Heading into the first game of the Mid-American Conference portion of the men's basketball schedule, Western Michigan University was sitting at a lowly 3-10 overall record. Three MAC victories later, however, the Broncos (6-10, 3-0 MAC) suddenly stand alone atop the MAC West Division standings and head into tonight's game against Ball State University at Worthen Arena looking more like the team that was voted preseason MAC West Division favorites.
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Residents of Woodworth Complex were relocated to Park Hall's multipurpose room in freezing temperature after a pipe at the east entrance burst Friday. Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president for marketing and communications, said water from the burst pipes caused the fire alarms to sound.
Losing its season opener to a top four ranked team did not hurt the Ball State University men's volleyball team in the coaches poll. Two days after then-No. 4 Stanford University swept Ball State, the Cardinals remained ranked No. 13 in the coaches poll released Monday afternoon.
The Ball State University men's basketball team defeated Western Michigan University 50-44 tonight at Worthen Arena to tie the Broncos atop the Mid-American Conference West Division standings.
The Ball State University women's basketball team defeated the University of Toledo 67-53 to stay perfect in Mid-American Conference play Saturday. With the win, Ball State improved to 11-6 for the season and 4-0 record in the MAC. Toledo fell to 9-8 and 3-1 in MAC play.
Some of the lessons learned in college are learned beyond the walls of a classroom. For example, there's no class about how to trot across lanes of traffic while listening to an iPod or talking on a cell phone, but we all may as well minor in it, along with jaywalking.
Two years after finishing his career as one of the most successful Ball State University quarterbacks, Joey Lynch has returned to the Cardinals as a wide receivers coach. Coach Stan Parrish announced Friday the hiring of Lynch, who played for Parrish when he was a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator under former coach Brady Hoke.
It's a learning experience for eight freshmen. But when the Ball State University gymnastics team traveled to Bowling Green State University on Sunday, it learned that nothing will ever come easy. In hopes of avenging a 1.50-point loss to the Falcons in 2008, the Cardinals were issued the lower hand in a 187.
Did you know that in 1783 we weren't a nation? Each of the colonies had existed as an entirely separate government under British rule and each had formed its own national identity, when British rule was formally ended. Therefore, each colony became a state in its own right.
Ball State University's attempt to knock off No. 15 University of Illinois was met with stiff resistance as the Cardinals were shutout 7-0 Friday. "It's a learning experience," freshman men's tennis player Zane Smith said. "You get to see what one of the best teams look like.
The Muncie sub-zero weather had an effect on the athletics department this weekend. The Ball State University women's swimming and diving team was unable to travel to Illinois State University on Saturday because of transportation problems. "They couldn't keep the bus started," coach Laura Seibold-Caudill said.
As Todd Chamberlain walked off the Worthen Arena court, having one of his best offensive performances during his four-year career was not the main thing on his mind. Instead, the outside attacker was more concerned about what went wrong Saturday. Despite Chamberlain's career-high 20 kills, the No.
I've never been big on disclaimers in music reviews, but this one comes with one major, illuminating caveat: I've always hated Animal Collective. For the uninitiated, Animal Collective is an avant-garde collective from the DC/Baltimore area that fuses West African tribal chanting, Beach Boys-esque harmonizing, psychedelic rock and droning minimalism, a combination sure to scare two-thirds of my readership away.
A pair of Ball State University runners returned to action with first place finishes Saturday. Amber Williams, who redshirted during the 2008 season to train for the Summer Olympics, returned to the Ball State track and field team with a win in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.
A Ball State University study has found that tourism advertising could increase economic activity in Indiana and generate more tax dollars to the state. Michael Hicks, director of Bureau of Business Research, said every dollar Indiana's state and local governments spend on tourism advertising yields 15 tax dollars.
The Ball State University women's tennis team started its season out with a loss Saturday to the University of Dayton. The Cardinals dropped the match 4-3 at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center despite wins in both No. 1 singles and doubles. The No. 1 Ball State doubles team, Georgina Thomson and Dena Boulieris won 8-6 to give the Cardinals their lone victory in doubles.
The No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team lost its season opener to No. 4 Stanford University 30-20, 32-30, 30-22 on Saturday at Worthen Arena.
