A big day from Owen Miller helped Illinois State secure its second win in as many days over a Big Ten opponent, as the Illinois State baseball team scored a 10-4 win over Northwestern Sunday at North Charlotte Regional Park, as part of the Snowbird Classic.… MORE
The Florida Gators scored six runs in the sixth inning and handed Illinois State an 11-1 defeat Sunday morning at Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. The loss gives ISU an overall record of 6-14 and the Redbirds finished 3-3 this weekend.… MORE
ISU coach Barb Smith and the Redbirds open Missouri Valley Conference tournament play on Thursday night in Moline. (Photo GoRedbirds.com) By Illinois State University Athletics Media Relations The Illinois State women’s basketball team hung tough with Missouri State through the first quarter of action Saturday at JQH Arena, but the Lady Bears (219, 144 MVC)…… MORE
The Illinois State men’s basketball team struggled from the field and a late comeback bid fell short as the No. 3-seed Redbirds fell to No. 6-seed Indiana State, 65-57, Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Scottrade Center.… MORE
The Illinois State baseball team began its eight-game stretch in Port Charlotte, Florida, at the Snowbird Classic with a 14-1 defeat at the hands of Indiana Friday afternoon at North Charlotte Regional Park.… MORE
The Illinois State softball team snapped a seven-game losing streak with a pair of wins Friday afternoon at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.… MORE
With a spot in Saturday’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinals at stake, the third-seeded Illinois State men’s basketball team faces sixth-seeded Indiana State tonight in the Arch Madness quarterfinals at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.… MORE
Preparing for this weekend’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament is much different than preparing for a regular season game, according to Illinois State basketball coach Dan Muller.… MORE
The Illinois State women’s basketball team out scored Wichita State 18-9 in the third quarter to rally and beat the Shockers 53-49 at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.… MORE
After being defeated 11-0 in five innings earlier this season, the Illinois State softball team battled No. 1 Florida in a 7-2 defeat Thursday night at Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. The loss drops the Redbirds to 3-12 this season.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…