http://www.easternecho.com Stories from The Eastern Echo en-us Gryphon 2.3.1-dsw (pewabic)/Foundry5 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:09:27 -0400 webmaster@easternecho.com http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/09/army_defeats_emu_football_team_3127in_eagles_home_opener Despite a having a three-point lead near the end of the fourth quarter, the Eastern Michigan University football team lost 31-27 Saturday to Army at Rynearson Stadium. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:09:27 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/09/army_defeats_emu_football_team_3127in_eagles_home_opener http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/09/tigers_fans_prep_for_nonplayoff_season It might seem like a silly question to ask this late in the season with the Tigers still sitting far back in the American League Central and all, but like it or not there will be baseball in Detroit this September. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:54:27 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/09/tigers_fans_prep_for_nonplayoff_season http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/09/eastern_steps_up_its_football_game Excitement, commitment, intensity and anticipation. Not only are all of these things that are needed in order to go from the bottom of the barrel, but they are also words you can use to describe Eastern Michigan University’s 2010 football team. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:42:02 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/09/eastern_steps_up_its_football_game http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/09/fantasy_football_guide_2010_studs_and_duds It’s that time of year again. You and your friends gather around the draft board with the hopes of picking that perfect collection of players. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:55:54 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/09/fantasy_football_guide_2010_studs_and_duds http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/09/volleyball_kicks_off_season_with_big_wins The Eastern Michigan Volleyball team is looking to rebound from its sub-par season last year. While the team struggled last season, capturing only five wins, the return of 11 letter winners and their experience playing at the collegiate level is a springboard for the start of the 2010 season. The Eagles begin the season under the leadership of head coach Kim Berrington. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:39:26 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/09/volleyball_kicks_off_season_with_big_wins http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/09/lady_eagles_soccer_ready_for_new_year After the way Eastern Michigan University Women’s soccer team ended their season last year, it would seem that this year would be more about finishing what is started. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:37:48 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/09/lady_eagles_soccer_ready_for_new_year http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/08/roger_federer_captures_fourth_cincinnati_championship Roger Federer broke the pattern of being an every-other-year champion at the Western and Southern Financial Masters event in Cincinnati, beating American Mardy Fish 6-7(5), 7-6(1), 6-4, Sunday. Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:36:57 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/08/roger_federer_captures_fourth_cincinnati_championship http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/08/tuesday_cincinnati_tennis_recap American John Isner excited fans on Center Court in Cincinnati, using his big serve and forehand to dismiss Lukasz Kubot in the first round. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:41:14 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/08/tuesday_cincinnati_tennis_recap http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/08/american_men_dominate_doubles_draw_of_cincinnati_masters_tennis_tournament After two days of play at the Western and Southern Financial Series Masters Open in Cincinnati three American men have made it through to the second round of the doubles draw, and more prevailed in singles. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:19:09 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/08/american_men_dominate_doubles_draw_of_cincinnati_masters_tennis_tournament http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/08/english_addresses_concerns_for_emu_football_at_mac_media_preview_day The Mid-American Conference hosted its annual football media preview Friday at Ford Field. Head coaches and student-athletes from all 13 MAC schools had the opportunity to speak with a variety of different media outlets that cover the Mid-American Conference. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:35:19 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/08/english_addresses_concerns_for_emu_football_at_mac_media_preview_day http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/football_team_on_track_for_better_season_in_fall When you’re at rock bottom, there’s only one place to go. Second-year coach Ron English and his staff will look to an influx of junior college players and the benefit of his returning players to improve a team that went winless in 2009. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:36:20 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/football_team_on_track_for_better_season_in_fall http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/winter_semester_grades_highest_for_athletes Who says jocks are dumb? At Eastern Michigan University, just like at many universities across the country, student-athletes get a bad reputation for not taking academics seriously. The student athletes at EMU, however, are diminishing that stereotype one grade-point average at a time. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:56:26 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/winter_semester_grades_highest_for_athletes http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/us_plays_algeria_after_bad_call The big story from the tied 2-2 U.S. vs. Slovenia game Friday wasn’t the easy goals Slovenia got on keeper Tim Howard. It wasn’t the amazing comeback in the second half that brought the United States from zero to tied at two. It was a single call. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:53:12 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/us_plays_algeria_after_bad_call http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/exeagle_leads_guyana_national_team If you get the chance to play soccer in college, you must be good. To be able to get playing time for all four years is even better, but if you get to represent the country of your parents’ origin it must be something pretty special, which is exactly what former Eastern Michigan University forward Ashley Rodrigues has been given. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:51:30 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/exeagle_leads_guyana_national_team http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/americans_stay_strong_in_world_cup_match What began as a match England thought an easy start to the World Cup ended with an American upset. In the England vs. U.S. match last Saturday, England took an early lead, scoring its first goal less than five minutes into the cup opener. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:02:34 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/americans_stay_strong_in_world_cup_match http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/pirates_draft_emus_matt_skirving The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Eastern Michigan University catcher Matt Skirving in the 30th round of last weeks’ Major League Baseball draft. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:00:14 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/pirates_draft_emus_matt_skirving http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/us_team_chances_slightin_2010_fifa_world_cup Every four years, one of the biggest sporting events in the world comes to fruition, and Friday in South Africa, the FIFA World Cup gets under way when the hosts take on Mexico in Johannesburg. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:17:28 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/us_team_chances_slightin_2010_fifa_world_cup http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/dingell_will_ask_mlb_to_overturn_bad_call One could assume after Jim Joyce’s botched call at first robbed Tigers’ pitcher Armando Galarraga of a perfect game, all the columnists and talking heads would weigh in on the controversy. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:16:15 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/06/dingell_will_ask_mlb_to_overturn_bad_call http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/05/indoor_sports_facility_opens_june_15 The grand opening of Eastern Michigan University’s new inflatable sports facility is at 10 a.m. June 15 on the corner of Huron River Drive and Westview Drive by Rynearson Stadium Mon, 31 May 2010 14:52:42 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/05/indoor_sports_facility_opens_june_15 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/05/track_team_winners_indoors_and_out Winning a conference title in any college sport is no easy task. Winning two conference titles in one season is something no team in the Mid-American Conference has done since 2007, when Eastern Michigan University did it, winning both indoor and outdoor conference championships. Mon, 24 May 2010 18:23:31 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/05/track_team_winners_indoors_and_out