Illinois State Women’s Basketball secured their second MVC win of the season as they took down the Evansville Aces 67-43.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State football hires Hendricks to complete coaching staff
Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack rounded out his coaching staff Wednesday as he announced the hiring of Brian Hendricks as the team’s new defensive line coach.… MORE
Redbird men’s basketball rolls past Bradley in “war on 74”
The 125th all-time meeting between Illinois State and Bradley lived up to the standards of the historic rivalry, as there were seven tie scores and four lead changes, with the Redbirds using an 8-3 run late to pull away for a 70-57 victory on Wednesday evening.… MORE
Ex-Redbird All-American Stewart joins Spack’s staff
Former Illinois State All-American linebacker Kye Stewart will return to his alma mater and join the football coaching staff, as head coach Brock Spack has announced the hiring of Stewart as the team’s outside linebackers coach.… MORE
Redbirds women’s basketball first half struggles turns into second half success in first Missouri Valley win
Illinois State Women’s Basketball overcame the 4-1 MVC Salukis in the final minutes of the game, defeating Southern Illinois 49-46.… MORE
Redbird men’s basketball struggles in final minutes to fall to Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois used a 20-2 run to turn a 14-point second-half Illinois State lead into a four-point Saluki advantage, and the hosts never trailed after taking the lead in the four-point, 74-70 SIU win.
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Redbird women’s basketball moves to 0-4 in Missouri Valley play after loss to Missouri State
Illinois State Women’s Basketball fell to the Missouri State Bears 56-50 in a close fourth quarter comeback. … MORE
Redbird men’s basketball defeated by the Ramblers of Loyola
Illinois State was able to erase a 12-point first-half deficit by ending the first half on a 7-0 run and later another 7-0 run to take a one-point lead with just under eight minutes left in the game, but the strong Loyola squad was able to regroup and pull ahead for good in a 68-61 Rambler victory on Wednesday evening.… MORE
Banks joins Redbird football staff
Former Illinois State all-conference defensive back Mike Banks will join the Redbird football coaching staff as an assistant coach.… MORE
Redbird men’s basketball takes down Missouri State with late rally
Behind 23 points from both Phil Fayne and Milik Yarbrough, the Illinois State Redbirds jumped ahead early, and later rallied against a strong Missouri State squad on Sunday afternoon by a 72-68 final score.… 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…