Girls high school basketball post-season opens tonight in Class 3A and Class 4A. Pontiac faces Prairie Central at 6:00 tonight in the Class 3A Regional at LaSalle-Peru. In Class 4A, Normal West travels to Champaign Centennial tonight at 7.
The John Groce Show graces 98.9 WJEZ tonight at 7 to talk Illini hoops.
Illinois State women’s basketball lost at Northern Iowa 82-51. Sophomore Viria Livingston collected her second career double-double with a season-high 12 points and a team-best 10 rebounds in the loss.
In men’s basketball out of the Big Ten, Michigan beat Indiana 75-63 and Northwestern knocked off Number 7 Wisconsin 66-59. In the Missouri Valley Conference, Wichita State handled Loyola 81-64 and Northern Iowa won at Missouri State 55-52. Two other teams in the top 12 lost as Number 25 SMU beat Number 11 Cincinnati 60-51 to end Cincy’s 15-game winning streak, and Virginia Tech upset Number 12 Virginia 80-78.
Minnesota hammered the Bulls 117-89.
Illinois State softball edged St. John’s 2-1 on Allison Spence’s walkoff single in the 8th. The Redbirds finished the opening weekend in South Florida with a 2-3 record.
Cardinals and White Sox pitchers and cathers report to spring training today. Cubs battery mates report tomorrow.
The Reds have traded veteran second baseman Brandon Phillips to Atlanta.
Jordan Spieth closed with a 2-under 70 to win the Pebble Beach Pro-Am by four shots over Kelly Kraft.
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