Mariano Rivera Do you want to know why the AL has won 12 straight All-Star games? Mariano Rivera has closed for all but two of them. The Panama Express, the Hammer of God, The Sandman. No player in the past 15 years of sports has…
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The Braves traveled to Indiana State to take on the Sycamores and won two of the three games. In the first game of the series, the Braves needed extra innings to take down the Sycamores by a final score of 5-2. Indiana State jumped out…
The Bradley baseball team continued its roller coaster season losing two of three at home to Creighton University. In game one, the Bluejays scored a run in the top of the first inning on a single, sacrifice bunt and another single to take an early…
Fifty one saves, three overtimes and one own goal are something sports fans can only dream of experiencing in a playoff. But those haven’t been spread out over a six-week time frame. Instead they have been wrapped into the first four games of a first…
Lakers As a sophomore in high school, throwing a crumpled piece of paper into a garbage can from a distance was the chance to shout the name of the 2000s greatest basketball player, Kobe Bryant. This childish way of emulating a basketball superstar doesn’t…
Senior tennis players Callen Fraychineaud, Richard Robertson and Milos Romic walked to the intersection of Glenwood and Bradley Avenues for the last time on Saturday to compete on the David Markin Tennis Courts. It was Senior Day for the three and they made the most…
The Braves, led by junior Mary Goldkamp, had a strong showing at the inaugural Gateway Classic at Southern Illinois- Edwardsville. The women’s track and field team took home 11 top-10 finishes, including seven top-five finishes at Southern Illinois University this past weekend. Goldkamp won the…
After committing to Bradley’s basketball program a month ago, Walter Lemon, Jr., a 6-foot-3 combination guard, officially became a part of the Braves squad last Wednesday, signing a National Letter of Intent. Lemon played high school basketball at Julian High School in Chicago. He averaged…
Bradley’s soccer team kicked off its home schedule on a somber note Saturday at the second annual Danny Dahlquist Memorial Game pitted the Braves against the Louisville Cardinals. The Braves host this game to remember Danny Dahlquist, who would have been a senior this season.…
For the last time, three of Bradley’s athletes competed in front of their home crowd. The women’s tennis team held its Senior Day for Emily Regenold, Jessica Buterbaugh and Kelly Donohue against Creighton. “The three seniors on the team have been a pleasure to coach,…