Illinois State Redbirds

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)...

Loyola made it official Friday: The school has accepted an invitation to join the Missouri Valley Conference. The Ramblers will begin their affiliation with the MVC on July 1, 2013 in all sports except men’s volleyball, which will remain a...

He hadn't hit much of anything except Illinois State players up until that point, but in the final seconds of Sunday night's game Cleanthony Early became the hero.  Early's three-point basket with 4 seconds left put the Shockers up by 1 and eventually...

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...

For What it’s Worth---April 2 On my way to school yesterday my son asked me if it was April fool’s day. “Yes”, I replied. Whereupon, from the back seat, my 10-year old daughter queried; “it’s March 1st? “ This...

Courtesy of Wichita State - WICHITA, Kan.- Four Shockers had two or more RBI as the Wichita State baseball team won their series over Illinois State with a 12-2 win on Saturday night at Eck Stadium. A.J. Ladwig got the win for Wichita State pitching...

The Wichita State Shockers started their first Missouri Valley Conference series with a bang. They took Illinois State into 12 innings and finished them off with a walk-off double. The Shockers earned their first MVC win 4-3. Wichita State earned...