MLB
Chicago White Sox def Minnesota Twins 3-0 7 innings
IHSA Baseball
Monticello def PBL 9-3
Covington def Milford 11-3
Watseka def Grant Park 17-5
IHSA Softball
Monticello def PBL 8-0
Prairie Central def GCMS 9-2
Pontiac def St. Joe Ogden 2-0
Milford def Covington 8-5
NFL Draft
Not a surprise, Miami quarterback Cam Ward was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the first pick in the Draft. The Jacksonville Jaguars traded up from 5 to 2 to select Colorado Cornerback/Wide Receiver Travis Hunter with the 2nd pick. Hunter is thought to be the best athlete in the 2025 draft. The New York Giants selected Abdul Carter from Penn St. with the 3rd pick. The Raiders took Boise St. running back Ashton Jeanty. The Chicago Bears took Michigan tight end Colston Leonard with their 10th pick. The Green Bay Packers chose Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illinois Athletics is ranked 25th in the 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup following today's release of the final winter standings. Illinois has amassed 473 points so far this school year. Included in that score is 389.5 points from the winter season, the 11th-highest winter point total recorded among the 261 schools ranked in the Division I standings. The Big Ten leads all conferences with nine teams ranked in the current top 25.
(Talladega–jc) It’s the superspeedway at Talladega this weekend for Nascar fans. Nascar Driver Zane Smith says you need to “prepare” for Talladega…
Nascar Driver Zane Smith
The Xfinity race airs on Saturday afternoon at 2-30 and the Cup race has a WPXN Start time of Noon on Sunday.
(St Joe–jc) The St Joe Ogden Spartans baseball team continues to chalk up wins on the baseball diamond this Spring. St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley talks about his pitcher, Kendrick Johnson…
St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley
MLB
Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs 1:20pm
Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals 7:15pm
Chicago White Sox at Athletics 9:05pm
Saturday Morning on WPXN it’s 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.
Saturday afternoon its Xfinity racing with the Ag-Pro 300 from Talladega SuperSpeedway with a 2:30 start time.
On Sunday its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the Jack Link’s 500 from Talladega SuperSpeedway starting at noon.
