Christopher Bean, Sports editor
April 7, 2020
With the 2019-20 NBA season on pause due to the Corona Virus, there was big news on Sunday with the announcement of the 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees. The 9 inductees are surrounded by some of the g...
Christopher Bean, Sports editor
April 1, 2020
While everyone is staying safe at home during these unprecedented times, NFL free agency has headlined the sports world over the last two weeks. Even though teams could not meet with any players in person because of COVID-19,...
Bradley Piros, Sports editor
April 1, 2020
MACOMB, Ill. – After departing with long-time Western Illinois University men’s basketball coach Billy Wright, it took a little over a month for the university to find a replacement. Announced on Monday (March 30), Rob Jeter...
John Bell, Courier Staff
March 6, 2020
MACOMB, Ill. — The Western Illinois Baseball Team (0-9) is headed down to Columbia, Miss. for a battle with the SEC Mizzou Tigers (6-5). The Leathernecks are off to a rough start under first year head coach Andy Pascoe, but l...
Brendan Reidy, Courier Staff
March 6, 2020
Billy Wright is out as the Western Illinois head basketball coach, and it has everyone on campus wondering who will be taking the reins of the Leatherneck basketball program.
The Billy Wright era did not go as planned. In his s...
March 6, 2020
David Koier, Courier Staff
March 6, 2020
MACOMB, Ill. - The Western Illinois Softball team travels to yet another weekend tournament this upcoming weekend, but this one is different: they get to stay in Illinois for this one. The team makes the quick trip down to ...
Jacob Vanzuiden, Courier Staff
March 6, 2020
After exceeding all expectations in Year 1 under head coach Matt Nagy back in 2018, winning the NFC North and clinching their first playoff berth in nearly a decade, the Chicago Bears noticeably took a step back in 2019. The...
Bradley Piros, Sports Editor
March 4, 2020
MACOMB, Ill. – It’s been a grueling 29-game season for the Western Illinois University women’s basketball program, but after ending with a 9-7 conference record, they find themselves as the No. 4 seed in The Summit League T...
Josh Purnell, Courier Staff
March 4, 2020
Mitchell Trubisky will be the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears in 2020, but the job could be at risk. Chicago is expecting to add a veteran quarterback to the roster this off-season. The Bears currently have a backup ...
Christopher Gibson, Courier Staff
March 4, 2020
As the regular season starts to wind down and conference tournaments begin to start up, let’s take a look back on an incredible college basketball season. There were plenty of upsets (and March just began) and dark horses t...
Zach Remelius, Courier Staff
March 4, 2020
No. 1 Boston Bruins: After a brief scare for the top spot in the league from a couple of teams, the Bruins have pulled away again. A 17-5-2 record in their last 25 games will certainly help that.
No. 2 St. Louis Blues: The reigning...
