Bradley Athletics announced Tuesday afternoon that the Braves’ men’s basketball team will play its home games at Carver Arena, without fans for the start of the 2020-21 season. It will be the 39th consecutive season that the team will play downtown, while the women’s basketball…
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On Monday afternoon, Bradley men’s basketball became just the 29th team in the nation to announce its updated non-conference schedule, according to the D1 Docket Twitter account. What can we expect from the Braves’ nine-game lead-up to Missouri Valley Conference play? What games should fans…
Women have always struggled for representation in sports. Growing up in Decatur, Illinois, Bradley head softball coach Amy Hayes was at the forefront of that fight. During her time in middle school, Hayes and her grade petitioned the school for a girls basketball team.…
It doesn’t have to be this hard, but it’s just another day as a Chicago White Sox fan. When the team fired American League Manager of the Year candidate Rick Renteria after its elimination in the wild card round, many assumed the team would pursue…
Absolutely not – By Nick Zoll, Contributor If you’re searching for an example of a title that should have an asterisk, look no further than the 2017 World Series. The Houston Astros deliberately cheated their way to a World Series title(*), and it was proven…
Denny Hamlin: By Joey Wright, Assistant Sports Editor Denny Hamlin will win his first NASCAR Cup Series championship this Sunday in Phoenix. To believe otherwise is wishful thinking. The 39-year-old from Chesterfield, Virginia is in the midst of the best all-around stretch of his 14-year…
When sporting events went dormant back in March, there were only a few ways for sports fans to get their fix. One of those ways was by watching sports movies. From comedies to dramas, sports movies can make an appeal to the same emotions that…
Bradley Men’s basketball unveiled its full non-conference schedule on Monday afternoon. The slate includes nine games: five at home, two on a neutral court and two on the road. The Braves will start the season at the Xavier Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio with three games,…
As college basketball approaches its Nov. 25 opening day, there are many questions to be answered regarding how teams across the country will make it through the 2020-21 season while averting a COVID-19 outbreak. On Wednesday afternoon, Bradley University Director of Health Services Dr. Jessica…
Let’s start with the obvious: it isn’t going to be very much fun for Bradley Athletics as they iron out the logistics of how to host home basketball games this winter. The Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines currently stipulate that only 50 people can…