College Sports
Image Courtesy of Kayla Piper ST. LOUIS – The Illinois State Men’s Basketball season came to an end Friday night as the Redbirds fell to Northern Iowa, 74-52, in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Enterprise Center. Entering Arch Madness as the No. 3 seed with a first-round bye, Illinois State struggled […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball prepares for a 6 p.m. battle against Drake inside the Knapp Center on Thursday. The matchup could be crucial for the Redbirds’ seeding ahead of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The two MVCf foes saw each other last on Feb. 7 when […]
Image from Illinois State women’s basketball. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball earned their first back-to-back road win of the season and started off their three-game road stretch with a 83-42 win over Valparaiso Saturday afternoon at the Athletics-Recreation Center. The 41-point victory ties the Redbirds’ largest Missouri Valley Conference win, the flock defeated […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Women’s Basketball social media NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Redbirds women’s basketball will hit the road this afternoon as they travel to Indiana to take on the Valparaiso Beacons women’s basketball in Missouri Valley Conference action. Illinois State comes into the game fresh off a win over Southern Illinois. The […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University Baseball team travels to Murfreesboro, Tenn. for a three game weekend series against the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. On Feb. 25, ISU routed Alabama A&M 14-2 in seven innings. Redshirt Sophomore Brayden Bakes stays hot at the dish, going 2-4 with […]
Image from ISU women’s basketball NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball returns to CEFCU Arena tonight for the final time of the 2025-26 season. The Redbirds battle Southern Illinois at 6:30 p.m. and look to split the season series. ISU is coming off its first home loss after falling 73-62 to Murray State on […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University baseball team defeated the University of Massachusetts – Lowell 12-1 in their first game of the Snowbird Classic in Charlotte, Florida. The Redbirds defeated the River Hawks in their fourth win of the 2026 season. The win came in eight innings with […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball hosts Belmont Friday night at 6 p.m. inside CEFCU Arena. The Bruins are the No. 2 team in the Missouri Valley Conference and defeated the Redbirds 75-68 in their Jan. 4 matchup. Doneelah Washington and Grace Nelson were the leading scorers […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbird baseball team is back in the win column after defeating the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars 9-5 Tuesday night. The Redbirds started the scoring when Junior Ryan Banks drove in his brother, Sophomore Brayden Banks, on an RBI double to make it […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball overcame an eight-point deficit to defeat Evansville 88-75 on Sunday afternoon at the Meeks Family Fieldhouse. ISU trailed eight points late in the second quarter, but a resilient second-half effort sent the flock home with their ninth conference win of the […]