Boys high school basketball schedule Jan. 8-12; results Dec. 30-Jan. 5
Thursday, Jan. 8Non-conferencePlano at Morris, 7Riverside-Brookfield at Streamwood, 7 Friday, Jan. 9Catholic League Blue*St. Francis at St. Laurence, 7Catholic League White*IC Catholic at Providence-St. Mel, 7Leo at Montini, 7Marmion at St. Francis de Sales, 7DuKaneGeneva at Wheaton North, 7St. Charles East at Batavia, 7St. Charles North at Glenbard North, 7Wheaton-Warr.
Boys high school basketball schedule Jan. 2-5; results Dec. 22-29
Friday, Jan. 2Non-conferenceRock Island at DeKalb, 7 Saturday, Jan. 3Non-conferenceDundee-Crown at Round Lake, noonEvergreen Park at Naperville North, noonGeneva at Belvidere North, 4:30Joliet Central at Sandburg, 11:30 a.m.Joliet West at Warren, 5:30Lake Park at Bartlett, 3Lockport at Plainfield North, 1Oswego at Brother Rice, 1:30Pecatonica at North Boone, 3Plainfield Cen. at
College basketball schedules and results
Thursday, Jan. 1Evansville at Illinois State, 2 p.m., ESPNBradley at Belmont, 6 p.m., ESPN+Murray State at UIC, 8 p.m.Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 7:30 p.m., ESPNWestern Illinois at UT Martin, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2Notre Dame at Cal, 10 a.m., ESPN2Lewis University at McKendree University, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3Illinois
Boys high school basketball schedule Dec. 26-31; results Dec. 16-20
Friday, Dec. 26Bloomington / Normal*Small SchoolsJoliet Catholic vs. Tri-Valley, 10:30 a.m.Aurora Christian vs. Rock Falls, 9:30 a.m.Large SchoolsMetea Valley vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais, 9:30 a.m.Peoria vs. Joliet Central, 10:30 a.m.Wheaton-Warr. South vs. Glenwood, noonEast AuroraFinalsElginSemifinalsHinsdale Central*St. Laurence vs. Wheaton Academy, 9:30 a.m.Schaumburg vs. Burlington Central, 11 a.m.Niles North vs. Lincoln-Way East, 12:30Plainfield
College basketball schedules and results
Monday, Dec. 29Southern at Illinois, 2 p.m., BTNNorth Central College vs. Lake Forest, 4 p.mIllinois Tech at UIC, 3 p.m., ESPNIllinois State at Drake, 8 p.m., Varsity NetEvansville at Bradley, 7 p.m., ESPN+ Tuesday, Dec. 30Howard at Northwestern Illinois, 4 p.m.Buffalo at Northern Illinois, 7 p.m., ESPN+Notre Dame at Stanford,
Boys high school basketball schedule Dec. 18-22; results Dec. 9-15
Thursday, Dec. 18West Suburban SilverDowners Grove N. at Hinsdale Central, 6:30Non-conferenceLake Forest at Benet, 7Orlando (Fla.)Aurora Christian vs. Lake View-Fort Oglethorpe (Ga.), 2 Friday, Dec. 19Catholic League White*Aurora Central at IC Catholic, 7:30Providence at Montini, 7Providence-St. Mel at Marmion, 7DuKaneBatavia at Geneva, 7Lake Park at Glenbard North, 7:30St. Charles North
College football schedules/results
Saturday, Dec. 13NCAA Division III quarterfinalNorth Central College 35, Bethel University 21NCAA Division III quarterfinalIllinois State 42, UC Davis 31NCAA Division III quarterfinalUW-River Falls 46, Wheaton College 21Celebration Bowl, 11 a.m., ABCSouth Carolina State 40, Prairie View A&M 38LA Bowl, 7 p.m., ABCWashington 38, Boise State 10 Tuesday, Dec. 16Salute
College basketball schedules and results
Thursday, Dec. 18Illinois State at Southern Illinois, 8 p.m., Varsity NetSIUE at Eastern Illinois, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+Western Illinois at Lindenwood, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19Elmhurst at Coe College, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20Northwestern at Butler, 3 p.m., PeacockCentral Michigan at Northern Illinois, 2 p.m., ESPN+Loyola Chicago at Santa Clara, 4
Boys high school basketball schedule Dec. 11-15; results Dec. 2-8
Thursday, Dec. 11Little TenSerena at IMSA, 7Upstate Eight EastElmwood Park at West Chicago, 7Glenbard East at Fenton, 7Upstate Eight WestBartlett at Elgin, 7Larkin at West Aurora, 7Streamwood at South Elgin, 7Non-conferenceEast Aurora at Ridgewood, 7 Friday, Dec. 12Catholic League Blue*DePaul at St. Francis, 7Catholic League WhiteIC Catholic at St. Rita,
College football schedules/results Dec. 6 – Jan. 19, 2026
Saturday, Dec. 6NCAA Division III playoffsNorth Central College 35, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 27NCAA Division I FCS playoffsIllinois State 29, North Dakota State 28NCAA Division III playoffsWheaton College 49, DePauw University 24 Saturday, Dec. 13NCAA Division III quarterfinal, noonBethel University vs. North Central CollegeNCAA Division III quarterfinal, 4 p.m.Illinois State
College basketball schedules and results
Saturday, Dec. 13Nebraska at Illinois, 3 p.m., PeacockJackson State at Northwestern, 1 p.m., BTNNorthern Illinois at Elon, noon, FloCollegeEvansville at Notre Dame, 1 p.m., ACC NetDePaul at Wichita State, 11 a.m., ESPNUIllinois State at Utah State, 4 p.m., Varsity NetNorth Central College at North Park University, 4:15 p.m.St. Francis Joliet
High school football playoff finals results
Class 8AWednesday, Dec. 3Chicago Mt Carmel 20, Oswego 3 Class 7AWednesday, Dec. 3Brother Rice 16, St. Rita 0 Class 6ATuesday, Dec. 2Fenwick 38, East St Louis, 28 Class 5ATuesday, Dec. 2St. Francis 39, Providence 35 Class 4AFriday, Nov. 28Montini 47, Rochester 33 Class 3AFriday, Nov. 28Byron 56, Tolono Unity 50
Boys high school basketball schedule Dec. 4-8; results Nov. 25 – Dec. 1
Thursday, Dec. 4Non-conferenceNazareth at Wheaton Academy, 7:30 Friday, Dec. 5Catholic League – Blue*St. Francis at Mount Carmel, 7Catholic League – White*Montini at IC Catholic, 6:30Providence at Marmion, 7Providence-St. Mel at Aurora Central, 7DuKaneGeneva at St. Charles North, 7Glenbard North at Batavia, 7Lake Park at Wheaton North, 7Wheaton-Warr. S. at St.
College basketball schedules and results
Thursday, Dec. 4University of Missouri – St. Louis at Lewis University, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5Notre Dame at TCU, 8 p.m., ESPN+ Saturday, Dec. 6Illinois at Tennessee, 7 p.m., FOXOhio State at Northwestern, 1 p.m., BTNNorthern Illinois at Bradley, 7 p.m., ESPN+Arkansas Pine Bluff at DePaul, 8 p.m., truTVPrinceton at
College football schedules and results
Saturday, Dec. 6NCAA Division III playoffsUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse at North Central College, noonNCAA Division I FCS PlayoffsIllinois State at North Dakota State, noonNCAA Division III playoffsWheaton College at DePauw University, 11 a.m., ESPN+ Results Saturday, Nov. 29Illinois 20, Northwestern 13Notre Dame 49, Stanford 20NCAA Division III playoffsNorth Central College
High school football playoff finals schedule Nov. 28-29; semifinal results Nov. 22 (updated)
Due to the recent snow storm, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) have announced that NIU’s Huskie Stadium will host the 2025 IHSA Class 7A and Class 8A Football State Championship games in DeKalb Wednesday, Dec. 3. The contests were originally scheduled to be played