DURHAM, N.C. (AP) 鈥� Duke scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and did all its scoring in the first half, then held off a Northwestern comeback to earn a 30-23 win in a non-conference game. Duke was efficient on both sides of the ball early on, scoring on six of its first eight possessions

MARION/CARBONDALE (WSIL) 鈥� Marion softball remains undefeated and advances to the Class 2A Regional championship game with a 20-1 win over Herrin on Tuesday. In the first inning, Marion鈥檚 Karris Rhine hit a 3-run homer and next batter Abbi Sherrod followed with a homerun of her own. Across the way, Marion baseball played to a

CARTERVILLE (WSIL) 鈥� John A. Logan men鈥檚 basketball defeated Vincennes for the third time this season with a 77-68 victory to capture the Region 24 Championship. Xavier Ball led the way with 28 points to win tournament MVP. Ball hit several key three pointers in the first half, including a buzzer beater at the half.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (SIU ATHLETICS) 鈥� The SIU men鈥檚 basketball team took a 30-27 lead into halftime, but Northern Iowa outscored the Salukis 47-32 in the second half in a 74-62 UNI win on Saturday afternoon at Banterra Center.聽 鈥淕ive credit to Northern Iowa. They played a great second half. Obviously, that鈥檚 where the game was

DES MOINES (WSIL) 鈥� 九游体育 Illinois men鈥檚 basketball ran into a buzz saw in the Drake Bulldogs. Drake came with the sweep following an 86-55 win over SIU. The Salukis led 2-0, and from that point on, it was all Drake. The Bulldogs outrebounded SIU by 18 & outscored SIU鈥檚 bench 47-17. Drake was also