Local Sports Calendar (Nov. 24)
Nov. 24—THURSDAY
No Local Sports Scheduled
FRIDAY
Prep Boys Basketball
Gobler Classic at Rose-Hulman: North Vermillion vs. North Central, 9 a.m.
Tri-County Thanksgiving Tournament: Champaign Judah Christian vs. Oakwood, 2 p.m.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Thanksgiving Tournament: Armstrong-Potomac vs. Prairie Central, 2:30 p.m.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Thanksgiving Tournament: Hoopeston Area vs. Tri-Point, 4 p.m.
Lincoln Thanksgiving Classic: Danville vs. Mahomet-Seymour, 4:45 p.m.
Topper Classic at Schlarman Academy: Covington vs. Milford, 6 p.m.
Tri-County Thanksgiving Tournament: Oakwood vs. Tri-County, 6:30 p.m.
Topper Classic at Schlarman Academy: Paris vs. Schlarman Academy, 7:30 p.m.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm at Neoga Thanksgiving Tournament
Topper Classic: Covington vs. TBD
Prep Girls Basketball
McDonald's Comet Classic at Oakwood, seventh-place game: teams TBD, 2 p.m.
McDonald's Comet Classic at Oakwood, fifth-place game: teams TBD, 3:30 p.m.
McDonald's Comet Classic at Oakwood, third-place game: teams TBD, 5:30 p.m.
McDonald's Comet Classic at Oakwood, championship game: teams TBD, 7 p.m.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm at Neoga Thanksgiving Tournament
Men's College Basketball
Lindenwood at Illinois, 8 p.m.
Women's College Basketball
Daytona Beach Invitational: Illinois vs. Charlotte, 4:45 p.m.
Minor-League Hockey
Birmingham Bulls at Vermilion County Bobcats, 7 p.m.
ON THE AIR
THURSDAY
Men's College Basketball
ESPN Events Invitational: Oklahoma vs. Nebraska, ESPN, 4 p.m.
Phil Knight Legacy: Purdue vs. West Virginia, ESPN2, 9 p.m.
Phil Knight Invitational: Alabama vs. Michigan State, ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
National Football League
Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions, CBS, 11:30 a.m.
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, FOX, 3:30 p.m.
New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings, NBC, 7:15 p.m.
World Cup Soccer
Uruguay vs. South Korea, FS1, 7 a.m.
Portugal vs. Ghana, FOX, 10 a.m.
Brazil vs. Serbia, FOX, 1 p.m.
FRIDAY
Prep Football
IHSA Class 1A Championship: Lena Winslow vs. Camp Point Central, Ch. 49 (WCIX), 10 a.m.
IHSA Class 2A Championship: Downs Tri-Valley vs. Decatur St. Teresa, Ch. 49 (WCIX), 1 p.m.
IHSA Class 3A Championship: Elmhurst IC Catholic vs. Williamsville, Ch. 49 (WCIX), 4 p.m.
IHSA Class 4A Championship: Providence Catholic vs. Springfield Sacred-Heart Griffin, Ch. 49 (WCIX), 7 p.m.
Men's College Basketball
Jackson State at Indiana, Big Ten Network, 11:30 a.m.
Lindenwood at Illinois, WDAN-AM 1490, WDNL-FM 102.1, 8 p.m.
Women's College Basketball
Maryland at DePaul, FS2, 10 a.m.
College Football
Nebraska at Iowa, Big Ten Network, 3 p.m.
National Basketball Association
Brooklyn Nets at Indiana Pacers, Bally Sports Midwest, 7 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Oklahoma City Thunder, NBC Sports Chicago, 7 p.m.
National Hockey League
Montreal Canadiens at Chicago Blackhawks, NBC Sports Chicago, 1 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning, TNT, 7 p.m.
World Cup Soccer
Qatar vs. Senegal, FS1, 7 a.m.
Netherlands vs. Ecuador, FOX, 10 a.m.
England vs. United States, FOX, 1 p.m.
Note — some events are subject to blackout rules and regulations
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