College Football Playoffs
Orange Bowl- Oregon def Texas Tech 23-0
Rose Bowl- Indiana def Alabama 38-3
Sugar Bowl-Ole Miss def Georgia 39-34
Big Ten Women’s Basketball
Illinois upsets #7 Maryland 73-70
The Illini Women are 13 and 1 overall 3 and 0 in the Big Ten
NHL
Chicago Blackhawks def Dallas Stars 4-3
(Champaign-jm) – The heart of Big Ten Men’s Basketball season gets underway this weekend for the Fighting Illini as they travel to Happy Valley Saturday to take on the Nittany Lions. The team sits at 10 and 3 with wins over Texas Tech and Tennessee and losses against Alabama, UConn and Nebraska. The team had some injuries earlier in the season but Coach Brad Underwood thinks the team is starting to show its true potential and head in the right direction…
Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.
(Rantoul-jm) – The Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball team is coming off the Kankakee Christmas tournament in which the team went 1 and 2 to bring their season record to 5 and 7. Coach Ryan Parker talks about the upcoming schedule…
Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Parker.
IHSA Boys Basketball Today
Iroquois West @ Danville Schlarman
Armstrong @ Milford
IHSA Girls Basketball Today
Fisher @ Cerro Gordo
Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight
#24 USC @ #2 Michigan
Oregon @ Maryland
Ohio State @ Rutgers
#9 Michigan State @ #13 Nebraska
NBA Tonight
Orlando Magic @ Chicago Bulls- 7pm
IHSA Boys Basketball Saturday
Normal West @ Rantoul
GCMS @ Olympia
Unity @ Paris
IHSA Girls Basketball Saturday
St. Joseph Ogden @ GCMS
Heritage @ Fisher
Tri–Point @ Ridgeview
NHL Saturday
Chicago Blackhawks @ Washington Capitals- 6pm
NBA Saturday
Charlotte Hornets @ Chicago Bulls- 7pm
Big Ten Men’s Basketball Saturday
#20 Illinois @ Penn State
Minnesota @ Northwestern
UCLA @ #25 Iowa
#5 Purdue @ Wisconsin
NFL Final Weekend before Playoffs Begin
Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings- noon Sunday
Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans- noon Sunday
Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears- 3:25 Sunday
NHL Sunday
Vegas Golden Knights @ Chicago Blackhawks– 6pm
Big Ten Men’s Basketball Sunday
Washington @ Indiana
Saturday morning on WPXN its On the Sidelines Coaches Show from 7-8. Our show is sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital Elite Fitness, Angel Auto Services in Onarga, MATCO Fire Protection Services in Paxton and Shields Auto Group.
Then its our Live Action Auction starting at 8am.
Saturday evening its Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on the Penn St. Nittany Lions in Happy Valley. Pregame at 5pm with tipoff at 6pm.
