NEWMAN: The massive stain on every NFL jersey

By Andy Newman / November 9, 2022

For some reason, the NFL seems to disagree with me. Every NFL player on every NFL team walks out of their locker room and onto the field each game day with a stain on their jersey. Sometimes it’s super hard to see. Sometimes it’s pretty darn easy to see. Other times the stain is so obvious that it’s hard to look away, but football fans generally just miss it or ignore it completely. I can’t miss that stain. That stain is the NFL ownership group. 

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BALL STATE FOOTBALL

Ball State football’s MAC Championship hopes dashed in 28-21 loss to Toledo

By Daniel Kehn / November 9, 2022

Through the early November chill in a corridor outside of the visiting team locker room, Lee, along with the rest of the Ball State football program reconciled with the result of their 28-21 loss to Toledo.

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2022 MIDTERM ELECTIONS

Ball State University 2022 Midterm Elections watch party hosted at Student Center

By Elissa Maudlin and Miguel Naranjo / November 8, 2022

The political science department at Ball State University, along with the Student Government Association, hosted a watch party for the 2022 midterm elections. Attendees and organizers discussed the midterm elections and their votes/beliefs.

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LIFESTYLES

Ball State Society of Earth-Based Religions club in Muncie advocates religious tolerance

By Grayson Joslin / November 8, 2022

This year marks Society of Earth-Based Religions’ 20th year on Ball State’s campus. Read about the club and their weekly tarot card readings in the Student Center.

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

ZUVER: A dysfunctional day from the dysfunctional Indianapolis Colts franchise

By Caleb Zuver / November 8, 2022

“We cultivate winning cultures, we cultivate toughness, we live by integrity, and we don’t expect any more than we expect from ourselves.” Colts Owner Jim Irsay’s message to the media after one of the most chaotic days in the franchise's rich history. Let's forget Monday for a moment. This entire season has been a masterclass on dysfunction in the NFL. Let’s just take the last three weeks, to keep it concise.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Ball State Women's Basketball falls to Tennessee Tech in regular season opener

By Kyle Smedley / November 8, 2022

Ball State Women's Basketball (0-1) fell 68-63 to Tennessee Tech (1-0) in their first game of the regular season. The Cardinals look to bounce back Nov. 14 when they take on Indiana University East in Ball State’s home opener at 11 a.m. in Worthen Arena.  

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Ball State men's basketball emphasizes opening game with largest win in program history

By Derran Cobb / November 7, 2022

A chilly Monday night in November marked the opening day for Ball State men's basketball, a new era for the Cardinals, and Michael Lewis' first game as a collegiate head coach. Parents, fans, boosters and students filled up Worthen arena with their cheers, claps and “tater tot” chants. 

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Three take aways from Ball State men's basketball season opener

By Zach Carter / November 7, 2022

Offense, offense and more offense. Ball State (1-0, 0-0 MAC) opened its 2022-2023 campaign with a 106-39 win against Earlham (0-1, 0-0 HCAC). It did not take long as they jumped to an early 17-5 lead with 14:53 left in the first half. After that, the Cardinals took the momentum. The team looked solid right out of the gate, with multiple drive-ins that put the Cardinals at the free-throw line. 

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DAVID OWSLEY MUSEUM OF ART

Diane Burko, an artist featured in the latest David Owsley Museum of Art exhibit, uses art to educate on climate change

By Madelyn Bracken / November 7, 2022

The David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) has assembled an exhibit of recent loans and acquisitions running from Sept. 29 - Dec. 22, featuring a piece by artist and activist Diane Burko, an artist of more than 50 years.

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COLTS FIRE REICH

BREAKING: AP: Colts fire Reich as stagnant offense continues to sputter, Saturday interim head coach

By Associated Press / November 7, 2022

The Indianapolis Colts have fired coach Frank Reich after another lackluster offensive performance in the team's third consecutive loss.

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SOCCER

Ball State soccer falls to Buffalo in MAC Championship

By Meghan Sawitzke / November 7, 2022

Head coach Josh Rife led Ball State soaring into the MAC championship game for just the third time in program history, but the winning streak came to an end against No. 1 seed Buffalo.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

5 points better: Ball State Women’s Basketball has something to prove after last season’s heartbreak

By Kyle Smedley / November 7, 2022

When time expired and the buzzer sounded in Cleveland, Ohio, at the end of the championship game of the 2022 Women’s Basketball Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament, the scoreboard read 79-75.  As the Buffalo Bulls cut down the nets and punched their ticket to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament, the Ball State Cardinals were left heartbroken and thinking of what could have been.

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CHARLES W. BROWN PLANETARIUM EVENTS

Third annual Astronomy Slam held at Ball State University's Charles W. Brown Planetarium

By Jayda Mann / November 6, 2022

Ball State University's Charles W. Brown Planetarium held its third annual Astronomy Slam Saturday night. Astronomy Slam is a competition where four students discuss four different phenomena in our solar system. 

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Yorktown volleyball falls short as Hamilton Southeastern claims 4A state title

By Grayson Joslin / November 6, 2022

Coming into Saturday’s IHSAA Class 4A Volleyball State Championship game, MaxPreps ranked Hamilton Southeastern fourth in the nation and Yorktown fifth; the teams had a combined record of 67-3 this season. They already met this season before this championship showdown; a 5-set encounter that saw Hamilton Southeastern come away with a win. 

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Wapahani outduels Linton-Stockton to claim sixth state title, first since 2016

By Grayson Joslin / November 5, 2022

After finishing runner-up in class 2A volleyball to Barr-Reeve two years ago, the Raiders hoped to capture another state championship for the school out of Selma.

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HUSTLE CULTURE

The Hustle Paradox has caused me to worry about work-life balance

By Daniel Kehn / November 5, 2022

If I take the night off, lounge around my room and get too comfortable, I’ll start to lose pace; it’s a spiral I’ve met before and have been running from ever since.

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DELAWARE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Yorktown football Defeats Norwell in sectional championship

By Zach Carter / November 5, 2022

“I'm so excited for our kids and for our program,” head coach Mike Wilhelm said. “We talked with this group about being champions months ago, because we knew we had the ingredients to be a championship team. But we had to grow and we learned from our losses and from some of our weaknesses throughout the year. I think we corrected those and that's how you become a championship team.”

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Ball State secures senior night sweep over Golden Flashes to claim MAC West Division Title  

By Nick Shelton / November 4, 2022

Heading into the final road trip of the year, Ball State commands its own destiny. If the Cardinals can win two out of their three remaining games, the Cardinals will claim the MAC regular season title uncontested by Bowling Green, who is currently 2.5 games behind. With the regular season title, the MAC tournament would be played from Worthen Arena and Ball State would have home court advantage throughout. 

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A REMINDER OF HOME

Ball State football duo John Paddock and Jack Sape are in their 9th year of playing football together

By Daniel Kehn / November 4, 2022

Paddock and Sape played against each other in elementary school youth sports, more than five years before they played together at Bloomfield Hills High School and almost a decade before they both committed to play for Ball State Football. 

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SOCCER

Ball State soccer wins in penalty shootout, advances to MAC Championship

By Meghan Sawitzke / November 4, 2022

The Cardinals celebrate with chocolate milk and music on their bus ride back to the hotel. While enjoying their post-game drink the Cardinals sang out Mood by 24kGoldn, a song that Ball State soccer has had in their minds for almost two years.