NFL
Cincinnati Bengals def Dallas Cowboys 27-20
NHL
Chicago Blackhawks def NY Rangers 2-1
IHSA Girls Basketball
PBL def Oakwood 40-29
Cissna Park def Prairie Central 69-38
Watseka def Iroquois West 52-37
Unity def Urbana 41-25
St. Thomas More def Schlarman 49-38
Tennessee is the new No. 1 in men's college basketball after a massive shakeup in the AP Top 25. The Vols received 58 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel Monday to reach No. 1 for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Tennessee climbed two spots from last week after Kansas lost twice and Auburn fell to No. 4 Duke. The Tigers remained No. 2 and received three first-place votes. No. 3 Iowa State had one first-place vote and climbed three places from last week for its highest ranking since 1956-57. Kentucky rounded out the top five. Other Big Ten schools ranked includes Purdue at #11, Oregon #12, Michigan #14, Wisconsin #20, #21 Michigan State and UCLA #24. Tennessee is the University of illinois' opponent on Saturday.
(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois Football team continues to prepare for the Citrus Bowl on New Year's Eve. The game is set for Orlando Florida. University of Illinois football coach Bret Bielema says Illinois has a large number of players from Florida...
University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema
You can hear the game live on WPXN on New Year's Eve.
(Cissna Park–jc) Inside options are aplenty for the Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves basketball team. Cissna Park Girls Coach Anthony Videcka says the four bigs create issues for the opposing teams...
Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka
(Champaign–jc) Next up for the University of Illinois Men's basketball team is a home game tonight against Wisconsin. Games in the Big 10 are a daily challenge. University of Illinois Men's Basketball Coach Brad Underwood talks about the Badgers...
University of Illinois Men's Basketball Coach Brad Underwood
(Gibson City–jc) The Lady Falcons of Gibson City Melvin Sibley are 5 and Oh on the year after winning the Fisher Bunnies Thanksgiving Tournament and a non conference win over St Thomas More. Gibson City Melvin Sibley Girls Basketball Coach Ross Harden says they are led by a solid group of seniors, but a lone junior and an athletic sophomore group are also keys to early season wins...
Gibson City Melvin Sibley Girls Basketball Coach Ross Harden
(Undated–jc) WPXN sports will carry a special University of Illinois football preview show on Monday December 30th at 5pm. The program will feature information on the Illini's Cheez It Citrus Bowl game on New Year's eve. WPXN will also carry the bowl game live on New Year's Eve at 1pm
IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight
PBL @ Watseka
Rantoul @ Danville
Normal West @ St. Joseph Ogden
Prairie Central @ Bloomington
Oakwood @ St. Thomas More
Tolono Unity @ Marshall
Fisher @ Normal Calvary Christian
Westville @ Milford
Cissna Park @ Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin
Charleston @ Mahomet Seymour
Tri-Point @ Grant Park
Urbana @ Peoria Manual
Big Ten Men's Basketball Tonight
#20 Wisconsin @ Illinois
Penn State @ Rutgers
#14 Michigan @ Arkansas
Eastern Washington @ Washington
Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live at 6pm, Then its University of Illinois men's basketball as the Fighting Illini host the Wisconsin Badgers. Our pre-game with the network starts at 7 with the tip at 8pm Following Illini basketball is bonus coverage of the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers and the Watseka Warriors.
