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Sports Minute: Here is the latest Illinois sports news from The Associated Press

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  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:10 PM EDT2013-06-19 20:10:31 GMT
    University of Kentucky Men's Basketball Head Coach John Calipari will be the honorary Ford Fusion pace car driver for Kentucky Speedway's June 29 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400. Coach Cal will
    University of Kentucky Men's Basketball Head Coach John Calipari will be the honorary Ford Fusion pace car driver for Kentucky Speedway's June 29 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400.
  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:24 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:24:12 GMT
    Matt Boyd pitched a four-hitter and struck out 11 and Oregon State made a fourth-inning sacrifice fly stand for a 1-0 victory over Indiana in the College World Series on Wednesday night. The Beavers (52-12)
    Matt Boyd pitched a four-hitter and struck out 11 and Oregon State made a fourth-inning sacrifice fly stand for a 1-0 victory over Indiana in the College World Series on Wednesday night.
  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:53 PM EDT2013-06-20 00:53:57 GMT
    The St. Louis Cardinals have come to terms with Marco Gonzales, their top pick from the Major League Baseball draft this month.    Gonzales, taken 19th overall, pitched and played infield at Gonzaga but
    He finished his college career with a 26-7 record and a 2.34 ERA.

BOSTON (AP) - Marian Hossa's (HOH'-sahz) mysterious injury may have been a turning point in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals but it's hardly unusual in the secretive world of hockey injuries. Players and coaches don't talk much about what's hurting partly because they don't want to seem weak in a sport where they hit each other for a living. The Chicago Blackhawks trail the Bruins two games to one heading into Game 4 tonight in Boston.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - It's a matchup of right-handers tonight in St. Louis as the Cardinals and Chicago Cubs play the third game of a 4-game series. Jake Westbrook starts for the Cardinals and Edwin Jackson pitches for the Cubs. The teams have split the first two games.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Chicago White Sox continue their series in Minnesota tonight. Chicago's Chris Sale (sayl) tries for his sixth victory of the season. The Twins will counter with another 5-game winner, Kevin Correia (kohr-AY'-uh). The Sox have dropped 5 of their last six games.

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois University's football schedule is set. The Huskies, who earned a trip to the Orange Bowl last season, play their home opener against Eastern Illinois at 6 p.m. on September 21st. The homecoming game against Akron on October 12th will kick off at 4 in the afternoon.

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