SOCCER: Ball State brings in more offensive firepower
August 18, 2011Considering the state of Ball State soccer after the 2009 season, rebuilding the program seemed like a four-year challenge.
Considering the state of Ball State soccer after the 2009 season, rebuilding the program seemed like a four-year challenge.
DETROIT – At media day in 2009, the Mid-American Conference welcomed five new coaches and a commissioner into the fold. It was the most turnover in the conference's coaching ranks since 2003 and gave the gathering the feeling of a meet-and-greet.
As a first-year head coach, Steve Shondell faced the monstrous challenge of taking over a Ball State team in turmoil following the resignation of Dave Boos and turning into a winner.
Despite the departure of graduate Eric Steger, Ball State's men's golf team looks to improve on last season's success.
Every new school year means a new athletic season and with the No. 18 ranked recruiting class, a second-year coach Christine Bader, the Ball State women's tennis team looks to improve on last season's record of 8-17.
Beth Maddox's inaugural season as the Ball State field hockey coach wasn't one to remember as her team finished with an overall record of 6-14.
When coach Pete Lembo was hired in December, he knew the task of rebuilding the Ball State football program would not be easy.
DETROIT – During the search for Stan Parrish's replacement last winter, a popular name among fans was former Ball State assistant and then-Michigan State offensive coordinator Don Treadwell. While Ball State picked Pete Lembo as its new head coach, Treadwell also landed a job in the Mid-American Conference.
A feel-good story of the summer in Indianapolis and at Ball State has come to an unfortunate end.
INDIANAPOLIS — Paul Menard became NASCAR's newest first-time winner Sunday with an upset victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a track steeped in tradition for his family.
INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning has a new long-term deal in time to report to training camp.
INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning didn't need the money, and he sure didn't want the title of being the NFL's highest-paid player if it meant losing his teammates.
Ball State is listed as an early season opponent on Valparaiso's women's basketball schedule, which was released Wednesday.
DETROIT – Ball State was picked to finish in fifth place in the Mid-American Conference West Division for the third consecutive year in the preseason poll released Tuesday morning by the conference at its annual Media Day.
DETROIT – Ball State was picked to finish in fifth place in the Mid-American Conference West Division for the third consecutive year in the preseason poll released Tuesday morning by the conference.
DETROIT – Former Ball State quarterback Nate Davis will sign a two-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts to backup Peyton Manning.
WASHINGTON -- A person familiar with the NFL negotiations told The Associated Press that players would not vote Wednesday on a deal to end the lockout.
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay says he expects NFL teams to vote Thursday on a tentative deal to end the league's labor dispute.
This summer, there have been plenty of storylines on campus and across the country, with the sound of whistles and shoulder pads crashing into each other just around the corner.
WASHINGTON — NFL owners and players agreed early Monday to the terms of a deal to end the lockout, and players were expected to begin their voting process later in the day, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
