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SIU women's basketball 2023-24 conference schedule released

October 11, 2023 @ 8:24 am

CARBONDALE, Ill. – With today’s announcement of the Missouri Valley Conference slate of games, the Saluki women’s basketball schedule for the 2023-24 season is complete....

LISTEN: Nick Hill discusses what went wrong at Youngstown State

October 9, 2023 @ 11:33 am

SIU Football coach Nick Hill talked to the media on Monday. He and Matt Varney discussed what went wrong at Youngstown State and his...

LISTEN: Nick Hill discusses what went wrong a...

Southern Illinois Sports Spotlight

Legendary Chicago Bears & University of Illinois linebacker Dick Butkus passes a...

October 6, 2023 @ 9:19 am

This story first appeared on chicagobears.com Dick Butkus, a legendary Bears Hall of Fame middle linebacker and Chicago native who many still consider the...

Team of the Week Podcast: Week 6, Harrisburg Bulldogs - Matt Griffith 10/05/2023

October 6, 2023 @ 5:45 am

The Harrisburg Bulldogs picked up a huge win at Carterville in Week 6 of the season, pulling off a 66-yard pass late to secure...

Team of the Week Podcast: Week 6, Harrisburg ...

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Red Devils lay claim to #1 ranking headed in to Week 7 of John A. Logan College ...

October 5, 2023 @ 9:00 am

For the first time in the history of the Little Egypt Football Poll, the Murphysboro Red Devils have claimed the top ranking after a...

LISTEN: Logan coach Tyler Smithpeters ready to lead defending champ Vols into 20...

October 3, 2023 @ 7:59 am

Tyler Smithpeters, the second-year head coach of the defending national champion John A. Logan Volunteers, talked with Matt Varney on Monday before the team...

LISTEN: Logan coach Tyler Smithpeters ready t...

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Sportsvoice Podcast 09-30-2023

September 30, 2023 @ 11:23 am

We’re in the thick of football season now – there is never a dull moment on Sportsvoice!...

Sportsvoice Podcast 09-30-2023

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Saluki Hall of Fame football coach Rey Dempsey is SIU’s 2023 Homecoming grand ...

September 29, 2023 @ 9:56 am

This story first featured on siu.edu CARBONDALE, Ill. — Former Saluki head football coach Rey Dempsey will be the grand marshal for Southern Illinois...

Team of the Week Podcast: Week 5, Carterville Lions - Brett Diel 09/28/2023

September 29, 2023 @ 7:53 am

Coach of the Carterville Lions, Brett Diel, joined the podcast this week to talk about his team’s huge win over St. Joseph-Ogden, the emergence...

Team of the Week Podcast: Week 5, Carterville...

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USFL and XFL announce intention to merge

September 28, 2023 @ 10:09 am

NEW YORK – September 28, 2023 – Today, the United States Football League (“USFL”) and the XFL announced their intention to merge. Subject to customary...