NBA
Chicago Bulls def Indiana Pacers 124-109
IHSA Volleyball
1A
Cissna Park def Gardner-South Wilmington 25-9, 25-9
Brooklyn Stadeli had 13 kills
Mikayla Knake had 27 assists
Watseka def Tri Point 25-20, 25-16
Milford def Illinois Luthern 25-8, 25-8
Hunter Mowrey had 10 kills
St. Thomas More def Judah Christian 25-20, 25-14
Blue Ridge def Cornerstone Christian 25-23, 21-25, 25-13
Salt Fork def Georgetown Ridgefarm 25-16, 25-16
LeRoy def Armstrong Potomac 25-13, 25-22
NFL
The Chicago Bears have traded defensive end Robert Quinn to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 4th round pick.
MLB
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright announced he will return for his 18th season. Wainwright confirmed the 2023 season will be his last. Wainwright is 5 wins shy of 200 for his career.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - In front of a rowdy crowd at Huff Hall, the Illinois volleyball team upset No. 11 Penn State in a four-set battle on Wednesday night. The Fighting Illini's victory over the Nittany Lions was the team's first triumph over a nationally ranked opponent this season. The win also marked head coach Chris Tamas' 24th over ranked competition while with the Orange and Blue. Illinois improved to 10-11 overall and 5-6 in Big Ten play. Penn State dropped to 17-5 this season and 6-5 against league opponents
(Champaign–jc) – The 20-23 University of Illinois Fighting Illini football schedule was announced on Wednesday. Bret Bielema’s Illini start off with a home game on September 2 against Toledo. PennState, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Indiana are among the home dates in 20-23. The 17th ranked Illini are on the road on Saturday at Nebraska. We will have it live starting at 1-30pm Saturday.
(Watseka–jc) The Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball team has advanced to the Class 1-A Girls Regional final tonight at the Wasteka Regional. Cissna Park Volleyball coach Josh Landon talks about taking control of last night's semi-final game against Gardner South Wilmington…
Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon. We will have the match between Cissna Park and the Lady Warriors of Watseka live on air tonight starting with the pre match show at 5-45pm
(Champaign–jc) The path is set for the University of Illinois Football team. The Illini are tops in the Big 10 West. It’s one game at a time, and that’s the way they look at it, says University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema…
U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema
You can hear the Illini at Nebraska game here on WPXN Saturday afternoon at 1-30.
(Martinsville–jc) – The track at Martinsville has not been a good one for Nascar Driver Kyle Larson. Called the paperclip, the turns are different in many ways to other tracks. Larson says this weekend will be another challenge…
Nascar Driver Kyle Larson. The Cup series has two races left in the Chase for the Championship. You can hear it live on WPXN on Sunday afternoon starting at 12-30.
IHSA Volleyball Regional Finals
1-A
@Watseka
6pm Cissna Park vs Watseka
@Grant Park
6pm Milford vs Grant Park
@ Fisher
6pm Salt Fork vs LeRoy
@Heyworth
6pm St Thomas More vs Blue Ridge
2-A
@Bismarck Henning
6pm St Joe Ogden vs Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin
Fieldcrest
6pm Fieldcrest vs Tri Valley
3-A
@Rantoul
6pm Mahomet Seymour vs Normal University
@Normal West
6pm Normal West vs Champaign Central
Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Girls Class 1-A Volleyball Regional Final action from Watseka High Schools. The Cissna Park Timberwolves take on the host Warriors. Our Pre Match Show is set for 5-45pm with the opening volley at 6pm. Joel Cluver has the call on the match for WPXN Sports.