Sooner or later each of us is going to have an encounter with William Shakespeare. The trick to getting people to love the plays is to make their first encounter a good one. One man doing his best to make children's first encounter with the Bard a meanin

The Redbirds (15-9, 7-6 Missouri Valley) never trailed, raced to a 43-21 halftime lead and didn't let up, beginning the second half with a 9-0 run. Bryant Allen added 11 points and John Wilkins scored 10 for Illinois State, which made 51 percent of its s

Bradley will return home to host Indiana State Wednesday night at Carver Arena. The 7 p.m. game will be televised locally on WTVP World. NORMAL, Ill.

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Tyler Brown scored 21 points and Illinois State rolled past Bradley 78-48 Saturday night. The Redbirds (15-9, 7-6 Missouri Valley) never trailed, raced to a 43-21 halftime lead and didn’t let up, beginning the second half with a 9-0 r

Illinois State has not beaten a ranked opponent since downing No. 14 Iowa, 89-88, on Dec. 29, 1987. The last ISU victory over a ranked foe on the opponent's home floor, was a 73-72 win over No. 17 Tulsa on Feb. 6, 1985. The Redbirds have lost 22-straight

Jackie Carmichael had 19 points and 11 rebounds Saturday as Illinois State beat Southern Illinois 60-40. John Wilkins scored 10 points and matched Carmichael with 11 boards — tying Wilkins' career high — for the Redbirds (14-8, 6-5 Missouri Valley). Carm