…Mary Sims led the Illinois State women’s basketball team with 12 points, but despite the effort, the Redbirds fell to Evansville, 69-52, Sunday at the Ford Center.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Redbird Softball gets win over Boston
After a difficult weekend against ranked opponents in Tempe, Arizona, the Illinois State softball team closed out the five-game slate with an 6-5 eight-inning victory over Boston University Sunday mor… MORE
Redbird baseball drops double-header
Redbird baseball drops double-header… MORE
Redbird softball drops two in Tempe
Redbird softball drops two in Tempe… MORE
Redbirds fall short in upset bid over Wichita State
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half to keep ISU close against No. 13 ranked Wichita State, but the Shockers dominated the rebounding margin, 40-26, and had 10 second-c… MORE
Redbird basketball to participate in 2015 Cancun Challenge
The Illinois State men's basketball team will play in the 2015 Cancun Challenge, including two games in Normal, Illinois, and two games at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya near Cancun, Mexico,… MORE
Birds pick up season opening win over Arkansas State
The Illinois State baseball team started the 2015 season with a win Friday night as the Redbirds scored a 3-0 shutout victory over host Arkansas State at Kell Field.… MORE
Redbird Softball splits pair in Arizona
The Illinois State softball team split a pair of games to open the Littlewood Classic at Arizona State Friday evening in Tempe, Arizona. The Redbirds defeated North Texas in the first game before fall… MORE
Redbird hoops, baseball opener, softball, Thunder on WJBC
The Illinois State women's basketball team returns to the road, after a four-game homestand.… MORE
ISU men’s hoops prep for #13 Wichita State, women look to improve
The Illinois State men's basketball team doesn't have much time to recover after an 83-64 road loss to Northern Iowa on Wednesday.… 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…