In the past 20 years, the popularity of soccer in the United States has exploded, both in viewership and attendance. However, because of the season’s length, college soccer is extremely flawed. Fixing this problem could benefit the sport in our country as a whole. A…
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Few coaches have had such a profound impact on their programs as Bradley soccer head coach Jim DeRose. Now in his 25th year at the helm, DeRose’s impact extends far beyond wins and losses. “The value you get in terms of the Bradley community, the…
Former Bradley goalkeeper Logan Ketterer is used to waiting for his moment. After joining the Braves as a non-scholarship freshman, Ketterer served as a backup before taking over the starting role as a redshirt sophomore in 2014. He also served as the starter for the…
Editor’s note: All athletic practices have been paused as a result of Bradley University’s two-week quarantine. Despite the indefinite postponement of the season, the Bradley Volleyball team is back into its routine. The team returned to practice this week and picked up right where it…
Few friends at the age of 10 stay friends past high school. Even fewer play on the same collegiate golf team. But playing together in the Minnesota Women’s State Amateur? That’s exactly what Taylor Ledwein and Megan Welch accomplished this past summer. Competing in their…
Jamal Murray – By Matthew Lucas Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray are the only players to have scored 50-plus points in multiple games in the same playoff series. Murray not only achieved this milestone, but he also led his team to…
Ditch it- By Mason Klemm The MLB should get rid of its new extra innings rule. Enacted to shorten games amidst COVID-19, the rule states that a runner must be placed on second base at the start of every half-inning during extra innings. That runner…
There’s an old adage that says, “You don’t know how much you love something until it’s gone.” Since the American sports scene was put on pause in March, sports fans have missed out on a lot. NCAA March Madness was canceled. MLB Opening Day was…
On Aug. 26, the Milwaukee Bucks made waves in the sports world when players went on strike prior to the fifth game of their playoff series against the Orlando Magic. The move put the NBA playoffs (and eventually other sports) on pause, successfully directing attention…
Since sporting events were paused throughout the United States in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, collegiate athletes have been left without competition for months. But for one group of Braves, the ball was back in play as early as June. One of the few…