Packard's inaugural season, 2008-09, as coach of Ball State women's basketball was the best in school history. She led Ball State to its first MAC Tournament Championship and eventual 71-55 first-round upset over fifth-seeded Tennessee.
DENVER - All that's needed is Peyton Manning's autograph.
DENVER - Peyton Manning wants to play for the Denver Broncos in Act II of his outstanding career.
DENVER - Peyton Manning is negotiating to join the Denver Broncos, ESPN reported Monday.
Now, only two days removed from the celebration with a road match against Loyola at 7 p.m. tonight, the Cardinals have to answer the next question they face: can they do it again?
The Ball State softball team (16-7) exploded for 14 runs in five innings to back senior pitcher Kim Mazzapica's one-hitter in the final game of the Miami Invitational to lead the team to a 14-0 win over Niagra.
Junior Amanda Carpenter homered for the third time this year, but the Ball State softball team wasn't able to extend its winning streak to eight games on Saturday.
In its final home match of the regular season, Ball State defeated No. 10 Ohio State in five sets (25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-12) on Sunday.
In front of an announced crowd of 510 fans that seemed two times as large, Ball State upset No. 10 Ohio State in five sets (21-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 15-12) to snap an 11-match losing streak that dates back to 2008.
Ball State took on Ohio State in a matchup in Worthen Arena. Ball State and Ohio would play a neck and neck game driving the matchup into a 5th set. Ball State took the the game 3-2.
Coming off the best start of his career a week ago, right-hander T.J. Weir was roughed up at Louisville on Saturday in one of the worst starts of his career.
A seven-game winning streak is on the line for the Ball State softball team this weekend after a long road trip where the offense found some consistency and balance.
After four years playing for Michigan State, three of them as a captain, Ball State coach Christine Bader will return to East Lansing this weekend to coach the Cardinals in their match against the Spartans.
Louisville scored eight runs in the final two innings Friday, defeating Ball State 9-4.
Senior night ended in with a less than perfect outcome for Ball State gymnastics. The team could not send the seniors away with a last win at home.
After a less than perfect showing last weekend at Kentucky, the Ball State gymnastics team comes home this week to wrap up its regular season.
No. 10 Ohio State lies next on the schedule in Ball State's last home match of the season on Sunday, and neither history nor recent play sides well with the Cardinals. 11 straight losses to the Buckeyes and problems on offense in most matches this season reaffirms that.
The final weekend tune-up for Ball State before Mid-American Conference play begins March 23 may provide the Cardinals their biggest test of the season.
The 2012 season doesn't start for another five months, but coach Beth Maddox has added six incoming freshmen to her roster.
