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Photo courtesy of Illinois State University Athletics The Illinois State Redbirds entered their second straight game against the Valparaiso Crusaders in as many nights tonight. After last night’s 69-60 loss the Birds hope to come out and shock Valpo early. They accomplished that with an early lead off the back of a quick seven […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds come out victorious against their Rival, the Bradley Braves, with a final score of 71-56. Leading the way for the Redbirds was Dj Horne with 23 points and Josiah Strong with 14 points and four steals. The Redbirds started sloppily in the first five minutes of the game, down […]
Photo courtesy Heartland Hawks NORMAL, Ill. – The Heartland Hawks went from not having a cross country team to placing at nationals in less than a year. There was no cross country program at Heartland Community College last season. But over the weekend, their men’s and women’s teams had strong performances at the NJCAA Cross […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – College football fans will have the chance to put their knowledge to the test later this month. ESPN college football analyst Mike Golic will be hosting ‘The Fan Exam’, a college sports live trivia game show starting Tuesday Nov. 10. It will run every Tuesday and Thursday until Dec. […]
Photo courtesy IWU Athletics BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- The Illinois Wesleyan Titans had tremendous success this fall, competing against some tough competition. As their fall season recently concluded, Head Coach Jim Ott liked what he saw from his team this fall. “We had a great fall season, we played in five tournaments and won four of them and […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – With nine new players on the roster this year and their leading scorer graduated, Head Coach Dan Muller is looking towards some of those new players to make an impact on the court. One of the most intriguing newcomers is 6″2 combo guard Josiah Strong. Strong started off his […]
Photo Courtesy Bloomington Central Catholic Facebook BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – It’s been a rough last two matches for the Bloomington Central Catholic High School. On Monday they lost to Morton High School by a score of 6-3, and on Wednesday they fell to the hands of University High School by a score 4-1. This weekend, they’ll […]
Photo courtesy ISU Athletics SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A former redbird is returning to the diamond as an assistant coach. University of Illinois Springfield Head Baseball Coach Ryan Copeland announced last week that he is hiring former Redbird Derek Parola as an assistant coach of the Prairie Stars. Parola credits his success to the ones at […]
Photo courtesy NCAA.com NORMAL, Ill. – The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rejected last week’s proposal that every team competes in the annual men’s basketball tournament. A number of ACC men’s basketball coaches voted on Wednesday to propose that all 346 Division I men’s basketball teams will play in March Madness. However, the NCAA said […]
Photo courtesy Jacksonville Jaguars NORMAL, Ill.- Even though there is no Redbird football, two former ISU athletes are heading into their rookie season as the NFL kicks off this week. James Robinson made the Jacksonville Jaguars 53-man roster while Luther Kirk landed on the practice squad of the Dallas Cowboys. Robinson was a running back […]