MLB
Chicago Cubs def Washington Nationals 7-6
Pittsburgh Pirates def St. Louis Cardinals 3-2
The White Sox had the day off.
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs and have 50 stolen bases in a season
NFL
NY Jets def New England Patriots 24-3
IHSA Volleyball
Prairie Central def PBL 25-13, 25-18
Cissna Park def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 25-15, 25-22
LeRoy def Fisher 25-8, 25-17
Bloomington Central Catholic def Unity 25-13, 25-16
(Paxton–jc) The 3 and Oh Paxton Buckley Loda Panther football team is on the road tonight in Pontiac. Paxton Buckley Loda Football coach Josh Pritchard talks about several players playing two positions last week...
Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard. Tonight's game at Pontiac is bonus coverage for WPXN following Illinois football at Nebraska.
(Undated–jc) Its the Bristol Saturday night race for the Nascar Cup Series. Nascar Driver Denny Hamlin talks about the oval and what makes it so "special"...
Nascar driver denny Hamlin
You can hear the race live on WPXN starting at 5-30 Saturday afternoon.
(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois football team is on the road tonight at Nebraska to take on the Huskers. University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema says one obstacle for the Illini is Nebraska Quarterback Dylan Raiola...
University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema
WPXN coverage with the network starts at 6 pm
(Rantoul–jc) The Rantoul Eagles are home with the Prairie Central Hawks tonight at Bill Walsh Field. Rantoul Eagles football coach Brett Trefern says its getting the ball into the hands of playmakers and being strong on defense...
Rantoul Eagles Football Coach Brett Trefern
IHSA Football tonight
PBL @ Pontiac
Monticello @ BCC
SJO @ IVC
Prairie Central @ Rantoul
Belleville Althoff Catholic @ Tolono Unity
Fisher @ Warrensburg Latham
Macon Meridian @ GCMS
BHRA @ Iroquois West
8 Man Football on Saturday
MCP @ STM
Big Ten Football tonight
Illinois at Nebraska
Big Ten Football Saturday
Charlotte at Indiana
Villanova at Maryland
Marshall at Ohio St.
USC at Michigan
Kent St. at Penn St.
UCLA at LSU
Rutgers at Virginia Tech
Northwestern at Washington
Iowa at Minnesota
Michigan St. at Boston College
Purdue at Oregon St.
NFL on Sunday
Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts noon
Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans noon
Tonight on WPXN its Fighting Illini Football as Illinois is at Nebraska to take on the Corn Huskers. Pregame at 6pm with kickoff at 7pm Then its bonus coverage of IHSA Football week 4 as the 3-0 PBL Panthers travel to Pontiac to take on the Indians.
Saturday morning on WPXN its On the Sidelines Coaches Show at 7am. The show is sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital Elite Fitness, Angel Auto Services in Onarga, Conxxus, and MATCO Fire Protection Services in Paxton.
Then its our Live Action Auction at 8am.
We'll have Cissna Park volleyball pool play from the Mt. Pulaski Fall Festival tournament around 10:30.
Saturday evening its NASCAR Cup Series third race in the Chase for the Championship with the Bass Pro Shops Night Race from Bristol Motor Speedway 5:30pm.
