The Cardinals (7-7, 2-0 MAC) were playing their first game without Anthony Newell, the senior captain and team leading scorer and rebounder, who had season-ending surgery on a compound fracture to his right tibia and fibula suffered in Saturday's 46-42 win at Eastern Michigan University.
The Ball State University basketball coaches are moving their weekly radio show to Thursday nights beginning this week. Cardinal Fast Break, with men's basketball coach Billy Taylor and women's basketball coach Kelly Packard, will first air on its new night 7 to 7:30 p.
Students and faculty looking for food and beverages on the south end of Ball State University's campus now have a small window of opportunity to find them. Terrace Café, the only functioning dining area in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center, has restricted its business hours to 10:30 a.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team announced Monday it is looking for a student to be the team's manager for the upcoming season. The manager is responsible for learning the team's scouting computer program and will travel to road matches with the Cardinals to assist the coaching staff.
For coach Joel Walton, dropping one spot in the coaches poll is not important right now because what truly matters for his team is Saturday night. Four days before playing No. 4 Stanford University at Worthen Arena in its season opener, the Ball State University men's volleyball team moved down one spot to No.
Nate Davis is not expected to make a decision on entering the NFL Draft until Wednesday, his brother Jose said Monday. The deadline for underclassmen to declare themselves eligible for the Draft is midnight Thursday. "This decision is his decision," Jose Davis said.
Ball State University junior quarterback Nate Davis will enter the 2009 NFL draft, Joe Hernandez, associate athletics director for media and alumni relations, said today. Coach Stan Parrish will have a 5 p.m. press conference to answer questions about the announcement, Hernandez said.
Ball State University sophomore Sarah Woodruff is remembered as being aware of people who needed a helping hand or a kind word. Woodruff's mother Lucetta Woodruff said many people loved her daughter because she always noticed people who seemed unhappy and was willing to help them with their problems, sometimes when she didn't even know the person.
For years Anthony Kent dreamt of playing in the NBA, putting hours of work in each day to make it a reality. Dec. 7, 2008, he stood on the sideline of a basketball court that resembled an NBA floor. There was a regulation 3-point arc, a shot clock set to 24 seconds and NBA logos on his shorts.
The Ball State University men's basketball team takes on Northern Illinois University tonight for a 7 p.m. tipoff at Worthen Arena. Obviously, the main focus for Cards fans is how the team will deal with the loss of senior forward, captain, leading scorer and rebounder Anthony Newell for the season due to a compound fracture to his right tibia and fibula suffered in Saturday's 46-42 win at Eastern Michigan University.
Brady Hoke added three of his assistant coaches from the Ball State University football team to his new staff at San Diego State University, Ball State announced Monday. Darrell Funk, Jeff Hecklinski and Mark Smith left for San Diego State to join Hoke - who became the head coach for the Aztecs Dec.
Many retirees migrate south to Florida to trade winter coats and weeks below freezing temperatures, ice, snow and bitter winds for flip flops, 70-degree days and gentle breezes coming in from the Atlantic. The Ball State University swimming and diving team joined the migration by spending the last week of its break training in Ft.
Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora and her senior staff have had a busy month. Between the Dec. 16 hiring freeze and Gov. Mitch Daniels' proposed 4 percent budget cut to higher education funding Jan. 8, the university higher-ups have been searching for ways to save money in 2009.
Blaring music, laughter and the constant scraping of moving furniture filled the rooms of Ball State University's residence halls Sunday as students returned to campus for the beginning of Spring Semester. Experiences varied during move-in as some students and parents were confused with parking and living arrangements while some were happy to begin the semester and reunite with friends.
YPSILANTI, Mich. - Ball State University men's basketball senior forward Anthony Newell headed into the locker room at halftime of Saturday's Mid-American Conference opener at Eastern Michigan University beaming with confidence. The 2008-09 All-MAC Preseason selection accounted for the final seven of the Cardinals' final points in the half, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
John Warner exemplified every quality in a great teacher, Jack Wescott, associate dean of the department of technology, said. "He held high standards for his students," Wescott said. "They truly respected him." Warner, an assistant professor of technology, died of cancer on Dec.
For the first time in her Ball State University gymnastic coaching career Nadalie Walsh has a winning record. Ball State won all four events as it defeated the University of Pennsylvania 190.725 to 184.350 in its season opener Friday in Philadelphia. This was Ball State's second win since Walsh became the head coach in August 2007.
YPSILANTI, Mich. - For the Ball State University men's basketball fans who made the snowy trek up Interstate-69 and Interstate-94, the final score displayed on the Convocation Center's scoreboard depicted an image comparable to most speedometers braving the January interstate travel.
College students have a lot on their plates these days. From jobs and classwork to extra-curricular groups, there never seems to be enough time to get things done. So it seems logical that students would view driving from place to place as a good time to catch up on their friends' lives.
Below is last week's match results from teams ranked in the coaches poll top 15. The next coaches poll will be released this afternoon. Continue to check bsudailynews.com to see Ball State's new ranking. 1. Penn State (defeated No. 7 USC, No. 10 Ohio State and No.
