Illinois State Redbirds

For the first time since 2009 the Wichita State Shockers are heading back to the NCAA tournament.  Wichita State defeated Illinois State 5-2 on Saturday night to win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA...

“Officials used to go to the monitor on calls that they weren’t sure of, now they go even when they are—it’s an unnecessary interruption in an exciting game”. Analyst Jeff Van Gundy after an obvious call with a minute left...

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Wichita State will play Illinois State on Saturday for the Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament.  Wichita State is looking for its first Valley title since 2009.  A win would give them an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Shockers beat...

Illinois State has to feel a little ripped off. Here they are hosting this event and they’ve been delayed an hour and a half in primetime for their game on Wednesday, then had 53 degree temperatures for their start last night. Crowds have been...

The funniest thing I’ve seen at the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament: The grounds crew using old couch cushions to soak up the water in the outfield. Talk about necessity being the mother of invention. People watching--- Wichita...

It seems trivial to be talking about sports when friends and neighbors have had their lives blown all around the plains. The devastation in Oklahoma is staggering—it affects Kansans so profoundly because we live with the knowledge that it has been...

Bradley outfield Mike Tauchman and Redbirds’ ace Chris Razo highlight the 2013 MVC all-conference baseball teams, being tabbed Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. Illinois State's Mark Kingston has been named the Dan Callahan Coach of...

Wichita State is the 2012-13 Missouri Valley Conference all-sports champion. It marks the seventh crown in the past 10 years for Wichita State, which has a league best 19 all-time. WSU finished second in the all-sports trophy race in 2011-12. Wichita...

After holding Oklahoma State scoreless for six innings, Wichita State Baseball dropped a 7-2 final to the 16th ranked Cowboys. The Shockers record stands at 31-25 (17-14 at home), while the Cowboys improved to 37-13 on the year. Despite tossing six...

Casual basketball followers in Baltimore City might not remember Daishon Knight. The 6-foot-1, 188-pound combo guard didn’t play for Lake Clifton during his senior year of high school in 2010, and he never suited up for a local AAU team either....