It was a long Homecoming weekend for the Butler men’s tennis team, as the Bulldogs traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, to compete in the ITA Ohio River Valley Regionals. Butler grabbed four victories in doubles play as well as a singles victory by freshman Tommy Marx. Marx won 6-4, 7-5 in his first round matchup, but…
Fantasy football: Bye week and the waiver wire
If anything was more baffling than the post-game ruckus between the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions, it has to be how David Stern is still the commissioner of the dysfunctional National Basketball Association. In case you missed the incident, a scuffle erupted between the two teams because of the coaches. Yep, that is not…
Soccer falls to Indiana amid record crowd
The Butler men’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Indiana surrounded by a record-breaking crowd Wednesday at the Butler Bowl. Attendance was announced at 3,343, a Bowl record for soccer. The enthusiastic crowd was a mix of fans displaying both cream and crimson and blue and white. Butler coach Paul Snape said the attendance figure was…
Wegeng not satisfied with record
Nearly anyone involved in a team sport at the collegiate level will likely say that individual glory pales in comparison to how the team does in a game, match or invitational. It turns out that Butler junior golfer Andrew Wegeng is no different. “I didn’t even think about it at the time,” Wegeng said of…
St. John brings change
Butler women’s soccer coach Tari St. John doesn’t shy away from challenges. As a collegiate player, St. John helped establish what is now a nationally-renowned program at Purdue. As a head coach, she has put Butler on the map as a force to be reckoned with in the Horizon League. After leading Pius XI High…
Football: Fighting Camels trample Bulldogs
Even with senior quarterback Andrew Huck throwing a career-high 381 yards, the Butler football team was not able to stop the running game of Pioneer Football League foe Campbell, dropping Saturday’s game 38-23. “In any game, you’re going to get your ups and downs, and that’s kind of how our game went,” freshman cornerback Jimmy…
Lester takes talents to Turkey
Former Butler women’s basketball player Susan Lester is making a big geographical jump to continue her playing career. Lester, a 2010 graduate, signed to play professionally with a team in Mersin, Turkey, on Thursday. “I’m very excited for the opportunity to play professional basketball overseas,” Lester said in a press release. “I had a thousand…
Women’s golf: Bulldogs take sixth in Indy
The Butler women’s golf team bounced back from a tough first day to take sixth in The Preview at the Hawthorns Golf and Country Club on Tuesday. Senior Michele Nash carried the team, finishing tied for fifth place out of nearly 100 players after shooting a two-over-par 74 in the first round. Her two-day score…
Fantasy football: Watch your offense
Here is an unreal statistic that reflects the craziness of the NFL season: There have been 10 quarterbacks who have had a 400-yard passing game so far this season after only five weeks. The current record for an entire season stands at 13 quarterbacks reaching a 400-yard game. If you own a pass-heavy QB, it…
Men’s soccer: Scoreless drought continues
The first night game of the season for the Butler men’s soccer team came with another first for the season: a shutout. There was no winner or loser in this shutout, however, as the Bulldogs (5-4-2, 1-1-1) continued their scoring struggles in a 0-0 double overtime tie against Illinois-Chicago at the Butler Bowl on Saturday.…