Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson announced last Sunday he is retiring, a move that shocked the nation. Johnson, who has the moniker “Megatron,” is not only the Lions’ best player, but he is universally regarded as one of the top receivers in the NFL.…
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While other Bradley students were on break over winter vacation, the women’s basketball team was in the gym working, with Missouri Valley Conference play on the horizon in January. “For us, break was about basketball,” head coach Michael Brooks said. “We were up early, we…
When you have one of the youngest teams in the country, ups and downs throughout the long, grinding season are inevitable. For Bradley men’s basketball, the season-opening win against Ball State was an up. Everything since has been a down. The Braves have had some…
The Braves soccer team had been perfect in conference all season until Saturday when they suffered a 2-1 home loss to SIU-Edwardsville. Bradley got on the board first with a goal by junior Alex Garcia in the 12th minute. The Braves kept the ball in…
Bradley’s new head cross country and track and field coach Darren Gauson is no stranger to change. Switching between universities and positions is normal for many coaches, but Gauson did more than just that: He switched continents before settling into his current job. Gauson was…
The Bradley soccer team continued its offensive hot streak Saturday against conference rival Missouri State. The Braves won 4-0 over the Missouri State Bears at Shea Stadium last Saturday. Combined with the 5-1 win last week, this makes nine total goals in consecutive games for…
This column is about politics. Ironically, the people who saw that dreaded word and rolled their eyes are the people I have a message for: it’s time for us as a generation to start caring about what goes on in our nation’s capital. The fact…
Bradley’s soccer team has had some trouble scoring lately, but it was able to hit its stride last weekend. First, the team traveled to Western Illinois and was defeated 1-0 Oct. 5. The loss was Bradley’s third consecutive shutout, the first time that has happened…
With players cycling in and out every four years, it’s inevitable that college basketball teams are going to go through some level of change every year. But what has happened with the Bradley men is more than just change; it’s a complete program overhaul. It…
The Braves volleyball team lost another game in consecutive sets Tuesday, this time to Northern Iowa by a score of 25-20, 25-18, 25-19. The loss extends Bradley’s losing streak to eight matches. Bradley has only won two sets during the losing streak, with those two…