Here at the Scout, the past few weeks have been full of goodbyes and the realization that a new staff is coming into the office. But the lovely staff in the sports section isn’t going anywhere, so the tears and emotional graduation columns will have…
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History was made on the Hilltop this past week as men’s basketball coach Geno Ford did something no other Bradley coach has done in the past three decades: sign a top 100 recruit. On April 30, Bradley received the National Letter of Intent from four-star…
For the first time in Super Bowl history, the biggest event in American sports is in a state neighboring Illinois. Two Bradley students are taking advantage of this opportunity in a big way. Imagine getting to escort two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison around town…
At the end of the Missouri Valley Championship tournament, a Brave stood atop the rest. Sophomore Danielle Lemek won the 2014 MVC Golf Championship and earned MVC Player of the Year in April 22, after breaking several MVC records. “It’s such an honor to win…
Following a Tuesday loss to rival Illinois State, the softball team returned to practice Wednesday for its last home series of the year against Northern Iowa. As of now, the softball team stands on the edge of breaking the school record for conference wins, for…
Boston Bruins This year, the most complete team will win the Stanley Cup, and that team is the Boston Bruins. The Bruins have been very good offensively and defensively, and they have had solid goaltending. As winners of the Atlantic Division, Boston played exceptionally in…
Bradley’s non-conference series against the University of Omaha-Nebraska Mavericks couldn’t have gone much worse. They lost all three games, with all three facets of their game letting them down at one point over the weekend. The team couldn’t muster up much offense in the opener…
While the men’s tennis team took the weekend off to prepare for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, the women’s team wrapped up the regular season with a pair of matchups at the David Markin Tennis Courts. On April 18, the team took on a Southern…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year It’s an amazing time to be a sports fan. The NBA playoffs are just getting started, but there’s no real point in worrying about them too much yet; they’ll still be playing in June. Major League Baseball’s…
As a child, walking into the old Robertson Fieldhouse with his late father for a Bradley Braves basketball game, Dave Snell ‘76 needed only one game to fall in love with a university, basketball team and city that to this day he calls home. “I’m…