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Illinois State at Evansville on WJBC tonight
DeVaughn Akoon Purcell and the Illinois State Redbirds play the Evansville Purple Aces tonight. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By WJBC Staff In a battle for second place in the current Missouri Valle...
Feb 11, 2016
Titans drop third straight; lose to No. 1 Augustana
By Nick McClintock ROCK ISLAND- A matchup with the number one team in the country is never an easy task, as the Illinois Wesleyan Titans found out Wednesday night against the Augustana Vikings. The Vi...
Feb 10, 2016
IWU to play No. 1 Augie tonight
Andy Stempel and the Illinois Wesleyan Titans play Augustana at Rock Island tonight. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff The last time Illinois Wesleyan played the No. 1-ranked team in the country, the Ti...
Feb 10, 2016
Illinois State’s Griffin suspended indefinitely
Illinois State’s Roland Griffin has scored 5.9 points per game in 16 games this season. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Illinois State freshman forward Roland Griffin ...
Feb 09, 2016
Hawkins wins MVC Player of the Week honors
Deontae Hawkins. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – After playing an instrumental role in Illinois State's victories last week over No. 21 Wichita State (Feb. 6) ...
Feb 08, 2016
Bears’ Hall of Famer Hampton to be honorary captain for Edge
Dan Hampton will serve as honorary captain for the Bloomngton Edge on March 6. (Photo courtesy ProFootballHOF/YouTube)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Edge have announced Chicago Bears...
Feb 08, 2016
Redbird defense shocks Wichita State
Devaughn Akoon-Purcell (44) scored 12 points and added nine rebounds in the Redbirds win over No. 21 Wichita State. (Photo credit Nick McClintock/WJBC) By Austin Duncan NORMAL, Ill- For the second tim...
Feb 06, 2016
Early struggles cost Illinois Wesleyan in loss to North Central
Trevor Seibring scored 15 points in IWU’s loss to North Central on Saturday. (Photo by WJBC) By Eric Stock NAPERVILLE – A 75-foot shot that cut perfectly through the net from Trevor Seibri...
Feb 06, 2016
Harvey decides to leave ISU basketball program
Dan Muller announced today that Harvey is leaving the basketball program. (WJBC File Photo)By Illinois State Athletic StaffNORMAL – Illinois State head men's basketball coach Dan Muller announce...
Feb 05, 2016
Illinois Wesleyan stunned by Millikin in final minute
T.J. Sims of Bloomington scored 13 points in Millikin’s win over Illinois Wesleyan on Tuesday. (Photo by WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan stormed back from a 14-point seco...
Feb 03, 2016
