Galesburg Silver Streaks Boys Basketball vs Taylorville Tornadoes

The Galesburg Silver Streaks suffer a heart-breaking loss at the Taylorville Holiday Tournament, falling to the host Tornadoes Saturday afternoon 67-66 in a semifinal game.
Firmino scores 3, Liverpool beats Arsenal 5-1 in EPL
Roberto Firmino scored a hat trick as Liverpool rallied to a 5-1 win over Arsenal and opened up a nine-point lead in the Premier League
Bears activate Kyle Long from injured reserve
Bears activate Kyle Long from injured reserve
Gibbs and Mooney help Irish avert Eagles upset bid, 63-56
Mooney scores 14 points as Notre Dame improves to 10-3
Johnson, Maye, No. 14 UNC rout Davidson 82-60
Cameron Johnson scored 17 points, Luke Maye had 11 points and 14 rebounds and No. 14 North Carolina beat Davidson 82-60
Morris, Howard lift No. 18 Kentucky women past Sacred Heart
Morris, Howard lift No. 18 Kentucky women past Sacred Heart
Rose Bowl: Chris Petersen & staff key to drawing CIF-SS talent to Washington
DL Greg Gaines (La Habra) and DB JoJo McIntosh (Chaminade) rave about program’s atmosphere.
Islanders place F Eberle on IR, call up Dal Colle from AHL
Islanders place F Eberle on IR, call up Dal Colle from AHL
Memphis' Norvell hires Adam Fuller as defensive coordinator
Memphis fills defensive coordinator vacancy by hiring Adam Fuller away from Marshall
Napoli players, fans support Koulibaly after racist chants
Napoli players, fans support Koulibaly after racist chants
NHL fines Canadiens' Danault $5K for tripping Ekblad
Montreal Canadiens forward Phillip Danault was fined $5,000 for a dangerous trip against Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad
Ruth Strauss dies in Australia at age 46
Ruth Strauss, the wife of former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss, has died following a battle with lung cancer
Knox County seeing more employed, as manufacturing grows in state

Most metro areas in Illinois saw rising unemployment rates coupled with rising numbers of jobs and employed individuals.
Paris wins super-G for back-to-back victories in Bormio
Italy’s Dominik Paris makes it two World Cup victories in two days on home snow by winning a super-G by the slimmest of margins
Looking back at 2018: Local Government

As 2019 approaches WGIL is taking a look back at some of the biggest stories from the past year.
Preview: Bucks vs. Nets
The Bucks will try and close out the year on a high note when they play host to the Brooklyn Nets Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee.
Preview: Wild at Jets
The Calgary Flames halted a losing streak with a visit to Winnipeg and now the Minnesota Wild will try to do the same.
Big 1st-run lead puts Shiffrin on brink of slalom record
Big 1st-run lead puts Shiffrin on brink of slalom record
Friday Sports in Brief
Friday Sports in Brief
College Football Playoff: Bama vs OU; Clemson vs Notre Dame
Oklahoma and Notre Dame are standing in the way of Alabama-Clemson Part IV