Sports

Eagles come back late to defeat UNI

By Evan Hensley · Friday, Jan. 8, 2016

Eastern Michigan Wrestling defeated the University of Northern Iowa Panthers for the first time ever on Wednesday at the Convocation Center in a 22-14 victory.

Lee scores 32 in MAC opener against CMU

By Leveander Bradshaw · Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016

After the loss to North Florida Saturday afternoon, Eastern Michigan men’s basketball coach Rob Murphy made some adjustments to the starting lineups, having Willie Mangum and Tim Bond come off the bench, putting Jodan Price and Raven Lee in the starting position.

Women's basketball falls to Akron despite first-half lead

By Zachary Badger-House · Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016

Despite an early 28-22 halftime lead, the Eastern Michigan women's basketball team lost its first Mid-American Conference match-up with the University of Akron Zips by a score of 68-65 on Wednesday night in Ypsilanti, MI. Akron (7-6, 1-1 MAC) took a 46-44 lead halfway through the fourth quarter before Eastern head coach Tori Verdi called timeout with 4:36 remaining.

Report: Defensive Line coach Jimmy Williams leaving for Western Michigan

By Robert Hull · Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016

After two seasons as the defensive line coach on Chris Creighton’s staff for Eastern Michigan, it’s been reported by FootballScoop.com that Jimmy Williams has accepted a job at Western Michigan University as the defensive line coach.

Letter to the Editor: Upon further review, EMU should drop football

By Art Brooks · Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016

Editor’s Note: The views in the following letter do not reflect the opinions of The Eastern Echo Enough, already.

Nazione gets double-double in loss to UNF

By Leveander Bradshaw · Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016

Despite having six players in double-digit scoring, it wasn’t enough for the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team in its final non-conference game to the University of North Florida Saturday afternoon in Ypsilanti as they lost 82-77.

Eagles Win MAC opener 67-56

By Zachary Badger-House · Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team opened up conference play with a victory over the University at Buffalo Bulls 67-56 in Ypsilanti on Saturday afternoon.

Eastern Michigan expected to hire UTSA’s Neal Neathery as next Defensive Coordinator

By Robert Hull · Friday, Jan. 1, 2016

Eastern Michigan is expected to hire University of Texas-San Antonio’s Neal Neathery as its next defensive coordinator.

Eagles earn fifth straight victory

By Zachary Badger-House · Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015

The Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team continued their momentum heading into Mid-American Conference season by defeating the University of Detroit-Mercy Titans 85-68 in Detroit on Wednesday night.

Nazione scores 23 points in victory over Detroit

By Leveander Bradshaw · Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015

The Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team broke its nine game losing streak against the University of Detroit-Mercy on an icy, cold Monday night.

Former U-M Lineman Dan Samuelson Transferring to EMU

By Robert Hull · Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015

Former University of Michigan offensive lineman Dan Samuelson has decided he will continue his collegiate football playing career at Eastern Michigan University in the fall.

Murphy visits roots with charity foundation

By Andrew Mascharka · Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015

When Rob Murphy isn't coaching his Eastern Michigan men's basketball team, he is giving back to the school and community that helped form him.

Eagles upset the Wolverines 64-63

By Zachary Badger-House · Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015

Christmas comes early for the Eastern Michigan women's basketball team as the Eagles upset the University of Michigan Wolverines, 64-63 on Wednesday night. EMU's defense allowed the Eagles defense to prevail over the Wolverines allowing only to score 20 points in the second half including six points in the fourth quarter.

‘Felt like a home game,’ as Baltimore welcomed Tim Bond back

By Robert Hull · Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015

An alley-oop thrown to Tim Bond brought down the house in Baltimore, Md., Monday night. The 6-foot-7 guard graduated from City College High School in, “The Greatest City in America,” as Baltimore is nicknamed, where he led his high school team to a 27-0 record and a 3A state championship in 2014.