NFL

Miami Dolphins def NY Jets 27-21

Denver Broncos def Cincinnati Bengals 28-3

(Urbana–jc)  Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer and kicker David Olano were named the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week and Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Altmyer and Olano helped lead #23 Illinois to a 34-32 win over #21 USC. 

Altmyer accounted for four touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing, and 1 receiving) and 359 yards of offense in the win. He became the first player to have 300+ passing yards, a passing touchdown, a rushing touchdown, and a receiving touchdown in a Big Ten game in at least 30 years. 

Olano made all six kicks in the win: two field goals (45, 41) and four extra points. This season, he is 6-for-7 on field goals, with his only miss coming because of a block on protection issues; 24-for-24 on extra points; and 29-for-31 on kickoff touchbacks.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois' home game vs. Ohio State on Saturday, October . 11, will kick off at 11 a.m. Number 22 Illinois will face number 1 for the first time since 2017 and will host the Buckeyes in a battle for the Illibuck rivalry trophy at Gies Memorial Stadium for the first time since 2015. 

(Paxton-jm) – The PBL Cross Country regular season continues with the El Paso Invite today and  the Illini Prairie Conference meet next week. Paxton Buckley Loda Cross Country . Coach Sally Ellis talks about the girls team…

Paxton Buckley Loda Cross Country Coach Sally Ellis.

(Champaign–jc)  It was a wild win for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team on Saturday at home against the U S C Trojans. University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema says one of the groups that played together was the offensive line…

University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema

(Cissna Park-jm) – The Cissna Park Timberwolves suffered their first loss of the season over the weekend at a tournament in Champaign that saw them beat Rochester and Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg but fall to Bolingbrook. The team relies on three veteran players but Coach Josh Landon says the other players step up as well…

Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball Coach Josh Landon. The Timberwolves take on the Spartans of St. Joseph Ogden tomorrow night. You can hear that game here on WPXN, following the Bret Bielema show.

(Milford/Cissna Park-jm) – The Milford Cissna Park Bearcats are 5 and 0 on the season. They take on Macon Meridian Saturday. Coach Clint Schwartz talks about some of his defensive players…

Milford Cissna Park Football Coach Clint Schwartz.

Major League Baseball

American League Wild Card

Detroit tigers at Cleveland Guardians 12:08pm

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees 5:08pm

National League

San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs 2:08pm

Cincinnati Reds at L A Dodgers 8:08pm

IHSA Volleyball

Paxton Buckley Loda @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Prairie Central @ Rantoul

Monticello @ St. Joseph Ogden

Unity @ IVC

Pontiac @ St. Thomas More

Gibson City Melvin Sibley @ Ridgeview

Westville @ Iroquois West

Milford @ Oakwood

Champaign Centennial @ Mahomet Seymour

MLB

Chicago Cubs def St. Louis Cardinals 2-0

Chicago White Sox def Washington Nationals 8-0

NFL

Chicago Bears def Las Vegas Raiders 25-24

Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys ended in a 40-40 tie

LA Rams def Indianapolis Colts 27-20

IHSA Volleyball

Watseka Invite

White Pool results

Peotone 3-0, Grant Park 2-1, PBL 1-2, Milford 0-3

Maroon Pool results

Watseka 3-0, Gardner South Wilmington 2-1, Danville 1-2, Iroquois West 0-3

Third place-Grant Park def Gardner South Wilmington

Championship-Watseka def Peotone

All-Tournament Team

Thayen Rigsby-Watseka

Noelle Schroeder-Watseka

Liana Navas-Watseka

Mia Connelley- Peotone

Ella Stupagia-Peotone

Taylor Panaozzo-Grant Park

Makenna Wells-Grant Park

Nina Slano-Gardner South Wilmington

Grace Vitko-Gardner South Wilmington

Ashanti Conoway-Danville

JFL

Mighty Mites PBL def Momence 18-8

Luke Didier had 3 touchdowns

Juniors  Momence def PBL 36-30

David Colon has 2 touchdowns

Seniors PBL def Momence 20-14

Everett Greenberg and Tucker Boehm each had a touchdown for PBL

Pierce Kingren had a late interception to seal the win. 

Iroquois West def Herscher

Mighty Mites 28-2

Juniors 26-6

Seniors 22-20

(Champaign-jm) – Bret Bielema announced that wide receiver Malik Elzy is no longer with the program in his postgame press conference. Elzy spent two full seasons with Illinois and played in the first four games of the 2025 season. The Chicago native tallied 77 yards last season with one career touchdown in his freshman campaign.

(Kanas–jc)  The Nascar post season continues.  Kansas Motor Speedway was the track on Sunday and The M-R-N was there…

(Undated–jc)  Week 5 is in the books for IHSA Football. WPXN’s Joel Cluver has the recap of games…

(Cissna Park-jm) – The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves volleyball team is 16 and 1 following a weekend tournament in Champaign that saw them beat Rochester and Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg but fall to Bolingbrook. Coach Josh Landon talks about playing that level of competition at this point in the season…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon.

IHSA Volleyball

Hoopeston Area @ Rantoul

GCMS @ Salt Fork

Armstrong Potomac @ Fisher

Tri-Point @ Milford

Unity @ Decatur St. Teresa

NFL

NY Jets at Miami Dolphins

Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos

MLB

NY Mets def Chicago Cubs 8-5

NY Yankees def Chicago White Sox 5-3

Cards were off

NFL

Seattle Seahawks def Arizona Cardinals 23-20

IHSA Volleyball

Pontiac def PBL 25-15, 25-10

Cissna Park def Armstrong Potomac 25-10, 25-23

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Iroquois West 25-12, 25-17

Fisher def Calvary Christian 25-12, 25-17

Tolono Unity def St. Joseph Ogden 25-17 , 25-16

Bloomington Central Catholic def Prairie Central 25-20, 25-14

Mahomet Seymour def Charleston 25-14, 25-12

(Paxton-jm) – The PBL Panthers volleyball team is in Watseka tomorrow for the Watseka Invite. Coach Tyler Rubarts talks about the tournament…

PBL Volleyball Coach Tyler Rubarts.

(Milford/Cissna Park-jm) – The Milford Cissna Park Bearcats take on the Pawnee Indians tomorrow in I-8-S-A football. Coach Clint Schwartz talks about the Indians and keys for a Bearcats victory…

Milford Cissna Park Football Coach Clint Schwartz.

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda finished 7 and 4 last season. The Illini Prairie Conference is a tough conference with the Unity Rockets expected to win and potentially make a run for the state title. The Panthers needed one non-conference opponent to fill out the 9 week season and this year they go to Tuscola in week 5. Coach Josh Pritchard previews that matchup…

PBL Panthers Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

(Urbana–jc)  It was a tough loss last week at Indiana for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. Now it's moving forward, making corrections and another top 25 team in Big 10 football conference action.  Illinois Football Offense Coordinator Barry Lunney says adjustments and corrections and getting better are keys to a week 5 matchup with

U S C…

Illinois Football Offensive Coordinator Barry Lunney…

MLB

St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs 1:20pm

Chicago White Sox at Washington Nationals 5:45pm

IHSA Football

PBL @ Tuscola

St. Joseph Ogden @ Rantoul

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Monticello

Prairie Central @ IVC

Pontiac @ Tolono Unity

Heyworth @ Fisher

Warrensburg Latham @ GCMS

Clifton Central @ Watseka

Iroquois West @ Momence

Georgetown Ridge Farm @ Hoopeston

Champaign Centennial @ Peoria Notre Dame

Peoria Richwoods @ Champaign Central

Urbana @ Bloomington

Mt Zion @ Mahomet Seymour

8 Man Football

Pawnee @ Milford (game on Saturday Sept 27)

JFL on Saturday

Momence @ PBL 

IW @ Herscher 

Dwight @ Clifton 

BYE: GCMS.Watseka 

Mighty Mites 1pm

Juniors 3pm

Seniors 5pm

IHSA Volleyball

Watseka Invitational

PBL, Milford, Peotone, Grant Park

Watseka, Iroquois West, Danville, Gardner South Wilmington

Matches begin at 8am

Championship at 2pm

Big Ten Football Saturday 

Rutgers at Minnesota

USC at Illinois

UCLA at Northwestern

Indiana at Iowa

Ohio St. at Washington

Oregon at Penn St.

NFL on Sunday

Chicago Bears at Las Vegas Raiders 4:25pm
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys 8:20pm

Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Rams 4:05pm

Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers are on the road at the Tuscola Warriors. Our pregame starts at 6:05pm in the WPXN Studios. We’ll join  Jay Eshleman and Rocky Marron for the pregame at 6:35. Kickoff is at 7pm. 

Saturday morning it's On the Sidelines Coaches Show from 7-8am. The show is sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital Elite Fitness, Angel Auto Services in Onarga, MATCO Fire Protection Services in Paxton and Shields Auto Group.

Then it's Fighting Illini Football as Illinois takes on the USC Trojans at Geis Memorial Stadium. Pregame at 10am with kickoff at 11am. 

Following Illini Football its Xfinity racing with the Kansas Lottery 300 from Kansas Speedway.

Sunday on WPXN its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the fifth race in “Chase for the Championship” Hollywood Casino 400 from Kansas at 1pm.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def NY Mets 10-3

SF Giants def St. Louis Cardinals 4-3

NY Yankees def Chicago White Sox 8-1

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul def Cerro Gordo/Bement 1-25, 26-24, 28-26

Flanagan Cornell def GCMS 16-25, 25-16, 25-23

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois Men's Basketball public season tickets are sold out for the upcoming 2025-26 campaign, marking the second straight year that all State Farm Center season ticket inventory has been sold. The announcement comes on the heels of student season tickets selling out for a fourth consecutive year, with this season's sellout occurring in a record 18 minutes.

(Milford/Cissna Park-jm) – The Bearcats of Milford Cissna Park are 4 and 0 so far this season. The offense is leaning on some key returners, says Football Coach Clint Schwartz…

Milford Cissna Park Bearcats Football Coach Clint Schwartz.

(Kansas–jc)  Kansas Motor Speedway is the next track for the Nascar series. Nascar Cup Series driver Ryan Blaney says Kansas represents the first mile and one half length track in a while…

Nascar Cup Series driver Ryan Blaney.

The Hollywood Casino 400 has a start time of 1pm on Sunday on WPXN. 

MLB

NY Mets at Chicago Cubs 6:40pm

Chicago White Sox at NY Yankees 6:05pm

Cards are off

IHSA Volleyball

Pontiac @ Paxton Buckley Loda

Rantoul @ Monticello

St. Joseph Ogden @ Tolono Unity

Fisher @ Calvary Christian Academy

Bismarck Henning @ Iroquois West

Hoopeston @ Milford

Charleston @ Mahomet Seymour

NFL

Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals 

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Volleyball with the St. Joe Ogden Spartans at the Unity Rockets. Pre-game at 7pm with opening volley at 7:15. 

MLB

NY Mets def Chicago Cubs 9-7

St. Louis Cardinals def SF Giants 9-8

NY Yankees def Chicago White Sox 3-2

IHSA Volleyball

Cissna Park def Westville 25-18, 25-17

Georgetown Ridgefarm def Iroquois West 25-12, 25-17

Tremont def GCMS 18-25, 25-21, 25-16

Dee Mack def Fisher 25-18, 25-9

Watseka def Chrisman 25-23, 12-25, 27-25

St. Thomas More def IVC 26-24, 14-25, 25-23

(Paxton-jm) – The Paxton Buckley Loda Panther Volleyball team rolled off three victories last week. Paxton Buckley Loda Girls Volleyball  Coach Tyler Rubarts recaps the  positives  in the wins……

PBL Panther Volleyball Coach Tyler Rubarts.

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda are 2 and 2 after a 24-14 victory over Prairie Central Friday night. The Panthers struggled in the first half down 14-6 at halftime. Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard talks about getting the win in the second half…

Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul @ Cerro Gordo

Gibson City Melvin Sibley  @ Flanagan

U of I

Men and Women's Tennis are participating in the I-T-A Championships today through the weekend

MLB

7-oh-5pm New York Mets at Chicago Cubs

8-45pm St Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants

6-oh-5pm Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees

Tonight on WPXN its the Bret Bielema Show. Hear from Coach Bielema about the latest with the University of Illinois football team . The Bret Bielema Show from 7pm to 8pm tonight

MLB

St. Louis Cardinals def SF Giants 6-5

Cubs and Sox were off

NFL

Detroit Lions def Baltimore Ravens 38-30

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Oakwood 25-22, 25-20

GCMS def Clifton Central 25-18, 25-9

Fisher def Iroquois West 25-15, 25-12

St. Thomas More def Armstrong Potomac 21-25, 25-17, 25-15

Marshall def St. Joe Ogden 22-25, 25-14, 27-25

Prairie Central def Watseka 11-25, 25-23, 25-19

(West Lafayette-jm) – Illinois’ next road trip will be an early start in the battle for the Cannon Trophy. The Illini will kick off against Purdue at 11 a.m. in West Lafayette, broadcast on the Big Ten Network. Illinois won the Cannon Trophy for the first time since 2019 last season in a 50-49 overtime victory. The Boilermakers are off to a 2-2 start, coming off a 56-30 loss to Notre Dame with a bye week before hosting Illinois.

(Milford/Cissna Park-jm) – The Milford Cissna Park Bearcats are 4 and 0 on the season. The team came into the season with a relatively inexperienced offensive line, says Coach Clint Schwartz…

Milford Cissna Park Football Coach Clint Schwartz.

(Cissna Park-jm) – The Cissna Park Timberwolves look to continue to build on the success of the past two seasons. The last two seasons the team has made it to the state tournament taking home third and fourth places. 19 players make up the 2025 squad for Coach Josh Landon. One of the players he will lean on is Ava Henrichs…

Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball Coach Josh Landon.

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Tuscola @ St. Joseph Ogden

St. Thomas More @ IVC

Deer Creek Mackinaw @ Fisher

Tremont @ GCMS

Georgetown Ridge Farm @ Iroquois West

Milford @ Salt Fork

Mahomet Seymour @ Effingham

MLB

NY Mets at Chicago Cubs 6:40pm

St. Louis Cardinals at SF Giants 8:45pm

Chicago White Sox at NY Yankees 6:05

MLB

Cincinnati Reds def Chicago Cubs 1–0

St. Louis Cardinals def Milwaukee Brewers 5–1

San Diego Padres def Chicago White Sox 3-2

NFL

Chicago Bears def Dallas Cowboys 31–14

Cleveland Browns def Green Bay Packers 13-10

Indianapolis Colts def Tennessee Titans 41-20

Big Ten Saturday

#19 Indiana def #9 Illinois 63-10

#6 Oregon def Oregon State 41-7

#21 Michigan def Nebraska 30-27

#24 Notre Dame def Purdue 56-30

#25 USC def Michigan State 45-31

Maryland def Wisconsin 27-10

Washington def Washington State 59-24

NASCAR

Ryan Blaney held off Josh Berry to pick up his third win of the season Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and guarantee his spot in the round out 8. Berry finished 2nd, William Byron 3rd, polesitter Joey Logano finished 4th and Chase Elliott rounded out the top 5. The second race in the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is Sunday at Kansas Speedway.

(Undated-jm) – Week 4 of IHSA football is in the books. WPXN’s Jason Madden recaps the scores from Friday night…

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda are 2 and 2 on the season after a 24-14 win over Prairie Central. Coach Josh Pritchard talks about the game and how his team was able to turn a 14-6 halftime deficit into a Panther victory…

The game was delayed, the second delay of the season for the Panthers. Coach Josh Pritchard talks about the delay and how his team handled it…

PBL Panthers Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

IHSA Volleyball Tonight

Oakwood @ PBL

Champaign Centennial @ Rantoul

St. Joseph Ogden @ Marshal

Armstrong @ St. Thomas More

Iroquois West @ Fisher

GCMS @ Clifton Central

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin @ Milford

MLB Tonight

St. Louis Cardinals @ San Francisco Giants- 8:40

Cubs and Sox are off

Monday Night Football

Detroit Lions @ Baltimore Ravens

MLB

Cincinnati Reds def Chicago Cubs 1-0

Cards and White Sox were off

NFL

Buffalo Bills def Miami Dolphins 31-21

IHSA Volleyball

Mahomet Seymour def Rantoul 

Cissna Park def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 25-13, 25-19

Tri Valley def GCMS 25-17, 25-18

LeRoy def Fisher 25-22, 25-15

Watseka def Oakwood 25-17, 25-12

(Eugene Oregon–jc)   – Number 18 Illinois soccer  defeated Oregon , 1-0, on Thursday night at Papé Field. Head coach Katie Hultin earns her first Big Ten win at the helm and has matched the previous year's win total with her eighth victory of the season, extending the program's best start.  Izzy Lee extended her national lead with her seventh clean sheet of the season in her seven save performance 

(Gifford–jc)  Good luck to the Gifford Lady Eagles softball team as they head to the Elite 8 of the I E S A Softball state tournament today. Gifford plays Mendota Holy Cross at 1-30pm this afternoon. The games are at Champion Fields in Normal

Go Gifford Eagles.

(Paxton-jm) – The PBL Panthers are 3 and 0 this week picking up victories against Herscher, Tuscola and Rantoul. Coach Tyler Rubarts says he made some lineup changes that have brought success for the program…

PBL Volleyball Coach Tyler Rubarts.

MLB today

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds 5:40pm

Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals 7:15pm

San Diego Padres at Chicago White Sox 6:40pm

IHSA Football

PBL @ Prairie Central

Rantoul @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Tolono Unity @ St. Joseph Ogden

Decatur St. Teresa @ Monticello

IVC @ Pontiac

Westmont @ Fisher

GCMS @ El Paso Gridley

Iroquois West @ Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

Hoopeston Area @ Momence

Watseka @ Salt Fork

Danville @ Champaign Centennial

Champaign Central @ Urbana

Taylorville @ Mahomet Seymour

8 Man Football

Milford @ Martinsville (game on Saturday Sept 20)

Big Ten Football tonight

Iowa at Rutgers

Saturday

Maryland at Wisconsin

Oregon St. at Oregon

Michigan St. at USC

Illinois at Indiana

Purdue at Notre Dame

Michigan at Nebraska

Washington at Washington St.

Junior Football League

GCMS @ Momence 

Clifton @ IW

Herscher @ Watseka 

BYE: Dwight.PBL 

Mighty Mites 1pm

Juniors 3pm

Seniors 5pm

NFL Sunday

Green Bay Packers at Cleveland Browns Noon

Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans Noon

Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears 3:25pm

Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers are on the road at the Prairie Central Hawks. Our pregame starts at 6:05pm in the WPXN Studios. We’ll join  Rocky Marron for the pregame at 6:35. Kickoff is at 7pm. 

Saturday morning it's On the Sidelines Coaches Show from 7-8am. The show is sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital Elite Fitness, Angel Auto Services in Onarga, MATCO Fire Protection Services in Paxton and Shields Auto Group.

Then it's our Live Action Auction starting at 8am. 

Saturday afternoon it's Fighting Illini Football as Illinois is at Indiana. Pregame at 5:30 with kickoff at 6:30pm. 

Sunday on WPXN its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the fourth race in “Chase for the Championship” Mobil 1 301 from New Hampshire Motor Speedway at noon.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4

Cincinnati Reds def St. Louis Cardinals 6-2

Baltimore Orioles def Chicago White Sox 3-1

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Rantoul 26-24, 25-22

(Rantoul/Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda were victorious over their neighbors to the south in the Rantoul Eagles 26-24, 25-22 in a tough Illini Prairie matchup last night. PBL Panthers Volleyball Coach Tyler Rubarts talks about some accomplishments for his team last night…

PBL Panthers Volleyball Coach Tyler Rubarts.

Eagles Coach Kylie Brenner says they need to use the middles more…

Rantoul Eagles Volleyball Coach Kylie Brenner.

MLB

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds 6:15 pm

Cards and White Sox are off

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul @ Mahomet Seymour

LeRoy @ Fisher

Tri-Valley @ GCMS

Armstrong @ Milford

NFL

Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills 

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1

St. Louis Cardinals def Cincinnati Reds 3-0

Baltimore Orioles def Chicago White Sox 8-7

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Tuscola 25-22, 25-20

Cissna Park def Georgetown Ridgefarm 25-12, 25-17

El Paso Gridley def Fisher 25-8, 25-17

Westville def Milford 25-7, 25-8

Maroa Forsyth def Unity 25-21, 25-19

St. Thomas More def Watseka 25-14, 25-18

(New Hampshire-bp) - New Hampshire motor speedway is back and is ready for the playoffs. Nascar Cup series driver Christopher Bell looks forward to racing at New Hampshire…

Nascar Cup series driver Christopher Bell 

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul @ PBL

Danville @ St. Joseph Ogden

Iroquois West @ Danville Schlarman

Milford @ Beecher

Tonight on WPXN it's the Bret Beilema Show from 7-8. Hear the latest in Illini Football news and about the upcoming matchup with Indiana. Then its bonus coverage of IHSA Volleyball as the PBL Panthers host the Rantoul Eagles.  

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0

Cincinnati Reds def St. Louis Cardinals 11-6

Baltimore Orioles def Chicago White Sox 4-1

NFL

Tampa Bay Bucs def Houston Texans 20-19

LA Chargers def las Vegas Raiders 20-9

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Herscher 15-25, 25-17, 25-21

Rantoul def GCMS 26-24, 29-27

Cissna Park def Clifton Central 25-7, 25-7

Fisher def Judah Christian 25-9, 25-8

South Newton def Watseka 25-22, 18-25, 25-20

Unity def Westville 26-24, 24-26, 25-21

630am

(Champaign–jc)  –Illinois punter Keelan Crimmins was named to the Ray Guy Award Ray's 8, the organization announced on Monday. Crimmins was recognized as one of the top punters during Week 3 of the 2025 season.

Crimmins averaged 46.5 yards on his four punts during #9 Illinois' 38-0 shutout win against Western Michigan on Saturday at Gies Memorial Stadium. The Australia native had two punts that pinned the Broncos inside their own 20-yard line, including two 50+-yard kicks in the second and fourth quarters. He was also the holder on five successful extra point attempts.

IHSA Volleyball

Paxton Buckley Loda  @ Tuscola

St. Joseph Ogden @ Decatur St. Teresa

Fisher @ El Paso Gridley

Chrisman @ Iroquois West

Milford @ Westville

St. Thomas More @ Watseka

Maroa Forsyth @ Tolono Unity

Mahomet Seymour @ Taylorville

MLB

5-40pm Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves

6-45pm Cincinnati Reds at St Louis Cardinals

6-40pm Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Tampa Bay Rays 4-3

St. Louis Cardinals def Milwaukee Brewers 3-2

Cleveland Guardians def Chicago White Sox 3-2

NFL

Detroit Lions def Chicago Bears 52-21

Indianapolis Colts def Denver Broncos 29-28

Junior Football

Mighty Mites-PBL def GCMS 36-14

Juniors- GCMS def PBL 34-6

Seniors-GCMS def PBL 36-13

(Undated–jc)  Week Three of the IHSA Football season is now in the books. With a recap of week 3 scores…WPXN’s Joel Cluver

(Cissna Park-jm) – The Cissna Park Timberwolves volleyball team is undefeated to date this season. The Lady Timberwolves have some familiar faces back on the team  that made deep runs into the state tournament the past two years..Cissna Park Volleyball  Coach Josh Landon says he wants to challenge his team this year by making some changes to their rotation and style of play…

Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball Coach Josh Landon.

MLB

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates 5:40pm

Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals 6:45pm

Baltimore Orioles at chicGo White Sox 6:40pm

IHSA Volleyball

Herscher @ PBL

GCMS @ Rantoul

Grace Christian Academy @ Iroquois West

Champaign Judah Christian @ Fisher

Hoopeston Area @ St. Joseph Ogden

Tolono Unity @ Westville

NFL

Tampa Bay Bucs at Houston Texans

LA Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Volleyball as the Rantoul Eagles host the GCMS Falcons. Pregame at 7pm with opening volley at 7:15.

MLB

Chicago White Sox def Tampa Bay Rays 5-1

Cubs and Cards were off

NFL

Green Bay Packers def Washington Commanders 27-18

IHSA Volleyball

Tri Valley def PBL 25-19, 26-24

Rantoul def Clinton 25-13, 25-18

Cissna Park def Chrisman 25-17, 25-13

Watseka def Iroquois West 25-11, 25-23

Heyworth def Fisher 25-18, 25-21

Unity def Warrensburg Latham 25-17, 25-22

Georgetown Ridgefarm def Milford 23-25, 25-22, 25-11

(Paxton-jm) – The Pontiac Indians are the PBL Panthers week 3 opponent. Both teams enter Friday night's contest looking for a win. PBL Panther Football Coach Josh Pritchard talks about their opponent…

PBL Panthers Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

(Urbana-jm) – Brett Bielema is in his 5th season here at Illinois. Bielema came to Illinois after stints at Arkansas and Wisconsin. Coach Bielema talks about Athletic Director Josh Whitman and his pursuit of Bielema to come to the Illini…

Fighting Illini Football Coach Brett Bielema.

(Paxton-jm) – The PBL Lady Panther volleyball team started the season 3 and 0 with victories over Champaign Centennial, Urbana and Hoopeston before losing 3 in GCMS, Watseka and IVC. The Panthers are now 4 and 4 Paxton Buckley Loda  Panthers Volleyball Coach Tyler Rubarts continues to focus on defense…

PBL Panther Volleyball Coach Tyler Rubarts.

(Gibson City-jm) – The Gibson City Melvin Sibley Falcons football program is balanced on both offense and defense. The team brings back a lot of experience on both sides of the ball. Coach Chad Augspurger talks about some of the players the offense will be relying on…

GCMS Football Coach Chad Augspurger.

MLB

1-20pm Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago Cubs

7-10pm St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers

6-10pmChicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians

IHSA Football

Pontiac @ Paxton Buckley Loda- Junior Cheer Night

Monticello @ Rantoul

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Tolono Unity

St. Joseph Ogden @ IVC

Prairie Central @ Decatur St. Teresa

LeRoy @ GCMS

Colfax Ridgeview @ Fisher

Salt Fork @ Iroquois West

Hoopeston Area @ Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

Watseka @ Oakwood

Champaign Centennial @ Peoria Richwoods

Peoria Notre Dame @ Champaign Central

Normal Community @ Urbana

Mahomet Seymour @ Sycamore

8 Man Football

Oblong @ Milford/Cissna Park

JFL
PBL@ GCMS 

Times changed 11, 1, 3

Momence @ Dwight

Watseka @ Clifton 

BYE: Herscher.IW

Big Ten Football tonight

Indiana State at Indiana

New Mexico at UCLA

Saturday

Oregon at Northwestern

Towson at Maryland

Wisconsin at Alabama

Houston Christian at Nebraska

Central Michigan at Michigan

USC at Purdue

Youngstown State at Michigan St.

Norfolk State at Rutgers

Villanova at Penn St.

Western Michigan at Illinois

Ohio at Ohio St.

Massachusetts at Iowa

Minnesota at California

NFL Sunday

Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions 1:00pm

Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts 4:05pm

Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers host the Pontiac Indians at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium. Our Friday Nite Preview Show starts at 6:05pm in the WPXN Studios. We’ll join  Jay Eshleman and Rocky Marron for the pregame at 6:35. Kickoff is at 7pm. 

Saturday morning it’s On the Sidelines Coaches Show from 7-8. Our show is sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital Elite Fitness, Angel Auto Services in Onarga, MATCO Fire Protection Services in Paxton and Shields Auto Group.

Saturday evening it's Fighting Illini Football as Illinois takes on Western Michigan at sold out Gies Memorial Field in Champaign. Pregame at 5:00 with kickoff at 6pm.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Atlanta Braves 3-2

Seattle Mariners def St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 13 innings

Chicago White Sox def Tampa Bay Rays 6-5

IHSA Volleyball

Cissna Park def St. Thomas More 25-13, 25-11

Oakwood def St. Joe Ogden 25-22, 25-21

(Gibson City-jm) – The Gibson City Melvin Sibley Falcons are leaning on their strong defensive line this season. Coach Chad Augspurger talks about some of his key defensive players…

GCMS Football Coach Chad Augspurger.

(Cissna Park-jm) – The Cissna Park Timberwolves look to build on the success of the past two seasons making it to the state title tournament. This Cissna Park team returns pretty much a full squad from last year's run only losing two players to graduation. The team is relying on their big three in Sophie Duis, Addie Lucht and Josie Neukomm. Coach Josh Landon talks about his star players…

Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball Coach Josh Landon.

(Milford-jm) – The Lady Bearcats of Milford take on the Buffaloes of Georgetown Ridge Farm tonight. Coach Kaity Ellrick talks about what it will take for a Bearcat victory…

Milford Bearcat Volleyball Coach Kaity Ellrick.

(Bristol-bp) - Can the struggle at Bristol Speedway be more manageable? Nascar Cup Series Driver Tyler Reddick tells us how he feels…

Nascar Cup Series Driver Tyler Reddick…

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Tri-Valley @ PBL

Rantoul @ Clinton

Warrensburg Lathan @ Tolono Unity

Heyworth @ Fisher

Watseka @ Iroquois West

Georgetown Ridge Farm @ Milford

Mt Zion @ Mahomet Seymour

MLB today

Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox 1:10pm

Cubs and Cards are off

NFL tonight

Washington Commanders at Green Bay Packers 8:15pm

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Atlanta Braves 6-1

Seattle Mariners def St. Louis Cardinals 5-3

Tampa Bay Rays def Chicago White Sox 5-4

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Milford 25-14, 25-18

Rantoul def Oakwood 23-25, 25-15, 25-23

Cissna Park def Salt Fork 25-13, 25-18

Eureka def Fisher 25-16, 25-18

Armstrong Potomac def Judah Christian 19-25, 25-10, 25-21

(Paxton-jm) – The PBL Panther volleyball team picked up a two set victory last night over Milford. Coach Tyler Rubarts says he made some lineup changes ahead of the match…

PBL Panther Volleyball Coach Tyler Rubarts. Up next for the Panthers, a Thursday night matchup against the Tri-Valley Vikings.

(Urbana-jm) – The Fighting Illini Football program is coming off a 10 and 3 season last season and a Citrus Bowl victory. The team entered the season ranked for the first time in nearly a decade. Coach Brett Bielema talks about some of the new transfers that will help the team this season…

Fighting Illini Football Coach Brett Bielema. You can hear more from Coach Bielema tonight on the Brett Bielema Show courtesy of the Fighting Illini Sports Network at 7pm.

(Milford-jm) – The Milford Bearcats volleyball team fell to the PBL Panthers last night. The Bearcats participated in the Cissna Park Timberwolf Tip-off two weeks ago playing in the third place pool. Coach Kaity Ellrick talks about her teams improvements since the season began…

Milford Volleyball Coach Kaity Ellrick. Up next is a Thursday night match against Georgetown Ridge Farm.

(Paxton-jm) – IHSA football is back. The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda is looking to improve on their 7 and 4 season from last year. Coach Josh Pritchard talks about how athletes playing multiple sports is encouraged and can actually help the team…

PBL Panthers Football Coach Josh Pritchard. The Panthers host Pontiac Friday night at Jerry Zimmerman Field.

IHSA Volleyball Tonight

Oakwood @ St. Joseph Ogden

Iroquois West @ Momence

St. Thomas More @ Cissna Park

MLB Tonight

Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves- 6:15

Tampa Bay Rays @ Chicago White Sox- 6:40

St. Louis Cardinals @ Seattle Mariners- 8:40

Tonight on WPXN it's the Bret Bielema show. Get the latest Illini football news from 7-8.

MLB

Atlanta Braves def Chicago Cubs 4-1

Seattle Mariners def St. Louis Cardinals 4-2

Sox were off

NFL

Minnesota Vikings def Chicago Bears 27-24

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul def Schlarman 25-22, 25-22

Fisher def GCMS 25-23, 26-24

Peotone def Milford 25-9, 25-18

(Champaign–jc)  –Illinois outside linebacker Gabe Jacas was named the Panini Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week, the bowl announced Monday.

The preseason All-American helped lead the Fighting Illini to a 45-19 road victory at Duke on Saturday, highlighted by his strip sack of quarterback Darian Mensah that halted a Blue Devil second-quarter drive inside the Illinois red zone.

Jacas is the only player in the nation with a sack and a forced fumble in back-to-back games this season, having also posted a strip sack, one of two total sacks on the day, in the Illini's Week 1 victory over Western Illinois.

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda are 0 and 2 on the season following a week 2 loss to the Spartans of St. Joseph Ogden Friday night. The team has shown success moving the ball down the field and making defensive stops but haven’t been able to get over the hump consistently. Coach Josh Pritchard talks about what it would take to finish drives…

PBL Panthers Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

(Urbana-jm) – The Fighting Illini Football team is looking to improve on their 10 and 3 season from last year. They’ve started the season 2 and 0 beating Western Illinois at home and Duke last Saturday on the road. Coach Brett Bielema talks about the team's goals for this season…

Fighting Illini Football Coach Brett Bielema. The Illini are back home this Saturday evening with a sold out Memorial Stadium taking on Western Michigan.

(Gibson City-jm) – The Falcons of Gibson City Melvin Sibley are looking to continue to build on the success of last season this season. The team is leaning on a strong offensive and defensive line says Coach Chad Augspurger…

GCMS Football Coach Chad Augspurger.

(Paxton-jm) – The PBL Lady Panthers volleyball team is on the road tonight against the Milford Bearcats. The Panthers have played one conference opponent so far. Coach Tyler Rubarts talks about the strength of the Illini Prairie Conference…

PBL Panther Volleyball Coach Tyler Rubarts.

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL @ Milford

Oakwood @ Rantoul

St. Joseph Ogden @ Casey Westfield

Tolono Unity @ Clinton

Fisher @ Eureka

GCMS @ Deer Creek Mackinaw

Mahomet Seymour @ Mattoon

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Volleyball as the PBL Panthers are on the road at the Milford Bearcats. Pregame at 6:45 with opening volley at 7pm.

MLB

Washington Nationals def Chicago Cubs 6-3

St. Louis Cardinals def SF Giants 4-3

Chicago White Sox def Detroit Tigers 6-4

NFL

Green Bay Packers def Detroit Lions 27-13

Indianapolis Colts def Miami Dolphins 33-8

JFL

PBL def Iroquois West Mighty Mites 8-0

PBL def Iroquois West Juniors 26-8

Iroquois West def PBL 26-0

GCMS def Herscher Mighty Mites 13-7

GCMS def Herscher Juniors 32-0

Herscher def GCMS Seniors 32-12

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois women’s soccer (7-0-0) defeated Valparaiso (2-4-1), 6-0, on Sunday at Demirjian Park to tie the program's best start, winning its first seven matches, last achieved in 2004. Sarah Foley led the team in scoring, recording her first career hat trick on senior day..

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois football team moved up two spots to #9 in the AP Top 25, the Associated Press announced Sunday. Illinois also moved up to #9 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, a three-spot jump following the 45-19 win at Duke.

The #9 AP ranking is Illinois' highest since December 2001. Illinois head coach Bret Bielema has had the Illini ranked in 20 AP polls during his first five seasons in Champaign. It is the most weeks ranked for the Illini during a five-year stretch in 35 years.  The Illini hosts Western Michigan on Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd at Memorial Stadium. The game airs live on WPXN on Saturday.

(Madison–jc)  The Enjoy Illinois Nascar race is complete for the year at Worldwide Raceway in Madison. The Motor Racing Network has the details…

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda fell to 0 and 2 on the season following a Friday night loss to the St. Joseph Ogden Spartans. The game started as a defensive battle with neither team scoring in the first quarter. Coach Josh Pritchard talks about the first quarter…

In the second quarter however, the Spartans reached the endzone 3 times. Coach Josh Pritchard talks about the second quarter…

PBL Panthers Football Coach Josh Pritchard. Up next for the Panthers, a Friday night matchup against Pontiac.

(Cissna Park-jm) – The Cissna Park Timberwolves are coming off a 1st place finish in their tournament. The Timberwolves play in the Vermilion Valley Conference. Coach Josh Landon talks about some of the tough opponents they face in the conference…

Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball Coach Josh Landon.

Volleyball Tonight

Rantoul @ Danville Schlarman

Fisher @ GCMS

Clifton Central @ Iroquois West

Milford @ Peotone

MLB Tonight

Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves- 6:15

St.. Louis Cardinals @ Seattle Mariners- 8:40

Chicago White Sox are off

Monday Night Football

Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears

MLB

Chicago White Sox def Minnesota Twins 11-8

Cubs and Cards were off

NFL

Philadelphia Eagles def Dallas Cowboys 24-20

IHSA Volleyball

Watseka def PBL 25-17, 27-25

El Paso Gridley def GCMS 25-15, 25-12

Fieldcrest def Fisher 25-19, 25-19

Teutopolis def St. Joe Ogden 22-25, 25-22, 25-15

LeRoy def Armstrong Potomac 25-18, 25-16

Unity def Tuscola 23-25, 26-24, 25-16

(Milford-jm) – The Milford Cissna Park Bearcats continue their run in the 8 man eastern division. The Bearcats have made it to the post season the past few years including several deep runs in the playoffs. Coach Clint Schwartz talks about the toughness of their schedule and some opponents they are keeping their eye on…

Milford Cissna Park Bearcats Football Coach Clint Schwartz.

(Urbana-jm) – Defense. That’s one of the big focal points for the Fighting Illini football program this season. Coach Brett Bielema talks about some of the players on the defensive side of the ball…

Fighting Illini Football Coach Brett Bielema.

(Gibson City-jm) – The Gibson City Melvin Sibley Falcons host the Fisher Bunnies tonight. Coach Chad Augspurger talks about playing the Bunnies for potentially the final time…

GCMS Football Coach Chad Augspurger.

(Madison–jc)  Worldwide Technology Raceway is the next track in the “chase for the championship” in Nascar. Nascar Cup Series Driver Chase Elliott says the Illinois track has been a tough one for his team…

Nascar Cup Series Driver Chase Elliott

The race airs live on WPXN this Sunday starting at 1pm

MLB today

Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs 1:20pm

SF Giants at St. Louis Cardinals 7:15 pm

Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers 5:40pm

NFL tonight

International Series -Sao Paulo

Kansas City Chiefs at LA Chargers 7pm

IHSA Football 

PBL @ St. Joseph Ogden

Rantoul @ Mattoon

Tolono Unity @ Monticello

IVC @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Prairie Central @ Pontiac

Fisher @ GCMS

Iroquois West @ Watseka

Salt Fork @ Hoopeston Area

Champaign Centennial @ Champaign Central

Urbana @ Danville

Champaign St. Thomas More @ Milford/Cissna Park

Morris @ Mahomet Seymour

Big Ten Football Week 2

Tonight

Western Illinois at Northwestern

Northern Illinois at Maryland

Saturday September 6

Kennesaw State at Indiana

FIU at Penn St.

Illinois at Duke

Iowa at Iowa State

Northwestern St. at Minnesota

Oklahoma State at Oregon

Miami (Ohio) at Rutgers

Grambling at Ohio St.

Middle Tennessee at Wisconsin

Boston College at Michigan St.

Akron at Nebraska

Southern Illinois at Purdue

Michigan at Oklahoma

Georgia Southern at USC

UCLA at UNLV

UC Davis at Washington

IHSA Volleyball on Saturday

IVC @ PBL

Mattoon Tourney- SJO

Olney Lady Tiger Classic- Tolono Unity

Carbondale Tournament- Mahomet Seymour

Junior Football League Saturday

IW @ PBL 

GCMS @ Herscher 

Dwight @ Watseka 

Bye: Momence & Clifton 

Mighty Mites 1pm

Juniors 3pm

Seniors 5pm

NFL

Sunday

Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts Noon

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers 3:25

Monday

Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears 7:15pm

Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers are on the road at the St. Joe Ogden Spartans. Our pregame starts at 6:05pm in the WPXN Studios. We’ll join  Rocky Marron for the pregame at 6:35. Kickoff is at 7pm. 

Saturday morning we take the On the Sidelines Coaches Show on the road. We’ll be at Lakeview Country Club to be part of the Huntington’s Disease Charity event at 7am. Our show is sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital Elite Fitness, Angel Auto Services in Onarga, MATCO Fire Protection Services in Paxton and Shields Auto Group.

Then it's our Live Action Auction starting at 8am. 

Saturday afternoon its Xfinity racing with the Nu Way 200 Sauced by Blues Hog at 6pm. 

Sunday on WPXN its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the second race in “Chase for the Championship” Enjoy Illinois 300 from World Wide Technology Raceway in Illinois at 1pm.

MLB

Atlanta Braves def Chicago Cubs 5-1

St. Louis Cardinals def Athletics 5-1

Chicago White Sox def Minnesota Twins 4-3

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul def Decatur MacArthur 25-23, 25-22

Cissna Park def Tri Valley 25-20, 25-15

Watseka def Herscher 25-22, 25-22

(Milford-jm) — The Milford Cissna Park Bearcats are coming off a 34 - 20 win over Peoria Heights Saturday at home. Up next is a matchup against the Sabers of St. Thomas More. Coach Clint Schwartz talks about the preparations between week 1 and week 2…

Milford Cissna Park Bearcats Football Coach Clint Schwartz.

(Urbana-jm) – The Fighting Illini football team is coming off a season opening win at home over the Western Illinois Leathernecks. Up next is a road matchup Saturday at Duke. Coach Brett Bielema talks about some of the key players on defense…

Fighting Illini Football Coach Brett Bielema.

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda opened the season Friday night at home against Bloomington Central Catholic. The Panthers are coming off a 7 and 4 season last year led by Senior running back Robert Boyd Meents. Coach Josh Pritchard talks about the group he has this year…

PBL Panthers Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

(Cissna Park-jm) – The Cissna Park Timberwolves volleyball team is looking to continue on their postseason success this year.  The Timberwolves have made it to state the past two seasons. This year the team has 19 players that Coach Josh Landon will rely on. He says its great having that many players he can rely on at any time…

Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball Coach Josh Landon.

MLB today

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins

Cubs and Cards are off

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL @ Watseka

Urbana @ Rantoul

St. Joseph Ogden @ Teutopolis

Tolono Unity @ Tuscola

St. Thomas More @ Cissna Park

Fieldcrest @ Fisher

El Paso Gridley @ GCMS

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Atlanta Braves 4-3

St. Louis Cardinals def Athletics 2-1

Chicago White Sox def Minnesota Twins 12-3

IHSA Volleyball

GCMS def PBL 25-19,25-13

In our Broadcast match 

Mahomet Seymour def St. Joseph Ogden 25-20, 25-19

Champaign Central def Unity 25-22, 25-19

Lexington def Prairie Central 25-19, 27-25

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda hope to turn things around in week 2 as they head to St. Joseph Ogden to take on the Spartans. The Panthers are a run heavy team says Coach Josh Pritchard…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

(St Louis–jc)  Race number two in Nascar’s “chase for the championship” is Sunday at the Worldwide Technology Center near St Louis. Nascar Cup Series Driver Ross Chastain says as the “chase” continues, the racing becomes more “intense”...

Nascar Cup Series Driver Ross Chastain

(Urbana-jm) – The Fighting Illini football team is coming off a victory at home to open the season against Western Illinois. Luke Altmeyer is in his third season leading the offense. Coach Brett Bielema talks about some other key players on the offensive side of the ball including two local talents…

Fighting Illini Football Coach Brett Bielema.

(Cissna Park-jm) – The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves volleyball team is looking for another positive season this year. The timberwolves made deep runs in the IHSA post season the last two years. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon talks about the expectations heading into this season…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon.

IHSA Volleyball Tonight

Decatur MacArthur @ Rantoul

St. Joseph Ogden @ Armstrong Potomac

Fisher @ Heritage 

Grant Park @ Iroquois West

MLB Tonight

Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs - 640

Athletics @ St. Louis Cardinals - 645

Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota Twins - 640

Tonight on WPXN it's the Bret Bielema Show. Hear about the University of Illinois football win over Western Illinois and the upcoming game at Duke. The Bret Bielema Show from 7 to 8 tonight…sponsored in part by Popejoy Roofing and Russell Leigh and Associates

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Atlanta Braves 7-6

Athletics def St. Louis Cardinals 11-3

Chicago White Sox def Minnesota Twins 6-5

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois senior Hank Beatty was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. 

Beatty broke Illinois' 102-year-old single-game punt return yardage record, totaling 133 yards on four punt returns in Friday's 52-3 win over Western Illinois. Beatty beat the previous mark set by college football legend Red Grange in 1923 vs. Nebraska (125 yards).  Illinois is back in action Saturday on the road at Duke. The game is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m.  WPXN will have the broadcast live on Saturday starting at 10am

(Darlington–jc) The 10 race chase for the championship has begun on the Nascar Cup Series circuit. There are a handful of mile tracks  on the docket. Notes and reaction from Nascar Cup Series Driver William Byron…

Nascar Cup Series Driver William Byron

(Paxton-jm) - The Paxton Buckley Loda Lady Panther volleyball team is looking to improve off of last year's season. They are 3 and 0, heading into a matchup tonight against Ford County rival the Falcons of GCMS. Coach Tyler Rubarts talks about some of his key players…

PBL Volleyball Coach Tyler Rubarts.

(Urbana-jm) – Hank Beatty had a monster game for the Fighting Illini football team Friday night in the Illini’s 52-3 victory. Beatty had 5 catches for 108 yards including a 54 yard touchdown reception. He also had 133 punt yards including a 69 yard punt return for a touchdown. His 133 punt yards broke Red Grange’s 102 year old record of 125 punt yards. Coach Brett Bielema talks about Beatty’s performance…

Fighting Illini Football Coach Brett Bielema.

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda opened the season Friday night at home against Bloomington Central Catholic. Kaden Vance stepped in at quarterback for a series where he took it in for a 24 yard touchdown. Coach Josh Pritchard talks about the play…

PBL Panthers Coach Josh Pritchard. The Panthers go on the road Friday night to take on the St. Joseph Ogden Spartans.

IHSA Volleyball tonight

GCMS @ PBL

Mahomet Seymour @ St. Joseph Ogden

Champaign Central @ Tolono Unity

Champaign Centennial @ St. Thomas More

Fisher @ Urbana University High

Illinois Lutheran @ Iroquois West

MLB Tonight

Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs - 6:40

Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota Twins - 6:40

Athletics @ St. Louis Cardinals - 6:45

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Volleyball from St Joe Ogden High School as the Lady Spartans host the Lady Bulldogs of Mahomet Seymour High school. Our coverage will begin around 7pm with the pre match show and 7-15 with the opening volley. Joel Cluver on the call for WPXN sports.

MLB

Colorado Rockies def Chicago Cubs 6-5

Cincinnati Reds def St. Louis Cardinals 7-4

Chicago White Sox def NY Yankees 3-2

NASCAR

Chase Briscoe held off Tyler Reddick at Darlington Raceway to win the Southern 500 for the second year in a row and advanced to the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Erik Jones was third followed by John Hunter Nemechek and AJ Allmendinger. 

IHSA Volleyball

Cissna Park Timberwolf Tipoff

Championship Pool

Cissna Park def Manteno 25-13, 25-15

Cissna Park def Bishop Mac 25-19, 23-25, 25-13

Josie Neukomm had 13 kills

Marinda Day had 11 kills

Sophie Duis had 10 kills 

Mady Marcott had 20 assists

Ella Schluter had 19 assists

All Tournament Team

Cissna Park -Sophie Duis, Addison Lucht, Josie Neukomm

GCMS- Maci Lindelof

Fisher-Bella Kelsey

Grant Park-Taylor Panozzo

Manteno-Maddie Gesky, Danika Fletcher

Watseka- Christa Holohan

(Undated–jc)  –  Week one is complete for IHSA Football. WPXN’s Joel Cluver has the recap…

(Gibson City-jm) – The Falcons of Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley picked up a week 1 victory against the Tremont Turks. Coach Chad Augspurger recaps his team's performance…

Gibson City Melvin Sibley Football Coach Chad Augspurger. Up next for the Falcons, a home game Friday night against the Fisher Bunnies.

(Darlington–jc)  The NASCAR Cup Series returned to Darlington Raceway for the start of the postseason as MRN had all the coverage…

Close: With the win, Chase Briscoe punches his ticket to the round of 12 of the NASCAR playoffs. The Motor Racing network will return Sunday, September 7th with coverage of the Enjoy Illinois 300 from World Wide Technology Raceway at 1pm

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda fell to the Saints of Bloomington Central Catholic Friday night in week 1 of IHSA football. The Panthers were the better team in the first half giving up a late touchdown before halftime. Coach Josh Pritchard talks about the first half…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard. Up next for the Panthers, a road trip to St. Joseph Ogden to take on the Spartans.

(Urbana-jm) – The Fighting Illini picked up a week 1 victory at home against the Western Illinois Leathernecks. Coach Brett Bielema talks about the victory…

University of Illinois Football Coach Brett Bielema. Up next for the Illini, a road trip to Duke next Saturday. That game airs at 10am on Saturday on WPXN.

MLB

3-0h-5pm Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs

1-15pm Oakland As at St Louis Cardinals

6-40pm Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins