By MIKE REED, NEWS3 Reporter MACOMB, Illinois – There have been recent talks about paying college athletes through name, image and likeness contracts. One concern is the ability to be in compliance with Title IX gender…
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By CHRIS BEAN & RYAN WOLCH, NEWS3 Reporters MACOMB, Illinois — The Western Illinois University Student Recreation Center will hold its first-ever “Leatherneck Games” on Monday, April 19 through Friday, April 23. This five-day event…
By CAYSON FRERICHS, Reporter MACOMB, Illinois (NEWS3) – A Western Illinois track and field athlete has punched his ticket to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend in Arkansas. Ackeen Colley qualified in the…
By R.J. Larson, Guest Reporter MACOMB, Illinois (News3) – The Western Illinois women’s basketball team began its season Nov. 29 against the University of Wisconsin. This season will be like no other with the COVID-19…
By Cayson Frerichs MACOMB, Illinois (News3) —A group of WIU student-athletes have created an organization that empowered black student-athletes on campus. The WIU Black Athlete Association has formed following the surge of racial tension across…