Right off the bat, there’s only one good reason the Bradley men’s basketball team (3-21) lost 77-71 against Missouri State (10-13) last Tuesday night. It wasn’t the defense, which allowed 77 points, but rather the offense, which once again suffered from a slow start. In…
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As quickly as the Bradley women’s tennis team suffered a losing streak, it was replaced by one of the winning kind. Bradley ended their two-game losing skid with a victory against Northern Illinois Universiy on Saturday, and the Braves then notched another win against Valparaiso…
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson announced last Sunday he is retiring, a move that shocked the nation. Johnson, who has the moniker “Megatron,” is not only the Lions’ best player, but he is universally regarded as one of the top receivers in the NFL.…
After a great showing at the Gladstein Invitational Jan. 22 and 23 in Bloomington, Indiana, the Bradley men’s and women’s track and field teams are making the trip to Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana, for the Meyo Invitational. Both teams will be competing…
The women’s basketball team suffered a pair of home losses last weekend to Drake and Northern Iowa by scores of 76-64 and 55-47, respectively. While the final scores suggest a lack of competition, the reality was quite the contrary. In both games, the Braves were…
Denver Broncos Joshua Nelson There aren’t many people giving the Denver Broncos a fighting chance in the upcoming Super Bowl. While Denver might not have the swagger Carolina brings to the big game, they do have the talent and experience to pull off the upset.…
A 80-70 loss to Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday officially dropped the Bradley men’s basketball into a last place tie in Missouri Valley Conference play. Drake (6-16), whose win over Bradley (3-20) was its first MVC win of the season, duplicates Bradley’s 1-9…
The men’s and women’s track and field teams are off and running after competing at the Gladstein Invitational Jan. 22 and the Illini Classic Jan. 16. Over the past couple weeks, the teams smashed several Bradley records and racked up first place finishes for various…
Basketball is a game of runs, and Bradley’s 68-50 loss to Northern Iowa Wednesday epitomized that. Trailing by 12 points late in the first half, Bradley took a one-point lead on freshman guard Antoine Pittman’s 3-pointer with 17:25 left in the game. That three capped…
In the Bradley Scout Sport’s 2015-2016 basketball preview, head coach Brian Wardle said his approach to the early years of his coaching tenure can be likened to the Chicago Cubs. That is, establishing a young, talented core group of players and developing their talent from…