IHSA Baseball

Hoopeston Area def Rantoul 9-1

IHSA Softball

Fisher def Rantoul 16-1

Paige Hott had 3 hits and scored 3 runs

St. Joe Ogden def Clinton 24-0

Addy Martinie had 4 hits including a double, triple, solo home run and a grand slam with 9 RBI

NCAA Sweet 16 

#3 Kansas St. def #7 Michigan St. 98-93 OT

#4 UConn def #8 Arkansas 88-65

#9 Florida Atlantic def #3 Tennessee 62-55

#3 Gonzaga def #2 UCLA 79-76

NHL

Washington Capitals def Chicago Blackhawks 6-1

(Gordyville-dg)-The annual Coaches vs Cancer dinner and auction will take place April 11 at Gordyville USA. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery and Nebraska Coach Fred Hoiberg will join coach Brad Underwood for the event. Last year 1,200 tickets were sold and over $343,000 was raised. Tickets are still available by calling the American Cancer Society at 312-584-0210. The event runs from 5:30-9pm and you must be 21 years old to attend. 

NCAA Sweet 16 tonight

#5 San Diego St. vs #1 Alabama 5:30pm

#5 Miami FL vs #1 Houston

#15 Princeton vs #6 Creighton

#3 Xavier vs #2 Texas

NBA 

Chicago Bulls at Portland Trail Blazers

Saturday on WPXN its Xfinity racing from Texas with the Pit Boss 250.

On Sunday its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the Circuit of the Americas series from Texas with the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix.

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Cissna Park 14-5

Aiden Johnson and Jeremiah Ager each had 3 RBI

Putnam Science Academy of Connecticut def GCMS 20-8

Virginia Episcopal School def GCMS 4-2

St. Joe Ogden def Tuscola 18-0

Kendrick Johnson threw a 4 inning no hitter with 7 strikeouts

Armstrong Potomac def Heritage 14-2

Landon Freeman drove in 3 runs

Manteno def Milford 8-7

IHSA Softball

Hoopeston Area def PBL 18-3

Milford Cissna Park def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 15-6

Brynlee Wright had 3 hits and 3 RBI

Gardner South Wilmington def Iroquois West 18-3

Fisher def Urbana 12-0

Kylan Arndt had 2 hits and 3 RBI

St. Joe Ogden def Westville 27-6

Alysa Acton hit a grand slam and a solo home run in the 3rd where the Spartans scored all 27 of their runs

Watseka def Donovan 24-23

Christa Holohan had 5 hits, 7 RBI and 5 runs scored

WBC

Japan won 3-2 over the United States to claim the World Baseball Classic title. Los Angeles Angels star Shoehei Ohtani struck out Angel teammate Mike Trout for the final out to get the save.

NBA

New York Knick legend Willis Reed has died at the age of 80. Reed was a 7 time All Star selection, has 2 MVP Finals awards, and was the leader of 2 NBA Championships. He was the first player to sweep the MVP awards for the regular season, All Star game and NBA Finals during the 1969-70 season.

NBA Tonight

Philadelphia 76ers at Chicago Bulls

IHSA Softball

Fisher def PBL 18-3

Kallie Evans went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles 3 RBI and 3 runs scored

LeRoy def Milford/Cissna Park 18-0

Armstrong Potomac def Blue Ridge 8-0

Acasia Gernentz had 16 strikeouts 

Normal West def St. Joe Ogden 9-7

Watseka def Kankakee Grace 24-0

Sarah Parsons hit 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI

Unity def Mahomet Seymour 7-3

IHSA Baseball

Centennial def PBL 14-11

Villa Grove def Rantoul 7-5

Green County Tech Arkansas def GCMS 12-2

Fisher def Cissna Park 4-3

Aiden Cheek had 2 doubles and 3 RBI

Armstrong Potomac def Blue Ridge 16-0

Kollin Asbury pitched a 4 inning perfect game with 11 strikeouts

Mahomet Seymour def Danville 15-0

Blake Wolters pitched a 4 inning no hitter and hit a grand slam

World Baseball Classic

Japan def Mexico 6-5 

The United States will try to defend its title tonight in the Championship 

NCAA Sweet 16 Thursday 

Michigan St. vs Kansas St. 

Arkansas vs UConn

Florida Atlantic vs Tennessee

Gonzaga vs UCLA

Friday

San Diego St. vs Alabama

Miami FL vs Houston

Princeton vs Creighton

Xavier vs Texas

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

NCAA Tournament

Big Ten Teams

Michigan St. def Marquette 69-60

Miami FL. def Indiana 85-69

Bracket Busters

Creighton def Baylor 85-76

WCB

The United States crushed Cuba to earn a chance to defend its title. The Americans won 14-2 thanks to a 2 run shot from Paul Goldschmidt in the first inning. Trea Turner added a pair of homeruns, Cedric Mullins hit a homerun and St. Louis Cardinal pitchers Adam Wainwright and Miles Mikolas pitched a combined 8 innings. Wainwright got the win. Team USA will play the winner of Japan and Mexico for the Championship. 

NASCAR

Joey Logano dominated early and then passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to win at Atlanta Motor speedway. Christopher Bell finished 3rd, Coery LaJoie finished a career best 4th. Nascar moves to Austin, Texas and the Circuit of the Americas this coming Sunday.

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

IHSA Softball

Armstrong Potomac def PBL 17-8

Kyla Bullington had 3 triples and 4 RBI

Herscher def GCMS 14-1

Dwight def Fisher 7-3

St. Joe Ogden def Tri Valley 13-1

Shayne Immke and Peyton Jones each had 3 hits

IHSA Baseball

Tri-Valley def PBL 13-6

Cissna Park def Dwight 9-4

Byaden Bruens had 2 hits and 3 RBI

NCAA Play in Games

#11 Arizona St. de Nevada 98-73

#16 Fairleigh Dickinson def Texas Southern 84-61

NCAA Women

#11 Mississippi St. def Illinois 70-56

NBA

Sacramento Kings def Chicago Bulls 117-114

PBL senior Mason Uden has signed his letter of intent to play Golf at Olivet Nazarene University.

(Undated–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team takes on Arkansas in the first full day of the N-C-A-A Tournament. U of I Men’s Basketball player Terrance Shannon Junior talks about this version of the Illini, growing through the season with a lot of new faces…

U of I Men’s Basketball Player Terrance Shannon Junior

You can hear the Illini game live on WPXN starting at 2-30 this afternoon

Today on WPXN its NCAA Men’s Tournament action as the University of Illinois Fighting Illini take on Arkansas. Our coverage, courtesy of the fighting illini network, is at 2-30pm. Tip from Des Moines Iowa is around 3-30pm 

With our coverage of the Illini, we will not have any pm news or market reports. 

NCAA Play-in Games

#11 Pittsburgh def #11 Mississippi St. 60-59

#16 Texas A & M Corpus Christi def #16 South East Missouri St 75-71

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Boston Bruins 6-3

(Undated–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s Basketball team will play on Thursday afternoon in the NCAA Postseason tournament. WPXN will have the game live starting with the pregame show at 2-30 Thursday afternoon. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says contrary to some opinions, there are no easy paths to the Final 4 and Championship…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.

(Atlanta–jc)  How do Nascar drivers react when a car set up just is not in winning mode. Most tend to overdrive the car. Nascar Driver Chase Briscoe talks about just making a run in a race, better…

Nascar Driver Chase Briscoe

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Women’s Basketball team starts its NCAA run with the play in game tonight in South Bend Indiana against Mississippi State. U of I Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green says the game does not feel play-in, it’s real…

U of I Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green

The game tips at 5-30 this afternoon. 

NCAA Play-in Games tonight

#11 Nevada vs #11 Arizona St.

#16 Farleigh Dickerson vs #11 Texas Southern

NCAA Women 

#11 Illinois vs #11 Mississippi St.

World Baseball Classic

USA def Canada 12-1

Mike Trout capped off a 9 run 1st inning with a 3 run home run

(Undated–jc)  The opening games of the 20-23 N-C-A-A Men's tournament begin on Wednesday. The University of Illinois Fighting Illini take on Arkansas in the opening round on Thursday afternoon.  U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team understands the win and advance attitude it takes to make a run in the tournament…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini take on Arkansas on Thursday afternoon. The broadcast on WPXN begins at 2-30pm with the tip around 3-30pm

(Undated–jc) The University of Illinois Women’s basketball team is in the NCAA tournament and will take on Mississippi State tomorrow. It’s a play-in game for the 11th seed in the Greenville One Regional. U of I Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green says to have the opportunity to play in the big tournament is a privilege…

U of I Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green. 

NHL

Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks 7-30pm at the United Center

Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm

IHSA State Finals

1A

Gibault def Scales Mound 65-45

2A

DePaul def Bloomington Central Catholic 65-41

3A

Metamora def Simeon 46-42

4A

Moline def Benet 59-42

NCAA

March Madness is here. Alabama, garnered the number 1 overall seed. Houston, Kansas and Purdue were the other #1 seeds. 8 Big Ten teams were selected for the tournament. Illinois is a 9 seed and will take on Arkansas Thursday in Des Moines Iowa at 4:30. 

(Undated–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA tournament later this week. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team is well balanced heading into Thursday’s game against Arkansas…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

We will have the game live on Thursday afternoon. 

(Phoenix–jc)  William Byron was the winner in Phoenix on Sunday in the Nascar Cup Series. The Motor Racing Network was there…

(Undated–jc)  The University of Illinois Women’s basketball team is back in the N-C-A-A post season tournament for the first time in twenty years. U of I Women’s basketball coach Shauna Green says she thought the team played well enough, but will also use the play-in game as motivation…

U of I Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green

They play Mississippi State on Wednesday night. 

Tonight on WPXN

Fast Talk 6pm to 7pm

The Brad Underwood Show 7pm to 8pm

Big Ten

Rutgers def Michigan 62-50

Ohio St. def Iowa 73-69

Penn St. def Illinois 79-76

Maryland def Minnesota 70-54

IHSA Boys Basketball

1A 

Gibault def Cornerstone Christian 70-46

Scale Mound def Tuscola 40-27

3rd Place

Tuscola def Cornerstone Christian 69-46 

2A

DePaul def Teutopolis 45-17

Bloomington Central Catholic def Rockridge 57-44

3rd Place

Teutopolis def Rockridge 53-43

(Phoenix–jc)  Nascar racers are in Phoenix this weekend and will come back to the same venue at the end of the year. Nascar Driver Tyler Reddick says Phoenix International is one track to study and learn more about for that reason…

Nascar Driver Tyler Reddick

Both races are live on WPXN this weekend

(Chicago–jc)  The Penn State Nittany Lions have now beat the University of Illinois 3 times this year. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood talks about a different approach this time…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.
The Illini now await their fate for the NCAA Post Season Tournament. 

Big Ten today

Rutgers vs Purdue

Ohio St. vs Michigan St.

Penn St. vs Northwestern

Maryland vs Indiana

Saturday on WPXN its NASCAR Xfinity racing from Phoenix Raceway.

On Sunday its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the United Rentals Work United 500 from Phoenix.

Big Ten

Ohio St. def Wisconsin 65-57

Minnesota def Nebraska 78-75

NBA 

Chicago Bulls def Denver Nuggets 117-96

NHL

Detroit Red Wings def Chicago Blackhawks 4-3

(Phoenix–jc)  The Nascar circuit is in its opening season for west track races. The next stop is at Phoenix International Raceway. Nascar Driver Tyler Reddick talks about the importance of Phoenix this weekend and the final weekend of the year…

Nascar Driver Tyler Reddick.

(Champaign–jc)-- The University of Illinois Men’s Basketball team is in Chicago today for their start in the Big 10 Conference tournament. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says getting the ball in the paint will be a success point for the Illini…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Our broadcast starts at 4-30 this afternoon with the tip from the United Center around 5-30. 

(Champaign–jc)  The IHSA Final Four basketball games are set for the State Farm Center in Champaign today.

In Class 1-A…

Waterloo Gilbeaut takes on Bloomington Cornerstone Christian at 11am followed by Tuscola and Scales Mound High School.

In Class 2-A…

Teutopolis vs Chicago Depaul Prep High School at 2-30pm followed by Taylor Ridge Rockridge and Bloomington Central Catholic. 

Class 3-A and Class 4-A Semi final games are set for Friday at the State Farm Center. 

Big Ten today

Rutgers vs Michigan

Ohio St. vs Iowa

Penn St. vs Illinois

Minnesota vs Maryland

Today on WPXN, it’s University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball action as they take on Penn State in the Big 10 Tournament. Coverage on WPXN, begins at 4-30 this afternoon. The tip from Chicago is set for around 5-30 this afternoon.

(Green Bay-dg)- The Green Bay Packers have granted Aaron Rodgers permission to seek a trade. New York Jets officials are flying to Green Bay to meet with Rodgers today according to sources at ESPN. He still hasn’t made a decision on his playing future.

(Phoenix–jc)  WIth three races complete for the 20-23 Nascar season. How important is it to get an “early” win. Reaction from Nascar Driver William Byron…

Nascar Driver William Byron

Next up for the Nascar Cup Series is a Sunday race in Phoenix Arizona.

(Chicago–jc)  The Big 10 Men’s Basketball tournament begins today in Chicago with two games.  The number one seed are the Boilermakers of Purdue University. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says regardless of the path for the Illini, all the teams are good…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini begin tournament play on Thursday against Penn State. Our broadcast with the network begins at 4-30pm tomorrow.

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Big 10 Tournament

530pm Ohio State vs Wisconsin

Then  Minnesota vs Nebraska

IHSA Boys Basketball

1A Super Sectionals

Tuscola def Mounds Meridian 74-53

Cornerstone Christian def St. Francis de Sales 58-28

2A Super Sectionals

Bloomington Central Catholic def Pontiac 67-53

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Ottawa Senators 5-0

NCAA

In the final NCAA AP Basketball poll before Selection Sunday, Houston remains at #1. UCLA climbed 2 spots to #2, Kansas is at #3 followed by Alabama and Purdue. Marquette, Texas, Arizona, Gonzaga, and Baylor round out the top ten. Indiana is the only other Big Ten team in the top 25 at #19.

(Undated–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s Basketball team is the number 7 seed in this week’s Big 10 tournament. The Illini are coming off a great second half against top 10 Purdue on the road during a Senior Day. U of I Basketball Coach Brad Underwood talks about the defense by the Illini in Sunday’s second half against the Boilermakers…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Next up for the Illini is a Thursday afternoon game in the Big 10 Tournament. 

Tonight on WPXN it’s Nascar Live. hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm

Big Ten

Purdue def Illinois 76-71 

Penn St. def Maryland 65-64

Nebraska def Iowa 81-77

Indiana def Michigan 75-73 OT

Wisconsin def Minnesota 71-67

Northwestern def Rutgers 65-53

NBA

Indiana Pacers def Chicago Bulls 125-122

INDIANAPOLIS -- Illinois All-American running back Chase Brown was on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday as part of the NFL Combine. Brown had a big day, finishing in the top five among running backs in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, and broad jump, including the best marks in both jumps among his position group. Brown continued Illinois' strong showing at the NFL Combine, following his twin brother, Sydney Brown, and Jartavius Martin. Together the three produced the three best verticals in Illinois history at the NFL Combine and the three best broad jumps in Illinois history at the NFL Combine.  Brown's 40-yard dash time of 4.43 seconds ranked fifth among running backs and was the fifth-best time in Illinois history. Brown and East Carolina's Keaton Mitchell are the only running backs to finish in the top five of Sunday's three main events (40, vertical, broad) among their position group.

NASCAR

One way or another, a Hendrick Motorsports driver figured to win Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas. Kyle Larson nearly won the Pennzoil 400 in regulation, but a late caution put teammate William Byron in position to capture the checkered flag in overtime. Byron took the lead on the second-to-last lap of OT to put an exclamation mark on a dominant day for Hendrick. Following Byron and Larson across the finish line was teammate Alex Bowman. 

 The Illinois wrestling team finished the final day of the Big Ten Championships on Sunday, March 5. Redshirt sophomore No. 3 seed Lucas Byrd (133) placed third with two wins today. First, a 6-1 decision over No. 5 seed Dylan Ragusin (MICH). Next, a sudden victory 3-1 decision over No. 4 seed Chris Cannon (NU). Byrd was one of five Illini to earn automatic qualifying bids to the NCAA Championships: Danny Braunagel, Edmond Ruth, Dylan Connell and Zac Braunagel.

Byrd's third place finish and 15.5 team points were the highest amongst the Illini. This is his third year in a row qualifying for the NCAA Championships.

Redshirt junior No. 3 seed Zac Braunagel (197) scored 14.5 team points and placed fourth to punch his ticket to the NCAA Championships. This is Zac's second straight year heading to nationals; last year he qualified by placing third at 184 pounds at Big Ten's.

Redshirt sophomore No. 5 seed Edmond Ruth (174) scored eight team points and placed sixth in his first Big Ten Championships action. Ruth's sixth place finish sends him to Tulsa in his first year in the Orange and Blue.

Redshirt junior No. 8 seed Danny Braunagel (165) scored six team points while placing eighth. Redshirt freshman No. 9 seed Dylan Connell (184) won the ninth-place bracket and secured the last automatic bid in his weight class. Connell outscored his two opponents today 14-0: first Ben Vanadia (PUR) MD 8-0, then Evan B

(Purdue–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini lost to number 5 ranked Purdue on the road yesterday. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says after getting down 11 early, seeing a Purdue 26 to 4 run, his team fought back in the second half…

CoachUnderwood says the other Freshmen and Luke Goode played a major part in contesting the contest…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.

The Big Ten Tournament will start Wednesday. Illinois is the 7th seed and will play Penn St. on Thursday at 5:30pm. If they can get by the Nittany Lions, they will Northwestern the #2 seed. The Big Ten regular season champs are the Purdue Boilermakers and the #1 seed in the tournament. Indiana is number 3, and Michigan St. is the #4 seed.

Tonight on WPXN it's Fast Talk. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm. Then it’s the Brad Underwood Show. The coach will talk about the upcoming Big 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament and the NCAA Tournament from 7pm to 8pm. 

IHSA Boys Basketball

1A Sectional

Tuscola def Effingham St. Anthony 48-45

2A Sectional

Prairie Central def Bishop Mac 74-66

Big Ten

Ohio St. def Maryland 73-62

Penn St. def Northwestern 68-65 OT

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Detroit Pistons 117-115

(Las Vegas–jc)  – Nascar races head to Las Vegas this weekend. Nascar Driver Bubba Wallace talks about last year’s race and Kyle Larson…

Nascar Driver Bubba Wallace. 

The races can be heard live on WPXN this weekend

(Champaign–jc)  It’s Senior Day for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team The Illini host Michigan at the State Farm Center in Champaign. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood talks about the impact of the seniors…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The game airs live on WPXN with the network, starting at 5pm today. 

Big 10 Men’s Basketball regular season

Illinois vs Michigan 6pm tip

Rutgers at Minnesota 6pm

Purdue at Wisconsin 8pm

Big10 Women's Basketball Tournament 

11-30am Michigan State vs Nebraska

2pm Penn State vs Michigan

5-30p Wisconsin vs Purdue

8pm Illinois vs Rutgers

NHL

Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks 7-30pm United Center

Today on WPXN it’s University of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball as they host Michigan on Senior Night. The live broadcast on WPXN starts at 5pm This afternoon with the tip at 6pm. Illini basketball on WPXN sponsored in part by Popejoy Roofing and Russell Leigh and Associates

IHSA Boys Sectionals

1A

Lexington def Decatur Lutheran 64-56

2A

Pontiac def St. Joe Ogden 55-40

3A

Decatur MacArthur def Mahomet Seymour 62-37

Big Ten

Iowa def Indiana 90-68

Michigan St . def Nebraska 80-67

NBA

Toronto Raptors def Chicago Bulls 104-98

NHL

Arizona Coyotes def Chicago Blackhawks 4-1

(Daytona–jc)  – What are expectations for the season for Ricky Stenhouse Junior after a win at Daytona. The Nascar Cup driver talks about 20-23…

Nascar Driver Rickey Stenhouse Junior

IHSA Boys Sectionals

1-A at Altamont

7pm Tuscola vs Effingham St Anthony

2-A at Herscher

7pm Prairie Central vs Bishop MacNamara

 Big 10 Men’s Basketball

6pm Maryland at Ohio State

8pm Penn State at Northwestern

Big 10 Women’s Tournament @ Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota

1pm Penn State vs Minnesota

3-15pm Rutgers vs Northwestern

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Class 2-A Sectional Semi Final action as the Prairie Central Hawks take on the Fighting Irish of  Kankakee Bishop MacNamara. Our pre game is set for 645 with the tip at 7pm

IHSA Girls Basketball

1A Super- Sectional

St. Thomas More def Serena 56-35

2A Super- Sectional

Butler def Fieldcrest 59-55

Quincy Notre  Dame def Dee Mack 53-21

NHL

Anaheim Ducks def Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

E.I. Baseball officials have met and the opening day for the E. I. league is May 28th. As of right now there are four teams in the league. Buckley, Paxton, Royal, and Arcola.

(St Joseph–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Boys basketball team is in the 2-A sectionals tonight at Herscher High School. Spartan coach Kiel Duval says winning the regional was a big goal for the Spartans…

St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval. 

Our coverage of the St Joe Ogden vs Pontiac game starts at 6-45 tonight

(Fontana–jc)  At a Nascar race, it is the chemistry between the driver, pit crew and and owners, working together, that puts teams into victory lane. Nascar Driver Tyler Reddick talks about  the negatives coming out of the Daytona 500 into the upcoming race at Las Vegas…

Nascar Driver Tyler Reddick

You can hear this weekend's races in the Cup Series and Xfinity Series live on WPXN. 

IHSA Boys Sectional Semi Finals

2-A At Herscher

7pm St Joe Ogden vs Pontiac

3-A at Decatur MacArthur

7pm Mahomet Seymour vs Decatur MacArthur

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys 2-A Sectional semi final action as the St Joe Ogden Spartans take on the Pontiac Indians at Herscher High School. Tip at 7pm. Joel Cluver and Eric Gerdes on the call tonight for WPXN Sports.

Big Ten

Ohio St def Illinois 72-60

Maryland def Northwestern 75-59

Michigan def Wisconsin 87-79 OT

Rutgers def Penn St. 59-56

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Washington Wizards 102-82

(Ohio State–jc) The University of Illinois Fighting Illini lost at Ohio State 72 to 60 on Sunday U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team had a lot riding on the game, but did not bring it…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.
You can hear more about the win over Northwestern and the loss to Ohio State tonight on the Broad Underwood Show from 7pm to 8pm tonight on WPXN

(Bismark–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Spartans won the 2-A Boys Regional crown on Friday night in Bismarck over the host Blue Devils. Spartan Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval talks about the win over a familiar opponent…

St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval. 

Next up for the Spartans is a Tuesday night game against Pontiac at the Herscher Boys 2-A Sectional. You can hear the game live on WPXN starting with the pre-game Show at 6-45 tomorrow night.

IHSA Girls Basketball

1-A Super Sectional at Pontiac

6pm St Thomas More vs Serena

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks 9pm start

Tonight on WPXN it’s Fast Talk from 6 to 7pm Then its the Brad Underwood Show. Here from the University of Illinois basketball coach from 7pm to 8pm.

IHSA Girls Sectional Championship

1A 

St. Thomas More def Mt. Pulaski 63-48

Neoga def Tuscola 44-38

2A

Dee Mack def Eureka 37-32

Big Ten

Illinois def Northwestern 66-62

Michigan def Rutgers 58-45

(Daytona–jc)  –  Fontana California is the site for this weekend’s races on the Nascar circuit  One Nascar future hall of famer in Jimmy Johnson is back racing for several races in the cup series. Johnson says he continues to look forward as a team owner in Nascar…

Nascar Driver Jimmy Johnson

(Champaign–jc)  –  The defense for the University of IllinoisFighting Illini was a tale of two halves.  Northwestern led 37 to 19 at the half. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood talks about the defense of Sincere Harris in the second half…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Next up for Illinois is an away game on Sunday at Ohio State. 
 

IHSA Boys Basketball Regional Championship

1-A at Armstrong Potomac

7pm St Thomas More vs Salt Fork

1-A At Ridgeview High School-Colfax

7pm Lexington vs Leroy

1-A at Tuscola

7pm Tuscola vs Arcola

1-A at Watseka

7pm Bloomington Cornerstone Christian vs St Anne

2-A at Prairie Central-Fairbury

7pm Prairie Central vs Monticello

2-A at Bismarck Henning

7pm St Joe Ogden vs Bismark-Henning

3-A at Champaign Central

7pm Lincoln vs Mahomet Seymour

Big Ten on Saturday

Michigan St. at Iowa

Minnesota at Nebraska

Indiana at Purdue

All

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Class 2-A Boys Basketball Regional Finals from Bismarck Henning High School. The St Joe Ogden Spartans take on the Blue Devils of Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin. Our pre game show is set for 6-45 and the tip at 7pm

Saturday morning its On the Sidelines from 7-8am Presented by Conxxus of Paxton and sponsored by Matco Fire Protection Equipment. Rob Pacey and Jason Madden anchor the program.

Xfinity racing from Fontana California Saturday afternoon 3-30pm with the “Production Alliance Group 300”

Sunday…right after our church services it’s University of Illinois basketball at Ohio State. Then we head to Fontana California for the Nascar Cup Series race…Pala Casino 400.

IHSA Boys Basketball

1A Regional

Salt Fork def Schlarman 52-29

St. Thomas More def Judah Christian 52-32

LeRoy def Milford 56-51

Tuscola def Villa Grove 101-35

Cornerstone Christian def Watseka 70-34

2A Regional

Monticello def Iroquois West 63-38

St. Joe Ogden def Oakwood 73-36

Prairie Central def Clifton Central 68-33

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Unity 56-55

Pontiac def Manteno 78-52

3A Regional

Mahomet Seymour def Champaign Central 53-49

(Champaign–jc)  Illini players Jaden Epps and Matt Mayer were key to the University of Illinois winning over Minnesota earlier this week. U of I Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood talks about the positives of the pair…

U of I Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood. The Illini host the Northwestern Wildcats at the State Farm Center tonight. You can hear the game live on WPXN starting at 7pm. The tip is set for just past 8pm.

(Fontana–jc)  The second race of the season in the Nascar Cup series is at Fontana California. Nascar Driver Chase Brisco says the Auto Club Speedway is a favorite track and a fast one…

Nascar Driver Chase Brisco

The Pala Casino 400 can be heard live on WPXN on Sunday starting at 1-30pm

Big Ten

Northwestern at Illinois

Michigan at Rutgers

Tonight on WPXN it's University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men's basketball as  they host Northwestern. Our pre game with the network starts at 7pm tonight. Tip from the State Farm Center is just past 8pm

IHSA Girls Sectionals

1A

Mt. Pulaski def Cissna Park 53-52

St. Thomas More def  Watseka 63-38

Tuscola def Effingham St. Anthony 45-41

2A

Peotone def St. Joe Ogden 55-39

Eureka def Sharrard 59-45

Fieldcrest def Bishop Mac 56-33

Dee Mack def Monmouth-Roseville 64-50

3A

Rochester def Mahomet Seymour 54-45

Big Ten

Michigan St. def Indiana 80-65

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Las Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 (SO)

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini won at home against Minnesota on Monday. One player to get his first double-double was R J Meledenz. U of I Basketball Coach Brad Underwood talks about how the crowd was a big part in cheering on Melendez…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Next up for Illinois is a game tomorrow night at home against Northwestern. 

(Undated–jc)  The Nascar racers head from Daytona Florida to Fontana California for race two of the 20-23 season. Nascar Driver A J Allmendinger talks about how the track at Fontana has changed over the years…

Nascar Driver A J Allmendinger

You can hear Sunday’s race live on WPXN after Illinois and Ohio State Basketball.

IHSA Boys Regionals

1-A  @Armstrong-Potomac

6pm Salt Fork vs Danville Schlarman

730p St Thomas More vs Champaign Judah Christian

1-A @ Ridgeview 

6pm Lexington vs Flanagan-Cornell

730p Milford vs LeRoy

1-A at Watskea

6pm Bloomington Cornerstone Christian Academy vs Watseka

730p Grant Park vs St Anne

1-A @ Tuscola

6pm Tuscola vs Villa Grove

730p Okaw Valley vs Arcola

2-A @ Bismarck Henning

6pm St Joe Odgen vs Oakwood

730p Bismark Henning vs Unity

2-A at Prairie Central

6pm Prairie Central vs Central Clifton

730pm Iroquois West vs Monticello

3-A @ Champaign Central

6pm Lincoln vs Danville

730p Mahomet vs Champaign Central

Tonight on WPXN its 2 games from the Boys 2-A Regionals at Prairie Central.

Our pre game starts at 5-45 and the tip at 6pm for Prairie Central and Central Clifton followed by Iroquois West and Monticello

Big Ten

Illinois def Minnesota 78-69

NCAA

Houston returned to the top of the AP Basketball poll this week. Alabama fell to the second spot, Kansas, UCLA , and Purdue make up the top 5. Virginia, Arizona, Texas, Baylor and Marquette round out the top ten. Indiana comes in at 17, and Northwestern breaks into the top 25 at #21. 

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team took care of business last night against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.  Final score 78 to 69. Illini Men’s basketball player R J Melendez recorded his first double-double for Illinois in the win and several monster dunks. Melendez talks about the win and the double-double…

U of I Men’s Basketball Player R J Melendez. Next up for Illinois is a home game on Thursday night against Northwestern.

(Cissna Park–jc)  –  In small schools athletes play several sports. That statement is true for students at Cissna Park High School. Timberwolves girls basketball coach Anthony Videcka says the team heads into Class 1-A Sectional action tonight with a mix of senior leaders to freshmen athletes…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka. WPXN sports will have the Cissna Park vs Mount Pulaski game live tonight from Lexington High School. Our pre-game is set for 5-40. Following Cissna Park, we will have live coverage of the St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans. 

(Daytona–jc)  One Nascar driver that is “back” on the cup series is Jimmy Johnson. Johnson participated in the Indy Car circuit over the past couple of year, but has decided to race a schedule for Nascar this year. Johnson says driving in Nascar Cup series races, feels right…

Nascar Driver Jimmy Johnson

The nascar racers are in California this weekend for races in Fontana at the Auto Club Speedway

(St Joseph–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans are back in the class 2-A Sectionals tonight at Coal City. Lady Spartan Coach Drew Arteaga says the success for the Spartans always begins with pressure defense…

St Joe Ogden Girls Basketball Coach Drew Arteaga. You can hear the Spartans live tonight on WPXN after the 1-A Sectional game with Cissna Park.  The spartans tip around 7-30pm

IHSA

1-A Lexington

6pm Cissna Park vs Mount Pulaski

730pm Watseka vs  St Thomas More

1-A Casey Westfield

730pm Tuscola vs Effingham Saint Anthony

2-A Colal City

6pm Bishop McNamara vs Fieldcrest

730pm St Joe Ogden vs Peotone

3-A Rochester

730pm Mahomet Seymour vs Rochester

Today on WPXN its Girls Class 1-A and Class 2-A Sectional basketball action. The Cissna Park Timberwolves take on Mount Pulaski in the Lexington Class 1-A Girls Sectional Tuesday night. Our coverage begins at 5-40 with the pre game show. Then we head to Coal City for the Class 2-A Girls sectional with St Joe Ogden and Peotone. Joel Cluver is in Lexington and Rob Pacey has the St Joe Ogden play by play tonight. 

Big Ten

Purdue def Ohio St. 82-55

Nebraska def Maryland 70-66 OT

Northwestern def Iowa 80-60

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Toronto maple Leafs 5-3

(Champaign–jc The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team is back in action tonight at thome against the Minnesota Golden Gophers Illinois is coming off a road loss to Indiana Saturday by a score of 71 to 68. Illini Coach Brad Underwood says some positives came out of that tough road loss…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini play Minnesota tonight. Our broadcast, courtesy of the Fighting Illini Network is set for 7pm

(Daytona–jc) Ricky Stenhouse Junior won the 20-23 Daytona 500 on Sunday. The Motor Racing Network was there…

(Monticello–jc)  –  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers boys basketball team lost in 2-A IHSA regional action on Saturday in Monticello against the Sages. PBL Boys basketball coach Adam Schonauer says the team battled and their effort was in games, all season…

PBL Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer.

Tonight on WPXN it’s Fast Talk. Hear the latest news on yesterday’s Daytona 500 and a look ahead at races at Fontana California this coming weekend. Fast Talk from 6pm to 7pm. Then it’s Illinois Basketball on WPXN,  as the Fighting Illini host the Golden Gophers of Minnesota. Pre game at 7pm and the tip from the State Farm Center at 8pm.

IHSA Girls Basketball

Regional Championship

1A

St. Thomas More def St. Teresa 54-51

Tuscola def Salt Fork 51-45

2A

St. Joe Ogden def def Hoopeston Area 47-26

IHSA Boys Basketball

Milford def Armstrong Potomac 88-33

Adin Portwood scored 27 points

Prairie Central def Tri Valley 71-52

Tyler Curl scored 20 points

Lincoln def Mahomet Seymour 41-27

Big Ten

Maryland def Purdue 68-54

Iowa def Ohio St. 92-75
 

NBA

Milwaukee Bucks def Chicago Bulls 112-100

MLB

Former Major League catcher and Hall of Fame Broadcaster Tim Mccarver has passed away at 81. He was a 2 time All Star and won 2 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. 

(Gibson City–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans are 2-A Regional Champions with their win over Hoopeston Area in our broadcast game last night. Final score was 47 to 26. St Joe Ogden Girls Basketball Coach Drew Ortega says to win a regional is always special…

St Joe Ogden Girls basketball coach Drew Ortega. The Spartans play in the 2-A Sectional on Tuesday night at Coal City. WPXN sports will be there live. 

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers basketball team starts 2-A boys regional action tomorrow afternoon at Monticello. PBL Boys basketball coach Adam Schonauer says the team has had three days of preparation for the Sages…

PBL Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer.

WPXN Sports will carry the game live on Saturday afternoon starting with the pre game at 3-45pm.

(Cissna Park–jc )  The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves are in the 1-A Regional Championship tonight against Ridgeview at the Milford Regional. The game tips at 7pm. Cissna Park Girls Basketball coach Anthony Videcka says in small schools,  varsity experience, starts at a younger age…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka. You can hear the Cissna Park vs Ridgeview game live tonight on WPXN. our broadcast starts at 6-45pm

(Daytona–jc)  The 20-23 Daytona 500 is set for Sunday. Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick talks about the significance of the biggest race of the year being the first event for Nascar racing each year…

Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick. You can hear the Daytona 500 and all the Nascar races again this year on WXPN. 

IHSA Girls Basketball Regional Finals tonight

1A at Milford

Cissna Park vs Ridgeview

2A at Prairie Central

Prairie Central vs Peotone

3A at Mahomet Seymour

Mahomet Seymour vs Normal West

IHSA Boys Basketball tonight

Iroquois West @ Clifton Central

Watseka @ Oakwood

Fisher @ Fieldcrest

IHSA Boys Regional Saturday

1A Watseka Regional

Cissna Park at Grant Park

1A Armstrong Regional

Armstrong Potomac vs Schlarman

Fisher at St. Thomas More

1A Ridgeview Regional 

At Milford

Milford vs Roanoke Benson

2A at Monticello 

PBL vs Monticello

At Gibson City

Gibson City vs Clifton Central

3A at Danville

Rantoul vs Danville 

Big Ten on Saturday

Illinois at Indiana

Rutgers at Wisconsin

Michigan St. at Michigan

Penn St. at Minnesota

Tonight on WPXN its the Girls Class 1-A Regional Final from Milford High School featuring the Cissna Park Timberwolves and the Ridgeview Mustangs. Our pre game is set for 6-45 with the opening tip at 7pm. Rob Pacey on the call for WPXN Sports tonight. 

Saturday Morning its On the Sidelines from 7-8 presented by Conxxus of Paxton and sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Services of Paxton.

Then its our Live Action Auction at 8am.

Then its Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois is at Indiana. Pregame begins at 10am with tip at 11am.

Then its IHSA Boys Basketball Class 2A regional action as the PBL Panthers are in Monticello to take on the sages. Pregame at 3:45 with tip at 4pm.

On Sunday its the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500. 

Big Ten

Northwestern def Indiana 64-62

NBA

Indiana pacers def Chicago Bulls 117-113

NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs def Chicago Blackhawks 5-2

(Champaign  –)  Terrance Jamison has been promoted to co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema announced. Jamison has spent the last two seasons leading one of the best defensive line units in the nation for the Fighting Illini.Jamison's defensive linemen anchored Illinois' defense that led the nation in scoring defense (12.8) and takeaways (32). 

(Champaign–jc)  Next up for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team is another road game. The Illini take on Indiana on Saturday with the tip at 11am. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the youth of the Illini showed against Penn State earlier this week…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini at Indiana game  is live on WPXN starting at 10am Saturday.

(Daytona–jc)  – The 20-23 Nascar season kicks off tonight with the BlueGreens Vacations Dual at Daytona. The qualifying race will help set the field for the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Nascar Driver Eric Jones says speedway racing is “intense”...

Nascar Driver Eric Jones. 

The Daytona 500 can be heard live on Sunday starting at 12-30 here on WPXN. 

(Champaign-jm) – Wrestlers from across the state will return to the State Farm Center for the IHSA State Wrestling Championships this week. Over 650 wrestlers from 250 high schools will compete from February 16-18. Fourteen weight classes across three divisions will be represented at the event. Nearly 30,000 visitors are anticipated for the weekend.

IHSA Girls Regional Finals

1-A Regional Finals

At Salt Fork

Tuscola vs Salt Fork

At St Thomas More

St Thomas More vs Decatur St Teresa

2-A Regional Finals

At Gibson City

St Joe Ogden vs Hoopeston Area

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Class 2-A Regional Final action as the St Joe Ogden Spartans take on the Hoopeston Area Lady Cornjerkers. Pre game is set for 6-45 and the  tip at 7pm. Joel Cluver on the call tonight for WPXN Sports.

IHSA Boys Basketball

St. Joe Ogden def PBL 65-32

Ty Pence scored 29 points

Bloomington Central Catholic def Rantoul 52-49

Iroquois West def Cissna Park 67-30

Cannon Leonard had 18 points

GCMS def LeRoy 53-52

Seth Kollross led with 14 points

Tri Valley def Fisher 55-38

Milford def Watseka 61-40

Adin Portwood scored 30 points

Monticello def Unity 50-46

Pontiac def St. Thomas More 73-56

IHSA Girls Basketball

1A Regional St. Teresa def Fisher 62-46

St. Thomas More def Uni High 64-15

2A Regional

Prairie Central def Herscher 57-47

Chloe Sisco scored 29 points

Unity def Warrensburg Lathem 44-36

3A

Mahomet Seymour def Danville 55-23

Big Ten

Penn St. def Illinois 93-81

Nebraska def Rutgers 82-72

Wisconsin def Michigan 64-59

NHL

Montreal Canadiens def Chicago Blackhawks 4-0

(Daytona–jc)  –  The 20-23 Daytona 500 is the biggest race of the Nascar season and the race is set for Sunday. Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick talks about the importance of the Daytona 500…

Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick

(Happy Valley–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team allowed Penn State to go wild on the offensive side of the basketball scoring 91 points against the Illini last night in Happy Valley. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team did not show up on defense…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Next up for the Illini is a road game at Indiana on Saturday. Tip is at 11am.

Big Ten tonight

Indiana at Northwestern

NBA

Chicago at Indiana

NHL

Chicago at Toronto