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Eagles kick off season with three wins

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The Eastern Michigan baseball team kicked off its season over the weekend in Georgia against the University of Nebraska in Omaha and the New Jersey Institute of Technology at the Perfect Game Spring Swing tournament.



Nazione scores 21 in EMU victory

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Despite freshman James Thompson's foul trouble, the Eastern Michigan men's basketball team defeating the University of Toledo Rockets Saturday morning, 91-85, in Ypsilanti.


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Thompson ejected in loss to Ohio

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Coming off two straight wins, the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team was handed a 22-point defeat at the hands of the University of Ohio Bobcats Tuesday night in Athens, Ohio.


Eastern Michigan junior Natalie Gervais after setting a career high on the balance beam with a 9.925 in Bowling Green Saturday night.

Eagles break school record for third consecutive meet

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For the third consecutive meet, the Eastern Michigan gymnastics team broke the school record for meet score scoring a 196.600 last night in a tri-meet against Bowling Green State University and Southeast Missouri State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.



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Thompson big in Eagles 75-70 win

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Coming off a win against Central Michigan University, the Eastern Michigan men's basketball team continued its momentum when they beat the Kent State University Golden Flashes, 75-70, Saturday afternoon in Ypsilanti.



Eagles sweep CMU in season series

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Coming off the loss to State University at Buffalo, the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team regained momentum by completing the season sweep of Central Michigan, 71-56, Tuesday night in Ypsilanti.


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Eagles lose fifth straight meet

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The Eastern Michigan wrestling team (7-7, 2-5 MAC) lost its fifth straight meet on Friday to in-state rivals Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant in a 22-12 rout.


EMU gymnastics continues to roll; breaks program record again

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Just days after posting the best meet score in school history, the Eastern Michigan women’s gymnastics team topped that score Monday night in a tri-meet in Ann Arbor with a 195.975 against the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland. The Eagles (9-2, 2-0 MAC, 195.221 avg.) score was able to notch a win over Maryland but they fell short against the no.


From Tuesday Dec. 8 against Rochester College

Empty Seats: The Athletic Department's Battle to Fill The Convo For Basketball Games

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Despite regularly winning, attendance numbers over the years have been dropping at Eastern basketball games. According to the NCAA, since EMU moved to the Convocation Center in 1998, men’s basketball attendance has averaged 1,509 fans per game and only 892 over the last three seasons. From 1982-1998, when EMU played at the 5,400-seat Bowen Field House located on campus, EMU men’s basketball averaged 2,897 fans per game.



Eagles win double-overtime thriller over WMU

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The Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team found itself in its third overtime game of the season, this time having to go into double-overtime against the Western Michigan University Broncos Saturday afternoon in Ypsilanti. The Eagles were able to hang on 70-66.



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Eagles fall to rival CMU 66-65

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Despite a hard fought fourth quarter, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team suffered it's third straight loss to the Central Michigan Chippewas, 66-65, Wednesday night in Ypsilanti, Mich.



EMU football welcomes 2016 signees on National Signing Day

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It’s an exciting yet emotional day for high school seniors signing their national letter of intent to their future schools. It’s also a special day for college coaches who have been recruiting these kids for so long, and it’s finally the day they’ve all been waiting for.


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EMU student creates scholarship through t-shirts

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College can be tough, especially with the costs that comes with it. Eastern Michigan student Joey Stinson found this out firsthand but decided to help out students in similar situations by creating a scholarship using money generated from T-Shirts that he designed.

In his pilot episode of his club-reviewing podcast, The Flock, Anthony Thaxton talks with student Raj Rahman about EMU's Astronomy Club.