Sports

  • Men’s basketball: Clarke’s injury causes controversy

    Sports injuries can be a scary thing for athletes, family and fans. The Butler community realized this when standout senior transfer Rotnei Clarke flew headfirst into the base of a hoop in a win against Dayton on Jan. 12. Clarke was fouled hard by Flyers defender Matt Derenbecker and hit the basket, suffering a neck…

  • OVERTIME: Stevens’ calm proves critical

    In NCAA Division I men’s basketball, many programs have likely come to accept that if Butler’s squad makes the championship tournament, it will be a dangerous and unpredictable force. No matter who the Bulldogs play come tourney time, they can almost always guarantee a nail-biting affair. Butler has established its relevance with years of success…

  • Men’s basketball: first College GameDay a success

    On Jan. 19, College GameDay made its way to Hinkle Fieldhouse for the matchup between the Gonzaga and the Butler Bulldogs. Before Saturday’s  game, Dawg Pound member Ari Kasle was asked what expectations he had for the contest. “I think any time Butler is on the court, magic things happen,” he said. This pregame prediction…

  • Women’s tennis beats Dayton in spring season opener

    The Tayo Bailey era of Butler women’s tennis got off to a winning start last weekend. Bailey, a former standout at Butler, took over the program from Jason Suscha, who coached the Bulldogs for the past 13 years. Butler started its spring season by defeating Atlantic 10 Conference rival Dayton 5-2 last Friday. Junior Stephanie…

  • Women’s basketball takes down La Salle

    On the heels of a vital win against Xavier Thursday night, Butler women’s basketball (11-7, 2-1) faced La Salle (5-13, 1-2) Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia. The Bulldogs won their second consecutive game 59-42. Junior forward Daress McClung led the team in scoring with 19 points and five assists and was stellar on defense as well…

  • Track competes at Gladstein Invitational

    Men’s and women’s track sent partial squads to Bloomington this weekend, posting two wins and a handful of top 10 finishes at Indiana’s Gladstein Invitational. Junior Alex Berry won the men’s 400-meter dash in a time of 49.11 seconds, just shy of his own school record. In the men’s 800-meter invitational race, junior Craig Jordan…

  • Swimming falls at Wittenberg meet

    The Butler swim team fell to Wittenberg by a score of 177-82 Saturday. Freshman Amanda Wagner had another strong meet, finishing third of 10 swimmers in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:12:12). Wagner also got second of 11 swimmers in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:36:87). Butler had six top-three finishes overall. “I think we did a lot of…

  • No. 13 Butler topples No. 8 Gonzaga in buzzer-beating fashion

    What can the Butler men’s basketball team do with 3.5 seconds and the ball in the opposition’s possession? Apparently, win a nationally televised game over a Top 10 team at the buzzer. Sophomore forward Roosevelt Jones stole an Gonzaga inbound pass near midcourt and completed a layup with one tenth of a second remaining to…

  • OVERTIME: For Butler, one more signature victory at stake

    The phrase “signature victory” is thrown around quite a bit in college basketball. In NCAA Division I men’s basketball, a team generally needs at least one in a season to garner consideration for the 68-team championship tournament field. The phrase basically refers to a win over an opponent that was either an upset or very…