Illinois State head women’s basketball coach Barb Smith announced Tuesday Octavia Crump has rejoined the Redbird program effective immediately.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Redbird football adds Texas Tech transfer to secondary
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Looking to add some more depth to his secondary, Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack announced the addition of Texas Tech transfer defensive back La’Darius Newbold Tuesday to the team’s roster. Newbold signed a financial aid agreement with the Redbirds and will be begin classes this summer. The…… MORE
Hendren named Louisville Slugger All-American
Jacob Hendren has been named a Louisville Slugger All-American, Collegiate Baseball announced Thursday.… MORE
Coprich pleads guilty to drug charge, suspension lifted
Illinois State University runningback Marshaun Coprich is no longer suspended from the football team after pleading guilty to a drug charge relating to his arrest earlier this month.… MORE
ISU baseball eliminated from MVC tournament
The Illinois State baseball team’s season came to an end as Southern Illinois scored a 7-1 win over the Redbirds in a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament elimination game Thursday at Eck Stadium.… MORE
Cardinals, CornBelters on WJBC airwaves today
The Normal CornBelters play the Gateway Grizzlies tonight at the Corn Crib. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By WJBC Staff Jamie Garcia is scheduled to pitch for the first time in the Major Leagues since a shoulder injury sidelined him early last season as the St. Louis Cardinals finish their four-game series against the Mets. Jacob…… MORE
ISU’s Hendren named Newcomer of the Year, four earn All-MVC honors
Jacob Hendren has been named the Missouri Valley Conference’s Newcomer of the Year, while he and three other Redbirds earned All-MVC honors, the league announced Tuesday.… MORE
ISU men’s basketball heading to Spain
By Bryan Bloodworth NORMAL – Illinois State’s men’s basketball team will get a jump-start to the upcoming season with a trip to Spain. Coach Dan Muller announced the 10-day trip today that will have the Redbirds playing four games against opponents and dates to be determined. The team will arrive in Madrid on Aug.…… MORE
Illinois State baseball drops regular season finale in extra innings
Indiana State forced extra innings with a run in the top of the ninth inning and added two more on a wild play in the 10th to score a 5-3 win in both teams’ regular-season finale Saturday at Duffy Bass Field.… MORE
ISU baseball splits doubleheader with Indiana State
The Illinois State baseball team rallied for a doubleheader split with visiting Indiana State Friday at Duffy Bass Field. Indiana State scored a 3-0 shutout win in the opener before the Redbirds bounced back with a 5-4 win in the nightcap. … 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…