Super Bowl LII is set. The New England Patriots scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to overcome the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 in the AFC Championship Game Sunday, while the Philadelphia Eagles routed the Minnesota Vikings 38-7 in the NFC Championship Game. The Patriots-Eagles matchup serves as a rematch of the 2005 Super Bowl which new England won. The Super Bowl is set for Feb. 4 at Minneapolis.
The Fighting Illini host 9th ranked Michigan State tonight. Illinois still looking for its first Big Ten win. Pregame at 7 on WJEZ. We’ll bring you high school hoops tomorrow night with Prairie Central taking on Pontiac.
The Illinois State women went ice cold down the stretch, making just one field goal in the fourth quarter as Indiana State pulled out a 52-49 win at Terre Haute, snapping the Redbirds’ two-game winning streak. The ‘Birds fall to 2-5 in the Missouri Valley, 8-10 overall. ISU will host Drake on Friday.
The Central Illinois Flying Aces rallied from a 3-0 deficit with a late third period goal to force overtime to gain one point in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Lincoln Stars. The two teams play in Bloomington again today with an 11 a.m. faceoff.
John Rahm won the PGA’s CareerBuilder Challenge at La Quinta, Calif. on the fourth playoff hole.
Former St. Louis Cardinal Fernando Tatis is the latest former Big Leaguer who has been announced to appear at the CornBelters Legends Game on Aug. 4 at the Corn Crib. Tatis is the only major leaguer to hit two grand slams in one inning.
