Category Archives: (Mattoon Radio) Local Sports

Boys' high school basketball: Sullivan faces St. Teresa and Effingham plays Lincoln Girls' high school basketball: Mattoon hosts Olney, Arcola vs. Argenta-Oreana, Cumberland @ Martinsville, Windsor/St...

Rams Advance To Super Bowl 56 (Inglewood, CA) — The Los Angeles Rams are heading to Super Bowl 56 after knocking off the rival 49ers 20-17 in the NFC Championship Game. Matt Gay booted a go-ahea...

Michigan Panthers Name Jeff Fisher Coach (Detroit, MI) — The USFL’s Michigan Panthers are hiring Jeff Fisher as their inaugural head coach. Fisher was a NFL head coach for over 20 years, l...

USA Tops El Salvador In World Cup Qualifier (Columbus, OH) — The United States Men’s National Soccer Team is celebrating another victory in the World Cup qualifiers after topping El Salvad...

Boys' high school basketball: Mattoon plays Lincoln, Charleston hosts Taylorville, T-town faces Breese Mater Dei, Arthur Okaw Christian against University High, Pana vs. Staunton National Trail Confer...

Illinois At Purdue Rescheduled (West Lafayette, IN) — The Illinois men’s basketball game at Purdue is being rescheduled. The contest has been moved to February 8th at Mackey Arena in West ...

Illinois Football Team Adds Two Transfers (Champaign, IL) — The Illinois football team is adding two transfers. Tommy DeVito and TeRah Edwards have joined the program as mid-year enrollees for t...

Illinois Visits Northwestern Tomorrow (Evanston, IL) — The 21st-ranked Fighting Illini are headed to Evanston to face Northwestern tomorrow. The Illini look to build off their upset win over Mic...

Bears Hire Eberflus As Next Coach (Chicago, IL) — The Bears have named Matt Eberflus the 17th head coach in franchise history. Eberflus comes to Chicago after spending the last four seasons as t...

Chiefs Host Bengals In AFC Championship (Kansas City, MO) — Two of the NFL’s best quarterbacks will duel as the Chiefs host the Bengals in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday. Kansas City ...