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Return to NCAA championship unlikely for Huskies next season

By Ryan Larimore · Wednesday, April 6, 2011

The UConn Huskies are the winners of the NCAA Championship game over the Butler Bulldogs, 53-41 Coach Jim Calhoun won his third NCAA Championship with Connecticut. The Huskies came into the regular season unranked in preseason polls.

Women's championship outshines men's

By Theodora Robinson-Jones · Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Viewers witnessed a boring national collegiate basketball championship games Monday as UConn beat Butler, 53-41. For some, March Madness slowed down — but it was far from over. The women played a tense defensive game as Texas A&M took a 76-70 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday.

EMU dismisses Ramsey as coach

By Eastern Echo Staff · Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Eastern Michigan University Athletic Director Derrick Gragg announced Wednesday morning that basketball coach Charles Ramsey was fired and he is beginning a search for a new coach immediately, according to EMUEagles.com.

Round-up: Women's track team places first in Toledo meet

By Ryan Larimore · Sunday, April 3, 2011

Eastern Michigan University finished first at the Toledo collegiate challenge Saturday with a score of 164. Buffalo was next (150.50).

Here's an early look at baseball's awards

By Nick Shlain · Sunday, April 3, 2011

Major league baseball kicked off its season last week, so it seems like as good of a time as ever to predict the individual awards given out by the league. Here are my predictions:

Doubles performances helps tennis beat NIU

Sunday, April 3, 2011

There was no joking around with the Eastern Michigan tennis team Friday. The Eagles (8-8) beat the Northern Illinois Huskies 7-0 on April Fools’ Day giving them a much-needed victory and bringing the team back up to the .500 mark after losing at Miami to the RedHawks a week before.

Bowling Green hands baseball first MAC defeat

By Arturo Rodriguez · Sunday, April 3, 2011

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team split its first two games against Bowling Green this weekend.

Ignowski pitches no-hitter in 16-0 win against WMU

By Theodora Robinson-Jones · Sunday, April 3, 2011

Jenna Ignowski recorded her first career no-hitter the Eastern Michigan University softball team to a 16-0 victory over Western Michigan University in game one of a double-header Saturday.

Eastern Michigan baseball team defeats the University of Michigan 8-2

By Jerime Crane · Thursday, March 31, 2011

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team scored eight unanswered runs in an 8-2 come-from-behind win against the University of Michigan Wednesday evening at Oestrike Stadium. The Eagles improve to 16-9 on the season and have won four of their last five games.

Jenna Ignowski, who earned many awards in high school, hopes to pitch a perfect game in her career with the Eagles. She has pitched three shutouts with EMU.

Sophomore pitcher poised for strong EMU career

By Eitan Mendelson · Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Eagles’ pitcher Jenna Ignowski led the softball team to an 8-0 lead over the University of Detroit Mercy Tuesday in game one of a double header. The Eagles won game two 15-7. Ignowski, a sophomore, pitched six innings, giving up two hits with six strikeouts and three walks.

Rowers resume, travel to Grand Rapids next

By Theodora Robinson-Jones · Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The rowing team is back in action after a couple of weeks off. Eastern Michigan University went to the Indiana Invitational on March 27 where it faced a number of Big East and Big Ten teams.

Baseball 15-9 after defeating Buffalo in 11th, 6-5

By Arturo Rodriguez · Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Eastern Michigan University baseball (15-9) took on the University of Michigan (6-15) yesterday at Oestrike Stadium. For the complete results, go to www.EasternEcho.com. For more sports updates, add @Echo_Sportspage on Twitter.

Ramsey still Eagles coach, for now

By Arturo Rodriguez · Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Charles Ramsey, coach of the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team has gone six seasons as the man calling the shots for the Eagles. But the results of the 2010-2011 season seem to be a too familiar sight for Eagles fans.

Commentary: Basketball does well despite setbacks

By Theodora Robinson-Jones · Sunday, March 27, 2011

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team wrapped up the 2010-11 season with a 24-13 record. That record represents the most wins in the program’s history as well as most games played in program history and the program’s first national tournament victories. All of these accomplishments helped this team develop its own Cinderella story.

Eagles end season on losing note in WNIT

By Theodora Robinson-Jones · Sunday, March 27, 2011

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team ended its 2010-11 season with a 72-63 loss Thursday to host Syracuse University in the third round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.

Softball triumphs over Austin Peay

By Jerime Crane · Sunday, March 27, 2011

Six hits and three runs scored in the first inning helped the Eastern Michigan University softball team get an 8-3 victory against Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., on Saturday.

EMU loses to Syracuse, 72-63, in WNIT round 3

By Theodora Robinson-Jones · Friday, March 25, 2011

On Thursday, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team ended its 2010-11 season with a 72-63 loss to Syracuse University in the third round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in Syracuse, N.Y.

Syracuse up next for EMU in WNIT

By Theodora Robinson-Jones · Wednesday, March 23, 2011

After defeating the University of North Carolina-Wilmington on Monday, the Eastern Michigan University’s basketball team will take flight to New York where it will play Syracuse tonight at 7 p.m. The game is the Women’s National Invitation Tournament equivalent to the NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen.

Cuts and Bolts: Tigers option Sizemore to minors

By Nick Shlain · Wednesday, March 23, 2011

As spring training winds down, it becomes time for all 30 major league teams to trim the fat of the 40-man roster down to the 25 guys who get to suit up on Opening Day. Last week, teams sent their top young prospects back to minor league camp to take a longer look at those in competition for big league jobs. For the Detroit Tigers, this meant looking at second basemen Will Rhymes, whom manager Jim Leyland named a starter, and Danny Worth.

English expects improvement in 2011

By Jerime Crane · Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Football is a brutal sport, but watching it played at Eastern Michigan University can be equally as brutal lately. Ever since the change of the school mascot in 1991 when the EMU Hurons became the EMU Eagles, the football program has been abysmal, accumulating a 61-160-1 record in 19 seasons.

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