Professional

• Petty's 21 steers Drive to PBL title

  BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Perry Petty scored 21 points, hitting 8 of 11 shots from the field, to lead the Central Illinois Drive to a 101-80 victory and a 2-game sweep of Rochester to capture the PBL title.

• Pekin's Ultra-Marathon- 150 Mile Run!

  Pekin's McNaughton Park is hosting the most extreme of athletes--the ultra-marathoners. Runners took off Friday at noon for a 150 mile endurance race.

• Despite Augusta, women's golf presence grows

  PEORIA, Ill. -- The club that hosts The Masters doesn't accept women even with a growing number of females who play the game.

• Drive Win Playoff Opener

  The Central Division Champion Central Illinois Drive, presented by Sonic, took a 1-0 lead in the best of three series against the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Steamers Thursday night

• Peoria Heights Half-Marathon is Saturday

• Rivermen Alumni Game

  30 years of Rivermen Hockey greats returned to Carver Arena for an alumni all-star game Saturday.

• Rivermen Reunion

• New Orleans Saints punished for bounty system

  The NFL has laid down the law on the New Orleans Saints.

• Drive Win 24th Straight

  The Central Illinois Drive clinched the Central Division title Sunday afternoon with their epic 119-107 overtime victory over the Sauk Valley Predators

• A Driving Force

  The Central Illinois Drive look like old pros and not a first-year team in a start-up league. The Drive off to an 11-0 start headed into Thursday's game at Chicago, led by a man familiar to Central Illinois basketball fans.

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