NHL
Columbus Blue Jackets def Chicago Blackhawks 4-0
Big Ten Men’s Basketball
Illinois def Northwestern 84-44
Minnesota def Michigan State 76-73
Iowa def Washington 84-74
Big Ten Women’s Basketball
Oregon def Illinois 76-73
IHSA Girls Basketball
Cissna Park def Clifton Central 65-26
Addison Lucht scored her 2,000th career point adding to her career leading total
Tri Point def Ridgeview 46-44
IHSA Boys Basketball
Momence def Watseka 42-41
Westville def Hoopeston Area 58-35
NASCAR
Ryan Preese outlasted sleet, a wet track, and a record number of cautions to win The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. It was his first victory at the top Cup Series level. Preece joins Jeff Gordaon and Denny Hamlin as drivers who won The Clash before ever winning a points paying race.
(Chicago-jm) – The Chicago Bulls continued to overhaul their roster Wednesday, sending guard Coby White and Mike Conley to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng and three second round picks according to ESPN. The move comes after trading away Nikola Vucevic and Kevin Huerter Tuesday in exchange for Jaden Ivey and Anfernee Simons.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois football staff, led by head coach Bret Bielema, completed one of the top-rated classes in program history Wednesday with the addition of three signees: DB Caden Considine (Byron, Ill.), WR Jacob Harvey (Mt. Zion, Ill.), and WR Leslie Mosley Jr. (Belle Glade, Fla.).
The Illini’s class is ranked #22 in the nation by On3, #23 by 247Sports, and #24 by ESPN. Illinois' three signees join 30 student-athletes that signed in December, including nine that received at least one four-star rating by a national recruiting service, the most in program history. The Illini's four-star signees included OLB Kayden Bennett (ESPN), DL Parker Crim (Rivals), DB Jacob Eberhart (Rivals), DB Nick Hankins Jr. (247/ESPN/Rivals), DB Jakwon Morris (ESPN), OL Kai Pritchard (247/ESPN), WR Nas Rankin (247/ESPN), OL Champ Smith (ESPN), and LB Cameron Thomas (ESPN).
(NorthCarolina–jc) The Nascar Cup Series started their season last night with the Bowman Gray Race in North Carolina. The Motor Racing Network was there with all the action…
(Paxton-jm) – The final few weeks of the IHSA boys basketball season is upon us. With less than a month to go in the season before regionals start, teams are making a final push to improve their seeding heading into the post season. PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quintin Hatfill talks about what the teams needs to do to prepare for the final stretch of games heading into regionals…
PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quintin Hatfill.
(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s team beat the Northwestern Wildcats 84 to 44 last night at the State Farm Center. University of Illinois basketball player Andrej Stojakovic says moving and sharing the basketball with a lot a great shooters is key to big wins…
University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Player Andrej Stojakovic
Next up for Illinois is a road game on Saturday night at Michigan State. Our coverage with the network begins at 6pm on Saturday
IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight
Rantoul @ PBL
Unity @ St. Joseph Ogden
Bloomington Central Catholic @ Monticello
Ridgeview @ Fisher
GCMS @ Fieldcrest
Watseka @ Hoopeston
IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight
Mattoon @ Mahomet Seymour
Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight
Penn State @ #2 Michigan
Ohio State @ Maryland
NBA Tonight
Chicago Bulls @ Toronto Raptors- 6:30
