It took one minute and 44 seconds for the ball to fall through the net, but once it did, the Braves did not look back. Bradley beat Division II foe University of Illinois-Springfield 74-62 on Sunday at Renaissance Coliseum in an exhibition matchup. Bradley will…
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Both the men and women had strong performances at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship in Valparaiso, Indiana Saturday. The now five-time defending champion men’s team won in nearly perfect fashion, while the women placed second to only a vastly improved Loyola team. The men sent…
Bradley couldn’t come away with a victory in its first road season opener since 2009 on Tuesday, falling to St. Joseph’s 86-81. It was a closely contested battle from the start, as neither team held a lead of more than eight points. The lead swapped…
As the 2019 NCAA volleyball regular season begins to wind to a close, just three weekends and six matches remain for Bradley. Yet for the Braves, who have now won five of their last seven matches and stand alone in third place in the Missouri…
Sports fans across the country are familiar with J.A. Adande from his appearances on ESPN’s points-based discussion show, “Around the Horn.” Los Angeles sports fans likely recognize his name from his 10 years of work as a columnist for the Los Angeles Times. But now,…
The Bradley soccer team ended its non-conference slate last weekend with two away games against Northern Kentucky and Western Illinois. These matchups move the Braves to an overall record of 6-6-4. NKU won on its home turf 5-0 Friday and the Braves downed WIU 2-1…
The Clippers BY RONAN KHALSA The Clippers have been gaining traction in Los Angeles since its move to the city in 1984, slowly but surely. This year, they are a championship contender and the tides will turn. When the Clippers finally rose to relevancy in…
The women’s basketball roster is balanced with three student-athletes representing each class and, returns 79 percent of their scoring from last season for the 2019-20 campaign. Last season, Bradley finished 12-6 in the Missouri Valley Conference, but fell to the 12-6 WNIT at-large bid Northern…
In each of head coach Brian Wardle’s four seasons at the helm of Bradley basketball, the program has progressed. Last season saw the second 20-win campaign in as many seasons that culminated with the program’s first Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship in 31 years. What’s…
Plenty of basketball teams feature dynamic duos: the Warriors Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, the Lakers’ Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Bulls Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Few, however, feature tandems quite like the one Bradley women’s basketball team does. When the 2019-20…