By Greg Halbleib
The Illinois State women picked up their first win, 59-52, over Illinois-Chicago. Taylor Stewart led ISU with a career high 19 points.
In girls basketball, Prairie Central bested Morris. It was Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland over Fieldcrest. Ridgeview beat Dee-Mack and Lexington downed Peoria heights.
Normal Community and U-High won in the opening night of the Intercity Girls Basketball Tournament at Bloomington.
The Fighting Illini are home tonight against Division 2 McKendree.
Illinois Wesleyan tips off its season tonight as he Titans host Dominican.
Eli Manning passed for 240 yards and three touchdowns in the New York Giants 21-20 win over Cincinnati.
After finishing the regular season on a three-game winning streak with a pair of wins over top-25 ranked opponents to finish at 6-5 overall, the Illinois State football team nudged its way back into the FCS Coaches Poll at number 25 Monday.
Bloomington Thunder goaltender Logan Halladay has been named USHL Co-Goaltender of the Week after backstopping Bloomington to a weekend sweep of the Youngtown Phantoms last weekend.
The NFL has suspended Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery for four games without pay for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager is the National League Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote. The American League Rookie of the Year is Detroit hurler Michael Fulmer.
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