The daily pitch from Sports Editor : June 2, 2026
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Jun. 2—➜ gives us the ability to look back at some jaw-dropping numbers.
➜ . A record that'll likely never get touched both at Illinois and in the Big Ten.
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➜ . The Butkus Award winner that fall produced 105 tackles, 11 sacks and three interceptions. It's been four years since an Illini — Moe Gardner in 2022 — went into the College Football Hall of Fame. Rice and Hardy are both due.
runs and his St. Joseph-Ogden baseball teammates have allowed in the IHSA postseason. The Spartans beat Marshall 10-0 last Wednesday in a Class 2A regional semifinal game and beat host Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 10-0 win a regional title on Saturday, already have a school-record 36 wins this season. SJ-O will look to add to that total when it plays Tri-Valley (22-13) at 2 p.m. on Wednesday in Monticello.
➜ . Central (31-6) has won 14 straight games before it plays the Titans (24-8) at 4 p.m. on Wednesday in a Class 3A Mt. Zion Sectional semifinal game.
➜ . If Unity (25-8) tops the Trojans (24-9-1) when the two programs meet at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in a Class 2A Monticello SeMctional semifinal game, the Rockets will reach the Sweet 16 for the second straight year.
➜ . A-P (21-3) heads north to take on the Panthers (19-12) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in a Class 1A Dwight Sectional semifinal game.
➜ Chris Mosier, Bo Jackson and Darren Watkins Jr.
➜ "Big Mouth."
➜ when you drop 40 points, and she gives you a side hug.