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Ronald Nored's Broken Tooth Is Really Nasty

Timothy Burke — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:09:44 EST

Ronald Nored's injury history is lengthy and painful-sounding: a busted knee, concussions, lacerations. The Butler guard has played through nearly all these injuries, his durability adding to his legend as a shutdown defensive player. More »

A Horizon League Collision Left So Much Blood On The Court It Had To Be Scraped Off

Timothy Burke — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:31:31 EST

Saturday's Horizon League tilt between Butler and Green Bay featured a blood splatter worthy of inspection by Dexter Morgan after a collision between Bulldog Jackson Aldridge and Phoenix Keifer Sykes. More »

Butler Coach Brad Stevens Is Still Too Boyish To Look Anything But Ridiculous When Complaining To Refs

Timothy Burke — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:00:40 EST

Brad Stevens has managed the inconceivable feat of taking the Butler Bulldogs to the NCAA tournament final two consecutive years. He has not, as of yet, managed to advance his appearance past that of "awkward high schooler" and it's long taken away from the credibility of his attempts to yell at anyone. (He's 35.) His screams look more goofy than threatening. More »

Not Even The Greek League Wants Matt Howard

Jack Dickey — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:55:00 EST

Via David Woods: "Former Butler forward Matt Howard has been released by his Greek team, Olympiakos." Rest in peace, grit. We'll miss you. More »

Butler Does It Again

Timothy Burke — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:30:00 EST

The Butler Bulldogs—a program that against all odds stormed past major-conference teams on its way to making two consecutive NCAA tournament finals—struck down another BCS conference team today, overcoming a late 11-point deficit to beat Purdue on this near-buzzer-beater reminiscent of the one Matt Howard laid in against Old Dominion in last year's tournament. More »

Jim Nantz Predictably Overdoes It With The Dog Puns

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EDT

To be fair to Worst Man Jim Nantz, we understand that a Huskies-Bulldogs final is a bit like Christmas for him. A Christmas trimmed with multiple opportunities for insufferable references to dogs and winning. And so when the buzzer sounded, Nantz dropped three dog puns in under 20 seconds. It was either that he'd been saving them up for this moment, waiting to crown the "top dog," or that the wordplay just came out naturally. Like projectile vomit. Not even #jimnantzpunpredictions took it to this level. But that's what the Nantz is for. More »

Your UConn-Butler NCAA Championship Open Thread

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:00:00 EDT

This one's for a considerable amount of the Tostitos. Will it be the likable Bulldogs, swiftly moving from giant-killers to giants? Or the Huskies, who haven't lost since we still considered the Big East fearsome? More »

This Time, Butler's The Favorite

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:15:05 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Brad Stevens on his gameplan for VCU. More »

The NCAA May Be Approaching Its Day Of Reckoning

Jack Dickey — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:55:00 EDT

Once upon a time, complaining about exploitation in the NCAA made you the turd in the punch bowl and/or Jason Whitlock. "College athletes should be paid" marked troll territory. Rollie Massimino selflessly forges boys into men, damn it! He's never made a dime off basketball! More »

What It Feels Like To Hit A Buzzer-Beater

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:25:00 EDT

Here Are The Four Buzzer-Beaters From The First Five Games

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:50:00 EDT

Matt Howard's putback at the horn to put Butler over Old Dominion. Great whistle-swallowing by the refs. More »

Mark Sanchez Is Poised ... To Be A Whiffenpoof

David Matthews — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:15:00 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Last Night's Winner: Butler Haters

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:10:14 EDT

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the Duke Blue Devils, who captured the hearts of basketball fans world-wide by finally stopping the merciless hoops juggernaut known as Butler. More »

Indy Newspaper, Butler Cheerleader Botch Their "Victory" Celebrations

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:40:00 EDT

The Indianapolis Star website may have jumped the gun slightly on their Final Four recap. At least they had the excuse of not yet knowing the outcome. One confused Butler cheerleader was not as fortunate. More »

If Duke Loses, Will Jim Nantz Say, "The Butler Did It"? Your National Championship Game Open Thread

David Matthews — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:10:00 EDT

At the end of the season, Duke and Butler were ranked #3 and #8, respectively, in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. This is not Hoosiers. It's not David vs. Goliath. Tomorrow: I eat my words after Duke wins by 30. More »

Enough With The John Wooden Crap

Tommy Craggs — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:30:43 EDT

OK, Butler's a great story, and I realize that a certain amount of, "Hey, it's like that one movie where Gene Hackman gets to hump Barbara Hershey!" is inevitable here, but can we please leave John Wooden out of this? More »

Coach K, Summed Up In One Smarmy Quote

Tommy Craggs — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:50:36 EDT

You know what Mike Krzyzewski loves about a Butler-Duke national championship? I mean, besides that it's fetish porn for the Playing Basketball The Right Way crowd? What Mike Krzyzewski really loves about Butler-Duke is the game's delicious elitism. More »

The Downside Of Playing In A Final Four In Your Hometown

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:35:22 EDT

Because Butler isn't traveling anywhere for the National Semifinals, the players still have to go to class on Friday. Although, Gordon Hayward has one on game theory, so maybe he can negotiate a victory or something. [IndyStar, via Bentern] More »

The Bulldogs Are Pullen For An Upset: Your Butler-Kansas State Open Thread

David Matthews — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:30:00 EDT

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No one is saying that Butler is a mid-major darling anymore. Expect that to stop if Kansas State wins. Who do you think Frank Martin looks like? More »

Appalachia! F-Yeah! Your 7ish Open Thread

David Matthews — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:45:00 EDT

Butler takes on Syracuse (in Salt Lake City), and Washington takes on West Virginia (in Syracuse). Will the Big East's reputation be saved tonight, or will it be taunted and booed until throats are sore? More »

Set The Lower Midwest Aflame: Your 3:00 Open Thread (VIDEO UPDATE)

Dashiell Bennett — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:20:58 EDT

Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. If you're flying over these states today, the bonfires will light your way to whatever godless coastal sinhole you've sold your soul to live in. Butler-Murray State; Ohio-Tennessee. Get some. More »

Hardworking Underagers Take On Scrappy Bulldogs: UTEP-Butler Open Thread

David Matthews — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:10:00 EDT

Another upset special? UTEP coach Tony Barbee is familiar with the Butler program, has the C-USA POY in Randy Culpepper and a talented Pitino cast-off in Derrick Caracter. Butler hasn't lost in 2010. [Unstoppable force, immovable object boilerplate], comments there. More »

What's Black And White And Read All Over?

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:30:41 EST

The Game Ball Goes To The Timekeeper

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:15:00 EST

The clock inexplicably stops to give the home team extra time on their last possession. The refs huddle up and decide to end the game before the visitors can have theirs. You're damn right there's going to be controversy. More »

NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (8) LSU Vs. (9) Butler

CharlieLosttheManuel — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:15:00 EDT

Your live blogger for this game will be Chuck Myron of the NBA blog Time Stops For No One. He also works out of his own car. More »

NCAA First Round: (8) LSU vs. (9) Butler

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:30:00 EDT

South Region: No. 8 LSU (26-7) vs. No. 9 Butler (26-5)
When: Thursday, 12:20 p.m., EDT
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina

LOUISIANA STATE TIGERS

1) Welcome to the Century Club. LSU celebrated its 100th year of existence this season by naming its All Century Team, an impressive squad that boasts 13 All-American Awards and 5 Final Four appearances among them. The team includes the likes of Bob Pettit, Pete Maravich, Chris Jackson (pre-National Anthem craziness), Shaq, and Big Baby Davis. As part of Century Team celebration, the program held an alumni game featuring the startlingly obese stylings of former center Stanley Roberts as well as breakout star of the Whoopi Goldberg classic Eddie, one Vernel Singleton. More »

Butler Just Couldn't Dig Deep Enough To Pull Out A Victory

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:15:29 EDT

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NCAA Pants Party: Butler Vs. South Alabama

Leitch — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:30:58 EDT

Butler Bulldogs (29-3) vs. South Alabama Jaguars (26-6) More »

Butler Bulldogs

Leitch — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:08:49 EDT

1. If your erection lasts for more than four hours, Brad Stevens may know how to help. Prior to becoming a college basketball coach, Butler coach Brad Stevens worked for Indianapolis-based drug company Eli Lilly, makers of Cialis. That Stevens worked for Eli Lilly was no surprise, given that he played high school basketball in lily-white Zionsville and then played in college at (mostly) lilly-white DePauw. The Kevin Bacon department reports that Zionsville is also the hometown of Colorado Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles and Cleveland Indians pitcher Tom Mastny. And while we're at it, other DePauw graduates include the chick who started Angie's List, Brad Brownell (coach of the evil Wright State Raiders, one of Butler's 3 losses this year), and Steve Hollar (who played the guy who was benched for violating Norman Dale's four-passes-until-you-shoot rule in Hoosiers). Coach Stevens is only the second drug-selling coach to take his team to the NCAA tournament, however. And the first coach to do it, Kevin Mackey with Cleveland State in 1986, also lives in Indianapolis as a scout for the Pacers. Doses! One for 2, three for 5! More »

The Monastic Butler Pep Rally Video

Leitch — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:00:47 EDT

We're not sure why this video affected us so much when we watched it last night — it's actually quite silly. But in a tournament that has offered us so few upsets, and little opportunity for the little guy smacking it to the big guy, we couldn't help but find ourselves a little inspired to see a Butler fan, in the house where Hoosiers was filmed, praying for the Bulldogs to beat defending champion Florida (and that Joakim Noah twerp). It's the quiet in this video that works best, we think. More »

Sweet 16 Pants Party: Florida Vs. Butler

Leitch — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:00:21 EDT

Florida Gators (31-5) vs. Butler Bulldogs (29-6) More »

NCAA Pants Party: Butler Vs. Old Dominion

Leitch — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:00:26 EDT

Butler Bulldogs (27-6) vs. Old Dominion Monarchs (24-8) More »

Butler Bulldogs

Leitch — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:00:20 EST

1. A.J. Graves lays more pipe than you do. Butler's 6-1, 155 lb. Emo-bang wearing A.J. Graves lays pipe all summer long at his family's plumbing business in Switz City, Indiana. A.J. was all-state at White River Valley H.S. in 2004 and finished two votes behind North Central's A.J. Ratliff in voting for Indiana's Mr. Basketball. He wasn't recruited by any of the major programs and chose to follow his brothers Andrew and Matthew to Butler, choosing the Bulldogs over Indiana State, Xavier, Bradley and SIU. A.J. led Butler to the preseason NIT championship this year, beating Notre Dame, Indiana, Tennessee, and then, after shrooming the night before with Josh Heytvelt, beating Gonzaga in the final. At that time, Butler's R.P.I. was 1. Because A.J. is widely regarded as the best looking Graves brother, we could totally see him laying lots of pipe, even without the plumbing thing. More »