Outside of basketball, what is senior forward DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell looking forward to when the Illinois State men’s basketball team takes a 10-day trip to history-rich Spain to play four exhibition games?… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Highland signs contract with New Orleans Saints
Another former Redbird has found a home in the NFL.… MORE
Cardinals vs. Reds; CornBelters on the road tonight
The St. Louis Cardinals play the rubber game of their three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds tonight at Busch Stadium.… MORE
Garcia returns to Cardinals rotation; CornBelters on WJBC tonight
Jamie Garcia is set to make his second return from the disabled list this season as the St. Louis Cardinals continue their home series against the Cincinnati Reds tonight.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: ISU football second in Valley poll
As expected, Illinois State’s football team was picked second in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll behind four-time reigning national champion North Dakota State in a vote of coaches, media and sports information directors released Monday.… MORE
Redbird Arena to get new scoreboard
Basketball games will be a different experience next season at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Brickyard 400 on WJBC today
NASCAR drivers take their turns at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the Sprint Cup Series presents the Brickyard 400. … MORE
Normal set to host national softball tournament
By Eric Stock NORMAL – It’s become an every-other-year tradition in Normal. Communities aren’t allowed to host the Amateur Softball Association national fast pitch championship two years in row. As a result, Normal has applied every-other-year to host and has landed the event nine times since 1994. This year, the top 10-and-under girls’ teams in…… MORE
Shelby Miller returns to play St. Louis on WJBC
Shelby Miller makes his first start against the St. Louis Cardinals after he was traded by them at the end of last season when St. Louis plays host to the Atlanta Braves at Busch Stadium.… MORE
CornBelters rebound decisively to take series finale from Slammers
The Normal CornBelters hit a grand total of 17 hits Thursday night at the Corn Crib en route to a 10-3 victory over the Joliet Slammers.… 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…