College Football

Music City Bowl-  Illinois def Tennessee 30-28 

Alamo Bowl-TCU def USC 30-27 OT

Independence Bowl-Louisiana Tech def Coastal Carolina 23-14

NHL

New York Islanders def Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in shootout

Big Ten Men’s Basketball

Northwestern def Howard 80-60

Wisconsin def Milwaukee 80-60

(Nashville-jm - The Illini are Music City Bowl champions after defeating the Tennessee Volunteers 30–28 thanks to a 29 yard field goal by David Olano as time expired. It's the first time in Illini football history the team has finished with at least 9 wins in back to back seasons. Coach Brett Bielema talks about taking on an SEC opponent…

Illinois Football Coach Brett Bielema. 

(Champaign-jm) – The Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball team picked up a 90-55 victory over Southern this week at the State Farm Center. Jake Davis had himself a game, leading the Illini with 15 points. Coach Brad Underwood talks about the performance Davis put on…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. The Illini don’t play again until Saturday when they go on the road to Penn State.

(Rantoul-jm) – The Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball team is 5 and 7 on the season. They recently went 1 and 2 in the Kankakee Christmas tournament. Coach Ryan Parker talks about some of the key players on his squad…

***NWS nws2843 key players***

Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Parker.

NBA Tonight

New Orleans Pelicans @ Chicago Bulls- 6pm

College Football Bowl Games Today

ReliaQuest Bowl- Iowa vs Vanderbilt

Sun Bowl- Arizona State vs Duke

Citrus Bowl- Michigan vs Texas

Las Vegas Bowl- Nebraska vs Utah

College Football Playoffs Cotton Bowl Classic- Miami vs Ohio State

NFL

Atlanta Falcons def LA Rams 27-24

NBA

Minnesota Timberwolves def Chicago Bulls 136-101

Big Ten Men’s Basketball

Illinois def Southern 90–55

Michigan def McNeese 112-71

Purdue def Kent 101-60

Michigan State def Cornell 114-97

Iowa def UMass Lowell 90–62

Penn State def North Carolina Central 90-67

Rutgers def Delaware State 65-50

IHSA Boys Basketball

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

3rd place game 

Ridgeview def PBL 69-56

5th place game Clinton def GCMS 65-61

Boys All Tournament Team

PBL-Tyler Cole

GCMS -Graydon Leonard

IHSA Girls 3rd place game 

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

GCMS def Monticello 55-47 

Girls All Tournament Team

GCMS-Lily Sizemore

GCMS Jillian Rosendahl

(Champaign-jm) – The Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball team wrapped up the non-conference portion of the season last night defeating Southern 90-55 at the State Farm Center. Coach Brad Underwood talks about the victory…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.

(Nashville-jm) – The Fighting Illini football team is in Nashville for the Music City Bowl today. They will take on the Tennessee Volunteers. The Illini have never faced the Volunteers. Coach Brett Bielema talks about the Volunteers…

Illinois Football Coach Brett Bielema. We will have the game here on WPXN starting at 3:30.

(Paxton-jm) – The PBL Panthers boys basketball team is coming off the Monticello Holiday Hoopla and preparing for the conference schedule. Coach Quenton Hatfill says the tournament helped build confidence in the team but still more that needs to be done…

PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill.

College Football Bowl Games Today

Independence Bowl- Coastal Carolina vs Louisiana Tech

Music City Bowl- Tennessee vs Illinois

Alamo Bowl- USC vs TCU

NHL Tonight

New York Islanders @ Chicago Blackhawks- 7:30pm

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight

Howard @ Northwestern

Milwaukee @ Wisconsin

New Hampshire @ Nebraska

This afternoon on WPXN its Fighting Illini Football as Illinois takes on Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. Pregame at 3:30 with kickoff at 4:30 pm.

NFL

SF 49ers def Chicago Bears 42-38

Jacksonville Jaguars def Indianapolis Colts 23-17

Baltimore Ravens def Green Bay Packers 41-24 Saturday

NBA

Milwaukee Bucks def Chicago Bulls 112-103

IHSA Boys Basketball

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

PBL def Clinton 68-61

PBL def Oakwood 66-56

Tuscola def Oakwood 75-49

GCMS def Neoga 62–53

Monticello def Ridgeview 65-48

BHRA Tournament

BHRA def Milford 78-59

Providence Christo Rey def Milford 62-56

Phalen Leadership Academy def Milford 74-45

Non–Tournament

Armstrong def Peotone 64-57

IHSA Girls Basketball

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

Clinton def Ridgeview 63-33

GCMS def Warrensburg Latham 67-40

Tri-Valley def Monticello 71-40

GCMS def Ridgeview 61-41

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda picked up two wins Saturday in the Monticello Holiday Hoopla. Coach Quenton Hatfill talks about the games…

Coach Hatfill says having those key players step up like they did in those victories will lead to more scoring and success later in the season…

PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill. The Panthers will take on the Ridgeview Mustangs this afternoon in the 3rd place bracket. We will have that game following Illinois basketball.

(Champaign-jm) – Former Illini basketball player Dave Downey has died. Downey, a three-time team MVP for the Illini from the 1961 through 1963 season, has held the Illini single-game scoring record for 62 years. He died on Saturday at the age of 84. In 1963, Downey was Illinois’ all-time leading scorer and rebounder with 1,360 points and 790 rebounds, respectively. These numbers have since been surpassed, but his career scoring average ranks fifth in UI history, while his rebounding average ranks third.

IHSA Boys Basketball

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

PBL vs Ridgeview- 3:30pm (bonus after Illinois)

Full schedule in news email

State Farm Holiday Classic

St. Joseph Ogden vs Kankakee Bishop McNamara 1pm

Mahomet Seymour vs Dunlap- 11:30 am

BHRA Tournament

Milford vs Georgetown Ridge Farm– 11:30 am

Heritage vs Providence Christo Rey- 1pm

Salt Fork vs Phalen Leadership Academy– 5:30pm

Cerro Gordo Bement vs BHRA- 7pm

IHSA Girls Basketball

State Farm Holiday Classic

St. Joseph Ogden vs Camp Point Central– 8:30 am 

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Today

Southern @ #20 Illinois

North Carolina Central @ Penn State

UMass Lowell @ #25 Iowa

McNeese @ #2 Michigan

Kent State @ #5 Purdue

Cornell @ #9 Michigan State

Delaware State @ Rutgers

Fairleigh Dickinson @ Minnesota

Utah @ Washington

Monday Night Football

LA Rams @ Atlanta Falcons

NBA Tonight

Minnesota Timberwolves @ Chicago Bulls

Today on WPXN it's Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on Southern University. Pregame at 1pm with tipoff at 2pm. Then it’s bonus coverage of IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers take on the Ridgeview Mustangs in the 3rd place game of the Monticello Holiday Hoopla Tournament.

NFL

Dallas Cowboys def Washington Commanders 30-23

Minnesota Vikings def Detroit Lions 23-10

Denver Broncos def Kansas City Chiefs 20-13

(Cissna prk–jc)  The Cissna Park Girls basketball team is off to another great start to the season as we head into the new year. Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka talks about one of his seniors in Josie Neukomm…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka 

St Joseph–jc)  The Saint Joe Ogden Spartans boys basketball team is one of the teams in today's Holiday Classic in Bloomington Normal. St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval says fans will continue to see a quick “transition” pace for the Spartans…

St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval

(Paxton–jc)  –The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers are in the 20-25 Holiday Hoopla tournament today at Monticello High School.  Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill says the team continues to look for high percentage baskets and to play good defense

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill

The game versus Tuscola airs live today around 3-15 with the pre game show.

Monticello Holiday Hoopla Tournament

10am     Ridgeview vs GCMS

11:30     Monticello vs Neoga

2pm       Clinton vs Oakwood

3:30pm  PBL vs Tuscola

6pm       Neoga vs Ridgeview

7:30pm GCMS vs Monticello

St. Farm Classic 

Boys small school

Tri Valley vs Joliet Catholic 10:30am

Kankakee Bishop Mac vs Olympia Noon

Bloomington Central Catholic vs Rockford Lutheran 3pm

St. Joe Ogden vs Chicago North Lawndale 5pm

Girls small school

St. Joe Ogden vs El Paso Gridley 10am

Normal University vs Kankakee Bishop Mac 3pm

Bloomington Central Catholic vs Camp Point Central 6:30pm

Kankakee Boys Basketball Holiday Tournament 

7:00 AM: Christ The King vs. Grant Park

8:30 AM: Lindblom vs. Rantoul

10:00 AM: Clifton Central vs. Momence

11:30 AM: Marian Catholic vs. Richards

1:00 PM: St. Anne vs. Armstrong-Potomac

7:30 PM: Kankakee Kays vs. ASHS (High School)

This afternoon on WPXN its IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers take on Tuscola in the Monticello Holiday Hoopla Tournament. Pregame at 3:15pm with tipoff at 3:30 pm.

Saturday morning on WPXN its 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.

Then it’s IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers take on the Clinton Maroons. Pregame at 11:15am with tip at 11:30am. 

Saturday evening the PBL Panthers will play Oakwood. Pregame at 5:45 with tip at 6pm.

NFL Today

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins Noon

Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings 3:30pm

Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs 7:15pm

NBA Today

Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks- 11am

San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder- 1:30pm

Dallas Mavericks @ Golden State Warriors- 4pm

Houston Rockets @ LA Lakers- 7pm

Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets- 9:30pm

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Atlanta Hawks 126-123

NHL

Philadelphia Flyers def Chicago Blackhawks 3-1

(Undated-jm) – Three Chicago Bears players have been selected to the Pro Bowl. Safety Kevin Byard, left guard Joe Thuney and center Drew Dahlman were selected. Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Micah Parsons was also selected to represent the NFC. Running Back Jonathan Taylor and guard Quenton Nelson of the Indianapolis Colts were selected to represent the AFC.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Former Illini All-American Devon Witherspoon was selected to his third straight Pro Bowl, the NFL announced Tuesday. Witherspoon joined Dick Butkus as the only Illini in program history to earn Pro Bowl selections in each of their first three seasons in the NFL. 

Witherspoon is the seventh Illini in program history to make three or more Pro Bowls during their NFL careers.

There are no NFL, NBA, NHL or Big Ten Men’s Basketball games scheduled for today.

NFL

SF 49ers def Indianapolis Colts 48-27

Big Ten

Illinois def Missouri in the Braggin Rights Game 91-48

It was the largest point difference in the rivalry game.

IHSA Boys Basketball

Unity def Effingham 66-57

IHSA Girls Basketball

Tremont def GCMS 56-42

St. Joe Ogden def Watseka 65-54

630am

(Atwood–jc)  Congratulations to the Rantoul Eagles girls basketball team. They won the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond Holiday Tournament last night. The Lady Eagles beat  the host Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond Lady Knights 49 to 33. Congrats to coach Wes Cox and the Eagles. 

(Undated-jm) – Arizona remains the top team in the country in the latest college basketball poll. Michigan is #2 followed by Iowa State, UConn and Purdue round out the top 5. Other Big Ten teams ranked include Michigan State at #9, Nebraska at #13, Illinois at #20, USC at #24 and Iowa at #25. On the women’s side of the basketball, UConn remains the #1 ranked team followed by Texas, South Carolina, UCLA and LSU round out the top 5. Michigan comes in at #6, Maryland is #7, Iowa #14, USC is #17, Ohio State #19, Nebraska #20 and Michigan State is #24.

(Rantoul-jm) – The Lady Eagles of Rantoul are looking to improve on their 5 win season from last year and have put up some early season wins this year.  That includes a win in the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond Holiday Tournament last night. Rantoul Eagles Girls  Coach Wes Cox looks into the Illini Prairie Conference and who might be the team to beat this year…

Rantoul Eagles Girls Basketball Coach Wes Cox.

(St Louis–jc)  The University of Illinois men’s basketball team won the annual Braggin’ Rights game with Missouri by a score of 91 to 48. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says practice time over the past week helped the team re-focus for the Missouri game…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

(Rantoul-jm) – The Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball team finished 7th last season in the Illini Prairie Conference with a 4 and 5 conference record. Coach Ryan Parker talks about the conference and where his team stands…

Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Parker.

(Paxton-jm) – The PBL Panthers are preparing for the Monticello Holiday Hoopla. The Panthers face some familiar opponents in the Tuscola Warriors, Oakwood Comets and Clinton Maroons. The Panthers lost to the Warriors in the first game of the season and beat the Comets a couple of weeks ago. Coach Quinton Hatfill talks about the advantage of playing some teams they’ve already seen so far this season…

PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quinton Hatfill.

NBA Tonight

Chicago Bulls @ Atlanta Hawks- 6:30pm

NHL Tonight

Philadelphia Flyers @ Chicago Blackhawks- 8pm

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight

Grambling @ Ohio State

UC Riverside @ UCLA

NFL Saturday

Chicago Bears def Green Bay Packers 22-16 OT

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Atlanta Hawks 152-150

FCS

Illinois State def Villanova 30-14

ISU will play Montana State for the FCS Championship January 5th

(St. Louis-jm) – The Boston Red Sox are acquiring first baseman Willson Contreras in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals, sources told ESPN. The 33-year-old Contreras, a three-time All-Star, hit .257 with a team-leading 20 home runs and 80 RBIs in 135 games for the Cardinals last season. The former catcher, who had a full no-trade clause in his contract, has two years left and is owed $36.5 million and a $5 million buyout for the 2028 season. Boston is receiving $8 million from the Cardinals to cover part of his remaining salary. Right-hander Hunter Dobbins is the headliner in the package going to St. Louis for Contreras. The Cardinals also will be receiving minor league right-handers Yhoiker Fajardo and Blake Aita.

(Chicago-jm) – Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami is joining the Chicago White Sox, landing the home run record-setter in Nippon Professional Baseball with a rebuilding team making its first free agent splash in years. The White Sox announced Murakami's addition Sunday, with sources telling ESPN the sides agreed on a two-year, $34 million contract.

(Rantoul-jm) – The Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball team is heavy on upper classmen experience this year. Coach Ryan Parker says having a roster full of upper classmen helps when it comes to expectations of the team…

Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Parker.

(Missouri–jc)  It’s the annual Braggin’ Rights game tonight in St Louis Missouri between the University of Illinois and Missouri men’s basketball teams.  The game tips tonight at 7 and University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the tigers are full of talent…
 

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The game airs live on WPXN starting tonight at 6.

(Paxton-jm) – As we get closer to the Christmas holiday, the PBL Panthers are preparing for the Monticello Holiday Hoopla Coach Quinton Hatfill talks about the tournament…

PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quinton Hatfill.

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Women’s basketball team is now 11 and 1 on the year after an 86 to 43 win over Jackson State on Friday. University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Greene says she saw a lot of positives from the team in the win…

University of Illinois Women's Basketball Coach Shauna Greene. The Illini women take on Purdue in Big 10 play on Sunday

Monday Night Football

San Francisco 49ers @ Indianapolis Colts- 7:15 pm

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight

Missouri vs Illinois Braggin Rights game

Sienna @ Indiana

Central Michigan @ Wisconsin

San Diego @ Washington

IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight

Unity @ Effingham

IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight

Tri-Point @ Clifton Central

ALAH Tournament- Rantoul

Tonight on WPXN its Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on Missouri in the Braggin’ Rights game. Pregame at 6 with tip at 7pm.

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NFL

Seattle Seahawks def LA Rams 38-37 OT

NHL

Montreal Canadiens def Chicago Blackhawks 4-1

IHSA Girls Basketball

Champaign Central def Rantoul 79-48

Cissna Park def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 54-20

Iroquois West def Schlarman 56-32

GCMS def El Paso Gridley 51-45

Watseka def Oakwood 62-16

Armstrong Potomac def Lexington 50-47

Calvary Christian def St. Thomas More 56-24

The NASCAR community is mourning the loss of a popular driver and his family. Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife and 2 children along with 3 others were killed yesterday when the private plane they were in crashed in North Carolina. Reports say the plane was returning to the airport shortly after takeoff. 

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda travel to Milford tonight and host Armstrong potomac on Saturday. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Coach Quinton Hatfill talks about keys for a pair of Panthers victories…

PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quinton Hatfill.

(Rantoul-jm) – The Rantoul Eagles girls basketball team is heading to Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond for a Christmas tournament. Coach Wes Cox talks about that tournament…

Rantoul Eagles Girls Basketball Coach Wes Cox.

(Gibson City-jm) – With such a new team, the Falcons of Gibson City Melvin Sibley boys basketball team looks to be a contender in the Heart of Illinois Conference this year. The team graduated 10 seniors last year. Coach Ryan Tompkins talks about his team's playing style…

GCMS Falcons Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Tompkins.

(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois women' s basketball team is 10 and 1 on the year. University of Illinois women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Greene says things are moving in the right direction for the team…

University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Greene

The Lady Illini host Jackson State Tonight at the State Farm Center at 6pm

IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight

Heyworth Tournament- PBL, St Thomas More

ALAH Tournament- Rantoul

LeRoy @ St. Joseph Ogden

Effingham @ Mahomet Seymour

IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight

PBL @ Milford

Rantoul @ LaSalle Peru

Normal University @ St. Joseph Ogden

Cerro Gordo @ Fisher

GCMS @ El Paso Gridley

Watseka @ Iroquois West

Unity Christian @ St. Thomas More

Unity @ Pleasant Plains

Effingham @ Mahomet Seymour

Westville Tournament- Tri–Point

NBA Tonight

Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers- 6:30 pm

College Football Bowl Games Tonight

Myrtle Beach Bowl- Kennesaw State vs Western Michigan 10am

Gasparilla Bowl- Memphis vs NC State- 1:30pm

College Football Playoff Round 1 #9 Alabama vs #8 Oklahoma- 7pm

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight

Wisconsin vs Villanova

Cal Poly vs UCLA

Washington @ Seattle University

IHSA Girls Basketball Saturday

Heyworth Tournament– PBL, St Thomas More

ALAH Tournament- Rantoul

St. Joseph Ogden @ Charleston

Iroquois West @ Donovan

GCMS @ Cissna Park

Monticello @ Decatur St Teresa

Unity @ Mt Zion

Watseka @ South Newton

IHSA Boys Basketball Saturday

Armstrong Potomac @ PBL

Sullivan @ Monticello

Oakwood @ Watseka

Eureka College Shootout- GCMS, St. Thomas More

Westville Tournament- Tri–Point

NFL Saturday

Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears- 7:20pm

College Football Bowl Games Saturday

College Football Playoff Round 1

#10 Miami vs #7 Texas A&M- 11 am

#11 Tulane vs #6 Ole Miss- 2:30pm

#12 James Madison vs #5 Oregon-6:30pm

FCS Championship semi-finals

Illinois State vs Villanova– 6:30 pm ESPN2

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Saturday

Oakland @ #9 Michigan State

Chicago State @ Indiana

Ohio State @ #12 North Carolina

Northwestern @ Butler

Maryland @ #23 Virgiana

Bucknell @ Iowa

#21 Auburn @ #6 Purdue

Pennsylvania @ Rutgers

NBA Sunday

Chicago Bulls @ Atlanta Hawks - 2:30pm

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Sunday

Pittsburgh @ Penn State

LaSalle @ #2 Michigan

UC Santa Cruz @ USC

Oregon @ #7 Gonzaga

Campbell @ Minnesota

North Dakota @ #15 Nebraska

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers are on the road at the Milford Bearcats.  Pregame at 6:45 with tipoff at 7pm.

Saturday morning on WPXN its 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.

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

Saturday at noon it's IHSA Girls Basketball as the Cissna Park Timberwolves take on the GCMS Falcons.

Then it’s IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers take on the Armstrong Potomac Trojans. 

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Cleveland Cavaliers 127-111

Final Results from  Iroquois West Holiday Hoops Tournament

Gilman:

IW over Tri-Point 35-29 

Peotone over Wilmington 35-32

Onarga:

Hoopeston over GSW 39-32

Central over Herscher 47-37

Final Results:

Iroquois West - Tournament Champions!

Wilmington -      2nd place

Peotone     -       3rd place

Tri-Point    -        4th place

Clifton Central -  Consolation Champions

2025 Holiday Hoops All Tournament Team

Adrianna Hummel Tri-Point

Amelia Scharp IW

Kenleigh Hendershot IW

Payton Pape Peotone

Keeley Walsh Wilmington

Sami Liaromatis Wilmington

Maddie Simms GSW

Kayla Crull Hoopeston

Eriannah Martinez Central

Leia Haubner Herscher

Heyworth Tournament

Heyworth def PBL 59-26

Non Tournament

Danville def Rantoul 54-38

Fieldcrest def Fisher 47-38

(Chicago-jm) – In an open letter to fans Wednesday evening, Chicago Bears team president and CEO Kevin Warren said the Bears will explore other locations -- including outside of Cook County, where the team owns a 326-acre property in Arlington Heights, Illinois -- to build a domed stadium. That includes moving the Bears out of Illinois altogether.

(Clinton–jc)  The St Malachy Lady Tigers 8th grade basketball team is now in the final 4 of the 8-1-A State Tournament. WPXN’s Joel Cluver has the game wrap…

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves basketball team has high expectations again this year. Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka says the group is full of great kids, but its competition that drives them in various sports…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka

The Lady Timberwolves host Gibson City Melvin Sibley on Saturday. That game airs live on WPXN around noon

IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight

Heyworth Tournament

Calvary Christian vs Champaign St Thomas More- 5:30pm

Lexington vs Armstrong-Potomac 7pm

Non Tournament

Champaign Central @ Rantoul

Iroquois West @ Danville Schlarman

Gibson City Melvin Sibley @ El Paso Gridley

Warrensburg Latham @ Monticello

Oakwood @ Watseka

IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight

Georgetown Ridge Farm @ Fisher

Westville Tournament- Tri–Point

Thursday Night Football

LA Rams @ Seattle Seahawks

NHL Tonight

Chicago Blackhawks @ Montreal Canadians- 6pm

NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs def Chicago Blackhawks 3-2

IHSA Boys Basketball

Non-Tournament

PBL def GCMS 46-34

Maroa Forsyth def Rantoul 69-56

Armstrong Potomac  def Schlarman 60-56

Watseka Holiday Tournament

St. Anne def Watseka 80-47

St. Thomas More def Herscher 62-46

La Salette def Cissna Park 59-49

Kankakee Bishop McNamara def Clifton Central 62-41

IHSA Girls Basketball

Armstrong Potomac def Oakwood 56-22

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda picked up a victory over cross county rival in the Falcons of Gibson City Melvin Sibley last night. Coach Quenton Hatfill talks about the team's effort…

PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill.

(Clinton–jc)  The St Malachy Lady Tigers 8th grade basketball team is now in the final 4 of the 8-1-A State Tournament. WPXN’s Joel Cluver has the game wrap…

IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight

Heyworth Tournament

Heyworth vs PBL- 5:30pm

Brimfield vs Illini Central/Greenview- 7pm

IW Holiday Hoops

At Gilman

Tri-Point vs Iroquois West- 5:30pm

Wilmington vs Peotone- 7pm

At Onarga

Hoopeston vs Gardner South Wilmington- 5:30pm

Herscher vs Clifton Central- 7pm

Non-Tournament

Danville @ Rantoul

Fisher @ Fieldcrest

IHSA Boys Basketball

Rantoul @ Arthur Okaw Christian

NBA Tonight

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls- 7pm

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight

UTSA @ USC

Arizona State @ UCLA

Portland @ Oregon

NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers def Miami Dolphins 28-15

IHSA Girls Basketball

Iroquois West Raider Holiday Hoopla

Gilman:

Wilmington def Tri-Point - 45-37

Iroquois West def Peotone -49-31

Onarga:

Herscher def Gardner South Wilmington 45-15

Clifton Central def Hoopeston Area 38-35

IHSA Boys Basketball

Watseka Holiday Tournament

St. Thomas More def Watseka 59-20

Donovan def Iroquois West 43-40

Hoopeston def Milford 41-22

(Champaign–jc)  Illinois guard Keaton Wagler is Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.  Wagler averaged 21 points and 7.5 assists in a pair of games, shooting 50% from the field, 54% from 3-point range and 92% from the free throw line. This marks the third time through the first six weeks of the season that an Illini has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week, joining two accolades for forward David Mirkovic. Wagler and the No. 18 Fighting Illini return to action Monday, facing Missouri in the annual McBride Homes Braggin' Rights Game, set for 7 p.m. .

(Clinton–jc)  The 8th grade Lady Tigers from St Malachy Junior High in Rantoul will be in the Elite 8 of the I E S A 1-A state tournament later today. St Malachy Girls Basketball Coach Jeff McCaufsky says the team has seen success, and a hard schedule and effort by the players put them into state play…

Rantoul St Malachy Girls Basketball Coach Jeff McCaufsky

The Lady Tigers play Carrollton St Johns at 5-15pm at Clinton Junior High today. Good luck to the lady Tigers

(Paxton-jm) – The PBL Panthers take on their cross county rival in the Falcons of GCMS tonight. Coach Quinton Hatfill talks about keys for a Panthers victory…

PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quinton Hatfill.

(Rantoul-jm) - The Rantoul Eagles are improving on last seasons 5 and 26 seasons under first year head coach Wes Cox. He talks about how he hopes the team continues to build and improve between the start of the season through regionals in February…

Rantoul Eagles Girls Basketball Coach Wes Cox.

(Paxton–jc)  It's the battle for Ford County tonight on the high school basketball court. The Gibson CityMelvin Sibley Falcons take on the Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda. Gibson City Melvin Sibley boys basketball coach Ryan Tompkins says he has a large group of returners from last year's sectional final team…

Gibson CityMelvin Sibley Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Tompkins

IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight

ALAH @ Monticello

IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight

GCMS @ PBL

Maroa Forsyth @ Rantoul

ALAH @ Monticello

Unity @ Charleston

Watseka Holiday Tournament

St. Anne vs Watseka- 4:30pm

Herscher vs St. Thomas More- 5:45pm

Cissna Park vs LaSalette- 7pm

Bishop McNamara vs Clifton Central– 8:15pm

NHL Tonight

Chicago Blackhawks @ Toronto Maple Leafs- 6pm

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight

Toledo @ #9 Michigan State

Valparaiso @ Northwestern

Today on WPXN 

Its live coverage of Championship day at the Watseka Holiday Tournament

4-25pm pre game with Derek Bohlmann

4-30pm St Anne versus Watseka

5-45 Herscher vs St Thomas More

7pm Cissna Park vs LaSallette (third place)

8-15pm Central CLifton vs Kankakee Bishop MacNamara

Then its bonus coverage PBL vs GCMS

NFL

Chicago Bears def Cleveland Browns 31-3

Denver Broncos def Green Bay Packers 34-26

Seattle Seahawks def Indianapolis Colts 18-16

NBA

New Orleans Pelicans def Chicago Bulls 114-104

Girls Basketball from Saturday

Iroquois West Holiday Hoops

Iroquois West def Clifton Central 47-44

Peotone def Hoopeston 45-31

Wilmington def Gardner South Wilmington 58-20

Tri-Point def Herscher 49-40 OT

Wilmington def Iroquois West 39-37

Peotone def Tri-Point 43-38

Clifton Central def Gardner South Wilmington 42–28

Hoopeston def Herscher 42-34

Boys Basketball from Saturday

Watseka Holiday Tournament

Miford def Donovan 55-25

Hoopeston Area def Iroquois West 68-25

Herscher def St. Anne 69-47

Kankakee Bishop Mac def Cissna Park 71-43

Clifton Central def LaSalette 52-48

(Champaign–jc)   Led by a 65 percent clip from 3-point range, the Illini women took down North Texas, 81-69, at State Farm Center on Sunday afternoon. Now 10-1 this season, the Fighting Illini have tied their best start in program history and are off to their best start in over 40 years. The Orange and Blue had three players score in double figures, led by Berry Wallace's career-high 28 points and nine rebounds. 

(Illini-jm) – Fighting Illini football fans received both good news and bad news from the team over the weekend. For the bad news Gabe Jacas  and JC Davis announced they will go to the NFL draft and won’t play in the Illini’s bowl game against Tennessee. Luke Altmeyer announced he will play in the game. Safety Matthew Bailey will be out for the bowl game as well after having surgery, and is weighing a decision to make the jump to the NFL as well.

(Champaign-jm) – Former Illinois football head coach Mike White has died. White coached the Illini from 1980-87, leading Illinois to a Big Ten title and Rose Bowl appearance in 1983, coaching the likes of Dave Wilson, Tony Eason, Jack Trudeau and David Williams. He left Illinois with a 47-41-3 record. White had other head coaching stops with the University of California and in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders.

(St. Louis-jm) – Right-hander Dustin May and the St. Louis Cardinals are in agreement on a free agent contract, pending a physical, sources told ESPN on Saturday. He was traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox and together went 7-11 with a 4.96 ERA.

(Paxton-jm) — The PBL Panthers Boys Basketball team fell to the Westville Tigers Friday night 54-33. Coach Quenton Hatfill talks about the game…

PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill.

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Women’s basketball team is now 10 and 1 on the season after an 81 to 69 win over North Texas on Sunday at the State Farm Center. University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Greene  says it was great to have a day of making three point shots…

University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Greene

(Champaign–jc)  The Nebraska Cornhuskers beat the University of Illinois Men’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon at the State Farm Center and a buzzer beater 83 to 80. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood said Nebraska played great defense and also had two leaders to get the win…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

IHSA Girls Basketball

PBL @ Tri-Valley

St. Joseph Ogden @ Paris

GCMS @ Fisher

Mahomet Seymour @ Lincoln

Champaign Central @ Unity

IW Holiday Hoops

At Gilman

Wilmington vs Tri-Point – 5:30pm

Peotone vs Iroquois West- 7pm

At Onarga

Gardner South Wilmington vs Herscher- 5:30pm

Hoopeston vs Clifton Central- 7pm

IHSA Boys Basketball

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin @ St. Joseph Ogden

Urbana @ Mahomet Seymour

Watseka Holiday Tournament- 

5pm-St. Thomas More vs Watseka

6:15-Donovan vs Iroquois West

7:30-Milford vs Hoopeston Area

Monday Night Football

Miami Dolphins @ Pittsburgh Steelers- 7:15

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Basketball with coverage of 3 games from the  Watseka Holiday Tournament. Pregame at 4:45 with tip at 5pm.

NFL

Atlanta Falcons def Tampa Bay Bucs 29-28

IHSA Girls Basketball

Rantoul def Tuscola 55-45

Flanagan/Woodland def Fisher 41-34

St. Thomas More def Schlarman 52-38

IHSA Boys Basketball

Watseka Holiday Tournament

Lasalette def Iroquois West 57-20

Bishop Mac def Herscher 65-45

Lasalette def Watseka 52-30

Clifton Central def St. Thomas More 63-60

Cissna Park def St. Anne 48-44

St. Thomas More def Hoopeston Area 49-45

St. Anne def Milford 52-26

(Paxton-jm) – The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda boys basketball team looks to pick up another victory tonight when they travel to Westville tonight. Coach Quenton Hatfill previews the game…

PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill.

(Rantoul-jm) – The Rantoul Eagles girls basketball program has a new coach this year. Wes Cox takes over the reins of a program that went 5 and 26 last season and 1 an 8 in the Illini Prairie  Conference. Coach Cox talks about his team's style of play this season…

Rantoul Eagles Girls Basketball Coach Wes Cox.

(Rantoul–jc)  The Lady Tigers from St Malachy’s School in Rantoul are headed to the Elite 8 in 8th grade I E S A state basketball. The team will play in Clinton on Saturday. St Malachy 8th grade Girls basketball Coach Jeff McCaufsky talks about his 8th grade team leaders…

St Malachy’s Girls 8th Grade Coach Jeff McCaufsky

(Gilman-jm) – The Iroquois West Raiders boys basketball team is a young team. Three seniors make up the core of the Raiders team with the rest of the roster juniors and sophomores. Coach Zach Monk talks about his team's style of play while determining his rotation…

Iroquois West Boys Basketball Coach Zach Monk.

IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight

Fisher @ Blue Ridge

Mahomet Seymour @ Mattoon

IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight

PBL @ Westville

Riverton @ St. Joseph Ogden

Fisher @ Blue Ridge

LeRoy @ GCMS

Monticello @ Heyworth

Watseka Holiday Tournament

At Watseka

Donovan vs Herscher- 4:30pm

Milford vs Cissna Park- 5:45pm

Clifton Central vs Hoopeston- 7pm

Iroquois West vs Watseka- 8:15pm

NBA Tonight

Chicago Bulls @ Charlotte Hornets- 6pm

NHL Tonight

Chicago Blackhawks @ St. Louis Blues- 7pm

IHSA Girls Basketball Saturday

Danville Schlarman @ Rantoul

Country Financial Shootout at St. Joseph Ogden

Pleasant Plains vs Cissna Park- 1pm

Paris vs Eureka- 2:30pm

Watseka vs St. Joseph Ogden- 4pm

Tri-Valley vs Unity- 5:30pm

IW Holiday Hoops

In Gilman

Clifton Central vs Iroquois West- 9 am; winner plays at 1pm in Gilman vs 9 am Onarga winner, loser plays 9 am Onarga loser at 1pm in Onarga

Hoopeston vs Peotone- 10:30 am; winner plays at 2:30 pm in Gilman vs 10:30 am Onarga winner; loser plays 10:30 am Onarga loser at 2:30 in Onarga

In Onarga

Wilmington vs Gardner South Wilmington– 9 am

Tri–Point vs Herscher- 10:30

IHSA Boys Basketball Saturday

Minooka @ Rantoul

Nashville High School Shootout- St. Joseph Ogden

Porta @ Monticello

Unity @ Danville

NHL Saturday

Detroit Red Wings @ Chicago Blackhawks- 7pm

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Saturday

#23 Nebraska @ #13 Illinois

#9 Michigan State @ Penn State

Marquette @ #6 Purdue

Jackson State @ Northwestern

UC Davis @ Oregon

Southern Utah @ Washington

Indiana @ Kentucky

#2 Michigan @ Maryland

Rutgers @ Seton Hall

Ohio State @ West Virginia

#25 UCLA @ #8 Gonzaga

NFL Sunday

Cleveland Browns @ Chicago Bears- noon

Green Bay Packers @ Denver Broncos– 3:25

Indianapolis Colts @ Seattle Seahawks- 3:25

NBA Sunday

New Orleans Pelicans @ Chicago Bulls- 6pm

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Basketball with continued coverage of the Watseka Holiday Tournament. Pregame at 4:15 with tip of the first of 4 games at 4:30pm.

Saturday morning on WPXN its 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 afternoon its continued coverage of the Watseka Holiday Tournament then it's Fighting Illini Basketball as #13 Illinois takes on #23 Nebraska Pregame at 2pm with tipoff at 3pm

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def NY Rangers 3-0

IHSA Girls Basketball

Watseka def Peotone 54-35

Arthur Okaw Christian def St. Thomas Moore 41-39

IHSA Boys Basketball

Manteno def Iroquois West 52-23

630am

(Undated–jc)  –The Lady Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda fell to the Manteno Panthers 34 to 10 last night. The sectional final was held at Prairie Central Middle School in Forrest. 

Congratulations to the Lady Panthers for winning an 8-3A Regional this year. 

The Saint Malachy girls 8th grade team won their sectional game last night and are heading to the Elite 8 in State on Saturday. The Tigers won 33 to 20.

On Saturday at Clinton Junior High School, the Tigers will face Carrollton Saint Johns. Game time is 11-30am on Saturday in Clinton

Also in class 8-1-A Oakland Lake Crest beat Prairie View Ogden 40 to 12. Another great season for the Lady Mustangs.

630am

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A 21-point night from Gretchen Dolan helped lead the Fighting Illini to a gritty 70-62 McBride Home Braggin' Rights road win over Missouri on Wednesday night. The victory saw Illinois improve to 9-1, the program's best start through 10 games since 1981-82, when the Orange and Blue began 10-0. The Illini never trailed in the contest.Destiny Jackson filled the stat sheet with nine points, a career-high nine assists, five rebounds, and a career-most five steals. Cearah Parchment chipped in with nine points, eight rebounds and two steals. Maddie Webber continued to prove her value off the bench with 11 points, three rebounds, and a steal.

630am

(Michigan–jm) – The University of Michigan fired Sherrone Moore as its head football coach Wednesday following an investigation into Moore's conduct with a staff member. Later that evening Moore was detained by police for investigation into potential charges.

(Watseka-jm) – The Watseka Boys Holiday Tournament gets underway. 12 teams are competing. Watseka Athletic Director Barry Bauer talks about the tournament…

Iroquois West Boys Basketball Coach Zach Monk talks about what he likes about the tournament…

Iroquois West Raiders Boys Basketball Coach Zach Monk.

(Rantoul-jm) – The Rantoul Lady Eagles are looking to improve on their 5 and 26 season from last year. 6 seniors highlight the squad for Coach Wes Cox. He talks about some of the key players…

Rantoul Lady Eagles Basketball Coach Wes Cox.

(Missouri–jc)  The University of Illinois Women’s basketball team won over Missouri last night in the “braggin rights” game. Final score 70 to 62. University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Greene says it was a gritty, win…

University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Greene.

IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight

Georgetown Ridge Farm @ PBL

Rantoul @ Tuscola

Teutopolis @ St. Joseph Ogden

Fisher @ Flanagan Cornell

Tremont @ GCMS

Tri-Point @ Beecher

St Thomas More @ Danville Schlarman

Mt Zion @ Monticello

Decatur St Teresa @ Unity

IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight

Watseka Holiday Tournament

At Watseka

Iroquois West vs LaSalette- 4:30pm

Herscher vs Kankakee Bishop McNamara- 5:45pm

LaSalette vs Watseka- 7pm

Kankakee Bishop McNamara vs Donovan- 8:15pm

At Milford

St. Thomas More vs Clifton Central- 4:30pm

Cissna Park vs St. Anne- 5:45pm

Hoopeston Area vs St. Thomas More– 7pm

St. Anne vs Milford- 8:15pm

NFL Thursday Night Football

Atlanta Falcons @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers- 7:15pm

Later today on WPXN, its the first night of the 2025 Watseka Holiday tournament. We will carry 4 games live from Milford High School. Pre game starts at 4-25 this afternoon. 

Big Ten

#13 Illinois def Ohio State 88-80

#2 Michigan def Villanova 89-61

Indian def Penn St. 113-72

IHSA Boys Basketball

PBL def Watseka 60–44

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Cissna Park 63-45

Westville def Milford 72-21

IHSA Girls Basketball

Calvary Christian Thanksgiving Tournament Championship

PBL def Calvary Christian 29-26

Decatur MacArthur def Rantoul 84-27

Heyworth def GCMS 47-36

(Paxton-jm) – The PBL Panthers Boys Basketball team picked up the win last night in their home opener against the Watseka Warriors. Coach Quenton Hatfill talks about the game…

PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill

(Ohio–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team won its initial Big 10 conference game at Ohio State last night. Final score was 88 to 80. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says he was proud of the effort after a big road game at Tennessee on Saturday…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

(Watseka-jm) – The 2025 Watseka Boys Holiday Tournament gets underway tomorrow. 12 teams will compete over 5 days, says Watseka Athletic Director Barry Bauer...

Watseka Athletic Director Barry Bauer. 

(Paxton–jc)  The I E S A Girls sectional basketball games are tonight around the area. The Paxton Buckley Loda 8th grade girls basketball team won their regional and play Manteno at 6pm tonight in Forrest. Paxton Buckley Loda Girls Basketball Coach Andrea Fuoss says the group of girls dedicated time to the game of basketball…

Paxton Buckley Loda 8th Grade Girls Basketball Coach Andrea Fuoss.

(Chicago-jm) – The White Sox secured the first pick in the 2026 MLB draft by winning baseball's annual draft lottery Tuesday at the winter meetings. Chicago entered the lottery with the best odds for landing the pick. The St. Louis Cardinals will draft from the 13th spot.

(Rantoul-jm) – The Rantoul Eagles football program will be looking for a new coach. The Champaign News Gazette reports Brett Trefern resigned after two seasons. Trefern cited health issues as the reason for his departure.

IESA 8th Grade Girls Sectional

PBL vs Manteno at Prairie Central. 

Rantoul’s St. Malachy vs Ford Heights Cottage Grove Wednesday at St. Malachy

Oakland Lake Crest  vs. Royal Prairieview Ogden at Hume

IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight

Arthur Christian @ St Thomas More

Watseka @ Peotone

IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight

Iroquois West @ Manteno

Blue Ridge @ Tri-Point

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight

Minnesota @ #6 Purdue

Wisconsin @ #23 Nebraska

NHL Tonight

New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks- 6:30 pm

NFL

LA Chargers def Philadelphia Eagles 22-19 OT

IHSA Girls Basketball

PBL def Oakwood 37-32

Rantoul def Urbana University High 49-27

Cissna Park def Prairie Central 43-24

Watseka def Iroquois West 50-44

Armstrong Potomac def Arthur Okaw Christian 43-38

Maroa Forsyth def St. Joe Ogden 58-46

Unity def Urbana 46-30

IHSA Boys Basketball

Milford def Georgetown Ridgefarm 41-38

The PBL 8th grade girls defeated Iroquois West 37-19 in regional championship action. They will play Manteno Wednesday at Prairie Central. Rantoul’s St. Malachy defeated Rossville Alvin 26-18 in their regional. They will play Ford Heights Cottage Grove Wednesday at St. Malachy. Ford Heights Cottage Grove defeated Milford 33-28.

In 7th grade girls regional action, Ford Heights Cottage Grove defeated Milford 32-26. Rantoul’s St. Malachy defeated Cissna Park 16-12. St. Malachy and Ford Heights Cottage Grove will play Wednesday for the sectional title. Forest Prairie Central defeated GCMS 19-10. Undefeated St. Joseph defeated Paris Mayo 21-16.

(Champaign- University of Illinois women’s basketball player Cearah Parchment's superb Week 5 play helped the Fighting Illini extend their winning streak to six-straight games and pick up the program's first Big Ten-opening win since the 2016-17 season. The rookie was recognized as the Big Ten's Freshman of the Week the league office announced Monday. The Canadian rookie averaged a monster double-double with 15.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and  2.0 steals, per game. .

(Paxton-jm) — The Lady Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda are 2 and 5 on the season after picking up a 37-32 victory over Oakwood last night. The defensive pressure was key for the Lady Panthers. Coach Jeff Sinn talks about the game…

PBL Panthers Girls Basketball Coach Jeff Sinn. 

(Gilman-jm) – The Iroquois West Raiders boys basketball team is young this year. Coach Zach Monk talks about his players…

Iroquois West Boys Basketball Coach Zach Monk.

(Rantoul-jm) – The Rantoul Lady Eagles are 4 and 6 on the season after picking up a 49-27 victory over Urbana University High. The team plays three more games this week. Coach Wes Cox talks about the matchups this week and keys for a victory…

Rantoul Eagles Girls Basketball Coach Wes Cox.

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team starts Big 10 conference play on the road at Ohio State tonight. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the buckeyes are coming off a road win and present a veteran team on the court…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. You can hear the game live on WPXN starting at 5-30 this afternoon. 

IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight

PBL at Normal Calvary Christian

Rantoul @ Decatur MacArthur

Heyworth @ GCMS

Peoria Notre Dame @ Mahomet Seymour

IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight

Watseka @ PBL

Danville @ Rantoul

St. Joseph Ogden @ Robinson

Normal Calvary Christian @ Fisher

Milford @ Westville

St. Thomas More @ Oakwood

Beecher @ Tri-Point

Marshall @ Unity

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight

Villanova @ #2 Michigan

#13 Illinois @ Ohio State

Penn State @ Indiana

USC @ San Diego

Tonight on WPXN its University of Illinois Basketball as the number 13th ranked Fighting Illini are on the road in Big 10 Action at Ohio State. Coverage with the network on WPXN begins at 5-30pm. Then its bonus coverage of IHSA Boys basketball from Paxton as the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers host the Watseka Warriors.

NFL

Green Bay Packers def Chicago Bears 28-21

Jacksonville Jaguars def Indianapolis Colts 36-19

NBA

Golden State Warriors def Chicago Bulls 123-91

Big Ten Championship

#2 Indiana def #1 Ohio State 13-10

Big Ten Men’s Basketball

#14 Illinois def #13 Tennessee 75-62

#10 Iowa State def #1 Purdue 81-58

#3 Michigan def Rutgers 101-60

#4 Duke def #7 Michigan State 66-60

#6 Louisville def #22 Indiana 87–78

Washington def #24 USC 84-76

Ohio State def Northwestern 86–82

Wisconsin def Marquette 96-76

Iowa def Maryland 83–64

UCLA def Oregon 74-63

Nebraska def Creighton 71-50

(St. Joseph-dg)-Kankakee Bishop Mac won the Toyota of Danville Classic over St. Joe Ogden 62-49. PBL earned third place with a 56-42 win over Oakwood. Oakwood's Carson Dudley won the free throw award after going 15/16 from the line. Making the All Tournament team was :

Dierks Neukomm from Cissna Park

Ryker Lockhart from St. Joe Ogden

Cavagnon O'Connor from Bishop Mac

Richie Darr from Bishop Mac

Ethan Williams from PBL

Parker Fitch from St. Joe Ogden

Nolan Franzen from St. Joe Ogden

Tournament MVP was Karter Krutsinger from Bishop Mac

Nashville-jm) – Illinois football has learned its destination for its second-straight bowl game appearance. The Illini will head to Nashville to play in the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl on December 30 at 4:30 p.m., played at Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans. Illinois will play Tennessee out of the SEC. The Volunteers finished the year with an 8-4 record, falling to Vanderbilt in the regular season finale. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight

Oakwood @ PBL

Rantoul @ Urbana Uni-High

St. Joseph Ogden @ Maroa Forsyth

Watseka @ Iroquois West

Tri–Point @ Momence

Unity @ Urbana

IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight

Deland Weldon @ Fisher

Georgetown Ridge Farm @ Milford

Monday Night Football

Philadelphia Eagles @ LA Chargers

Tonight on WPXN IHSA Girls Basketball as the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers host the Oakwood Comets. Our pre game is set for around 7pm with the tip to follow. 

NFL

Detroit Lions def Dallas Cowboys 44-30

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def LA Kings 2-1

IHSA Girls Basketball

Westville def PBL 35-30

Arthur Okaw Christian def Rantoul 58-46

Cissna Park def Ridgeview 51-31

Heyworth def Armstrong Potomac 70-27

St. Joe Ogden def Danville 54-42

Unity def Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 38-36

IHSA Boys Basketball

Toyota of Danville Classic

PBL def Charleston 54-43

St. Joe Ogden def Watseka 68-23

Oakwood def Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 64-36

(St Joseph–jc) The St Joe Ogden Spartans boys basketball team is 2 and oh in pool play so far at the 20-25 Toyota of Danville Classic. The Spartans are coming off a long run by the football team and have started the season with a quick pace. St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval talks about the "transition" pace of the team in these early games…

St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval

(St Joseph–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers beat Charleston High School’s Trojans 54 to 43 last night in pool play at the 20-25 Toyota of Danville Classic. Paxton Buckley Loda boys basketball coach Quenton Hatfill talks about the defensive effort against a large, talented and physical team…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill

The Panthers are 2 and 1 in pool play and will play in the 3rd place game tomorrow afternoon
 

IHSA Boys Basketball tonight

Toyota of Danville Classic

Cissna Park vs Kankakee Bishop McNamara- 5pm

ALAH vs Watseka- 6:30pm

Oakwood vs St. Joseph Ogden- 8pm

Non-Tournament

GCMS @ Fisher

Tri-Point @ Momence

Milford @ Heyworth

St Thomas More @ Danville Schlarman

Mahomet Seymour @ Taylorville

Williamsville @ Monticello

Rochester @ Unity

IHSA Boys Basketball Saturday

Toyota of Danville Classic at SJO

7th place game- 1pm

5th place game- 2:30pm

3rd place game- 4pm

Championship- 5:30pm

Rantoul vs Coal City @ Shelbyville tournament

Iroquois West @ Tri-Point

Champaign Centennial @ Mattoon

Unity @ Teutopolis

Big Ten Championship Saturday

#2 Indiana at #1 Ohio St. 7pm

NFL on Sunday

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers 3:25
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars Noon

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Basketball with coverage of the Toyota of Danville Classic. Pregame at 4:45 with tip at 5pm. 

Saturday morning on WPXN its 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.

Then it's our LIVE Action auction starting at 8am.

Saturday afternoon its IHSA Boys Basketball with Championship Day of the Toyota of Danville Classic. 

Then its Fighting Illini Basketball as #14 Illinois takes on #13 Tennessee at 7pm.

NBA

Brooklyn Nets def Chicago Bulls 113-103

IHSA Girls Basketball

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def PBL 36-31

Watseka def Rantoul 72-50

Iroquois West def Momence 62-15

Clinton def Unity 64-24

IHSA Boys Basketball

Bishop Mac def PBL 51-38

Charleston def Cissna Park 56-51

(Paxton-jm) – The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers boys basketball season is underway. The team is senior dominant and has increased their size and physicality with several of the starters on the basketball court, having been starters on the football field. Paxton Buckley Loda boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill says the team will need to be physical in tonight's game against Charleston High School at the Toyota of Danville Classic…

PBL Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill.

(St Joseph–jc)  –  Pool play at the 2025 Toyota of Danville Boys basketball tournament continues today and Friday. With a long run into the 3-A football playoffs, the St Joe Ogden Spartans are working on getting their “basketball legs” says St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval…

St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval

The Spartans take on Watseka at 6-30 tonight. All three games will air live on WPXN

IHSA Girls Basketball

Westville @ Paxton Buckley Loda

Rantoul @ Arthur Okaw Christian

St. Joseph Ogden @ Danville

Tri-Valley @ Fisher

St Thomas More @ Maroa Forsyth

Grace Christian Academy @ Tri–Point

Mt Pulaski @ Monticello

Unity @ ALAH

IHSA Boys Basketball

2025 Toyota of Danville Classic hosted by St Joe Ogden High School

Oakwood vs Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond- 5pm

Watseka vs St. Joseph Ogden- 6:30pm

Charleston vs Paxton Buckley Loda- 8pm

NFL

Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions 7:15pm

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks at L A Kings 9pm

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Basketball with coverage of the Toyota of Danville Classic. Pregame at 4:45 with opening tip at 5pm.