The intense reaction of the National Football League office to “big hits” is an overreaction. A recent increase in the number of head-to-head hits and other injury-causing tackles has led the NFL office to adjust the new standard for these hits: a personal foul penalty, game ejection, heavy fine and short suspension. I often support…
Lester makes transition from basketball to volleyball
Susan Lester walked off the basketball court at the end of Butler’s first-round loss in last year’s Women’s National Invitation Tournament as one of the most accomplished players in Bulldog history. She had just been named the 2010 Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year and was named to the 2010 Horizon League All-Tournament Team.…
Pitching still matters in the playoffs
If any readers out there ever own a Major League Baseball team and want to make the playoffs, build your team around great pitching. Don’t get reeled in by some guy who can hit the long ball. Be boring. Get some great pitchers. Sure, I have grown up watching steroids era baseball and have seen…
PK keeps soccer undefeated
The Butler men’s soccer team protected its flawless record Saturday when senior captain Ben Sippola netted a penalty kick in overtime versus UIC. The dramatic ending gave the Bulldogs (10-0, 4-0 HL) a 2-1 win over the Flames (3-7, 1-3 HL), now down to eighth in the league. The dramatic ending was a fitting one…
Women’s soccer hands Panthers rare home loss
The Butler women’s soccer team accomplished something on Sunday that no Horizon League team has been able to in nearly 12 years: beat the Milwaukee Panthers on their own turf. The Bulldogs (5-9, 3-1 HL) snapped Milwaukee’s 37-game unbeaten home streak against league opponents and handed the Panthers (8-4-2, 3-1 HL) their first conference loss…
Football tames Wildcats for first PFL win
Butler football looks to capture its second conference win this Saturday when they host Pioneer Football League rival Dayton at 1 p.m. The Bulldogs (3-3, 1-2 PFL) will be riding the momentum of their first conference win, which they picked up at Davidson (1-4, 1-2 PFL) last Saturday. Junior quarterback Andrew Huck said the team…
Clark proves hard work pays off
In any sport, there are three types of athletes: those that you’d like to have on your team, those that you’d love to have on your team, and those, if at all possible, that you must have on your team. Sophomore Katie Clark would fall into the third category for the Butler women’s cross country…
Reds make first playoff trip in 15 years
With the Major League Baseball playoffs starting this evening, there are some usual suspects in the title contention picture. The defending champion New York Yankees are ready for a repeat, while the Philadelphia Phillies seek their third consecutive World Series appearance—a feat not accomplished since the Yankees made four straight trips to the Fall Classic…
Football run over by Camels’ ground game
The Butler football team’s chances of repeating as Pioneer Football League winners is starting to fade. The rushing attack of the Campbell Camels (2-3, 1-1 PFL) was too much for the Bulldogs (2-3, 0-2 PFL) to handle, leading to a 27-10 loss Saturday at the Butler Bowl. “We didn’t do what we set out to…
Bulldogs only team in nation without loss, tie
“Failure waits for those that rest on success made yesterday.” Butler men’s soccer head coach Kelly Findley uses this quote to keep his squad focused on the future and not the past. “We are trying to not get ahead of ourselves,” Findley said. “We are only as good as our next game.” But for the…