MLB

Chicago Cubs def LA Dodgers 7-6

St. Louis Cardinals def NY Yankees 3-1

Boston Red Sox def Chicago White Sox 4-0

 

(Iowa–jc)  It’s Iowa City Nascar racing this weekend for both the Xfinity and Cup Series. Nascar Driver Chris Buscher says the Iowa race is unique…

Nascar Cup Series driver Chris Buscher

 

(Urbana–jc)  Summer is all about preparation, learning, and more for the University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Team. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood talks about the importance of Adam Fletcher…

 

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

You can hear all the Illini Men’s games live on WPXN, again this year.

 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Seven Illinois track and field athletes are set to compete in the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon today through-Sunday . There's a good mix of athletes who competed in the Orange and Blue last season and some incoming freshmen competing on the world scale.

Current Illini competing at the World Championships are Mireya Bugeja (1500m, Malta), Pol Molins (1500m, Spain), and Siun Quinn (high jump, Ireland). Incoming Illini freshmen competing at the World Championships are Charalampos Alivizatos (high jump, Greece), Kim Beard (hammer throw, USA), Joshua Mungin (800m, Great Britain) and Godfred Opoku

 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Fighting Illini men's golf program was recognized Wednesday by the Golf Coaches Association of America  for its success in the classroom when the organization announced its  PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Awards. The PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Awards honor programs across all collegiate levels – with a grade point average of 3 point oh or better The Fighting Illini also earned the added distinction of being one of 88 NCAA Division I programs to earn the 2025-26 Presidents Special Recognition for having a team GPA of 3.5 or better.

 

MLB

1-20pm Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago Cubs

6-10pm Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox

The St Louis Cardinals have the day off