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Basketball

Redbirds prepare for battle against Greenville Panthers

NORMAL -- Following a victory at UMass Lowell, the Illinois State Redbirds are heading back to Normal. They will start their first game of the 2020-21 season Wednesday. The Redbirds will be taking on the highly-offensive-minded Greenville University Wednesday afternoon. Quick hits on the Redbirds Junior guard Josiah Strong was the first awardee for Newcomer of the Week. This award was announced last week by the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbird team (1-1) for this season has the seventh-highest height […]

todayDecember 2, 2020 26

Football News

Alabama remains atop latest College Football Playoff rankings

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The Alabama Crimson Tide again topped the College Football Playoff rankings as the top seven teams remained unchanged Tuesday night. Alabama sat atop the CFP rankings for the 20th time -- the most since the format was introduced for the 2014 season -- after a dominant win over Auburn on Saturday. Notre Dame (No. 2), Clemson (No. 3) and Ohio State (No. 4) also occupied the same spots as last week. Ohio State remained at No. […]

todayDecember 2, 2020 14

Basketball

Two Warriors players test positive for COVID-19

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers announced Tuesday that two players on the team tested positive for COVID-19. Myers said the start of the Warriors' training camp will be delayed by one day because of the positive tests. Practices are allowed to begin Sunday, but the Warriors will now begin camp Monday. "As players have entered back into our market, two players have tested positive after they've reentered," Myers told reporters Tuesday. "I don't think […]

todayDecember 2, 2020 11

NWA News

NWA to lose their operations director Tuesday

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) has yet another executive vacancy as of Tuesday. Maureen Tracy, who has been NWA's operations director for the past few years, is stepping down. Tracy has been an instrumental part of the promotion since Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan took ownership. Tracy would make the announcement yesterday on Twitter: Tomorrow is my last day with NWA.   I am so thankful for all of the amazing people I got to meet. I […]

todayDecember 1, 2020 16

Entertainment

The Stayers’ Hurdle: the most competitive horse race in 2021?

Horse racing fans don’t have much to watch for the rest of the year in the US. The main races happen in May, June, and November. For the remainder of the year, they should turn their attention to overseas action. As 2020 nears its end, the attention of racing fans worldwide will begin to set on England’s Cheltenham Festival. The March event is the pinnacle for jumps fans around the world, as the biggest names in the sport compete for […]

todayDecember 1, 2020 3

Football News

Northwestern-Minnesota football game canceled, ruled no contest

MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) -- The Northwestern-Minnesota game scheduled for Saturday in Minneapolis has been called off because of COVID-19 issues within the Golden Gophers' football program. On Monday, Minnesota reported that at least 47 people in the program -- 21 student-athletes and 26 staff members -- have tested positive for the coronavirus since Nov. 19. "The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff continue to be our main priority," Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle said in a statement. "The […]

todayDecember 1, 2020 3

Entertainment News

NFL: Ravens/Steelers met with a further delay, has Wednesday kickoff

PITTSBURGH -- For the third time in a row, a Week 12 matchup is again being rescheduled in the NFL. An NFL press release Monday would reveal that the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers will again be moved. The NBC broadcast will now be on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 3:40 p.m. Eastern. Similar to the previous postponements, the NFL would make this decision out of an "abundance of caution." The release states that the league was wanting […]

todayNovember 30, 2020 13

East Central Illinois Region

Illinois State’s RB4L Support Your Sport Challenge taking place this week

NORMAL, Ill. -- The athletic department of Illinois State University is hosting a fundraising event for one of their programs. The Redbird For Life (RB4L) program is holding their inaugural Support Your Sport Challenge this week. The event will begin Monday, Nov. 30 and will run through Friday, Dec. 4. The fundraising challenge is an effort to increase participation by former student-athletes to support their sports teams at their alma mater. Gifts will go directly to the team of their […]

todayNovember 29, 2020 3

Football News

Vanderbilt fires football coach Derek Mason amid winless season

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UPI) -- Vanderbilt head football coach Derek Mason was fired Sunday, one day after a 41-0 loss to Missouri that dropped the Commodores to 0-8 this season. Mason, who was in his sixth season, posted a 27-55 record at the school. He is the sixth-winningest head coach in program history and only the second to guide the Commodores to at least two bowl games. "On behalf of the entire Vanderbilt community, I want to extend my deepest gratitude […]

todayNovember 29, 2020 3

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