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Illinois State University opened its $11 million practice facility last fall. Interim athletics director Jeri Beggs says facility has been useful for football and other outdoor sports during inclement weather.
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Doug Collins, the most decorated athlete in ISU history, was a three-time All-American and 1972 Olympian. He remains the Redbirds’ all-time leader in multiple categories, including career and single-season scoring,
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Jill Hutchison was a pioneer for women's college sports, starting at a time when they were an afterthought at best, and at worst, were assumed to be unsafe.
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As the fall sports season takes off at Illinois State University, mascot Reggie Redbird is everywhere, making community appearances, sharing the cheering duties at games in multiple sports. It's a lot. There are, in fact, multiple Reggies. It wasn't always that way.
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Kyle Brennan will lead fundraising efforts for a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) collective at the University of Utah. NILs raise money through marketing deals and other employment to pay student-athletes.
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Paige Robinson came to Illinois State University as a graduate transfer a year ago. The central Illinois native led the Redbirds in scoring and guided the team to a Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship.
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The Redbirds will play at Missouri in the opening round at 7 p.m. Thursday.
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The Illinois State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved a naming rights deal for Redbird Arena. The venue will now be known as CEFCU Arena, with the Peoria-based credit union paying ISU $3.1 million over the next decade.
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Melinda Fischer retired as the winningest coach in Illinois State University history and one of the most successful ever in college softball.
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Simone Goods, a recent member of the Illinois State University women's basketball team, died Saturday after a battle with cancer.