NHL October marks the beginning of fall and a new NHL season. I couldn’t be more pumped to watch the bone-crushing hits, adrenaline-pumping fights and the intense rivalries. The NBA is close to its season being canceled due to a labor dispute, and this has…
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Sophomore industrial engineering major Andrew Mills and mechanical engineering major Eric Currier said the Bradley fight song is outdated and virtually unknown throught campus, and they are hoping to change that. The current lyrics refer to football with lines such as “march down the field,”…
Volleyball player helps lead team and program to the next level The life of a middle blocker in volleyball is one filled with fast- twitch reactions, extreme focus and unbridled emotion. Megan Schmidt, Bradley’s senior middle blocker, stands close to the net, ready to pounce…
After winning the first set, the volleyball team dropped three straight sets to fall to its I-74 rival Illinois State Sunday afternoon. “It was all on us,” said junior defensive specialisr Allie Gardner. “We beat ourselves. We started off fairly confident, and we kind of…
Imagine being a college athlete and getting a free college education, free housing, free food, and free travel in addition to many other perks. With all of this in mind, there is still debate on paying college athletes. Several scandals have shaken the college sports…
The men’s tennis team continued it’s winning ways in its second consecutive tournament last weekend. With a combined singles record of 32-6, the team saw four of its members earn a perfect 4-0 record over the weekend. From No. 2 singles freshman Ahmed Al Bitar…
Clayton Kershaw Some blame Bill James’ statistical revolution while others blame fantasy baseball. Whomever they blame, many sports fans have battled against the over consumption of stats as if they were protecting the Arc of the Covenant from Nazis. These fans would much rather point…
The Bradley Braves men’s tennis team opened with a 30-5 singles record to begin the 2011-12 season after hosting a round-robin style tournament last weekend. “We didn’t lose a match from the fifth through eighth flight to an opponent,” coach Jesse Plote said. “The depth…
Bradley soccer coach Jim DeRose said at the beginning of the season he didn’t expect his team to finish the year undefeated. He was proven right last Friday night at Shea Stadium as the Braves suffered their first defeat to Memphis 1-0. DeRose said the…
Dirk Nowitzki How exactly can the NBA Finals MVP be underrated? This is how – he wasn’t the NBA MVP and isn’t regarded as one of the greatest players in basketball. Many analysts will go out and say Dirk Nowitzki had his best season last…