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  • Softball: Team set to begin spring campaign

    The Butler softball team is gearing up for its 2013 spring campaign without seven players from last year’s team. Last season, the Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 25-32 and 13-11 in the Horizon League. Butler graduated six seniors from last year’s team, and Kayla Gray will forgo her final year of eligibility due…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Men’s Basketball: Bulldogs pickup road win at Vanderbilt

     Senior guard Rotnei Clarke led the 18th-ranked Butler men’s basketball team to a convincing road win Saturday night, defeating Vanderbilt 68-49. Clarke was the game’s leading scorer with 22 points, 16 of them coming in the second half. Clarke shot six-for-nine from 3-point range on the night. The first half was a defensive struggle for…

  • Classic set for state rivalries

    In 10 days, the men’s basketball team will return to downtown Indianapolis for the second time since a heartbreaking national runner-up finish in 2010. But when the Bulldogs head back Dec. 15, they won’t face the Associated Press’ third-ranked team, like Duke was that year. This time, they’ll face No. 1 Indiana University at Bankers…

  • Men’s basketball: Bulldogs to take on crosstown foe

    Butler will face crosstown foe Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis tonight at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The Jaguars (3-6) finished seventh in the Summit League last season, going 14-18 overall and 7-11 in conference play. Former Purdue guard John Hart is spending his senior year at IUPUI, where he is averaging 16.6…

  • Women’s basketball: Bulldogs face Falcons

    The Butler women’s basketball team is looking to continue its winning ways as it travels to Bowling Green today. The Falcons (4-3) are coming into the contest on a one-game win streak after beating Colorado State 71-49 last Saturday. Bowling Green is historically one of the top mid-major women’s basketball programs in the country. Under…

  • Men’s Basketball: Team dominates Div. III Hanover

    Senior Rotnei Clarke and junior Khyle Marshall each finished with 19 points to lead the Butler men’s basketball team to a 97-73 win over Hanover Tuesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. After a championship loss to Illinois in the EASports’ Maui Invitational, the Butler men’s basketball team looked to bounce back against the Division III program.…

  • Transfers make big impact in first season

    The Butler volleyball and football teams have experienced great success this year, thanks in part to contributions from three transfer athletes. Volleyball players Morgan Peterson and Erica Stahl and quarterback Matt Lancaster have helped lead their teams to conference tournament berths and a share of the conference title, respectively. MORGAN PETERSON Peterson, a transfer from…