BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler track and field team will head north to the University of Notre Dame to compete in its seventh meet of the season at the Meyo Invitational Feb. 6 and 7. The Bulldogs are coming off a strong showing at the Indiana Relays where three runners – junior…
Bulldogs look to stay hot against Red Storm
The Butler men’s basketball team hosts St. John’s University Tuesday night fresh off escaping an upset in Milwaukee over the weekend. The No. 25 Bulldogs (16-6 overall, 6-3 Big East) rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Marquette 72-68 in overtime Saturday. The win was Butler’s third in a row and fifth in six games. St.…
Bulldogs escape Milwaukee with OT win
The Butler men’s basketball team looked like it would be heading back to Indianapolis with a disappointing loss Saturday. And then the Bulldogs rallied from a late 10-point deficit to beat Marquette 72-68 in overtime. The Bulldogs remained within a half game of first place in the Big East standings behind a career-high 30 points…
Bulldogs get eighth straight win
The Butler women’s basketball team pushed its win streak to eight games with a 67-59 win at Providence Friday night. The Bulldogs are now 12-9 on the year and 8-2 in the conference, just a half game behind first place Seton Hall. Friday’s win caps off a perfect month of January – beginning with 66-61 home…
Butler @ Marquette Game Notes
The No. 25 Butler men’s basketball team is in Milwaukee Saturday for its first meeting of the year against Marquette University. The game tips off at 2:00 p.m. on FOX Sports Net. Tale of the Tape Butler Bulldogs (15-6 overall, 5-3 Big East) The Bulldogs have won four of their last five games to move…
Butler’s Jim McGrath set to retire
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR To the average outsider, Butler University is most closely identified by former basketball coach Brad Stevens and his glasses, underdog basketball teams playing too late into March and sweater-wearing bulldogs in arenas they shouldn’t be in. According to the commercials, Butler is impact, family, and home, a small liberal…
Bulldogs resting before Marquette
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Antacids and basketball. Well, that is a pretty strange combination. But Butler men’s basketball head coach Chris Holtmann can tie the two together. After a close call against last-place Creighton University on Jan. 21, he said Tums are an essential for a Big East coach. “You just keep plenty of…
Justifying early registration for BU athletes
SARAH THUET | SPORTS COLUMNIST Registering for classes is a hassle for most. Students meet weeks in advance with professors and advisors to try to determine a solid schedule for the upcoming semester. Lucky students reach their assigned registration date and are admitted into all the classes they intended to take. Because of small class…
Lady Bulldogs riding seven-game streak
AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Winning in a conference such as the Big East is difficult as it is. Winning on the road, however, is even tougher. But the Butler women’s basketball team has figured things out pretty nicely. During their current seven-game winning streak in Big East play, the Bulldogs are 3-0 in…
Bulldogs prepare for second season in Big East
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler softball team opens up its season on Feb. 6 against Loyola University at the Rosemont Rumble. But the Bulldogs have already started the training and preparation they need to be ready for the season. Head coach Scott Hall says that the softball team’s ability to practice is all…