http://www.easternecho.com Stories from The Eastern Echo en-us Gryphon 2.3.1-dsw (pewabic)/Foundry5 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:08:30 -0500 webmaster@easternecho.com http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/black_history_feature_chamberlain_leaves_grand_mark_on_nba “People say my ego is grand,” Wilt Chamberlain said. “I think it’s in proportion to me.” Grand. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:08:30 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/black_history_feature_chamberlain_leaves_grand_mark_on_nba http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/eagles_prepare_for_big_meet_in_grand_valley After a good showing in the Findlay Open on Feb. 3 in Findlay, Ohio and the Meyo Invite in South Bend, Indiana, the Eastern Michigan University men’s track and field team heads to Allendale Michigan to compete in the Grand Valley State University’s Big Meet. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:07:10 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/eagles_prepare_for_big_meet_in_grand_valley http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/emu_faces_kent_state_saturday The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team will take on the Kent State Golden Flashes at 2 p.m. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:05:53 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/emu_faces_kent_state_saturday http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/senior_guard_was_cheerleader_first For senior guard Tavelyn James, basketball was not something that immediately caught her eye. Instead, it was cheerleading that was her main focus – until one day everything changed. “I was actually at cheerleading practice,” James, a Detroit native said. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:04:59 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/senior_guard_was_cheerleader_first http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/forward_bogard_loves_winning Basketball started from a different perspective for Amber Bogard. Bogard, then a cheerleader, decided in the eighth grade she would give basketball a try. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:57:17 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/forward_bogard_loves_winning http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/eagles_prepare_bobcat_attack After the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team plays Kent State University on Wednesday, the men’s team plays another Mid-American Conference team from Ohio: The Ohio University Bobcats. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:54:21 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/eagles_prepare_bobcat_attack http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/column_fans_not_attending_basketball_games_despite_winning_record While sitting in the stands during an Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball game, you don’t have to worry about people bumping your knees as they’re trying to squeeze by, and you don’t have to worry about not being able to see what is happening in the game. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:03:50 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/column_fans_not_attending_basketball_games_despite_winning_record http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/7766_win_gives_eagles_fourth_straight The stadium roared and Coach AnnMarie Gilbert pumped her fist as sophomore forward Olivia Fouty scored a layup off an inbounds pass from Desyree Thomas to put the Eagles up 50-38. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:48:19 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/7766_win_gives_eagles_fourth_straight http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/esentan_shines_as_an_emu_swimmer No high school sport in the southern part of the United States is bigger than football. Which leaves other sports, such as swimming, often overlooked, making the competition not so stiff. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:44:00 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/esentan_shines_as_an_emu_swimmer http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/black_history_feature_chris_webbers_basketball_revolution It is an NCAA March Madness moment that will never be forgotten. In the 1993 national title game, with Michigan trailing North Carolina 73-71 with 19 seconds left in the final half, Michigan center Chris Webber gets a rebound and travels, but it is not called as the North Carolina bench goes crazy about the no-call. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:41:45 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/black_history_feature_chris_webbers_basketball_revolution http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/men_deliver_at_track_and_field_invitational After two days, the Meyo Invitational that featured more than 1,600 competitors finished. Eastern Michigan competed in the Meyo Invitational for the sixth consecutive year. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:39:47 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/men_deliver_at_track_and_field_invitational http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/mens_hoops_lose Foul trouble and an offensive drought led to the fall of the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team who suffered a 77-47 loss to Akron inside Rhodes Arena on Saturday. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:38:39 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/mens_hoops_lose http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/60_in_a_row_for_swimmers It was a successful weekend for Eastern Michigan University’s men’s swimming and diving team, defeating Miami (Ohio) 176.5-123.5. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:37:44 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/60_in_a_row_for_swimmers http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/emu_gymnastics_fall_short_at_home The women’s gymnastics team hosted the Michigan-Illinois team challenge but fell short against the competition Friday night, coming in last out of four teams. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:36:50 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/emu_gymnastics_fall_short_at_home http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/nfl_combine_here_he_comes In just one year of playing for Eastern Michigan University, Latarrius Thomas racked up 79 tackles (6.5 tpg) along with four quarterback rushes, three pass breakups and one forced fumble. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:15:20 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/nfl_combine_here_he_comes http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/robinsons_history_lives_on America will never forget the name Jackie Robinson. The name itself reverberates all the way back to the 1940s and 50s, the years when segregation was prevalent throughout the country. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:37:11 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/robinsons_history_lives_on http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/swimmer_collects_pokemon_cards Senior Alan Duski is no stranger to the sport of swimming. He has been swimming for 15 years, since he got his start in middle school. “I just generally enjoy swimming and practicing,” Duski said. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:36:10 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/swimmer_collects_pokemon_cards http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/eagles_come_home_saturday The Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team will return home for a two-game stretch when it plays Mid-American Conference East foe Miami (Ohio) at 2 p.m. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:35:06 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/eagles_come_home_saturday http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/giants_will_defeat_patriots_in_super_bowl_46 In a year filled with sequels and remakes, it seems only fitting that this year’s Superbowl will be a sequel as well. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:46:33 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/giants_will_defeat_patriots_in_super_bowl_46 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/emu_to_face_off_against_akron_zips The last time the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team played the University of Akron was in the 2011 Mid-American Conference tournament. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:44:37 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/emu_to_face_off_against_akron_zips