As baseball season begins to wind down with the World Series already underway, sports fans will need to find another way to escape from their everyday lives. As Halloween approaches, so does the NBA regular season. Hardcore fans have already been scouting their favorite teams,…
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It took sophomore Brian Tyne a little more than 26 minutes to triumph through eight kilometers to finish better than 75 percent of the field. “He excelled in taking his training and putting it into the race,” coach Dave Beachum said. Tyne posted the best…
A recruit who got away turned out to be the difference in the soccer team’s 2-0 loss to No. 2 Creighton on Saturday at Shea Stadium. Freshman Nick O’Neil, who graduated from Peoria Notre Dame High School, pushed across his first career goal with fewer…
Yes Don’t get me wrong, the men’s soccer team is good, but it sure would be nice to see the team play well at Shea Stadium. So far this season, the Braves have played five games at home, producing only one victory. For a team…
When I first sat down to write this column, I was planning on discussing the complete deflation every single Chicago baseball fan is joining me in feeling this week. After all, we just spent the last six months of our lives watching both of our…
The women’s golf team placed sixth at last weekend’s Hawkeye Intercollegiate at Finkbine Golf Course thanks in part to a strong performance from sophomore Breanne Neufeld. “I was glad to see Breanne play some good golf,” coach Bo Ryan said. “She was overdue.” On the…
After struggling to start the season, the men’s tennis team returned to the Hilltop boasting four titles claimed at last weekend’s Western Illinois Invite. In singles play, the Braves went 16-5 and had two individual champions, and the winning didn’t stop there. Bradley went on…
With 1,359 fans packed into Shea Stadium to cheer on their team during Saturday’s Homecoming Game, the soccer team was able to match the passion of the fans and pick up its first home win. “It’s a big deal,” said sophomore Paul Tracy, who scored…
The Chicago Bears have the talent to be one of the best teams in the NFL. I know the Bears are just 1-2 so far this year, and they are already having quarterback issues for about the 50th year in a row, but if you…
The men’s tennis team started its season this weekend at the Markin Tennis Courts, and senior Evgeny Samoylov was hot from the start. Samoylov was the lone Braves’ player to go undefeated, as he went 4-0 on his way to clinching the round robin title…