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Sun., Jan. 30, 2011
EWU men move up in Big Sky by clipping Idaho State
Pick a Cliff, either Cliff, and you can probably write an intriguing – and fitting – storyline about what happened at Reese Court on Saturday night as Eastern Washington University …
Sun., Jan. 30, 2011
National exposure offsets EWU’s late recruiting start
Turns out, there is a downside to winning an NCAA Division I national football championship. But Beau Baldwin can certainly live with the feeling of being a little behind with …
Thu., Jan. 27, 2011
Eastern searches for missing touch
Kirk Earlywine has been around the game of college basketball long enough to realize you’ve never seen it all. Still, Eastern Washington University’s head coach said he never expected to …
Thu., Jan. 27, 2011
Eastern Washington Eagles outlook
RECORD: 5-14 overall, 2-5 Big Sky COMING UP: Tonight vs. Portland State (SWX), 7 p.m.; Saturday vs. Idaho State, 7 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 23, 2011
Sacramento State edges Eastern Eagles
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Duro Bjegovic’s offensive rebound and layup with 1 second remaining gave Sacramento State its first Big Sky Conference men’s basketball win of the season, a 57-55 decision …
Thu., Jan. 20, 2011
Eastern Washington Eagles outlook
RECORD: 4-13 overall, 1-4 Big Sky COMING UP: Today, vs. Northern Arizona 7 p.m.; Saturday at Sacramento State, 7
Mon., Jan. 17, 2011
Eastern still can’t buy win on the road
After an outstanding first half, the switch was flipped in the second half for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team. Montana State went from 30 percent shooting in the …
Sun., Jan. 16, 2011
Eagles’ Jones changes agent, starts training
Electrifying Eastern Washington running back Taiwan Jones did many special things for the Eagles on the football field. After they won the FCS championship game with a thrilling come-from-behind 20-19 …
Thu., Jan. 13, 2011
Blanchette: Eagles get their own nation
Connecting in the Denver airport for a flight to Dallas last week, D.J. Sigurdson – attired in Eastern Washington University red – passed by one of those snug-but-soulless concourse lounges …
Thu., Jan. 13, 2011
Eastern Washington Eagles’ outlook
RECORD: 4-11 overall, 1-2 Big Sky COMING UP: Tonight at Montana, 6; Sunday, at Montana St., 1 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 9, 2011
Vikings hold off Eagles on court
PORTLAND – Chris Harriel scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Portland State to a 74-58 victory over Eastern Washington on Saturday night. Charles Odum had 15 points …
Sun., Jan. 9, 2011
16 EWU starters could return from title team
FRISCO, Texas – Beau Baldwin, when pressed about the future of Eastern Washington University’s football program following Friday night’s 20-19 win over Delaware in the NCAA Division I Championship at …
Fri., Jan. 7, 2011
3 Delaware players to watch
• QB Pat Devlin (17): The numbers this 6-foot-4 second-year transfer from Penn State have posted this fall are incredible. His amazing pass efficiency rating of 155.37 includes a completion …
Fri., Jan. 7, 2011
Sherritt wins Buchanan Award
FRISCO, Texas – After being “completely surprised” by his second-place finish is last year’s voting for the Buck Buchanan Award, Eastern Washington’s J.C. Sherritt was equally shocked to learn he …
Fri., Jan. 7, 2011
Blanchette: Eagles scaled heights with gratitude attitude
FRISCO, Texas – As in any college locker room, posted on the wall just inside Eastern Washington’s football sanctum is the usual paper blizzard of schedules, rules compliance cautions, academic …
Fri., Jan. 7, 2011
Eagles can write own chapter tonight
FRISCO, Texas – In any national championship game, there is a tendency among some to get caught up in the history of the two schools involved. Which, in the case …
Fri., Jan. 7, 2011
EWU’s Jones limited to highlights
FRISCO, Texas – Eastern Washington University football coach Beau Baldwin might have coined a new injury assessment term on Thursday afternoon when he called Taiwan Jones’ status for today’s NCAA …
Fri., Jan. 7, 2011
Projected Delaware lineups
Projected offensive starters Pos. Name Yr. QB Pat Devlin Sr. RB Andrew Pierce Fr. WR Rob Jones So. LT Shea Allard Jr. LG Gino Gradkowski Jr. C Rob McDowell Jr. …
Thu., Jan. 6, 2011
Johnson twins sharpen EWU defense
FRISCO, Texas – A package deal? No way. At least that’s the stand Matt and Zach Johnson took during the early stages of the football recruiting process that played out …
Thu., Jan. 6, 2011
Blanchette: Colonial never goes out of style
FRISCO, Texas – The best thing about Eastern Washington playing for a national championship is … well, Eastern playing for a national championship. There doesn’t even have to be a …
Thu., Jan. 6, 2011
Eastern Washington Eagles basketball outlook
RECORD: 4-9 overall, 1-1 Big Sky COMING UP: Tonight at Seattle University, 7:10; Saturday at Portland State, 7:05 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 5, 2011
EWU defense must contend with UD’s 6-foot-4 QB Devlin
Pat Devlin didn’t just drop out of the sky and land under center as the University of Delaware’s starting quarterback. Having grown up in Downingtown, Pa., just 40 miles from …
Tue., Jan. 4, 2011
Roos: Red turf motivated Eagles
The major long-term investment former Eastern Washington University offensive lineman Michael Roos and his wife, Katherine, made in their alma mater’s football program in late-January 2010 has paid some very …
Tue., Jan. 4, 2011
See ya’ there
A list of former players and athletic department personnel who have made it known to EWU that they will be attending Friday’s national championship football game: Michael Roos (’01-’04)
Sun., Jan. 2, 2011
EWU’s working class
They arrived in Cheney in the fall of 2006, some 30 naïve freshmen, harboring a good measure of uncertainty, hope and a desire to leave a lasting impression on Eastern …
Fri., Dec. 31, 2010
Eastern A.D. warms to title game timing
Now that he’s had a chance to see exactly how the new Football Championship Subdivision playoff format plays out, Bill Chaves is an admitted convert. Eastern Washington University’s athletic director …
Fri., Dec. 31, 2010
FCS timing slips a tick or two for Eags
The most-watched game in Football Championship Subdivision history – nearly 2 million households – was last year’s playoff semifinal between Montana and Appalachian State. The momentum from that produced a …
Thu., Dec. 30, 2010
EWU claws past Sacramento State in OT
Coach Kirk Earlywine refused to disclose what it was that made him keep Laron Griffin on the bench throughout the first half of Eastern Washington’s Big Sky Conference opener against …
Thu., Dec. 30, 2010
Eagles become antsy to play for title
The members of Eastern Washington University’s No. 1-ranked football team returned to Cheney earlier this week following an abbreviated holiday break and resumed preparations for their Jan. 7 date with …
Wed., Dec. 29, 2010
GSL-flavored Portland State faces Eastern
Portland State visits Eastern Washington next weekend to tip off the Big Sky Conference women’s basketball season and that isn’t such a bad thing for the Vikings’ Spokane connection. “I …