Naming Whitford smart decision by athletic director
By Mat Mikesell / April 8, 2013It took 23 days for Ball State to name James Whitford as its 19th men’s basketball coach in school history.
It took 23 days for Ball State to name James Whitford as its 19th men’s basketball coach in school history.
The bottom of the sixth inning won the game for Ball State as it posted five runs to defeat Western Michigan 10-4 Sunday afternoon.
Despite being the second leading cause of death for college students in the United States, suicide still remains a topic that many people are uncomfortable discussing.
Eighteen muggles of the Ball State Quidditch team will fly down to Kissimmee, Fla., on Friday to the sixth annual Quidditch World Cup.
Purdue University is making it easier for faculty to privately file patents for innovation that the university’s research arm chooses not to pursue.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy harshly criticized gun industry lobbyists on Sunday, saying they are doing too little to halt gun violence.
Rows of fashion enthusiasts filled the Alumni Center as 15 apparel design seniors displayed their work for the last time on Sunday.
A northwest Indiana man has been sentenced to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to blackmailing a 16-year-old New York girl into sending him nude photos over the Internet.
Two freshman Democratic senators from conservative states, Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, have joined the growing chorus of lawmakers who say they support gay marriage.
After dropping the first two series’ against Mid-American Conference opponents, Ball State coach Rich Maloney knew his team needed to come up big against Western Michigan.
When Billy Taylor was fired on March 14, James Whitford was gearing up for an NCAA Tournament run with Arizona at what he said was the best assistant coaching job in the country.
The Ball State women’s tennis team lost for the second time since beginning Mid-American Conference play with a 5-2 loss to Eastern Michigan.
Ball State women’s golf highlighted April on its calendar even before the season began in early September.
The bottom of the first inning proved the strongest offense of the game for Ball State as the team posted six runs against Western Michigan for what would be an easy 13-0 victory.
Since firing Billy Taylor on March 14, Ball State athletic director Bill Scholl said he hoped to find a replacement around the time of the Final Four. Scholl made good on that deadline after the school announced on Saturday that James Whitford, former associate head coach at Arizona, would take over as head coach of the men’s basketball team.
Ball State swept Northern Illinois in the first home series of the season, as the team wasted no time getting on the board in either game of the double header.
Ball State women’s tennis team won 6-1 against the Toledo Rockets at home.
