When you look back to just August, how did the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers end up in the World Series? The Giants were in a ferocious battle with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who were spending money like crazy to acquire all of…
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The Bradley women’s basketball program has undergone a tremendous amount of change since its season ended last March. Gone is 12-year coach Paula Buscher, who compiled a 167-188 record with the Braves before resigning to become the coach at Southern Illinois Edwardsville. In July, Bradley…
The Bradley Braves volleyball team expected to be better than 7-13 halfway through the season. “Our original goal was to be at least .500 on the season,” said Madelyn Ervin, senior outside hitter and captain for the Braves. She and her teammates said they are…
In his first public showing at Bradley, Tyshon Pickett shined in the men’s basketball red and white scrimmage Friday, scoring 16 points in 16 minutes. The 6-foot-6-inch, 220-pound junior transfer from Dodge City Community College worked his way inside for seven layups, five rebounds and…
Oregon There’s one team that has stood above the rest in college football this year and that’s the Oregon Ducks. Alabama’s only win against a ranked opponent came against an overrated Michigan team from the overrated Big 10 conference, and the same goes for Notre…
There are few sports teams I dislike more than the New York Yankees. They represent everything that is wrong with professional sports. Year after year they sign high-priced free agents to outrageous contracts, which has led them to become arguably the most successful sports franchise…
After an up and down start to the season, the Bradley soccer team earned a huge win Wednesday night at Shea Stadium upsetting No. 17 Northwestern 3-1in front of a crowd of nearly 500 people. “I was really proud of [the team],” coach Jim DeRose…
As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours. And the Bradley volleyball team is just hoping the storm passes through quickly as it dropped two more home matches last weekend. The Braves lost to Wichita State in four sets Friday and to Missouri State…
Miguel Cabrera Miguel Cabrera became the first triple crown winner (lead the league in batting average, home runs and RBIs) since Boston’s Carl Yastzemski in 1967. He is the first player to complete a triple crown in 45 years, and only 11 players have earned…
I saw a rather unfortunate statistic about Tony Romo on ESPN. He is the only player in NFL history to have played two Monday Night Football games in which he threw five interceptions. At first, one might cite Romo’s career statistics to defend him. Through…