Long ago, I learned anything in sports is possible. How else can you explain Appalachian State beating Michigan or George Mason making it to the Final Four? But the St. Louis Cardinals improbable run to the Fall Classic is something not even a lifelong fan,…
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Cardinals All aboard the St. Louis Cardinals bandwagon. Next stop, Disney World. Oh sure, you were reluctant to join the bandwagon when the playoffs started and the Redbirds found themselves in the biggest mismatch since David vs. Goliath, but they loaded their slingshot with Chris…
The Protect Life Act reeks of gendercide, plain and simple. Call me radical, call me overly liberal or call me crazy, but there is no way around the issue here. Allowing a woman and her child to die an avoidable death in a hospital is…
The Bradley volleyball team suffered two home losses last weekend to a pair of Missouri Valley foes that advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season. Saturday, Wichita State dominated the Braves for a three-set victory, 25-18, 25-15 and 25-13. “It’s hard when you know your…
The improved Geisert cafeteria has been in service for over a month now, and so far it seems things are going well. “Overall I think things are going really well,” said manager Mary Smith “Numbers have been way up.” In fact, the numbers have been…
Accustomed to dominant performances this season, the men’s tennis team hit a collective wall last weekend when a trio of players fell in the first round of the ITA All-American Championships. Sophomores Justin Abrams and Ashton Kalhorn lost in their first matches along with freshman…
Playing one-goal games is nothing new for the Bradley soccer team. For the 10th consecutive match, the Braves finished within one goal of their opponent, beating New Hampshire 2-1. Junior forward Jochen Graf contributed two goals in a span of just over a minute. With…
NBC made its first cut of the season this week, giving The Playboy Club the axe. The show did its own bunny dip in ratings, hitting just 3.4 million viewers and a 1.2 rating in the adult demographic in its last episode. The Parents Television…
Walking through campus the night President Obama was elected, I could hear and feel electricity unlike anything my generation had experienced before. Students were shouting in excitement, chanting, “yes we can!” and were filled with a sense that we had done something; we had gotten…
Two years after their reunion, Blink-182 returns to recording music with the release of their new album “Neighborhoods,” bringing back the music adored by so many. Known for their songs “What’s My Age Again,” “All the Small Things” and “Feeling This,” and the band’s vibrant…