The Bradley baseball team finally got back in the win column with a 11-5 victory over Northern Illinois Tuesday. The Braves now sit at 15-25 on the season with only four wins in their last 15 games. Bradley jumped on the visiting Huskies early and never looked back. They scored five runs in the first inning then added one in the third and four more in the fourth. Junior John Nasshan turned in a great start, pitching six innings allowing just one earned run while [...]

Simply put, the Bradley softball team needs to win. After being swept by Southern Illinois last weekend, the Braves looked to regain some inspiration heading into the final stretch of the season. On Tuesday, the Braves faced defending Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Jamie Fisher and a streaking Northern Iowa team. The Panthers beat Bradley handily 8-0. Fisher dominated the Braves, striking out eight batters and not allowing a run on only four hits. Northern Iowa beat Bradley 8-0. Coach Amy Hayes tipped [...]

Miami Heat This one-on-one goes in the “duh” category. You would have to be out of your mind to answer this question in any other way. Who’s going to win the NBA Title? I’ll give you a hint. They have the best player in the world. They are clearly the best team in the NBA, and everyone hates them for no real reason, other than the fact that they are so good. You guessed it, the Indiana Pacers. Just kidding. The Miami Heat are going [...]

On Monday, Washington Wizards Center Jason Collins became the first active professional athlete to announce he was gay in a Sports Illustrated cover story. It’s about time. Good for Collins. Good for the gay community. And good for sports. The bravery it took for Collins to be the first active athlete to come out is inspiring. It couldn’t have been easy. There’s no doubt this is a sports story, but it has far reaching impact beyond a simple game. It’s another step in the right [...]

The Bradley baseball team finally had something positive to talk about after Wednesday. Sophomore Stephen Toma pitched six shutout innings in the first game of a doubleheader against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. In the second game, the Braves’ bullpen held on for a 6-5 victory. However there are still recollections of bad memories from last weekend. Prior to winning both games in the double header, the Braves have won just one of their past 10 games. They’re also sitting in last place in the Missouri Valley Conference [...]

The stretch of inconsistent play continues for the Bradley Braves softball team after dropping a pair of games to Northern Iowa on Tuesday. With just eight regular season matchups left, Bradley picked a poor time to lose eleven of thirteen games, and find themselves below .500 for the first time since February. Despite this, Junior Bailiegh Basham still has hopes for the team. “Hopefully we get hot at the right moment to make a run at the tournament,” she said. If Bradley is unable to [...]

I can honestly say I watched no more than a handful of NBA games all season and that might be a stretch. The regular season is 82 games of boredom, no defense and generally unwatchable basketball. Any team that’s worth a damn makes the playoffs anyway so I don’t really see the point. But every year after not caring from October to mid-April, the NBA Playoffs bandwagon slows down so I can jump on. Teams actually play defense and the level of play is taken [...]

Oklahoma City Picking who is going to win the Eastern Conference is worthless. Everyone and their mother know the Miami Heat are going to be in the NBA Finals for the third consecutive year. But the Western Conference is much more interesting. There are three contenders; the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers. I think for the second year in a row it will be the Thunder in the finals taking on the Heat. The Spurs are a great story, and [...]

The Bradley baseball team was up 6-3 heading into the ninth inning Saturday. With a runner on second base, two outs and two strikes, they were one pitch away from ending a 14-game losing streak to Wichita State. The Shockers responded with a double. Then the next batter drew a walk. And then there was another walk. And another. Next, the Braves made a pitching change, which led to another walk. When it was all said and done, Wichita State tied the game 6-6 in [...]

In the past, a record of 21-19 might have satisfied Bradley’s softball team. Now, it does not come close. “With this team it’s a lot different,” junior Alex Chandler said. “We all want more and we all expect more out of each other.” While the Braves are above .500, Chandler believes her and her teammates need to play better. “I think we know how we need to play and know that we can do it,” she said. Chandler, a shortstop, is having her best season [...]