Texas is a common place for spring breakers: warm weather, beaches and golf. Yes, you read that right. Golf. While other students were on their spring breaks enjoying the sun, the Bradley men’s and women’s golf teams were in Dallas doing what they do best:…
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As I sat down last week and filled out my bracket before the first two rounds of what proved to be one of the craziest first weekends of the NCAA tournament I’ve ever seen, I thought to myself, what is it that makes college basketball…
Three men’s basketball players will take their leave from the Hilltop, according to Bradley athletics. Freshmen Scottie James, Joel Okafor and Davante Cooper will all be playing for different schools next year, as they were granted their releases by head coach Brian Wardle on Friday.…
Trailing by one point to Northern Iowa with 20 seconds left, the Bradley women’s basketball team had a chance to upset the No. 1 seeded Panthers. But, a block from UNI in the waning seconds saved the game for the Panthers, who ended the Braves’…
By beating Wichita State 56-51 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, the Braves not only snapped the Shockers’ nine-game conference tournament winning streak, but they also won their first MVC tournament game in four years. By playing a defensive game, the Braves and head coach…
Bradley could’ve left the Irish-Alamo Classic in San Antonio with three wins and a loss. Heck, they were even capable of a 4-0 record . However, thanks to several blown leads in the waning innings of a couple games, the Braves left the Lone Star…
In typical fashion, the Bradley men’s basketball team ended the season in a way only a 5-27 season could. Bradley was conquered in a nip-and-tuck contest with Loyola-Chicago last night at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, where the young Braves were never able to brush…
I know, I know. There aren’t many people confident the Bulls can contend for a championship this year. I don’t blame them. Can anyone tell me, with conviction, they believe a team with a 30-30 record with losses to Minnesota, Phoenix, Orlando, Brooklyn and Denver…
Over the past couple of years, Braves pitcher Matt Dennis played a significant role in the success Bradley’s baseball team has enjoyed. The junior settled into his role as a closer during his first two years with the team. However, this season, Dennis is making…
Bradley’s men’s and women’s indoor track season came to a close last weekend at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The weekend did not end the way Bradley would have hoped, with an 8th place finish by the men’s team and a…