Sports

The standout basketball player from Bloomington seized opportunities on the court. As a coach, he's been more patient, waiting for the right head coaching job to come along.

An upcoming strategic planning retreat for the Normal Town Council will help focus on issues for the next several years. Mayor Chris Koos said one idea that has surfaced in focus groups is a sports complex.

Illinois State University basketball legend Doug Collins will now be forever linked to a part of campus that helped transform him into an All-American and — ultimately — a basketball Hall of Famer.

The Redbirds' improbable win over NDSU, two months after ISU lost to the Bison in Normal, lifted ISU into the FCS quarterfinals for a postseason rematch with UC-Davis at 4 p.m. Saturday.

The Redbirds received at at-large bid to the 24-team field and will play at No. 16 seed Southeastern Louisiana at noon, Saturday, Nov. 29, in Hammond, Louisiana.

University High School hosted a ceremony Friday celebrating its volleyball team for winning the IHSA Class 3A State Championship.

The head of a nonprofit advocacy group urges local governments that collect tax money from video gambling machines to direct some of that revenue toward addiction treatment.

Illinois State men's basketball coach Ryan Pedon says his team embraces being a target this season. The Redbirds are picked to win the Missouri Valley Conference — something the program last achieved in 1998.

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, Illinois State University's men's basketball team is the preseason favorite to win the Missouri Valley Conference.

McCade Brown stands tall these days. He toes the pitching rubber at 6-foot-6, 225 pounds, and his recent call-up to the Major Leagues with the Colorado Rockies was a dream realized.