Former Illinois State and new Pittsburgh men’s basketball coach Kevin Stallings has reportedly added another Redbird to his staff.… MORE
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Lefty’s Corner: Project 7 a kind way to remember
It’s been a year of tears for those affected by the devastating airplane crash that claimed the lives of Illinois State deputy athletics director Aaron Leetch; ISU associate head basketball coach Torrey Ward; Redbird boosters and Bloomington-Normal businessmen Terry Stralow, Jason Jones, Andy Butler, Scott Bittner and pilot Tom Hileman.… MORE
Redbird baseball drops rubber game to Xavier
Xavier scored four runs each in the third and fourth innings and the Illinois State baseball team was never able to recover Sunday as the visiting Musketeers earned an 11-5 win to take two out of three games in the series with the Redbirds.… MORE
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Illinois State falls in series opener with Xavier
Xavier broke a scoreless tie with seven runs in the top of the seventh inning Friday to spoil a strong start from Illinois State’s Steve Heilenbach and send the Redbirds to their 10th-straight loss. … MORE
Banyard to graduate; will not return to ISU men’s basketball
Redshirt junior forward Nick Banyard plans to graduate from Illinois State this summer and will not return to the ISU men’s basketball program for his senior season, head coach Dan Muller announced Friday.
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WJBC Athletes of Week: March 28, 2016
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
Redbirds fall in pitchers’ duel
The Illinois State baseball team scored a run in the bottom of the first inning but could do no more in what turned into a pitchers’ duel against Eastern Illinois Tuesday at Duffy Bass Field. The visiting Panthers won, 2-1.… MORE
Thunder clinch first playoff berth
Behind a three-goal second period, the Bloomington Thunder solidified their first post-season berth on Friday night in Dubuque. With a 5-3 win over the Fighting Saints, the Thunder (34-18-3-1) have clinched the final available playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. … 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…