After a 5-0 start to the season, the Bradley volleyball team has struggled the rest of the year. Last Saturday, the Braves won their final home game of the season in four sets against Drake, after losing to the Missouri Valley Conference leader, Creighton, in…
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While Bradley will remain the Braves, the search for a university mascot will continue. Director of Athletics Michael Cross said he and his committee will now explore the top three mascot options collected from focus groups and a community wide survey – a lion, an…
The Bradley men’s basketball team opened its season with an exhibition win over Division II Upper Iowa 68-54 Monday night at the Renaissance Coliseum. In his first game action since March 2011, senior Will Egolf scored a game-high 16 points and connected on 4-of-5 3-point…
With new head coach Mike Brooks, the women’s basketball team has stepped up its expectations for the new season after winning 18 games last year, the fifth-most in a season in program history. “It was a big change [between coaches],” junior Catie O’Leary said. “I…
Houston Rockets Today’s NBA is about superstars aligning together to create the best team. It’s the reason the Miami Heat have three of the league’s top players. It’s also the same thing for all of the other top teams. You need three stars to win.…
Jay Cutler has garnered the reputation of a surly, petulant man-child. Whether he is yelling and swearing at Mike Martz, bumping J’Marcus Webb or simply disinterested at various press conferences, Cutler does no favors for his public image. It is unfortunate that he does not…
Following a program-defining 30-13 win at then-No. 8 Oklahoma, the No. 3 Notre Dame Irish will now play with realistic national championship hopes in front of them when they take on Pittsburgh at home Saturday. Notre Dame (8-0) is off to its best start since…
Bradley coach Geno Ford’s first season as the leader of the basketball program did not go exactly as planned. The Braves had the most losses in school history and an overall record of 7-25. But with the majority of the team back and the addition…
It was a tale of two matches this weekend for the Bradley volleyball team. Friday, the Braves lost in three sets to Illinois State, but they bounced back Saturday to sweep Indiana State and keep their postseason hopes alive. In their loss to Redbirds, the…
With just two regular season games remaining, the Bradley soccer team earned a draw 1-1 in non-conference action at Western Illinois Tuesday night. The series against the Leathernecks has always been a competitive one with 12 of the last 13 games between the in-state rivals…