- High School Football Week 2 Schedule:

Friday
Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin @ Clifton Central 7:00pm (96.9 The Buckle)
Iroquois West @ Hoopeston Area 7:00pm
Momence @ Oakwood 7:00pm
Milford/Cissna Park @ Peoria Heights 7:00pm
St. Anne @ Galva 6:00pm
North Newton @ Rensselaer 7:00pm
Lincoln-Way East @ Kankakee 7:00pm
Herscher @ Bishop McNamara 7:00pm 
Bradley-Bourbonnais @ Thornwood 7:00pm
Manteno @ Plano 7:00pm
Peotone @ Marengo 7:30pm
Wilmington @ Morrison 7:00pm

Saturday
South Newton @ Greenwood Christian Academy 2:00pm

- High School Volleyball Schedule:

Monday,
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: Milford @ Fisher - 5:00 PM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: Milford @ Bishop McNamara - 6:00 PM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: Bishop McNamara @ Fisher - 7:00 PM
Blue Ridge @ Iroquois West - 6:30 PM
South Newton @ Tri-County - 6:30 PM
Southland Prep Academy @ St. Anne - 6:30 PM
Herscher @ El Paso-Gridley - 7:00 PM
Morris @ Manteno - 6:00 PM

Tuesday
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: Grant Park @ Watseka - 5:00 PM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: Grant Park @ Manteno - 6:00 PM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: Watseka @ Manteno - 7:00 PM
Iroquois West @ Donovan - 6:30 PM (94.1 WGFA | Pregame: 6:15 PM)
Grace Christian Academy @ Peotone - 6:00 PM
Homewood-Flossmoor @ Beecher - 6:00 PM
Minooka @ Bradley-Bourbonnais - 6:00 PM
Momence @ Kankakee Trinity Academy - 6:00 PM
North Newton @ Attica - 6:30 PM
West Central @ South Newton - 7:00 PM

Wednesday
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: Clifton Central @ Cissna Park - 5:00 PM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: GCMS @ Clifton Central - 6:00 PM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: GCMS @ Cissna Park - 7:00 PM
Beecher @ Crete-Monee - 5:30 PM
St. Anne @ Illinois Lutheran - 6:00 PM
Peotone @ Seneca - 7:00 PM
Providence Catholic @ Kankakee - 7:00 PM

Thursday
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: 3rd Columbia @ 3rd Navy - 5:00 PM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: 3rd Columbia @ 3rd Silver - 6:00 PM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: 3rd Navy @ 3rd Silver - 7:00 PM
Kankakee Trinity Academy @ Momence - 6:00 PM
St. Anne @ Kankakee Trinity Academy - 6:00 PM
Iroquois West @ Tri-Point - 6:30 PM
Faith Christian @ North Newton - 7:00 PM
Prairie Central @ Herscher - 7:00 PM

Friday
Donovan @ Hope Christian Academy - 6:00 PM
Herscher @ Chicago Christian Invite - TBA (Day 1)

Saturday
North Newton @ Washington Township Invitational - 8:00 AM
South Newton @ Tri-County Invite - 8:00 AM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: 2nd Columbia @ 2nd Navy - 9:00 AM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: 2nd Columbia @ 2nd Silver - 10:00 AM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: 2nd Navy @ 2nd Silver - 11:00 AM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: 1st Columbia @ 1st Navy - 1:00 PM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: 1st Columbia @ 1st Silver - 2:00 PM
Timberwolf Tip-Off at Cissna Park: 1st Navy @ 1st Silver - 3:00 PM
Herscher @ Chicago Christian Invite - TBA (Day 2)

- The NTT INDYCAR Series visits the nation’s capital today for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the Streets of Washington, D.C. Coverage begins on 96.9 The Buckle at 11:30am. They then head to the Milwaukee Mile next weekend for a doubleheader on Saturday 8/29 at 1pm and Sunday 8/30 at 11:30am.

- The NASCAR Cup Series will race today at 2:00pm for the Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The series then visits Daytona International Speedway on Saturday (8/29) at 6:30pm.

- The Cubs have one more with the Mariners today at 3:10pm before they continue their road trip in Arizona Monday-Wednesday (8:40pm, 8:40pm, 2:40pm). They return home Friday-Sunday to take on the Reds (1:20pm, 1:20pm, 6:20pm).

- The White Sox finish a home series with the Mets today at 1:10p. They will also host the Rangers on Monday-Wednesday (all 6:40pm starts) and then will hit the road for a 3-game series with the Twins Friday-Saturday (7:10pm, 1:10pm, 1:10pm).

- The Cardinals wrap up a long road trip today with the series finale against the Phillies at 12:35am. They will return home for the rest of the week facing the Orioles Tuesday-Thursday (6:45pm, 6:45pm, 1:15pm) and the Pirates on Friday-Sunday (7:15pm, 1:15pm, 1:15pm).

- WNBA: The Indiana Fever visit the Chicago Sky today at 6pm. After that, the Fever only have one game on the schedule for this week before the break for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup (September 4-13). They host the Connecticut Sun on Friday at 6:30pm.

The Sky have two road games before the break after today’s matchup with the Fever. They visit the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday at 6pm and travel to New York on Saturday at 12pm.

- The Bears travel to the Tennessee Titans for their final preseason game on Saturday at 5pm while the Colts host the Detroit Lions for their preseason finale on Saturday at 12pm.

- The 2026 US Open (tennis) begins next Sunday and runs through September 13.