Illinois State women’s basketball coach Barb Smith is rebuilding the roster after a 2-28 season. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Infomation NORMAL – The Illinois State women’s basketball program and head coach Barb Smith signed three players to National Letters of Intent, as announced Tuesday. Brechelle Beachum, Viria Livingston and Millie Stevens signed on…… MORE
By ISU Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Illinois State baseball team was never able to recover from Purdue’s six-run first inning as the host Boilermakers took a 9-6 win over the Redbirds Tuesday at Alexander Field. Every run in Tuesday’s game was scored with two outs, including all six of Purdue’s first-inning runs.…… MORE
By WJBC Staff The St. Louis Cardinals and Phillies play the second of their four-game series tonight at Busch Stadium. Michael Wacha takes his 3-and-0 record to the mound for St. Louis, while rookie Severino Gonzalez will make his major league debut for Philadelphia. WJBC 1230 AM will have the play-by-play at 7:05 p.m. Tim…… MORE
NORMAL – Missouri State rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth inning to break a 4-4 tie as the No. 15 Bears took a 7-4 win in the rubber match of a three-game Missouri Valley Conference series Sunday at Duffy Bass Field.… MORE
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – In a weekend series against Loyola that was filled with drama, the Illinois State softball team’s comeback effort came up short as the Redbirds fell 7-5 Sunday at Marian Kneer Stadium. On Saturday, the Redbirds came from behind to win two games, and Sunday they had to battle back…… MORE
By Matt Wing/ISU Athletics Media Relations The Illinois State baseball team scored its first victory over a nationally-ranked opponent in over eight years Saturday as the Redbirds topped No. 15 Missouri State, 4-1, at Duffy Bass Field. Jacob Hendren earned his Missouri Valley Conference-leading eighth win of the year and Jack Landwehr nailed down the…… MORE
By Zach Wadley/ISU Athletics Media Relations NORMAL – After being on the losing end of three walk off endings this season, the Illinois State softball team enjoyed being on the winning side Saturday as they used a three-run seventh inning to come from behind and defeat Loyola 5-4. ISU also defeated the Ramblers 10-4 in…… MORE
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack concluded spring camp with a defensive-minded Spring Showcase on Saturday at Hancock Stadium. (WJBC file photo) By Mike Williams/ISU Athletics Media Relations A 31-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter by Sean Slattery lifted the Red Team to a 3-0 victory over the White Team Saturday in the…… MORE
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Jeremy Ballard knows what it takes to reach the NCAA Tournament. An assistant coach at VCU for the past three seasons, Ballard aided in three-straight trips to The Big Dance. He has now committed to help Illinois State continue its upward trajectory, as ISU head men’s basketball coach Dan…… MORE
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Sophomore center Reggie Lynch is transferring from the Illinois State men’s basketball team, head coach Dan Muller announced Tuesday. “Reggie has decided to go back closer to home to finish his college career,” Muller said. “This does not change any of the goals or expectations that we have for our team…… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…