NFL
Philadelphia Eagles def Green Bay Packers 10-7
NBA
San Antonio Spurs def Chicago Bulls 121-117
Volleyball Elite 8
Class 1A
Cissna Park def the Windsor Steward Strasburg hatchets 25-22, 25-11
Stat Leaders for Cissna Park
Kills - Addison Lucht - 16, Josie Neukomm - 8, Sophie Duis - 5
Assists - Ella Schluter - 16, Mady Marcott - 13
Digs - Kendyl Neukomm - 10, Josie Neukomm & Mady Marcott - 8 each
Blocks - Sophie Duis- 2
Tremont def Hartsburg Emden 25-18, 24-26, 25-22
Norris City Omaha Enfield def Okawville 25-10, 31-29
Stockton def Schaumburg Christian 25-11, 25-20
Friday’s matchups
Cissna Park vs Tremont- 10:30 am , Norris City Omaha Enfield vs Stockton- 9 am
Class 2A
Bloomington Central Catholic def Carmi White County 25-19, 25-21
Big Ten Men’s Basketball
Rutgers def Maine 72-60
Northwestern def Cleveland State 110–63
(Chicago–jm) –Longtime Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks, who won an ERA title and a World Series championship during his 12-year big league career, is retiring, according to his agent. Hendricks, 35, played last season with the Los Angeles Angels. He spent his first 11 years with Chicago where he won 97 games utilizing a changeup/sinker combination that kept hitters off-balance. He had a 3.68 ERA during his time with the Cubs, winning the ERA title in 2016, the same year Chicago won the World Series.
(Undated–jc) Houston leapfrogged Purdue for the number 1 spot in the NCAA Men’s Basketball poll. UConn, Duke and Arizona round out the top five. Michigan is #6, Illinois is #14, UCLA is #15, Michigan State is #17 and Wisconsin is #24.
(Champaign–jc) In her first week of being at the top of opposing teams' scouting reports, Illinois sophomore Berry Wallace was recognized to the Big Ten's Weekly Honor Roll after delivering back-to-back 20-point games as the Fighting Illini opened the season 2-0. Across Week 1, Wallace averaged 24.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 34.5 minutes per game. Wallace opened the season with a 27-point, 11-rebound double-double in a 91-67 win over SEMO.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illinois forward David Mirkovic is the inaugural Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the 2025-26 season, the conference office announced Monday. Mirkovic averaged a double-double of 18.0 points and 12.5 rebounds along with 2.5 assists in a pair of Illini wins. He shot 57% from the field and 91% from the free-throw line.
(Cissna Park-jm) – The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves volleyball team is headed back to state. They defeated the Hatchets of Windsor Stew Stras last night 25-22, 25-11. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon talks about the game…
Coach Landon says the team made some adjustments in their style of play that helped get the victory…
Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon.
(St. Joseph-jm) – The St. Joseph Ogden Spartans are moving onto the third round of the IHSA Class 3A playoffs after defeating Roxana Saturday afternoon. The offensive line for Coach Shawn Skinner is young but Coach Skinner says they’ve grown into the roles the team expects…
St. Joseph Ogden Spartans Coach Shawn Skinner.
(Champaign–jc) – It’s a top 25 match up game at the State Farm Center in Champaign tonight. The number 14 University of Illinois Fighting Illini take on number 11 Texas Tech. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood talks about the match up…
University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood
Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight
#11 Texas Tech @ #14 Illinois
Wake Forest @ #6 Michigan
Appalachian State @ Ohio State
Navy @ Penn State
Alcorn State @ Maryland
Maryland Eastern Shore @ Nebraska
Ball State @ #24 Wisconsin
NHL Tonight
Calgary Flames @ St. Louis Blues - 7pm
Tonight on WPXN its University of Illinois basketball as the Fighting Illini take on number 11th ranked Texas Tech. The broadcast starts with the network at 6-30 tonight with the tip from the State Farm Center at 7-30
