By DRAKE LOHSE It’s a wet and gnarly day, windy, cold, and rain is beginning to spit. The sky is so gray it looks royal-blue. A young woman walks past Olmsted, hunched in a t-shirt, with her arms fold…
Two Drake athletes share their journey to America
By DRAKE LOHSE Thursday morning the snow fell in Iowa the way it has all winter, big thick flakes that smack you in the face. It’s mornings like these that Cloud Masibhera and Leo Maguranyanga say the…
Men’s basketball claims share of MVC title
By DRAKE LOHSE The last time the Drake men’s basketball team won the MVC Title, Britney Spears was beating on the side of a Ford Explorer with an umbrella. That was 2008.…
Women’s basketball defeats Evansville and Indiana State
Bulldogs now riding a six-game winning streak; retain No. 24 in AP rankings By HANNAH COHEN The Bulldogs took on Evansville (1-13 MVC) and Indiana State (11-15 MVC) this past weekend to finish off the…
Big time moves around the NFL: Hunt, Flacco, and Murray
By KALLE SORBO As they say there is never an off-season for talking football. It’s supposed to be the slow season for the NFL. The new league year doesn’t officially start until March 13, so teams are…
Drake womens basketball season update
By HANNAH COHEN Drake women’s basketball added two more wins to their MVC record (10-1) this weekend on the road versus Valparaiso (MVC 2-8) and Loyola (MVC 4-7) dominating both teams with leads of ov…
Bulldogs make statement over Boise State
BY DRAKE LOHSE Let’s go backwards. That starts in Minnesota. On the first day of the Christmas month, the Bulldogs traveled north, faring nefarious conditions, to face off against the North Dakota Sta…
Women’s basketball now 7-1; Bachrodt nominated for NCAA 2018-19 Senior CLASS Award
BY HANNAH COHEN Drake women’s basketball tacked on another win to their season record against Creighton (2-4) to give them a 7-1 season so far before heading back to the Knapp. Just before this win, t…
Drake volleyball added one win and one loss last weekend.
By, HANNAH COHEN Drake volleyball took on Southern Illinois (MVC 1-14) and Missouri State (MVC 9-7) this past weekend to add one win and one loss to their conference record, giving them an average of …
Fantasy Football Players to Start/Sit: Week 11
BY ANDY ORTON Start: Jared Goff vs. KC In week 10, Goff threw for 318 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions. The Rams offense has been one of the most consistent this season. This week Goff and the Ram…
Drake football takes an American pastime to China
By Hannah Cohen Seven years after the Drake University football program’s journey to Africa, the program played yet another first game of American college football outside of the United States. This t…
Doran to lead receiving core to a PFL conference title this year
By JD Pelegrino In less than one week, on Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. the Bulldogs will kick off the regular season against the non-conference William Jewell. This will be the first of three, straight non-confe…
Why some students chose Drake
BY Tuma Haji The decision of which college to attend is a choice that thousands of students and parents each year must weigh. Key factors such as financial aid, scholarships and the difference between…
Drake drops five-setter to UNI, eliminated from playoff contention
UNI is currently ranked fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference and an upset could’ve kept Drake’s playoff hopes alive, but the loss ended them definitively. Drake will not be participating in the MVC…
Men’s soccer: Drake’s regular season end with tie
Drake battled to a 1-1 tie with the Bradley Braves at home on Saturday evening after Gareth Smith was promoted to head coach. He has led the team as an interim head coach all season and been an assist…