MLB

NY Mets def Chicago Cubs 4-3

St. Louis Cardinals def Tampa Bay Rays 6-4

Chicago White Sox def NY Yankees 9-2

 

VALENCIA – Senior Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 25 points in 15 minutes Wednesday to lead Illinois to a 105-60 victory over the Valencia International Basketball Academy. Five players scored in double figures and 12 entered the scoring column as Illinois led from start to finish in the blowout win. Shannon erupted for 23 of his game-high 25 points in less than 12 first-half minutes. He scored from everywhere, attacking the basket, in transition, and from the outside, finishing 10-of-14 from the field with two 3-pointers and adding 3-of-3 from the foul line. Freshman Amani Hansberry netted 13 and nearly recorded a double-double, collecting a game-high nine rebounds including eight on the offensive end. Fellow freshman Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 12 with three steals. Senior Justin Harmon and junior Dain Dainja added 10 points apiece.

 

(Indy–jc)   –  The Nascar circuit is in Indianapolis for a road course race on Sunday. The track layout is flat and that causes some issues for drivers. Nascar Driver A J Almendinger says driving at Indy is getting balanced to be competitive…

 

 

Nascar Driver A J Almendinger

The Verizon 200 broadcast starts at 12-30 Sunday afternoon here on WPXN.

 

 

(Undated–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball team continues to get some scrimmage games in Spain  U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says team chemistry is a key during the summer…

 

 

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

You can hear all the U of I Men’s Basketball games live this season on WPXN.

 

MLB

St Louis Cardinals at Tampa Bay Rays 5-40pm First pitch

Both the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox have the day off