Four players found the back of the net, Logan Halladay made 19 saves, and the Bloomington Thunder stretched their point streak to five games with a 4-1 win over Team USA on Sunday afternoon at the Bloomington Coliseum.… MORE
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Redbird softball sweeps final day of FAU Tournament
Led by Riley Strandgard’s six-RBI day, Illinois State downed Fordham and Fairfield in Sunday’s doubleheader at the FAU Parents’ Weekend Tournament.… MORE
UPDATED: Redbirds denied NCAA Tournament bid; draw No. 1 seed in NIT
Illinois State’s record-setting season wasn’t enough to convince the NCAA Tournament committee that the Redbirds were tournament worthy.… MORE
IWU’s Rundle takes head coaching job in Tennessee
Illinois Wesleyan assistant football coach Travis Rundle has been named the new head football coach at Sewanee University, a Division III school in Tennessee.… MORE
Illinois State softball routs Rutgers
Four Redbird home runs paved the way for Illinois State’s five-inning, 13-2 victory over Rutgers on Saturday morning at the FAU Parents’ Weekend Tournament.… MORE
Barb Smith dismissed as ISU women’s basketball coach
Illinois State Athletics Director Larry Lyons has announced Barb Smith has been dismissed as women’s basketball coach after four seasons.… MORE
Illinois State Drops Friday’s Doubleheader to Open FAU Tournament
Despite solid defense, the Illinois State softball team fell short in a pair of games on Friday to LIU Brooklyn and Florida Atlantic at the FAU Parents’ Weekend Tournament in Boca Raton, Florida.… MORE
Illinois State battles to the end in loss to Drake
The Illinois State women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end Friday in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, as the Redbirds (8-23) fell to No. 20/19 Drake, 64-40, inside the iWireless Center. The No. 1 seed Bulldogs (26-4) increased their win streak to 20 games and advanced to Saturday’s semifinals against either No. 4 seed Southern Illinois or No. 5 seed Wichita State.… MORE
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Sawed off: Lumberjacks upend Thunder in overtime
Christiano Versich scored his first goal with Bloomington and Logan Halladay stopped 36 shots, but Zach Berzolla scored with 3:10 left in overtime to send Muskegon past the Thunder, 2-1, on Thursday at L.C. Walker Arena.… 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…