The tradition continues this year with some great NBA basketball on Christmas Day. Here are the must-watch games you need to see. 2 PM ET: Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks (ABC/ESPN): Out in the East, we have a clash of two titans from last year. Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Knicks. The Knicks recently leapfrogged the Raptors to take 2nd place in the Eastern Conference, while a diminishing Cavaliers team is bei

After years of being decried as the weaker conference in basketball, the East seemed to have had another rough year set for this season of basketball. With multiple teams dealing with serious injuries, such as Jayson Tatum on the Celtics and Tyrese Haliburton on the Pacers, many predicted that the Eastern Conference this year would field mediocre-to-bad playoff teams across the board. However, at the moment, the Conference looks competent for the first time in a couple of yea

34 teams have qualified for the World Cup, and 14 more spots are up for grabs. *Update: 42 teams have qualified, and 6 spots are up for grabs. CONCACAF The hosting countries, Mexico, USA, and Canada qualified for the World Cup at the start of the qualification process. The rest of the conference enters their third round of qualifying with 4 spots up for grabs. In Group A, Suriname and Panama have taken the lead. A lot is on the line as Panama only holds a 1-goal lead to qual

With the first snowfall of the year officially arriving, there is much to do about the city. Between the annual Christkindlmarkt, the Christmas trees at the Museum of Science and Industry, and many other seasonal traditions across the city, there is much to look forward to in the coming months. One underrated aspect of this city at this time of year is its sports scene. While past years have convinced some Chicagoans to turn a blind eye to this city's winter sports, this year

Jesse Love: The 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion The nightmare scenario for NASCAR fans seemingly occurred last year, when a driver who was 20th in points qualified for the playoffs, and then proceeded to advance by several lucky breaks, including a competitor's disqualification en route to win the championship. It didn't help that the driver who did so was Joey Logano, one of the most widely hated drivers in the series. However, one saving grace with Logano's championship

The IHSA Football Playoffs kick off on Friday, and if you can't be at Bennett Field to cheer on our Lions, WLTL has you covered! Listen in on-air at 88.1 FM, online by clicking here, on the free WLTL app for your mobile devices, or by asking your smart speaker to Play WLTL . Join Joe Ratcliffe and Alec Mulvenna for the first half, then AJ Connelly and Carter Yates for the ending. Plus WLTL staff will host a halftime analysis show as well. Coverage begins at 6:45pm and kickoff

Your Lyons Township Boys Soccer team took down Downers Grove North on Saturday, October 25 in a 1-0 shutout to advance in the IHSA State Soccer Series . Their next game is Tuesday, October 28 against St. Laurence High School. If you can make it out to cheer them on in person, kickoff is at 7pm at Hinsdale Central. However, if you are unable to be there, WLTL has you covered! AJ Connelly and Carter Yates will have the call live on 88.1 FM, online by clicking here , on the fre

Welcome back to 5 Best and 5 Worst, WLTL's sports blog, where we analyze the 5 best and 5 worst of any particular sports category. With the ALCS and NLCS in full swing, I figured it was a good time to examine the greatest and worst MLB City Connect Jerseys so far. While, unlike the reverse retro, the Fanatics acquisition of control over MLB jerseys hasn't put a pin in this program yet, it's still a nice time to examine the full collection of jerseys. So, here are the 5 best a

During the regular season, the Seattle Mariners were a great team all season, and they cruised to a 2 seed in the American League. They had an incredibly deep starting rotation, with all 5 of their starters being really solid pitchers. With George Kirby, Logan Gilbert, and Bryce Miller providing great pitching in their last 3 playoff matchups (all of which they won), and their ace Bryan Woo returning from injury for the ALCS, the Mariners are set to dominate on the bump again

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