Former Redbird Brock Stewart likely won’t be participating in the Texas League All-Star Game June 28, but he is probably just fine with that.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Johnson promoted to Director of Basketball Operations
After serving as video coordinator for the Illinois State men’s basketball program during the 2015-16 season, Spencer Johnson has been promoted to director of basketball operations, head coach Dan Muller announced Wednesday.… MORE
Athlon Sports projects ISU football as at-large playoff team in 2016
The Illinois State football team has been projected by Athlon Sports to be an at-large bid for the 2016 FCS Playoffs.… MORE
Game time set for Illinois State-Northwestern football game
The Illinois State football program knows when it will face in-state foe Northwestern, as the Big Ten Conference announced Monday a kickoff time of 2:30 p.m. CT for the Redbirds’ Sept. 10 contest at Ryan Field against the Wildcats.… MORE
Redbirds ranked 11th in Athlon Sports Preseason FCS Top 25
Illinois State football has been ranked No. 11 in the Athlon Sports Preseason FCS Top 25.… MORE
ISU’s Rutherford finishes 22nd at NCAA track and field finals
Illinois State senior Ryan Rutherford placed 22nd in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. … MORE
Myers announces 2016 Illinois State volleyball schedule
Illinois State head volleyball coach Melissa Myers announced her team’s 2016 schedule Wednesday.… MORE
Miller named to Freshman All-American baseball team
Illinois State freshman shortstop Owen Miller has been named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, the newspaper Collegiate Baseball announced Tuesday.… MORE
Grigsby placed on 2017 NFF College Football Hall of Fame ballot
The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced the names on the 2017 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame Wednesday, and Illinois State’s Boomer Grigsby was among those listed for selection.… MORE
ISU athletics to host Community Appreciation Week
Illinois State athletics will be taking time to say ‘thank you’ to its supporters.… 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…