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Bradley Braves clean up Carver Arena before they work on cleaning up their game

  • Bradley basketball coach Brian Wardle is teaching his freshman-laden team to have a strong perspective in life, in addition to the ropes of Division I hoops.

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    EVANSVILLE, Ind. – As poorly as Bradley played Wednesday in its 65-44 home loss to Southern Illinois, the Braves likely were dreading what awaited them in practice the next day.
    What they got was totally unexpected.
    They spent the day lending a hand to the cleaning crew at the Civic Center doing its usual postgame scrub-down of Carver Arena.