NORMAL - "I would say that our locker room is more crushed now than at any other time this year." That quote from head coach Dan Muller sums up Saturday night's loss pretty accurately. The frustration and dismay felt by the Redbirds was on full display during Saturday night's 65-59 loss to their I-74 rival Bradley Braves, in front of a near-capacity Redbird Arena crowd. The game looked early on […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate signed a bill last night which prevents another government shutdown, as congress and the president feud over expenditure on the border wall. President Trump also signed the bill, but announced that he will declare a national emergency to get funding to build a wall on the U.S-Mexican border. Senate Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke out against the announcement, condemning Trump’s proposal. “It’s important to note […]
By: Nate Doro Coming off of a popular 2015 album, The Revivalists had a lot to live up to with the release of their new album, Take Good Care. I for one was very excited to hear what they had to put out next, but after listening, I found myself pretty disappointed. Most of the tracks just seemed like slightly different versions of the others. It was hard to differentiate […]
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NORMAL - New Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced $28.9 million in grants for 89 local projects that will help each city to develop their parks and recreational facilities throughout the state of Illinois. When asked about the benefits this will bring to the state, Pritzker explained “Parks projects will create jobs, providing a boost to local economic development efforts in dozens of communities and spurring additional investment throughout the state.” […]
Redbird Women's Basketball will wear their pink jerseys in support of breast cancer (Photo Courtesy/Goredbirds.com). NORMAL - Breast Cancer Awareness month may be over, but the fight never stops, especially for Redbird Basketball. Sunday afternoon marks the annual Play-4-Kay game, a tradition across NCAA Women's Basketball to help raise money for Breast Cancer. It's a game to honor former NC State Wolfpack Head Coach Kay Yow, who lost her battle […]
A strong quarter by Lexi Wallen helps ISU earn their 6th conference win (Photo courtesy Anthony Ferretti/WZND). NORMAL – The Illinois State Redbirds earned a crucial win on home court to take a step up in the standings Sunday afternoon in the annual Play-4-Kay game. Redbird Women’s Basketball beat the Indiana State Sycamores 78-70 and increased their win streak to three games and move to fifth in the MVC. It's […]
NORMAL - The new five-story building that is planned to be constructed in Uptown Normal has the chance to greatly improve the local economy. Zach Dietmeier, the Vice President of Communications for the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council, says that this is exactly the sort of investment that the Town of Normal should be making. “This is the epitome of a good economic development project. In the city core, private investment […]
NORMAL - The -30 degree wind chill in Bloomington-Normal on Thursday was about as far away from “baseball weather” as one could imagine. ISU and surrounding schools cancelled classes last week due to the freezing cold. Despite this, Redbird Baseball and Softball went through with their preseason press conferences at Redbird Arena. Both teams begin their respective regular seasons in the coming weeks. At the conclusion of last season, the […]
