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The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: May 7, 2024
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 7 hours agoMay 7—➜ . Russell has won The News-Gazette's High School Female Athlete of the Year honor for the 2023-24 school year. ➜ . The future Eastern Illinois distance ...
Editorial Roundup: Illinois
US News & World Report· 1 day agoHouse Democrats passed a measure Wednesday aimed at reducing competition in the general election by barring political parties from appointing a general-election candidate if no member of that ...
FCC approves CIMG's acquisition of Decatur, Danville radio stations
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoMay 1—CHAMPAIGN — Champaign Multimedia Group has completed its acquisition of eight downstate radio stations and is changing its name to Central Illinois ...
The News-Gazette's girls' soccer Top 5: Mahomet-Seymour remains at No. 1
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoMay 6—The postseason is nearly here. But before IHSA regional matches get underway, Sports Editor Matt Daniels has one final area rankings for the regular season: 1. Mahomet-Seymour Previous ...
Coleman Hawkins will enter transfer portal
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 7 days agoApr. 30—CHAMPAIGN — Coleman Hawkins said he was 100 percent set on the 2024 NBA draft when he declared as an early entrant on April 23. That playing at Illinois the past four ...
'Very high likelihood:' Father of dead UI student considering suing university
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMay 6—URBANA — While an internal University of Illinois investigation announced its finding last month that the Jan. 20 death of a student on campus was an accident, the deceased's family is ...
New kids on the block
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoMay 1—These future Big Ten men's basketball players have already had hits before in their career. It's why they were so coveted in April during the wheelings and dealings of the always changing ...
The News-Gazette's softball Top 10: Westville stays at No. 1
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoMay 3—With the calendar flipped to May, Sports Editor Matt Daniels has the latest area rankings as the regular season winds down and postseason play is fast approaching: 1. Westville Previous ...
Piatt's OT: Taylar Mercer plays softball ... and fights fires
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoMay 3—SULLIVAN — Taylar Mercer currently leads the Sullivan softball team with a batting average in the mid-.400s. But that's where the sports references stop for Mercer, a junior in high school ...
Friday's prep highlights: Go ahead and celebrate Mahomet-Seymour, Monticello and Westville
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoMay 4—➜ . Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin went up 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning, increased its lead to 5-0 in the fifth and then held on for a home Vermilion Valley Conference win despite ...