After a nearly three month hiatus, Bradley men’s and women’s basketball teams will be allowed to return to campus for voluntary, individual workouts as soon as June 8. Due to COVID-19, the NCAA had placed a moratorium on all athletic activities through May 31, but…
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For the Bradley softball team, and every other team competing in the NCAA spring season, a question lingers: What could have been? Make no mistake, the scenarios that could have played out on a diamond, field or track are trivial when compared to the COVID-19…
It’s a bittersweet time for former Bradley baseball player and current Pittsburgh Pirates minor leaguer Luke Mangieri. Under normal circumstances, Mangieri would be settled into the routine of playing baseball every day for the Single-A Greensboro Grasshoppers. Instead, he’s back home in Peoria. “It’s always…
The story of Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls is one of the most unique and legendary stories in the history of sports. We all know the Jumpman logo, Jordan basketball shoes, the tongue hanging out when driving toward the basket and his extremely…
Today’s sports world is flushed with “what if’s” and hypotheticals due to the mass cancellations of sporting events because of the COVID-19 virus. With this, NCAA Tournament simulations are prevalent in the “Twitter-verse.” Fans can’t help but speculate what would be happening in NBA action…
I’ve decided to write an edition of the mascot amendments yet again. In my first series of suggestions, published in March of 2019, I outlined how Kaboom! lacked a fitting costume, and recommended a slimmer version as a way for him to be more interactive…
Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye promised his family he would earn a university degree. And he did, by completing his bachelor’s in marketing while playing a big part of the Bradley men’s basketball program rebuild. DLO, as he is commonly referred to on the basketball circuit, said he…
From Hersey Hawkins in basketball to Logan Ketterer in soccer, the Bradley athletic program has a rich history of having its athletes going on to play professionally after they leave the Hilltop. One of the latest Braves to join the “Pros Club” is volleyball player…
It’s been six long weeks since sports were put on hold. The all-virtual NFL draft will look to help alleviate the angst that sports fans are feeling while in quarantine. This year’s draft class has deep talent at the wide receiver position and a heavily…
The Scout sports section ran seven polls on its @ScoutSportsDesk Twitter account to determine which Bradley teams, coaches and student-athletes the public thought deserved each illustrious BESPY for the 2019-20 academic year. Each of the…