The men’s tennis team competed on the weekend of Jan. 22 in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, at Drake University. The tournament began with individual play before moving to doubles play at the end the competition. The Braves had three players…
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Secrecy, betrayal and the usual soap opera shtick of the last three months of baseball’s offseason made “The Young and Restless” look like a 3-year-old’s innocent fantasy of what it’s like to be a grown up. With players changing homes and feelings hurt on a…
The Major League Baseball season is officially underway. Spring training has begun and teams are tuning up for the grueling 162 game schedule. With all the excitement for the season to begin, the media and public are still talking steroids. Specifically, about the news of…
Shaun White Red, white and blue are the four words that sum up America. Red is for the bloodshed we have had to suffer through to become the greatest country in the world. Blue is the color of the collars that make America tick. And…
Greetings and salutations from Carver Arena, where we are 10 minutes from the tip off of tonight’s BracketBuster game between Bradley and Drexel. Already some big news stirring here, as I just received word the the Braves will be without sophomore Taylor Brown, who is…
For first time in the history of Carver Arena, the Bradley Braves gave the student body a reason to storm the court. The college tradition of showing school pride after knocking off a ranked opponent on your floor had proved elusive for the Braves since…
The women’s tennis team began its spring season by competing in four straight road contests. In the first match of the season, the team traveled to Wisconsin- Green Bay. The Phoenix defeated the Braves 5-2. Senior Emily Regenold and freshman Kennedy Scott each earned singles…
There is something about sports that draws in the average fan. Whether it’s the big hits in football or the highflying dunks in basketball, everyone is a fan in some way. Maybe you are the casual observer who watches when your team is on TV.…
Yes As long as Nostradamus and the Mayans prove to be wrong, we may see the greatest Hall of Fame class in baseball history since the institution’s inception. Now that Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas have formally retired, they join Jeff Kent and Greg Maddux…
The sizzle of baseball followed closely by the smack of the ball-on-leather contact signals the end of many dreary parts of winter. Snow is disappearing, the sun is returning and most importantly, baseball is back. If you’re anything like me, and I hope you’re not,…