MLB
Milwaukee Brewers def Chicago Cubs 10-6
St.Louis Cardinals def Cincinnati Reds 5-3
Toronto Blue Jays def Chicago White Sox 3-1
IHSA Baseball
3A Sectional Semifinal
Mahomet Seymour def Chatham Glenwood 10-9
Champaign Central def Jacksonville 8-3
(Urbana–jc) Fighting Illini women's basketball head coach Shauna Green has announced the addition of Lety Vasconcelos (LET-ee VASS-con-SELL-os) to the program. Vasconcelos – a rising sophomore transfer from Baylor – has signed a Big Ten Tender of Financial Aid with the University of Illinois and is set to join the program beginning with the 2024-25 season. Vasconcelos is a 6-foot-7-inch center from Miguel Calmon, Bahia, Brazil. She appeared in 17 games off the bench for the Bears last season while averaging 1.1 points and 2.1 rebounds across 99 minutes of action as a true freshman. She was the lone freshman on Baylor's squad last season.
(Champaign–jc) – University of Illinois Men;s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood announced Wednesday that Kasparas Jakucionis (kas-PAR-es yah-koo-CHOH-nis) has signed a National Letter of Intent and Big Ten Tender of Financial Aid with the University of Illinois and will join the Fighting Illini program. Jakucionis is a 6-foot-6-inch, 200-pound guard from Vilnius, Lithuania. He joins the Fighting Illini after playing for European power FC Barcelona, primarily for Barca's second team and including limited action with the club's top team. Jakucionis has also represented Lithuania internationally, posted stellar performances at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament, and earned experience at the Nike Hoops Summit. During the 2023-24 season, Jakucionis played 19 games for Barcelona's second team, averaging 19.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.6 steals while shooting 48% overall, 38% from 3-point range, and 88% from the free throw line.
(Madison–jc) One Nascar Driver calls the Worldwide Technology track in Madison, a good racing track. Nascar Driver Martin Truex Junior likes Southern Illinois…
Nascar Driver Martin Truex Junior. Sunday’s race has a 1-30pm start time on WPXN.
(Peoria–jc) – It’s a 1pm first pitch on Friday afternoon for the Falcons of Gibson City Melvin Sibley’s baseball team in the final 4 of the I-H-S-A State baseball tournament. The Falcons go up against Altamont at Dozier Park in Peoria.
The other 1-A game features Ottawa Marquette and Jacksonville Routt high schools.
Illinois baseball (34-19) was selected to the NCAA Tournament The 2024 Big Ten champion Illini will head to Lexington, Kentucky as the number 3 seed and will take on Number 2 seed Indiana State on Friday at 6 p.m. Regional host and number 1 national seed Kentucky will face Number 4 seed Western Michigan on Friday at 11 a.m. The double-elimination regionals are hosted at 16 sites with the winners advancing to the NCAA Super Regionals at campus sites to be determined. The winner of the Lexington Regional is set to face the winner from the Corvallis Regional on June 7-9.
MLB Schedule
12-10pm Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
St Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox have the day off
