To say that junior women’s tennis player Irinka Toidze has come a long way from home would be an understatement. Toidze hails from Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia, a country that borders Turkey in the southwest and Russia in the northeast. Peoria…
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Following a 5-2 drubbing at the hands of the University of San Diego, soccer head coach Jim DeRose had to make changes. The five goals were the most the Braves had allowed in a game since September 1996, DeRose’s first year as head coach. During…
The Bradley women’s tennis team competed in it’s first tournament of the season at the Chicago State Invitational Sept. 12-14, serving up two title winners by the tournament’s end. Competing against players from Lewis University, Northern Illinois University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the…
Upon entering the office of soccer head coach Jim DeRose, it’s almost impossible to believe that he’s been at Bradley for nearly two decades. His small square office is strewn with boxes of old memorabilia, gifts from players since graduated, and Philadelphia Eagles apparel, which…
NFC East – By CHRIS KWEICINSKI 1. Philadelphia Eagles: 11-5 2. Dallas Cowboys: 9-7 3. Washington Redskins: 7-9 4. New York Giants: 7-9 Welcome to the strangest, most overrated division in football. Three years ago, this team “boasted” a Philly team that deemed itself worthy…
Welcome back to campus. I hope everyone enjoyed their summers, and to all the freshmen here at Bradley University, I hope you survived your first full week of classes. Speaking of summers, what a summer in sports. All the news of LeBron James returning to…
This summer, four Bradley athletics department members moved on to new jobs. From coaches to trainers and even administrators, the 2014-2015 school year will see a lot of faces in new places for Bradley athletics. Chris Williams Texas Tech University Hired in April 2012, Chris…
Coming down the final stretch of the year, the Braves have seven games left and face a harsh uphill climb. Of those seven remaining games, the Braves face tough challenges as six are against the third and sixth place teams in the Missouri Valley Conference.…
Following dismal seasons for both teams, the men’s and women’s tennis teams ended their seasons with losses in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. The teams traveled to the Gregory Street tennis courts at Illinois State University on April 25 to compete in the MVC tournament.…
Following a Tuesday loss to rival Illinois State, the softball team returned to practice Wednesday for its last home series of the year against Northern Iowa. As of now, the softball team stands on the edge of breaking the school record for conference wins, for…