Illinois State basketball coach Dan Muller believes a strong freshman class added more strength Tuesday with the signing of Elvis Harvey.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Report: ISU lands Bethune-Cookman transfer
By WJBC Staff NORMAL – Illinois State men’s basketball has reportedly landed a transfer from Bethune-Cookman. Jeff Goodman of ESPN reports Quintin Brewer, a 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward, has committed to ISU, where he will have one year of eligibility remaining. ISU has not commented on the report. School officials are unable to comment until a…… MORE
Heilenback goes the distance in ISU’s win over SIUE
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Steve Heilenbach turned in Illinois State’s first nine-inning, complete-game pitching performance in nearly two years as the Redbirds scored a 7-1 win over SIUE in the final game of a four-game series Sunday at Duffy Bass Field. Heilenbach limited SIUE to just one run on four hits and one…… MORE
O’Shaughnessy picked up in NFL draft
By NIck McClintock CHICAGO- At least one member of the 2014-15 Illinois State Redbirds football team looks to be playing on Sundays next year. James O’Shaughnessy, a three year starter at Tight End for the Redbirds was picked up in the fifth round of the NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. O’Shaughnessy, a native…… MORE
Cardinals continue series with Pirates Saturday on WJBC
By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON -The St. Louis Cardinals continue their three-game series with Central Division rival Pittsburgh beginning at 12:20 p.m. on WJBC 1230 AM. Also, on your computer or smart phone at wjbc.com, the Illinois State softball team plays at Drake in a Missouri Valley Conference double-header beginning at noon, while the ISU baseball…… MORE
SIUE takes first game of weekend series vs Redbirds
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL- SIUE won the first game of a four-game set over the Illinois State baseball team in front of 1,016 fans Friday at Duffy Bass Field. The Cougars won, 4-1. SIUE scratched out single tallies in the second and fifth innings, respectively, before adding a pair of late insurance runs. SIUE…… MORE
ISU players anxious for NFL draft
By Bryan Bloodworth NORMAL – As many as nine Illinois State football players could be property of professional teams following the three-day NFL draft, which begins Thursday (tonight) in Chicago. While none of the Redbirds will go in the early rounds, ISU coach Brock Spack believes tight end James O’Shaughnessy and wide receiver Cameron Meredith…… MORE
Cardinals vs. Phillies in daytime finale, Sportstalk on WJBC
By WJBC Staff The St. Louis Cardinals will turn to a rookie pitcher as they wrap up the first leg of their 11-game homestand today. Lefthander Tim Cooney will make his major league debut as the Cardinals close out a four-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium. The Phillies will counter with righthander…… MORE
Illinois State women sign three players
Illinois State women’s basketball coach Barb Smith is rebuilding the roster after a 2-28 season. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Infomation NORMAL – The Illinois State women’s basketball program and head coach Barb Smith signed three players to National Letters of Intent, as announced Tuesday. Brechelle Beachum, Viria Livingston and Millie Stevens signed on…… MORE
Illinois State baseball can’t recover from Purdue’s fast start
By ISU Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Illinois State baseball team was never able to recover from Purdue’s six-run first inning as the host Boilermakers took a 9-6 win over the Redbirds Tuesday at Alexander Field. Every run in Tuesday’s game was scored with two outs, including all six of Purdue’s first-inning runs.…… 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…