Who is tired of hearing, watching and reading everything about Kaboom!? I know I am. Rather than another column about whether people do or don’t like our new mascot, I thought I would discuss something we all care about: a winning men’s basketball team, something…
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There is a reason Wichita State is the No. 2 team in the entire country. You can throw as many punches as you want at this team, but they will get up from everyone and punch you back even harder. On Tuesday, the Braves experienced…
Coming off of a hard fought win against Loyola Chicago, the Braves came into last weekend looking to end their three-game home stand with a winning record and confidence going into the last two weeks of the regular season. However, the Braves fell short, losing…
Good Thing With the National Football League focusing heavily on player safety in recent years, Major League Baseball was under pressure to consider revising some oftheir rules as well. One of the biggest safety concerns in baseball was home plate collisions. The 2014 season will…
Sitting out and watching your team play can be one of the hardest obstacles in a college athlete’s career. For junior transfer Mike Shaw, this year has been difficult at times, but the former high school standout has found his place on the Hilltop. He…
We’re stuck in a frozen waste- land. Temperatures are below zero more often than they should be, even for winter. Snowfall after snowfall dumping the white death on the roads, sidewalks and grass with no end in sight. Until now. Lost in the Olympics (or…
Fireworks, fog, even more fog and Kaboom! With a pregame introduction that will be remembered in Bradley history, the world was introduced to “Kaboom!”, Bradley University’s first mascot since 1996. A game still had to be played though, and the Braves are fighting to not…
After falling to their I-74 rival Illinois State on Feb. 15, the Braves looked for a rare season sweep and, more importantly, a road victory against Southern Illinois. Yet again the Braves could not capitalize on an early lead, and foul trouble from the whole…
In a back-and-forth game that featured eight lead changes, active defenses and lackluster offenses, the Bradley women’s team came out on top by a score of 54-49, and took the first game of a three-game home stand. The Braves, who move to 6-17 overall and…
Team USA The Olympics are a great spec- tacle, but let’s face it: hockey is the main draw. We’re getting very close to crowning a gold medal- ist. Team USA plays that team up north for the right to play for the gold medal. Who…