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Sports Minute: Here is the latest Illinois sports news from the AP

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals have lost 8 of their last 10 games heading into tonight's (7:15 p.m.) match-up with the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium. The Cards open a 7-game home-stand with Jaime Garcia getting the start. Garcia is 3-2 this year, while Padres starter Clayton Richard is 2-5.

HOUSTON (AP) - Matt Garza will be on the mound for the Chicago Cubs tonight (7:05 p.m.) when they open a 3-game series in Houston. Garza will be making his eighth start of the season, and he's 2-1 so far. The Astros plan to hand the ball to Bud Norris, who is 4-1 overall after posting a 0.47 ERA in May.

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox are taking today off after their sweep of the Chicago Cubs brought them back to the .500 mark. At 21-21, the White Sox are in second place in the AL Central - 2.5 games behind Cleveland. The Sox host Minnesota tomorrow night.

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) - The Big Ten put out its conference schedule for the 2015 football season today. The 2015 Big Ten season begins on Oct. 3 with six division games, including matchups between Iowa and Northwestern and between Illinois and Penn State. And the 2015 season wraps up on Nov. 28 with six games, including an Illinois-Northwestern matchup.

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