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  • First place on the line in Big East showdown

    First place on the line in Big East showdown

    KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The stage is set. It is mid-February, the NCAA Tournament picture is beginning to take shape and the top two teams in the Big East will face off Saturday night with the top spot in the conference on the line. The No. 18-ranked Butler men’s basketball team hosts No. 6…

  • A long way from home

    A long way from home

    BOBBY JOHNSON | STAFF REPORTER Most students living on Butler University’s campus are within a few hours drive or less from where they call home, yet it still may feel far away. However, five of Butler’s tennis players feel even further away from home. This year, the Butler men’s tennis team features four international players…

  • Dog eat dog: Bulldogs prepare for Husky Classic

    BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The well-traveled Butler track and field team will hit the road again this week to fly 2,200 miles northwest to the unusually warm temperatures of the University of Washington. The Bulldogs will compete in the Husky Classic. This will be their second consecutive weekend with a meet after competing last…

  • Butler baseball looks to improve after last season’s disappointment

    Butler baseball looks to improve after last season’s disappointment

    ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler baseball team plays its first game against Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee Feb. 13. The Bulldogs are looking to improve during their second year in the Big East. Last season, the team finished with a 20-30 record, just one game short of qualifying for the four-team Big East…

  • Bulldogs hit crucial stretch before March

    Bulldogs hit crucial stretch before March

    AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The rough start to February only got tougher for the Butler women’s basketball team this past weekend, as the Bulldogs lost twice at home in Big East play. But with only five games remaining in the regular season, there is no time to dwell on the past. Although it…

  • Local t-shirt brand fueling white-out

    KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Saturday’s men’s basketball game against No. 6-ranked Villanova is slated to be a “white-out.” The idea is to have all Butler faithful inside Hinkle Fieldhouse decked out in white — filling arenas in one solid color is something that can often be seen for big games around the country. The…

  • Full weekend ahead for Bulldogs

    GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER In the span of slightly over 50 hours, the Butler University softball team will have completed a total of 35 innings in five games this weekend. The University of South Alabama will be hosting five teams at the South Alabama Invitational — also known as the Mardi Gras Invitational. The…

  • Shelvin Mack’s unknown legacy

    WESLEY BRYANT | SPORTS COLUMNIST Basketball means a lot to this campus, and we are all familiar with Butler’s back-to-back Cinderella runs to the Final Four. Gordon Hayward is and will always be the greatest to put on a Bulldog uniform, but there is one player that seems to hide in his shadow – Shelvin…

  • No. 22 Butler knocks off DePaul 83-73 en route to fifth straight win

    Matthew VanTryon | MANAGING EDITOR It wasn’t always pretty, but then again, pretty isn’t a staple of Butler basketball. What has been a recent staple? Winning. No. 22 Butler did just that Saturday afternoon, knocking off DePaul 83-73 en route to its fifth consecutive Big East win. It was two veterans who led the Bulldogs. Kellen…