ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Lady Mules Basketball at Eldorado 6pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Wayne City-Cisne at Hardin County
JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
SIJHSAA JR HIGH BOYS CLASS M REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Wayne City vs. Woodlawn
SIJHSAA JR HIGH BOYS CLASS S REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Jasper vs. Cisne
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
SIJHSAA JR HIGH GIRLS CLASS S STATE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS @ REND LAKE:
New Hope vs. Albers-Damiansville
Holy Childhood vs. Summersville
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM SATURDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
PANTHER SHOWCASE AT PINCKNEYVILLE:
On Saturday, the Fairfield Mules Basketball team was in action at the Panther Showcase in Pinckneyville. The Mules came away with a 61-51 over Greenville. Fairfield’s Jake Easton was named MVP of the game.
OTHER SCORES FROM THE PANTHER SHOWCASE:
Mascoutah 55, Carbondale 54
Murphysboro 62, Meridian 31
Triad 50, Freeburg 47
Centralia 60, Waltonville 47
Columbia 47, Pinckneyville 45
Principia, MO 73, Mt. Vernon 47
OTHER AREA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES:
Wayne City 53, Madison 46 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis
Woodlawn 67, Goreville 54
Hamilton Co 47, Flora 45
Benton 55, Carterville 51
DuQuoin 61, Salem 52
Nashville 55, Warrenburg-Latham 44
Sparta 77, Anna-Jonesboro 60
Vienna 56, Sesser-Valier 30
NATIONAL TRAIL CONFERENCE TOURNEY
North Clay 83, WSS 69 (Consolation)
Cumberland 57, Dieterich 50 (3rd)
St Anthony 51, Altamont 50 (1st Place)
GEC CONFERENCE TOURNEY
Hardin Co 63, Thompsonville 31 (semi)
NCOE 69, Gallatin Co 67 (semi)
Thompsonville 37, Gallatin Co 30 (3rd)
Hardin Co 58, NCOE 45 (1st Place)
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WRESTLING:
On Saturday the Fairfield Mules Wrestling team competed at the IHSA Regionals at Robinson. Fairfield’s Carter Poole finished 4th at 106 lbs. after 2 pinfalls and losing a close decision in the 3rd place match. Poole will serve as an alternate for the IHSA Sectionals in Vandalia. Other Mules with victories Saturday were Vance Vanway-2 pinfalls, Grant Jennette-1 pinfall, and Hayden Felowitz with 3 pinfalls.
HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION CHEERLEADING:
The FCHS Competition Cheerleading squad competed Saturday at the IHSA Sectionals at Edwardsville. The FCHS squad finished 11th out of 17 teams and only the top 5 teams advanced to State.
JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
SIJHSAA JR HIGH BOYS CLASS M REGIONAL AT FAIRFIELD:
Wayne City 61, Fairfield 16
Woodlawn 62, Albion 38
Championship Game: Wayne City vs. Woodlawn tonight (Monday) at 6:00 pm
CLAY CITY BOYS 6TH GRADE TOURNAMENT:
Cisne defeated West Salem 44-6 to win the Championship
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
SIJHSAA JR HIGH GIRLS CLASS L STATE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS @ REND LAKE:
Herrin 50, DuQuoin 29
Wesclin 60, Hamilton County 26
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
SUNDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA
——-
Miami Heat 134, Chicago Bulls 91
The Chicago Bulls were destroyed by the Miami Heat in a 134-91 loss from Kaseya Center. The Bulls trailed by as many as 54 points in the fourth quarter of the loss. Coby White led Chicago with 16 points. The Bulls are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference at 24-and-26. They visit the Bucks tomorrow night. The Chicago Bulls added some depth to their frontcourt. The team traded for Sacramento Kings center Dario Saric yesterday. The Bulls sent Emanuel Miller to the Cavaliers in the three-team trade, and they also received second round picks in both 2027 and 2029. Saric is averaging one point per game in just five appearances this season.
Boston Celtics 107, Milwaukee Bucks 79
Detroit Pistons 130, Brooklyn Nets 77
Toronto Raptors 107, Utah Jazz 100
Washington Wizards 116, Sacramento Kings 112
New York Knicks 112, Los Angeles Lakers 100
LA Clippers 117, Phoenix Suns 93
Cleveland Cavaliers 130, Portland Trail Blazers 111
San Antonio Spurs 112, Orlando Magic 103
Oklahoma City Thunder 112, Denver Nuggets 111
The Indiana Pacers are hoping to stay hot. Indiana has a chance to extend its winning streak to three games when it hosts the Houston Rockets tonight from Indianapolis. The Pacers have won three of their last four games.
NHL
——-
Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Boston Bruins 5 (F/SO)
Carolina Hurricanes 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (F/OT)
Anaheim Ducks 4, Vegas Golden Knights 3
The St. Louis Blues were edged by that Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 at Enterprise Center on Saturday. The Blues gave up a go-ahead goal late in the second period before Mason Marchment put the game away with an empty-netter in the final minute of regulation. Jimmy Snuggerud, Jonatan Berggren, and Tyler Tucker all lit the lamp in the losing effort. St. Louis is in last place in the Central Division with 49 points. The Blues visit Nashville tonight.
The Chicago Blackhawks are on a five-game losing streak following a 4-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at United Center on Friday. The Hawks never led in the losing effort. Frank Nazar and Connor Bedard each scored for Chicago. The Blackhawks are tied for sixth place in the Central Division with 51 points. They host the Sharks tonight.
Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
——-
#10 Illinois 78, #5 Nebraska 69
The number-ten Illinois Fighting Illini are on an 11-game winning streak after a 78-69 win over number-five Nebraska at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Illini trailed by six at halftime before outscoring the Huskers 45-30 the rest of the way. Keaton Wagler poured in 28 points in the victory. Illinois improved to 10-and-1 in Big Ten play and 19-and-3 overall. The Illini host Northwestern on Wednesday.
#9 Iowa State 95, Kansas State 61
#12 Purdue 93, Maryland 63
#21 Florida 100, #23 Alabama 77
#25 Iowa 84, Oregon 66
PGA
——-
The Farmers Insurance Open (at La Jolla, CA)
1. Justin Rose (-23)
T2. Pierceson Coody (-16)
NASCAR
——-
Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium (PPD)
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Super Bowl 60 Media Night Preview
(San Jose, CA) — The festivities for Super Bowl 60 begin Monday. Super Bowl 60 Opening Night will be held at the San Jose Convention Center with hundreds of media set to interview players and coaches during their only public appearance before taking the field for the game. The event is typically held at the host stadium, but the NFL announced that it was moving from Levi’s Stadium in an effort to protect the venue’s grass playing surface. The Patriots are set to practice at Stanford University this week, while the Seahawks will be gearing up for the big game at San Jose State University.
>>Patriots, Seahawks Land In Bay Area
(Undated) — Super Bowl week is officially upon us. The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks arrived in the Bay Area Sunday ahead of their matchup in Super Bowl 60. The teams will take part in Opening Night on Monday.
>>Cardinals, Raiders Finalizing Deals With New Head Coaches
(Glendale, AZ) — The Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders are both hiring new head coaches. The Cardinals announced on Sunday that they agreed to a deal with Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. He is the brother of Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur. Meanwhile, ESPN reports the Las Vegas Raiders intend to hire Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. That deal is expected to be finalized after the Super Bowl.
>>Colts Lose Staff Member To Ravens
(Indianapolis, IN) — The Colts are losing a member of their staff. According to ESPN, the Ravens are hiring Charlie Gelman as their game management coordinator and defensive assistant. Gelman had served three seasons as Indianapolis’ football analyst/game management assistant.
>>Report: 49ers Hiring Raheem Morris As Defensive Coordinator
(Santa Clara, CA) — The 49ers are adding a former NFL head coach to run their defense next season. ESPN is reporting that San Francisco is hiring former Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris as their new defensive coordinator. Morris will replace Robert Saleh, who departed to become the head coach of the Tennessee Titans. The 49-year-old will also become the Niners’ fifth defensive coordinator in the past five years. He has previous DC stints with the Falcons in 2020 and the Los Angeles Rams from 2021-to-2023.
>>Report: Dolphins Hire Sean Duggan As DC
(Miami, FL) — A Packers reunion is taking place in Miami. ESPN reports Sean Duggan became the Dolphins new defensive coordinator on Sunday. He coached linebackers with Green Bay under DC Jeff Hafley, who was hired as the Fins’ head coach last month. Duggan came into the league as a defensive assistant on Hafley’s staff in 2024 after spending about a decade in the college coaching ranks.
>>NBA Announces All-Star Reserves
(Undated) — The NBA has announced the 2026 All-Star Game reserves. Seven players from each conference were named as reserves and were chosen by NBA coaches without regard to position. Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James headlines the group and will now be an All-Star for a 22nd straight year. Other Western Conference reserves are Portland’s Deni Avdija, Phoenix’s Devin Booker, Houston’s Kevin Durant, Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren and Denver’s Jamal Murray. The Eastern Conference reserves are Toronto’s Scottie Barnes, Detroit’s Jalen Duren, Atlanta’s Jalen Johnson, Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell, Miami’s Norman Powell, Indiana’s Pascal Siakam and New York’s Karl-Anthony Towns.
>>Trail Blazers Acquire G Krejci From Hawks
(Undated) — The Atlanta Hawks traded guard Vit Krejci (\veet KRAY-chee\) to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for center Duop Reath (\Dw-ahp\) and a pair of second round draft picks. Krejci is averaging nine points per game and shooting over 42 percent from 3-point range this season. Reath will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery on his right foot.
>>Cavaliers Trade De’Andre Hunter To Kings
(Cleveland, OH) — The Cavaliers are shaking up their roster. The team traded De’Andre Hunter to the Kings in exchange for Dennis Schroder [[ SHROO-der ]] and Keon Ellis. The Bulls were also involved in the deal. Chicago got Dario Saric and a pair of second-round picks from Sacramento. ESPN says Cleveland will save about 50-million dollars in luxury tax penalties as a result of the trade. Hunter is averaging 14 points per game this season.
>>White Sox Acquire Jordan Hicks
(Chicago, IL) — The Chicago White Sox are bolstering their pitching staff. The White Sox traded for Red Sox reliever Jordan Hicks yesterday. The Southsiders also received pitching prospect David Sandlin, two players-to-be-named later, and cash in the deal, and they sent pitching prospect Gage Ziehl back to Boston. Hicks had a down year in 2025, going 2-and-7 with a 6.95 ERA and two saves in 34 appearances between the Red Sox and the Giants.
>>Report: Reds Sign Eugenio Suarez
(Cincinnati, OH) — The Reds are bringing back a proven power bat. ESPN reports the team signed Eugenio Suarez [[ AY-you-hay-nee-oh ]] to a one-year, 15-million dollar deal on Sunday. The 34-year-old blasted 49 homers to go with 118 RBIs between the Diamondbacks and Mariners last season. Suarez spent seven years in Cincy before leaving in 2022.
>>Justin Rose Wins Farmers Insurance Open
(La Jolla, CA) — Justin Rose is celebrating another victory after finishing atop the leaderboard at the Farmers Insurance Open from Torrey Pines. Rose picked up his 13th career win after finishing 23 under par. He became the first wire-to-wire winner since Scottie Scheffler captured the CJ CUP Byron Nelson last year. Pierceson Coody, Ryo Hisatsune and Si Woo Kim finished tied for second at 16 under par. Defending champion Harris English was tied for 22nd at 10 under.
>>NASCAR Cook Out Clash PPD Til Wednesday
(Winston-Salem, NC) — The NASCAR Cup Series opener is taking place later than expected. The Cook Out Clash originally planned for Sunday was rescheduled to Wednesday due to snow at Bowman Gray Stadium. Winston-Salem received about 10 inches of snow while areas near Charlotte saw about a foot. NASCAR moved the preseason race to avoid problems with fans traveling to the track.