Category Archives: (Mattoon Radio) Local Sports

Jim Irsay Donating 10 Thousand-Plus N95 Masks (Indianapolis, IN) — Indiana’s public health managers are getting a lot of needed masks. Colts owner Jim Irsay took to Twitter yesterday to sa...

Ex-NFL kicker, Saints hero Tom Dempsey dies at 73 NEW ORLEANS (AP) Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who played in the NFL despite being born without toes on his kicking foot and made a record 63-yard fi...

For Immediate Release: IESA CORONAVIRUS UPDATE—IESA Cancels Remaining State Series Activities The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Board of Directors met on Friday, April 3 via a te...

In the absence of live sports, we are bringing back some archived broadcasts for you, courtesy of Westwood One and the Performance Racing Network.   Saturday, April 4th: *Victory 103.9 at 11:00am...

Chicago White Sox radio broadcaster Ed Farmer died Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Farmer started his career as a radio announcer for the White Sox in 1992. He became the team’s play-by-plan man in 20...

For Immediate Release Here is the latest COVID-19 update from #IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson: “First and foremost, the IHSA continues to encourage all Illinois residents to heed the rec...

Wimbledon Canceled Due To COVID-19 (London) — The Wimbledon tennis tournament won’t go on as scheduled this year because of the coronavirus. Organizers announced the tournament’s can...

The Arcola Alumni Association is accepting nominations for the Arcola High School Distinguished Alumni honorees. Nomination forms are available at their website, arcolaalumni.org. The deadline is Apri...

Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021 TOKYO (AP) The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year’s games. Tokyo organizers said Monday the op...

Former Harlem Globetrotter Fred “Curly” Neal Dies (Houston, TX) — Legendary Harlem Globetrotter Fred “Curly” Neal is dead at the age of 77. For over 20 years, the basketb...