Pontiac’s softball team took third place in the Rantoul Tournament on Saturday with an 8-0 win over Rantoul. Regan Krause pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts. Madisyn Webster batted in four runs in an 8-3 win over Champaign Centennial.
Illinois State junior forward Milik Yarbrough has announced he will not enter his name into the 2018 NBA Draft. The Missouri Valley Conference first-teamer says in a statement he has “unfinished business here at ISU.”
Notre Dame win its first national title in women’s basketball in 17 years on a buzzer beater to top Mississippi State 61-58.
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament comes to a conclusion with the Villanova Wildcats facing the Michigan Wolverines in tonight’s championship in San Antonio. Villanova has won 10 straight and Michigan has won 14 in-a-row, including Saturday’s win which spoiled Loyola’s Cinderella run.
Ex-Illinois State redbird Paul DeJong had the first two homerun game of his career in the Cardinals 5-1 win over the New York Mets, the Cards first win of the season. The Cardinals are in Milwaukee on Monday afternoon.
The Chicago Cubs managed eight hits but failed to score in a 6-0 loss to Miami as the host Marlins split the four game series. The Cubs are in Cincinnati on Monday afternoon.
The Chicago White Sox and Royals were postponed because of the cold and snow in Kansas City. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader on April 28. The Sox are in Toronto on Monday night.
The Chicago Bulls beat Washington, 113-94.
Ian Poulter won the Houston Open in a playoff against Beau Hossler to claim the last spot in the Masters.
