MLB

Chicago Cubs def Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0

Milwaukee Brewers def Chicago White Sox 7-2

Cards & Reds were postponed

IHSA Baseball

Armstrong Potomac def PBL 6-5

St. Joe Ogden def GCMS 3-2

Fisher def Cerro Gordo 8-1

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Prairie Central 4-1

Watseka def South Newton 29-6

IHSA Softball

Centennial def PBL 11-5

Fisher def Cerro Gordo 6-1

Armstrong Potomac def St. Thomas More 18-1

Watseka def South Newton 9-4

Unity def At. Anthony 7-6

Illini news

(Champaign-dg)-Senior Forward Ben Humrichous is returning to Illinois for a second season. Humrichous started 25 of 35 games for the Illini averaging 7.8 points and 3.8 rebounds. 

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(Armstrong–jc)  The Armstrong Potomac baseball team is talented, but also young in years. Armstrong Potomac Baseball Coach Tom Wolken says that includes his pitching staff…

Armstrong Potomac Baseball Coach Tom Wolken

(Texas–jc)  Its Texas Superspeedway this weekend for the Nascar Xfinity and Cup series races. Nascar Driver Josh Berry takes a look at the different turns in Texas…

Nascar Driver Josh Berry

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– The Big Ten Conference has revealed the breakdown of conference opponents for the 2025-26 men's basketball season. For the eighth straight year, Big Ten teams will once again compete in a 20-game conference schedule. The 18-team Big Ten schedule format calls for each school to play three teams both home and away, and 14 teams once; seven home and seven away.

The Illini will be home only with, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington, and Wisconsin The Illini will be away only with,  Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA,  and USC. Illinois plays home and away with– Maryland, Nebraska, and Northwestern

(Kankakee-jc)  –Kankakee Community College honored Roy Cordes, affectionately known as The Voice of the Cavaliers, at a retirement reception this week. Cordes has served as the college’s sports announcer since 2008, lending his enthusiastic voice to KCC athletics for over 15 years.

MLB

Cincinnati Reds def St. Louis Cardinals 3-1

Cubs and Sox were off

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Prairie Central 13-3

Rantoul def Bloomington Central Catholic 11-5

Salt Fork def Cissna Park 22-0

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Iroquois West 7-3

Eureka def GCMS 2-0

Fieldcrest def Fisher 13-2

St. Joe Ogden def Pleasant Plains 7-3

Armstrong Potomac def Georgetown Ridgefarm 11-5

Westville def Milford 5-4

IHSA Softball

Prairie Central def PBL 12-1

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Iroquois West 8-3

Eureka def GCMS 2-1

St. Joe Ogden def Maroa Forsyth 5-0

Westville def Milford 11-0

Armstrong Potomac def Georgetown Ridgefarm 11-7

Hoopeston Area def Watseka 13-2

(Urbana–jc)  –Head coach Brad Underwood announced Monday that Andrej Stojakovic has signed a Big Ten Athletics Aid Agreement with the University of Illinois and will join the Fighting Illini program as a transfer. Stojakovic is a 6-foot-7-inch, 205-pound guard from Carmichael, California. He will join the Illini as a junior after a breakout year at Cal this past season prior to beginning his career at Stanford in 2023-24.As a true freshman at Stanford, Stojakovic started 10 of 32 games, averaging 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds. He had nine double-digit scoring games, led by a season-high 20-point effort vs. USC .

(Texas–jc)  Texas Motor Speedway is the next track for the Nascar Circuits this weekend. Nascar Driver Ricky Stenhouse talks about what you can expect on Sunday in Texas…
            

Nascar Driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Illinois' best and brightest student-athletes were honored in person at The Oskees on Monday night from State Farm Center. The Oskees is an annual all-sports celebration recognizing first-year letter jacket recipients, graduating student-athletes, and all Fighting Illini who have excelled both athletically and academically. Jackson Buchanan of golf and Raina Terry of volleyball took home the night's highest honor, the prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor. Established in 1915, the Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded annually to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their college career.

MLB

5-40pm Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates

5-40pm St Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds

6-40pm Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers

University of Illinois 

6pm
Baseball at Bradley University

MLB

Philadelphia Phillies def Chicago Cubs 3-1 10 innings

Milwaukee Brewers def St. Louis Cardinals 7-1

Athletics def Chicago White Sox 3-2 10 innings

(Talladega–jc)   The NASCAR Cup Series rolled into Talladega on Sunday and brought all of the classic ‘Dega thrills with it …

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Girls Track team has good team numbers and the results can be seen at meets this year. Paxton Buckley Loda Girls Track CoachTyler Rubarts says to date, three school records have been broken…

Paxton Buckley Loda Girls Track Coach Tyler Rubarts

NFL Football

The NFL Draft is over and Fighting Illini Pat Bryant was the only Illinois player to hear his name called, when he was selected in the 3rd round by the Denver Broncos. Three other Former Illini did get undrafted free agent offers though. On Saturday, Defensive Lineman TeRah Edwards signed with the LA Chargers and outside linebacker Seth Coleman signed with the Seattle Seahawks. On Sunday, Wide Receiver Zakhari Franklin inked a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders. 

MLB

5:40 St Louis at Cincinnati

Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox have the day off

MLB

Chicago White Sox def Minnesota Twins 3-0 7 innings

IHSA Baseball

Monticello def PBL 9-3

Covington def Milford 11-3

Watseka def Grant Park 17-5

IHSA Softball

Monticello def PBL 8-0

Prairie Central def GCMS 9-2

Pontiac def St. Joe Ogden 2-0

Milford def Covington 8-5

NFL Draft

Not a surprise, Miami quarterback Cam Ward was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the first pick in the Draft. The Jacksonville Jaguars traded up from 5 to 2 to select Colorado Cornerback/Wide Receiver Travis Hunter with the 2nd pick. Hunter is thought to be the best athlete in the 2025 draft. The New York Giants selected Abdul Carter from Penn St. with the 3rd pick. The Raiders took Boise St. running back Ashton Jeanty. The Chicago Bears took Michigan tight end Colston Leonard with their 10th pick. The Green Bay Packers chose Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illinois Athletics is ranked 25th in the 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup following today's release of the final winter standings. Illinois has amassed 473 points so far this school year. Included in that score is 389.5 points from the winter season, the 11th-highest winter point total recorded among the 261 schools ranked in the Division I standings. The Big Ten leads all conferences with nine teams ranked in the current top 25.

(Talladega–jc)  It’s the superspeedway at Talladega this weekend for Nascar fans. Nascar Driver Zane Smith says you need to “prepare” for Talladega…

Nascar Driver Zane Smith

The Xfinity race airs on Saturday afternoon at 2-30  and the Cup race has a WPXN Start time of Noon on Sunday.

(St Joe–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Spartans baseball team continues to chalk up wins on the baseball diamond this Spring. St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley talks about his pitcher, Kendrick Johnson…

St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley

MLB

Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs 1:20pm

Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals 7:15pm

Chicago White Sox at Athletics 9:05pm

Saturday Morning on WPXN it’s On the sidelines Coaches Show at 7am. The show is sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital Elite Fitness, Angel Auto Services in Onarga, Conxxus, and MATCO Fire Protection Services in Paxton.

Saturday afternoon its Xfinity racing with the Ag-Pro 300 from Talladega SuperSpeedway with  a 2:30 start time. 

On Sunday its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the Jack Link’s 500 from Talladega SuperSpeedway starting at noon. 

MLB

Chicago Cubs def LA Dodgers 7-6

Atlanta Braves def St. Louis Cardinals 4-1

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 6-3

IHSA Baseball

Tremont def GCMS 14-0

Tri Valley def Fisher 12-1

Milford def Hoopeston Area 7-1

IHSA Softball

Iroquois West def St. Thomas More 17-5

Tremont def GCMS 4-1

Tri Valley def Fisher 5-1

Mt. Zion def St. Joe Ogden 13-1

Milford def Momence 3-2

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Armstrong Potomac 16-4

Grant Park def Watseka 14-4

(Chicago-dg)-Steve “Mongo”McMichael, a star defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears 1985 Super Bowl Championship team has died following a long battle with ALS. He was 67. He was an All Pro in 1985 and 1987 and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024. 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Fighting Illini women's basketball head coach Shauna Green has announced the hiring of Jackie Alexander as an assistant coach. Alexander joins the Illinois program after one season on Toledo's staff. Alexander has coached at Toledo,  East Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky , Albany, and Air Force .

(Paxton–jc)  It’s the “little” things that help a baseball team win ballgames. Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Niebuhr says a “quality at-bat” is one of those keys…

Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Niebuhr

(Talladega–jc)  Nascar fans are getting ready for a Talladega weekend. The Alabama track provides some of the fastest racing of the year. Nascar Cup Series Driver Joey Logano says “dega” is always unpredictable…

Nascar Cup Series Driver Joey Logano

(Green Bay-dg)-The NFL Draft takes place tonight in Green Bay at Lambeau Field. The Tennessee Titans have the first pick followed by Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars. Miami quarterback Cam Ward is expected to be chosen with the first pick. Draft coverage begins at 7pm. 

MLB

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins 12:10pm

Cubs and Cards are off

MLB

Chicago Cubs def LA Dodgers 11-10 in 10 innings

St. Louis Cardinals def Atlanta Braves 10-4

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 4-2

NCAA Baseball

Illinois def Indiana St. 19-8

NCAA Softball

Illinois def DePaul 9-4

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Cissna Park 8-5

Rantoul def Clinton 8-2

GCMS def St. Thomas More 11-3

Lexington def Fisher 15-2

St. Joe Ogden def Oakwood 10-0

Westmont def Milford 14-10

Mahomet Seymour def Charleston 1-0

IHSA Softball

Blue Ridge def PBL 9-6

Villa Grove def GCMS 9-5

Unity def Fisher 13-0

Hoopeston Area def Milford 8-7

(Talladega–jc)  At a Superspeedway like Talladega, your “spotter” is key. Nascar Driver Chris Buescher says to get to the finish line you need your “Spotter”...

Nascar Driver Chris Buescher

WPXN has the Xfinity and Cup races live on Saturday and Sunday

U of I

Women’s Softball

5pm University of Illinois vs Northern Illinois

MLB

LA Dodgers at Chicago Cubs 6pm

St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves 11:15am

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins 6:40pm

MLB

Atlanta Braves def St. Louis Cardinals 7-6

Boston Red Sox def Chicago White Sox 4-2

IHSA Baseball

Rantoul def St. Thomas More 7-4

Milford def Cissna Park 5-1

Westville def Iroquois West 13-0

GCMS def LeRoy 9-2

St. Joe Ogden def Prairie Central 10-4

Unity def Bloomington Central Catholic 7-1

IHSA Softball

Clifton Central def PBL 9-4

Rantoul def St. Thomas More 11-0

Westville def Iroquois West 17-0

LeRoy def GCMS 3-0

Lexington def Fisher 6-0

St. Joe Ogden def Prairie Central 2-1

Unity def Bloomington Central Catholic 8-5

Milford def Chrisman 13-0

(St Joseph–jc)  The tools are there for the St Joseph Ogden baseball team. Good pitching, good hitting, good defense and speed. St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley talks about a lineup that contributes each game…

St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley

(Milford–jc) It’s been an up and down season so far for the Milford Bearcats baseball team. Milford Baseball Coach Greg Dewerff says they have played great and some in the other direction…

Milford Baseball Coach Greg Dewerff. 

Illinois Sports

U of I Women’s Softball

4pm U of I vs DePaul…Eichelberger Field

U of I Baseball

5-30pm U of I at Indiana State…Terre Haute Indiana

MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks def Chicago Cubs 3-2 11 innings

NY Mets def St. Louis Cardinals 7-4

Chicago White Sox def Boston Red Sox 8-4

(Paxton–jc)  The Illini Prairie conference continues to be one of the best sport conferences in the state. That holds true for the sport of baseball. Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Neibuhr says with teams like Monticello and St Joe Ogden you can expect a battle each night…

Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Neibuhr

(Paxton–jc)  Success on the track comes with training, adjustments and the ability to adapt. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Track Coach Dustin Franckey talks about one of his athletes in Eli Grohler…

Paxton Buckley Loda Track Coach Dustin Franckey

MLB

St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves 6:15pm

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox 10:10am

Cubs are off

MLB

NY Mets def St. Louis Cardinals 4-1

Athletics def Chicago White Sox 8-0

Cubs were off

IHSA Baseball

St. Joe Ogden def PBL 17-0

Prairie Central def Rantoul 2-0

Armstrong Potomac def Cissna Park 12-1

Mahomet Seymour def GCMS 13-3

Monticello def Unity 4-3

Armstrong Potomac def Cissna Park 12-1

Milford def Decatur St. Teresa 2-0

Salt Fork def Watseka 8-1

IHSA Softball

Prairie Central def Rantoul 9-1

GCMS def Milford 15-6

Normal U-High def Mahomet Seymour 11-5

Monticello def Unity 4-3

(Urbana–jc University of Illinois student season ticket holders will have the opportunity to kick their way to free tickets for the 2025 Fighting Illini football season. Kickin' for Chicken presented by Chick-fil-A will take place at Memorial Stadium on Thursday, May 8, from 4-7 p.m. CT, giving students the chance to kick a 35-yard field goal to secure season tickets for free.  The first 3,000 kickers — make or miss — will receive a Chick-fil-A 'Be our Guest Card' for a free chicken sandwich or nuggets

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda baseball team is 8 and 6 on the year. Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Niebuhr says this time of year, it's getting good at bats that will help wins continue…

Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Niebuhr

(Paxton–jc)  It’s all about training and a specific program to get ready for IHSA Track Meets. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Track Coach Dustin Franckey talks about the communication side from coaches to athletes…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Track Coach Dustin Franckey

MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs 1:20pm

St. Louis Cardinals at NY Mets 6:10pm

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox 6:10pm

Saturday Morning on WPXN it’s On the sidelines Coaches Show at 7am. The show is sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital Elite Fitness, Angel Auto Services in Onarga, Conxxus, and MATCO Fire Protection Services in Paxton.

Our Live Action Auction starts at 8am.

Saturday afternoon its Xfinity racing with the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham Speedway with a 3pm start time. 

MLB

San Diego Padres def Chicago Cubs 4-2

St. Louis Cardinals def Houston Astros 4-1

Athletics def Chicago White Sox 3-1

NBA

Miami Heat def Chicago Bulls 109-90

IHSA Baseball

Grant Park def Cissna Park 21-1

Gardner South Wilmington def Iroquois West 8-5

Deer Creek Mackinaw def GCMS 3-0

Heyworth def Fisher 14-1

St. Joe Ogden def Sullivan 13-3

Milford def South Newton 10-0

IHSA Softball

Rantoul def Maroa Forsyth 9-4

Gardner South Wilmington def Iroquois West 10-0

Deer Creek Mackinaw def GCMS 4-3

Fisher def Heyworth 9-6

Armstrong Potomac def Donovan 8-0

Oakwood def Milford/CP 17-12

(Paxton–jc)  Some of the mid range relay teams from Paxton Buckley Loda Boys track team have seen success on the indoor tracks this year and the hope is for the next step in the Spring. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Track Coach Dustin Franckey says now is the time to take that next step and look at the upcoming Sectionals in May…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Track Coach Dustin Franckey

7am(St Joe–jc)  The St Joe Ogden baseball team has a good number of pitchers this Spring and they, like all others, are working through a cold and wet Spring to start the season. St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley says it’s an issue of getting his pitchers some innings…

St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley

MLB

St. Louis Cardinals at NY Mets 6:10pm

Athletics at Chicago White Sox 1:10pm

Cubs are off

MLB

Chicago Cubs def San Diego Padres 2-1 10 innings

Houston Astros def St. Louis Cardinals 2-0

Athletics def Chicago White Sox 12-3

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Ottawa Senators 4-3 OT

IHSA Baseball

Iroquois West def Fisher 12-1

Hoopeston Area def Prairie Central 10-8

IHSA Softball

Westville def PBL 13-0

LeRoy def Iroquois West 11-1

Armstrong Potomac def GCMS 9-6

St. Joe Ogden def Tri Valley 20-5

(Urbana–jc)  –Illinois Athletics announced Tuesday that it will not renew the contract of women’s gymnastics head coach Nadalie Walsh.  Walsh led the Illini for the past eight years, and her contract will expire in August. Illinois finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships and third in round two at NCAA Regionals this past season. The team’s highest conference finish under Walsh was second place in 2019. During the Walsh era, Illinois totaled three All-Americans, crowned four Big Ten individual event champions, and had 23 All-Big Ten selections. Walsh was named WCGA Region 3 Co-Head Coach of the Year in 2022, guiding Illinois to a final national ranking of 19th. A national search will begin immediately to secure the next leader of Fighting Illini Women’s Gymnastics.

(Gifford–jc)-- Illinois head coach Brad Underwood will host the annual Kickin’ Cancer dinner & auction for Coaches vs. Cancer tonight at Gordyville USA near Gifford. Northwestern Coach Chris Collins, Oregon Coach Dana Altman, and TV analyst Robbie Hummel – are scheduled guests.

(Urbana–jc)  -– Fighting Illini softball's Keirys Click was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week following an impactful weekend on the diamond that helped Illinois to a series win over Michigan State, the league office announced this week.  Click's big weekend helped her become the first Illini to earn a Big Ten softball weekly award since 2022.  The Hobart, Indiana, native went 3-for-8 across the series, including two home runs, three hits, three RBI, and three runs scored. She also drew two walks and a hit by pitch across the weekend. Click's home runs marked her second and third of the season.

(St Joseph–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Spartan baseball team is 13 and 2 on the year and head into a contest  at Sullivan this afternoon. St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley talks about the multiple ways his team can score runs…

St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball team is 8 and 5 on the year heading into a conference game at St Joe Ogden on Thursday. Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Niebuhr says Charles Cambridge has been a leader on offense and the team also has some good speed…

Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Niebuhr.

MLB

Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres 3:10pm

Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals 12:15pm

Athletics at Chicago White Sox 6:40pm

NBA

Play-In-Tournament

Miami heat at Chicago Bulls 6:30pm

MLB

San Diego Padres def Chicago Cubs 10-4

St. Louis Cardinals def Houston Astros 8-3

Sox were off

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Shootout

IHSA Baseball

Unity def PBL 9-2

Pontiac def Rantoul 4-1

Iroquois West def Cissna Park 17-2

GCMS def El Paso Gridley 10-0

Eureka def Fisher 16-0

Monticello def St. Thomas More 23-4

Prairie Central def Bloomington Central Catholic 5-2

Armstrong Potomac def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 11-5

Oakwood def Watseka 16-1

IHSA Softball

Unity def PBL 16-0

Pontiac def Rantoul 15-4

Iroquois West def Chisman 15-2

El Paso Gridley def GCMS 14-9

Bloomington Central Catholic def Prairie Central 4-3

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Armstrong Potomac 2-1

Oakwood def Watseka 11-3

Centennial def Mahomet Seymour 7-5

WNBA Draft

The WNBA Draft was held last night. UConn guard Paige Bueckers was the #1 pick going to the Dallas Wings. Big Ten players taken were USC forward Kiki Iriafen 4th, Maryland guard Shayanne Sellers 17th, Iowa guard Lucy Olsen 23rd, USC Center Rayah Marshall 25th, Michigan guard Jordan Hobbs 34th and Ohio St. Forward Taylor Thierry 36th.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illinois freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis  and Will Riley  announced Monday that they are declaring for the NBA Draft. 

Jakucionis led the Illini in scoring and assists, averaging 15.2 ppg and 4.7 apg, and was third on the team in rebounding at 5.7 rpg. He equaled the most points ever scored by an Illini freshman, totaling 494 during his 33 starts, and set UI rookie season records shooting 84.5% from the free throw line Jakucionis was a Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection, first-team NABC All-Great Lakes District, second-team All-Big Ten by AP, and third-team All-Big Ten by the league coaches and media.

 Riley, meanwhile, averaged 12.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists while playing in all 35 games. He registered double figures in 13 of the final 15 games, averaging 15.9 ppg over that stretch with five 20-point performances. Riley burst onto the scene by scoring 31 points vs. Eastern Illinois to set the Illini freshman debut scoring record. His instant offense for much of the season came from off the bench, culminating in his selection as Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year by the league coaches.

MLB

Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres 8:40pm

Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals 6:45pm

Athletics at Chicago White Sox 6:40pm

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators 6pm

MLB

Chicago Cubs def LA Dodgers 4-2

St. Louis Cardinals def Philadelphia Phillies 7-0

Boston Red Sox def Chicago White Sox 3-1

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Philadelphia 76ers 122-102

Golf

It took one of the most dramatic Sundays in the history of the Masters and a playoff hole, but Rory Mcllroy finally got his green jacket. The 35 year old became the sixth man ever to complete the career grand slam, overcoming 2 double bogeys and a charging Justin Rose with an incredible birdie on the playoff hole.

NASCAR 

Kyle Larson led 411 of 500 laps and scored an emotional win on Sunday with a dominating NASCAR cup series victory at Bristol Motor Speedway. Larson picked up his second Cup win of the season. Denny Hamlin finished second, Ty Gibbs was third, followed by Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney.

MLB

Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres 8:40pm

Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals 6:45pm

White Sox are off

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens 6pm

WNBA 

Draft 6:30pm

MLB

Cleveland Guardians def Chicago White Sox 6-1

Cubs and Cards were off

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Boston Bruins 5-2

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Hoopeston Area 15-8

St. Joe Ogden def Rantoul 11-1

Herscher def Iroquois West 9-2

St. Thomas More def Prairie Central 3-2

Unity def Pontiac 9-0

Milford def Peotone 4-3

Westville def Watseka 10-1

IHSA Softball

PBL def Urbana 13-1

St. Joe Ogden def Rantoul 6-3

Herscher def Iroquois West 15-0

Unity def Pontiac 3-2

Prairie Central def St. Thomas More 13-0

Milford/Cissna Park def Peotone 14-1

Danville def Armstrong Potomac 2-1

Westville def Watseka 13-2

Normal West def Mahomet Seymour 2-1

Golf

The Masters

Justin Rose set a Masters Tournament record with his 5th career first round lead. Rose shot a 7 under 65. He leads Scottie Scheffler, Ludvig Aberg and Corey Conners by 2 strokes.

(Bristol–jc)  – The half mile at Bristol is the next stop on the Nascar circuits Saturday and Sunday. Nascar Driver Chris Buescher says Bristol is mentally demanding…

Nascar Driver Chris Buescher

Sundays Food City 500 has a start time on WPXN of 1pm

(St Joseph–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Spartan baseball team has some familiar names in the middle of the lineup and the middle of the field.. St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley provides some insight  on the Spartans…

St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley

MLB

9-10pm Chicago Cubs at L A Dodgers

7-15pm St Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies

6-40pm Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox

University of Illinois

Friday

Baseball

5-45pm Illinois vs Indiana

Saturday

Baseball2-45pm Illinois vs Indiana

Sunday 12-45pm

Baseball

Illinois vs Indiana

Friday

Softball

7-30pm Illinois vs Michigan State

Saturday

Softball

3pm Illinois vs Michigan State

Sunday

Softball

Noon Illinois vs Michigan State

Saturday Morning on WPXN it’s On the sidelines Coaches Show at 7am. The show is sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital Elite Fitness, Angel Auto Services in Onarga, Conxxus, and MATCO Fire Protection Services in Paxton.

Saturday afternoon its Xfinity racing with the Sciaps 300 from Bristol Motor Speedway with  a 3:30 start time. 

On Sunday its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the Food City 500 from Bristol Motor Speedway starting at 1pm. 

MLB

Texas Rangers def Chicago Cubs 6-2

Pittsburgh Pirates def St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 13 innings

Cleveland Guardians def Chicago White Sox 3-2

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Miami Heat 119-111

IHSA Baseball

GCMS def Lexington 5-3

Watseka def St. Thomas More 7-5

IHSA Softball

GCMS def Lexington 14-4

St. Joe Ogden def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 3-1

Bloomington Central Catholic def IVC 9-4

(Bristol–jc) It’s the concrete and the oval when it comes to racing at Bristol MotorSpeedway. Nascar Driver Ross Chastain says its “special” when you go to Tennessee…

Nascar Driver Ross Chastain

The Food City 500 has a 1pm start time on Sunday, on WPXN

(Paxton–jc)  The IHSA Track season is underway, with meets set for the chilly and sometimes wet days of Spring. Paxton Buckley Loda Track Coach Dustin Franckey talks about some wins and personal bests for several field events…

Paxton Buckley Loda Track Coach Dustin Franckey

MLB

Chicago Cubs-Off Today

St Louis Cardinals–Off today

12-10pm Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Texas Rangers 10-6

St. Louis Cardinals def Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3

Cleveland Guardians def Chicago White Sox 1-0

NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers def ChicGo Bulls  135-113

NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins def Chicago Blackhawks 5-0

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NORMAL, Ill. -- Illinois baseball (18-12) dropped its midweek contest at Illinois State (15-16), 14-4, in eight innings, today at Duffy Bass Field. Vytas Valincius was the lone Illini to put together a multi-hit effort, going 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk. Payton Hutchings turned 1.2 scoreless innings in relief, allowing just one hit. Nolan Girard, Christian Morel and Ryan Daly also tallied shutout innings out of the bullpen.

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Watseka 12-5

Prairie Central def Iroquois West 14-3

Argenta Oreana def Fisher 16-5

Armstrong Potomac def Seeger, IN 2-1

IHSA Softball

PBL def Watseka 20-9

Mahomet Seymour def Rantoul 14-8

Bloomington Central Catholic def GCMS 17-7

St. Joe Ogden def Armstrong Potomac 15-4

Pontiac def Clifton Central 11-6

(St Joseph–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Spartan baseball team has some continuity with pitchers and catchers this year. Will Haley is set to catch the balls and strikes for the Spartans this year. St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley says there is a history in the battery for S-J-O…

St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley

(Bristol–jc)  It’s all about tires and track when it comes to racing at Bristol Motor Speedway. Nascar Driver Todd Gilliland talks tires and the oval…

Nascar Driver Todd Gilliland

You can hear the races from Bristol Tennessee live on Saturday and Sunday here on WPXN. 

MLB

1-20pm Texas Rangers at Chicago Cubs

11-35am St Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates

5-10pm Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians

NCAA

Florida is the national champion after making a comeback to defeat Houston 65-63. 

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Texas Rangers 7-0

Pittsburgh Pirates def St. Louis Cardinals 8-4

Sox were off

IHSA Baseball

Unity def Rantoul 8-4

Schlarman def Cissna Park 11-1

GCMS def Heyworth 14-4

LeRoy def Fisher 11-0

St. Joe Ogden def Bloomington Central Catholic 14-2

Salt Fork def Armstrong Potomac 4-1

Milford def GeorgeRidgefarm 3-2

Pontiac def St. Thomas More 9-2

St. Anthony def Mahomet Seymour 5-0

IHSA Softball

Unity def Rantoul 18-0

GCMS def Heyworth 5-4

LeRoy def Fisher 13-2

St. Joe Ogden def Bloomington Central Catholic 9-2

Pontiac def St. Thomas More 17-0

Milford/CP def Georgetown Ridgefarm 13-2

(Bristol-jc)  The next track for the Nascar Xfinity and Cup Series is the Oval at Bristol Tennessee. Nascar Driver Ross Chastain says he loves Bristol…

Nascar Driver Ross Chastain

(Paxton–jc)  Numbers on the Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Track team are looking good for the spring season. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Track Coach Dustin Franckey says one reason is multiple sport athletes…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Track Coach Dustin Franckey

MLB

640pm Chicago Cubs vs Texas Rangers

540pm St Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates

510pm Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Cleveland Cavaliers 6pm

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins 6pm

MLB

San Diego Padres def Chicago Cubs 8-7

Boston Red Sox def St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 10 innings & 18-7

Detroit Tigers def Chicago White Sox 4-3

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Charlotte Hornets 131-117

NCAA Women Championship

UConn def South Carolina 82-59

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1

NY Islanders def Washington Capitals 4-1

Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky as the all time leading goal scorer

(Urbana–jc)  One familiar player is coming to Illinois basketball through the transfer portal.  Zvonimir Ivisic, brother of Tomislav Ivisic, has committed to Illinois. The announcement was made on social media. Tomislav confirmed his return to Illinois on Saturday on social media as well.

630am

(Champaign–jc)  Illinois baseball (18-11, 7-5) shutout Maryland, 11-0 in seven innings, Sunday at Illinois Field to claim its first series sweep of the season.

The Fighting Illini improved to 8-1 in front of the home fans. 

The NASCAR Cup Series headed to the Pee Dee region of South Carolina for the first of two visits this season and MRN had all the coverage…

   Denny Hamlin steals one late at Darlington Raceway and wins for the second straight week in the NASCAR Cup Series. 

(Paxton–jc) The Paxton Buckley Loda baseball team is 5 and 4 on the season, heading into a lot of games and a tough Illini Prairie Conference schedule. Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Niebuhr says for the Panthers it will come down to pitching and defense…

Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Niebuhr

MLB

6-40pm Texas Rangers at Chicago Cubs

5-40pm St Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago White Sox are off on Monday

NCAA

It’s Championship basketball tonight in the N-C-A-A finals

Tonight’s game in San Antonio features Florida and Houston.

MLB

Cubs, Cards and Sox were off

(Darlington–jc)  It’s a type of “throwback” weekend with the Nascar Cup series in  Darlington, South Carolina. Nascar Driver Kyle Larson says their team is ready for a typical, Darlington weekend…

Nascar Cup Series Driver Kyle Larson

(Paxton–jc)  The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda baseball team are 4 and 4 on the year heading into a conference game at Bloomington Central Catholic this afternoon. Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Neibuhr talks about one of his catchers in Junior Johnny Rodeen…

Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Neibuhr.

MLB

San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs 1:20pm

St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox 1:10pm

Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers 12:10pm

NCAA Women Final Four

#1 Texas vs #1 South Carolina 6pm

#2 UConn vs #1 UCLA 8:30pm

NCAA Men’s Final Four on Saturday

#1 Florida vs #1 Auburn 5:09pm

#1 Houston vs #1 Duke 7:49pm

Saturday Morning on WPXN it’s On the sidelines Coaches Show at 7am. The show is sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital Elite Fitness, Angel Auto Services in Onarga, Conxxus, and MATCO Fire Protection Services in Paxton.

Our Live Action Auction starts at 8am.

Saturday afternoon its Xfinity racing with the Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 with a 2:30 start time. 

On Sunday its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the Goodyear 400 from Darlington South Carolina starting at 2pm. 

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Athletics 10-2

St. Louis Cardinals def LA Angels 12-5

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 6-1

NHL

Colorado Avalanche def Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 Shoot Out

NCAA Women’s Basketball

WNIT

Troy def Illinois State 99-96

(Champaign-dg)-Fighting Illini Basketball got some good news yesterday. Kylan Boswell announced he will stay at Illinois for his senior year. Illinois also got the news recently that Ty Rogers is staying at Illinois. Morez Johnson Jr, Tre White, Dra Gibbs- Lawhorn, and Carey Booth have all entered the transfer portal with Johnson joining the Michigan Wolverines. 

(Darlington–jc)  It’s a Darlington weekend for Nascar racers this weekend. Nascar Driver Ross Chastain talks about the history and legacy of racing in Darlington, South Carolina…

Nascar Driver Ross Chastain

MLB today

Cubs, Cards and Sox all have the day off

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Athletics 7-4

LA Angels def St. Louis Cardinals 9-7 11 innings

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 8-3

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Toronto Raptors 137-118

IHSA Baseball

Oakwood def PBL 7-2

Olympia def Rantoul 6-2

Iroquois West def Momence 12-11

GCMS def Hoopeston Area 15-0

St. Joe Ogden def Centennial 6-4

Salt Fork def St. Thomas More 9-8

IHSA Softball

GCMS def PBL 15-1

Champaign Central def Rantoul 15-0

Iroquois West def Momence 17-2

St. Joe Ogden def St. Thomas More 11-0

LeRoy def Armstrong Potomac 16-6

Olympia def Mahomet Seymour 7-6

MLB

Chicago Cubs at Athletics 2:35

LA Angels at St. Louis Cardinals 12:15

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox 1:10

NHL

Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks 8:30pm

NCAA Women’s Basketball

WNIT Semi Finals

Illinois State vs Troy 6:30pm

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Athletics 18-3

Carson Kelly hit for the cycle

LA Angels def St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 10 innings

Chicago White Sox def Minnesota Twins 9-0

NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder def Chicago Bulls 145-117

NCAA Women’s Basketball

Texas def TCU 58-47

UConn def USC 78-64

Final four is set for Friday with Texas taking on South Carolina and UCLA taking on UConn.

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Milford 6-1

Hoopeston Area def Fisher 18-1

Unity def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 6-3

Teutopolis def Mahomet Seymour 8-2

IHSA Softball

Milford/Cissna Park def PBL 13-4

Rantoul def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 11-10

St. Joe Ogden def Heyworth 15-0

Unity def Oakwood 19-0

Clifton Central def Watseka 10-0

(Nascar–dm)-Nascar Driver Ryan Blaney was asked where he sees short track racing in the cup series

Nascar driver Ryan Blaney

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois baseball returns to Illinois Field for a midweek contest vs. in-state rival Illinois State on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. CT. The Fighting Illini will be playing eight of their next nine ball games in Champaign. The Orange and Blue claimed their first Big Ten series win of the season over the weekend thanks to Friday's doubleheader sweep over Michigan State at McLane Stadium. Illinois used big innings late in each game of the twinbill to earn its first doubleheader sweep of the season. The Illini have started the season 5-1 at home, which includes a 3-0 record in midweek action.

MLB

9-0h-5pm Chicago Cubs at Oakland As

6-45pm L A Angels at St Louis Cardinals

6-40pm Chicago White Sox versus Minnesota Twins