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Grays’ big night lifts DePaul to win

Evan Sully • February 5, 2018

Coming off an important win against Marquette, DePaul (17-6, 9-2 Big East) continued their hot streak Friday night in a decisive 77-67 home victory over Creighton (13-9, 7-5 Big East) to keep them on top...

Butler bashes DePaul 80-57

Paul Steeno • February 5, 2018

Basketball is often a game of runs, and when a game concludes it’s usually easy to point to one particular run that allowed one team to prevail over the other. In an 80-57 victory by the Butler Bulldogs...

Commentary: What comes first: energetic students or good basketball?

Shane Rene, Editor-in-Chief • January 29, 2018

There’s good news for DePaul’s men’s basketball program: student attendance is up 165 percent on average at Wintrust Arena compared to last season at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, according to DePaul’s...

Women’s basketball locks in for the final stretch

Evan Sully • January 29, 2018

A season that started with a loss to Northern Colorado, has been filled with peaks and valleys since that has DePaul (15-6; 7-2 Big East) poised for a late season run as they hope to win their fifth consecutive...

Chicago Professional Sports Inspire Young Athletes

Paul Steeno • December 5, 2017

Opening Introductions In 2014, an immersive Bleacher Report study rated Chicago as the ninth-best sports city in the United States. The Windy City accumulated a final score of 78/100 across eight subjective...

Concessions at DePaul’s New Wintrust Arena

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor • November 10, 2017

After 36 years at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, the Blue Demons finally opened up their new arena in the South Loop just next to McCormick Place on Cermak Avenue. The arena has already held some events...

Billy Garrett Jr. embarks on G-League career

Shane Rene and Paul Steeno • November 6, 2017

Former DePaul Blue Demons guard Billy Garrett Jr. earned a spot on the training camp roster of the New York Knicks’ G-League affiliate Westchester Knicks via open tryout Oct. 23. On Friday, Nov. 3,...

BREAKING: Tyger Campbell re-opens college recruitment

Shane René and Paul Steeno • September 2, 2017

Five-star point guard recruit Tyger Campbell announced via his Twitter account late Friday, Sept. 2 that he is no longer committed to DePaul and will re-open his college recruitment process. “First...

NCAA Tournament: No. 7 DePaul women’s basketball to play No. 10 Northern Iowa

Ben Gartland • March 13, 2017

DePaul women's basketball will be a seven seed taking on No. 10 Northern Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the team learned on Monday. The Blue Demons will play in Starkville, MS. with...

DePaul falls to Xavier in Allstate Arena Farewell

Shane René, Editor-in-Chief • March 4, 2017

Billy Garrett Jr.’s final regular season game with DePaul and DePaul’s final regular season game at Allstate Arena began with allusions to how far the program has come and ended with a reminder of...

Son of DePaul men’s basketball coach arrested on alleged Xanax sales

Ben Gartland • February 28, 2017

Reese Leitao, the son of DePaul men's basketball head coach Dave Leitao, was arrested Tuesday in Jenks, Okla. on possession and intent to sell a dangerous and controlled substance within 1000 feet of a...

Four Big East titles in a row

Shane René, Editor-in-Chief • February 27, 2017

Jessica January and Amarah Coleman starred as DePaul clinched the no. 1 seed in next week’s Big East Tournament and a fourth consecutive regular season conference championship (2017 title shared with...