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Sixth-year Blue Demon refuses to peter out

Paul Steeno December 26, 2017

Taking a charge is a skill that requires heightened defensive instincts, impeccable timing, and…. intrepidity? It's unnerving waiting motionless as a toned, Division I basketball player crashes into...

4000 elementary students energize women's basketball, Wintrust arena

4000 elementary students energize women’s basketball, Wintrust arena

December 5, 2017

It was all about the children during a DePaul women's basketball 88-47 matinee win against the Loyola University of Chicago Ramblers at Wintrust Arena today. The DePaul Blue Demons welcomed 4,000...

(Konrad Markowski/The DePaulia)

Exploring DePaul Basketball’s In-State Rivalries

Paul Steeno December 5, 2017

Some of the best rivalries in college basketball involve schools from the same state. Think Duke and North Carolina, Louisville and Kentucky, Wisconsin and Marquette, Kansas and Kansas State, Michigan...

Summer activities that are secretly a workout

Summer activities that are secretly a workout

Nicole Ross June 29, 2017

With bikini season around the corner, now’s the time to step up your weekly workout. But if you’re like most people, a cramped gym is the last place you want to spend a bright summer day. Don’t give...

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters in front of his office at the Illinois State Capitol June 30 in Springfield, Illinois. Lawmakers were moved to compromise on a stopgap budget after a year-and-a-half stalemate by a powerful force: a high-stakes November election and a voting public one legislator described as near revolt. Rauner signed legislation Thursday evening to keep state government operating for six months and schools open for another year. The plan allows the politicians to campaign without the threat of shuttered schools. Looking on is Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois lawmakers, governor OK stopgap spending deal

Associated Press July 1, 2016

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers approved a partial spending plan Thursday that would ensure schools stay open another year and give colleges and human service programs funding for six months,...

Former DePaul player Eric Wallace moves from the court to the gridiron

Former DePaul player Eric Wallace moves from the court to the gridiron

Jack Higgins May 30, 2016

Former DePaul basketball player Eric Wallace has always been passionate about sports, even to go as far as to move across the globe to Australia to pursue an opportunity to play in the Australian Football...

For some, wrestling love never fades

For some, wrestling love never fades

Donyae Lewis May 22, 2016

“You’re not going to get in to it when you’re older, trust me. It’s fake." Erik Lagunas' father had just broken his 8-year-old son’s heart. The young boy stared at his TV screen in disbelief....

Playing with soul: Ryan Martire’s journey from the field to the seminary

Playing with soul: Ryan Martire’s journey from the field to the seminary

Ben Gartland May 22, 2016

Ryan Martire is a student-athlete, which means his schedule is already tight. With practice, games, class and studying, his day is packed. It all starts, however, with daily Mass in the morning. And...

Student section will be elevated to "Demon Deck" at the new arena

Student section will be elevated to “Demon Deck” at the new arena

Following a mid-February win over Providence, members of DePaul’s men’s basketball team stormed the student section at Allstate Arena. Celebrating their biggest win of the season — upsetting the...

DePaul arena still searching for a name

DePaul arena still searching for a name

As the future home of the DePaul Blue Demons begins to take shape, a new chapter in this program’s storied history is about to written. But that chapter — or in this case, arena — doesn’t have...

Behind the mask: How DIBS gets to be the mascot

Behind the mask: How DIBS gets to be the mascot

Joseph Lu May 13, 2016

Timeout is called. Players walk towards their bench. All action appears to have stopped. The energy evaporates from the building. A raucous, up-and-down game nearly comes to a screeching halt, but gets...

From eating egg sandwiches to high-fiving Jesus, DePaul's pregame rituals and superstitions

From eating egg sandwiches to high-fiving Jesus, DePaul’s pregame rituals and superstitions

Danielle Church April 27, 2016

Left sock first, then right sock. Left shoe first, then right shoe. This is DePaul men’s soccer player Caleb Pothast’s ritual before every practice and game. “It always has to be on the left...

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