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Bulldogs will encounter similar foe in Wisconsin Badgers tomorrow

- March 23, 2011 -

The Butler men’s basketball team will face a similar Midwestern foe in New Orleans tomorrow evening. The No. 4 seed Wisconsin Badgers (25-8) will be the No. 8 seed Bulldogs’ (25-9) Sweet 16 opponent, playing for the right to face the winner of the No. 2 seed Florida Gators and No. 3 seed Brigham Young…

A sweet upset: Butler defeats Pitt two games away from the Final Four

- March 20, 2011 -

Butler, now riding an 11-game winning streak and two wins away from the Final Four, will face No. 4-seeded Wisconsin in the Sweet 16 Thursday in New Orleans after a 71-70 win against Pittsburgh yesterday. Matt Howard did it again. The ball ended up in his hands, and he found a way to win. “You…

Howard’s layup extends tournament play

- March 18, 2011 -

The No. 8 seed Butler men’s basketball team will play No. 1 seed Pittsburgh tomorrow night in the third round of the NCAA tournament after a 60-58 victory over No. 9 seed Old Dominion yesterday. But the Bulldogs (24-9) advancing to the third round and tallying a 10th consecutive win might not have happened, if…

Buffaloes, Crimson unjustly left out

- March 16, 2011 -

Co-Written by Sports Editor Steven Peek and Assistant Sports Editor Lance Rinker Each spring, a fever known as “March Madness” spreads across the United States, rendering millions of basketball fans immobilized, glued to their television sets, anxiously watching the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tournament. More than 350 Division I men’s basketball teams have…

Softball shining in Orlando

- March 16, 2011 -

The Butler softball team picked up its fifth win in two days by defeating Bucknell and Hartford yesterday at the Rebel Games in Orlando, Fla. After starting the season 1-5, the Bulldogs (7-4) have won six of their last eight games. Sophomore pitcher Jenny Esparza picked up the win for the Bulldogs against Bucknell (3-13),…

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