Sports

Renewing the rivalry

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The Butler University men’s basketball team is back on track after junior Roosevelt Jones hit a late floater to beat Creighton University 58-56 Monday night. The Bulldogs now turn their focus to a familiar foe — the Xavier University Musketeers. Xavier is Butler’s top Big East rival in terms of…
Hinkle atmosphere is a home-court advantage

SARAH THUET | SPORTS COLUMNIST The Butler men’s basketball team played what was arguably its most anticipated home game in at least a year last Saturday. Butler entered the game ranked No. 18, while Villanova University came in at No. 6. The numbers alone made it clear this was going to be an exciting match-up,…
Kotter earns Big East honors for second straight week

GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER Junior Alex Kotter’s favorite food is macaroni and cheese. She likes to play “Assassin’s Creed” and “Bioshock” on PlayStation 4. She also has quite the list of accomplishments as a softball shortstop. On top of being named Big East Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks to begin this season,…
Butler women back on track: Langlois sets school record

AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler women’s basketball team stopped a four-game losing streak this weekend, and in doing so got back to .500 overall for the season. The Bulldogs (13-13, 9-6) began the weekend with a trip to Villanova University last Friday, and fell 63-52 in Philadelphia, losing their fourth straight game.…
Butler baseball gears for tough matchups out west

ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University baseball team fell just short of winning its first game during a Valentine’s Day doubleheader this past weekend at Lipscomb University. The Bulldogs put up four runs in the top of the ninth, but the Bisons walked off with the win when Kyle Allen hit Adam Lee…
Speedy Ellis: From Britain to Butler

BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER Senior Harry Ellis first fell in love with running during a high school physical education class at Helsby High School in England. Ellis is a distance runner on the Butler track and field team. Although he grew up playing soccer, and running was already in his repertoire, Ellis said he…
Bulldogs prepare for Northern Illinois

BOBBY JOHNSON | STAFF REPORTER Butler University’s women’s tennis team snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over the University of Dayton last Saturday. Meanwhile, the men’s team had a two-game winning streak halted at Valparaiso University. Even though the teams headed in opposite directions over the weekend, both have a similar focus on…
Dive in to the Big East Championships

WESLEY BRYANT | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s swimming team is heading to the 2015 Big East Swimming and Diving Championship at Ithaca College this weekend. The Bulldogs will be competing against Georgetown University, Providence College, Seton Hall University, Villanova University and Xavier University for a shot at the title. The event, which begins tonight,…
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…