Updated: 1:38 PM During the month of September and early in October, channel 23.2 will be hosting Cubs and White Sox games. Check out the Schedule below for more details.

Posted: 10:20 PM The Green Bay Packers remained the top-rated team in The Associated Press NFL power rankings heading into the regular season, while the Indianapolis Colts escaped the bottom spot in the AP Pro32.

Posted: 10:19 PM Here is The Associated Press high school football poll. The poll includes first-place votes in parentheses, season record, total points and last week's ranking, as voted upon by a statewide panel of sports writers. Teams are arranged in three divisions of equal size based on current enrollments

Posted: 5:53 PM Ross Detwiler allowed four hits in seven shutout innings and Adam LaRoche homered Monday, giving the Washington Nationals their first winning season with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Posted: 5:52 PM Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher returned to practice Monday for the first time since July 31, hoping to play in Sunday's season opener.

Updated: 5:45 PM Week 2 Play of the Week Winner: Ian Carlson/Tyler Morris - Belvidere

Updated: 8:02 PM The Hawks host a big weekend tournament featuring some of the best teams in the area.

Posted: 7:57 PM CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- With quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase injured, Ashante Williams returned an interception 60 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown to help Illinois and new coach Tim Beckman hang on for a 24-7 win Saturday over Western Michigan in the season opener for both teams.

Posted: 7:55 PM MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Montee Ball rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, and No. 12 Wisconsin needed a big defensive play to survive a fourth-quarter scare from Northern Iowa in a 26-21 victory Saturday.

Posted: 7:54 PM CHICAGO (AP) -- Damon Bullock ran for 150 yards and scored on a late 23-yard touchdown run to lead Iowa to an 18-17 victory over Northern Illinois in the season opener on Saturday.

Updated: 10:49 PM A full roundup of highlights from Friday's football action.

Posted: 8:07 PM Zach Britton struck out a career-high 10 in eight innings, Taylor Teagarden and Adam Jones homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 Thursday for their eighth win in 11 games.

Posted: 8:03 PM Jonathan Lucroy hit a grand slam and drove in seven runs for Milwaukee, but Alfonso Soriano's RBI single capped a three-run comeback in the ninth inning Thursday that lifted the Chicago Cubs over the Brewers 12-11.

Posted: 4:40 PM The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team will make 15 appearances at home in the NIU Convocation Center in its 2012-13 schedule, released on Wednesday.

Posted: 4:38 PM The NFL will open the regular season with replacement officials.

Posted: 4:36 PM The University of Illinois will play a non-conference schedule that includes Colgate, Hawaii and Gonzaga as well as previously announced matchups against Georgia Tech and Auburn.

Updated: 11:17 PM Boylan defeats Guilford in two games.

Updated: 6:35 PM The Freeport landmark unveils a new pavillion.

Posted: 5:50 PM Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:

Posted: 8:04 PM Rock Valley College will be hosting a Baseball Prospect Showcase on Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7, 2012 at RVC Field on the college’s main campus (3301 North Mulford Road, Rockford, IL).

Posted: 3:14 PM MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Some people might be surprised that rookie Russell Wilson was named the Seattle Seahawks' starting quarterback. His college coach isn't one of them.

Posted: 3:10 PM Two Stateline natives failed to make it through the first round of the league's cuts.

Posted: 9:39 PM CHICAGO (AP) -- Tyler Flowers hit a go-ahead homer just before the final downpour and the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in a rain-shortened game Sunday for their sixth straight victory.

Updated: 8:31 PM Week 1 Play of the Week Winner: Steve McShane and Jaylen Robinson- Freeport

Posted: 3:32 PM The Tigers take on visitors from Wisconsin.