Illinois State University NCAA News

Illinois State capitalized on 12 walks issued by Evansville pitchers, as the Redbirds beat the Purple Aces 17-3 in a seven-inning, complete-game effort by ISU right-hander Dan Savas on Saturday afternoon at Duffy Bass Field.

The odds aren't very good, but three of the 27 walk-ins who tried out with the Green Bay Packers this past weekend during the rookie orientation session were lucky enough to be noticed by the coaching staff.

A 14-4 loss in seven innings at Illinois State on Sunday left the University of Evansville baseball team with a 10-10 Missouri Valley Conference record.

Somehow we managed to miss this one, but it looks like Northern Illinois picked up another transfer earlier this month.

Chris Razo worked eight innings of three-run ball, but Illinois State trailed all evening, falling 3-2 to Evansville on Friday at Duffy Bass Field.

For the draft picks, only Datone Jones and Eddie Lacy remain unsigned. Of the undrafted free agents, seven of the nine play offense.

The Green Bay Packers ' rookies finally take the field today for practice, so here's all the information you need to prepare yourself for the events of the weekend.

The number of players who have decided to transfer from Illinois State since the end of the season has now reached four players, as it was reported by multiple outlets on Thursday that sophomore guard Johnny Hill's request to be released from his scholarship has been granted .

Sometimes, having success is not enough for college basketball coaches to gain the high regard of their peers and hoops fans everywhere.

Key stats: WSU's pitching controlled two of the wins and kept the Shockers close in a third.

Despite a two-run homer by Brock Stewart that forced extra innings, Creighton scored five unanswered runs in the 11th frame to beat Illinois State 9-4 Sunday afternoon at Duffy Bass Field.

Western Michigan freshman forward Darius Paul announced on Twitter on Saturday that he will follow in his older brother Brandon 's footsteps and transfer to Illinois .

Illinois State starter Chris Razo pitched his fourth complete game of the season Friday to lead the Redbirds to a 9-2 win against Creighton.

The Journal Sentinel's Bob McGinn looks at the 10 players that the Green Bay Packers are known to have either signed or agreed to terms with as undrafted rookie free agents.

As a freshman in 2010, Winkelman was pitching at Rosenblatt Stadium in front of a crowd 100 times larger than his high school graduating class of 26.

According to a report from Scott Powers of ESPN Chicago , Northern Illinois will add some size to its roster in the form of former Illinois State center Jordan Threloff.

The Illinois State men's tennis team lost to Drake Saturday in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament championships by a score of 4-0 after defeating Bradley by a score of 4-0 in the opening round on Friday.

The Illinois State women's tennis team was defeated by Wichita State Saturday in the Missouri Valley Conference semifinals by a score of 0-4. In the first round on Friday, the Redbirds shut out Evansville with a final score of 4-0. On Friday, weather conditions became an issue for the match, forcing the two teams to relocate to the indoor courts.

In his final year at Greendale High School , Ben Erickson was named the state's Gatorade Player of the Year, Woodland Conference Player of the Year and the CNI/NOW Newspapers All-Suburban Player of the Year after leading all Wisconsin players with 1,335 receiving yards and 19 touchdown catches.

If you think the 7 round, three day NFL draft is hectic, once Mr. Irrelevant is chosen, war rooms across the league turn to absolute chaos when every available GM and scout grabs a phone to start calling, convincing and signing undrafted college free agents.