Sports

Women's basketball anxious for start of season

By Theodora Robinson-Jones · Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010

Excited, determined, ready and waiting, the Eastern Michigan University’s women’s basketball team cannot wait to get its 2010-2011 season going.

Athlete Profile: Aussie recruit brings new skill to Eastern

By Arturo Rodriguez · Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010

Summers are much different in Australia than they are in Michigan. A hot day in Australia can reach up to 110 degrees while in Michigan it could go into 90s.

4 men runners in top 10

By Ryan Larimore · Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010

DEXTER—Both Eastern Michigan’s cross-country teams were in action Saturday at the Fall Classic hosted by the Eagles and Hudson Mills Metropark.

Volleyball gets 21st win

By Arturo Rodriguez · Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010

The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team had a weekend sweep, giving it 21 victories on the season. The Eagles went two for two on the road traveling to Buffalo on Friday and Akron on Saturday to go 21-6 and 8-2 in the Mid-American Conference.

Surprising Giants earn place in Series

By Nick Shlain · Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010

The baseball season isn’t a marathon or a sprint, it’s so long it’s a marathon followed by a sprint.

Freshman, in defeat, runs for 155

By Theodora Robinson-Jones · Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010

The Eastern Michigan University football team dropped a non-conference game to the University of Virginia 48-21 on Saturday.

Eastern Michigan football loses road game to Virginia, 48-21

By Theodora Robinson-Jones · Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010

The Eastern Michigan University football team(1-7, 1-3 MAC)dropped a non-conference game to the University of Virginia (3-4)48-21 on Saturday.

Roundup: Soccer draw final home game, 1-1

By Ryan Larimore · Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010

Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer played its final home game of the season at Scicluna Field Sunday, finishing with a 1-1 draw against Western Michigan. The Eagles and goalie Monique Budani were out shot by a three-to-one margin, but Budani was able to keep the Broncos from getting the go-ahead goal. Paige Sheridan put her eighth goal of the season in to help the Eagles jump out to a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute. Sunday was the final home game for seniors Paige Sheridan, Monique Budani, Maggie Christensen and Stephanie Janssens.

EMU football coach Ron English. English continues to build a team which EMU will be proud of in the future. This has been his first win since becoming coach in 2009.

English is relieved after achieving win

By Donald Stuckey II · Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010

Coach Ron English and his staff can breathe a sigh of relief, now he has gotten his first win as head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Sometimes it’s difficult to get that first win, especially when you’re given the large task of having to rebuild a football program that had problems in the past putting up wins in a single season.

Joe Dumars reverts to non-superstar approach of 2004

By Jerime Crane · Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010

This past NBA off-season was a dramatic one. LeBron James’ nationally televised decision to “take his talents to South Beach” to join forces with Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade left most teams in the league scrambling to add superstars to their rosters.

Upgrade in lineup might be necessary for Tigers

By Nick Shlain · Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010

The regular season is over for the Detroit Tigers, who finished 81-81 for third place in the American League Central Division.

EMU Volleyball takes two more

By Theodora Robinson-Jones · Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010

The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team went 2-0 this weekend to advance their overall record to 19-6 (5-2 in conference play) with wins over both the Miami University-Ohio and Bowling Green State University.

Swim season starts up

By Arturo Rodriguez · Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010

Swimming season is upon us once again. The Eastern Michigan University women’s and men’s swimming teams held their annual Green and White meet on Saturday afternoon in the Jones 50M Pool of the REC/IM. “Basically it’s a dress rehearsal for our swimmers,” head coach Peter Linn said.

Round up: Men's golf places fourth; Women's soccer on 4th win

By Ryan Larimore · Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010

Men’s Golf Men’s golf placed fourth at the Firestone Invitational. Eastern was led by Kalamazoo native Nick Carbary, who shot one under to finish seventh. t-7. Nick Carbary, 71-74-70=215 t-10. Brian Churchill-Smith 72-73-71=216 t-14. Jared Dalga 68-72-77=217 t-22. Zach MacDougall 75-73-72=220 68.

Strength of pitchers continues into October

By Nick Schlain · Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010

After the divisional round of the Major League Baseball playoffs, it looks like the “Year of the Pitcher” will continue into October. The most important player of round one was Texas Ranger Cliff Lee, who beat the Tampa Bay Rays twice in what was the only five-game first round series.

Is Red Wings' experience asset or liability?

By Jerime Crane · Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010

One thing is known for sure about the Detroit Red Wings this season. They are old. In fact, they are the oldest team in the National Hockey League this season.

Football keeps up losing streak

By Ryan Larimore · Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010

The losing streak continues for the Eagles. The team has gone 18 games without a win, six this season, and Saturday’s game at Vanderbilt didn’t provide much hope for a “W” anytime soon. The Eagles gave up 24 points unanswered in the second quarter, and were unable to really compete.