MLB

SF Giants def Chicago Cubs 5-1

LA Dodgers def Chicago White Sox 4-3

St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves were postponed

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(Champaign–jc)  – Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema will be the Chicago Cubs' guest conductor for the famous seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field for a fourth consecutive year. Bielema will take the mic at Wrigley on Tuesday, July 2 when the Cubs host the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:05 p.m. CT for Illini Night.

Illinois all-time great running back Howard Griffith, who set an NCAA record with eight rushing touchdowns in a game in 1990, is set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Illini Night. Griffith went on to an eight-year NFL career, including winning two super bowls with the Denver Broncos, before becoming a football analyst on Big Ten Network. Bielema and other Illini special guests will attend the Illini's Pregame Party at Budweiser Brickhouse Tavern at 4 p.m. CT. Admission is free for the pregame event and no game ticket is necessary.

(Champaign–jc)  The makeup for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team is taking shape for the upcoming year. This year’s class is one of the best in the nation under Coach Brad Underwood. The announcement to place Terrance Shannon’s Number Zero in the rafters and the possibilities in the N-B-A draft are both positives for the program. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says Terrance Shannon Junior had an outstanding year for the Illini…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

You can hear all the Illini games live on WPXN, again this year. 

(Nashville–jc)  The Nascar Cup Series heads to Nashville this weekend. Nascar Driver Christopher Bell  says teams are starting to look at the playoffs, while some teams need to win to get in…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell

The Ally 400 airs live on WPXN, starting on Sunday at 1-30pm

MLB

8-45pm Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants

12-45pm Atlanta Braves at St Louis Cardinals also double header with Tuesday’s rain out

7-10pm L A Dodgers at Chicago White Sox