It was a week of firsts for Bradley Tennis. The Braves, now 6-6, played their first road match of the season, the first broadcasted match of the season and the first time both No. 1 and No. 2 singles were left unfinished. It started on…
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It’s been a slow start to the shortened season of the Bradley men’s golf team, but after competing in two tournaments in five days, their foot is surely on the gas now. “It was tiring and a lot of travel, but from a competitive standpoint,…
For many college athletes, it is a high honor to return to coach at their alma mater. Many say that coaching at the school they played for is actually harder than coaching at a different school due to higher expectations. For Bradley softball, two-thirds of…
The Bradley track team drove 40 miles east last Friday to compete at the Redbird Invite at Illinois State. The Braves once again displayed solid performances from young runners across multiple events against tough competition. “I believe the ISU meet was good,” associate coach Fabia…
One-on-one: Should student athletes be paid a flat rate, or should name, image and likeness be used?
Pay everybody! – By Francisco Alonzo, Contributor College sports generate hundreds of millions of dollars yearly, but none of the money goes into the athletes’ pockets, as those surrounding the athletes reap the monetary rewards. Athletes should be paid to play because they are the…
Former Bradley men’s basketball player and head coach Stan Albeck died at the age of 89 on March 25. A native of Chenoa, Illinois, Albeck launched his basketball career playing four seasons for the Braves between 1950 and 1955. After graduating, Albeck entered the coaching…
The Bradley softball team swept Missouri State in a three-game set for the first time since 2009 at the Petersen Hotels Field in Peoria on April 2 and 3. Entering the series at 9-10, the sweep propelled the Braves above .500 and snapped a four-game…
Springfield, Missouri police have completed their initial investigation of Bradley senior men’s basketball player Elijah Childs relating to an alleged sex offense that took place on Feb. 13. It is up to the Greene County prosecutor’s office to decide whether he will face criminal charges,…
The Braves’ track team had a scintillating performance in St. Louis at the Billiken Invite on March 26. This was the team’s first outdoor event since the 2019 MVC Championship in May. The return to the elements was triumphant, as Bradley runners took first place…
After a last-place finish at the First Coast Classic in February and a close mid-March loss to Southern Illinois, the Bradley women’s golf team began to hit its stride at the Diane Daugherty Invitational, earning themselves a fourth place finish out of 16 schools. The…