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The namesakes of Monte Hale/Jimmy Earle Arena

Murphy Center's arena gets hyphenated name

Jan 25, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Middle Tennessee will rename the arena inside Murphy Center on Feb. 15 to honor former men's basketball head coach and Director of Athletics Jimmy Earle. The new name will be.... Read More

MT athletics honors 8 True Blue Pioneers

Jan 20, 2020 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

In conjunction with February being Black History Month, Middle Tennessee is honoring eight former student-athletes for being True Blue Pioneers. Former Raiders Jerry Singleto.... Read More

MT Softball teams up with D.A.R.E. to give away toys for the holidays

Dec 04, 2019 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Middle Tennessee's softball team is partnering with D.A.R.E. to provide free toys for local families this holiday season. The first event will be on Saturday, Dec. 7.... Read More

Blue Raider basketball to play at least 21 broadcast games in regular season

Oct 22, 2019 at 01:30 pm by Voice Wire

With the 2019-20 season opener right around the corner for the Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball team, broadcast partners for the Blue Raiders' regular season games were annou.... Read More

MTSU lives up to 'student-athlete' with high graduation rate

Oct 17, 2019 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Middle Tennessee's NCAA Graduation Success Rate set a new school record at 92 percent, as announced by the NCAA national office on Wednesday. It's the sixth straight year MT h.... Read More

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Observations from Blue Raiders win over Thundering Herd

Oct 06, 2019 at 11:32 am by joelabarker

The Blue Raiders defense of the C-USA east division crown began in earnest Saturday as Middle Tennessee defeated conference rival Marshall 24-13 at Floyd Stadium. Featuring t.... Read More

Tall task awaits Blue Raiders at Iowa this weekend

Sep 28, 2019 at 08:00 am by joelabarker

Last year, Middle Tennessee went through an SEC gauntlet facing Vanderbilt, No. 2-ranked Georgia, and Kentucky on their respective home fields. The results didn't go the way t.... Read More

MTSU men's hoops to face South Carolina, Villanova in non-conference play

Sep 24, 2019 at 06:00 am by Voice Wire

With the 2019-20 basketball season right around the corner, Head Men's Basketball Coach Nick McDevitt has finalized the non-conference portion of Middle Tennessee's schedule..... Read More

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Five Big Things from Blue Raiders 41-18 Loss to Duke

Sep 15, 2019 at 10:30 am by joelabarker

Middle Tennessee's Blue Raiders routinely play a tough out-of-conference schedule. Having played at Michigan in week one as well as a scheduled contest at Iowa in two weeks, 2.... Read More

Power hitter Josh Pride named to 2019 Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame

Aug 13, 2019 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Heading into the 2000 baseball season, Middle Tennessee was on a two-year slump, finishing both 1998 and 1999 under .500, an anomaly for legendary head coach Steve Peterson..... Read More

Tennis ace Manon Kruse selected for 2019 Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame

Aug 12, 2019 at 11:00 am by Voice Wire

Middle Tennessee has inducted a handful of its all-time greatest tennis players into the Blue Raiders Sports Hall of Fame in the last few years. The newest may be the best of.... Read More

NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee chair Diane Turnham

Diane Turnham to serve as NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee chair

Aug 11, 2019 at 02:00 pm by Voice Wire

In a long career of championing for women's intercollegiate athletics, little has meant more to Middle Tennessee's Diane Turnham than her recent election as NCAA Division I Wo.... Read More

Blue Raider soccer standout Laura Miguez (Howarth) in 2019 Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame

Aug 10, 2019 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Sometimes when a student-athlete steps onto his or her college campus for the first time, greatness is immediately evident. Both in and out of competition, those who have tha.... Read More

Jimmy Martin tapped for 2019 Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame

Aug 09, 2019 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

In 1971, Middle Tennessee State College – before it was Middle Tennessee State University – started construction on a brand new, 11,500-seat basketball arena to ho.... Read More

Tony Burse is in 2019 class of Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame

Aug 08, 2019 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Middle Tennessee experienced some of its finest seasons on the gridiron during the mid-1980s. Thanks to the likes of legendary running backs Vince Hall, Gerald Anderson.... Read More