The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL
1 day ago by Collin Whitchurch/Sports Editor
When news broke early Thursday that Eastern women's basketball assistant coach Jackie Moore died at the age of 28, it visibly shook the athletic department. It's not uncommon for the numerous teams around campus to become close during the course of the players' athletic careers.
Indiana Statesman, Indiana State University, IN
12 hours ago by Jared Messman
At the Missouri Valley Conference championship meet, the ISU men's cross country team won the MVC title in a hotly-contested field.
The men won the title with only 32 points; this was only one point ahead of pre-race favorite Southern Illinois, who finished second with 33 points.
Indiana Statesman, Indiana State University, IN
1 day ago by Trever Fehrenbach
In sports, momentum seems to be the magical elixir that elevates a team and breeds confidence. If that is the case, then the Sycamore football team has been doing shots of this stuff like it was someone's 21st birthday since last week.
After finally slaying the demon that haunted them through their 33-game losing streak, the Sycamores (1-7, 1-4) are up against their toughest task of the season when the No.
The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL
1 day ago by Dan Cusack, Neil Schneider, Kevin Murphy & Kevin Maras/Sports Staff
The Eastern athletic department was in a state of shock Thursday after learning about the death of women's basketball assistant coach Jackie Moore. When Eastern swimmers Tim Mathieu and Lauren Zillmer arrived for the start of their 6 a.m. practice, everything seemed to be business as usual.
Indiana Statesman, Indiana State University, IN
2 days ago by Trever Fehrenbach
After a much-heralded effort and confidence-building game, the Indiana State Sycamore football team couldn't muster the same performance this past Saturday against Southern Illinois University.
After the 33-0 defeat, ISU (1-8, 1-5) was abruptly awakened and brought back to the realization that a lot of work is needed to be done in order to start a different kind of streak-a winning one.
The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL
5 days ago by Kevin Murphy/ Staff Reporter
The Eastern Kentucky men's and women's cross country teams easily ran their way to the Ohio Valley Conference titles. The Eastern Illinois cross-country teams weren't far behind Saturday at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. The Eastern Illinois men's team posted its highest finish since 2005 with a second-place finish.