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Men's basketball drops fourth straight to soaring Akron

By Evan Hensley · Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017

The Akron Zipps hit 18 threes which led to the 87-76 win over the Eastern Michigan Eagles at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti on Friday night. The Eagles (13-12, 5-7) won the rebound  and turnover battles but were unable to keep up with jump-shooting of Akron (21-4,11-1). Akron had five players in double figures as the Eagles could not stop the offense of Zipps. EMU guard Willie Mangum led the way with his 22 points,five rebounds and two assists.

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Eagles struggle down the stretch against NIU, 81-69

By Evan Hensley · Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017

With a seven-point halftime deficit, Eastern Michigan was unable to come back and defeat the Northern Illinois huskies as the fell 81-69 at on the road on Saturday.  Coming off a loss to Kent State, the Eagles (13-10, 5-5)| could not afford to lose a game to Northern Illinois (14-9, 6-4) who the team was tied with for second-place in the Mid-American Conference West Division.

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Football signing day 2017

By Evan Hensley · Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017

The Eastern Michigan football team officially signed 21 new student-athletes to their letters of intent to come join the football team on Wednesday, Feb.

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Women finish on top at EMU Triangular

By Noah Goad · Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017

The Eastern Michigan women’s track and field team finished in first place with 116 points at the EMU Triangular right here in Ypsilanti on Saturday, Jan.

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Eagles Eye: 1/30

By Evan Hensley · Monday, Jan. 30, 2017

James Thompson's monster game leads to an EMU road victory as he produced 26 points and 20 rebounds. The Eagles dominated the boards with 44 rebounds in a 74-57 win over the Miamis Redhawks.  The gymnastics team picked up a win against in-state rival Western Michigan, 195.400 to 194.900.

Thompson's monster day leads to EMU win

By Evan Hensley · Monday, Jan. 30, 2017

A dominant performance by James Thompson leads the Eastern Michigan Eagles over the Miami Redhawks, 74-57, in Oxford on Saturday. “James (Thompson) had one of the best performances that any one player has had during my time coaching tenure here,” said coach Rob Murphy.

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Eagles Eye- 1/23

By Evan Hensley · Monday, Jan. 23, 2017

The Eastern Michigan men's basketball team fell to the Akron Zips, 70-63. Guard Ty Toney led the way for the Eagles with 17 points. The wrestling team fell to both Northern Illinois as well as Northern Iowa.

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Men’s track and field team competes at Simmons-Harvey Invitational

By Noah Goad · Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017

The Eastern Michigan men’s track team had a strong performance at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Jan. 14. Four Eagles placed in the top-ten in the 60m prelims, as junior Leighton Antonio finished first with a time of 6.92 sec., a personal best, sophomore Tyler Underwood finished third with a time of 6.99 sec., junior Brandon Bolden finished seventh overall with a time of 7.05 seconds, and freshman Sean Beckom finished tenth with a time of 7.12 seconds. Antonio, Underwood, and Bolden all earned spots in the 60m finals, where Antonio finished first with a time of 6.92 seconds, tying his new personal best, and Bolden finished sixth with a time of 7.03 seconds.

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Eagles Eye: 1-16

By Evan Hensley · Monday, Jan. 16, 2017

The EMU wrestling team fell to Missouri over the weekend in a 22-12 contest. The Eagles were able to manage four wins of the 10 matches. The Eastern Michigan tennis team competed against Marshall over the weekend.

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