Adeena Balthazor
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Sports Director at @wandtvnews |IL➡️WV➡️ND➡️IL|Opinions are my own| email: [email protected]
Decatur, IL
Joined November 2021
Enjoying the last calm weekend at home before football season officially starts
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The new coaching staff, led by Head Coach Billy Riebock, is not shying away from competition, and is making sure none of their players are either.
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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Millikin football is gearing up for its season opener in a couple of weeks.
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Coming into the 2025 season they think they are pretty balanced on both sides of the ball and ready to make another run.
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CUMBERLAND, Ill. (WAND) -- Just over a week away from the kick off to the high school football season. Thursday our season preview was on Cumberland.
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The SEC has played eight conference games each season since 1992 when the conference expanded to 12 teams with the addition of Arkansas and South Carolina.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is moving to a nine-game conference schedule beginning in 2026. The decision ends years of debate and potentially eases a path toward another
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Fitzgerald said Thursday that the “rush to judgement” following the lawsuits caused his family stress, embarrassment and reputational harm.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Northwestern University has reached a settlement with former longtime football coach Pat Fitzgerald two years after he sued the prestigious school over his firing amid a team
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The two things being drilled into the team's head during summer and fall camp: physicality and leadership.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Sacred Heart-Griffin football is gearing up for week one next Friday.
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The Illini haven’t had two straight winning seasons since they were 7-6 in 2010 and 2011.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The ingredients are there for No. 12 Illinois to emerge from years of mediocrity and make a run into the 12-team College Football Playoff. The Illini
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This preseason, Bagent’s 91.4 passer rating is the third-highest in the NFL among quarterbacks with at least 40 pass attempts.
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The Chicago Bears today signed quarterback Tyson Bagent to a two-year extension through 2027.
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Last season the defense force 20 turnovers and while they want to continue building off that Defensive Coordinator Aaron Henry says they are entering this year with a fresh start.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- Fall camp for Illinois will wrap up this week ahead of the kick off to the 2025 season.
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ALAH for the last three seasons has finished in the top two of Lincoln Prairie conference and they look to return to the top spot this year.
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ARTHUR, Ill. (WAND) -- ALAH for the last three seasons has finished in the top two of Lincoln Prairie conference and they look to return to the top dogs this
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In the latest Tupper's Take Mark Tupper and Adeena discuss the Big Ten's proposal for a College Football Playoff expansion.
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TUPPER'S TAKE: Discussing the possibility of CFP expansion to 28 teams
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Illinois sold 8,250 student season tickets, an increase of nearly 1,500 from last season's student season ticket sellout total.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Student season tickets for the 2025 Illinois football season are sold out.
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Tucker, who went 0-for-4 in Monday’s 7-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, was booed by Cubs fans during that game as he continues the worst slump of his professional career.
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CHICAGO, Ill. (NBC Chicago) -- Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker has hit just one home run in his last 136 at-bats, and he’ll be on the bench for the second
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In the latest Tupper's Take Mark Tupper and Adeena discuss the Big Ten's proposal for a College Football Playoff expansion to 28 teams.
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TUPPER'S TAKE: Discussing the possibility of CFP expansion to 28 teams
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He hit on six of his first seven throws, then left after the second possession. He finished 6 of 10 for 102 yards.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams took advantage of his first preseason playing time. He connected with Olamide Zaccheaus for a 36-yard touchdown on the opening drive as the Chicago Bears
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Illinois will face five high-major teams in their 2025 non-conference schedule.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois has unveiled its completed 2025-26 non-conference schedule, highlighted by five games against high-major opponents who competed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament and featuring a...
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This game is the start of a two-year series, including a matchup in the 2026-27 season at the United Center in Chicago.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois has scheduled a non-conference game against the UConn Huskies on Friday, Nov. 28, at Madison Square Garden, marking their fourth consecutive season at the venue.
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Trimble joined the team early to get a a head start on prep which he said is the best decision he could have made to get ready for the 2025 season.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- Illinois football returns 16 starters from last seasons 10 win team but they also have new players with transfers and freshman ready to make their mark
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Rusk transfered to Illinois last season but sufferend a season ending knee injury during fall camp last year.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- We are 16 days away from the first Illinois football game.
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Williams and the Bears worked out on the field prior to their game Sunday vs. the Miami Dolphins, but most starters did not suit up for the game itself, with Johnson saying that the team got more benefit out of not playing in the game.
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CHICAGO, Ill. (NBC Chicago) -- Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson said quarterback Caleb Williams and other starters will play vs. the Buffalo Bills Sunday.
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