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United we stand: Against the Yanks

Whether you are a Sox fan, Cubs fan, Cardinals fan or Bears fan, the baseball world seems to be able to agree on one thing – it hates the Yankees. Now, there will of course always be the exceptions to that rule, which can be…

Inside the Athlete: Erika Sepich, Track and Field

Most college athletes have participated in their sports their whole lives, but that is not the case with junior Erika Sepich, who walked on to the women’s track and field team her freshman year. “When I first came to Bradley I wasn’t going to do…

Softball falls in 1-0 pitcher’s duel

Senior pitcher Ashley Birdsong was on the verge of tossing a one-hit shutout on Wednesday night, but instead, she and the Braves walked away with a 1-0 conference loss to Northern Iowa. Birdsong surrendered a leadoff single to start the game, but held the Panthers…

Women’s tennis drops back-to-back matches

The women’s tennis team could not find its stride last weekend dropping back-to-back matches against the Drake Bulldogs and the Northern Iowa Panthers. On Friday, the Braves matched up against Drake and could not gain a victory. Coach Scott Peterson said he thought the girls…

Baseball sputters, but rallies for win

The women’s tennis team could not find its stride last weekend dropping back-to-back matches against the Drake Bulldogs and the Northern Iowa Panthers. On Friday, the Braves matched up against Drake and could not gain a victory. Coach Scott Peterson said he thought the girls…

Women’s golf finishes fourth at Grand Prairie Classic

This past weekend 14 women’s golf teams traveled across the Midwest to compete in Peoria for the Grand Prairie Classic golf tournament.  “It was a tough weekend to play, the first day was only about 55,” freshman Keegan Ryan said. The three-day tournament was shortened…

One-on-One: Will the Bears win the NFC North?

Yes Jay Cutler, Matt Forte and Devin Hester. For the first time since I’ve been alive, the Chicago Bears seem like they have put together a formidable offense. Pair that with a defense that has most of its key components back from a Super Bowl…

Bulls set to surge into playoffs

After a two-year hiatus from the postseason, the Chicago Bulls are a half game ahead of the Detroit Pistons for the seventh playoff seed. At the middle of the NBA season, the Bulls were looking like they were again headed for the NBA Lottery with…

Men’s tennis falls in back-to-back 0-7 decisions

The men’s tennis team struggled last weekend against I-74 rival Illinois State and a strong Wichita State team, dropping every match played. On Friday the Braves matched up against the Redbirds and could not produce a victory. Bradley dropped the first doubles point when the…

Inside the Athlete: Alycia Bachkora, Softball

Senior softball player Alycia Bachkora comes from a family of ballplayers. After playing baseball at Fort Hayes State in Kansas, her father Charles raised Bachkora and her siblings to love the game. “He taught my brother to play baseball, then he started a summer team…

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