MLB
Miami Marlins def Chicago Cubs 3-2
St. Louis Cardinals def Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1
Kansas City Royals def Chicago White Sox 5-4
IHSA Volleyball
Cerro Gordo/Bement def Rantoul 19-25, 25-18, 25-22
(Champaign–jc) University of Illinois football linebacker Ismael Kante is this week’s nominee for 2026 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award. Kante, a fifth-year linebacker, took an improbable journey to become a leader for the Fighting Illini. Kante immigrated from West Africa with his parents and five younger brothers in 2012. He took to football and wrestling while at Brooklyn Park Center High School in Minnesota, earning a football scholarship to Northern State, a Division II school in Aberdeen, S.D. He spent two years at Northern State, including a redshirt year in 2022, before transferring to Iowa Central Community College, where he became one of the best linebackers at the juco level and drew the attention of Illinois coach Bret Bielema. The 6-foot-2, 240-pound Kante committed to Illinois and made his presence felt from Day 1 in Champaign. He played in all 13 games for the 9-4 Illini, and he stepped into a leadership role entering this season.
(Paxton–jc) The win by the Paxton Buckley Loda Panther football team over cross county rival Gibson City Melvin Sibley was one of controlling the ground game. Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard talks about possessions in the win…
Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard
The Panthers are on the road at Illinois Valley Central in Chillicothe on Friday night. Our coverage on WPXN, Starts at 6-0h-5pm with the Friday Night Preview show. Kick off is set for 7pm
(Rantoul–jc) It's the time in the volleyball schedule for area schools that they will play 2 to 3 matches. Teams are in the midst of conference play with some tournaments sprinkled in the coming weeks. Rantoul Volleyball Coach Kaylee Brenner talks about a busy schedule and short practice times…
Rantoul Eagles Volleyball Coach Kaylee Brenner
(Kansas–jc) You have options on where to run at the Kansas Motor Speedway. That is the word from Nascar Cup Series Driver Daniel Suarez…
Nascar Cup Series Driver Daniel Suarez
The race airs live on WPXN this Sunday at 1pm
IHSA Volleyball
PBL @ Pontiac
Monticello @ Rantoul
Cissna Park @ Armstrong Potomac
Iroquois West @ Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin
Tolono Unity @ St. Joseph Ogden
Mahomet Seymour @ Charleston
MLB
Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs 1:20 pm
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates 11:35am
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals 1:10pm
NFL
Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers 7:15pm
Tonight on WPXN it's IHSA Volleyball as the St. Joe Ogden Spartans host the Unity Rockets. Pre match show at 6:45 with opening volley at 7pm.
