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  • Track and Field earns honors at Big East Championships

    The Butler men’s and women’s track and field teams capped their inaugural season in the Big East with fifth place finishes at the conference meet this weekend. Butler placed in 10 events overall. Senior Kirsty Legg took first place in the 1500-meter event, setting a school record with a time of 4:16.72. Legg set the…

  • Jackson Davis commits to Butler, bolsters 2014 recruiting class

    BY: MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s basketball program added another piece to next season’s roster this afternoon. Kentucky All-Star Jackson Davis announced that he will be attending Butler in the fall. Davis, the 6-foot-8-inch, 220-pound forward who averaged 24.6 points per game and 13.8 rebounds per game as a senior at…

  • Couture relieved of duties as women’s basketball coach, Godlevske named to interim role

    Couture relieved of duties as women’s basketball coach, Godlevske named to interim role

    Beth Couture was relieved of her duties as head coach of the women’s basketball program today, according a statement released by the Athletics Department. Butler women’s basketball assistant coach Kurt Godlevske will assume the position of interim head coach immediately, according to the release. Athletic Director Barry Collier released the following statement regarding Godlevske. “I…

  • Colleagues defend Couture, but questions linger

    BY: COLIN LIKAS AND MATTHEW VANTRYON | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Former Butler University women’s basketball players and coaches continue to speak out about the program’s 12-year coach Beth Couture. Couture again declined to comment this week. The Butler Collegian ran a front-page story titled “Former players allege verbal abuse, mistreatment” last week. Since…

  • Tennis Recap

    MITCH RIPORTELLA | Staff Reporter Butler men’s tennis spilt their final two matches of the regular season this weekend with a win over Creighton and a loss at Marquette. The team started its weekend with its first conference win of the season, defeating Creighton 5-2. The Bulldogs got off to a bumpy start, surrendering the…

  • Softball Recap

    MARKO TOMICH | Contributing Reporter Butler softball is springing into success, winning four of its last five contests.   Butler (21-24, 7-7) dropped the first of three games against Georgetown before bouncing back, winning the last two in the conference series. Butler has been best on the road, racking up a 10-8 record away from…

  • Overtime: Leveling the Playing Field for Student Athletes

    BEN SIECK | Sports Editor College sports are at a crossroads. The National Labor Relations Board ruled Northwestern’s football players are employees, not student-athletes, and that those players can unionize. The NCAA has come out firmly against the idea of student-athletes being employees. But with legislation heading in the other direction, schools could be compelled…

  • Butler Grabs N.C. Transfer Lewis

    BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter Butler men’s basketball incoming transfer Tyler Lewis, who played at North Carolina State last season, said he is eager to reverse the Bulldogs’ fortunes. Butler’s first season in the Big East Conference was a tumultuous one, even after the last game ended. Six players have left the team since November,…

  • Bulldogs Prepare for Indiana State

    JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler baseball team has a game today at Victory Field in downtown Indianapolis against Indiana State. The game starts at 3 p.m., and tickets will sell for $5. The Bulldogs (16-22, 4-5) are going into the game coming off a series win against Xavier. They .will face a Sycamore…