Illinois State women’s basketball player Shakeela Fowler is transferring from the program, it was announced Monday by head coach Barb Smith.… MORE
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Thunder force Game 5 with overtime win
After a scoreless hockey game, the Thunder forced a Game 5 in overtime against the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders with Alec Mehr netting the golden goal less than a minute and 30 seconds into the extra period.… MORE
Redbirds shine in Spring Showcase
The annual Spring Showcase for Illinois State, which took place Saturday at Hancock Stadium, saw a 14-10 victory for the Red Team in front of a crowd of 1,071.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: Effort not a problem for ISU football
Unlike early in his football career at Illinois State, Brock Spack no longer has to put an emphasis on coaching effort.… MORE
Illinois State adds Dollar as assistant coach
Chad Dollar, a 19-year Division I men’s basketball coaching veteran who most recently spent five seasons on the staff at Georgia Tech, has been hired as an assistant coach at Illinois State, head coach Dan Muller announced Thursday.… MORE
Redbird basketball signs 6-9 forward Fayne
Phil Fayne, a 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward from Western Nebraska Community College has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Illinois State men’s basketball team, Redbird head coach Dan Muller announced Wednesday.… MORE
Redbird baseball powers past SIUE
The Illinois State baseball team hit three home runs on its way to a 9-3 non-conference victory over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Tuesday night at the Simmons Complex.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: Arrington talks about concussion education
Former Bloomington High School and Eastern Illinois University football player Adrian Arrington suffered at least five concussions during his playing career at Eastern Illinois.… MORE
Evansville downs Redbird Softball
Evansville hit four home runs and scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning en route a 7-4 victory over the Illinois State softball team Sunday at Marian Kneer Stadium. … MORE
Thunder explode at Cedar Rapids to tie playoff series
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders lived their own nightmare on Saturday night as the Bloomington Thunder responded in a big way 7-2 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal. Bloomington was on fire right from the drop of the puck, taking the lead and never letting it go in their first playoff win in team history.… 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…