Last night at the 8th grade IESA regional semi-finals in volleyball
Marquette defeated Milton Pope in Class 1A. The Lady Knights will face Cornell in the Regional Championship tonight at Flanagan Grade School.
Also in Class 1A Holy Family of Oglesby were winners at home over Dimmick. Holy Family will host Waltham tonight for the Regional Championship.
Marseilles lost to Dwight in Class 2A at Mazon Middle School. Dwight will face Seneca tonight in the semi final round.
Also in Class 2A, Wallace defeated Midland at Putnam County Jr High. The Lady Warriors will take on Senachwine in the Regional Championship on Thursday.
Shepherd ended their season with a loss to Minooka at Troy Middle School in Class 4A.
Tonight begins the Big Ten Conference Tournament in Men’s Basketball at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Round one starts with Northwestern versus Nebraska and then its Penn State taking on Minnesota.
Dylan Strome posted a hat trick as the Blackhawks crushed the Ducks 8-3 at the United Center. Patrick Kane had a goal and five assists for the ‘Hawks, who snapped a two-game skid. The Blackhawks begin a two-game road trip tomorrow in Boston.
The Chicago Bulls are in Motown tonight to battle the Detroit Pistons. The Bulls losing streak reached a season-high five straight with Monday’s 15-point setback in Philadelphia. The Bulls now sit fourth in the Eastern Conference at 39-and-26.
Cubs reliever Codi Heuer is out for the entire season after undergoing Tommy John surgery earlier this week. The 25-year-old right-hander posted on social media a photo of his arm in a brace. Heuer was acquired in the Craig Kimbrel trade with the White Sox last season.
NFL news
Aaron Rodgers is planning to come back to the Green Bay Packers for an 18th season, a move that keeps the reigning MVP quarterback off the trade market and answers the question that had dominated NFL offseason discussions.
Big trade news yesterday, the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to trade star quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a package of draft picks and players. Wilson is a nine-time Pro Bowler who had just one losing season in Seattle. Conditions of the trade can not become official until the start of the new league year on March 16th.
Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk is revealing he has a broken femur. In a lengthy Instagram post on Tuesday, the 53-year-old said he may never be able to return to skateboarding at the same level, but he’s up for a challenge. He explained it’s ironic his injury comes on the eve of HBO releasing a trailer for the documentary “Until The Wheels Fall Off” which follows his career and life as an athlete.