E.I. Baseball Scores:

The Paxton Swedes are this Year’s E. I. League Tournament Champions. 

Paxton won the first game of the series on Saturday 9-3

Royal won the second game of the series 12-4 on Sunday 

Paxton came from behind in the third game to win 18-13 capture the Championship Sunday Evening

 

MLB Scores: 

Chicago White Sox def Chicago Cubs 9-3

Kansas City Royals def St. Louis Cardinals 6-5

 

(Watkins Glen-cf)-- Kyle Larson found victory lane once again Sunday afternoon, winning Watkins Glen. Larson held off fellow Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliot off the last couple laps to earn his 5th victory of the season. MRN had flag-to-flag coverage… 

 

 

(Urbana-cf)-- The Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball program announced an in-house promotion. Zach Hamer was announced as the assistant to the Head Coach. Hamer spent the last two seasons as the video coordinator for the basketball team. Before coming to Champaign, Hamer worked as a video coordinator in the NBA. 

 

(Urbana-cf)-- Fighting Illini football offensive lineman Doug Kramer was named to the Rotary Lombardi Award Watchlist. The Rotary Lombardi Award is given to the best Offensive/Defensivelineman in the NCAA. The winner has to show outstanding performance and ability, and best exemplifies the character of NFL Hall of Fame Coach Vince Lombardi. This is Kramer’s third watchlist thus far. 

 

(Urbana-cf)-- The first real hot day of Fall Camp for the Fighting Illini, the team was in full pads. Fighting Illini Head Coach Bret Bielema says that the team did well in the heat, and it was injury free… 

 

 

Fighting Illini Head Football Coach Bret Bielema

MLB Tonight: 

Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs 

Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota Twins

St. Louis Cardinals are off 

 

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