It will be a gridiron battle two years from now between the Illinois State University Redbirds and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, and four years later ISU will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Cirone to be inducted into Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame
The all-time leading scorer in Illinois State women’s basketball history is going into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame.… MORE
Redbird volleyball picked to finish 3rd in MVC, Pence named to preseason Valley team
Illinois State volleyball has been picked to finish third in the Missouri Valley Conference.… MORE
‘Physical’ Redbirds aim to return to football post-season
A considerable number of new Illinois State football players and coaches are finding their chemistry quickly according to their head coach.… MORE
ISU Women’s basketball announces non-conference schedule
Illinois State women’s basketball released its 2018-19 non-conference schedule, facing 11 out-of-league opponents for Kristen Gillespie’s second year at the helm of the program. … MORE
Redbird Elijah Clarance to go pro in Europe
Following a stellar performance at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) U20 European Championships, Elijah Clarance has decided to forego his final three years of collegiate eligibility and begin his professional basketball career.… MORE
Birds’ picked fifth in MVFC preseason poll
The Illinois State football team was picked in the top half of the ultra-competitive Missouri Valley Football Conference, as the Redbirds were picked fifth Monday in the annual preseason poll conducted by league coaches, media and sports information directors.… MORE
Illinois State Men’s basketball announces non-conference schedule
Illinois State head men’s basketball coach Dan Muller has released his program’s 2018-19 non-conference schedule, which includes a daunting home schedule that features 2018 postseason opponents San Diego State, BYU, and Florida Gulf Coast.… MORE
Steve Holm hired as new Redbird Baseball Head Coach
The Illinois State baseball program has found its new leader, as ISU Director of Athletics Larry Lyons has announced the hiring of former big leaguer and Purdue pitching coach Steve Holm as the Redbirds’ new head coach.… MORE
NBA vet Duhon added to Redbird men’s basketball staff
A former McDonald’s All-American, NCAA national champion and nine-year NBA veteran has been added to the Illinois State men’s basketball coaching staff.… MORE
Blogs
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…