Pontiac softball needed only a run in the fourth inning for a 1-0 win over Streator.
In regional softball play, Dee-Mack beat host El Paso-Gridley 12-11.
In Class 1A baseball regional action, host Putnam County eliminated Woodland-Flanagan-Cornell 6-4 and Ridgeview beat Tri-Point 10-3.
The Normal CornBelters’ home opener is tonight as the Gateway Grizzlies open a three-game series. Game time is 6:35 at the Corn Crib.
Jeremiah Tilmon, the East St. Louis hoops standout, says he will play at Missouri. Tilmon withdrew his commitment to Illinois after the firing of head coach John Groce.
Illinois State softball hosts a regional in the National Invitational Softball Championship beginning today. The Redbirds take on IUPUI at 7 following Michigan State vs. Murray State at 4. The double-elimination regional continues through Thursday.
Bloomington Thunder hockey has named Mike Watt as its new head coach and Dan Jewell as general manager and associate coach. Both have been promoted within the organization as Watt has been an assistant for the last two seasons while Jewell has been on the coaching staff since 2014. Former Thunder head coach Dennis Williams was named head coach of the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League under the same ownership group as the Thunder.
The Cardinals host the Red Sox in the first of a two-game series tonight. Eduardo Rodriguez starts on the mound for Boston while the Cards hand the ball to Lance Lynn. The Cards had Monday off.
The Cubs return from an off day by hosting the Reds tonight. Cincinnati starts Bronson Arroyo while the Cubs counter with John Lackey.
The White Sox lost 5-3 to the Angels. Derek Holland is on the mound for the South Siders against JC Ramirez for Anaheim.
The Pittsburgh Penguins blanked Ottawa, 1-0, to even the NHL’s Eastern Conference finals at a game apiece.
The Boston Celtics have advanced to the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals by taking Game 7 of their series with Washington, 115-105.
Roger Federer says he is skipping the upcoming French Open to concentrate on Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
