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Northern Illinois holds off BYU 7-6

Marcus Childers capped the opening drive of the second half with a 1-yard touchdown run and Northern Illinois defeated Brigham Young 7-6 in a defensive struggle on Saturday. The Huskies (5-3) had 84 yards of total offense

Southern Illinois powers past Missouri State 49-35

Michael Elbert’s 55-yard interception return for a touchdown gave Southern Illinois a three-score lead in the third quarter and the Salukis held on for a 49-35 win over Missouri State on Saturday. Matt DeSomer’s 30-yard TD pass

McGuire, LeSure lead Western Illinois past N. Iowa 37-17

Sean McGuire threw for two touchdowns, both to Isaiah LeSure, and Western Illinois beat Northern Iowa 37-17 on Saturday. McGuire had 300 yards passing for the Leathernecks (4-4, 3-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference). LeSure finished with 164

Christion, Daniel help S. Dakota St. beat Illinois St. 38-28

Taryn Christion passed for 292 yards and three touchdowns and Mikey Daniel scored two rushing touchdowns to help South Dakota State beat Illinois State 38-28 on Saturday. Christion was 18-of-28 passing with one interception and moved into

Eastern Kentucky comeback tops Eastern Illinois, 31-23

LJ Scott ran 48 yards for a touchdown to tie the game in the third quarter and Jaelin Carter scored twice in the fourth to lift Eastern Kentucky to a 31-23 Ohio Valley Conference victory over Eastern

Thorson leads Northwestern over No. 20 Wisconsin 31-17

Clayton Thorson ran for two touchdowns and threw for one, and Northwestern beat No. 20 Wisconsin 31-17 on Saturday. The Big Ten West-leading Wildcats (5-3, 5-1) moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Badgers (5-3, 3-2) and

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Former VP Biden to campaign in Illinois for candidates

Former Vice President Joe Biden is coming to Illinois to host a rally for Democrat Lauren Underwood in the final days of her campaign against Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren in the race to represent the state’s

Chicago police monitor synagogues after Pittsburgh shooting

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says that police are keeping a close eye on synagogues in the city after a man went on a deadly shooting spree at a Pittsburgh synagogue. In a news release, Emanuel stressed that

Flowers, wreaths laid at Leicester after helicopter crash

FANTASY PLAYS: Start 'Em Sit 'Em Advice For Week 8

FANTASY PLAYS: Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em Advice For Week 8

Sandburg Board proposing to keep tax levy at ‘steady rate’

Carl Sandburg College, at least tentatively, is planning to leave their tax levy for next year essentially where it is this year. College Treasurer and CFO Cory Gall told WGIL after the Board of Trustees approved the

Snowfall, wind cancel season-opening men's World Cup race

Excessive snowfall and strong winds on the Rettenbach glacier have forced the cancellation of the season-opening race of the men’s Alpine skiing World Cup

VAR in A-League spotlight again as Sydney beats Wanderers

VAR stirs controversy as Sydney FC beats Western Sydney 2-0 in A-League

Ramping up: Teen skateboarder may be force come Tokyo Games

McMaryion energizes Fresno St. in 50-20 win over Hawaii

Marcus McMaryion threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns and Fresno State blew it open before halftime to beat Hawaii 50-20

Red Sox to start Sale in potential closeout game against Dodgers

Tate returns, Arizona rolls over No. 19 Oregon 44-15

J.J. Taylor ran for 212 yards and two touchdowns, Khalil Tate threw for three scores in his return and Arizona dominated No. 19 Oregon 44-15

Nevada ends drought against San Diego St. with a 28-24 win

Ty Gangi threw two touchdowns and Nevada’s defense kept San Diego State from scoring in the second half and beat the Aztecs 28-24

Anthony Smith talks after submission victory | INTERVIEW | POST-FIGHT | UFC FIGHT NIGHT

John Gooden caught up with Anthony Smith after his submission victory over Volkan Oezdemir on Saturday.