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South Dakota visits Davis and Western Illinois

Dec. 03, 2023 03:48 AM EST

South Dakota Coyotes (5-3) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (3-5) Macomb, Illinois; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Coyotes -1; over/under is 145 BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois plays the South Dakota Coyotes after Shay Davis scored 22 points...

Today in History: December 3, gas disaster in Bhopal, India kills thousands

Dec. 03, 2023 00:03 AM EST

Today in History Today is Sunday, Dec. 3, the 337th day of 2023. There are 28 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 3, 1984, thousands of people died after a cloud of methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a pesticide plant...

Terrence Shannon Jr. has 23 points, 10 rebounds, No. 24 Illinois beats Rutgers 76-58

Dec. 02, 2023 19:18 PM EST

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 24 Illinois beat Rutgers 76-58 in the Big Ten opener for both schools. Marcus Domask added 15 points for the Illini (6-1), who won at Rutgers for the first time since Feb. 25, 2018. ...

Johnson scores 31, Southern Illinois knocks off Saint Louis 101-62

Dec. 02, 2023 18:28 PM EST

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Xavier Johnson's 31 points led Southern Illinois past Saint Louis 101-62 on Saturday night. Johnson added seven assists and five steals for the Salukis (5-2). Troy D'Amico scored 20 points and added three blocks. Clarence Rupert shot 6 of 6 from the field...

Jacobi leads Eastern Illinois over UHS&P 112-50

Dec. 02, 2023 17:34 PM EST

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Kooper Jacobi scored 14 points as Eastern Illinois beat the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy 112-50 on Saturday. Jacobi also added six rebounds for the Panthers (4-5). Jermaine Hamlin shot 6 of 7 from the field to add 12 points. Isaiah Griffin...

Jimerson and Saint Louis host Southern Illinois

Dec. 02, 2023 04:08 AM EST

Saint Louis Billikens (5-3) at Southern Illinois Salukis (4-2, 0-1 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Salukis -6; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: Saint Louis visits the Southern Illinois Salukis after Gibson...

Rutgers faces conference foe No. 24 Illinois

Dec. 02, 2023 03:57 AM EST

Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-1) Piscataway, New Jersey; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Scarlet Knights -1; over/under is 135.5 BOTTOM LINE: Rutgers hosts No. 24 Illinois in a matchup of Big Ten teams. ...

Davis and Western Illinois host South Dakota

Dec. 02, 2023 03:54 AM EST

South Dakota Coyotes (5-3) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (3-5) Macomb, Illinois; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois takes on the South Dakota Coyotes after Shay Davis scored 22 points in Western Illinois' 92-40 win against the Hannibal-La Grange...

Jury orders egg suppliers to pay $17.7 million in damages for price gouging in 2000s

Dec. 01, 2023 18:56 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal jury in Illinois ordered $17.7 million in damages — an amount tripled to more than $53 million under federal law — to several food manufacturing companies who had sued major egg producers over a conspiracy to limit the egg supply in the U.S. The...

Illinois appeals court affirms actor Jussie Smollett's convictions and jail sentence

Dec. 01, 2023 15:19 PM EST

An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions Friday of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying about it to Chicago police. Smollett, who appeared in the TV show “Empire,” challenged the role of...