Timothy Brown appears in an episode of "M*A*S*H" in 1972. Brown had a professional football, acting and singing career. Photo Courtesy Sports 4/7/2020, 5:38pm Former Ball State Football player Timothy Brown dies at 82 By Staff Reports Timothy Brown, a former Ball State Football player, who played in the NFL for a number of years and spent some time as a professional actor and musican, has died at 82 according to a press release from the Philadelphia Eagles.
Basketball 4/6/2020, 12:00pm Ball State Basketball scouting report: prospects, commits, arrivals, departures By Jack Williams Outside of cancellations due to the Coronavirus outbreak in March, both of Ball State's men's and women's programs has been extremely busy in welcoming players into the program, scouting players and seeing players depart from Muncie.
Sports 3/27/2020, 3:00pm Piatt: Sports world now has brand new meaning for 'normal' By Zach Piatt It’s still March, but the madness that comes with it has been, for lack of a better term, different. “Normal,” especially for us sports fans, is anything but right now.
Sports 3/24/2020, 6:35pm Former Ball State Athletics Chairperson John Reno dies at 88 By Staff Reports According to a statement sent out Monday afternoon by Tyson Mathews, assistant director of Ball State Athletic Communications, Dr. John Reno has died.
Basketball 3/24/2020, 4:16pm Ishmael El-Amin announces transfer from Ball State Men's Basketball By Jack Williams Coming off a career-high season, junior guard Ishmael El-Amin announced on Twitter Tuesday afternoon that he would be "opening his recruitment to find his future home".
Basketball 3/16/2020, 12:20pm Lucas Kroft announces transfer from Ball State Men's Basketball By Jack Williams Freshman guard Lucas Kroft announced via Twitter that he is planning to "transfer and pursue another opportunity elsewhere" on Monday. The freshman played 14 games with Ball State, recording 16 points, 11 rebounds and three assists in 122 minutes of playing time.
Sports 3/13/2020, 2:24pm Ball State athletes, coaches react to season cancellations By Jack Williams On March 12, the Mid-American Conference made the announcement it would be canceling regular season, championship and non-traditional competition for the rest of the 2019-20 academic school year in concern with the coronavirus (COVID-19). Here is how Ball State athletes and coaches reacted to the announcement.
News 3/12/2020, 5:00pm March Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirus By Associated Press The NCAA canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.
Sports 3/12/2020, 2:08pm Here is what has been canceled in the world of sports By Staff Reports With the multitude of unprecedented cancelations of athletic events in the last 24 hours due to the coronavirus, The Daily News has done its best to compile a list of what all has been canceled or suspended in the world of sports. Please be advised this list is in no way complete. It includes information The Daily News has received from various sources and will be updated as more updates come through.
Basketball 3/12/2020, 12:35pm Mid-American Conference Basketball Tournament canceled due to coronavirus concerns By Jack Williams and Ian Hansen Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher announced at a press conference at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on March. 12 that the 2020 MAC Basketball Tournament has been canceled over concerns of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Basketball 3/11/2020, 9:21pm Despite MAC quarterfinals loss to Eastern Michigan, Ball State credits connection, character to successful season By Ian Hansen While the arena was empty and the Cardinals lost their quarterfinal game of the Mid-American Conference to Eastern Michigan 64-63, the season as a whole isn’t empty, as there is still hope for more tournament basketball this season.
Basketball 3/10/2020, 9:06pm Previewing Ball State's Mid-American Conference quarterfinal opponents By Jack Williams With the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in the books, the brackets for both the men's and women's tournaments have been set. In the women's bracket, No. 2 Ball State Women's Basketball will face No. 7 Eastern Michigan. In the men's bracket, No. 3 Ball State Men's Basketball will face No. 6 Kent State.
Baseball 3/10/2020, 7:48pm Peltier’s homer sparks ‘contagious’ hitting in Ball State’s home-opening win By Zach Piatt A four-run sixth lifted a weight off the Cardinals’ shoulders and propelled them to a 9-4 victory in their home opener. Head coach Rich Maloney said his team’s offensive production in the last few innings was a confidence booster.
Golf 3/10/2020, 5:54pm Ball State’s best round comes too late in Jackrabbit Invitational By Drew Pierce The Cardinals took eighth place through 54 holes over Monday and Tuesday. Ball State started out a bit rocky, as the team tallied a 310 and a 324 in the first two rounds.
softball 3/9/2020, 10:40am Experience, maturity 'speaks volume' of Ball State Softball in 12 game road trip By Ian Hansen The Cardinals ended with an 8-4 record over the course of the week going 4-1 in the UCF Invitational, won both games of a doubleheader against Bethune-Cookman and went 2-3 in the FIU Invitational.
Baseball 3/8/2020, 5:40pm Starting pitchers act as ‘separators,’ Ball State takes 3 weekend wins By Zach Piatt Senior catcher Chase Sebby and junior pitcher Kyle Nicolas did their best impressions of Jake Taylor and Ricky Vaughn from the movie “Major League” in Ball State’s second game Friday against Sacred Heart.
Swimming and Diving 3/8/2020, 1:30pm Men’s Swimming and Diving set school records, place 4th at MAC Championship By Matt Sharp Ball State Men’s Swimming and diving competed in the Mid-American Conference Championship meet this weekend. This was the final event of the season for the Cardinals, and they finished the season by setting six new school records and placing fourth out of five teams.
Volleyball 3/7/2020, 9:53pm Balanced offense, Shepherd's presence boost Ball State over Sacred Heart By Connor Smith Taking advantage of their home comforts, the Cardinals defeated Sacred Heart 3-0 to begin a three-match series against non-MIVA opponents.
Basketball 3/7/2020, 5:57pm Ball State completes season sweep of Western Michigan, ends season with exclamation point By Grant Covey Win or lose, the Cardinals had already punched their ticket to Cleveland for next week’s Mid-American Conference tournament. The game for Western Michigan (17-12, 10-8 MAC), on the other hand, decided if it would be playing Monday. It took an extra five minutes for Ball State to take down the Broncos 64-63.
Basketball 3/7/2020, 12:24pm Kani Acree was down, but never out against Northern Illinois By Jack Williams After a injury in the first half caused redshirt freshman guard Kani Acree to leave the game, his heart and drive to win would see him return to the game, helping Ball State Men's Basketball clinch a BYE in the upcoming Mid-American Conference Tournament.
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News 3/19/2020, 4:30pm Muncie, Delaware County declare disaster emergency in response to COVID-19 pandemic
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