ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
NO EVENTS SCHEDULED
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SUPER-SECTIONALS:
IHSA CLASS 1A OKAWVILLE SUPER-SECTIONAL:
NCOE vs. Okawville
IHSA CLASS 2A NASHVILLE SUPER-SECTIONAL:
Red Bud vs. Breese Central
JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
New Hope vs. Summersville
Geff at Grayville
Cisne at West Salem
Wayne City vs. Carmi
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Fairfield at Bluford
Jasper at Bethel
New Hope at Cisne
Wayne City at Summersville
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND:
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS:
IHSA CLASS 2A PLAYOFFS – 2ND ROUND:
Johnston City 16, Newton 7 (Friday)
Flora 21, Shelbyville 0
West Frankfort 53, Auburn 41
Nashville 57, Vandalia 28
IHSA CLASS 3A PLAYOFFS – 2ND ROUND:
Mt. Carmel 32, Benton 24
St. Joe-Ogden 35, Tolono-Unity 21
Williamsville 42, Macomb 28
Monticello 49, Roxana 14
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
SUNDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NFL
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New Orleans Saints 23, Cleveland Browns 22 (F/OT)
Kansas City Chiefs 35, New York Jets 12
Houston Texans 44, Los Angeles Chargers 22
Jacksonville Jaguars 33, Baltimore Ravens 10
New York Giants 19, Philadelphia Eagles 11
Los Angeles Rams 20, Washington Commanders 13
Seattle Seahawks 17, Arizona Cardinals 3
Cincinnati Bengals 34, Atlanta Falcons 17
Dallas Cowboys 27, Indianapolis Colts 23
Detroit Lions 19, Miami Dolphins 9
Denver Broncos 26, Carolina Panthers 21
Green Bay Packers 45, New England Patriots 27
San Francisco 49ers 38, Las Vegas Raiders 17
Chicago Bears 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24
NBA
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Philadelphia 76ers 127, Chicago Bulls 121
Boston Celtics 117, Milwaukee Bucks 97
Minnesota Timberwolves 115, Utah Jazz 100
Los Angeles Clippers 139, New Orleans Pelicans 123
Los Angeles Lakers 121, Detroit Pistons 116
Dallas Mavericks 130, Brooklyn Nets 93
Miami Heat 114, Sacramento Kings 108
NHL
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Calgary Flames 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (F/OT)
Boston Bruins 4, Florida Panthers 1
New Jersey Devils 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0
Vegas Golden Knights 4, Buffalo Sabres 1
Winnipeg Jets 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Anaheim Ducks 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 2
>>Blues Host Red Wings Tomorrow Night
(St. Louis, MO) — The Blues hit the ice again tomorrow night. The team faces off against Alex DeBrincat and the Red Wings at home. St. Louis is riding a three-game losing streak.
>>Blackhawks Host Sabres Thursday Night
(Chicago, IL) — The Blackhawks are off for most of the week. The team faces off against Tage Thompson and the Sabres at home Thursday night. Chicago has dropped six straight games.
Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches Poll)
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#13 St. John’s 104, Iona 65
#9 Virginia 104, #12 Arkansas 72
#10 Houston 86, California 68
#21 USC 93, Wichita State 86
PGA
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World Wide Technology Championship (at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico)
1. Blades Brown (-23P)
2. Ben James (-23)
NASCAR
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Cup Series Championship (at Homestead, FL)
1. Ryan Blaney
2. Tyler Reddick
3. William Byron
12. Kyle Larson (Champion)
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Bears Outlast Buccaneers In Prime Time
(Undated) — Teams are starting to separate across the NFL in Week Nine. The Bengals managed to pull even with the AFC North leading Steelers after dominating the Falcons in Spain. Elsewhere, the Chiefs returned to the win column after blowing out the Jets, and the Saints squeaked out a victory over the Browns in overtime. Later, the Texans blew out the Chargers and the Packers pounded the Patriots. The day wrapped up with the Bears outlasting the Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football. Week Nine closes out when the Vikings host the Bills on Monday Night Football.
>>Men’s College Basketball Roundup
(Undated) — The second week of the men’s college basketball season has arrived. Butler was blown out 100-81 at Boise State. Indiana is 2-and-0 and takes on Syracuse tonight. 2-and-0 Notre Dame hosts Eastern Illinois tonight. Purdue is 0-and-2 and hosts Illinois State tonight. Illinois visits Texas Tech, Kansas entertains Kentucky and K-State plays host to Creighton tomorrow. 2-and-0 Michigan State faces Duke tomorrow. Michigan is 1-and-1 and hosts Marquette on Wednesday.
>>Penn State, Steelers Legend Jack Ham Hospitalized For Medical Emergency
(Seattle, WA) — Penn State and Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jack Ham is in stable condition after suffering a medical emergency. The 77-year-old was hospitalized on Saturday in Seattle, where the Nittany Lions were taking on the Washington Huskies. Ham, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has been part of Penn State’s radio broadcast team for more than 25 years. Nittany Lions head coach Matt Campbell said it was a “gut-wrenching day for Penn State football,” but also praised what he called a “heroic effort” by Ham’s broadcast partner Steve Jones to assist him.
>>76ers Take Down Bulls To Stay Hot
(Chicago, IL) — The 76ers are still red hot after taking down the Bulls 127-121 from Chicago. Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 29 points. Joel Embiid tallied a double-double on 18 points and 10 rebounds as Philly has lost just once over its last seven games. Matas Buzelis sunk 19 points for Chicago, which has dropped seven straight games.
>>Lakers Take Down Pistons to Extend Winning Streak
(Detroit, MI) — The Lakers extended their winning streak after taking down the Pistons 121-116 from Detroit. Austin Reaves exploded for 43 points with Luka Doncic sidelined due to back tightness. Los Angeles has won five in-a-row. Cade Cunningham struggled to 14 points on 6-of-15 shooting for Detroit, which has dropped back-to-back games.
>>Timberwolves Dominate Jazz
(Minneapolis, MN) — The Timberwolves dominated the Jazz 115-100 from Minneapolis. Ayo Dosunmu led the team in scoring with 26 points. LaMelo Ball added 24 points as Minnesota has won four straight games and improved to 8-and-3. Darryn Peterson sunk 26 points for Utah, which has lost eight in-a-row and still has just one win on the season.
>>Illinois Tops Nebraska
(Champaign, IL) — Illinois is on a four-game winning streak after beating Nebraska 24-13 at Gies Memorial Stadium on Friday night. Collin Dixon set the program’s single-season touchdown receptions record, hauling in two receiving scores in the win. The Fighting Illini improved to 6-and-3. Illinois visits fourth-ranked UCLA on Friday night.
>>Georgia Taking Top Spot In Coaches Poll
(Undated) — Georgia is taking the top spot in the latest college football coaches poll. The Bulldogs are followed by Utah, Notre Dame, UCLA and Indiana. Previously number-one ranked Miami fell five spots to number-six after losing to Notre Dame over the weekend. Oregon jumped to number-19 in the nation after defeating Ohio State, who fell ten spots in the poll to number-20. Missouri and Northwestern were knocked out of the top 25.
>>Notre Dame Delivers Miami First Loss In CFB Week 10
(Undated) — Week Ten of college football saw Notre Dame defeat visiting Miami, handing the Hurricanes their first loss of the season. Elsewhere, Utah snapped a three-game losing streak against BYU with a home victory, while Alabama cruised past LSU for a critical win in Baton Rouge. In Oxford, Georgia blew out Ole Miss. Around the nation, UCLA remains unbeaten after beating Minnesota on the road, Texas kept its playoff hopes alive with a road win over Missouri, Tennessee took care of business against visiting Kentucky, and Oregon got a big win over Ohio State in Columbus.
>>Blades Brown Wins World Wide Technology Championship
(Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) — Blades Brown captured his first career Tour victory after taking down Ben James in a playoff to win the World Wide Technology Championship. Brown and James finished tied atop the leaderboard at 23 under par after the final round of the tournament. The 19-year-old is the first teenager to win on Tour since Jordan Spieth in 2013. Defending champion Ben Griffin was tied for 12th at 17 under par.
>>Kyle Larson Wins Third NASCAR Cup Series Championship
(Homestead, FL) — Kyle Larson is taking home the NASCAR Cup Series championship for the third time in his career. The driver of the Number-5 car finished 12th in the final race of The Chase to claim victory. Ryan Blaney grabbed the checkered flag at Homestead-Miami Speedway while Tyler Reddick, William Byron, Christopher Bell and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top-five finishers.