NHL
Minnesota Wild def Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 Shootout
Big Ten
#7 Michigan St. def Rutgers 88-79 OT
#3 Michigan def #5 Nebraska 75-72
Indiana def #12 Purdue 72-67
IHSA Boys Basketball
Monticello def PBL 63-56
Pontiac def Rantoul 45-36
Hoopeston Area def Cissna Park 41-38
Armstrong Potomac def Iroquois West 80-46
Ridgeview def GCMS 63-60
El Paso Gridley def Fisher 78-53
Milford def Momence 50-37
IHSA Girls Basketball
Pontiac def Rantoul 67-38
Iroquois West def Beecher 44-41
IVC def St. Joe Ogden 64-43
Bloomington Central Catholic def Unity 64-18
(Champaign–jc) Hank Beatty has been named the 27th Academic All-American in Illinois football history. Beatty has a 3.87 GPA as a marketing major at the Gies College of Business and led the Illini with 1,123 all-purpose yards in 2025 to earn one of the highest honors in college football. Beatty, a native of Rochester, Illinois, was the only player in the nation to have a passing, rushing, receiving, and punt return touchdown during the 2025 season.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its first round of weekly national rankings on Tuesday . The Fighting Illini women debut as the national leaders for the third time in program history and extend their streak to three-straight years doing so. The men's team slots in at No. 9, just one short of last season when they began No. 8.
The women's squad has eight women with top-5 marks in the nation. Two of the marks are national leaders being Sophia Beckmon in the long jump and Lucie Kienast in the pentathlon
(Champaign-jm) – The calendar says January but the Fighting Illini football schedule has been released. WPXN’s Jason Madden has the details…
(Paxton-jm) – The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers boys basketball team fell to the Sages of Monticello 63-56 last night in Illini Prairie conference action. The Panthers are oh and 2 in conference play. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball coach Coach Quintin Hatfill talks about the game…
PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quintin Hatfill. The schedule doesn’t get any easier for the Panthers, up next is three straight road matchups in the Illini Prairie with Pontiac Thursday night before Unity and Rantoul next week.
(Rantoul-jm) – The IHSA girls basketball season is coming to a close with just a few weeks left in the regular season. The Rantoul Lady Eagles are sitting at around 500 heading into the final part of the season. Coach Wes Cox recaps the season, so far…
Rantoul Eagles Girls Basketball Coach Wes Cox.
(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois Lady Illini take on number two in the nation in U C L A at the State Farm Center tonight. University of Illinois Women’s basketball coach Shanua Greene says U C L A is a veteran team with lots of talent…
University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Greene. The game tips at 6 tonight in Champaign.
IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight
Rantoul @ Champaign Centennial
Fisher @ Cissna Park
Flanagan Cornell @ Tri-Point
Hoopeston @ St Thomas More
NBA Tonight
Chicago Bulls @ Indiana Pacers- 6pm
Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight
USC @ Iowa
Minnesota @ Wisconsin
UCLA @ Oregon
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tonight
#2 UCLA @ Illinois
