Sports

  • Bulldogs experience youth movement

    BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER One senior and 14 freshmen. Some coaches might be fearful of starting an athletic season with a team composed  this way. However, this does not apply to Butler swimming coach Maurice Stewart—who has such a team this season. Stewart said he is as excited as ever for the swim season…

  • Women’s soccer team wins second straight, prepares for DePaul

    The Butler women’s soccer team (9-4-2 overall, 2-3-0 Big East) picked up its ninth win of the season by defeating Providence (8-2-2, 2-1-1) 2-1 in overtime on Saturday. It was Butler’s second victory in Big East Conference play. The Bulldogs will travel to DePaul Thursday for another Big East match. The Blue Demons are coming…

  • Bulldogs wrap up fall season

    JOHN YELEY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s golf team concluded its fall season of play with an eighth place finish at the 2013 Flyer Invitational in Dayton, Ohio. Competing in a field of 15 universities, Butler shot 293 on the first day of play Monday, finishing the tournament on Tuesday afternoon by stroking a…

  • Bulldogs earn Homecoming win over Camels

    The Butler football team has now won three straight games, coming off a Homecoming win against Campbell. On Saturday. The 35-14 win brought the Bulldogs’ overall record to 5-2 and their Pioneer Football League record to 3-0. Butler came out of the gates firing on all cylinders. The Bulldogs scored 14 points in both the…

  • Cycling team keeps on rolling

    KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER Competitive cycling is a sport that isn’t very well known outside the Tour de France. But that hasn’t deterred a group of students from helping the cycling club grow at Butler University. In its seventh year of existence, the club has gone from six riders competing in one or two…

  • OVERTIME: Miller opens new frontier for recruiting

    BEN SIECK | Asst. Sports Editor Butler men’s basketball coach Brandon Miller has big shoes to fill. Miller follows an unprecedented level of success left behind by former head coach and current Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens. Not only did Stevens help lead Butler to consecutive national championship games in 2010 and 2011—he went…

  • Butler to host preseason scrimmage

    ARI KASLE | STAFF REPORTER Butler Bulldog fans will get a sneak peek at this year’s men’s basketball team this month. The team is holding a Blue vs. White scrimmage that is open to the public on Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Fox Sports 1 organized the event. Each of the 10…

  • Student-athletes tread cautiously on social media

    BEN SIECK | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Social media can connect people and spread information from across the globe. But it can also come with dangers and pitfalls. Butler’s athletic teams—from the coaches to the student-athletes—know those drawbacks all too well. For the typical Butler student, posting something regrettable through Facebook, Twitter or any other social…

  • From the Eastern Bloc to Oz

    ARI KASLE | STAFF REPORTER In just a few weeks, the Butler men’s basketball team will begin its 2013 season. On the other side of the world, former Bulldog stars Rotnei Clarke and Andrew Smith have started their new lives as professional basketball players. After graduating from Butler last year, both players received interest from…