Fairfield Mules Boys Basketball tonight as the Mules travel to Edwards County. Three levels of play with the Freshman game set to tip off at 5pm followed by JV and Varsity.
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL FROM THURSDAY
North Clay 62, Fairfield 40 JV: North Clay 50, Fairfield 41
Breese Mater Dei 56, Metro-East Lutheran 26
Dieterich 67, Robinson 45
Egyptian 66, Shawnee 50
Galatia 63, Agape Christian 30
NCOE 54, Thompsonville 34
The IHSA released the seeds Thursday for Boys Class 2A Tolono Unity Sectional. The actual pairings will be released this (Friday) afternoon. Fairfield Mules are seeded fifth in the Sub-Sectional. In Class 1A, Red Hill Sectional, the Sub-Sectional seeds include; #2 Webber, #3 Edwards County, #9 Grayville, #14 Wayne City and #15 Cisne.
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL FROM THURSDAY
Alton 67, Collinsville 27
Anna-Jonesboro 72, Murphysboro 38
Arcola 44, Neoga 38
Belleville East 54, East St Louis 31
Breese Central 58, Freeburg 25
Carbondale 61, Herrin 27
Carlinville 52, Hillsboro 48
Carlyle 60, Red Bud 26
Carmi-White Co. 37, Woodlawn 35
Columbia 45, Roxana 28
Edwards Co 66, Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville 29
Effingham 74, Mt Zion 43
Eldorado 48, Pope County 38
Marion 59, Centralia 43
Okawville 51, Wesclin 21
Paris 60, Altamont 53
Salem 69, EAWR 53
St Anthony 59, Newton 58
Vandalia 56, Greenville 43
West Frankfort 51, Massac Co 25
WSS 37, Casey-Westfield 26
BOYS CLASS S STATE TOURNAMENT AT REND LAKE
(SEMI-FINAL GAMES)
Germantown 53, Opdyke Belle Rive 33
Cairo 63, Thompsonville 38
NBA
Golden State Warriors 105, Houston Rockets 98
New Orleans Pelicans 140, Sacramento Kings 133 (OT)
Dallas Mavericks 118, Miami Heat 113
Minnesota Timberwolves 116, Oklahoma City Thunder 101
LA Clippers 120, Utah Jazz 116 (OT)
NHL (Four Nations Tournament – Round Robin)
USA 6, Finland 1 (at Montreal, QC)
NCAA Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
#25 Maryland 83, Nebraska 75
#14 Memphis 80, South Florida 65
The Illinois Fighting Illini go for their third win in a row when they host number-11 Michigan State at State Farm Center tomorrow night. The Illini just beat UCLA 83-78 at home on Tuesday night. Illinois is in seventh place in the Big Ten with a 9-and-6 conference record and a 17-and-8 mark overall. Tomorrow’s game gets underway at 7:00pm and can be heard on WFIW-AM 1390 and FM 103.3 on the Illini Radio Network powered by Learfield. Pregame show starts at 6pm
PGA
The Genesis Invitational (at San Diego, CA)
1. Denny McCarthy (-4)
T2. Seamus Power (-3)
T2. Patrick Rodgers (-3)
NASCAR
Duels at Daytona (at Daytona Beach, FL)
1. Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric
BASEBALL NEWS
Nolan Arenado may not be on the move after all. General manager John Mozeliak told reporters yesterday that trade discussions haven’t progressed recently with Boston dropping out of the running after signing third baseman Alex Bregman on Wednesday. The Cardinals were planning on trading Arenado at some point during the offseason, but the team is scheduled to have its first full-club workout on Monday. Arenado hit .272 with 16 home runs and 71 RBI last season.
Jed Hoyer has no regrets when it comes to the Cubs pursuit of Alex Bregman. The All-Star free agent third baseman signed a deal with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, but the Cubs were reportedly one of three finalists for the slugger. Hoyer told reporters yesterday that he’s disappointed, but he added that the club made the best offer that it could. The Cubs begin full-team workouts at Spring Training in Mesa, Arizona, today.
The Chicago White Sox are adding a two-time All-Star. The Southsiders signed Joey Gallo to a minor league contract yesterday. The deal includes an invitation to Spring Training. The 31-year-old spent last season with the Nationals. He hit .161 with 10 home runs and 27 RBI in 76 games in 2024.
HOCKEY NEWS
The St. Louis Blues are making some moves ahead of the second half of the season. The Blues traded forward Mathias Laferriere to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Corey Andonovski yesterday. Andonovski has not appeared in an NHL game. The Blues take on the Winnipeg Jets next Saturday,
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