

(Daytona–jc)  He won the Daytona 500 last year and would like to get back to victory lane there again. Nascar Driver Ricky Stenhouse Junior talks about “victory lane”...

Nascar Driver Ricky Stenhouse Junior.

You can hear the Daytona 500 race Sunday on WPXN starting at 12-30p-m

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team is on the road on Saturday at Maryland. University of Illinois Men’s basketball player Quincy Guerrier says it all starts with defense and rebounding…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Player Quincy Guerrier

The game airs live on Saturday on WPXN at 3-30pm. 

 

Big Ten on Saturday

Penn St. at Nebraska

Wisconsin at Iowa

Illinois at Maryland

Michigan St. at Michigan

 

Big Ten on Sunday

Purdue at Ohio St. 

Northwestern at Indiana

Rutgers at Minnesota


 

Saturday morning on WPXN it's On the Sidelines from 7-8 presented by Conxxus of Paxton sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Services and Paxton Hardware and Rental. 

 

Then it’s our Live Action auction at 8am.

 

Saturday afternoon it's Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois is on the road at Maryland. Pregame at 3:30 with tipoff at 4:30pm.

 

On Sunday it's the 66th running of the Daytona 500 with a broadcast time of 12:30pm.

Bulls lose

NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers def Chicago Bulls 108-105

 

Big Ten

Michigan St. def Penn St. 80-72

Maryland def Iowa 78-66


 

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves are in the Class 1-A regional finals tonight at 6pm. They take on the lady trojans of Dwight. Cissna Park Timberwolves girls basketball coach Anthony Videcka says the team is up for the challenge tonight and one reason is the tough schedule they had this regular season…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka. WPXN will have the game live starting at 5-45 from Cissna Park High School. 

 

(Daytona–jc)  The 66th annual Daytona 500 is this Sunday as the 20-24 Nascar season gets underway. Nascar Driver Chris Buescher says R-F-K racing puts a great team together on the superspeedways…

Nascar Driver Chris Buescher.

You can hear the Daytona 500 live on Sunday starting at 12-30 on WPXN. 

 

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois men’s basketball team is coming off a big win over a struggling Michigan team on Tuesday. Next up is a road game at Maryland on Saturday afternoon. University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says game time adjustments on offense are always a key, but great defense is needed too…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Our coverage with the network on Saturday begins at 3-30pm

 

(St Joe–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans are in the class 2-A regional final tonight at Central-Clifton High School. St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans basketball coach Drew Arteaga says the team has been successful as they play their roles on the court…

St Joe Ogden Girls Basketball Coach Drew Arteaga.

WPXN will have the game live tonight after our coverage of the Cissna Park 1-A regional final.

 

IHSA Girls Basketball

Regional Championship

1A

At Cissna Park

Cissna Park vs Dwight

 

At Fisher

6pm GCMS vs Ridgeview

 

2A

At Clifton Central 

7pmSt. Joe Ogden vs Kankakee Bishop Mac

 

At Bismarck

7pm Watseka vs St. Thomas More

 

At Monticello

7pm Unity vs Paris

 

3-A

At Danville

6pm Decatur MacArthur vs Mahomet Seymour

 

At Champaign Central

6pm Champaign Central vs Mount Zion

 

IHSA Boys Basketball

Fisher @ Flanagan Cornell

Tremont @ GCMS

Clifton Central @ Iroquois West

Milford @ Armstrong Potomac

Monticello at Prairie Central

 

Big 10 womens

5pm University of Illinois Women's basketball at Penn State 

NHL

7-30 pm Chicago  Blackhawks home to Pittsburgh 

 

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA girls regional final action. Our coverage begins at Cissna Park High School at 5-45 with the pre game show. At 6pm its Cissna Park taking on Dwight’s Lady Trojans. Then we head live to Central-Clifton High School for the St Joe Ogden and Kankakee Bishop McNamara 2-A regional final.

 

Illinois def Michigan 97-68

NHL

Vancouver Canucks def Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

 

Big Ten

Illinois def Michigan 97-68

Wisconsin def Ohio St. 62-54

 

IHSA Boys Basketball

St. Joe Ogden def PBL 72-42

Pontiac def St. Thomas More 71-35

Monticello def Unity 62-57

Lincoln def Prairie Central 51-39

Heyworth def GCMS 63-53

Watseka def Milford 59-57

 

IHSA Girls Basketball

1A Regionals

Cissna Park def Tri Point 57-24

Dwight def Milford 63-34

 

2A

Bloomington Central Catholic def Fieldcrest 70-67

Eureka def Tremont 55-27

 

(Paxton–jc)  It was Senior night last night for the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers. Lone senior Noah Steiner had game high honors with 15 points, but the Spartans of St Joe Ogden won the game. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys basketball coach Quenton Hatfill says now the efforts for P-B-L are the regionals next week…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini won big over Michigan last night at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Final score 97 to 68. University of Illinois basketball player Coleman Hawkins says one key in the win was how the team played in transition…

University of Illinois basketball player Coleman Hawkins

 

Big Ten

Michigan St. at Penn St.

Iowa at Maryland

Bulls win

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Atlanta Hawks 136-126

 

IHSA Girls Basketball

Regional

1A

GCMS def Armstrong Potomac 47-23

Ridgeview def Fisher 61-46

 

2A

St. Joe Ogden def Prairie Central 43-29

Kankakee Bishop Mac def Clifton Central 48-19

 

St. Thomas More def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 40-35

Watseka def Oakwood 48-26

 

Unity def Warrensburg Latham 49-34

Paris def Monticello 42-37

 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team is back in action today at home against the Michigan Wolverines. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the Wolverines showed what they can do on the floor against Wisconsin and they are one of the best rebounding teams in the country…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The broadcast begins at 5pm on WPXN with the network.

 

(Paxton–jc)  It’s Senior night tonight for the Paxton Buckley Boys Basketball team. The team has only 1 senior in Noah Steiner. The senior cheerleaders will also be recognized tonight. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys basketball coach Quenton Hatfill says the opponents in the St Joe Ogden Spartans have proved they are tops in the Illini Prairie…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill.

Tonight’s game is bonus coverage following the Illini on WPXN. 

 

IHSA Boys Basketball

St. Joseph Ogden @ PBL

Rantoul @ Bloomington Central Catholic- 

Pontiac @ St. Thomas More- 

Tri-Valley @ Fisher

Heyworth @ GCMS

Iroquois West @ Cissna Park

Milford @ Watseka

Chrisman @ Hoopeston

Georgetown @ Armstrong

Normal University @ Mahomet Seymour

Urbana @ Champaign Centennial

 

IHSA Girls Regional 

1A

Cissna Park vs Tri Point

Dwight vs Milford

 

Big 10 Men's Basketball Schedule

Michigan at Illinois 6pm tip

Ohio State at WIsconsin 8pm tip

 

NHL

Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks 7-30pm

 

(Watseka–jc)  The Watseka boys game at Watseka vs Milford tonight will be this season's "Throwback Game."  This year they are recognizing the 72 year history of the Iroquois County Tournament. There will be a 12 page program filled with history and information about the County Tournament that was played from 1926-1997. Players, cheerleaders, and coaches that participated in the County will also be recognized. Fans are encouraged to dress as the time period they were in school, as if they were at a county tourney game. Students should dress in the decade that their parents would have been in. Both teams will be wearing commemorative warm-ups and the Warriors will be wearing replica uniforms honoring the 1975 State 3rd place team. The JV game will tip-off at 6:00pm followed by the varsity game.

 

(Champaign-jm) – High school wrestlers across the state will prepare for the Illinois High School Association Wrestling Individual State Championships, February 15th–17th. Over 650 wrestlers from 250 high schools will compete this weekend at the State Farm Center, with hopes to make it under the spotlight for the championship match. The matches, featuring fourteen weight classes across three divisions, kick off at noon Thursday and run through Saturday evening. With an estimated total attendance of nearly 30,000 and multiple room nights in local accommodations, local officials estimate a $5.5 million economic impact to the area.


Tonight on WPXN it's Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on Michigan at State Farm Center. Pregame at 5pm with tip at 6pm. Then its bonus coverage of IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers take on the St. Joe Ogden Spartans on Senior night.  


 

Super Bowl Kansas City Chiefs def SF 49ers 25-22 OT

NFL

Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs def SF 49ers 25-22 OT

 

Big Ten

Northwestern def Penn St. 68-63

Iowa def Minnesota 90-85


 

(St Joseph–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans start regional play tonight at Central Clifton High School. St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans basketball Coach Drew Arteaga says the team has prepared for the post season with a very strong regular season schedule…

St Joe Ogden Girls Basketball Coach Drew Arteaga

WPXN sports will carry the Spartans game tonight after the Brad Underwood Show. 

 

(Michigan–jc)  – The University of Illinois men’s basketball team lost to Michigan State on Saturday. One reason according to University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood was the and-ones…

University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood

The Illini host Mighigan tomorrow night at the state farm Center. Tip is at 6pm

 

IHSA Girls Basketball Regionals

1A At Fisher

Fisher vs Ridgeview

GCMS vs winner of game 1


 

2A at Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

Watseka vs Oakwood

St. Thomas More vs Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

 

At Clifton Central

Kankakee Bishop Mac vs Clifton Central

St. Joe Ogden vs Prairie Central

 

(Undated–jc)  Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk at 6pm. Hear about the upcoming Daytona 500. Then at 7pm it’s the Brad Underwood Show. At 8pm its IHSA Girls Regional Basketball Action with the St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans and Prairie Central Hawks.


 

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