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Undefeated Braves rise in soccer poll

The Bradley soccer team remained undefeated on the season in two home matches last week, boosting its national ranking on TopDrawerSoccer.com to No. 23 spot. The Braves rose 14 spots in the poll that projects the 48 teams that are most likely to participate in…

One-on-One

Chargers Their offense gained the most yards and their defense gave up the fewest. If you were judging a team by those stats alone, you would think I was talking about the 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers. You would also be mistaken, young grasshopper. The 2010 San…

The new state of sports journalism

The fundamental role of journalists is to provide accurate, trustworthy, and objective articles to their readers. But in the area of sports, why has that disappeared? Why are sports journalists more worried about being first and wrong than second and correct? Why is it that…

Women’s tennis takes the court with young team

tersen’s women’s tennis team had only one player who was not an underclassman. This year is not much different, with Brigitte Graf and Kennedy Scott as the only players with more than one year of experience on the team in addition to six freshmen added…

Cross Country looks to improve

Not many people can run a 5K in under 20 minutes, yet the Bradley men’s and women’s cross country team make it appear easy as they gear up for the 2011-12 season. The women’s cross country team was voted to finish third in the Missouri…

Women’s golf ends fall with a win

The women’s golf team finished its fall campaign with a second place finish at the Spider Invitational in Richmond, Virginia. The two day, three round tournament featured some of the best women’s golf teams in the country. Sophomore Natalie Wisniewski said she was pleased with…

Basketball player overcomes the odds

Athletes today rarely get into  the news for anything academically but poor performances in the classroom, Bradley senior basketball player Dodie Dunson is one of those few. Dunson’s path to wearing a Bradley uniform may have never happened if he hadn’t been diagnosed with a…

Braves soccer wins first two games of the season

I’m not a prognosticator or Nostradamus, but it doesn’t take a prophet to see a special season could be in store for the Bradley men’s soccer team. After winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and receiving a NCAA birth last season, the expectations are high…

Volleyball team has a new coach and a new attitude

Bradley’s Women’s Volleyball team has a promising mindset for the 2011 season. With new goals, new attitudes and new faces, the team is ready for a successful and positive year. Along with two new freshmen, the team hired a new head coach, Jenny Maurer. Junior…

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