MLB
St. Louis Cardinals def Tampa Bay Rays 5-2
Cubs and Sox were off
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois Athletics is proud to host FamILLy Night sponsored by Busey Bank once again at Memorial Stadium on Saturday,. The free event begins at 5:30 p.m. CT with autographs from the football team in the North Endzone, followed by the feature movie of Super Mario Bros. at 7 p.m. CT on the Memorial Stadium video board. Concessions will be available for purchase at the concession stands in the Great West Hall. Lawn chairs will not be allowed on the field, but fans will be allowed to sit in the stands on the west side of the stadium as an alternative to watching from the field
(Urbana–jc) The 20u-23 version of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team is going through the start of practices, getting ready for the home opener against Toledo on September 2nd. Getting ready for the season is the top priority for U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema, but comments on the expansion of the Big 10 to the west…
U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema
You can hear all the Illini Football games live on WPXN, again this year.
MLB
Chicago Cubs at Toronto Blue Jays 6-0h-7pm first pitch
St Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals 7-10 pm start
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago White Sox 7-10pm gametime
Dirt Track racing at its best is back in action tonight at the Farmer City Raceway. See the best in Late Models, Modifieds, Pro Lates, Street Stocks, and Pro Modz. Racing gets underway at 7:30pm. Admission is $15 for adults. Veterans $5, and kids 12 and under are free.
NFL Preseason tonight
Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengals 6pm
Saturday
Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears noon
Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills noon
E. I. Baseball
The best of 3 E.I. Tournament Championship series will begin on Saturday, at Royal’s Meier Field beginning at 2 p.m. with game 2 and a possible game 3 on Sunday, August 13 at Scheiwe Field in Buckley.
Saturday on WPXN its the Indy Grand Prix at 1pm from Indianapolis speedway. Then its Xfinity Series racing with the Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard from Indy at 4pm
Sunday on WPXN its NASCAR Cup series racing with the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard from Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road course starting at 12:30pm.
