Southern Illinois University at Carbondale NCAA News

SIU fell 78-68 to Indiana State Saturday in Terra Haute, Ind., behind a NCAA record 12 consecutive three-pointers from the Sycamores.

WOODSTOCK, Ga. The Miami University softball team had a great opening day Saturday at the KSU Classic, winning both of its games.

Indiana State set an NCAA record by making all 12 3-pointers it took in a 78-68 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday.

The Lady Govs are still searching for their first win as the young team has been dealt a tough season-opening schedule.

Former Saluki player and assistant coach Paul Lusk returned to the SIU Arena for the first time as an opposing head coach, and his team won a close game against the Salukis.

A Hidden in the pre-game notes compiled by Missouri State sports information director Rick Kindhart is a nugget that tells a big tale for the basketball Bears.

The Missouri State Bears will conclude their current Valley road trip Wednesday night at Southern Illinois.

Senior guard Jeff Early scored a team-high 14 points against Evansville Saturday, but 13 of those came in the first half.

Creighton moves down four spots in the poll following a week that began with a win at home over Illinois State, 102-74. After that came an upset loss at Northern Iowa, 65-62. Kentucky stays number one for the second straight week.

Troy Taylor realizes he didn't do much to help the cause the last time the University of Evansville played Southern Illinois, but he believes he learned an important lesson.

SIU had a substantial upset victory against Missouri State, winning by 5 on the road.

"We were basically going to recruit every position," Lennon said. "In fact, if you look at the numbers, we basically recruited a whole football team." Wednesday was the first day high school recruits could sign official agreements, or National Letters of Intent, to play college football.

Cedar Falls, IA - Deon Mitchell scored a game-high 17 points as the Northern Iowa Panthers came back to beat the Southern Illinois Salukis 58-49 in Missouri Valley Conference play at McLeod Center.

New York, NY - Southern Illinois senior Bryan Boemer was named on Tuesday as the 2011 recipient of the Rimington Award, given to the top center in the FCS.

The men's basketball team's resume this season includes school records for the widest margin of defeat and second-fewest points in a game.

After a couple years of being a sports reporter and covering all different types of games, there are times when I have to try and suppress an eye roll as a coach or player gives some cliche quote along the lines of how any team can win on any given day.

In the first game of 2012, the Southern Illinois men's basketball team downed ISU by five points in a disappointing road loss, a game the Redbirds did not easily forget.

ESPN's BracketBusters, played during three days in February each year, adds a wrinkle to the scheduling process for hundreds of college basketball programs.

With Samantha Heck scoring eight of her 21 points in the first seven minutes of the second half, the University of Evansville women's basketball team overcame a nine-point halftime deficit against Southern Illinois on Saturday.

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