Upon holding a seven game winning streak, the Butler University men’s tennis team had their streak snapped over the weekend. Although they lost one game, they rebounded to win the second game of the weekend.
Bulldogs top Blue Demons, take sole possession of second place
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s basketball team is alone in second place with two games left in the regular season. The Bulldogs beat DePaul University 67-53 Saturday afternoon at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Kellen Dunham’s 24 points powered the Bulldogs (21-8 overall, 11-5 Big East) to a season sweep of the…
Predicting the Big East standings and awards
BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR It’s that time of year again. College basketball is upon us. With ESPN’s 24-hour Tip-Off Marathon beginning Monday night, and Butler tipping off this weekend, I’m here to bring you my predictions for the Big East Conference. If I hit this on the head, come March, I’ll be the front-runner to…
Big East move brings competition
Butler will be joining one of the nation’s premier basketball conferences when it enters the Big East next season. Five teams from the new Big East, including the Butler men’s basketball team, were selected for this season’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Marquette (25-8, 14-4 in this season) has been a perennial contender in…
After one season in the Atlantic 10, is Butler packing up and moving on?
Despite several media reports and anonymous sources saying that the university will change athletic conferences, officials are mum. Butler University is one of five institutions rumored to be moving to the reorganized Big East. A new move could mean more media exposure, less travel time, new competition and a larger athletics department budget. Butler—along with…
Butler reported to join Big East next season
ESPN’s Brett McMurphy, Andy Katz and Dana O’Neil have reported Butler will join the “Catholic 7” segment of the Big East next season. The Butler Collegian reported in December that the Big East would be splitting and Butler was considering joining the Catholic 7, despite being in its first season in the Atlantic 10 Conference.…