MLB

Atlanta Braves def Chicago Cubs 7-0

St. Louis Cardinals def LA Angels 7-6

Washington Nationals def Chicago White Sox 6-3

Chicago White Sox def Washington Nationals 4-0

IHSA Baseball regionals

Fisher def Cissna Park 7-6

IHSA Softball regionals

Seneca def Iroquois West 15-0

GCMS def Tri County 10-0

Milford def Schlarman 12-4

Villa Grove def Armstrong Potomac 15-0

Tuscola def Arcola 9-1

(Undated–jc)  –  It’s Nascar’s All Star race this weekend. The race is set for North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina. Nascar Driver Chris Buescher says grip on that track will change  during the races and that is a major challenge for drivers and their teams…

Nascar Driver Chris Buescher.

Sunday’s All star race has a 4pm start time on WPXN

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Football team will take on Eastern Illinois University on August 29th at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. With the spring practice time complete, University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema talks about the progress of some quarterbacks on the team…

University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema

WPXN will, again, carry all the U of I Football games this year.

MLB

6-20pm Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves

8-07pm L A Angels vs St Louis Cardinals

1-10pm Washington Nationals at Chicago White Sox

Illinois

The University of Illinois  Men’s Golf team continues in N-C-A-A Regional play in the Stanford Regional.

MLB

Atlanta Braves def Chicago Cubs 2-0

St. Louis Cardinals def LA Angels 10-5

Sox were postponed

IHSA Softball Regional

Hoopeston Area def PBL 6-1

Armstrong Potomac def Broadlands 10-0

IHSA Baseball Regional

Oakwood def Iroquois West 12-1

Prairie Central def Bloomington Central Catholic 3-0

Watseka def Hoopeston Area 6-3

St. Thomas More def Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 12-2

Tuscola def Georgetown Ridgefarm 14-11

(Indianapolis–jc)  The 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 is set for May 26th. Here is your daily trackside update…

(Darlington–jc)  One Nascar driver is changing teams in 20-25. Nascar Driver Michael McDowell is leaving Front Row Motorsports for Spire Motorsports next year…

Nascar Driver Michael McDowell

(Urbana–jc)  The first football game for the University of Illinois is a Thursday night game against Eastern Illinois University on August 29th. The University of Illinois coaching staff  now has Dre Brown, as the Director of Player Personnel. Brown is a former player and comes back to Illinois with some major recruiting and coaching  achievements at Notre Dame and Tennessee, says University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema…

University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema

MLB

6-20pm Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves

8-38pm Los Angeles Angels vs St Louis Cardinals

3-30pm Washington Nationals at Chicago White Sox–Game two to follow

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

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 10 innings

St. Louis Cardinals def Milwaukee Brewers 4-3

Cleveland Guardians def Chicago White Sox 7-0

Illinois Baseball

Sunday…

Illinois 6 Iowa 3

The Illini baseball team is in first place in the division with road games at Purdue to finish out the regular season. The Big 10 Baseball tournament starts next week

The Illini are 15 and 6 in Big 10 play this season.

(Darlington–jc)  The Nascar Cup Series was at Darlington, South Carolina. M-R-N was there and so was Brad Kesolowski…

(Indianapolis–jc)  It was Grand Prix racing at Indianapolis on Saturday. Mark Jaynes has more…

MLB

6-20pm Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves

8-38pm St Louis Cardinals at L.A Angels

6-40pm Washington Nationals at Chicago White Sox

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Get the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm.

MLB

Milwaukee Brewers def St. Louis Cardinals 7-1

Chicago White Sox def Cleveland Guardians 3-2

Cubs were off

IHSA Baseball

GCMS def Bloomington Central Catholic 5-4

St. Joe Ogden def Mattoon 7-5

Bishop Mac def St. Thomas More 5-3

Mahomet Seymour def Tri Valley 13-5

IHSA Softball

Salt Fork def PBL 13-0

(Darlington–jc) It’s a special theme weekend for Nascar fans in Darlington, South Carolina. Nascar Driver Josh Berry says themes like grassroots racing go back to the history of Nascar…

Nascar Driver Josh Berry.
You can hear the Xfinity race on Saturday at Noon and the Cup Series race on Sunday at 1pm here on WPXN. 

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois men’s basketball team got taller and added talent this past week. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the addition of Ben Humrichous brings a player that can play several positions with the system and a very good outside shooter…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

MLB

5-40pm Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates

7-10pm Milwaukee Brewers vs St Louis Cardinals

6-40pm Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians

Saturday on WPXN its Xfinity series racing with the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 from Darlington at noon. 

Sunday on WPXN its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the Goodyear 400 from Darlington Raceway at 1pm.

San Diego Padres def Chicago Cubs 3-0

Chicago White Sox def Tampa Bay Rays 4-1

Cards and Mets were postponed

IHSA Baseball

Iroquois West def Gardner South Wilmington 10-9

GCMS def Tri Valley 2-0 

Peotone def Milford 5-1

LeRoy def St. Thomas More 4-1

Westville def Mahomet Seymour 5-2

IHSA Softball

Bloomington Central Catholic def PBL 18-0

Tri Valley def GCMS 7-1

St. Joe Ogden def LeRoy 10-0

Watseka def Momence 12-0

(Darlington–jc)  Darlington is difficult, says one Nascar Driver. The conditions change all the time, says Nascar Driver Denny Hamlin…

Nascar Driver Denny Hamlin

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team got a bit taller and larger over the past week. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood talks about the versatility of  Ben Humrichous…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Humrichous is a 6-foot-9-inch, 220-pound forward from Tipton, Indiana. He played three seasons at NAIA Huntington (Ind.) University before making the jump to NCAA Division I last season at Evansville,

MLB

640pm St Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers

6-40pm Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Chicago Cubs have the day off

MLB

Chicago Cubs def San Diego Padres 3-2

NY Mets def St. Louis Cardinals 7-5

Tampa Bay Rays def Chicago White Sox 5-1

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Watseka 13-5

Fieldcrest def Fisher 8-0

Milford def Georgetown Ridgefarm 7-5

Heyworth def St. Thomas More 10-4

IHSA Softball

Watseka def PBL 11-1

Bloomington def Rantoul 1-0

Westville def GCMS 4-0

St. Joe Ogden def Danville 14-4

Milford def Georgetown Ridgefarm 6-0

Monticello def Mahomet Seymour 13-2

(Champaign–jc)  Winning and building relationships is the combination to building a successful college basketball program. The University of Illinois has seen that in the Brad Underwood era. U of I Coach Brad Underwood introduced several new players today with the hopes of continuing to win and go after a national championship…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The team added Tomislav Ivisic and Ben Humrichous officially this week. 

WPXN will carry all Illini Men’s games live again this year

(Darlington–jc)  Darlington South Carolina is the next track in the Nascar Cup Series this weekend. Nascar Driver Noah Gragson says Darlington is his favorite track…

Nascar Driver Noah Gragson

You can hear the races live on WPXN this weekend

MLB

San Diego Padres def Chicago Cubs 6-3

NY Mets def St. Louis Cardinals 4-3

Tampa Bay Rays def Chicago White Sox 8-2

IHSA Baseball

PBL def GCMS 7-6

Lincoln def Rantoul 10-0

Salt Fork def Iroquois West 9-6

Tremont def Fisher 4-0

Monticello def St. Joe Ogden 9-5

Watseka def Milford 9-5

Armstrong Potomac def Hoopeston Area 3-1

IHSA Softball

LeRoy def Rantoul 6-4

St. Joe Ogden def Tuscola 6-3

Watseka def Milford 9-5

Hoopeston Area deef Armstrong Potomac 9-2

(Champaign-dg)-Illinois Head Basketball Coach Brad Underwood has announced the signing of 7-1 Center Tomislav Ivisic (TOM-is-lahv EE-vee-sitch) from Croatia. He joins the Illini after three seasons with SC Derby in Podgorica, Montenegro.

(Undated–jc)  How has developing with Drew Blickensderfer gone? That is the question for Nascar Driver Noah Gragson…

Nascar Driver Noah Gragson

(Champaign–jc)  – You only get better at football by playing football. The spring practices are now complete for the University of Illinois football team. University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema says each position is a different type of training to get ready for the fall schedule…

University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema.

The University of Illinois football team opens up the fall campaign at home against Eastern Illinois University on August 29th at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. 

MLB

6-40pm Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres

6-45pm St Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets

5-50pm Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays

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

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Milwaukee Brewers 5-0

Chicago White Sox def St. Louis Cardinals 5-1

College-Sunday Baseball

University of Illinois 12 Ohio State 2

Illinois won 2 of three games over the weekend against the Buckeyes.

(Kansas–jc)  –After the start was delayed due to mother nature, fans at Kansas Speedway were treated to one of the best races of the season and the closest finish in NASCAR’s history…

Kyle Larson edged out Chris Buescher by one one-thousandth of a second…the closest finish in NASCAR history.  The Motor Racing Network will return Sunday, May 12th with coverage of the Goodyear 400 from Darlington Raceway beginning at 1 PM on WPXN.

(Champaign–jc) The building of the next University of Illinois basketball team continues. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the addition of Orlando Antigua is one key for a positive future for Illinois…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

MLB

6-40pm Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres

6-45 St Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets

5-50pm Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays

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

MLB

NY Mets def Chicago Cubs 7-6 11 innings

Cards and Sox were off

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Pontiac 8-5

GCMS def Fisher 2-1

St. Joe Ogden def Unity 12-5

Olympia def Prairie Central 8-2

Westville def Watseka 10-0

Mahomet Seymour def Heyworth 13-1 

IHSA Softball

Monticello def Rantoul 16-1

Iroquois West def Kankakee Trinity 16-2

St. Joe Ogden def Unity 2-1

Westville def Watseka 10-0

(Kansas–dm)The Advent Health 400 at Kansas Speedway is this weekend's NASCAR race.  Driver William Byron explains why racing at Kansas has been so good the past few years.

Nascar Driver William Byron.

Race broadcast on Sunday on WPXN begins at 1pm

MLB

1-20pm Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs

7-20 St Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox

Saturday morning on WPXN its our Live action Auction. Bid Buy and Save starting at 8am

Sunday on WPXN its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the Advent Health 400 from Kansas Motor Speedway at 1pm.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def NY Mets 1-0

Detroit Tigers def St. Louis Cardinals 4-1

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 10-5

IHSA Baseball

Westville def Cissna Park 15-0

Iroquois West def St. Anne 10-1

Fisher def St. Thoms More 4-3

St. Joe Ogden def Herscher 15-1

Monticello def Tuscola 10-0

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Milford 4-0

Oakwood def Armstrong Potomac 2-1

Watseka def Georgetown Ridgefarm 11-3

IHSA Softball

Iroquois West def St. Anne 16-0

Champaign Central def Rantoul 14-5

Fisher def Milford 14-4

Watseka def Donovan 10-0

Tri-Valley def Mahomet Seymour 8-3

(Champaign–jc)  – Looking forward to building the next championship type team is the goal for the University of Illinois Men’s Basketball team. University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says the addition of Orlando Antigua is a good start…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

(Kansas–jc)  Nascar Driver Jimmy Johnson is retired from full time racing, but will race in 9 events in the Nascar Cup Series this year. One of those tracks is Kansas Motor Speedway. Johnson says it is one of those tracks his Legacy Motor Club is looking to gain experience on…

Nascar Driver and Co-Owner of Legacy Motor Club, Jimmy Johnson

(Undated–jc)  It’s just the start of May, but some schedule information has been released for the University of Illinois Men’s basketball team. WPXN’s Joel Cluver has the story…

MLB

12-10pm Chicago Cubs at New York Mets

MLB

NY Mets def Chicago Cubs 4-2

St. Louis Cardinals def Detroit Tigers 2-1

Detroit Tigers def St. Louis Cardinals 11-6

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 6-5

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Westville 8-7

Mattoon def Rantoul 5-0

Watseka def Cissna Park 14-0

Oakwood def Iroquois West 18-5

GCMS def Milford 15-6

Armstrong Potomac def Salt Fork 10-0

St. Thomas More def Tuscola 10-3

IHSA Softball

Tri Valley def PBL 19-4

GCMS def Salt Fork 19-0 

Milford def Oakwood 9-8

Watseka def Georgetown Ridgefarm 10-3

MLB

6-10pm Chicago Cubs at New York Mets

12-10pm St Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers

1-10pm Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Chicago Cubs def NY Mets 3-1

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 3-2

Cardinals and Tigers were postponed

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Rantoul 10-0 

Luke Krumwiede and Tyler Cole combine for no-hit shutout

Unity def St. Thomas More 5-2

Bloomington Central Catholic def Pontiac 4-1

IHSA Softball

Rantoul def PBL 7-2

Dee Mack def GCMS 7-3

St. Joe Ogden def Monticello 2-0

Prairie Central def IVC 8-2

Milford def Iroquois West 8-3

Oakwood def Armstrong Potomac 6-5

MLB Schedule

6-10pm Chicago Cubs at New York Mets

St Louis Cardinals double header at Detroit

2-40pm and 6-10pm

6-40pm Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins

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

MLB

Boston Red Sox def Chicago Cubs 5-4

NY Mets def St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 11 innings

Chicgo White Sox def Tampa Bay Rays 4-2

NFL Draft

Several Fighting Illini football players were selected in the final rounds of the draft over the weekend. Defensive Tackle Johnny Newton was selected by the Washington Commanders in the second round with the overall 36th pick. Offensive Lineman Isaiah Adams and Tight End Tip Reiman went in the third round to the Arizona Cardinals. Wide Receiver Casey Washington went to the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round. Defensive lineman Keith Randolph went undrafted but signed with the Chicago Bears.

NASCAR

Denny Hamlin held off a hard charging Kyle Larson over the final laps and wiggled through lapped traffic to win by a quarter of a second at Dover. It was Hamlin’s third win of the season. Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott completed the top five.

MLB

6-10pm Chicago Cubs at New York Mets

5-40pm St Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers

6-40pm Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins.

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

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Houston Astros 3-1

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 6-3

Cards were off

IHSA Baseball

PBL def St. Thomas More 6-2

Oakwood def Cissna Park 10-0

Manteno def Iroquois West 11-1

Pontiac def Prairie Central 7-6

St. Joe Ogden def Charleston 23-0

Monticello def Bloomington Central Catholic 11-3

Mahomet Seymour def Hoopeston Area 8-0

IHSA Softball

St. Joe Ogden def Mahomet Seymour 11-4

Pontiac def Prairie Central 5-1

Bloomington Central Catholic def Monticello 9-8

NFL

(Detroit-dg)-The 1st round of the NFL draft was held last night in Detroit. As expected the Chicago Bears selected quarterback Caleb Williams from USC with the 1st pick. The Bears also drafted wide receiver Rome Odunze from Washington with the 9th pick. The Green Bay Packers took offensive tackle Jordan Morgan from Arizona with the 25th pick. Former Fighting Illini defensive tackle Johnny Newton who was projected to go in the first round will have to wait until tonight to see if his name is called. 

(Dover–jc)  What to do at a track your team struggles with? That is the situation for Nascar Cup Series Driver Ryan Blaney. Blaney says some success happened last year and they want to capitalize on those positives on Sunday in Dover…

Nascar Driver Ryan Blaney.
The  Wurth 400 Nascar Cup Series race airs at noon on Sunday here on WPXN. 

(Champaign–jc) – The University of Illinois football team continues to prepare for the upcoming fall season. With spring practices now complete, one player making some strides is Alex Bray. University of Illinois football coach Bret Bielema says Bray is taking steps in his defensive lineman role…

University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema

The Illini take on Eastern Illinois University on Thursday August 29th to open the 20-24 season. All football games will air live, again, this year on WPXN. 

MLB

6-10pmChicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox

6-10pm St Louis Cardinals at New York Mets

6-40pm Chicago White Sox versus Tampa Bay Rays

Nascar

Nascar this weekend from Dover Motor Speedway on WPXN

Saturday-Xfinity race The Betrivers 200 has a Noon Broadcast

Sunday Cup Series Race, The Wurth 400 has a Noon Broadcast

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Houston Astros 4-3

St. Louis Cardinals def  Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 6-3

IHSA Baseball

GCMS def Rantoul 7-5

Fisher def Ridgeview 10-0

St. Joe Ogden def Westville 10-3

Tri Valley def Monticello 2-1

IHSA Softball

Iroquois West def Donovan 8-6

GCMS def Watseka 5-0

Villa Grove def Fisher 19-4

Milford def St. Anne 16-1

(Champaign–jc)  The Spring practice time is complete for the University of Illinois Football team. University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema has now been meeting with the entire team, one on one…

University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema.

The Illini open the fall schedule on Thursday August 29th at home against Eastern Illinois University. You can hear all the Illini football games on WPXN

(Dover–jc)  One Nascar Driver has completed 300 starts on the Nascar Cup Series heading into Dover Delaware this weekend. Nascar driver Chris Buescher says it's an honor to achieve that number of starts…

Nascar Driver Chris Buescher.

The Nascar Cup Series race on Sunday has a WPXN broadcast start time of Noon. 

NFL

The 20-24 NFL Draft starts at 7 tonight. Several University of Illinois players are expected to be drafted including Johnny Newton. Newton has been a projected first round player in tonight’s draft.

MLB

1-20pmHouston Astros at Chicago Cubs

12-10pm Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins

St. Louis Cardinals have the day off

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Houston Astros 7-2

Arizona Diamondbacks def St. Louis Cardinals 14-1

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 6-5

(Gibson City-dg)-The IHSA has announced the Illinois Basketball Coach’s Association Coaches of the Year. Gibson City Melvin Sibley Girls basketball coach Ross Harden has been named 2024 Coach of the Year for District 13. 

(Dover–jc)  Dover is a fast one mile track with high banking. Nascar Driver Martin Truex Junior says there are some things his team likes about Dover…

Nascar Driver Martin Truex Junior. Both the Xfinity and Cup Series races have a noon start this weekend on WPXN

(Champaign–jc)  –  It’s getting to know your players in the Spring for the Fall football schedule. The 15 practices are complete for the spring for the University of Illinois football team. University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema talks about tight end Cole Rusk…

University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema. 

The Illini open the season on August 29th at home versus Eastern Illinois University. WPXN will carry the Illini football games, live, again this year. 

MLB

6-40pm Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros

12-15pm Arizona Diamondbacks at St Louis Cardinals

6-40pm Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins

MLB

St. Louis Cardinals def Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 7-0

Cubs were off

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Prairie Central 6-5 in 8 innings

Bloomington Central Catholic def Rantoul 5-0

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Iroquois West 9-3

Heyworth def GCMS 6-3

Eureka def Fisher 16-1

Pontiac def Monticello 8-1

Armstrong Potomac deef Georgetown Ridgefarm 8-1

Hoopeston Area def Watseka 7-5

IHSA Softball

Prairie Central def PBL 17-1

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Iroquois West 10-0

Heyworth def GCMS 14-3

St. Joe Ogden def Maroa Forsyth 14-2

Pontiac def Monticello 4-3

Westville def Milford 6-0

Watseka def Hoopeston Area 8-7

(Champaign–jc)  The N-C-A-A portal remains open til the end of the month for football players.  The final date for movement is April 30th. University of Illinois football Coach Bret Bielema says there will always be movement with both portal times each year…

University of Illinois football Coach Bret Bielema

The Illini finished their spring practices over the weekend with the annual Spring Scrimmage. The Illini open up the fall campaign on August 29th as they host Eastern Illinois University.

(Texas–jc)  One Nascar Driver has 300 starts under his belt in the Cup series. Nascar Driver Chris Buescher says it is surreal to think he would come to tracks like Texas to get autographs, not to give them…

Nascar Driver Chris Buescher

MLB

6-40pm Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs

6-45pm Arizona Diamondbacks at St Louis Cardinals

6-40pm Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox

ALL

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

MLB

Miami Marlins def Chicago Cubs 6-3

Milwaukee Brewers def St. Louis Cardinals 2-0

Philadelphia Phillies def Chicago White Sox 8-2

(Talladega–jc)  It was Talladega on Sunday. The Motor Racing Network was there…

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Football team held its spring scrimmage game on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema says with the 15 spring practices, you just get better by playing the game…

University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema

The Illini play their first football game on Thursday August 29th against Eastern Illinois University. You can hear all the Illini football games live on WPXN again this year

MLB

6-45pm Arizona Diamondbacks at St Louis Cardinals

6-40pm Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins

The Chicago Cubs have the day off

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Get the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm.

MLB

Cubs were postponed, Cards and Sox were off

NHL

LA Kings def Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 OT

IHSA Baseball

Monticello def PBL 9-1

Iroquois West def Hoopeston Area 7-5

St. Joe Ogden def Pontiac 9-1

Milford def Covington 8-3

Salt Fork def Watseka 6-5

Mahomet Seymour def St. Thomas More 10-3

IHSA Softball

Monticello def PBL 16-0

Prairie Central def GCMS 4-3

Pontiac def St. Joe Ogden 6-2

Milford def Covington 11-7

Watseka def Salt Fork 8-2

(Talladega–jc)  – Talladega Superspeedway is the next track for the Nascar Cup Series on Sunday. Truck series driver, now Nascar Cup series driver, Carson Hocevar talks about running the trucks and now a Cup car at Talladega…

Nascar Cup Series Driver Carson Hocevar

The Geico 500 has a broadcast start on WPXN os 12-30, Sunday afternoon. 

(Champaign–jc)  –  Spring practices are now complete for the University of Illinois football team. Now it's time for the annual Spring Football contest. University of Illinois Football Offensive Coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. talks about the positives of the Illini this spring…

University of Illinois Football Offensive Coordinator Barry Lunney Junior. The game on Saturday airs live on WPXN starting at 1pm

MLB

1-20pm Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs

7-15pm St Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers

5-40pm Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia Phillies

NBA
Play in Tournament

6pm Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat

On WPXN

Saturday morning its our Live action Auction starting at 8am.

Saturday at 1pm, its the University of Illinois Football Spring Football game

Following Illini football is Xfinity racing from Talladega Superspeedway

Sunday Nascar Cup Series race, The Geico 500 has a 12-30pm start time on WPXN.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3

Oakland A’s def St. Louis Cardinals 6-3

Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox split double header 4-2 and 2-1

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Atlanta Hawks 131-116

IHSA Baseball

Herscher def Iroquois West 15-0

GCMS def Eureka 7-3

Heyworth def Fisher 5-2 

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Armstrong Potomac 16-2

Watseka def Grant Park 11-6

Mahomet Seymour def Pontiac 5-3

IHSA Softball

GCMS def Eureka 14-2

St. Joe Ogden def Mt. Zion 6-3

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Armstrong Potomac 16-5

Watseka def Grant Park 11-5

(Talladega–jc)  It’s how you approach the Talladega Superspeedway that can mean success or a non-finish. Nascar Driver William Byron says you need to prepare for the bumps and be ready for the proper drafting…

Nascar Driver William Byron.

The Geico 500 has a broadcast start on WPXN os 12-30, Sunday afternoon. 

(Champaign–jc) It’s an exciting time of the year for college football programs. The University of Illinois Football team has been in their 15 springtime practices before the annual Spring football scrimmage game on Saturday. University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema says a number of players have stepped up their game this Spring…

University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema

The Spring football scrimmage game airs live on WPXN at 1pm on Saturday.

MLB

6-40pm Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins

St Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox have the day off today

NHL
9-30pm Chicago Blackhawks at L A Kings

MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks def Chicago Cubs 12-11 10 innings

St. Louis Cardinals def Oakland A’s 3-2

White Sox and Royals were postponed

NHL

Vegas Golden Knights def Chicago Blackhawks 3-1

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Cissna Park 17-2

Clinton def Rantoul 7-5

GCMS def St. Thomas More 4-2

St. Joe Ogden def Oakwood 15-0

IHSA Softball

PBL def Blue Ridge 7-6

Villa Grove def GCMS 8-4

(Talladega–jc)  It’s Talladega Superspeedway this weekend for the Nascar circuits. For Sunday’s Geico 500, its race track strategy. Where do you want to be when the “white flag waves. The answer from Nascar Driver Ryan Blaney…

Nascar Driver Ryan Blaney

The Nascar Cup Series race, the Geico 500 airs live on WPXN at 1pm on Sunday. 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Spring Football game is set for Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Game time is 1pm. It is also a 1pm broadcast on WPXN. University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema says with the 15 spring practices, some good competition and results for the Illini’s quarterbacks…

University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema

MLB

2-40 pmChicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks

2-37 pm St Louis Cardinals at Oakland As

1-10pm Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox

NBA

Play In Tournament

8-30pm Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 11 innings

St. Louis Cardinals def Oakland A’s 3-1

Kansas City Royals def Chicago White Sox 2-0

IHSA Baseball

Rantoul def St. Thomas More 7-3

Milford def Cissna Park 12-2

Westville def Iroquois West 10-0

GCMS def Ridgeview 18-1

Lexington def Fisher 10-0

Armstrong Potomac def Watseka 9-2

St. Joe Ogden def Prairie Central 3-1

Unity def Bloomington Central Catholic 13-3

IHSA Softball

LeRoy def PBL 12-2

Westville def Iroquois West 10-0

Lexington def Fisher 13-0

St. Joe Ogden def Prairie Central 10-4

Milford def Gardner South Wilmington 8-0

Watseka def Armstrong Potomac 4-2

The WNBA draft was last night and it was no surprise who the number 1 pick would be. Iowa star Caitlin Clark was taken by the Indiana Fever as the number 1 pick. The Los Angeles Sparks took Stanford’s Cameron Brink with the 2nd pick and National Champion Kamilla Cardoso went to the Chicago Sky with the 3rd pick.

MLB

8-40pm Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs. Kyle Hendricks starts for Cubs

8-40pm St Louis Cardinals at Oakland As Lance Lynn starter for Cardinals

6-40pm Kansas City at Chicago White Sox

NHL

8pm Chicago Blackhawks at Las Vegas Golden Knights

Tonight on WPXN its NASCAR Live. Get the latest news of NASCAR from 6pm to 7pm

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Seattle Mariners 3-2

Arizona Diamondbacks def St. Louis Cardinals 5-0

Cincinnati Reds def Chicago White Sox 11-4

NBA

NY Knicks def Chicago Bulls 120-119 OT

NHL

Carolina Hurricanes def Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

Golf

Scottie Scheffler shot at a final round of 68 to win the Masters Tournament. It was his second win in three years. Masters rookie Ludvig Aberg finished second, with Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, and Tommy Fleetwood tied for third. 

NASCAR 

Chase Elliott broke a 42 race winless streak as he pulled out a victory at Texas Motor Speedway in overtime as the regulation laps ended in a caution.

MLB

8-40 pm Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks

8-40 pm St. Louis Cardinals at Oakland A’s

6-40 pm Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox

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

MLB

The Cubs, Cards and Sox were off yesterday

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Detroit Pistons 127-105

IHSA Baseball

Prairie Central def Rantoul 12-1

GCMS def Mahomet Seymour 7-6

Monticello def Unity 12-1

Bloomington Central Catholic def St. Thomas More 16-5

IHSA Softball

St. Joe Ogden def PBL 19-1

Prairie Central def Rantoul 7-2

Milford def GCMS 6-4

Unity def Monticello 11-4

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Spring Football Scrimmage and game is just over one week away. University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema says there is an “excitement” in the locker room on the 20-24 Illini football team and coaching staff…

University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema

(Texas–jc)  Texas Motor Speedway has its challenges, but one Nascar driver says they can contend with the right strategy. Nascar Driver Kyle Busch says he is confident on contending on Sunday…

Nascar Driver Kyle Busch.

The Autotrader Echopark Automotive 400 will air on WPXN Sunday starting at 1-30pm

MLB

8-40pm Chicago Cubs at Seattle Mariners Jordan Wicks Starter for Cubs

8-40pm Arizona Diamondbacks vs St Louis Cardinals- Chase Field Steven Matz -Cardinals starter

640pm Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox -Guaranteed Rate Field

NHL

7-30pmNashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks

NBA

6pm Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards

Saturday on WPXN its Xfinity series racing with the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 at noon.

Sunday on WPXN its Nascar Cup series racing with the 

Autotrader Echopark Automotive 400 at 1:30pm.

MLB

San Diego Padres def Chicago Cubs 10-2

Philadelphia Phillies def St. Louis Cardinals 4-3

Cleveland Guardians def Chicago White Sox 7-6 10 innings

NHL

St. Louis Blues def Chicago Blackhawks 5-2

IHSA Baseball

Iroquois West def Watseka 5-1

GCMS def Lexington 2-1 

Tri Valley def Fisher 16-1

St. Joe Ogden def Rantoul 16-0

Westville def St. Thomas More 7-6

Olympia def Bloomington Central Catholic 4-0

Milford def South Newton 23-0

IHSA Softball

Maroa Forsyth def Rantoul 10-1

Watseka def Iroquois West 12-2

GCMS def Lexington 6-5 in 9 innings

Tri Valley def Fisher 15-2

St. Joe Ogden def Eureka 15-2

Milford def Clifton Central 9-3

(Texas–jc)  Texas Motor Speedway is next for the Nascar Cup Series on Sunday. Nascar Driver Ryan Blaney talks about the commitment needed to win…

Nascar Driver Ryan Blaney

The Autotrader Echopark Automotive 400 will air on WPXN Sunday starting at 1-30pm

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Football team continues its 15 springtime practices to get ready for the Spring game on April 20th in Champaign> University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema talks about the injury update for some of his defensive players…

University of Illinois Football Coach Bret Bielema

You can hear the Spring Football game on WPXN starting at 1pm on Saturday April 20th. 

MLB

The Chicago Cubs, St Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox .. Have the day off today

NBA

6pm tip Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons