Category Archives: Bulldogs

Gordon Hayward Opts for NBA Draft

After a magical NCAA tournament run that led Butler to its first ever Final Four, sophomore sensation Gordon Hayward will keep his name in this years NBA Draft. This decision comes after much deliberation with family, friends, agents and NBA representatives.

This decision was well-researched and well thought out by Hayward’s family. They did not rush into a decision and from what I’m hearing, they …

Butler Does It For Those Who Can’t – a Tournament to Remember

What a outstanding NCAA tournament we just saw come to a close. Duke now wins their 4th National Championship with a 61-59 victory over Butler. Tonight’s game was the type of game you hope for. Competitive, drama, and down to the wire. In the end, Gordon Hayward missed two shots in the last ten seconds by a narrow margin. Should Hayward’s hail mary have went …

Final Four in the Sports Capital of the World

There is tremendous hype for the 2010 Final Four this weekend in Indianapolis. The top story of course has been Butler making it to the final weekend in their own backyard. Their campus, the city, and fans around the country have rallied behind this talented Bulldog team in large numbers.

When the team arrived back on campus Sunday morning at 3 AM, students and fans …

Butler Now 3 Turns from a Championship

How can you not love this special group of unselfish players living out a dream? Led by 33 year-old Coach Brad Stevens in his third year, this young coach gave up a junior executive job at Eli Lilly to pursue his dream of coaching. He began as an unpaid volunteer assistant on Todd Lickliter’s staff in 2000, and took over reigns of the team in …

A Dream Sports Week

Yes it has been a while since my last post. Ironically, the last post was after the Colts first loss because Bill Polian made the decision to pull the starters against the Jets, whom the Colts face this weekend in the AFC Championship.

What I have been up to since then – working Pacers, IU, Butler, and ESPN games.

In fact this last week was …