The daily pitch from Sports Editor : Sept. 29, 2026
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Sep. 29—➜ . If you missed the live broadcast on WDWS 1400-AM and 93.9-FM, for a podcast from Green's visit.
➜ . Phelan is the league's Setter of the Week and Goncalvez is the conference's Defensive Player of the Week.
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➜ with girls' flag football regional quarterfinal games and girls' golf regional tournaments taking place.
kills by during the Illinois volleyball team's sweep of No. 23 Southern Cal on Saturday night at Huff Hall in Champaign. That tied the career-high for the Illini sophomore outside hitter who played a pivotal role in Illinois (10-3, 2-0 Big Ten) winning its second consecutive match against a ranked opponent for the first time since 2019.
➜ . Purdue (1-3, 0-1 Big Ten) is averaging 421 yards in offense, good for 58th in the country before Saturday's 3:15 p.m. kickoff at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign.
➜ . Area teams Champaign Central, Danville, Mahomet-Seymour and Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda tee off Tuesday at Weibring Golf Club in Normal.
➜ . Players from Armstrong-Potomac, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, Blue Ridge, Cerro Gordo/Bement, Clinton, Fisher, Heritage, LeRoy, Monticello, Oakwood, St. Thomas More, Unity and Westville play the University of Illinois Blue Course in Savoy on Tuesday.
➜ Simone Biles, Tara Davis-Woodhall and Michael Jordan.
➜ "The Walking Dead."
➜ the Fourth of July.