Illinois State Redbirds

The funniest thing I’ve seen at the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament: The grounds crew using old couch cushions to soak up the water in the outfield. Talk about necessity being the mother of invention. People watching--- Wichita...

It seems trivial to be talking about sports when friends and neighbors have had their lives blown all around the plains. The devastation in Oklahoma is staggering—it affects Kansans so profoundly because we live with the knowledge that it has been...

Bradley outfield Mike Tauchman and Redbirds’ ace Chris Razo highlight the 2013 MVC all-conference baseball teams, being tabbed Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. Illinois State's Mark Kingston has been named the Dan Callahan Coach of...

Wichita State is the 2012-13 Missouri Valley Conference all-sports champion. It marks the seventh crown in the past 10 years for Wichita State, which has a league best 19 all-time. WSU finished second in the all-sports trophy race in 2011-12. Wichita...

No Illinois State player has been selected in the NBA draft since 1999. Jackie Carmichael, a 6-foot-9 Redbirds forward, hopes to take steps toward changing that stat this week at the NBA draft combine in Chicago. Carmichael, who averaged 17.4 points and...

After holding Oklahoma State scoreless for six innings, Wichita State Baseball dropped a 7-2 final to the 16th ranked Cowboys. The Shockers record stands at 31-25 (17-14 at home), while the Cowboys improved to 37-13 on the year. Despite tossing six...

Casual basketball followers in Baltimore City might not remember Daishon Knight. The 6-foot-1, 188-pound combo guard didn’t play for Lake Clifton during his senior year of high school in 2010, and he never suited up for a local AAU team either....

Wichita State men's golf won the team's 6th straight Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title on Tuesday afternoon, and they did so in record-breaking fashion.  Grier Jones' group beat the field by a whopping 32-stroke margin.  The team held a 24-...

Nate Palmer still wonders what his football future might hold had injuries not slowed his progress. During his high school days at Simeon, the defensive end/outside linebacker played just four games as a junior after suffering a broken ankle. Then before...

Illinois State is the 2013 MVC Women's Golf Champion. The title marks their fifth in six seasons and 13th overall. Illinois State's three-round 333-317-327=977 edged Wichita State, which shot a three-round 980. Southern Illinois (982) and Bradley (982)...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Tyler Brown scored 25 points and Jackie Carmichael added 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead Illinois State to an 86-50 victory against Missouri State on Wednesday night. Johnny Hill had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Redbirds...

My 14-year-old son was very concerned when he learned that Wichita State was on the cover of this week’s Sports Illustrated. “What about the Sports Illustrated jinx”, he asked with a straight face. I told him that it was a regional cover...