Illinois State senior guard Paris Lee was named to the five-player All-National Association of Basketball Coaches District 16 First Team, and coach Dan Muller earned NABC District 16 coach of the year honors, the NABC announced Wednesday.… MORE
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Redbird baseball falls to Illinois
The Illinois State baseball team was limited to just four hits and a single run as the Redbirds fell to host Illinois Tuesday at Illinois Field, 7-1.… MORE
State Farm Holiday Classic reveals 2017 field
Two state champions and four additional state trophy winners highlight the 2017 State Farm Holiday Classic field.… MORE
UCF comes back to end Redbird season
Two free throws by UCF guard B.J. Taylor with one second remaining gave the Knights a come-from-behind, 63-62, victory over the Illinois State men’s basketball team in the second round of the NIT Monday night.… MORE
De Los Reyes named MVC Player of the Week
After beginning league play with a .700 average, Jordan de los Reyes was named the MVC’s softball Player of the Week the conference office announced Monday. … MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: March 20, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal, Clay Dooley Tire and Auto and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
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Lipscomb tops Redbird baseball, secures sweep
Lipscomb earned a three-game series sweep of the Illinois State baseball team by virtue of an 8-3 win over the Redbirds Sunday at Ken Dugan Field.… MORE
Bloomington buys into ‘team’ in taking 3rd at state
Bloomington High School’s boys basketball team didn’t lose often during its historic season, but when it did, it got the players attention. … MORE
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WJBC 1230 AM: 11:45 a.m. Baseball – St. Louis vs. Atlanta… 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…