Editor’s note: All athletic practices have been paused as a result of Bradley University’s two-week quarantine. Despite the indefinite postponement of the season, the Bradley Volleyball team is back into its routine. The team returned to practice this week and picked up right where it…
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Ditch it- By Mason Klemm The MLB should get rid of its new extra innings rule. Enacted to shorten games amidst COVID-19, the rule states that a runner must be placed on second base at the start of every half-inning during extra innings. That runner…
There’s an old adage that says, “You don’t know how much you love something until it’s gone.” Since the American sports scene was put on pause in March, sports fans have missed out on a lot. NCAA March Madness was canceled. MLB Opening Day was…
Jamal Murray – By Matthew Lucas Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray are the only players to have scored 50-plus points in multiple games in the same playoff series. Murray not only achieved this milestone, but he also led his team to…
On Aug. 26, the Milwaukee Bucks made waves in the sports world when players went on strike prior to the fifth game of their playoff series against the Orlando Magic. The move put the NBA playoffs (and eventually other sports) on pause, successfully directing attention…
Since sporting events were paused throughout the United States in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, collegiate athletes have been left without competition for months. But for one group of Braves, the ball was back in play as early as June. One of the few…
Being an international student-athlete comes with a unique set of challenges. Now, in the middle of a global pandemic, the struggles are amplified. With different countries still under travel restrictions, some Braves found themselves questioning whether or not they could even get back to the…
One of Bradley’s all-time leaders on the court remains a leader within his hometown community. A 2020 inductee into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame, men’s basketball alumnus Jeremy Crouch splashed 262 3-pointers from 2004 to 2008, a mark that still stands as a program…
It’s been months since Shea Stadium has hosted a sporting event of any kind. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Missouri Valley Conference postponing fall sports, the home of Bradley Soccer lays dormant and will be for the foreseeable future. Under normal circumstances, the…
Editor’s note: This one-on-one was published before Lionel Messi announced on Friday he would be staying with FC Barcelona after the club refused to transfer the him. Manchester City- By Allan Kabese Who would’ve thought this would ever happen? For anyone with remote knowledge of…