Big Ten
#13 Illinois def Ohio State 88-80
#2 Michigan def Villanova 89-61
Indian def Penn St. 113-72
IHSA Boys Basketball
PBL def Watseka 60–44
Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Cissna Park 63-45
Westville def Milford 72-21
IHSA Girls Basketball
Calvary Christian Thanksgiving Tournament Championship
PBL def Calvary Christian 29-26
Decatur MacArthur def Rantoul 84-27
Heyworth def GCMS 47-36
(Paxton-jm) – The PBL Panthers Boys Basketball team picked up the win last night in their home opener against the Watseka Warriors. Coach Quenton Hatfill talks about the game…
PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill
(Ohio–jc) The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team won its initial Big 10 conference game at Ohio State last night. Final score was 88 to 80. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says he was proud of the effort after a big road game at Tennessee on Saturday…
University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood
(Watseka-jm) – The 2025 Watseka Boys Holiday Tournament gets underway tomorrow. 12 teams will compete over 5 days, says Watseka Athletic Director Barry Bauer...
Watseka Athletic Director Barry Bauer.
(Paxton–jc) The I E S A Girls sectional basketball games are tonight around the area. The Paxton Buckley Loda 8th grade girls basketball team won their regional and play Manteno at 6pm tonight in Forrest. Paxton Buckley Loda Girls Basketball Coach Andrea Fuoss says the group of girls dedicated time to the game of basketball…
Paxton Buckley Loda 8th Grade Girls Basketball Coach Andrea Fuoss.
(Chicago-jm) – The White Sox secured the first pick in the 2026 MLB draft by winning baseball's annual draft lottery Tuesday at the winter meetings. Chicago entered the lottery with the best odds for landing the pick. The St. Louis Cardinals will draft from the 13th spot.
(Rantoul-jm) – The Rantoul Eagles football program will be looking for a new coach. The Champaign News Gazette reports Brett Trefern resigned after two seasons. Trefern cited health issues as the reason for his departure.
IESA 8th Grade Girls Sectional
PBL vs Manteno at Prairie Central.
Rantoul’s St. Malachy vs Ford Heights Cottage Grove Wednesday at St. Malachy
Oakland Lake Crest vs. Royal Prairieview Ogden at Hume
IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight
Arthur Christian @ St Thomas More
Watseka @ Peotone
IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight
Iroquois West @ Manteno
Blue Ridge @ Tri-Point
Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight
Minnesota @ #6 Purdue
Wisconsin @ #23 Nebraska
NHL Tonight
New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks- 6:30 pm
