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Gordon Hayward Returns to Indy

Just 11 months after doing this, Gordon Hayward will return to his hometown. And this time a majority of the Indy faithful will be hoping he walks out with a loss. In Hayward’s brief two year career at Butler, he was able to embrace a city, a state, and a nation in a way that…

Butler’s return to NCAA postseason relies on winning Horizon League tournament

We are less than 29 days until selection Sunday, when college basketball teams learn their postseason fate. The Butler Bulldogs lost to Duke in the championship game last year, but this season, they are on the outside looking in. Thursday, Butler defeated Wright State at home 71-63. The win was Butler’s third straight and lifted…

Wright State slips past Butler 69-64

This weekend was a critical stretch for both Butler and Wright State. Butler played at Detroit Friday and then WSU on Sunday. Wright State hosted Valparaiso Friday before Butler on Sunday. And each split their pair of games. After two straight years and seven losses in a row, the Raiders finally got by the Butler…

Butler seeks eight straight win over Wright State

The Butler Bulldogs (13-5, 5-1) will close out an important Horizon League road trip tonight at Wright State (11-6, 4-2). The Bulldogs knocked off an undermanned Detroit team on the road Friday night, 87-64. WSU however, is coming off a 71-60 loss to Valparaiso. Before the loss to Valpo, the Raiders had won eight of…

New Years Resolution: Support college basketball in Indiana

College football in Indiana has had it’s notable struggles. In fact, since 2008, when Notre Dame, IU, and Ball State went bowling, only Notre Dame has been bowling since, and even they’ve been just once. But as bad as college football has been in-state the past two years, college basketball has been just as good,…