Finals from the Prairie Capital Convention Center Basketball Tournament in Springfield:
Springfield Lanphier 58 Eisenhower 43
Springfield Southeast 63 MacArthur 37
The Chicago Bulls fell to the Charlotte Hornets 102-96 at the United Center in Chicago. Jimmy Butler led the Bulls with 25 points and Derrick Rose chipped in 19 points for Chicago.
The Fighting Illini mens basketball team defeated Western Carolina 80-68. Kendrick Nunn led Illinois with 27 points and Michael Finke added 24 points for the Illini.
The Chicago Bears host the San Francisco 49’ers at Soldier Field at Noon Sunday.
The Rams are back home Sunday as they host the NFC West-leading Cardinals. The Rams have lost back-to-back road games to the Ravens and Bengals and four straight overall to slip to 4-and-7. The Rams will try for a season sweep after winning 24-22 at Arizona in Week Four. you can hear Sunday’s game on Talk 101FM!
The Colts go for their fourth straight win as they visit the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Heinz Field. At 6-and-5, the Colts are tied with the Texans for first in the AFC South, but hold the tiebreaker after winning the first head-to-head meeting. Indy will visit the Jaguars in Week 14 before hosting the Texans on December 20th.