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ST. JOSEPH — The Oakwood boys basketball team cruised to a 78-53 win over Cissna Park on Thursday at the Toyota of Danville Classic.

WEST LEBANON, Ind. — The Seeger girls basketball team got past Frontier 59-45 on Thursday.

ST. JOSEPH — The Georgetown-Ridge Farm boys basketball team found a way to get past LaSalette Academy 44-43 on Thursday at the Toyota of Danville Classic.

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GIBSON CITY — The Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin/Armstrong-Potomac wrestling team beat Rantoul 58-24, but lost to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher 51-30 in a triangular meet on Thursday.

CATLIN — Alexa Jamison had 25 points as the Salt Fork girls basketball team beat Arcola 43-29 on Thursday.

WESTVILLE — THe Westville girls basketball team jumped out to a 22-6 first quarter lead and did not look back as they beat Chrisman 52-23 on Thursday.

RIVER GROVE — The Danville Area Community College women's basketball team went on the road Thursday to play Triton College.

CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois women's basketball team battled with Florida State on Thursday as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at the State Farm Center.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Schlarman Academy grad Anaya Peoples had four points, a rebound and a assist as the Notre Dame women's basketball team beat Michigan State 76-71 as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Thursday.

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SOUTH BEND — Multiple media reports indicate Marcus Freeman will be the next head football coach at Notre Dame.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — One day after matching the highest ranking in school history, No. 2 Purdue wanted to show it's second to none.

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The reported news Monday night became official Tuesday morning: Brian Kelly is no longer the head football coach at Notre Dame.

ST. JOSEPH — The Oakwood boys basketball team started play at the Toyota of Danville Classic on Tuesday with a 50-41 win over Schlarman Academy.

CATLIN — The Salt Fork boys basketball team fought hard with Arcola on Tuesday and won 59-58 in overtime.

TOLONO — The Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin boys basketball team hit the road on Tuesday to face Unity.

COVINGTON, Ind. — All of us tend to move a little slower after the Thanksgiving holiday.

WESTVILLE — The Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin and Westville wrestling teams started the season with a match against each other on Tuesday.

HOOPESTON — The Hoopeston Area boys basketball team returned home on Tuesday to play Paxton-Buckley-Loda.

Indiana showed plenty of fight, rallying from down 18 points in the first half and nine points in the closing minutes Tuesday night against Syracuse in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. 

VEEDERSBURG, Ind. — The Fountain Central swim teams both got wins on Tuesday against Benton Central at home.

CAYUGA, Ind. — The North Vermillion wrestling team's numbers was the major story of Tuesday's match with Attica.

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois super senior Trent Frazier claimed he couldn’t miss Monday’s game against Notre Dame at the State Farm Center.

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LINCOLN — Danville coach Durrell Robinson admittedly wasn’t sure how his Vikings were going to fare at the Lincoln/Eaton Thanksgiving Tournament.

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CHAMPAIGN — Illinois came into its final game against Northwestern with slim hopes of gaining a bowl berth.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue reclaimed the Old Oaken Bucket with a dominating performance in all three phases against rival Indiana.

CHAMPAIGN — Playing with three starters on Friday night, the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team needed some extra special contributions to beat the Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros.

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois must beat a struggling, determined Northwestern team at home on Saturday to keep alive the slimmest of hopes for a bowl bid.