Category Archives: Local Sports

The University of Illinois is introducing new men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood today. He leaves Oklahoma State after one year and an NCAA appearance following three seasons and NCAA berths ...

The Class 3A and 4A state basketball finals are at Carver Arena in Peoria this weekend. Bloomington is playing in the opener against Oak Park Fenwick. In the 3-point showdown at Carver Arena, Adam Bro...

Illinois begins the NIT tonight at State Farm Center against Valparaiso with a 6:15 tip. Illini Sports Network pre-game begins at 5 p.m. on 98.9 WJEZ.Illinois State faces off in the NIT against UC-Irv...

Illinois men’s basketball is NIT-bound with a Number 2 seed and will host Valparaiso tomorrow night at 6:15. Jamall Walker will handle the Illini as interim head coach after the firing of John G...

Illinois men's basketball was eliminated from the Big Ten Conference tournament by Michigan on Thursday 75-55. Tracy Abrams led all scorers with 23 points but was the only Illini in double figures. Th...

A hot Shocker start and the coldest shooting of the season from the Redbirds led Wichita State to a 71-51 win over Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament ch...

Boys high school basketball regional championships are on the line in Classes 3A and 4A. In 3A, Pontiac takes on Morris at Coal City, Bloomington hosts Morton and U-High faces Washington at Peoria Hig...

America’s Original March Madness continues tonight in the boys high school basketball post-season. From the Corn Belt Conference, Olympia hosts Quincy Notre Dame in a Class 2A Sectional semifina...

The Illinois Fighting Illini nailed 13 3-pointers in storming past Nebraska 73-57. Illinois has won three straight Big 10 games for the first since in two seasons. We have our final John Groce Show of...

U-High girls' basketball season is over after falling in the Class 3A Sectional championship game in Bartonville to Morton 58-42.Illinois State softball lost at Western Kentucky 8-2. The Redbirds play...