Posted: 5:46 PM Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and San Diego pitcher Chris Young were suspended today for five games each following a bench-clearing brawl last weekend.

Posted: 4:53 PM Illinois center Shaun Pruitt has pulled out of the N-B-A draft and says he'll return to Champaign for his senior season.

Updated: 11:38 PM The Rockford Rage Women's Roller Derby hosts their Rock-a-Betty Riot at the Indoor Sports Center

Updated: 11:50 PM Searls Park was the host of the 21st Annual Midwest BMX Nationals this weekend.

Updated: 11:20 PM Over 800 athletes participated in today's Track and Field Championships in Rockford

Posted: 11:19 AM 182 youth soccer teams compete for titles during this weekend's Watermelon Soccer Tournament

Posted: 11:16 AM The Rockford Ravens Rugby Club hosted their Annual Harlot 10's Rugby Tournament at Zasa Park.

Updated: 11:12 AM Midway Village hosted an 1858 baseball game between the Midway Marauders and Deep River Grinders.

Posted: 11:08 AM Eric Burch leads men's division after the First Round of the Melvin Ballard Memorial.

Updated: 11:01 AM Finch outduels Osterman, to snap Thunder's winning streak.

Updated: 10:58 AM The benches cleared at Wrigley Field after Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee was hit by a pitch.

Updated: 11:07 PM Today former Chicago Bull and current sports broadcaster Norm Van Lier spoke to a few future ballers out at Boylan's Fightin Titan Basketball Camp.

Posted: 11:01 PM The Phillies swept the White Sox out of Philadelphia with an 8-to-4 victory in the closer of their three-game set. It's the Phils' first home sweep of the season.

Posted: 10:54 PM Sean Marshall pitched eight strong innings and the Chicago Cubs snapped Seattle's five-game winning streak, 3-to-2.

Posted: 10:53 PM The Chicago Cubs optioned outfielder Matt Murton to Triple-A Iowa today to get him more at-bats and recalled left-handed reliever Clay Rapada.

Updated: 2:09 PM NASCAR's most popular driver is going to work with NASCAR's most successful team.

Posted: 10:51 PM North Beats South in NUIC All-Star Game

Posted: 5:47 PM Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost says even the team's month-long slide has a purpose.

Posted: 5:45 PM A high school running back from Illinois wants to play for Iowa.

Posted: 4:35 PM N-F-L Hall of Famers Mike Ditka and Joe DeLamielleure today continued their war of words with N-F-L Players Union and boss Gene Upshaw.

Updated: 11:16 PM The San Antonio Spurs convincingly won Game Two of the N-B-A Finals, 103-to-92 over Cleveland to take a 2-to-0 series lead over the Cavaliers.

Posted: 11:15 PM After coming up short in his first seven attempts, Mark Buehrle pitched eight strong innings for his 100th career victory and the White Sox beat the Houston Astros 6-to-3 to snap a five-game losing streak.

Posted: 11:12 PM Woody Austin erased a four-shot deficit and shot the best closing round on tour this year with an eight-under 62 to win the St. Jude Championship by five strokes for his first P-G-A Tour victory since 2004. It's his third overall career win.

Posted: 11:10 PM Jeff Gordon held off a charging Ryan Newman to win the rain-shortened Pocono 500 for his fourth win of the season. Hendrick Motorsports has won ten of the last 12 Nextel Cup races.

Updated: 11:15 PM shortstop Edgar Renteria with a pitch. Renteria quickly retaliated, hitting Cubs second baseman Mike Fontenot in the face with his right hand as he slid into second base on a successful stolen base attempt.