Former Central Catholic and Illinois State long snapper Chris Highland recalls being called to the coaches office when he was in training camp with the New Orleans Saints and knowing what was about to happen next.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Redbirds picked fifth, Rosch and Keene preseason All-MVC
The Illinois State volleyball team has been picked to finish fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference in a preseason poll of conference coaches, while returning Redbirds Ashley Rosch and Jaelyn Keene were named to the league’s preseason all-conference team, the MVC announced Wednesday.… MORE
Muller: No comment on Hawkins suspension
Illinois State men’s basketball coach Dan Muller isn’t saying what prompted the suspension of forward Deontae ‘Teddy’ Hawkins and his being sent home during the team’s exhibition trip to Spain.… MORE
Saints waive former Redbird Highland
The New Orleans Saints have reportedly waived former Illinois State long snapper Chris Highland.… MORE
Illinois State soccer picked second in MVC preseason poll
Second is not a position the Illinois State soccer team is accustomed to in recent years.… MORE
ISU men’s basketball wins in Barcelona
By WJBC Staff BARCELONA, Spain – After the European Basketball Academy cut Illinois State’s second-half lead to seven points, the Redbird men’s basketball team answered with a 28-6 run and went on to win, 99-74, in exhibition play Thursday night. ISU improved to 2-1 on its 10-day, four-game trip to Spain. “I thought our defensive…… MORE
Madrid All-Stars hold off Redbirds
The Madrid All-Stars made two free throws in the final 25 seconds while also holding Illinois State scoreless, and ISU fell, 89-87, in the Redbirds’ second of four exhibition games Tuesday night. ISU is now 1-1 on its trip to Spain.… MORE
ISU football ranked No. 2 in STATS FCS Top 25 preseason poll
The Illinois State football program will open the 2015 season ranked No. 2 overall in the STATS FCS Top 25 preseason poll, the organization announced Monday.… MORE
Redbirds tip off Spain trip with victory
MADRID, Spain – Illinois State teamed up to make 18 3-pointers en route to a 121-82 win over CB Alcobendas Sunday night at Pabellón Municipal Antela Parada, in the Redbirds’ first of four exhibition games during their 10-day trip to Spain.… MORE
Redbird greats Bergman, Daggett Miller selected for Valley HOF
Former Illinois State baseball star Dave Bergman and cross country and track standout Sue Daggett Miller were selected as two of six inductees in the 19th Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame class, which was revealed by MVC Commissioner Doug Elgin Friday.… MORE
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Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…