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South Dakota visits Davis and Western Illinois
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
