The Butler men’s basketball team will face a similar Midwestern foe in New Orleans tomorrow evening. The No. 4 seed Wisconsin Badgers (25-8) will be the No. 8 seed Bulldogs’ (25-9) Sweet 16 opponent, playing for the right to face the winner of the No. 2 seed Florida Gators and No. 3 seed Brigham Young…
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PHOTO GALLERY | Men’s basketball defeats Pittsburgh 71-70
The Bulldogs defeated Pittsburgh 71-70 in a wild upset Saturday. [imagebrowser id=18] All photos courtesy of John Fetcho.
A sweet upset: Butler defeats Pitt two games away from the Final Four
Butler, now riding an 11-game winning streak and two wins away from the Final Four, will face No. 4-seeded Wisconsin in the Sweet 16 Thursday in New Orleans after a 71-70 win against Pittsburgh yesterday. Matt Howard did it again. The ball ended up in his hands, and he found a way to win. “You…
Howard’s layup extends tournament play
The No. 8 seed Butler men’s basketball team will play No. 1 seed Pittsburgh tomorrow night in the third round of the NCAA tournament after a 60-58 victory over No. 9 seed Old Dominion yesterday. But the Bulldogs (24-9) advancing to the third round and tallying a 10th consecutive win might not have happened, if…
Buffaloes, Crimson unjustly left out
Co-Written by Sports Editor Steven Peek and Assistant Sports Editor Lance Rinker Each spring, a fever known as “March Madness” spreads across the United States, rendering millions of basketball fans immobilized, glued to their television sets, anxiously watching the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tournament. More than 350 Division I men’s basketball teams have…
Softball shining in Orlando
The Butler softball team picked up its fifth win in two days by defeating Bucknell and Hartford yesterday at the Rebel Games in Orlando, Fla. After starting the season 1-5, the Bulldogs (7-4) have won six of their last eight games. Sophomore pitcher Jenny Esparza picked up the win for the Bulldogs against Bucknell (3-13),…
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Tuition, housing costs to rise next year
Editor’s Note: This story was updated March 29 at 1:29 a.m. Tuition and housing costs will increase by more than 4 percent next year for Butler University students. Tuition will go up from $29,740 to $31,110 a year. Room and board rates will also reflect the 4.6 percent increase. In a letter to students, University…
Women’s tennis sneaks by Broncos, adds to historical season
For the third time this season, the Butler women’s tennis team has defeated an opponent for the first time in school history. Western Michigan (5-7) was the most recent victim to be added to the Bulldogs’ historic list, losing to Butler (7-4), 4-3, this afternoon. The doubles point was the deciding factor in the match,…