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Basketball

Eye of the Tiger basketball league to begin play next week

TOWER HILL -- While schools might not be holding winter sports due to newer COVID-19 mitigations, basketball fans can still get their fix. Beginning Monday, Nov. 30, the Eye of the Tiger Sports Complex in Tower Hill is launching their own basketball league. Groups participating are from throughout the region, from Mt. Zion to Vandalia, from Taylorville to Teutopolis. "All are very good teams," states Jim Dial, owner of the facility. The teams are being called from the school they […]

todayNovember 24, 2020 105

General News

Mizzou announces all-SEC gymnastics schedule for 2021 season

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri (Mizzou) gymnastics team announced their 2021 schedule Monday. While the Mizzou team usually holds a 20-week season, Mizzou Athletics did not feel that it would be appropriate. This is due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In Mizzou's last full season in 2019, the team would finish 8-11-1 (2-5 Southeastern Conference), finishing eighth in the conference championship. They did not advance past the NCAA Regionals. Mizzou's 2020 season was cut one meet short due […]

todayNovember 24, 2020 112

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Entertainment

Calvin Tankman to make MLW debut Wednesday

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Calvin Tankman will be making his Major League Wrestling (MLW) debut during this week's broadcast of MLW FUSION. This is according to a press release Monday. Tankman, a 6'2", 355-pound super-heavyweight out of Indianapolis, is seeking to make a scene in professional wrestling. Tankman was signed to MLW in April, COVID-19 causes delays "The world has been waiting for Calvin to storm into MLW, and it finally happens this Wednesday night," states MLW CEO Court Bauer. […]

todayNovember 23, 2020 63

Capital Area Region

12 candidates file for city council seats in Decatur

DECATUR -- There will not be a late February primary for the Decatur City Council in 2021. Twelve candidates made candidate filings to City Clerk Kim Althoff for the past week. The filing deadline for cities with over 10,000 residents and home rule municipalities across Illinois was at 5 p.m. today. Of the 12 filings, two are current aldermen. David Horn and Chuck Kuhle are both seeking re-election to their seats in the April consolidated election. A look at some of […]

todayNovember 23, 2020 74

Commentary

COMMENTARY: A New Illinois won’t fix anything, Alan Webber

So, I'm spending a half-day on my 34th birthday working on the website when I get bombarded with a bunch of Google Alerts. One of these alerts relates to anything relating to the state of Illinois. Among one of these alert blasts, this ridiculous op-ed today from the Kankakee Daily Journal was among them. Not even two paragraphs in did op-ed columnist Alan Webber make some factual inaccuracies: Webber states, "However, if you review election returns, Biden didn’t win the […]

todayNovember 21, 2020 90

Entertainment

MLW announces tournament brackets for 2020 Opera Cup

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Major League Wrestling (MLW) announced the tournament bracket for the 2020 Opera Cup, which begins next week. Recent tapings of MLW's weekly show FUSION at a currently undisclosed location recently would finish, with the opening round to begin Wednesday, Nov. 25. The tournament will air during several weeks of MLW FUSION every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Eastern. The program is available on Fubo Sports, Pluto TV, and YouTube. The show can also be viewed in […]

todayNovember 21, 2020 62

East Central Illinois Region

Pana Chamber discusses Christmas events

PANA -- One question was under discussion during last week's Pana Chamber of Commerce virtual meeting. The question: "How can Pana handle Christmas events properly with COVID-19 still prevalent?" Chamber president Al Stupek would open the meeting with a discussion of their upcoming Christmas event. Stupek would state that the Lions Club was canceling their event as a result of their most recent meeting. All Santa events would also not take place. With an increase in COVID-19 cases in Pana […]

todayNovember 19, 2020 64

Business & Lifestyle

Irish man receives three-year prison sentence, stole $2.5 million in crypto via SIM hacks

DUBLIN, Ireland -- A 21-year-old Irish man is heading to prison for three years on various charges, including cryptocurrency theft. Conor Freeman would receive his sentence in criminal court Tuesday, pleading guilty on various charges, including "guile and deception." This is according to Dublin Circuit Judge Martin Nolan. A report from The Irish Times would reveal that Freeman was found guilty of engaging in the possession of the proceeds of his crime. Additionally, other charges would include theft and dishonest […]

todayNovember 19, 2020 104

Bowling

Nokomis men’s bowling league scores: September 17, 2020

NOKOMIS -- There would be a slight reshuffling of the league standings at the end of the second week of bowling in Town Pump Bowl's men's bowling league on September 17. All teams would have their victories and failures this week as the standings shuffle. It was not a good night for one of the top three from opening week. Kamer's Kove (3-1) would lose all four points this week, falling to 3-5 and a tie for fifth. Globo Gym […]

todayNovember 16, 2020 90

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