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Hawaii Warriors Weekly Countdown: Northern Illinois
Get up to speed on tomorrow’s Hawaii-Northern Illinois clash on K5/MW+. For an hour or two on Saturday night, it appeared as if Hawaii was on the brink of a major upset victory, only to find another unique and devastating way to lose a football game. They must pick themselves up fast as the longest road trip of the season awaits.
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Winnebago gets first playoff win since 2013 by dominating Elmwood-Brimfield
Winnebago improved during the course of the regular season as much as any team in the Rockford area. The Indians continued to elevate their game again Friday night in the opening round of the IHSA playoffs. They dominated Elmwood-Brimfield 42-12.
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Hawaiʻi is about to travel 4,255 miles for college football’s strangest conference game
Whether it’s Miami complaining about a trip to Stanford or Southern California grumbling about a cross-country trek to Rutgers , college football’s expansive and largely unnecessary conference realignment has created travel headaches from coast to coast. But none of those inconveniences can hold a candle to what Hawai'i is about to do. The Rainbow Warriors are accustomed to marathon trips to the mainland. This one, however, is particularly absurd: Hawaiʻi will travel from Honolulu to DeKalb, Illinois, to face Northern Illinois in a Mountain West conference game. Hayes: Ohio State has one move left to save its season — Ryan Day must rehire Ryan Day Exclusive: James Madison lost another coach. Its winning machine never blinked The 4,255-mile trip will be the farthest any FBS team has traveled to play a conference game in the United States. Long-distance travel is nothing new for Hawaiʻi, which sits roughly 2,400 miles from the continental U.S. The Rainbow Warriors have made 25 trips of more than 4,000 miles for games. What makes this one different is why Hawaiʻi is traveling so far. Its first game in Illinois will come in Week 8 because, somehow, Northern Illinois is now a conference opponent. Chalk it
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How to watch Oregon vs. Illinois: Time, TV channel, streaming
The Oregon Ducks will be back in action on Saturday against the Illinois Fighting Illini , looking to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive. The Fighting Illini enter the game with a 3-3 record having gone 1-2 in the Big Ten — but that's with starting quarterback Katin Houser at the helm. He suffered an injury in their last game against Michigan State, forcing true freshman three-star Michael Clayton II into action for the first start of his career. Clayton will have a reliable receiver on the outside to throw to in Collin Dixon, amidst a breakout season and becoming known as one of the top wide receivers in the country. A physical offensive line helps as well, but the Oregon defensive line will try to stymy the Fighting Illini's run game from even getting off the ground. Offensively, issues have been abound for the Ducks in the last two weeks. They'll try to turn the corner in Week 8 with Dylan Raiola at quarterback, earning the starting nod after leading a come-from-behind win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers last week. Looking to watch the Oregon versus Illinois game on Saturday? We've got you covered with all the streaming, game
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Indians overcome slow start to salt away Pretzels in finale
ROCKTON — False start, Hononegah. Five yards. Repeat first down. Wait, wrong sport. But right idea. The Hononegah volleyball team had a slow start on Senior Night before rallying for a 25-18, 25-12 sweep over Freeport in the final match of the 2026 regular season. Freeport got off to a 12-2 start in the first set before the Indians settled into a rhythm and eventually won going away. The second set, with momentum firmly on the Indians side, was barely a contest. The Indians (20-15, 14-4 in NIC-10 play) will now move onto the postseason, where they will have the advantage of hosting the IHSA Class 4A regional. That wasn’t something that was possible when the Indians played across the hall from the fieldhouse, where the ceilings were too low for postseason hosting capabilities. “It’s nice that we can hopefully get a few more families here and a few more students here to watch,” Hononegah coach Kaylee Libby said. “Our freshman and JV kids can come without having to ride the bus and maybe take a long drive. And it just makes the week a little shorter, just taking out that commuting time.” Libby said that while the slow start
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Geneva, Sycamore Advance in IHSA Boys Soccer Regional Playoffs
Geneva and Sycamore advanced to their respective IHSA Class 2A regional championship games Wednesday, while Oswego and IMSA saw their seasons come to an end with regional semifinal losses. In Class 3A, 11th-seeded Oswego lost 2-1 to seventh-seeded Plainfield North in the regional semifinals hosted by Oswego High School. The...
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Rockford to host largest girls baseball tournament
Rockford will host the nation’s largest girls baseball tournament for a second consecutive year when Baseball For All Nationals returns to the region July 20-24, 2027, alongside the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup. The event is expected to once again bring youth athletes from across the United States and abroad to northern Illinois, according to a community announcement. GoRockford and Baseball For All announced the tournament’s return after a 2026 event that attracted more than 1,100 players and coaches. Participants ranged in age from 6 to 18 and represented the United States, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, Curaçao and Australia, according to Baseball For All. “Welcoming Baseball For All Nationals alongside the Women’s Baseball World Cup creates an incredible opportunity for young players to see where their passion for baseball can take them. Rockford is proud to build on its women’s baseball legacy by supporting the next generation and welcoming players, coaches and families from around the world,” said Lindsay Arellano, vice president of sales and service at GoRockford. GoRockford will again provide funding and event support for the tournament. According to the announcement, the event helps attract visiting teams and families to area hotels, restaurants and businesses while reinforcing Rockford’s
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Janesville family to attend World Series with 11-year old Brewers 'Golden Ticket'
JANESVILLE — The Bates family refers to it as the “Golden Ticket,” the voucher Willy Wonka hid in his chocolate bars. But it is far sweeter to a Brewers fan. The one-pound brass “Timeless Ticket” was given to Alan Bates by his daughter and son-in-law, Emery and Brian Terwilliger, for his birthday, Father’s Day and Christmas, back in 2015. His ticket, and 999 others like it, were limited editions issued for $1,000 apiece by the Brewers’ organization — good for any future game. It‘s been an act of faith that Bates has held on to the ticket ever since. His patience finally paid off. On Friday, Bates, 76, his wife, Jessica Southworth Bates, and Terwilliger will be sitting in the terrace section of the Milwaukee stadium, American Family Field, for the first game of the World Series. The ticket allowed him to buy two more seats for $1,000 apiece. Terwilliger will fly from Los Angeles on Thursday night’s red eye. She will leave at 5 a.m. Saturday — back in time for her son’s soccer game. Bates, of Janesville, a longtime Rock County attorney and judge, has had season tickets on the terrace level since the stadium opened in 2001.