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NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith will be the special guest and keynote speaker at the American Red Cross’ Evening of Stars fundraiser in November, the organization announced Friday.

State Farm executive and Normal native Corey Schieler has been nominated for NFL Fan of the Year, an award given out to football super fans with a history of giving back to their communities.

A strength coach for Illinois State football hopes to become among a select few women to make it to the National Football League. Tessa Grossman just returned from a coaching fellowship with the Atlanta Falcons during that team's training camp.

The need for donated blood doesn’t pause for holidays, game days or a pandemic. Bloomington-Normal and Peoria, like the rest of the nation, are…

The NFL season has returned, and on Sunday a former Illinois State Redbird will be taking the field.Running back James Robinson of the Jacksonville…

Former Illinois State football standout and Canadian Football League All-Star Tre Roberson has reportedly agreed to terms on a contract with the Chicago…

A sports historian said a Normal native's nomination to the Pro Football Hall of Fame nearly a century after he helped break the NFL's color barrier shows…

Southern Illinois University (SIU) released a new policy change this week to its code of conduct, banning student athletes, cheerleaders, and spirit…

Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday that athletes who are protesting during the National Anthem are insulting the country.Rauner’s most recent disclosure of…