Sports

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.

The seeds of the idea that led to Major League Baseball hosting a prime time event at the “Field of Dreams” movie site in Iowa can be traced back to Bradley University.

A major annual event in a fast-growing sport will attract top players and plenty of fans to the Greater Peoria area this week.

For Peoria Civic Center general manager Rik Edgar, this weekend can’t arrive fast enough.

During the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Team USA members will don parade apparel from Ralph Lauren featuring a patch made with Natural Fiber Welding's plant-based leather alternative Mirum.

Chris Reynolds, the leader of Bradley University’s athletics department, has been chosen by his peers to chair the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee for the 2022-23 season.

Ron Ferguson, the heralded basketball coach and administrator who served as Bradley University’s athletic director for nearly two decades, died Thursday in Peoria. He was 89.

Bradley Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Chris Reynolds recently spoke with WCBU Reporter Joe Deacon about the past year and the program’s outlook for the future.

Lawmakers, collegiate athletes and athletic directors from some of the state’s most prominent universities on Tuesday hailed the governor’s signing of a bill allowing college athletes to be paid for the use of their name and likeness as innovative and equity centric.