NFL

Dallas Cowboys def Chicago Bears 49-29

Buffalo Bills def Green Bay Packers 27-17

Washington Commanders def Indianapolis Colts 17-16

NHL

Minnesota Wild def Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 OT

NCAA Football

In the latest AP football poll, Tennessee has moved into a tie with Ohio St. at #2 to set up a 1-2 matchup next week with Georgia. Michigan is number 4 with Clemson, Alabama, TCU, Oregon, USC and UCLA rounding out the top 10. Illinois moved up to number 14. 

(LincolnNE-jc)  -  –  The Nebraska Cornhuskers took an early lead over the number 17 University of Illinois Fighting on Saturday. The Illini came back to take a 20 to 9 lead at the half on their way to a 26 to 9 win on the road. University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema says the team met the challenge on the road in the Big 10…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

Next up for the Illini football team is a home game on Saturday against Michigan State. 

(Martinsville-jc)  – The second to last race in the chase for the championship for the Nascar Cup Series saw a dramatic end. M-R-N was there…

(Milford–jc)  The Milford Cissna Park Bearcats advanced in the 8 man football playoffs with a big win at home on Saturday. Milford Cissna Park football coach Clint Schwartz says a senior dominated line along with a talented quarterback in Sawyer Lafoon have been keys to a successful regular season and playoff win to date…

Milford Cissna Park Football Coach Clint Schwartz

(St Joseph–jc)  The St Joe Ogden lady Spartan Volleyball team is in the Class 2-A Sectional semi finals tonight in Riverton. St Joe Ogden Volleyball Coach Abby McDonald says the team reached one goal with a regional win last week and are looking to achieve other goals…

St Joe Ogden Volleyball Coach Abby McDonald

IHSA Sectionals

1-A

At Milford

6pm Cissna Park vs  Bridgeview

7pm Grant Park vs  Walter Christian

At St Thomas More

6pm Leroy vs Windsor

7pm St Thomas More vs Decatur Lutheran

2-A

At Riverton

6pm St Joe Odgen vs Williamsville

7pm  Pleasant Plains vs Arthur Lovington

At Fairbury

6pm Illinois Valley Central vs Kankakee Bishop McNamara

7pm Peotone vs Fieldcrest

IHSA Football Playoffs Second Round

1-A

Ridgeview at Salt Fork

2-A

TaylorRidge at Bloomington Central Catholic

3-A

Prairie Central at Roxana

Mt Carmel at Unity-Tolono

St Joe Odgen at Olympia

5-A 

Metamora at Mahomet Seymour

MLB

Houston at Philadelphia

Series tied at 1 game a piece

NFL

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Volleyball as the Cissna Park Timberwolves take on Bridgeview. Our Pregame begins at 5:45 with opening volley 6pm

IHSA Volleyball

1A Regional Final

Cissna Park def Watseka 20-25, 25-18, 25-15

Brooklyn Stadeli had 8 kills

Mikayla Knake had 24 assists

Grant Park def Milford 24-26, 25-14, 25-20

St. Thomas More def Blue Ridge 25-20, 25-18

LeRoy def Salt Fork 25-11, 21-25, 25-21

2A Regional Final

St. Joe Ogden def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 25-10, 22-25, 25-19

Shayne Immke had 10 kills

Taylor Hug had 19 assists

3A Regional Final

Normal U-High def Mahomet Seymour 21-25, 25-19, 25-19

NFL 

Baltimore Ravens def Tampa Bay Bucs 27-22

NHL

Edmonton Oilers def Chicago Blackhawks 6-5

NCAA

(Champaign-dg)-The Fighting Illini Men's Basketball team opens the season tonight with an exhibition game against Quincy. Coach Brad Underwood said that he swapped game film and went through a full preparation so the freshman could have a learning experience. This is the only exhibition game for Illinois this year.

(Watseka–jc)  The Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball team won a tough three set match over the Watseka Warriors last night in the regional final at Watseka last night. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon says the warriors were a great opponent and adjustments in the match was key for the Cissna Park win…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon. Next up for Cissna Park is a sectional game at Milford on Monday night. We will have the match starting wit the pre match show at 5-45pm

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers are on the road in the first round of the IHSA 3-A Football Playoffs. PBL Panther football coach Josh Pritchard says it’s time to play one more, then one more…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

(Milford–jc)  The Milford Cissna Park Bearcats start play in the 8 Man football playoffs on Saturday at Sam Fanning field. M-C-P Football Coach Clint Schwartz says its an overused phrase, but it’s “one game at a time” with high expectations…

Milford Cissna Park 8 Man Football Coach Clint Schwartz. The game against Dakota High School kicks off at 2pm on Saturday in Milford

(Gilman–jc) For the second straight year the Iroquois West Raider Football team is hosting a first round game at John Boma Field. Iroquois West Football Coach Jason Thiele talks about how a lot of players stepped up during the regular season to get to a first round home contest…

Iroquois West Football Coach Jason Thiele

IHSA Football Schedule 

Friday 

1A

Madison at Ridgeview

2A

Westville at Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

3A

PBL at Prairie Central 

5A

Ottawa at Mahomet Seymour

Saturday 

1A

Dakota at Iroquois West 

2A

Clifton Central at Tri Valley

Bloomington Central Catholic at Aledo

3A

Robinson at St. Joe Ogden 

Monticello at Mt. Carmel

Harrisburg at Unity

8 Man Football Saturday

AFC at Milford Cissna Park 

Blue Ridge at Amboy 

Pawnee at St. Thomas More 

MLB

(Houston–jc)  The 20-22 Major League Baseball World Series starts tonight. The Houston Astros host the Philadelphia Phillies. Game time is 7-0h-3.

NCAA Football Big Ten

Ohio St. at Penn St.

Rutgers at Minnesota 

Illinois at Nebraska 

Northwestern at Iowa

Michigan St. at Michigan 

NFL on Sunday 

Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys noon

Washington Commanders at Indianapolis Colts 3:25

Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills 7:20

Tonight on WPXN its  3-A Football playoffs as the Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda are at Prairie Central. The Friday Night Preview Show starts at 6-05. We will join Jay Eshlemann and Rocky Marron at 6-35 with the kick off at 7pm

Saturday morning it’s On the Sidelines presented by Conxxus of Paxton and MATCO Fire Protection Services from 7-8am anchored by Rob Pacey. 

Saturday afternoon it’s Fighting Illini football as Illinois is at Nebraska. Coverage begins at 1:30 with kickoff at 2:30pm

Sunday it’s the NASCAR cup series Race to the Chase from Martinsville Speedway with a 12:30 start time. 

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Indiana Pacers 124-109

IHSA Volleyball

1A

Cissna Park def Gardner-South Wilmington 25-9, 25-9

Brooklyn Stadeli had 13 kills

Mikayla Knake had 27 assists

Watseka def Tri Point 25-20, 25-16

Milford def Illinois Luthern 25-8, 25-8

Hunter Mowrey had 10 kills

St. Thomas More def Judah Christian 25-20, 25-14

Blue Ridge def Cornerstone Christian 25-23, 21-25, 25-13

Salt Fork def Georgetown Ridgefarm 25-16, 25-16

LeRoy def Armstrong Potomac 25-13, 25-22

NFL 

The Chicago Bears have traded defensive end Robert Quinn to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 4th round pick.   

MLB

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright announced he will return for his 18th season. Wainwright confirmed the 2023 season will be his last. Wainwright is 5 wins shy of 200 for his career. 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - In front of a rowdy crowd at Huff Hall, the Illinois volleyball team upset No. 11 Penn State in a four-set battle on Wednesday night. The Fighting Illini's victory over the Nittany Lions was the team's first triumph over a nationally ranked opponent this season. The win also marked head coach Chris Tamas' 24th over ranked competition while with the Orange and Blue.  Illinois improved to 10-11 overall and 5-6 in Big Ten play. Penn State dropped to 17-5 this season and 6-5 against league opponents

(Champaign–jc)  –  The 20-23 University of Illinois Fighting Illini football schedule was announced on Wednesday.  Bret Bielema’s Illini start off with a home game on September 2 against Toledo. PennState, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Indiana are among the home dates in 20-23. The 17th ranked Illini are on the road on Saturday at Nebraska. We will have it live starting at 1-30pm Saturday. 

(Watseka–jc)  The Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball team has advanced to the Class 1-A Girls Regional final tonight at the Wasteka Regional. Cissna Park Volleyball coach Josh Landon talks about taking control of last night's semi-final game against Gardner South Wilmington…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon. We will have the match between Cissna Park and the Lady Warriors of Watseka live on air tonight starting with the pre match show at 5-45pm

(Champaign–jc)  The path is set for the University of Illinois Football team. The Illini are tops in the Big 10 West. It’s one game at a time, and that’s the way they look at it, says University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

You can hear the Illini at Nebraska game here on WPXN Saturday afternoon at 1-30.

(Martinsville–jc)  –  The track at Martinsville has not been a good one for Nascar Driver Kyle Larson. Called the paperclip, the turns are different in many ways to other tracks. Larson says this weekend will be another challenge…

Nascar Driver Kyle Larson. The Cup series has two races left in the Chase for the Championship. You can hear it live on WPXN on Sunday afternoon starting at 12-30.

IHSA Volleyball Regional Finals

1-A

@Watseka 

6pm Cissna Park vs Watseka

@Grant Park

6pm Milford vs Grant Park

@ Fisher

6pm Salt Fork vs LeRoy

@Heyworth

6pm St Thomas More vs Blue Ridge

2-A

@Bismarck Henning

6pm St Joe Ogden vs Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

Fieldcrest

6pm Fieldcrest vs Tri Valley

3-A

@Rantoul

6pm Mahomet Seymour vs Normal University 

@Normal West

6pm Normal West vs Champaign Central

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Girls Class 1-A Volleyball Regional Final action from Watseka High Schools. The Cissna Park Timberwolves take on the host Warriors. Our Pre Match Show is set for 5-45pm with the opening volley at 6pm. Joel Cluver has the call on the match for WPXN Sports.

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Florida Panthers 4-2

IHSA Volleyball

1A Regional

Watseka def Donovan 25-14, 25-7

LeRoy def Schlarman 25-10, 25-8

Armstrong Potomac def Uni High 27-25, 25-19

Gracie Gordon had 7 kills

2A Regional

St. Joe Ogden def Hoopeston Area 25-18, 25-13

Addie Roesch had 9 kills 

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Paris 25-23, 25-21

Tri Valley def Prairie Central 25-19, 25-18

3A Regional

Mahomet Seymour def Rantoul 25-9, 25-12

(Rantoul–jc) The Rantoul Eagles Volleyball team fell to Mahomet Seymour’s Lady Bulldogs in 3-A Regional action.  Rantoul Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman was complimentary on the talented Mahomet Seymour team…

Rantoul Eagles Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman

IHSA Volleyball

(Martinsville–jc)  –  Martinsville Speedway is the next track for Nascar racers this weekend. Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick looks at changes for the track with the new Nascar design cars…

Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick

You can hear the Cup race live on Sunday here on WPXN.

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Timberwolves start state tournament play tonight at the Watseka regional. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon says one senior leader that has been a big part of a successful year is MiKayla Knake…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon

Volleyball tonight 

1A

Watseka

6pm Cissna Park vs Gardner South Wilmington

7pm Watseka vs Tri Point

Grant Park

6pm Milford vs Illinois Lutheran

7pm Grant Park vs Grace Christian Academy

Fisher

6pm Salt Fork vs Georgetown Ridgefarm

7pm Leroy vs Armstrong Potomac

Heyworth

6pm St Thomas More vs Judah Christian

7pm Blue Ridge vs Cornerstone christian Academy

(Undated–jc)  –  Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Volleyball regional action from Watseka as the Cissna Park Timberwolves take on Gardner South Wilmington

Pre Match show is 545 and the opening volley is at 6pm

Then its the Bret Bielema Show. Hear the latest on the nationally ranked number 17 Fighting Illini.The Show follows IHSA Volleyball tonight.

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Boston Celtics 120-102

IHSA Volleyball

1A Regional

Georgetown Ridgefarm def Fisher 32-30, 27-29, 27-25

2A Regional

Prairie Central def PBL 25-16, 23-25, 25-18

El Paso Gridley def GCMS 25-17, 25-18

Momence def Iroquois West 25-18, 25-13

(Paxton–jc) – If the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers want to advance in the 3-A football playoffs, they will have to do it, on the road, against an undefeated team and with some sophomore players, says PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

You can hear the game live on WPXN starting at 6-05 on Friday with the Friday Nite preview Show. Kickoff is set for 7pm

(Rantoul–jc) The Rantoul Eagles are in 3-A Regional action tonight against Mahomet Seymour. The Eagles have seen some success in the regular season. Rantoul Eagle Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman says when the team plays together success happens…

Rantoul Eagle Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman

You can hear the match live tonight after Nascar Live on WPXN. 

(St Joseph–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Spartans start regional play tonight in Bismarck. S-J-O Coach Abby McDonald talks about the season that prepares her team for the state tournament…

St Joe Ogden Volleyball Coach Abby McDonald

(Martinsville–jc)  Ross Chastain is currently in the top 4 heading into the final race before the race at Phoenix this year. Chastain says just because he has a good chance for the final four, you still need to race..

Nascar Driver Ross Chastain. You can hear the Martinsville race on Sunday starting at 12-30.

IHSA Volleyball Regionals tonight

1A 

Watseka

6pm Watseka vs Donovan

7pm Tri Point vs St Anne

Grant Park

6pm Grant Park vs South Holland

7pm Grace Christian vs Chicago Francis De Sales

Fisher

6pm Leroy vs Danville Schlarman

7pm Armstrong Potomac vs Urbana Uni High

Heyworth

6pm Blue Ridge vs Deland Weldon

7pm Bloomington Cornerstone vs Ridgeview

2A

Fieldcrest

6pm Tri Valley vs Prairie Central

7pm Fieldcrest vs El Paso Gridley

Bismarck Henning

6pm St Joe Ogden vs Hoopeston Area

7pm Bismark Henning vs Paris

3A

Rantoul

7pm Mahomet Seymour vs Rantoul

Normal West

6pm Normal West vs  Champaign Centennial

7pm Champaign Central vs Bloomington

NHL

Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks

Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live at 6pm. With 2 races to go in the Chase for the Championship, hear the latest news of Nascar.

Following Nascar, it’s IHSA Volleyball from Rantoul as the Eagles take on Mahomet Seymour. Rob Pacey on the call tonight in Rantoul at 7pm

MLB

Philadelphia Phillies def San Diego Padres 4-3

Houston Astros def NY Yankees 6-5

World Series starts Friday October 28th

NFL

Washington Commanders def Green Bay Packers 23-21

Tennessee Titans def Indianapolis Colts 19-10

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Seattle Kraken 5-4

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panther football team heads into the playoffs with a 5 and 4 record.  PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard looks at his four years with the team…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

(Homestead–ic)  – Two races remain in the Chase for the Championship for Nascar. Homestead was the race yesterday and M-R-N was there…

(Champaign–jc)--  The University of Illinois fighting Illini football team is now number 17 in the national rankings, even after a bye week over the weekend. Next up for Illinois is a road game on Saturday afternoon at Nebraska. Illinois Wide Receiver Isaiah Williams talks about teamwork and coaching as a combination for success…

U of I Football Player Isaiah Williams

(Undated–jc)  IHSA Football Playoffs begin later this week. WPXN’s Joel Cluver has the details…

IHSA Volleyball Regionals 

1A 

Watseka Regional

6pm Gardner South Wilmington vs Dwight

Grant Park Regional

6pm Morgan Park Academy vs Illinois Lutheran

2A

Minonk-Fieldcrest High School

6am PBL vs Prairie Central

7pm GCMS vs El Paso Gridley

Herscher Regional

6pm Herscher vs Central-Clifton

7pm Momence vs Iroquois West

Bismarck Henning Regional

6pm Hoopeston Area vs Oakwood

3A

Rantoul Regional

6pm Danville vs Urbana

Tonight on WPXN 

IHSA Class 2-A Regional action from Fieldcrest High School in Minonk

545 pre match 6pm opening volley

PBL VS Prairie Central then GCMS vs El Paso Gridley. Rob Pacey on the call for WPXN Sports. 

MLB

Houston Astros def NY Yankees 3-2 Houston leads the series 2-0

NFL

Arizona Cardinals def New Orleans Saints 42-34

IHSA Volleyball

St. Thomas More def PBL 25-15, 18-25, 25-17

Rantoul def Oakwood 25-20, 21-25, 25-19

Ashlee Freeman had 28 assists

Tashay Jackson-Roper had 15 kills

St. Joe Ogden def Bloomington Central Catholic 25-19, 25-22

Taylor Hug had 13 assists

Addie Roesch had 5 kills and 6 aces

Armstrong Potomac def Georgetown Ridgefarm 25-15, 25-11

Lily Jameson had 14 assists

Gracie Gordon had 6 kills

Milford def Watseka 25-22, 28-30, 27-25

Anna McEwen had 18 kills

Jahni Lavicka had 39 assists

Mahomet Seymour def Urbana 25-10, 25-9

Caylee Folken had 13 assists 

HOIC Tournament Consolation Side

GCMS def Ridgeview 25-16, 25-15

Sophia Ray had 11 assists

LeRoy def GCMS 26-24, 25-14

Flanagan def Fisher 25-17, 25-16

(St Joseph–jc)  – It’s time for the post season for I-H-S-A Volleyball. Regionals start on Monday  St Joe Ogden Volleyball Coach Abby McDonald says the Spartans had some adversity early in the season, with an injury, but the team has come together with a nice regular season, with hopes of a regional run and beyond…

St Joe Ogden Volleyball Coach Abby McDonald.

The Spartans are the number one seed in the Bismarck Henning Regional next week. 

(Homestead–jc)  – Nascar racers are at Homestead Speedway this weekend. One Nascar Driver says you need to drive the wall line on the track. Kevin Harvick talks about the strategy…

Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick

You can hear the Xfinity race on Saturday and the Cup race on Sunday, here on WPXN. 

(Urbana–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Volleyball team has 9 wins and 10 losses on the season. U of I Volleyball Coach Chris Tomas says the squad is competing with the upper tier in the Big 10, but wins are hard to come by…

U of I Volleyball Coach Chris Tomas

Next up for the Illini volleyball team is a home game at Huff Hall tomorrow night at 6 against Nebraska.

(Rantoul–jc)  The Rantoul Eagles Volleyball team finished the year with a win at the 500 mark with 12 wins. First year Rantoul Eagle Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman says one player that is playing with better  confidence is Lily Stalter…

Rantoul Eagle Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman

IHSA Football tonight

Illini Prairie

PBL @ St. Joseph Ogden

Chillicothe IVC @ Rantoul

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Prairie Central

Tolono Unity @ Monticello

Pontiac @ Robinson

Vermilion Valley

Clifton Central @ Momence

Dwight @ Seneca

Watseka @ Iroquois West

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin @ Hoopeston Area

HOIC

Colfax Ridgeview @ LeRoy

GCMS @ Heyworth

Big 12 Conference

Normal Community West @ Champaign Centennial

Peoria Richwood @ Champaign Central - October 22th

Apollo

Mahomet Seymour @ Bloomington

8 Man

Milford Cissna Park @ Decatur Lutheran

Champaign St. Thomas More @ Milledgeville - October 22

NCAA Big Ten on Saturday

Indian at Rutgers

Iowa at Ohio State

Purdue at Wisconsin

Northwestern at Maryland

Minnesota at Penn St.

NFL on Sunday

Green Bay Packers at Washington Commanders

Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans

Monday Night Football

Chicago Bears at New England Patriots

Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers travel to play the St. Joe Ogden Spartans. 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 it's 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 it's our Live Action FFA Ag Auction starting at 8am.

Saturday afternoon its Xfinity racing with the contender Boats 250 with a 2:30 start time.

On Sunday it’s the 8th race in the chase for the NASCAR Cup Series with the Dixie Vodka 400 from Homestead Miami with a 12:30 start time.

MLB

NLCS

San Diego Padres def Philadelphia Phillies 8-5

ALCS 

Houston Astros def NY Yankees 4-2

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Miami Heat 116-108

IHSA Volleyball

Milford def Iroquois West 25-5, 25-16

Hunter Mowrey had 11 kills

Jahni Lavicka had 28 assists

(Homestead–jc)  The Nascar racers head to Homestead Florida this weekend as the Chase for the Championship continues. Nascar Driver William Byron talks about confidence going to a track where he had success…

Nascar Driver William Byron

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Football team is heading into a bye week after a 6 and 1 start and a number 18 ranking, nationally. U of I football player Isaiah Williams talks about his quarterback in Tommy Devito…

U of I Football Player Isaiah Williams

Next up for Illinois is a road game at Nebraska on October 29th. 

(Milford–jc)  –  The Milford Bearcats Volleyball team clenched the Vermilion Valley conference crown last night with their win over Iroquois West. They are home to Watseka tonight. Milford Volleyball Coach Michelle Wessels says the Bearcat defense has been the key…

Milford Bearcat Volleyball Coach Michelle Wessels

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL @ St. Thomas More 

Rantoul @ Oakwood

Bloomington Central Catholic @ St. Joseph Ogden

Prairie Central @ Pontiac

Olympia @ Tolono Unity

Watseka @ Milford

Cissna Park @ Iroquois West

RVC Round Robin Tri Point

Clifton Central @ RVC

Springfield @ Champaign Central

Urbana @ Mahomet Seymour

NFL

New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals

MLB 

NY Yankees at Houston Astros

MLB

NLCS Philadelphia Phillies def San Diego Padres 2-0

ALDS NY Yankees def Cleveland Guardians 5-1

IHSA Volleyball

St. Joe Ogden def PBL 25-20, 25-18

Taylor Hug had 18 assists

Addie Roesch had 10 kills

Unity def Rantoul 27-25, 25-21

Cissna Park def Watseka 25-17, 25-21

Brooklyn Stadeli had 8 kills

Mikayla Knake had 22 assists

Milford def Chrisman 25-4, 25-15

Brynlee Wright and Anna McEwen each had 7 kills

Jahni Lavicka had 24 assists

Mahomet Seymour def Charleston 25-17, 25-21

Avery Allen had 13 kills

Libby Bodine had 17 digs

HOIC Tournament 

El Paso Gridley def GCMS 20-25, 25-13, 15-10

Lexington def Fisher 25-17, 25- 16

(St Joseph–jc)  The IHSA Volleyball regionals start next week. St Joe Oden Volleyball Coach Abby McDonald says playing in the Illini Prairie Conference and a tough regular season helps prepare the Spartans for the state tournament…

St Joe Ogden Volleyball Coach Abby McDonald.  The spartans are the number 1 seed at the Bismarck-Henning Regional

(Undated–jc)  Nascar heads into Homestead this weekend for  Xfinity and Cup series races. Nascar Driver Ryan Blaney says his team has closed the gap on the Toyotas…

Nascar Driver Ryan Blaney

You can hear the races live on WPXN this weekend. 

(Rantoul–jc)  The Rantoul Eagles Volleyball team has seen the most wins in the program in recent years this year. Rantoul Coach Trisha Freeman says getting back to the basics has been a big positive for the Eagle volleyball players…

Rantoul Eagle Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team is 6 and 1 on the year and bowl eligible. The team has higher expectations going into a bye week and with 5 games to go in the regular season. U of I Football coach Bret Bielema says the team is a confident group…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

There is no Coach Bielema Show tonight on WPXN as the team is in that bye week. 

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Illinois Lutheran @ Iroquois West

NLCS 

Philadelphia Phillies at San Diego Padres 3:35pm

ALCS

NY Yankees at Houston Astros 6:37pm

NBA 

Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat

NFL

LA Chargers def Denver Broncos 19-16 OT

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Iroquois West 25-16, 25-13

Aubrey Busboom had 15 assists

Bailey Bruns had 5 kills

St. Joe Ogden def Warrensburg Latham 25-16, 25-18

Addie Roesch had 11 kills and 12 digs

Taylor Hug had 24 assists and 10 digs

Vermillion County Conference Tournament

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Armstrong Potomac 26-24, 25-22

(Champaign–jc)  –Illinois Basketball will open the 2022-23 season at No. 23 in the Associated Press Top 25.This marks the third year in a row that the Illini are ranked in the preseason poll, after starting at No. 8 in 2020-21 and No. 11 in 2021-22. Head Coach Brad Underwood's Illini appearing in the AP preseason rankings for three straight seasons is a first for the program since the introductory polls of 2003-04 (No. 13), 2004-05 (No. 5) and 2005-06 (No. 17).It is the 19th time in program history, meanwhile, that the Illini are ranked in the preseason poll. Illinois is one of just three Big Ten teams ranked in the preseason poll, along with Indiana (No. 13) and Michigan (No. 22). The Illini once again play a challenging non-conference schedule featuring No. 8 UCLA, either No. 5 Baylor or No. 18 Virginia, and No. 12 Texas.

Tickets for Fighting Illini basketball continue to move fast, with season ticket sales ahead of last year's pace and both student season tickets and mobile passes sold out for the second year in a row.Single-game tickets go on sale to the public Wednesday at 9 a.m. CT. I FUND members will have presale access for single-game tickets Today, prior to the start of public sales. Join the I FUND Season tickets remain on sale, with Friday Night Frenzy and Super Saturday mini plans currently on sale as well.

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini stand at 6 wins and only 1 loss on the year. Six wins is nice says Illini Receiver Isaiah Williams, but the goals for the Illini are much higher…

U of I Receiver Isaiah Williams. 

The Illini have a bye week this weekend and head to Nebraska on the 29th. 

(Cissna Park–jc)  Injuries for a team, could mean an opportunity for another player. That is the situation in Cissna Park for the volleyball team. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon talks about moving players and adjusting to different positions on the court…

CIssna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon

(Paxton–jc) The Paxton Buckley Loda Football Panthers are 5 and 3 on the year, the St Joe Ogden Spartans are also 5 and 3 on the year, heading into a game 9 regular season finale on Friday night. After a tough loss to state ranked Unity in week 8, P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says the Spartans are a quality opponent and on the Spartans’ senior night…

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard. You can hear the game live on WPXN starting at 6-0h-5 Friday night with the Friday Nite Preview Show Kick off from St Joe Ogden High School is set for 7on Friday night. 

(Champaign–jc)  It’s three wins in a row for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team. After the homecoming win over Minnesota on Saturday, U of I Coach Bret Bielema says the roar of the crowd was absolutely amazing…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

Its a bye week this week for Illinois and then the Illini head to Nebraska on October 29th.

IHSA Volleyball tonight

St. Joseph Ogden @ PBL 

Tolono Unity @ Rantoul

Watseka @ Cissna Park

Pontiac @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Urbana @ Normal West

Charleston @ Mahomet Seymour

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

Then its IHSA Volleyball as the PBL Panthers host the St. Joe Ogden Spartans. 

NFL

NY Jets def Green Bay Packers 27-10

Indianapolis Colts def Jacksonville Jaguars 34-27

(Champaign–jc)  –Illinois is going Bowling!! To celebrate Illinois' jump to an #18 ranking, the Illinois Athletics Ticket Office has announced a 18-hour flash sale for $18 tickets for Fighting Illini Football's Big Ten Matchup against Michigan St. on Saturday November 5th. Tickets will be just $18 today at 9am for only 18 hours. The Fighting Illini football team is 6-1 this season and on a six-game at home winning streak. Under second-year head coach Bret Bielema, the Illini boast the nation's leading rusher, Chase Brown, and the nation's No. 1 scoring defense. 

NASCAR

The first spot in the Championship four is secure. Joey Logano passed Ross Chastain with 2 laps remaining to claim victory at Las Vegas.  Logano is looking for his second cup series title after winning in 2018. 

(Undated—jc Week 8 is in the books for IHSA football and 8-Man football. Joel CLuver has the Monday morning recap…

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team has won three Big 10 football games in a row.They are now bowl eligible. The Illini are now number 18 in the county. U of I Football Player Chase Brown says 6 wins are nice, bowl eligible is nice, but they have more goals…

U of I Football Player Chase Brown.

(Paxton–jc)  – The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers fell to the state ranked Unity Rockets on Friday night on Senior night by a score of 26 to 12. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says the Panthers played well against a superior team and program..

P B L Football Coach Josh Pritchard. 

The Panthers finish the regular season on Friday night at St Joe Ogden. 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team is 6 and 1 on the year after a win over Minnesota on Saturday. U of I Football coach Bret Bielema had praise for his coaches and players in the win…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

MLB

(New York–jc)  It’s game 5 of the American League Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and the New York Yankees. The winner of tonight's game will face the Houston Astros. The National League Championship series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres starts on Tuesday. 

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Iroquois West @ PBL 

Prairie Central @ Newark

Tolono Unity @ Urbana

Dwight @ Pontiac

Fisher @ Villa Grove

Herscher @ Watseka

NFL

Denver Broncos at LA Chargers

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

NFL

Washington Commanders def Chicago Bears 12-7

IHSA Volleyball

Cissna Park def PBL 25-12, 25-23

Mikayla Knake had 19 assists

Tri-Valley def GCMS 25-23, 25-18

Monticello def Prairie Central 25-13, 25-21

Unity def Pontiac 25-23, 25-23

Mahomet Seymour def Effingham 25-10, 25-21

Avery Allen had 9 kills

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panther football team is home on Senior Night against state ranked Unity. P-B-L is 5 and 2 on the year going into week 8, and P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says they are prepared to give the talented Rockets all they have…

P-B-LFootball Coach Josh Pritchard

(Las Vegas–jc)  Nascar racers are in Las Vegas this weekend as they get closer to getting to the final 4 in the championship race in November. Nascar Driver Christopher Bell says he is glad he is still in the running and likes his chances…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell

(Paxton–jc)  –  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers volleyball squad has one more tournament before regionals begin the final week of October. They are one of the teams in the St Thomas More Classic on Saturday, says P-B-L Volleyball Coach Lindsey Stallowy…

P-B-L Volleyball Coach Lindsey Stallowy

IHSA Football tonight

Illini Prairie

Tolono Unity @ PBL

St. Joseph Ogden @ Rantoul

Alton Marquette @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Chillicothe IVC @ Pontiac

Prairie Central @ Monticello

Vermilion Valley

Seneca @ Clifton Central

Iroquois West @ Dwight

Momence @ Watseka

Hoopeston @ Salt Fork - October 15

HOIC

Heyworth @ Colfax Ridgeview

Forreston @ GCMS - October 15

Big 12 Conference

Champaign Centennial @ Collinsville

Champaign Central @ Bloomington

Danville @ Peoria Richwoods

Apollo

Mahomet Seymour @ Mattoon

8 Man

Martinsville @ Champaign St. Thomas More - October 15

Danville Schlarman @ Milford Cissna Park - October 15

NCAA Football Big Ten

Minnesota at Illinois

Penn St. at Michigan

Maryland at Indiana

Wisconsin at Michigan St.

Nebraska at Purdue

NFL Football

NY Jets at Green Bay Packers noon

Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts noon

Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers host the Unity Rockets on Senior Night. 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 it's 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 it's our Live Action Auction starting at 8am.

Following the auction, it's Fighting Illini Football as Illinois hosts Minnesota for Homecoming.  Broadcast starts at 10am with kickoff at 11am. 

On Sunday it’s the 7th race in the chase for the NASCAR Cup Series with the Las Vegas South Point 400 with a 12:30 start time.

IHSA Volleyball

Milford def Cissna Park 25-23, 25-23

Hunter Mowrey had 10 kills

Jahni Lavicka had 22 assists

St. Joe Ogden def Fisher 25-12, 25-15

Addie Roesch had 8 kills 

Taylor Hug had 22 assists

(Champaign–jc)  –Illinois volleyball used its second-best hitting percentage of the season, .343, to earn a 3-0 sweep of Rutgers inside Huff Hall on Wednesday night. The first home midweek match of the season aired live on ESPNU – the Illini's first televised match of the season and beginning of a five-match stretch. 

With Illinois' midweek victory, the team now owns a 9-8 overall record including a 4-3 reading in Big Ten play. Rutgers drops to 7-12 with the loss and is 1-6 in league action.

(Cissna Park–jc) – The Milford Bearcats defeated the Cissna Park Timberwolves in our volleyball match on radio last night. Milford Coach Michelle Wessells says the Bearcats have become a tough and gritty bunch…

Milford Bearcat Volleyball Coach Michelle Wessels.

The Bearcats are now at the top of the Vermilion Valley Volleyball conference with 3 matches to go in the regular season. 

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Timberwolves lost to the Milford Lady Bearcats in Vermilion Valley conference volleyball action last night. Milford won in two sets by identical 25-23 scores. Cissna Park Coach Josh Landon says a recent injury has changed the dynamic of the team, but its next player up…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon.

The Timberwolves host the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers tonight in Cissna Park. WPXN Sports will have the contest live tonight starting around 7pm. 

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL @ Cissna Park 

Rantoul @ Mattoon

Bloomington Central Catholic @ St. Thomas More

Prairie Central @ Monticello 

Tolono Unity @ Pontiac

Fisher @ LeRoy

Hoopeston @ Watseka

Milford @ Iroquois West

Momence @ RVC Round Robin GC

Clifton Central @ RVC

Danville @ Champaign Central

Normal Community @ Champaign Centennial

Peoria @ Urbana

Mahomet Seymour @ Effingham

NFL

Washington Commanders at Chicago Bears

(Undated–jc)  Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Volleyball from Cissna Park as the Timberwolves host the Lady Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda. Rob Pacey is on the call for WPXN sports. Pre match is set for 7pm with the opening volley at 7-15.

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul def Monticello 25-21, 25-17

Lily Stalter had 10 kills

Ashlee Freeman had 21 assists

Cissna Park def Schlarman 25-6, 25-3

Mikayla Knake had 17 assists

Iroquois West def Oakwood 25-21, 25-21

Aubrey Wagner had 7 Aces

Heyworth def GCMS 25-21, 25-18

Lexington def Fisher 25-13, 25-23

Hoopeston Area def Armstrong Potomac 25-17, 25-18

Milford def Bismarck Henning 25-23, 25-21

Hunter Mowrey had 13 kills

Jahni Livcka had 24 assists

St. Joe Ogden def Prairie Central 25-16, 25-18

Taylor Hug had 21 assists

(Rantoul–jc)  The Rantoul Eagles won their 12 match of the year on Senior night, last night over the Monticello Sages. Rantoul Volleyball coach Trisha Freeman says the Eagles played a complete match against the Sages…

Rantoul Eagles Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois win against Iowa was not just the 5th win of the season, it was a win in front of a big crowd, radio and television audience and some recruits too. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says the win will hopefully bring a bigger crowd this Saturday against Minnesota…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema.

MLB

National League Division Series games

Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves 3-35 first pitch

San Diego Padres at L A Dodgers 7–37pm start

Tonight on WPXN its the Bret Bielema Show. Hear about the University of Illinois Fighting Illini win over Iowa and the upcoming homecoming football game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Bret Bielema Show from 7pm to 8pm

Then is bonus coverage of IHSA Volleyball from Cissna Park as the Timberwolves take on the Milford Bearcats.

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul def Georgetown Ridgefarm 25-12, 28-26

Ashlee Freeman had 23 assists

Lily Stalter had 9 kills

Watseka def GCMS 20-25, 25-22, 25-23

NFL

Kansas City Chiefs def Las Vegas Raiders 30-29

(Champaign–jc)  –To celebrate Illinois' #24 ranking, the Illinois Athletics Ticket Office has announced a 24-hour flash sale for $24 tickets for Fighting Illini Football's Big Ten Matchup against Minnesota this Saturday. Tickets will be just $24 from October 11 at 9 a.m. CT to October 12 at 9 a.m. CT. The Fighting Illini football team is 5-1 this season and on a five-game at home winning streak. Under second-year head coach Bret Bielema, the Illini boast the nation's leading rusher, Chase Brown, and the nation's No. 1 scoring defense. #24 Illinois will kick off at Memorial Stadium against Minnesota on Saturday, October 15 at 11 a.m..

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois is in the top 25 rankings after their 9 to 6 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday night. The Illini are 5 and 1 on the year heading into a Homecoming game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.. Illini football Coach Bret Bielema says the team got a huge team win in a game that saw 

 several injuries…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

You can hear more from the Coach on Wednesday night at 7pm on the Bret Bielema Show sponsored on WPXN  in part by Gibson Area Hospital 

(Paxton–jc)  The Monticello Sages beat the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers last Friday night in Illini Prairie action. Although PBL got down by several scores, they continued to fight back, even after several injuries to get back into the contest. PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard says one positive is the way the team stepped up…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard. 

Next up for the Panthers is Senior Night on Friday night against state ranked Unity of Tolono. We will have the game starting with the Friday Night Preview Show. IHSA Football on WPXN is sponsored in part by Houston Plumbing of Paxton. 

IHSA Volleyball   

Paxton Buckley Loda @ Bloomington Central Catholic 

St. Joseph Ogden @ Prairie Central

Chillicothe IVC @ Tolono Unity

Monticello @ Rantoul –broadcast match

Pontiac @ Gardner South Wilmington

Lexington @ Fisher

Oakwood @ Iroquois West

Momence @ Grace Christian

Watseka @ Salt Fork

Champaign Central @ Normal Community

Champaign Centennial @ Normal West

Urbana @ Peoria Manual

MLB

National League Division Series

Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves 12-05pm

San Diego Padres at L  A Dodgers 8-37pm

American League Division Series

Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros 2-37pm

Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees 6-37pm

Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm. Then its IHSA Volleyball on Senior Night at Rantoul Township High School as the Eagles host the Monticello Lady Sages. Pre match show at 7 with the opening volley to follow. Joel Cluver has the call for WPXN sports tonight. 

NFL

NY Giants def Green Bay Packers 27-22

Minnesota Vikings def Chicago Bears 29-22

NCAA Football

There were a few movers and shakers in the College football polls for this week. Georgia reclaimed the top spot with Ohio St. coming in at number 2. Alabama fell to #3 with Clemson overtaking Michigan for 4th. Illinois entered the poll at #24 ranked for the first time since 2011.

(Undated–jc)  –  Week 7 is in the books for IHSA Football. With the Monday morning recap is Joel Cluver…

(Monticello–jc)  The Monticello Sages defeated the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers 41 to 26 on Friday night. P-B-L Coach Josh Pritchard says when Monticello took a bigger lead, the Panthers kept fighting…

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard

Next up for the Panthers, senior night, against the Unity Rockets

NASCAR

Christopher Bell saved his title chances with an overtime win Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a stunning finish that knocked reigning NASCAR Champion Kyle Larson from the playoffs. With 5 laps to go, a caution came out and chaos ensued. Bell was able to get fresh tires and made up ground as drivers in the front battled and spun out. After another caution came out, he was able to pass Kevin Harvick at the start of the two-lap overtime to get his second win of the season.

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Rantoul @ Georgetown Ridge Farm

Herscher @ Pontiac

Iroquois West @ St. Anne

Clifton Central @ Hoopeston

GCMS @ Watseka

Champaign Central @ Washington

NFL Tonight

Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs

All

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Hear the latest news of NASCAR from 6pm to 7pm tonight.

NFL

Indianapolis Colts def Denver Broncos 12-9

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Pontiac 25-19, 25-18

Bailey Bruns had 11 kills

Aubrey Busboom had 20 assists

Araya Stack had 14 digs

Prairie Central def Rantoul 12-25, 28-26, 25-23

Hoopeston Area def Iroquois West 25-11, 25-13

St. Joe Ogden def Salt Fork 25-12, 25-8

Addie Roesch had 7 kills

LeRoy def GCMS 25-20, 25-17

Armstrong Potomac def Watseka 12-25, 25-23, 25-16

Kyla Bullington had 13 kills

Lily Jameson had 28 assists

St. Thomas More def Unity 15-25, 25-18, 25-19

Bloomington Central Catholic def Monticello 25-18, 26-24

(Monticello–jc)  – I-H-S-A Football is moving into week 7 tonight, so that means three more games left in the season. For the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers, three tough conference games remain on their schedule. Those teams Monticello, Unity and St Joe Odgen. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says their focus has to be just tonight’s opponent in the Monticello Sages…

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Football team is set to host the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says one reason for wins, is the application of taking coaching and putting that effort to the game...

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

(Charlotte–jc)  –It’s a road course for the Nascar Cup Series this weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick says his team has  two top 10 finishes  on road courses this year…

Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick 

IHSA Football tonight

Illini Prairie

PBL @ Monticello

Rantoul @ Unity

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Chillicothe IVC

Prairie Central @ Aledo Mercer County

Pontiac @ St. Joseph Ogden

Vermilion Valley

Iroquois West @ Clifton Central

Dwight @ Watseka

Momence @ Seneca

Oakwood @ Hoopeston

HOIC

Colfax Ridgeview @ Eureka

Downs Tri-Valley @ GCMS

Big 12 Conference

Champaign Centennial @ Peoria Notre Dame

Champaign Central @ Danville

Apollo

Taylorville @ Mahomet Seymour

8 Man

Champaign St. Thomas More @ Milford Cissna Park

NCAA Big Ten on Saturday

Michigan at Indiana

Purdue at Maryland

Wisconsin at Northwestern

Ohio St. at Michigan St.

Iowa at Illinois

NFL on Sunday

NY Giants vs Green Bay Packers in London 8:30am

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings noon

Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Football as the 5-1 PBL Panthers are on the road to take on the 4-2 Monticello Sages. 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

NASCAR Xfinity Racing Drive For the Cure 250 from Charlotte Motor Speedway has a 1:30 start time.

Then it's Fighting Illini Football as Illinois hosts Iowa. Broadcast starts at 5:30pm with kickoff at 6:30pm. 

On Sunday it’s the 6th race in the chase for the NASCAR Cup Series with the America Roval 400 from Charlotte with a noon start time.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Cincinnati Reds 15-2

Pittsburgh Pirates def St. Louis Cardinals 5-3

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 10-1

Playoffs start on Friday.

IHSA Volleyball

St. Thomas More def Urbana 25-9, 25-7

Mahomet Seymour def Taylorville 25-20, 25-20

Avery Allen had 9 kills and 12 digs

(Rantoul–jc)  The Rantoul Eagles Volleyball team is looking for its 10th win of the year tonight at home against the Hawks of Prairie Central. The Eagles beat the Lady Panthers of P-B-L on Tuesday night in Illini Prairie Conference action. Rantoul Eagles Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman says Freshman Josie Roseman is stepping up in the role of Libero…

Rantoul Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman

(Paxton–jc)  Several things happened last Friday night in Paxton. The Paxton Buckley Loda Panther football team winning streak at home, was snapped by the Prairie Central Hawks and the loss was the first this year for P-B-L. The Panthers go on the road tomorrow night at Monticello to take on the Sages. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says getting back on the winning side of football is the top priority this week…

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard

WPXN Sports will be carrying the game live tomorrow night starting with the Friday Nite Preview Show at 6-05-pm. Game time is 7pm

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL @ Pontiac 

Monticello @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Prairie Central @ Rantoul

St. Thomas More @ Tolono Unity

Fisher @ Ridgeview

Iroquois West @ Hoopeston

Illinois Lutheran @ Momence

Armstrong Potomac @ Watseka

Normal University @ Champaign Centennial

NFL tonight 

Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos

MLB

Cincinnati Reds def Chicago Cubs 3-2

St. Louis Cardinals def Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 in 10 innings

Chicago White Sox def Minnesota Twins 8-3

NY Yankee outfielder Aaron Judge hit his 62nd Home run of the season passing Roger Maris for the most in a season in the American League

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul def PBL 25-15, 25-17

Ashlee Freeman had 13 assists

Tashay Jackson-Roper had 6 kills

Cissna Park def Oakwood 25-19, 25-10

Mikayla Knake had 25 assists

Brooklyn Stadeli had 8 kills

Salt Fork def Iroquois West 25-17, 25-13

Lexington def GCMS 25-21, 25-23

Tremont def Fisher 25-6, 25-19

Armstrong Potomac def Tri Point 24-26, 26-24, 25-19

Lily Jameson had 27 assists and 16 digs

Gracie Gordon had 12 kills

Milford def Schlarman 25-13, 25-7

Anna McEwen had 8 kills

St. Joe Ogden def Monticello 25-11, 25-16

Taylor Hug had 19 assists

Prairie Central def Unity 15-25, 25-21, 25-19

St. Thomas More def Pontiac 25-17, 25-7

Mahomet Seymour def Mt. Zion 25-13, 25-11

(Paxton–jc)  The Rantoul Eagles volleyball squad beat the Lady Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda in our broadcast match of the week last night in Paxton by scores of 25-15 25-17 . Rantoul Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman says the Eagles have had highs and lows this season, but last night was definitely a high…

Rantoul Eagles Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman

Paxton Buckley loda Volleyball Coach Lindsey Stallowy says they did not play with good energy last night…

PBL Volleyball Coach Lindsey Stallowy

MLB Schedule

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds 3-10 first pitch

St Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates 3-05pm Start time

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Game Time 3-10

Tonight on WPXN it’s the Bret Bielema Show. Hear the latest on the Illini football win over Wisconsin and the upcoming game against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Bret Bielema Show from 7 to 8 tonight, sponsored in part on WPXN by Popejoy Roofing.

MLB

Cincinnati Reds def Chicago Cubs 3-0

Pittsburgh Pirates def St. Louis Cardinals 3-2

Albert Pujols passed Babe Ruth for 2nd most RBI’s

Chicago White Sox def Minnesota Twins 3-2

NFL

SF 49ers def LA Rams 24-9

IHSA Volleyball results

PBL def Herscher 25-23, 20-25, 25-16

Bailey Bruns had 14 kills

Aubrey Busboom had 27 assists

Rantoul def Decatur Eisenhower 27-25, 20-25, 25-23

Ashlee Freeman had 33 assists

Tashay Jackson-Roper had 15 kills

Iroquois West def Ridgeview 25-21, 18-25, 25-20

Shea Small had 7 kills

GCMS def Dwight 25-10, 25-12

Natalie DeSchepper had 8 kills

Tri- Valley def St. Joe Ogden 25-19, 28-26

(Talladega–jc)  As a Nascar Cup Series driver, you need not only driving skills, but also confidence to advance in the Chase for the Championship. Nascar Driver Joey Logano says coming out of Texas and Talladega in the positive points category has provided some confidence…

Nascar Driver Joey Logano 

(Champaign–jc)  Playing complimentary football, where the offense, defense and special teams work in rhythm together to get wins. That is the goal of the U of I Football team. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says the team is starting to understand the concept…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

Next up for the Illini is a home game Saturday night against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Rantoul @ PBL 

Roanoke-Benson @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Tolono Unity @ Prairie Central

Pontiac @ St. Thomas More

Fisher @ Tremont

Salt Fork @ Iroquois West

Donovan @ Momence - Pink out

South Newton @ Clifton Central - Senior night

Westville @ Watseka

Champaign Central @ Champaign Centennial

Normal Community @ Urbana

Mt Zion @ Mahomet Seymour

MLB Schedule

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds 5-40 First Pitch

St Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Game Time 5-35pm

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox 7-10 pm Start

Tonight on WPXN  IHSA Volleyball as the PBL Panthers take on the Rantoul Eagles. Pregame at 5:45 with volley at 6pm.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Cincinnati Reds 8-1

Pittsburgh Pirates def St. Louis Cardinals 7-5

Chicago White Sox def San Diego Padres 2-1

NFL

NY Giants def Chicago Bears 20-12

Green Bay packers def NE Patriots 27-24

Tennessee Titans def Indianapolis Colts 24-17

Congratulations to the Gifford Eagles on winning the IESA Class 1A State Baseball Championship. On Friday they beat Springfield Christ the King 4-3, Saturday morning they beat Colchester West Prairie 18-3, and they beat Peru Catholic 8-6 in the Championship game.

(Undated–jc)  Two thirds of the football season is now complete. With the Friday Night Recap, is Joel Cluver

(Paxton–jc)  The Prairie Central Hawks beat the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers on Friday night 51 to 8. P-B-L Panthers Football Coach Josh Pritchard says there were not too many positives coming out of the contest, but it is just one loss…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

The Panthers head to Monticello on Friday night to take on the Sages. We will have the broadcast live on Friday night. 

(Wisconsin–jc)  Coaches building a program always look for the staff, players and fans to buy-in to a vision. The University of Illinois Fighting Illini football program had one of those buy-in games on the road at Wisconsin on Saturday. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says it was a buy-in win…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

Next up for the Illini is a home game Saturday night against the Iowa Hawkeyes. We will have the game live starting at 5-30 Saturday afternoon. 

(Talladega–jc)  Chase Elliott was the winner in the Nascar Cup Series on Sunday in Talladega Alabama. M-R-N was there…

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL @ Herscher 

Paris @ Tolono Unity

Decatur Eisenhower @ Rantoul

Tuscola @ Urbana

Iroquois West @ Ridgeview

Clifton Central @ Milford

Watseka @ St. Anne

NFL Monday Night Football

LA Rams at SF 49ers

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