In Local Sports, tonight right here on 1430 WCMY and 93.5 FM the Marquette Lady Crusaders will take on Seneca in the Semi-Final of the Tri-County Conference tournament. Tip is scheduled for 6:30 with the broadcast beginning at 6:20. In local girls high school hoops last night, Lasalle-Peru lost to Joliet Catholic 56-44, Hall was rolled by Harlem 49-17, and the Marquette Lady Cru beat Dwight 53-40. Lily Craig led with 20. Chloe Larsen and Avery Durdan added 10 apiece. In other local sports, the Ottawa Dolphins swim team placed 6th out of 18 teams at the Snowball Invite. Top finishers included Dawsynn Kettman, Cole Bressendorf, Maya Burke, Ryland Heaver, and Quinn Wilkinson.
>>Strong Second Half Pushes Illinois Past Minnesota
(Minneapolis, MN) — The number-23 Illinois Fighting Illini dominated the second half during a 78-60 win over Minnesota at Williams Arena. Illinois led by just three at halftime before outscoring Minnesota 43-28 in the second half. Matthew Mayer finished the game with 19 points and ten rebounds. The Illini improved to 13-and-5 overall and 4-and-3 in the Big Ten. They host Indiana on Thursday.
>>Notre Dame Takes On Florida State
(South Bend, IL) — The Notre Dame Fighting Irish look to end a cold stretch when they host Florida State at Joyce Center tonight. The Irish lost to Syracuse 78-73 on Saturday, their fourth loss in their last five games. Notre Dame is 9-and-9 overall and just 1-and-6 in the ACC..
>>College Basketball Roundup
(Undated) — In other college hoops action tonight,Northern Illinois is at Miami of Ohio.
>>Blackhawks Host Sabres
(Chicago, IL) — The Blackhawks will try to get back in the win column when they host the Buffalo Sabres at United Center tonight. The Blackhawks had their three-game winning streak snapped by the Seattle Kraken in an 8-5 loss on Saturday. The Blackhawks are in last place in the Central Division with 26 points and an 11-26-and-4 record.
>>Duran Leaves Chicago Fire FC
(Chicago, IL) — Jhon Duran is on to bigger and better things. The Chicago Fire striker was transferred to Aston Villa of the English Premier League yesterday. The deal will be worth up to 22-million dollars and would be the second-largest outgoing transfer in the history of the MLS. Duran scored eight goals and tallied three assists in 27 appearances during his only season with Chicago in 2022.
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