The Illinois State men’s basketball team will play 2017 NCAA Final Four team South Carolina, in the first of three games at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, Nov. 16-19, according to the tournament bracket unveiled Wednesday.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State, Western Illinois to celebrate 100th football game
On November 4, longtime in-state foes Illinois State and Western Illinois will meet for the 100th time in the longstanding series between the two Missouri Valley Football Conference programs. … MORE
Redbirds picked 5th in preseason MVFC poll
The Illinois State Redbirds were picked fifth Tuesday in the annual Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll conducted by league coaches, media and sports information directors.… MORE
Illinois State lands 5 on MVFC pre-season team
The Missouri Valley Football Conference announced its annual preseason team with five Redbird players on the annual list voted on by league coaches, media and sports information directors.… MORE
Ex-Redbird DeJong impresses in rookie’s first half
It’s possible nobody was more disappointed to see the arrival of the Major League All-Star Break than St. Louis Cardinal rookie and former Illinois State Redbird Paul DeJong.… MORE
WJBC, Redbird Sports Properties agree on new 5-year deal
Illinois State Athletics and Learfield’s Redbird Sports Properties have agreed to a new five-year partnership with WJBC AM 1230 and 93.7 NASH Icon.… MORE
ISU women’s basketball finalizes recruiting class with Saylor signing
The Illinois State women’s basketball program finalized its 2017 recruiting class with the signing of Paige Saylor, head coach Kristen Gillespie announced Thursday.… MORE
Once the opposition, new ISU volleyball coach Johnson embraces Redbird history
Leah Johnson doesn’t have fond memories of Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State lands Florida Atlantic transfer receiver
Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack has announced the transfer of former Florida Atlantic wide receiver Antonio Hadden Jr. to ISU.… MORE
ISU to name Leah Johnson as volleyball coach
Leah Johnson will be introduced as Illinois State’s seventh head volleyball coach at a press conference in the Hancock Stadium Club on Wednesday at 3 p.m.… 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…