(1) Arizona vs. (16) Long Island University, 12:35 a.m. (3) Virginia vs. (14) Wright State, 12:50 a.m. (2) Iowa State vs. (15) Tennessee State, 1:50 p.m. (4) Alabama vs. (13) Hofstra, 2:15 p.m.

Spring Training Scores. Wednesday, March 18. St. Louis 4, Houston 1. Arizona 16, Chicago Cubs 8. Los Angeles Angels 7, Cincinnati 4. Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 2. New York Yankees 1, ...

The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments got underway with two opening games Wednesday. In the men’s tourney, Texas edged NC State, 68-66 while Howard took a three-point victory over UMBC, 86 ...

The 33rd Annual Central Illinois Boys All-Star basketball game, featuring senior basketball players from the National Trail Conference and Little Illini Conference, has been scheduled for Sunday, ...

CHARLESTON — Area teams competed in the Central Illinois High School Boys and Girls Track Meets at Eastern Illinois University Saturday. Area teams competing were Effingham, Effingham St. Anthony, ...

Elite Eight: March 29-30 in Fort Worth, Texas and Sacramento, Calif.

Nancy L. Bugger, 80, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2026 at her home in Effingham. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shumway, ...

(16) UMBC vs. (16) Howard, 5:40 p.m. (11) Texas vs. (11) NC State, 8:15 p.m. (16) Prairie View A&M vs. (16) Lehigh, 5:40 p.m. (11) Miami (Ohio) vs. (11) SMU, 8:15 p.m.

Judith A. Voelker, 76, of Altamont, died at 3:22 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Lutheran Care Center, Altamont. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday ...

The 2025-26 Egyptian Illini Girls All-Conference Basketball Teams were named. Brownstown/St. Elmo’s Dayana Haslett was selected to the First Team and also claimed the Most Valuable Player award. Other ...

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