Sports

  • Bulldogs look for consistency

    Bulldogs look for consistency

    GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER Butler University men’s soccer team will face Creighton University this Saturday, looking to break a two-game conference losing streak. Creighton (8-1-1) comes into the match ranked No. 9 in the NCAA. Butler has never won against Creighton University with a record of 0-3-1 (zero wins, three losses, and one tie).…

  • Cross-country runners recount typical day

    Cross-country runners recount typical day

    SARAH THUET | STAFF REPORTER Being a student athlete is a daily challenge requiring a delicate balance between school and your particular sport while still managing to find time for yourself.  The Butler University Cross-country runners are no exception to this idea. For the runners, each day begins much earlier than most. “I usually wake…

  • Bulldogs look for second straight road win

    Bulldogs look for second straight road win

    KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler football team had a wild day on the road at Stetson University, coming from behind to pick up its first conference win of the year with a score of 49-41. Now the Bulldogs turn their focus to their second away game in a row as they travel to…

  • Bulldogs confident in Coach Holtmann

    Bulldogs confident in Coach Holtmann

    KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s basketball team began practice over the weekend in a rare situation. Head coach Brandon Miller is taking a medical leave of absence from the team, the university announced last Thursday. It has not released a reason for Miller’s leave, nor has it set a timetable for any…

  • Butler players and coaches express concern for Brandon Miller

    MATTHEW VANTRYON | SPORTS EDITOR Butler men’s basketball players and coaches expressed concern for head coach Brandon Miller after their first team practice Saturday morning. Butler University athletic director Barry Collier announced in a press release Thursday afternoon that Miller was taking a medical leave of absence. “First and foremost, our thoughts are with Coach…

  • Bulldogs come from behind to beat Hatters

    KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler football team rebounded in a big way Saturday by topping the Stetson Hatters 49-41 on the road in DeLand, Fla. to improve to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in Pioneer Football League play. The Bulldogs trailed the Hatters (2-2, 0-1 PFL) 20-14 before exploding for 35 second half points.…

  • Men’s basketball coach Brandon Miller to take medical leave of absence

    BY KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER Butler men’s basketball coach Brandon Miller is taking a leave of absence from the team due to medical reasons, according to a statement from Vice President and Director of Athletics Barry Collier. Chris Holtmann has been named the interim head coach. Collier said in a release on butlersports.com that…

  • OVERTIME: Best Time Of Year

    KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER The leaves change colors, the air becomes cooler and Halloween decorations start to pop up. It’s October. That means one other thing: It’s time for the Major League Baseball postseason. Some sports fans may complain that the season is too long or that baseball is boring. But to me, and…

  • Bulldogs face tough foes

    GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER Conference games have begun, and the Butler men’s soccer team has a string of eight matches in the span of five weeks. The first conference game was played on Saturday against the nationally ranked Georgetown University, which is predicted to win the Big East this year.  Butler’s efforts resulted in…