NBA

Houston Rockets def Chicago Bulls 127-117

NHL

Anaheim Ducks def Chicago Blackhawks 4-0

NCAA Tournament

Big Ten

#9 Michigan St. def #8 Mississippi St. 69-51

#3 Illinois def #14 Morehead St. 85-69

Upsets

#11 Duquesne def #6 BYU 71-67

#11 Oregon def #6 South Carolina 87-73

#14 Oakland def #3 Kentucky 80-76

#11 North Carolina St. def #6 Texas Tech 80-67

NIT Women

Illinois def Missouri St. 74-69

IHSA Baseball

PBL def LeRoy 10-0

IHSA Softball

Villa Grove def PBL 13-3

(Omaha–jc)  The University of Illinois won over Morehead State on Thursday afternoon by a score of 85 to 69. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the play of Terrance Shannon Junior continues to be at a very high level…

Coach Underwood says that effort was good and needs to continue on Saturday…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

(Omaha–jc)  It’s only happened 10 times in the Men’s N-C-A-A Tournament and now one Illini added his name to that list. University of Illinois basketball player Marcus Domask had a triple-double. Domask had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the win over Morehead State. Domask says the individual accolades are great, but winning continues to be the goal…

University of Illinois basketball player Marcus Domask

(Texas–jc)  The Circuit of the Americas track is the next stop for the Nascar Cup Series on Sunday. Nascar Driver Tyler Reddick says with success at the track, there is some pressure, but it’s good pressure…

Nascar Driver Tyler Reddick

The Echopark Automotive Grand Prix has a 1-30pm start on WPXN on Sunday

MLB

3-oh-5pm San Francisco vs Chicago Cubs- split squad games

3-oh-5pm Oakland vs Chicago White Sox

                 Chicago White  Sox vs L A Angels

5-40pm St Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins

NCAA Tournament

Big Ten

#9 Northwestern vs #8 Florida Atlantic 11:15am

#8 Nebraska vs #9 Texas A & M 5:50 pm

#1 Purdue vs #16 Grambling St. 6:25 pm

#5 Wisconsin vs #12 James Madison 8:40 pm

The University of Illinois Fighting Illini are in the next round of the N-C-A-A Tournament on Saturday in Omaha Nebraska. The game is live on WPXN starting at 7:40pm  on Saturday. 

Sunday on WPXN its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the Echopark Automotive Grand Prix from Austin, Texas with at 1:30 start time.

NCAA

Play in games 

#16 Grambling St. def Montana St. 88-81 OT

#10 Colorado def Boise St. 60-53

(Champaign—dm)-Spring is in the air and that means Spring football practice.  University Men’s Football coach Brent Bielema talks about his practice plans for the next few weeks.

University of Illinois football coach Bret Bielema

(Omaha–jc)  Today is the start of the N-C-A-A Men's tournament for the University of Illinois. The Illini take on Morehead State this afternoon at the Omaha Nebraska site in the East Regional. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team is healthy and ready and it’s also good to hear your name on selection Sunday…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.

The game airs live on WPXN starting at 1pm with the pre game show.  

 (Texas—dm) The Nascar Cup series heads to its first road course of the season this weekend.  Driver Denny Hamlin talks about what factors go into his improvement on road courses

Nascar driver Denny Hamlin. The Echopark Automotive Grand Prix Cup race airs on WPXN on Sunday starting at 1-30pm

NCAA Tournament

Big Ten

#9 Michigan St. vs #8 Mississippi St. 11:15am

#3 Illinois vs #14 Morehead St. 2:10pm

NCAA Women's National Invitation Tournament

6-45pm Illinois vs Missouri State

NBA

7pm Chicago Bulls at Houston Rockets

NHL

9pm Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks

MLB

12-05pm Houston Astros vs St Louis Cardinals

3-0h-5pm Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals

3-10pm Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies

Let the games begin.  Although the play in games started the N-C-A-A tournament, today is the first day of multiple games throughout the nation in the Men and Women’s basketball tournament. On WPXN, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini take on Morehead State in the East Regional. Our coverage with the network begins at 1pm this afternoon with the tip around 2-10pm

NHL

LA Kings def Chicago Blackhawks 6-2

NCAA

Play in Games

#16 Wagner def Howard 71-68

#10 Colorado St. def Virginia 67-42

IHSA Softball

Hoopeston Area def PBL 16-4

Watseka def Salt Fork 9-7

IHSA Baseball

GCMS def Prairie Central 3-0

Salt Fork def Watseka 15-8

(Texas–jc)  The Nascar Cup series heads to its first road course of the season this weekend. Nascar Driver Bubba Wallace says other than a bad driving decision last year, he feels he can contend for the checkered flag on Sunday…

Nascar Driver Bubba Wallace

The Echopark Automotive Grand Prix Cup race airs on WPXN on Sunday starting at 1-30pm

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team takes on Morehead State in the second round of the N-C-A-A Tournament tomorrow afternoon. University of Illinois basketball player Marcus Domask says keeping your confidence is key to winning games…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Player Marcus Domask

You can hear the Illini and Morehead State game live on WPXN starting at 1pm on Thursday afternoon. 

NCAA-First 4

5-40pm Grambling vs Montana State

8-10pm Colorado vs Boise State

MLB Spring Training games

3-oh-5pm Chicago Cubs vs Oakland A’s

3-oh-5pm Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati Reds

5-oh-5pm St Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Portland Trail Blazers 110-107

(Minneapolis–jc)  Making adjustments in games and winning and advancing, those are keys to winning in the NCAA tournament. University of Illinois basketball player Coleman Hawkins says its a good feeling to win the conference tournament and the team needs to continue that type of play on Thursday…

University of Illinois Men’s basketball Player Coleman Hawkins. 

The win on Sunday was the first time to cut down the nets and grab a tournament win for University of Illinois Player Marcus Domask…

University of Illinois Basketball Player Marcus Domask

The NCAA tournament is next and Illinois plays Morehead State on Thursday. WPXN will have the game live starting at 1pm on Thursday. 

NCAA Tournament Games-First Four games

5-40pm Wagner at Howard

8-10pm Colorado State vsVirginia

MLB

12-0h-5pm Miami vs St Louis Cardinals

6-oh-5pm St Louis vs New York Mets

8-oh-5pm Arizona vs Chicago Cubs

NHL
9pm Chicago Blackhawks at L A Kings

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

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def San Jose Sharks 5-2

Big Ten Tournament Championship 

Illinois def Wisconsin 93-87

NASCAR

Denny Hamlin won at Bristol Motor Speedway for the fourth time in his career. He was one of only 5 drivers on the lead lap due to tire issues with almost everyone in the field. Martin Truex Jr. finished second, followed by Brad Keselowski, alex Bowman and Kyle Larson. 

(Minneapolis–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team are champions of the Big 10 Tournament. The Illini beat Wisconsin 93 to 87 on Sunday in Minneapolis. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says winning the tournament is something “very special”...

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.
The Illini are the number 3 seed in the East regional in the N-C-A-A tournament and play Morehead State on Thursday afternoon. WPXN will have the game live.

NBA

7pm Portland Trailblazers at Chicago Bulls

MLB

3-0h-5pm Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Today on WPXN…Its Fast Talk. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm.

NBA

LA Clippers def Chicago Bulls 126-111

Big Ten

Michigan St. def Minnesota 77-67

Wisconsin def Maryland 87-56

Ohio St. def Iowa 90-78

Indiana def Penn St. 61-59

IHSA Baseball

GCMS def Clifton Central 8-3

IHSA Softball

GCMS def Clifton Central 13-7

Watseka def Grant Park 13-5

CHAMPAIGN, Ill — Former NFL veteran Byron Bell and former Fighting Illini quarterback Artur Sitkowski have been named Illinois' graduate assistants on offense for the 2024 season, head coach Bret Bielema announced. Bell joins the Illini from New Mexico, while Sitkowski remains on staff after serving as a student assistant last season.

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini start their run in the Big 10 Men's Conference tournament today at the Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota. After a tough road win at Iowa this past Sunday, University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the play of Quincy Guerrier is key to more wins…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini play Ohio State. The broadcast airs at 4-30 on WPXN with the tip from Minneapolis at around 5-30pm Friday. 

(Bristol–jc)  –  It's Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday for the Nascar Cup Series. Bristol is just a special place, says Nascar Driver Noah Gragson…

Nascar Cup Series Driver Noah Gragson

(Bristol–jc)  It’s Bristol this weekend for the Nascar Cup Series. One Nascar Driver says you may see some usual contenders at the end of the race. So far there have been 4 different winners to start the season. Nascar Driver Christopher Bell says some big names may see the checkered flag…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell

(Champaign—jc) Today’s opponent for the University of Illinois Men’s basketball team are the Ohio State Buckeyes. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the goal for Illinois is to win and cut the nets down…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.
The game airs live on WPXN starting at 4-30 this afternoon. 

Big 10 Men's Tournament

11am #1 Purdue vs Michigan State

1-30pm Northwestern vs Wisconsin

5-30pm Illinois vs Ohio State

8pm Indiana vs Nebraska

MLB Spring Training

3-oh-5pm Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox

5-oh-5pm Miami Marlins vs St Louis Cardinals

NHL

7-30 pm Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks

NBA

Saturday

7pm Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls

This afternoon on WPXN its University of Illinois Men’s Basketball as the Fighting Illini take on The Ohio State Buckeyes. The pre game show starts at 4-30 with the opening tip from the Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota around 5-30pm

NBA 

Chicago Bulls def Indiana Pacers 132-129 OT

Big Ten

Maryland def Rutgers 65-51

Penn St. def Michigan 66-57

IHSA Softball

Armstrong Potomac def PBL 7-3

Watseka def Fisher 10-8

(Bristol–jc)  – Nascar Cup Series drivers seem happy to be back on concrete at Bristol Motor Speedway. Nascar Driver Chris Buescher says the dirt track was a challenge and likes the regular surface at Bristol…

Nascar Driver Chris Buescher.

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team has to wait one more day to get into the 20-24 Big Ten Conference Tournament. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says  he believes this version of the Illini knows that good teams will make offensive runs against them, and it's being prepared to handle those inside games…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Big 10 Tournament

Noon  8-seed Michigan State vs. 9-seed Minnesota 

Then

 5-seed Wisconsin vs. 12-seed Maryland 

6-30pm  7-seed Iowa vs. 10-seed Ohio State 

Followed by 

6-seed Indiana vs. 11-seed Penn State 

All games on the Big 10 Network

MLB Exhibition

12-oh-5pm New York Mets vs St Louis Cardinals

3-oh-5pm Oakland As vs Chicago Cubs

3-oh-5pm Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Arizona Coyotes 7-2

IHSA Baseball

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def PBL 13-0

GCMS def Warrensburg Latham 13-0

Beecher def Watseka 7-6

IHSA Softball

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def PBL 23-1

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– The All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners were announced on Tuesday by the conference office, as well as Big Ten accolades from the Associated Press. The Illinois program was once again well represented on the list of league honors.

Fifth-year Terrence Shannon Jr. (Chicago) is a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches, media, and AP. He is the Big Ten's second-leading scorer and No. 8 nationally at 21.6 points per game, the highest scoring average by an Illini in the last 51 years. He has 15 20-point games this season including four 30-point outings, tying for the third-most 30-point performances in a season in program history. Shannon tallied a career-high 35 points Feb. 21 at Penn State and has scored in double figures in 35 consecutive games overall, including all 25 of his appearances this season.

This is the second year in a row that Shannon is a first-team All-Big Ten pick by the league coaches. He is the fourth player in Illinois history to reach 1,000 points in just two years, and is closing in on 2,000 for his career (1,990 entering Big Ten Tournament).

Graduate student Marcus Domask (Waupun, Wis.) is a first-team All-Big Ten pick by the coaches and AP, while garnering second-team accolades by the media. He also has been voted Big Ten Newcomer of the Year by AP. Domask is one of the nation's top transfers, averaging 16.0 points and 4.9 rebounds while leading the Illini with 3.5 assists per game. He has three 30-point games this season, including a career-high 33 at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 5 in the win over Florida Atlantic and 31 in a March 2 victory at the Kohl Center in the return to his home state of Wisconsin. Domask has eclipsed 2,000 career points, now sitting with 2,111 over his five-year career.

This marks the second time that Brad Underwood's program has two first-team All-Big Ten honorees in the same season

(Champaign–jc)  –  Now its on to the Big 10 Tournament for the University of Illinois Men's basketball team. The Illini earned a double bye into the quarterfinals on Friday. They await the winner of Ohio State and Iowa. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says athletic and “big” teams are in their future and guys like Dain Dainja are ready…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. You can hear all the Illini games live on WPXN.

MLB

12-oh-5pm St Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins

3-oh-5pm Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland

3-10pm Chicago White Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers

NBA

6-30pm Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers

Big 10 Men's Tournament

Minneapolis Minnesota–Target Center

6-30pm Maryland vs Rutgers

Then Penn State and Michigan

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

NBA

Dallas Mavericks def Chicago Bulls 127-92

IESA 8th Grade Volleyball

Sectionals

8-1A

Pontiac St. Mary’s def Buckley St. John’s 25-17, 25-16

Royal Prairieview Ogden def Hume Shiloh 25-9, 25-13

8-2A

Bloomington Corpus Christi def Potomac 25-18, 25-12

8-3A

Manteno def PBL 25-12, 25-9

8-4A

Mahomet Seymour def Herscher Limestone 25-20, 20-25, 25-23

IHSA Baseball

Tri Valley def PBL 10-1

Milford def Watseka 14-6

IHSA Softball

Milford def Watseka 10-9

(Champaign–jc)  – The University of Illinois men's basketball team finished second in the big 10 standings for the regular season. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team now looks forward to two post season tournaments. Underwood says they are one of the best offensive teams in the nation, and just need to continue to find ways to win…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini see their first action in the Big 10 Tournament on Friday afternoon.

MLB Exhibition

12-0h-5pm St Louis vs Boston

8-0h-5pm Milwaukee vs Chicago Cubs

8-oh-5pm Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati

NHL

7-30pm Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks

All

Tonight on WPXN it’s Nascar Live. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6-7. The next Cup Series race is at Bristol Tennessee.

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Arizona Coyotes 7-4

Big Ten

Illinois def Iowa 73-61

Nebraska def Michigan 85-70

Purdue def Wisconsin 78-70

Ohio St. def Rutgers 73-51

Indiana def Michigan St. 65-64

Penn St. def Maryland 85-69

(PHoenix–jc)  Christopher Bell came into Phoenix Raceway on the Nascar Cup series with a good car. He came out of Phoenix with a win. Nascar Driver Christopher Bell says  the team and the car were great all weekend…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell. The Nascar Cup Series heads to Bristol on Sunday. 

(Iowa–jc)  The Big 10 regular season schedule is now complete. The University of Illinois Men’s team won over Iowa on Sunday night 73 to 61. University of Illinois Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the Illini played good defense…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Next up for Illinois is the Big 10 Tournament later this week.

(Paxton–jc)  Getting better, working on the game and learning to win, that is how Paxton Buckley Loda Girls Junior High Volleyball Coach Kelli Vaughn describes this group of volleyball players. Coach Vaughn says the team worked to get into tonight's 8th grade 3-A sectional…

Paxton Buckley Loda Junior High Girls Volleyball Coach Kelli Vaughn

The Panthers take on Manteno at the Prairie Central Sectional. Opening Volley is set for 6-30pm

I E S A Girls Volleyball Sectional Matches

8th grade 1-A

At Pontiac St Mary’s

6-30pm Buckley St John’s Vs Pontiac St Mary’s

At Rantoul St Malachy

6-30pm Prairieview Ogden vs Hume Shiloh

8th grade 2-A

At Paris-Crestwood

6-30pm  Potomac vs Bloomington Corpus Christie

8th Grade 3-A

At Forrest-Prairie Central

6-30pm Paxton Buckley Loda vs Manteno

8th grade 4-A

At Mahomet Seymour

6-30pm Mahomet Seymour vs Herscher Limestone

MLB Spring Training

12-oh-5pm St Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals

3-0h-5pm Colorado Rockies against the Chicago White Sox

The Chicago Cubs have the day off today.

NBA

7pm Chicago Bulls vs Dallas Mavericks

Tonight on WPXN it’s Fast Talk. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to7pm Then it’s The Brad Underwood Show. The regular season is complete, the big 10 men’s tournament starts later this week. The Brad Underwood Show from 7pm to 8pm tonight. 

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Golden St. Warriors 125-122

BIg Ten

Wisconsin def Rutgers 78-66

IHSA Scores State Tournament State Farm Center Champaign

IHSA Boys 1A 3rd Place

Chicago Hope Academy def Aurora Christian 44-43

2A 3rd Place

Byron def Williamsville 62-48 

IESA 8th Grade Volleyball

Regional Final

8-1A Buckley St. John’s def Cissna Park 25-23, 19-25, 25-16

8-1A Royal Prairieview Ogden def Rantoul St. Malachy 25-19, 25-23

8-3A PBL def Bismarck Henning 25-19, 25-23

8-4A Mahomet Seymour def Champaign Edison 25-8, 25-17

Illinois' 2024 Big Ten Tournament run came to a close on Thursday afternoon in the second round following a 75-65 loss to [8] Maryland at Target Center in Minnesota.The Fighting Illini led by as many as 14 in the first half, but it was not enough to take down the Terrapins. Four Orange and Blue scorers registered double-digit points, while the team registered 40 points in the paint against a Big Ten team for the sixth time this season.

Kendall Bostic registered her sixth consecutive double-double, finishing with 11 points and 11 rebounds 

Makira Cook scored a team-high 17 points, her sixth straight game in double figures. 

Camille Hobby tallied eight of her 16 points in the first quarter, and she hauled in seven rebounds. 

Genesis Bryant poured in 13 points

(Hoopeston–jc)  You can add another girls junior high regional volleyball crown to the resume of long time Paxton Buckley Loda Volleyball Coach Kelli Vaughn. The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers beat Bismarck Henning last night 25-19 25-23. Paxton Buckley Loda Junior High girls volleyball coach Kelli Vaughn says she has been blessed over the years with a lot of talent and it continues with this team…

Paxton Buckley Loda Junior High Volleyball Coach Kelli Vaughn

(Phoenix–jc)  The Phoenix Raceway is the next stop on the Nascar Cup Series on Sunday afternoon. Nascar Driver Eric Jones talks about the set up for the track that puts some power in the cars…

Nascar Driver Eric Jones. Sunday’s race starts on WPXN at 1-30pm

(Champaign–jc)  After a tough loss to number 2 ranked Purdue, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini finish out the regular season at Iowa on Sunday night. University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says its every possession, in every game that is important when you are a high level team…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.

The Illini at Iowa game airs live on Sunday night starting at 6pm with the pre game show. Tip is at 7

Big Ten on Saturday

Minnesota at Northwestern

Big Ten on Sunday

Nebraska at Michigan

Wisconsin at Purdue

Ohio St. at Rutgers

Michigan St. at Indiana

Illinois at Iowa

Maryland at Penn St. 

Saturday on WPXN its Xfinity racing with the Call 811.com Every Dig. Every Time. 200 at 3:30pm

On Sunday the Shriner’s Children 500 NASCAR Cup Series race from Phoenix Raceway has at 1:30pm WPXN start time.

Sunday night its Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois closes out the regular season at Iowa. Pregame at 6pm with tip at 7pm.

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Utah Jazz 119-117

Big Ten

Michigan St. def Northwestern 53-49

Indiana def Minnesota 70-58

IESA Volleyball Regional Finals from Wednesday

8-2A

Bloomington Corpus Christie def Fisher 25-10 25- 19

Potomac def against Champaign St. Matthew 25-16 25-7

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Junior High 8th grade volleyball team is in the regional finals at John Greer School in Hoopeston later today. Paxton Buckley Loda Girls Volleyball Coach Kelli Vaughn says the team is ready for the challenge…

Paxton Buckley Loda Junior High Girls Volleyball Coach Kelli Vaughn.
The Panthers take on Bismarck Henning. Opening volley is set for 6pm.

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team has one more regular season game, before they start the Big 10 Tournament next week and the NCAA tournament later in the month. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says it comes down to the “little things” in close games for wins and losses…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini are at Iowa on Sunday night. The game airs live on WPXN starting at 6pm on Sunday

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois women’s basketball team takes on Maryland this morning in the Big 10 conference tournament. University of Illinois Women’s basketball coach Shauna Green says the team has been playing well in recent games and they are on a positive run heading into the tournament…

University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green. Illinois tips against Maryland at 11-30 this morning at the Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota 

(Minneapolis–jc)  The Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota is the venue for the 20-24 Big 10 Women’s basketball tournament Games today…

Game 3 | #8 Maryland vs. #9 Illinois | 11:30 a.m.  followed by

Game 4 | #5 Nebraska vs. Purdue 

Game 5 | #7 Penn State vs. #10 Wisconsin | 5:30 p.m. 

 Then Game 6 | #6 Michigan vs. Minnesota

IESA Girls Junior High Regional Finals tonight

8-1A 5-30pm at St John’s Buckley

Cissna Park against St John’s of Buckley

5-30pm at Rantoul St Malachy

Prairieview Ogden vs St Malachy-Rantoul

8-3A John Greer Junior High-Hoopeston

6pm Paxton Buckley Loda vs Bismarck Henning

MLB

12-05pm Houston Astros vs St Louis Cardinals

2-oh-5pm Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago White Sox

7-0h-5pm Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Big 10 Mens

7pm tip Rutgers at Wisconsin

NBA

9pm Chicago Bulls at Golden State Warriors

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Arizona Coyotes 5-2

Big Ten

Purdue def Illinois 77-71

(Champaign–jc)  –  Number 2 Purdue topped the Fighting Illini men’s basketball team last night on senior night at the State Farm Center 77 to 71. Senior Marcus Domask had a game high 20 points for Illinois. Domask says his goal on offense is to let the game come to him…

University of Illinois Men’s basketball player Marcus Domask. Next up for Illinois is an away game at Iowa on Sunday night. 

(Phoenix–jc)  Phoenix Raceway is the next venue for the Nascar Cup series circuit on Sunday. Nascar Driver Christopher Bell says testing at Phoenix was a great test…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell. The Shriners Childrens 500 has a WPXN start time on Sunday of 1-30pm

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini fell short on a Senior night game on Tuesday against the Purdue Boilermakers. Final score 77 to 71. The Illini led the contest to the midway point of the second half, before going back and forth with Purdue. University of Illinois Men’s basketball player Coleman Hawkins says Purdue made several changes in the second half and hit some key 3 pointers…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball player Coleman Hawkins

Illini Coach Brad Underwood says the team needed a key stop and rebound…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini close out the regular season on Sunday night at Iowa.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – With the second regular season under head coach Shauna Green in the books, Illinois women's basketball saw four student-athletes earn Big Ten All-Conference recognition from the league's coaches and media. Makira Cook earned second-team honors, Kendall Bostic was tabbed second team by the media and honorable mention by the coaches, Genesis Bryant was recognized as honorable mention in both polls, and Gretchen Dolan was tabbed to the All-Freshman Team by the coaches. Bostic was also honored with her third consecutive Sportsmanship Award.

ILLINI AWARDS BREAKDOWN

Makira Cook - Second Team (Coaches), Second Team (Media)
Kendall Bostic - Honorable Mention (Coaches), Second Team (Media), Sportsmanship Award
Genesis Bryant - Honorable Mention (Coaches), Honorable Mention (Media)
Gretchen Dolan - All-Freshman Team (Coaches)

Big 10 Men’s Schedule

7pm Michigan State at Northwestern

9pm Indiana at Minnesota

MLB Spring Training Games

2-05pm Chicago White Sox vs L A Dodgers

2-05pm Chicago Cubs vs California Angels

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Sacramento Kings 113-109

NHL

Colorado Avalanche def Chicago Blackhawks 5-0

(Champaign–jc)  –  Zach Edey is coming to Champaign today. And the rest of the nationally ranked Purdue Boilermakers. They are the opponents on Senior night for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says Purdue has the big man, but its more than that…

Underwood says Purdue’s Braden Smith is another big piece for Purdue…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Big Ten

Purdue at Illinois

Today on WPXN its University of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball as the Illini host Purdue in Big 10 action. Our coverage with the network begins at 5pm this afternoon with the tip from the State Farm Center at 6.

Big Ten

Indiana def Maryland 83-78

Ohio St. def Michigan 84-61

Nebraska def Rutgers 67-56

Illini Women

Illinois def Nebraska 74-73

(Wisconsin–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team got a big road win on Saturday at Wisconsin. Final score 91 to 83. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says  Illini player and Wisconsin native Marcus Domask played a winning game in front of family and friends…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Next up for Illinois is Senior night tomorrow night at the State Farm Center against nationally ranked Purdue. WPXN coverage with the network is 5pm on Tuesday. 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Women’s basketball team got a senior night win over Nebraska at the State Farm Center on Sunday. Final score 74 to 73. University of Illinois Women’s Coach Shauna Green says the team did a good job coming together on Senior night…

University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green. The Illini start the Big 10 tournament on Thursday

(Las Vegas–jc)  Kyle Larson was the winner of the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the race heard live on WPXN. Larson says he was glad to see the white flag final lap coming as he was being pursued by several teams…

Nascar Driver Kyle Larson.  Next up for the Nascar Cup Series is a race at Phoenix Arizona on Sunday. 

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk from 6pm to 7pm Then its the Brad Underwood Show from 7pm to 8pm.