Sports

Dr. Brandon Bockewitz is the team doctor for the Peoria Rivermen hockey team, a role he’s held for the past eight years – although COVID-19 kept the team from participating in the 2020-21 Southern Professional Hockey League season.

Hersey Hawkins, the most prolific and celebrated player in the history of Bradley University men’s basketball, is now a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

After a season that didn’t quite meet expectations following back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championships, the Bradley University men’s basketball team is looking to bounce back as the regular season tips off on Tuesday.

College basketball’s regular season tips off next week, and the Bradley University women's team is looking to build on an unexpected and unprecedented conference championship run.

After a one-year hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Special Olympics Illinois state flag football tournament returns this weekend to Greater Peoria.

As fans began to enter Carver Arena on Friday night, songs like “The Boys Are Back In Town” and the theme to “Welcome Back, Kotter” played on the PA system.

The Peoria Rivermen haven't played a hockey game in almost 19 months, with COVID-19 halting the 2019-20 season last March and the team opting not to participate last season.

As Jim Thome stepped to the mound for a ceremonial first pitch on Wednesday, Illinois Central College president Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey told the crowd the retired slugger said he’d rather hit the first pitch.

As the Peoria Chiefs finish off this season with a sponsored “fan appreciation week,” general manager Jason Mott is optimistic this year’s lagging attendance won't extend into 2022.

For years, esports have become more and more mainstream – with college programs offering scholarships and marquee tournaments broadcast nationally on TV. That’s now trickling down to high schools.

Accolades continue to roll in for Bradley University women’s basketball standout Gabi Haack, who was recently announced as the Missouri Valley Conference’s nominee for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

Prominent sports broadcaster and Bradley University graduate Charley Steiner is among the inductees chosen for the Missouri Valley Conference's 25th Hall of Fame class.