MLB

Cubs, Cards and Sox had the day off

 

NBA

San Antonio Spurs def NY Knicks 115-111

Knicks lead the series 2-1

 

IHSA

Boys Baseball Super Sectional Elite 8 Games from Monday

1A
North Clay 8 Goreville’s Blackcats 0

2A

Freeburg’s Midget 13 Pinckneyville Panthers 0

 

 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illinois head coach Brad Underwood announced Monday the signing of Lincoln Williams to a Big Ten Athletics Aid Agreement.

Williams is a 6-foot-5, 180-pound guard from Kankakee. He is the single-game, single-season, and career scoring record holder at Kankakee High School and a three-time first-team All-State selection by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. Williams had a dominant senior season, averaging 26 points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals, and two blocks while leading the Kays, under the direction of head coach Chris Pickett, to a school-record 29 wins, undefeated Southland Conference title, and IHSA Class 3A Sectional Finals appearance. 

(CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Fighting Illini freshman pitcher Aidan Flinn was named a Freshman All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, which was announced on Monday. Flinn earned a spot on the Freshman All-America Second Team and was one of four Big Ten student-athletes to achieve Freshman All-America status this season. A native of Mokena, Illinois, Flinn posted a 2.79 ERA during his debut collegiate campaign in 2026, throwing 61.1 innings with 58 strikeouts and a 0.83 WHIP, the latter of which currently ranks tied for first in the country. Flinn made 15 total appearances, including 13 starts, while allowing just 13 walks all season.

 

(Dwight–jc)  The Armstrong Potomac Trojans baseball team is in the IHSA Baseball Supersectional tonight against the Tremont Turks. The winner goes to the final 4 on Friday in Champaign. Armstrong Potomac Baseball Coach Tom Wolken talks about one of his players in Carter Freeman…

 

Armstrong Potomac Baseball Coach Tom Wolken

 

(Michigan–jc)  The Nascar Cup Series is a weekly grind to put the maximum effort in the cars, crews and drivers. Nascar Cup Series Driver Ricky Stenhouse Junior talks about the effort with his team…

Nascar Cup Series Driver Ricky Stenhouse Junior

 

 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Conference opponents for the 2026-27 Big Ten regular season have been announced by the league office. Illinois and its Big Ten counterparts enter the third season of the expanded 18-team Big Ten schedule format, which calls for each school to play one team both home and away, and 16 teams once .

Illinois will play Northwestern twice, both home and away. The Fighting Illini will host Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, and Oregon. Game dates, and times will be announced at a later time.

 

MLB

Chicago Cubs at Colorado Rockies 7:40pm

St. Louis Cardinals at NY Mets 6:10pm

Atlanta Braves at Chicago White Sox 6:40pm

 

Today on WPXN its IHSA 1A Boys baseball Elite 8 action. The Armstrong Potomac Trojans take on Tremont. Our coverage begins at 5-45 this afternoon with the first pitch at 6pm Derek Bohlmann on the call for WPXN sports today.