MLB

Chicago Cubs def Philadelphia Phillies 2-0

Chicago White Sox def Minnesota Twins 4-3

NFL

Cincinnati Bengals def Miami Dolphins 27-15

IHSA Volleyball

Unity def PBL 25-23, 17-25, 25-13

Cissna Park def Hoopeston Area 25-22, 25-8

Addison Lucht had 12 kills

Mikayla Knake had 29 assists

Armstrong Potomac def Iroquois West 25-15-25-20

Lily Jameson had 17 assists

St. Joe Ogden def Rantoul 25-12, 25-11

Taylor Hug had 17 assists

South Newton def Milford 25-19, 26-24

Bloomington Central Catholic def Prairie Central 25-18, 30-28

Pontiac def Monticello 25-22, 13-25, 25-19

Mahomet Seymour def Mattoon 26-24, 25-13

Avery Allen had 13 kills and 11 digs

(Paxton–jc)  – The Paxton Buckley Loda Lady Panthers Volleyball team lost to the Unity Rockets last night in Paxton. PBL Volleyball Coach Lindsey Stallowy says the team looks to improve over being hot and cold in matches…

PBL Volleyball Coach Lindsey Stallowy

(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois Fighting Illini take on the Wisconsin Badgers on the road tomorrow. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says while the Illlini have been playing top notch defense through the first four weeks, the Badgers also have a top notch defense…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Football team is 5 and Oh on the year heading into a game 6 tilt with another 5 and oh team, the Prairie Central Hawks. PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard says one team goal is to get to 6 wins  each year…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

(Talladega–jc)  Talladega SuperSpeedway is the next stop for Nascar racers this weekend in the Chase for the Championship. Nascar Driver Alex Bowman has changed his thinking about the mornings of the race…

Nascar Driver Alex Bowman

IHSA Football

Illini Prairie

Prairie Central @ PBL

St. Joseph Ogden @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Chillicothe IVC @ Urbana

Monticello @ Rantoul

Tolono Unity @ Pontiac

Vermilion Valley

Clifton Central @ Dwight

Iroquois West @ Momence

Hoopeston @ Georgetown Ridge Farm

HOIC

GCMS @ Colfax Ridgeview

Big 12 Conference

Champaign Centennial @ Bloomington

Peoria Notre Dame @ Champaign Central

Danville @ Normal Community

Apollo

Quincy Notre Dame @ Mahomet Seymour

8-Man

Champaign St. Thomas More @ Danville Schlarman - Sat October 1

Pawnee @ Milford Cissna Park - Sat October 1

NCAA Football Big Ten

Illinois at Wisconsin

Purdue at Minnesota

Michigan at Iowa

Northwestern at Penn St.

Michigan St. at Maryland

Rutgers at Ohio St.

Indiana at Nebraska

NFL Sunday

Chicago Bears at NY Giants Noon

Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts Noon

New England Patriots at Green Bay Packers 3:25

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers take on the Prairie Central Hawks at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium. Our broadcast begins at 6:05 from the WPXN studio with the Preview show, then we’ll join Jay Eshleman and Rocky Marron for their pregame at 6:30. Kickoff at 7pm.

Saturday morning its On the Sidelines from 7-8 brought to you by Conxxus of Paxton and MATCO Fire Protection Services.  Anchored by WPXN’s Rob Pacey

Then its our WPXN Live Action Auction from 8-10.

Then its Fighting Illini Football as Illinois is at Wisconsin. Broadcast starts at 10am with kickoff at 11am. 

Following Illinois Football it's Xfinity racing from Talladega SuperSpeedway.

On Sunday it’s the 5th race in the chase for the NASCAR Cup Series with the Yellawood 500 from Talladega with a noon start time.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Philadelphia Phillies 4-2

Milwaukee Brewers def St. Louis Cardinals 5-1

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 8-4

NY Yankee Outfielder Aaron Judge hit his 61st home run of the season to tie Roger Maris with the most homeruns in a season in the American League.

IHSA Volleyball

St. Joe Ogden def Cissna Park 13-25, 25-21, 25-16

Peyton Williams had 13 kills and 11 digs

Taylor Hug had 28 assists

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panther football team is 5 and Oh on the year, but their opponent tomorrow night is also 5 and Oh. The Panthers host Prairie Central on Friday night at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium in Paxton. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says the Panthers have a home winning streak going with a big challenge on Friday…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

Our coverage begins at 6-0h-5 tomorrow night with the kick off at 7.

IHSA Volleyball

Tolono Unity @ PBL 

St. Joseph Ogden @ Rantoul

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Prairie Central

Pontiac @ Monticello

Armstrong Potomac @ Iroquois West

Tri-Point @ Momence

Clifton Central @ Gardner South Wilmington

Watseka @ Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

Bloomington @ Champaign Central

Urbana @ Danville

Mahomet Seymour @ Mattoon

NFL

Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals 

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Volleyball as the PBL Panthers take on the Unity Rockets. Pregame at 6:45 with first volley set for 7pm.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Philadelphia Phillies 2-1

St. Louis Cardinals def Milwaukee Brewers 6-2

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 4-0

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul def Pontiac 22-25, 25-13, 25-19

Tashay Jackson-Roper had 11 kils

Ashlee Freeman had 24 assists

Salt Fork def Cissna Park 25-23, 25-23

Westville def Iroquois West 25-11, 25-6

Tremont def GCMS 25-15, 25-15

Milford def Oakwood 25-16, 25-11
Anna McEwen had 8 kills

Jahni Lavicka had 23 assists

Armstrong Potomac def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 25-22, 25-23

Lily Jameson had 16 assists and 16 digs

St. Thomas More def Prairie Central 25-19, 25-21

Unity def Monticello 25-15, 25-19

Mahomet Seymour def Lincoln 20-25, 25-18, 25-23

Avery Allen had 15 kills and 21 digs

(Champaign–cj)  – The Illinois football game against Iowa on October 8th is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to wear orange to Memorial Stadium for the Illini's "Hail to the Orange Out" promotion. Hear the game live on WPXN starting at 5-30pm October 8th.

(Watseka–jc)  –  Due to concussion protocol, the Watseka Warriors football game at Seneca has been canceled.  Watseka High School officials believe other games in the current season will be played as scheduled.

(TaladegaAL-jc)  Will the Championship drivers be more conservative at the Nascar Cup race at Talladega on Sunday.  Nascar Driver Kyle Larson says stage points make you more aggressive…

Nascar Driver Kyle Larson

You can hear the race live on WPXN on Sunday

(Paxton–jc)  You can expect the game against Prairie Central will be physical. The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers and the Prairie Central Hawks are both 5 and 0 on the year heading into the game on Friday night at Jerry Zimmerman Field in Paxton. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says be prepared…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

Tonight on WPXN its the Bret Bielema Show. Hear the latest from the Illini football coach from 7-8.

MLB

Cubs, Cards, and Sox were all off

NFL

Dallas Cowboys def NY Giants 23-16

IHSA Volleyball

Hoopeston Area def Rantoul 25-19, 25-19

Salt Fork def GCMS 25-21, 25-16

El Paso Gridley def Fisher 25-14, 25-18

Milford def Tri Point 25-9, 25-12

(Paxton–jc)  -The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers are 5 and Oh on the year heading into a home game against the Prairie Central Hawks. The Hawks are also 5 and Oh. Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard says the Panthers need to be ready to be physical on Friday night…

Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard

You can hear the game live on Friday nite. We start with the Friday Nite Preview Show at 6-05pm Kickoff is at 7pm.

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Rantoul @ Pontiac

Iroquois West @ Westville

Fisher @ Deer Creek Mackinaw

Prairie Central @ St. Thomas More

Monticello @ Tolono Unity

Momence @ Beecher

Grant Park @ Clifton Central

Watseka @ Georgetown Ridge Farm

Champaign Central @ Urbana

Champaign Centennial @ Bloomington

Lincoln @ Mahomet Seymour

MLB

Philadelphia  Phillies at Chicago Cubs 6-40 gametime

St Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers  6-40 first pitch

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins 6-40 start

Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm. The next race in the chase is at Talladega  Superspeedway, 

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3

LA Dodgers def St. Louis Cardinals 4-1

Detroit Tigers def Chicago White Sox 4-1

NFL

Chicago Bears def Houston Texans 23-20

Green Bay Packers def Tampa Bay Bucs 14-12

Indianapolis Colts def Kansas City Chiefs 20-17

Congratulations to the Gifford Eagles and the St. Joseph Panthers on advancing to the State Tournament in Jr. High Baseball.

Gifford will play Springfield Christ the King in class 1A Friday at 4pm in Peoria

St. Joseph will play Mt. Sterling Brown County in class 2A at 10am in Peoria

(Undated–jc)  Week 5 is in the books for IHSA Football and 8Man Football. Joel Cluver has the report…

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Football Panthers won their homecoming game on Friday night against the Rantoul Eagles. Winning the homecoming game, then looking ahead to some tough opponents and being healthy is on the mind of PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

The Panthers host Prairie Central on Friday night at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium in Paxton. We will have the broadcast starting at 6-05-5 Friday night.

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL @ Oakwood 

Decatur St. Teresa @ Tolono Unity

Rantoul @ Hoopeston

Pontiac @ Reed Custer

El Paso Gridley @ Fisher

Peotone @ Momence

Herscher @ Clifton Central

NFL Monday Night Football

Dallas Cowboys at NY Giants

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2

St. Louis Cardinals def San Diego Padres 5-4

Cleveland Guardians def Chicago White Sox 4-2

NFL

Cleveland Browns def Pittsburgh Steelers 29-17

IHSA Volleyball

Bloomington Central Catholic def Rantoul 25-19, 25-16

Cissna Park def Armstrong Potomac 25-16, 25-12

Addison Lucht had 12 kills

Mikayla Knake had 25 assists

Eureka def Fisher 25-11, 25-12

St. Joe Ogden def Pontiac 25-16, 25-14

Taylor Hug had 20 assists and 10 digs

Peyton Williams had 8 kills

Chillicothe IVC def Prairie Central 25-18, 25-12

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Football team is now 3 and 1 on the year after last night's win over Chattanooga. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema praised the team's preparation for the Moxs…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

(Paxton–jc)  –  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers host the Rantoul Eagles tonight in Illini Prairie conference football action. PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard says homecoming week brings its distractions, but the team is ready to play football tonight…

Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard

Illini Prairie

Rantoul @ PBL

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Tolono Unity

Chillicothe IVC @ Prairie Central 

Pontiac @ Monticello

Nokomis @ St. Joseph Ogden

Vermilion Valley

Seneca @ Iroquois West

Watseka @ Clifton Central

Momence @ Dwight

Hoopeston @ Westville - September 24

HOIC

El Paso Gridley @ Colfax Ridgeview

Eureka @ GCMS

Big 12 Conference

Danville @ Champaign Centennial

Apollo

Charleston @ Mahomet Seymour

8 Man 

Pawnee @ Champaign St. Thomas More - September 24

Milford Cissna Park at Alden Hebron

NCAA Big Ten on Saturday

Central Michigan at Penn St.

Maryland at Michigan

Indiana at Cincinnati

Minnesota at Michigan St.

Iowa at Rutgers

Miami (OH) at Northwestern

Florida Atlantic at Purdue

Wisconsin at Ohio St.

NFL on Sunday

Houston Texans at Chicago Bears Noon

KC Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts Noon

Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Bucs 3:25

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers take on the Rantoul Eagles for Homecoming at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium. Our broadcast begins at 6:05 from the WPXN studio with the Preview show, then we’ll join Jay Eshleman and Rocky Marron for their pregame at 6:30. Kickoff at 7pm.

Saturday morning its On the Sidelines from 7-8 brought to you by Conxxus of Paxton and MATCO Fire Protection Services.  Anchored by WPXN’s Rob Pacey

WPXN will be broadcasting Live at R.P Home and Harvest in Gibson City from 10-noon to help them celebrate their 1 year anniversary. 

Saturday afternoon it's Xfinity racing with the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 from Texas at 2pm. 

On Sunday it’s the 4th race in the chase for the NASCAR Cup Series with the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 from Texas Motor Speedway at 1:30pm.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Miami Marlins 4-3

San Diego Padres def St. Louis Cardinals 1-0

Cleveland Guardians def Chicago White Sox 8-2

(Milford–jc)  –  The Milford Cissna Park 8 man football team is 4 and Oh on the year heading into a long road trip tomorrow night. M-C-P Football Coach Clint Schwartz says gametime injuries are always a part of the game and players step up to take leading roles. Schwartz says Tyler Neukomn was one that stepped up last week…

Milford Cissna Park Football Coach Clint Schwartz

MCP is at Alden Hebron on Friday

(Paxton–jc)  Texas Motor Speedway is the next track for the chase for the championship in Nascar this weekend. Nascar Driver Christopher Bell says the four corner turns are all different at Texas…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell
You can hear the Autotrader EchoPark 500 Cup race on Sunday. Broadcast start is 1-30pm

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Rantoul @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Chillicothe IVC @ Prairie Central

Pontiac @ St. Joseph Ogden

Eureka @ Fisher

Iroquois West @ Bismarck Henning

Momence @ Gardner South Wilmington

Clifton Central @ Donovan

Danville Schlarman @ Watseka

Normal West @ Champaign Central

Peoria @ Champaign Centennial

Peoria Notre Dame @ Urbana

Mahomet Seymour @ Charleston

MLB

St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres 3:10

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates 5:35

Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox 7:10

Tonight on WPXN its Fighting Illini Football as Illinois takes on Chattanooga. Broadcast courtesy of the Fighting Illini network begins at  6-30pm. 

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Miami Marlins 2-1

San Diego Padres def St. Louis Cardinals 5-0

Cleveland Guardians def Chicago White Sox 10-7

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Monticello 

Bailey Bruns had 8 kills

Aubrey Busboom had 17 assists

Cissna Park def Westville 25-14, 25-21

Brooklyn Stadeli had 9 kills

Mikayla Knake had 28 assists

St. Thomas More def Rantoul 25-19, 25-14

Georgetown Ridgefarm def Iroquois West 25-21, 25-19

El Paso Gridley def GCMS 25-17, 25-13

Armstrong Potomac def Schlarman  25-9, 25-13

Milford def Salt Fork 25-12, 25-18

Anna McEwen had 11 kills

Jahni Lavicka had 25 assists

St. Joe Ogden def Unity 25-20, 25-10

Mikayla Haley had 10 kills

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball team is now 14 and 1 on the year after defeating a 13-4 Westville Tiger team in our broadcast match last night. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon says  executing a game plan is key to wins…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon.

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panther football team is 4 and Oh on the year heading into a homecoming game on Friday night at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium in Paxton. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Prichard says the team has good senior leadership in players like Ty Graham…

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard

Our coverage of IHSA Football begins in the studios on Friday night at 6-05-5 with the Friday Nite Preview show. We will join Jay Eshleman and Rocky Maron for their pre game at 6-35 and the opening kick off is set for 7pm Friday…PBL vs Rantoul. 

Tonight on WPXN its the Bret Bielema Show. Hear the latest on University of Illinoi Fighting Illni Football from 7pm to 8pm. The Illini take on Chattanooga tomorrow night at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. The game airs at 6-30 Thursday night on WPXN. 

MLB

Miami Marlins def Chicago Cubs 10-3

NFL 

Buffalo Bills def Tennessee Titans 41-7

Philadelphia Eagles def Minnesota Vikings 24-7

IHSA Volleyball

Tri Valley def PBL 25-20, 25-17

GCMS def Clifton Central 2-0

Rylee Stevens had 3 aces

Fisher def Iroquois West 25-20, 25-20

Cassandra Marry had 7 kills 

Maylie Evans had 16 assists

St. Joe Ogden def Marshall 25-13, 25-9

Addie Roesch had 8 kills

Taylor Hug had 24 assists

Bismarck Henning/ Rossville Alvin def Milford 25-22, 25-20

Prairie Central def Watseka 25-21, 25-15

MLB

The Chicago Cubs on the road at the Miami Marlins. First Pitch 5-40

The Chicago White Sox are home to the Cleveland Guardians. Gametime at Guaranteed Rate Field is7-10

The St Louis Cardinals are on the west coast against the San Diego Padres. Start time is 8-40

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL @ Monticello - 7

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Chillicothe IVC

Prairie Central @ Hartsburg Emden

St. Joseph Ogden @ Tolono Unity

St. Thomas More @ Rantoul

Fisher @ Fieldcrest

Iroquois West @ Georgetown Ridge Farm

Westville at Cissna Park

Grant Park @ Momence

Grace Christian Academy @ Clifton Central

Chrisman @ Watseka

Champaign Central @ Peoria Notre Dame

Champaign Centennial @ Peoria Richwoods

Bloomington @ Urbana

Effingham @ Mahomet Seymour

Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm. Then its IHSA Volleyball action from Cissna Park as the Cissna Park Timberwolves take on the Westville lady Tigers. Joel Cluver has the call for WPXN Sports.

MLB

Colorado Rockies def Chicago Cubs 4-3

Cincinnati Red def St. Louis Cardinals 3-0

Chicago White Sox def Detroit Tigers 11-5

NFL

Green Bay Packers def Chicago Bears 27-10

Jacksonville Jaguars def Indianapolis Colts 24-0

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panther football team is 4 and Oh heading into a homecoming game against the Rantoul Eagles on Friday at Jerry Zimmerman field. Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard says the Panthers did not get off to a good start…

Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard 

(Undated–jc)  Week 4 is in the books for I-H-S-A football. Here is our look at the week 4 results…

(Milford–jc)  One area 8-man football team took a long bus ride to the number 1 ranked team in 8-man football on Friday trying to go to 4and oh on the year. Milford Cissna Park traveled to Amboy and after giving up a first score, the Bearcats running game came alive says Milford Cissna Park Football Coach Clint Schwartz…

Milford Cissna Park 8-man Football Coach Clint Schwartz

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL @ Tri-Valley 

Watseka @ Prairie Central

Rantoul @ Champaign Centennial

Fisher @ Iroquois West

GCMS @ Clifton Central

NFL

Monday Night Football

Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills

Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

MLB

Cincinnati Reds def St. Louis Cardinals 3-2

Chicago White Sox def Cleveland Guardians 8-2

Cubs were off

NFL 

Kansas City Chiefs def LA Chargers 27-24

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Tuscola 25-19, 19-25, 25-19

Araya Stack had 14 assists and 11 digs

Bailey Bruns had 13 kills

Trixie Johnson had 19 digs

Cissna Park def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 25-20, 25-19

Addison Lucht had 7 kills

Mikayla Knake had 16 assists

Eureka def GCMS 25-12, 25-13

Milford def Armstrong Potomac 25-21, 25-19

Bloomington Central Catholic def Unity 23-25, 25-19, 25-17

Normal U-High def Mahomet Seymour 25-12, 22-25, 25-16

(Paxton–jc)  –  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers are 3 and oh on the year in football with a road game coming on Friday night in Pontiac. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says his offense needs to continue to run the ball effectively…

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team is 2 and 1 on the year heading into a bye week this weekend. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says the defense kept the ball in front of them and did not allow a big play…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

Next up for the Illini football team is a Thursday night home game against Chattanooga. You can hear the game live here on WPXN starting at 6-30 on September 22. 

IHSA Football tonight

Illini Prairie

PBL @ Pontiac

Monticello @ Bloomington Central Catholic

St. Joseph Ogden @ Chillicothe IVC

Prairie Central @ Rantoul

Tolono Unity @ Paris

Vermilion Valley

Clifton Central @ Westville - September 17

Dwight @ Oakwood

Salt Fork @ Iroquois West

Bismark Henning Rossville Alvin @ Momence

Watseka @ Hoopeston

HOIC

GCMS @ LeRoy

Big 12 Conference

Champaign Centennial @ Champaign Central

Bloomington @ Danville

Apollo

Mahomet Seymour @ Mt. Zion

8 Man

Bushnell Prairie City @ Champaign St. Thomas More - September 17

Milford Cissna Park @ Amboy LaMoille

NCAA Football

UConn at Michigan

Oklahoma at Nebraska

Western Kentucky at Indiana

Southern Illinois at Northwestern

Purdue at Syracuse

Rutgers at Temple

Colorado at Minnesota

Penn St. at Auburn

New Mexico St. at Wisconsin

Toledo at Ohio St.

SMU at Maryland

Michigan St. at Washington

NFL Football

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars noon

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers 7:20

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers are on the road to take on the Pontiac Indians. Our broadcast begins at 6:05 from the WPXN studio with the Preview show, then we’ll join Jay Eshleman and Sparky LeClair for their pregame at 6:30. Kickoff at 7pm.

Saturday morning its On the Sidelines from 7-8 brought to you by Conxxus of Paxton and MATCO Fire Protection Services.  Anchored by WPXN’s Rob Pacey

Then its our Live Action Auction. Bid Buy and Save from 8-10.

Saturday afternoon its the third race in the chase for the NASCAR Cup Series with the Bass Pro Shops Night Race from Bristol Motor Speedway at Speedway at 5:30pm.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def NY Mets 6-3

St. Louis Cardinals def Milwaukee Brewers 4-1

Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina set the Major League record for starts between pitcher and catcher with 325

Colorado Rockies def Chicago White Sox 3-0

IHSA Volleyball

Tri Valley def Fisher 25-19, 25-9

Milford def Beecher 25-12, 25-22

CHARLESTON, Ill. – No. 25 Illinois volleyball clinched its fourth straight win with a midweek sweep at Eastern Illinois Wednesday night. Caroline Barnes registered a career-high 21 digs while Jessica Nunge racked up 14 kills to lead the Illini offense. Wednesday's win pushed Illinois to a 5-3 record on the season including a 3-1 mark in true road matches. The victory moved the Orange and Blue to 20-4 in all-time meetings against Eastern Illinois.

(Paxton–jc)  –  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers football team is heading to Pontiac tomorrow night. The 3 and Oh Panthers are relatively healthy after three weeks of football says PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL @ Prairie Central 

Tolono Unity @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Chillicothe IVC @ Pontiac

Danville Schlarman @ Iroquois West

Momence @ Donovan

Clifton Central @ Illinois Lutheran

Watseka @ Oakwood

Peoria Richwoods @ Champaign Central

Urbana @ Champaign Centennial

Mahomet Seymour @ Normal University

NFL Thursday Night Football

LA Chargers at KC Chiefs

MLB

Chicago Cubs def NY Mets 4-1

Milwaukee Brewers def St. Louis Cardinals 8-4

Chicago White Sox def Colorado Rockies 4-2

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Tuscola 25-18, 25-17

Aubrey Busboom had 9 assists

Bailey Bruns had 5 kills

Cissna Park def Georgetown Ridgefarm 25-14, 25-12

Mikayla Knake had 25 assists

Addison Lucht had 11 kills

Fieldcrest def GCMS 25-9, 25-16

Flanagan Cornell def Fisher 25-16, 25-17

Milford def Westville 25-16, 25-20

Jahni Lavicka had 18 assists

Anna McEwen had 9 kills

Armstrong Potomac def Oakwood 25-12, 25-19

Lily Jameson had 11 assists

Olympia def Prairie Central 25-12, 29-27

Mahomet Seymour def Taylorville 25-21, 25-21

Avery Allen had 13 kills

Caylee Folken had 12 assists

(Bristol–jc) How long does it take for a Nascar Driver to get over a tough loss.Nascar Driver Kyle Busch says not as long as it used to…

Nascar Driver Kyle Busch

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team is 2 and 1 on the year heading into a bye week this weekend. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says it's a time to recoup and get ready for next Thursday night's game against Chattanooga…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

IHSA Volleyball Schedule Wednesday Sept 14

Tri-Valley @ Fisher

Clifton Central @ Peotone

MLB

Colorado Rockies at Chicago White Sox 1-20 first pitch

Chicago Cubs at New York Mets 6-10pm gametime

Milwaukee Brewers at St Louis Cardinals 6-45pm start

MLB

Chicago Cubs def NY Mets 5-2

Cards and Sox were off

NFL MNF

Seattle Seahawks def Denver Broncos 17-16

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul def GCMS 25-21, 25-19

Lily Stalter had 10 kills

Ashlee Freeman had 17 assists

Fisher def Judah Christian 26-24, 25-9

Savannah Wiese had 7 kills

Maylie Evans had 16 assists

St. Joe Ogden def Hoopeston Area 25-9, 25-17

Taylor Hug had 19 assists

Shayne Immke and Peyton Williams each had 8 kills

South Newton def Watseka 25-17, 25-10, 25-16

Unity def Westville 25-27, 26-24, 26-24

(Champaign–jc)  More reaction coming from University of Illinois Fighting Illini Football Coach Bret Bielema on the win over Virginia on Saturday. Coach Bielema says the win was a big statement from the loss to Virginia last year…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

There is no Bret Bielema show on Wednesday night this week, as the Illini football team is in a bye week. The next game for the Fighting Illini is on Thursday September 22 against Chattanooga.

(Cissna Park–jc) One area volleyball team with lofty year long goals are the Cissna Park Timberwolves. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon says with a core of  returners and some younger players coming off a state run in junior high, the goals of success are there, but a lot of work needs to be done…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon

(Rantoul–jc)  The Rantoul High School volleyball team has seen some early success under first year coach Trisha Freeman. The Eagles won their match last night against Gibson City Melvin Sibley in our broadcast match. Rantoul Eagle Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman says one key to sustain success is to work together…

Rantoul Eagles Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Tuscola @ Paxton Buckley Loda

Olympia @ Prairie Central

Fisher @ Flanagan Cornell

Iroquois West @ Chrisman

Grace Christian @ Momence

St. Anne @ Clifton Central

Watseka @ Champaign St. Thomas More

Champaign Central @ Peoria

Champaign Centennial @ Peoria Manual

Urbana @ Peoria Richwoods

Taylorville @ Mahomet Seymour

MLB 

Chicago Cubs at New York Mets 6-10 first pitch

St Louis Cardinals host the Milwaukee Brewers 6-45 gametime

Chicago White Sox home to the Colorado Rockies. 7-40 start

Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm

MLB

SF Giants def Chicago Cubs 4-2

St. Louis Cardinals def Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3

Albert Pujols hit homerun #697 putting him number 4 all-time 

Oakland A’s def Chicago White Sox 10-3

NFL

Chicago Bears def SF 49ers 19-10

Minnesota Vikings def Green Bay Packers 23-7

Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans ended in a 20-20 tie

(Undated–jc)  Friday nite football has three weeks in the books.  With the Friday Night Football Report, is Joel Cluver…

(Kansas City–jc)  – Bubba Wallace was the winner on Sunday in Kansas City. M-R-N radio was there…

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Clifton Central @ Cissna Park

Iroquois West @ Grace Christian Academy

Rantoul @ GCMS

Champaign Judah Christian @ Fisher

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Warrensburg Latham

Westville @ Tolono Unity

Watseka @ South Newton

Flanagan Cornell @ Pontiac

NFL Monday Night Football

Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

Then it’s IHSA Volleyball as the Rantoul Eagles travel to take on the GCMS Falcons in Gibson City.

MLB

Cincinnati Reds def Chicago Cubs 4-3

Washington Nationals def St. Louis Cardinals 11-6

Chicago White Soxdef Oakland A’s 14-2

NFL

Buffalo Bills def LA Rams 31-10

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul def Clinton 27-25, 23-25, 25-17

Ashlee Freeman had 36 assists 

Tashay Jackson-Roper had 22 kills

Watseka def Iroquois West 25-8, 19-25, 25-15

Fisher def GCMS 21-25, 25-19, 25-15

Maylie Evans had 13 assists and 15 digs

Salt Fork def Armstrong Potomac 25-22, 25-23

Milford def Georgetown Ridgefarm 25-12, 25-11

Pontiac def Prairie Central 16-25, 25-19, 25-17

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers football team is two and oh in games this year and one and oh in the Illini Prairie conference. Tonight at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium the Panthers host the Saints of Bloomington Central Catholic High School. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says getting that third win in three weeks has been the focus of the team all week…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

WPXN coverage begins at 6-05 tonight.

(Gilman–jc)  The Iroquois West Raider Football team is 2 and Oh on the year heading to Georgetown-RidgeFarm tonight. Raiders Football Coach Jason Thiele says an opening win on a Thursday night against a team that made the playoffs in Hoopeston Area and then a road win against Oakwood is a good start and they look for another conference road win tonight…

Iroquois West Raider Football Coach Jason Thiele

(Milford–jc)  The Milford Cissna Park Bearcats are 2 and Oh in 8 man football to start the season. Bearcats football Coach Clint Schwartz says one reason is a senior returning offensive line…

Milford Cissna Park Bearcat Football Coach Clint Schwartz

Milford-CP plays at Blue Ridge in Farmer City tonight.

(Kansas City–jc)  The Nascar Cup Series is at Kansas Motor Speedway on Sunday. The Hollywood Casino 400 is the second race in the 10 race chase for the championship. Nascar Driver Joey Logano  talks about the new car and running in Kansas…

Nascar Driver Joey Logano

(NASCAR-jm) – The 2023 NASCAR All Star Race will be returning to North Carolina. NASCAR announced Thursday the All Star Race will be held at the famed North Wilkesboro Speedway. The track held its first race, on dirt in 1947 and hosted 93 Cup Series races producing winners like Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough and Benny Parsons. The race will be held May 19-21.

IHSA Football tonight

Illini Prairie

Bloomington Central Catholic @ PBL

Tolono Unity @ Chillicothe IVC

St. Joseph Ogden @ Prairie Central

Milwaukee Wisconsin Academy of Science @ Monticello

Pontiac @ Rantoul

Vermilion Valley

Oakwood @ Clifton Central

Westville @ Dwight

Iroquois West @ Georgetown Ridge Farm

Momence @ Hoopeston Area

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin @ Watseka

HOIC

Colfax Ridgeview @ Downs Tri-Valley

GCMS @ El Paso Gridley

Big 12 Conference

Peoria Richwoods @ Champaign Centennial 

Champaign Central @ Granite City

Danville @ Peoria Manual

Apollo

Mahomet Seymour @ Mt Zion

8 Man

Champaign St. Thomas More @ Polo

Milford Cissna Park @ Farmer City Blue Ridge

NCAA Football

Arkansas St. at Ohio St.

Ohio at Penn St. 

Duke at Northwestern

Western Illinois at Minnesota

Maryland at Charlotte

Washington St. at Wisconsin

Wagner at Rutgers

Akron at Michigan St.

Iowa St. at Iowa

Indiana St. at Purdue

Virginia at Illinois

Georgia Southern at Nebraska

Idaho at Indiana

Hawaii at Michigan

NFL Football on Sunday

Indianapolis Colts at Detroit Lions

SF 49ers at Chicago Bears

Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers host the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium. Our broadcast begins at 6:05 from the WPXN studio with the Preview show, then we’ll join Jay Eshleman and Rocky Marron for their pregame at 6:30. Kickoff at 7pm.

Saturday morning its On the Sidelines from 7-8 brought to you by Conxxus of Paxton and MATCO Fire Protection Services.  Anchored by WPXN’s Rob Pacey

Saturday afternoon its Fighting Illini football as Illinois takes on Virginia. Pregame at 2pm with kickoff at 3pm.

On Sunday its the second race in the chase for the NASCAR Cup Series with the Hollywood Casino 400 from Kansas Speedway at 1pm.

MLB

Cincinnati Reds def Chicago Cubs 7-1

St. Louis Cardinals def Washington Nationals 6-5

Chicago White Sox def Seattle Mariners 9-6

IHSA Volleyball

Cissna Park def Chrisman 25-13, 25-13

Addison Lucht had 8 kills

Mikayla Knake had 22 assists

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini are one and one on the year in football. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says the team continues to buy into the process of changing, on how to win games, even after a late game loss last Friday night in Indiana…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

You can hear the Illini vs Virginia contest live on WPXN starting at 2pm on Saturday.

(Kansas City–jc)  –  Sunday is the second race in the chase for the championship in Nascar. Nascar Driver Christopher Bell says the one and a half mile tracks have been good ones for his team…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell.

You can hear the race on Sunday live starting at 1pm

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Iroquois West @ Watseka

Clinton @ Rantoul

Pontiac @ Prairie Central

GCMS @ Fisher

Momence @ Illinois Lutheran

Beecher @ Clifton Central

Peoria Notre Dame @ Champaign Centennial

Mahomet Seymour @ Mt. Zion

MLB Schedule

St Louis Cardinals host the Washington Nationals 12-15pm First Pitch

The Cincinnati Reds are in Chicago to take on the Cubs 1-20 game time

The Chicago White Sox are at the Oakland A-s. it’s an 8-40 start.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Cincinnati Reds 9-3

St. Louis Cardinals def Washington Nationals 4-1

Seattle Mariners def Chicago White Sox 3-0

IHSA Volleyball

Milford def PBL 25-21 , 25-23

Jahni Lavicka had 16 assists and 10 digs

Anna McEwen had 8 kills

Cissna Park def Judah Christian 25-19, 25-14

Mikayla Knake had 28 assists

Addison Lucht had 11 kills

Momence def Iroquois West 25-17, 25-20

Flanagan Cornell def GCMS 19-25, 25-10, 25-23

Heyworth def Fisher 25-21, 25-16

Watseka def Clifton Central 25-12, 25-11

Mahomet Seymour def Mattoon 25-18, 25-17

Ellie Barker had 6 kills

(Paxton–jc)  –  The Milford Bearcats volleyball team defeated the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers in two sets last night in Paxton.  Scores 25-21 25-23. Milford Coach Michelle Wessels says her team moved the ball well in the win…

Milford Bearcats Volleyball Coach Michelle Wessels

Paxton Buckley Loda Volleyball Coach Lindsey Stallowy says the Panthers showed good energy at times, but need to bring that energy into every point…

P-B-L Volleyball Coach Lindsey Stallowy

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Heyworth

MLB

Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs 6-40 game time

Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners 3-10 first pitch

Washington Nationals at St Louis Cardinals 6-45 start.

Tonight on WPXN its the Bret Bielema Show. Get the latest news in Illini Football from 7-8

MLB

Washington Nationals def St. Louis Cardinals 6-0

Chicago White Sox def Seattle Mariners 3-2

Cubs were off

(Paxton–jc)  – The Paxton Buckley Loda Panther volleyball squad hosts the Milford Bearcats tonight in Paxton. Milford  Volleyball Coach Michelle Wessells says the Bearcats have 5 returning starters from last year…

Milford Bearcats Volleyball Coach Micelle Wessells

You can hear the match tonight on WPXN starting at 7pm

(Urbana–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team is one and one on the year, after a disappointing loss at Indiana last Friday night. The Illini ground game will be a key component to future success. Illini Football Coach Bret Bielema says the offensive line has size and length…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema.

The next Bret Bielema show is tomorrow night at 7, here on WPXN

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Milford @ Paxton Buckley Loda

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Peoria Notre Dame

Prairie Central @ Gardner South Wilmington

Clinton @ Tolono Unity

Fisher @ Heyworth

Momence @ Iroquois West

Clifton Central @ Watseka

Champaign Centennial @ Danville

Mattoon @ Mahomet Seymour

MLB

Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field 6-40 game time

St Louis Cardinals home against the Washington Nationals 6-45 first pitch

Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners 8-40pm

Tonight on WPXN its NASCAR Live. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

Then its IHSA Volleyball as the PBL Lady Panthers host the Lady Bearcats from Milford.

MLB

Chicago White Sox def Kansas City Royals 7-1

Cubs and cards were off. They start a 3 game series in St. Louis this evening.

IHSA Volleyball

Watseka def PBL 25-15, 25-20

Rantoul def Urbana 25-16, 25-13

Tashay Jackson-Roper had 9 kills

Ashlee Freeman had 19 assists

Cissna Park def Ridgeview 25-8, 25-6

Brooklyn Stadeli had 7 kills

Mikayla Knake had 16 assists

Salt Fork def Iroquois West 25-6, 25-13

Dee Mack def GCMS 25-17, 25-22

Hoopeston Area def Fisher 25-19, 14-25, 25-16

St. Joe Ogden def Teutopolis 25-16, 25-12

Taylor Hug had 18 assists

LeRoy def Armstrong Potomac 25-15, 25-19

Mahomet Seymour def Lincoln 25-23, 25-21

Avery Allen had 16 kills and 12 digs

NCAA Football

Penn St. def Purdue 35-31

Minnesota def New Mexico St. 38-0

(Champaign-jm) – The Fighting Illini Football team looks to go 2 and oh on the season tonight when they travel to Bloomington, Indiana to take on the Hoosiers to open Big Ten play. Coach Brett Beilema talks about quarterback Tommy Devito…

Illinois Football Coach Brett Beilema. You can hear the game here tonight on WPXN.

(Darlington-jm) – The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Lady in Black to kick off the playoffs at Darlington for the Cookout Southern 500 Sunday. Joey Logano won the throwback weekend race in May and talks about his confidence heading into this weekends race…

NASCAR Cup Series Driver Joey Logano.

IHSA Football tonight

Illini Prairie

Sparta @ PBL

Rantoul @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Monticello @ Chillicothe IVC

Prairie Central @ Pontiac

Tolono Unity @ St. Joseph Ogden

Vermilion Valley

Clifton Central @ Georgetown Ridge Farm

Dwight @ Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

Oakwood @ Iroquois West

Salt Fork @ Momence

Watseka @ Westville

Hoopeston Area @ Seneca

HOIC

Villa Grove @ Colfax Ridgeview

Big 12 Conference

Peoria Manual @ Champaign Centennial

Champaign Central @ Normal Community

Peoria @ Danville

Apollo

Effingham @ Mahomet Seymour

8-Man

Flanagan Cornell Woodland @ Champaign St. Thomas More

Martinsville @ Milford Cissna Park - Saturday

Big Ten Football tonight

Illinois at Indiana

Western Michigan at Michigan St.

Big Ten Football on Saturday

Rutgers at Boston College

Buffalo at Maryland

Colorado St. at Michigan

South Dakota St. at Iowa

North Dakota at Nebraska

Illinois St. at Wisconsin

Notre Dame at Ohio St.

Dirt Track racing at its best is back in action at the Farmer City Raceway. Its the last night of the season. 10 thousand to win for MARS Late Models, and 3 thousand to win for modifieds, plus full show presented by Casey’s General Stores. Racing gets underway at 7:30pm. Admission is $12 for adults. Veterans $5, and kids 12 and under are free. 

Tonight on WPXN its Fighting Illini Football as Illinois is on the road to take on the Indiana Hoosiers. Pregame is 6pm with kickoff at 7pm.

Then its bonus coverage of IHSA Football with PBL and Sparta.

Saturday morning its On the Sidelines from 7-8 brought to you by Conxxus of Paxton and MATCO Fire Protection Services. 

Then its our Live Action Auction from 8-10.

Following the auction we will rebroadcast the PBL Sparta football game.

Saturday afternoon its 8man football with Milford/Cissna Park as they travel to Martinsville. Pregame at 12:45 with kickoff at 1pm.

Xfinity racing follows 8man football.

On Sunday its the first race in the chase for the NASCAR Cup Series with the Cookout Southern 500 from Darlington Raceway at 4pm.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Toronto Blue Jays 7-5

St. Louis Cardinals def Cincinnati Reds 5-3 13 innings

Chicago White Sox def Kansas City Royals 5-3

IHSA Volleyball

GCMS def Ridgeview 25-10, 25-19

Aubrey Williams had 5 kills

Fisher def Heritage 25-14, 25-23

Maylie Evans had 10 service points

(Paxton–jc)  –  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers won their initial game over I-V-C last Friday night. PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard says he sees some bright spots on defense…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Watseka @ PBL - 7

East Peoria @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Tuscola @ Tolono Unity

Rantoul @ Urbana

Pontiac @ Lexington

Fisher @ Hoopeston Area

Iroquois West @ Salt Fork

St. Anne @ Momence

Peoria Manual @ Champaign Central

Mahomet Seymour @ Lincoln

Big Ten Football tonight

Penn St. at Purdue

New Mexico St. at Minnesota