Basketball

Former Illinois State University basketball player Taylor Bruninga grew up in Mapleton listening to music, exposed to rock and roll by his father, Brent, and to country by his mother, Kindra. Now, at 24, he is drawing upon both as an aspiring singer/songwriter.

It's been 24 years since the Illinois State University men's basketball team went to the NCAA tournament back in 1998. Athletic Director Kyle Brennan said Monday during a news conference introducing Ohio State Assistant Coach Ryan Pedon as the new Redbird coach, that he thinks he has found the person to bring the program back to prominence.

Illinois State University on Friday named its new men's basketball coach. Ryan Pedon has spent the last five seasons as an assistant at Ohio State. Before that, Pedon was at Butler and was an assistant coach at the University of Illinois.

Illinois State University has postponed Wednesday's men's basketball game against Loyola. "Illinois State University has determined it is unable to compete," said a news release.

The Illinois High School Association has invited Gov. JB Pritzker’s office and representatives from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to…

Special Olympics Illinois has canceled its state basketball tournament this weekend in Bloomington-Normal and Peoria.Spokesperson Chris Winston said the…

Illinois State University women’s basketball coach Kristen Gillespie came into the program three years ago with a tough task of rebuilding a struggling…

Jack Sikma said coming back to Bloomington and reconnecting with many old friends reaffirmed his decision to come to Illinois Wesleyan University nearly a…

Illinois State University Athletics will host its first Pride Night to support students who identify within the LGBTQ+ community.Pride Night will be at 7…

A former Illinois State University basketball star is using her talents to empower Native American youth.Jaci McCormack is best known in the Twin Cities…