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In her freshman track season at Bradley University, sprinter Carolina Martinez broke a 41-year-old school record in the 300-meter dash. Now, she’s building on her athletic success by sharing her story of recovery and resilience through an NIL partnership with Veloxity Labs.

Men’s basketball standouts Walt Lemon Jr. and Andrew Warren are among this year’s five-member Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame Class. Joining them are former Braves soccer star Bryan Gaul, women’s golf champion Kelly Amundrud, and longtime soccer coach Jim DeRose.

The postseason run has drawn to close for the Bradley men’s basketball team. The No. 3-seed Braves suffered a 67-65 loss to Chattanooga in the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals Tuesday night at Carver Arena.

Corey Thomas and Christian Davis both scored 21 points to lead No. 3 seed Bradley past second-seeded host George Mason in the NIT on Saturday in Fairfax, Virginia.

The Bradley men’s basketball team will host North Alabama in a first-round National Invitation Tournament game on Wednesday.

The Bradley men’s basketball team will play for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title after fending off upset-minded Valparaiso in Saturday’s second semifinal in St. Louis.

The Bradley men's basketball team begins its quest for a third Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title in seven seasons Friday in St. Louis. The No. 2-seeded Braves bring a 24-7 overall record into their matchup against Murray State.

Peoria native and former Bradley University men’s basketball star Marcellus Sommerville is going into the Missouri Valley Conference’s Hall of Fame.

For the first time in 25 years, the Bradley University men’s basketball team placed atop the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason poll.

The NCAA and five major conferences agreed to a court settlement that paves the way for paying players. But exactly how this will play out isn't entirely clear, and one Bradley University professor who has studied college sports says it poses more questions than answers.