MLB
Pittsburgh Pirates def Chicago Cubs 8-6
Milwaukee Brewers def St. Louis Cardinals 6-0
Sox were off
NFL
SF 49ers def NY Giants 30-12
IHSA Volleyball
Unity def PBL 25-15, 25-23
Bloomington Central Catholic def Rantoul 25-12, 25-15
Cissna Park def Armstrong Potomac 25-11, 25-10
Addison Lucht had 8 kills
Ava Morrical had 22 assists
Iroquois West def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 25-17, 25-2
Eureka def Fisher 25-11, 25-9
St. Joe Ogden def Pontiac 25-17, 25-17
Addie Roesch had 9 kills
Halle Brazelton had 15 assists
Monticello def St. Thomas More 25-22, 19-25, 25-23
Watseka def Schlarman 25-8, 25-14
(Champaign–jc) – The University of Illinois football team is One and two on the year heading into a home game against Florida Atlantic on Saturday in Champaign. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says the quarterback and coaches are the two positions that receive the highest praise and the most complaints…
U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema
The Illini game airs live on Saturday at 1-30pm on WPXN
(Rantoul–jc) It’s homecoming football for the Rantoul Eagles tonight at Bill Walsh Field. The Eagles host their neighbors to the north in the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers. First year Eagles coach Jeremy Wooten says they continue to work for consistency on the field…
Rantoul Eagles Football Coach Jeremy Wooten
Our coverage of IHSA football tonight starts at 6-05pm
(Texas–jc) – Texas Motor Speedway is the next stop on the Nascar Cup Series on Sunday. What is the fastest way around the track, what lane is best? Nascar Driver William Byron…
Nascar Driver William Byron
The race airs live on Sunday at 1-30pm
(Paxton–jc) The Paxton Buckley Loda Panther football team takes on the Rantoul Eagles tonight. It’s homecoming for the Eagles. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says opponents know about Junior Running Back Robert Boyd Meents, and the team continues to work on other options…
P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard
Our coverage begins at 6-oh-5 tonight.
IHSA Football
PBL @ Rantoul
Prairie Central @ IVC
Tolono Unity @ Bloomington Central Catholic
Monticello @ Pontiac
St. Joseph Ogden @ Carterville
GCMS @ Fisher
Iroquois West @ Momence
Farmer City Blue Ridge @ Milford Cissna Park
Taylorville @ Mahomet Seymour
Champaign Centennial @ Danville
Champaign Central @ Urbana
MLB today
Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs 1:20pm
St. Louis Cardinals at SD Padres 8:40pm
Chicago white sox at Boston Red Sox 6:10pm
NCAA Football tonight
Big Ten
Wisconsin at Purdue
NCAA Football Saturday
Big Ten
Rutgers at Michigan
Florida Atlantic at Illinois
Louisiana Tech at Nebraska
Maryland at Michigan St.
Minnesota at Northwestern
Ohio St. at Notre Dame
Akron at Indiana
Iowa at Penn St.
NFL on Sunday
Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs 3:25pm
New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers noon
Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens noon
Tonight on WPXN it's IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers travel down I-57 to take on the Rantoul Eagles at Bill Walsh Field. Our preview show begins at 6:05 in the WPXN studio. Then we’ll join Jay Eshleman and Austin Curtis for their pregame at 6:35. Kickoff set for 7pm.
Saturday morning on WPXN it's On the Sidelines at 7am. On the Sidelines is presented by Connxus of Paxton and sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Equipment and Paxton Hardware & Rental.
The Fighting Illini take Florida Atlantic at Memorial Stadium at 2:30pm. Pregame at 1:30pm.
On Sunday the NASCAR Cup Series is at Texas Motor Speedway for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400. Broadcast starts at 1:30pm