Redbird Athletics

The Redbirds bested the Bradley Braves with a last second free throw for a score of 66-65. Kristen Gillespie's team is now the No. 3 seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

The Illinois State men’s basketball team lost to Northern Iowa, 74-52, in the quarterfinal game of the Arch Madness tournament late Friday.

ISU Athletics hosted the event to commemorate the record-breaking season and a feat that has only been achieved once before in school history. At the Jan. 5 game, No. 2 Montana State bested the Redbirds 35-34 in overtime.

Family and friends enjoyed spending the weekend in the Philadelphia area as Illinois State football prepares to face Villanova in the FCS playoffs.

Illinois State University President Aondover Tarhule said the painful efforts to address a structural budget deficit have found about $12 million. That's enough to offer nonunion workers a 3.5% pay raise starting in October.

Several family members of the men who died in a 2015 plane crash joined retired Illinois State University Director of Athletics Larry Lyons and current AD Jeri Beggs at a ceremonial gathering Monday to mark the 10-year anniversary.

The Illinois State women’s basketball team will participate in a third consecutive Postseason WNIT, but the Redbirds have to wait a little longer to find out their first opponent.

The Illinois State University men’s basketball team announced Monday it will accept a spot in the 16-team College Basketball Invitational in Daytona Beach.

Student Athlete Mental Health Week starts Saturday, and Illinois State University has plans for every day of the week. WGLT spoke to ISU Athletics embedded counselor Lindsay Maxson, who helped develop the programming.

Illinois State University has released summaries of an internal audit of Athletics Department spending and of an external audit commissioned in the wake of questionable expenditures that led to the resignation of Athletic Director Kyle Brennan last year.