Author: Kyle Beery | Assistant Sports Editor

  • Jones lifts Bulldogs past Creighton

    Jones lifts Bulldogs past Creighton

    KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Senior Alex Barlow came down with an offensive rebound with 30 seconds to play and he passed to junior Roosevelt Jones. Jones surveyed the court and then drove down the right side of the lane and put in a layup with 1.9 seconds to play, giving the Butler men’s basketball team…

  • Softball team salvages Mardi Gras tournament Sunday

    GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler softball team defeated Lipscomb University 11-6 Sunday to conclude the South Alabama Mardi Gras Invitational, sending them home with a record of 2-3 for the tournament and 4-5 on the young season. The Bulldogs got even with Lipscomb with an eight-run second inning Sunday after losing 2-1 to…

  • Darrun Hilliard, No. 6 Villanova edge No. 18 Butler

    Darrun Hilliard, No. 6 Villanova edge No. 18 Butler

    There was all kinds of hype surrounding Saturday’s matchup between No. 6 Villanova and No. 18 Butler, and fans certainly got their money’s worth. The Wildcats (23-2 overall, 10-2 Big East) came away with a 68-65 win after a typical, scrappy Big East game. Villanova head coach Jay Wright praised the Bulldogs for taking his…

  • Weathering the Storm: Butler 85, St. John’s 62

    Weathering the Storm: Butler 85, St. John’s 62

    KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The No. 22 Butler University men’s basketball team is riding a four-game win streak after grinding out an 85-62 win over Big East foe St. John’s University last night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs improved to 17-6 overall and 7-3 in Big East Conference play, moving into a tie for…

  • Powder to the People

    Powder to the People

    ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER Indiana might not be known for its rolling hills and snow, but that has not stopped Butler students from showing their passion for hitting the slopes. The Ski and Snowboarding Club has grown a lot since it was founded in October 2012. Founder and former president Andrew Gudac said his…

  • Bulldogs look to rebound against DePaul

    Bulldogs look to rebound against DePaul

    AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Even though the month of February is less than a week old, it has already been more unkind to the Butler women’s basketball team than the entire month of January was. After going 8-0 during January, the Bulldogs fell on the first day of the new month, losing 62-55…

  • Freshman Focus

    GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University softball team has six incoming freshmen this year, each of whom are excited to contribute to the team. Freshman Katelyn Cahill, from LaGrange, Ill., said she knows even though softball is fun, the competition will increase in college. “It is definitely a huge time commitment,” Cahill said.…

  • OVERTIME – Examining the holes in the Colts’ roster

    WESLEY BRYANT | SPORTS COLUMNIST The  NFL season has come to an end following the Patriots win in Super Bowl XLIX. I guess justice doesn’t prevail. The “deflate-gate” scandal was wrong, but to say that it changed the outcome of the AFC championship game is an overstatement. The harsh reality is that the Colts were…

  • OVERTIME – Super Bowl unable to hold interest of casual fan

    SARAH THUET | SPORTS COLUMNIST Super Bowl XLIX came and went this past weekend. Those who watched got to see the New England Patriots pull out a win against the Seattle Seahawks. Not surprisingly, the game was filled with questionable calls, interesting commercials and a killer halftime show where Katy Perry entertained millions of people…