The I-74 rivalry went the way of the Redbirds this past Saturday, as Illinois State picked up a 4-3 win over Bradley Tennis. The Braves are now 5-5 on the season. The two teams hadn’t played each other in 700 days, the longest gap between…
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Last week, the Chicago White Sox found out they will be without their young slugger, outfielder Eloy Jimenez, for a good chunk of the 2021 season. Initial reports stated that Jimenez felt left shoulder discomfort after making an attempt to rob a home run during…
Bradley (9-10) lost all three contests this weekend against Southern Illinois (23-5), dropping the final game 10-2 in five innings. The Braves scored just four runs through the three games, but getting on base was not the problem. In fact, Bradley outhit the Salukis in…
In its third consecutive overtime game, the Bradley Braves soccer team lost 3-2 to Missouri Valley Conference opponent Loyola-Chicago on Wednesday at Shea Stadium. With the loss, the Braves are now 2-5-1 heading into their regular season finale. The game, which was also “senior night,”…
A non-conference schedule that saw the Bradley Braves baseball team travel thousands of miles and adapt to ever-fluid schedules came to a close this week against Creighton and SIU-Edwardsville. The Braves awoke Dozer Park from its slumber on Tuesday against SIUE, the first game Bradley…
Anyone who has played the game of pool regularly associates the number eight with bad luck. Hitting in the 8-ball usually signifies a game-ending loss, and the Bradley Braves baseball team faced similar unfortunate fate with the number eight this past weekend against Mercer. The…
With only two matches left in the regular season, the Bradley volleyball team split last weekend’s series with Missouri State. “We took care of business on Sunday and played really clean,” head coach Carol Price-Torok said. “On Monday, we just didn’t execute at a high-enough…
It was a battle of the win streaks at David Markin Tennis Courts this past Sunday, as Bradley tennis (5-4) snapped their four-match win streak with a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Kansas City, who extended their streak to the same number. The Braves…
After a successful indoor season, the Braves track team will be starting its outdoor season today in St. Louis at the Billiken Invitational tournament. This season, the Braves have recruited more freshmen track athletes in Mason Jones, Kyra Koontz, Reina McMillan, T’ya Suber and the…
March Madness is in full swing once again, but this time with a twist. It’s not the Cinderella runs of Oral Roberts or Oregon State, the quick exits for Big Ten teams or every bracket busted in the first round. That’s not to say this…