MLB Scores: 

Colorado Rockies def St. Louis Cardinals 5-2

Chicago White Sox def Minnesota Twins 8-5

 

 

(Urbana-cf)-- Fighting Illini Basketball’s Kofi Cockburn has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. Cockburn has 2 seasons of eligibility remaining. He will stay in the NBA Draft as of now, but putting his name in the transfer portal will likely mean a return to college hoops. 

 

 

(Chicago-cf)-- The Chicago Blackhawks are looking to part ways with a core piece of the Stanley Cup era. The Hawks are looking to trade defenseman Duncan Keith. The Hawks are looking to trade him to his home country of Canada. Keith is owed $5.4 million this upcoming season. 

 

 

(Road America-cf)--The Nascar Cup Series will go green from Road America this Sunday. Driver Tyler Reddick has raced that course multiple times over his career with the Xfinity Series. Reddick says that he wishes the cup guys didn’t get practice so the first couple laps would surprise them… 

 

 

Nascar Cup Series Driver Tyler Reddick 

 

MLB Tonight: 

Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds 

St. Louis Cardinals @ Colorado Rockies 

Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers 

 

Tonight is fan appreciation night at the Farmer City Raceway. $5 is the price of Admission for the full show with fireworks to follow the races. 

 

This Weekend on WPXN: 

 

Saturday morning Bid Buy and Save with Becky Puetz on the Live Action Auction from 8 to 10. 

 

Summer Fun Tour stops

Saturday 9-30am Rantoul 4th of July parade

Saturday 11am Onarga 4th of July Parade

Sunday Paxton Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration

 

Saturday Afternoon on WPXN its Nascar Xfinity Series Racing from Road America in Elkhart Wisconsin. The Henry 180 race goes under green at 1. 

 

Sunday on WPXN its Nascar Cup Series action with the Jockey Made in America 250 from Road America. The race gets underway at 12:30.