Sports

  • For Your Health: Certain foods aid college life

    Eating healthy is hard. Eating healthy in college is even more difficult. Stress, busy schedules and late nights create an on-the-go atmosphere conducive to late-night Cheetos binges. Fortunately,  dining options are available for students or anyone living a busy, tight-walleted lifestyle. Below are six staple college foods primed to help you live a healthier lifestyle.…

  • Intramural Sports: Increased participation leads to expansion

    Students looking for a break from the busy mid-term week have the option of participating in an intramural sport on campus. In addition to an academic break, intramurals gives students a chance to get involved on campus. Senior Matt Miller, has been playing intramural sports for all four years with the same group of friends.…

  • Volleyball drops two at home

    The Butler volleyball team is preparing for its third Atlantic 10 Conference road trip after dropping a pair of matches over the weekend. The Bulldogs (12-11, 2-7) won a set in their match against league-leading No. 18 Dayton (17-4, 9-0) on Sunday, but the Flyers (17-4, 9-0) captured a 3-1 victory. The opening-set was a…

  • Basketball admissions altered

    The student ticket process for attending basketball games has changed this year. With both basketball seasons right around the corner, students need to make sure they follow the correct steps to gain admittance to Hinkle Fieldhouse. All students can still attend games, but if they are not members of Dawg Pound, they will need to…

  • Bulldogs earn comeback win

    Butler travels to North Carolina to take on Davidson (1-6, 1-3) Saturday. The Bulldogs (6-2, 5-0) are tied with Drake at the top of the Pioneer Football League standings. The Wildcats of Davidson are coming off their first victory of the season, a 28-21 win over rival Campbell. Butler is still undefeated in PFL play…

  • Football marches to 4-0 in Pioneer Football League

    The Butler football team hung on for a 17-14 win against the Marist Red Foxes for its fourth straight win, keeping their Pioneer League record unblemished. The Bulldogs (5-2 overall) are 4-0 in the league for the first time since the 2009 season, in which they won the PFL championship. Marist fell to 2-4 overall…

  • Crowley to become next athletic director at Niagara University

    Butler is losing an associate athletic director to a New York university. Tom Crowley, Butler’s current associate athletic director of internal operations, was named athletic director for the Niagara Purple Eagles last week. “His experience as an administrator, fundraiser and coach will play a critical role in the continued success of our athletics department,” the…

  • Cross country: newcomer Pratt making a splash

    The women’s cross country team has seen a fresh face arrive on the team this season in the form of freshman Olivia Pratt. The Madison, Wis., native was victorious in the Bulldog’s season-opening race at Illinois, winning the four-kilometer race with a time of 14:18 to finish at the front of the 65-runner field. Pratt…

  • Women’s swimming: success in classroom leads team

    After beating only a handful of teams last year, the Butler women’s swim team faces a huge challenge in moving to the Atlantic 10 Conference this season. Despite the lingering competition, the non-scholarship squad has a positive outlook that it will have a good season, particularly in the classroom. “I think, at first, we were…