ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
NO EVENTS SCHEDULED
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
Cisne vs. Red Hill
Metro-East Lutheran at Woodlawn
JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
Fairfield vs. Jasper
New Hope at St. Joe (Olney)
Wayne City vs. Waltonville
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Fairfield at New Hope
Wayne City vs. Cisne
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND:
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL:
IHSA STATE SEMI-FINALS:
CLASS 1A:
Brown County 14, Hardin-Calhoun 13
Lena-Winslow 30, Stockton 16
CLASS 2A:
Maroa-Forsyth 28, ALAH 6
Wilmington 41, El Paso Gridley 0
CLASS 3A:
Tolono-Unity 51, St Joe Ogden 44
Byron 44, Richmond-Burton 10
CLASS 4A:
Rochester 43, Breese Central 42 (OT)
Lombard Montini 47, Morris 27
CLASS 6A:
East St Louis 50, Burbank St Laurence 7
Oak Park Fenwick 28, Nazareth Academy 27
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL FROM SATURDAY:
Marion 61, Mt Carmel 57
Chatham-Glenwood 45, Robinson 25
DUQUOIN TIP-OFF CLASSIC:
Pinckneyville 38, Salem 26 (1st Place)
Woodlawn 58, Christopher 40 (3rd Place)
S-V-W 56, DuQuoin 26 (5th Place)
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
SUNDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NFL
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Chicago Bears 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 28
New England Patriots 26, Cincinnati Bengals 20
Detroit Lions 34, New York Giants 27 (F/OT)
Green Bay Packers 23, Minnesota Vikings 6
Seattle Seahawks 30, Tennessee Titans 24
Kansas City Chiefs 23, Indianapolis Colts 20 (F/OT)
Baltimore Ravens 23, New York Jets 10
Cleveland Browns 24, Las Vegas Raiders 10
Jacksonville Jaguars 27, Arizona Cardinals 24 (F/OT)
Dallas Cowboys 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21
Atlanta Falcons 24, New Orleans Saints 10
Los Angeles Rams 34, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7
NBA
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Miami Heat 127, Philadelphia 76ers 117
Atlanta Hawks 113, Charlotte Hornets 110
Boston Celtics 138, Orlando Magic 129
Cleveland Cavaliers 120, LA Clippers 105
Toronto Raptors 119, Brooklyn Nets 109
Oklahoma City Thunder 122, Portland Trail Blazers 95
Phoenix Suns 111, San Antonio Spurs 102
Los Angeles Lakers 108, Utah Jazz 106
NHL
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Colorado Avalanche 1, Chicago Blackhawks 0
The Blackhawks are on a three-game losing streak following a 1-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at United Center. The Hawks gave up the game’s only goal in the second period, and they couldn’t get any of their 22 shots past Scott Wedgewood. Spencer Knight made 25 saves in the losing effort. Chicago is tied for fifth place in the Central Division with 24 points. The Blackhawks host the Wild on Wednesday.
Buffalo Sabres 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1
Minnesota Wild 3, Winnipeg Jets 0
New York Islanders 1, Seattle Kraken 0 (F/SO)
San Jose Sharks 3, Boston Bruins 1
Calgary Flames 5, Vancouver Canucks 2
The St. Louis Blues snapped their four-game losing streak by beating the New York Islanders 2-1 at UBS Arena on Saturday. Brayden Schenn scored in the first period, while Pius Suter found the back of the net in the second. Jordan Binnington made 30 saves in the victory. The Blues are still in seventh place in the Central Division with 20 points. They visit the Rangers tonight. In other team news, St. Louis waived Alexandre Texier over the weekend.
Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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#4 Duke 93, Howard 56
#3 UConn 72, Bryant 49
PGA
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The RSM Classic (at Saint Simons Island, GA)
1. Sami Valimaki (-23)
2. Max McGreevy (-22)
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Cubs Ink RP Maton
(Chicago, IL) — The Cubs bolstered their bullpen over the weekend. The Northsiders signed reliever Phil Maton to a two-year deal on Friday. Maton split last season between the Cardinals and the Rangers. He finished with a 4-and-5 record, five saves, and a 2.79 ERA in 63 appearances between the two teams.
>>Illini Football Get Upset By Wisconsin
(Madison, WI) — The number-21 Illinois Fighting Illini couldn’t keep their offense on the field during a 27-10 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. The Illini were outscored 17-3 in the second half of the loss. Luke Altmyer was sacked five times, but he also passed for 248 yards and rushed for a touchdown. Illinois is tied for eighth place in the Big Ten with a 4-and-4 conference record and a 7-and-4 mark overall. The Illini host Northwestern this Saturday.
>>Overtime Finishes Highlight NFL Week 12 Sunday Games
(Undated) — A trio of overtime finishes highlighted Week 12 of the NFL Sunday slate. Harrison Butker nailed his fifth and final field goal to give the Chiefs a 23-20 home-win over the Colts, Cam Little booted a 52-yarder to help the Jaguars ground the Cardinals 27-24 from Glendale and Jahmyr Gibbs scored a near 70-yard rushing touchdown on the first snap of OT to hand the Lions a 34-27 victory over the Giants from Detroit. The Rams blasted the Buccaneers 34-7 on Sunday Night Football to wrap up the hectic day. The week finishes in Santa Clara on Monday Night Football between 49ers and Panthers.
>>Rams Crush Buccaneers
(Inglewood, CA) — The Los Angeles Rams dominated in the first half of a 34-7 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at So-Fi Stadium on Sunday Night Football. The Rams raced out to a 31-7 lead at the break and were able to coast to a win in the second half. Matthew Stafford passed for 273 yards and three scores, while Davante Adams caught a pair of touchdowns. Los Angeles is in first place in the NFC West at 9-and-2.
>>Steelers’ TJ Watt Passes Brother On Sacks List
(Pittsburgh, PA) — TJ Watt is now ahead of a familiar face on the all-time sacks list. The defensive end passed his brother, JJ, after recording his 115th career quarterback takedown in a 31-28 loss to the Bears on Sunday. The 31-year-old wrapped up Caleb Williams in the endzone which led to a fumble recovery for a touchdown. JJ finished his career with 114-and-a-half sacks between the Texans and Cardinals.
>>Billups Due In Court Monday
(New York, NY) — Portland Trail Blazers head coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups is expected to plead not guilty to federal charges accusing him of helping lure players unaware of what was going on into rigged poker games Monday. Prosecutors say Billups was among the scheme’s alleged “face cards,” using his celebrity status to draw high-stakes players to poker tables set up with x-ray technology and manipulated shuffling machines. The indictment alleges the games were financed by organized crime families. The 17-year NBA veteran and 2004 NBA Finals MVP is one of 31 defendants charged in the operation. All are scheduled to appear in court Monday to face various counts of wire-fraud conspiracy and money-laundering conspiracy.
>>Report: Mets And Rangers Finalizing Trade
(Undated) — The Mets and Rangers are nearing a deal. According to ESPN, New York and Texas are finalizing a trade that would send second baseman Marcus Semien to the Mets and outfielder Brandon Nimmo to the Rangers. Nimmo would have to agree to waive his no-trade clause for the deal to be approved. The outfielder is set to make over 100-million-dollars over the next five seasons. Semien is set to make 72-million-dollars over the next three seasons.
>>Florida State Football Brining Back Mike Norvell
(Tallahassee, FL) — Florida State football isn’t giving up on its head coach. The school announced on Sunday that Mike Norvell will return for the 2026 season. The Seminoles dropped to 5-and-6 on the year following a 21-11 loss to NC State heading into the weekend. Norvell will head into his seventh season as the program continues to undergo “changes” for a more competitive future.
>>College Football Recap
(Undated) — Week 13 of the college football season is in the books. In ranked-on-ranked action, number seven Oregon beat 15th-ranked USC 42-27 at home and number eight Oklahoma took down number 22 Missouri 17-6 in Norman. A trio of ranked teams were beaten by unranked opponents. Number 16 Georgia Tech lost 42-28 to Pitt on the road, number 21 Illinois fell to Wisconsin 27-10 at Camp Randall and 23rd-ranked Houston fell to TCU 17-14 at home.
>>Sami Valimaki Wins The RSM Classic
(Saint Simons Island, GA) — Sami Valimaki is celebrating his first career Tour victory after winning the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club. Valimaki finished atop the leaderboard by one stroke at 23 under par. Max McGreevy finished in second place at 22 under. Ricky Castillo was third at 21 under par. Nico Echavarria, Si Woo Kim and Lee Hodges finished tied for fourth at 19 under.