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Senior guard Demarius Jacobs looks to pass the ball in a game against IU-South Bend Nov. 19 at Worthen Arena. Jacobs scored 12 points during the game. Mya Cataline, DN

Men's Basketball Last Updated 6 hours ago

Ball State beaten by Duquesne buzzer-beater

By Derran Cobb

Jaylin Sellers takes the handoff and goes straight to the basket for a layup plus the foul. He drains the free throw to give Ball State Men's Basketball a two-point lead with 12 seconds to go. Duquesne makes its way up the court, scrambling to either tie or win the game. Ball State defends their matchups well until Tre Clark III gets the ball on the left wing. He dribbles and shot fakes, but Jarron Coleman doesn’t bite. It doesn’t matter. He shoots it anyway. The buzzer sounds and the basket is good. The Dukes win, 78-77. 

Second-year running back Carson Steele hurdles over a player with the football in a game against University of Connecticut Oct. 15 at Scheumann Stadium. Steele's longest run of the game was for 25 yards. Eli Pierson, DN

Football Last Updated 10 hours ago

BREAKING: Carson Steele enters the transfer portal

By Staff Reports

"I want to thank Ball State for taking a chance on me when no one else believed in me," Steele said. "The coaches, players and staff have been more than great to me for the last two years and I'm so thankful for the friendships that I have made and I will cherish them forever."

Tri-Central Boy's Basketball Beats Cowan

Delaware County High School Boys Basketball Last Updated 13 hours ago

Cowan defeats Tri-Central 84-71

By Zach Carter

The second quarter was not much different with both teams scoring 17 points a piece. Groves talked about the shooting performances from the two schools. “I thought both teams were going to reach 100 [points],” he said. “They shot lights out and we shot pretty decent in the first half.” But after halftime, the Blackhawks stepped on the gas pedal and did not look back. They scored 29 points in the fourth quarter, 15 more points than the Trojans. Junior guard Timmy Watson was instrumental in the comeback.

The Ball State women’s volleyball team giving high-fives to each other to celebrate their win against the Eastern Michigan on Sep. 30 at Worthen arena in Muncie, Indiana. Eve Green, DN

Women's Volleyball 12/1/2022, 11:12pm

Cardinals' season comes to a close in loss to Marquette

By Corbin Hubert

After 32 games, a regular season championship, an appearance in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament championship  and an appearance in the NCAAtournament, it is over. Ball State was swept in straight sets by the no. 4 seed in the Texas Quarter of the bracket, Marquette University. 

Ball State Director of Athletics Beth Goetz (right), claps as the Ball State fight song is played after the field hockey match against Saint Francis University Aug. 26 at Briner Sports Complex. The Cardinals won 2-1 over Saint Francis in their season opener. Eli Houser, DN

Athletic Director Process 12/1/2022, 2:00pm

Ball State's process for finding a new athletic director

By Elijah Poe

$26,942,849. That’s Ball State University’s Athletic Department budget. The next Ball State Athletic Director will be in charge of $26,942,849. With Beth Goetz leaving for Iowa, Ball State University officials are now in the process of searching for the next athletic director to lead the department. 

Muncie Central Beats Guerin Catholic 55-47

Delaware County High School Boys Basketball 11/30/2022, 11:52pm

Muncie Central Defeats Guerin Catholic 55-47

By Zach Carter

Muncie Central led Guerin Catholic by eleven points going into the fourth quarter. But after multiple baskets, including a fast-break slam dunk, they found themselves only up one with 2:19 remaining. After a back-and-forth minute, the Bearcats used their ability to drive in and draw fouls. 

Junior quarterback John Paddock braces to throw the football at game against Murray State at Scheumann Stadium Sept. 17. Paddock had 3 touchdowns. Emma Matlock, DN

Football 11/29/2022, 4:20pm

John Paddock set to leave Ball State Football

By Staff Reports

The redshirt junior has one year remaining of NCAA eligibility and started for the Cardinals this season as they went 5-7 and missed out on bowl eligibility. Paddock threw for 2,713 yards, 18 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in his first year as the starting quarterback for Ball State.

Ball State Women's Basketball

Women's Basketball 11/26/2022, 8:50pm

Cardinals defeat Cougars in last game of road trip

By Zach Carter

Following the moment, Becki was booed every time she had the ball, but she did not let that impact her play. With the clock winding down in the fourth quarter, she tear-dropped a layup off the glass to put the Cardinals (4-2) up five and sealed the victory with a score of 61-56.

Ball State Men's Basketball Beats IU South Bend

Men's Basketball 11/25/2022, 8:07pm

Ball State Men's Basketball falls to Vermont in their first game in the Bahamas

By Calvin Scott

On the island filled with majestic turquoise water, plush pink sand, and nothing short of pure paradise, the Cardinals look to get a win in their first game of a three-day tournament hosted in Nassau, Bahamas. Ball State fell to Vermont 73-78  in the first game of the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship Tournament set in the Baha Mar Convention Center in Nassau, Bahamas. 

A pair of Nike Air Force 1s. Jacob Musselman, DN

Nike's Unethical Past 11/23/2022, 5:00pm

GOINS: Kyrie and Nike are both ethical disasters

 

Following Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving’s incident where he shared a link on Twitter promoting an Anti-Semitic documentary, Celtics star Jaylen Brown voiced his opinion on Nike. “Since when did Nike care about ethics?” Brown said in a tweet replying back to Nike’s founder Phil Knights' comments on Kyrie.