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MTSU Cruises to 15th Straight Home Victory

CIM Digital February 22, 2022

Story by Calvin White / Contributing Writer An electric Murphy Center crowd helped the Blue Raiders cruise past UTEP 77-59 for their 15th straight home win and 20th overall on the season. Middle...

‘The Melee in Murfreesboro’: Re-visiting the infamous fights that defined a heated basketball rivalry

‘The Melee in Murfreesboro’: Re-visiting the infamous fights that defined a heated basketball rivalry

CIM Digital March 8, 2019

Photo courtesy of JackNtheVideoBox / YouTube Well before Middle Tennessee State and Western Kentucky pinned each other as their top basketball rivals, Middle Tennessee and Tennessee Tech had a rivalry...

Giddy Potts lays the ball in during a game against Louisiana Tech on Jan. 29, 2017. (Photo by Tyler Lamb/Sports Editor)

Blue Raiders defeat Roadrunners, move to 10-0 in Conference USA

CIM Digital February 2, 2017

Photo by Tyler Lamb / Sports Editor The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (20-3, 10-0) carried a nine-game winning streak into it's game against the University of San-Antonio Roadrunners tonight. Though they...

MTSU’s Reggie Upshaw to undergo wrist surgery

CIM Digital June 1, 2016

Photo by Sarah Taylor // Managing Editor The Blue Raider's Reggie Upshaw will experience a delay in his preseason training due to a wrist surgery on Thursday to repair a torn ligament. Upshaw, an upcoming...

Phillips possibly moving from hardwood to gridiron

CIM Digital March 29, 2016

Middle Tennessee's basketball season ended a few weeks ago after a magical run in the NCAA tournament. For one Blue Raider on MTSU men's basketball coach Kermit Davis' squad, the grind is beginning all...

MTSU, Syracuse started homework early

CIM Digital March 19, 2016

Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor // Managing Editor Both Middle Tennessee State University and Syracuse University came away with upsets in their respective first-round games, adding to the unpredictability...

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim: ‘I didn’t see any weaknesses’

Sidelines March 19, 2016

Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor // Managing Editor Middle Tennessee State University pulled off one of the most improbable upsets in NCAA tournament history, beating national champion favorite Michigan State,...

MTSU searching for upset over Michigan State in NCAA Tournament

Sidelines March 17, 2016

Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor // Managing Editor  Two Reggie Upshaw free throws secured Middle Tennessee’s first conference championship in 27 years and first NCAA Tournament berth since 2013. The Blue...

Kerry Hammonds sharing veteran experience with Blue Raiders

CIM Digital March 16, 2016

Kerry Hammonds’ playing days ended a few years ago as a member of the Blue Raiders. His last year dawning a blue and white jersey was the 2013-14 season, when Middle Tennessee’s season came to a close...

JaQawn Raymond providing spark at point guard

Sidelines March 15, 2016

Photo by Meagan White // Sidelines Archive The MTSU men's basketball team's backcourt has been banged-up all season, forcing different players to step up and run the offense. With the losses of guards...

MTSU seniors cherishing NCAA Tournament appearance

Sidelines March 15, 2016

Photo by Meagan White // Sidelines Archive The Conference USA champion Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders were bequeathed a No. 15 seed on Selection Sunday, drawing a matchup with No. 2 seed Michigan State in...

Blue Raiders to play No. 2 seed Michigan State in NCAA Tournament

CIM Digital March 13, 2016

March Madness is officially here. And the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, after winning the C-USA Championship against Old Dominion Saturday, know who, and where, they'll be playing. MTSU coach Kermit...

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