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Eastern Washington men’s basketball adds four players

A month after making its first NCAA tournament appearance in 11 years, Eastern Washington’s men’s basketball team has bolstered its roster for another potential run. The Eagles will add at least four new players next season, coach Jim Hayford said Wednesday on national letter of intent day.

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EWU spring football: Eagles QBs focused on improving

Perhaps a little adversity is the best thing for Eastern Washington’s quarterbacks. After going a combined 7 for 16 in last weekend’s scrimmage, they seemed to play with a bit more urgency in practice Tuesday afternoon at Roos Field.
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Cheney, CV boys soccer teams in customary spots atop GNL, GSL

The boys soccer season has been full of surprises this year, none bigger than Cheney. With only four starters returning, the Blackhawks looked ripe for the plucking, but coach Mark Kiver’s team is sitting in its customary first-place spot in the Great Northern League.
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Eastern defenders do well in new scheme

The Eastern Washington defense is having fun again. During the first spring scrimmage Saturday morning, Eagle defenders were flying around Roos Field, making big plays and perhaps setting the tone for the upcoming season.
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Defense flying high at Eastern

During the first spring scrimmage Saturday morning, Eastern Washington defenders were flying around Roos Field, making big plays and perhaps setting the tone for the upcoming season.
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O-line will be blocking, teaching this spring

This is the fourth of an eight-part series on spring football at Eastern Washington. Today: the offensive line. Eastern Washington’s football program didn’t get this far by ignoring the future.
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Shulenberger takes over as WSU soccer coach

New Washington State women’s soccer coach Todd Shulenberger said he’s impressed by the program’s “ability to keep things rolling and turn negatives into positives.” Now Shulenberger, who spent the past two seasons as associate head coach at Texas Tech, has a chance to do the same.
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EWU’s veteran offensive line turns to teaching

Eastern Washington’s football program didn’t get this far by ignoring the future. A case in point: the Eagles’ offensive line, which could be the best in the Big Sky Conference this fall, thanks to the talent and experience of its seven seniors.
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Spokane Shadow reveal 2015 schedule

Defending champion Spokane will open Evergreen Professional League play on May 3 at Wenatchee, the club announced Thursday. SSC Shadow will play seven home matches, all on Saturday nights at Spokane Falls Community College. The home opener is May 9 against the Seattle Stars.
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EWU athletic director Bill Chaves joins committee studying transfers

Eastern Washington athletic director Bill Chaves has been named to a committee that will study Division I transfer rules, the NCAA announced this week. It’s an issue that struck close to home two months ago, when EWU quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. took advantage of the NCAA’s graduate-transfer rules to play for Oregon next year.
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EWU expects spirited duel at running back

Eastern Washington running backs Jabari Wilson and Jalen Moore got a fleeting taste of success last year. Now they want more. No surprise there, considering they’re the Eagles’ top returning backs.
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Several EWU players, coaches head into new roles with football team

For several Eastern Washington football players and coaches, the first day of spring practice offered the perfect time for a fresh start. Among the first to reach the red turf at Roos Field on Thursday afternoon was Jordan Talley, who started his Eastern career as a running back before moving to linebacker the last two seasons. He expected his career would end there, until coach Beau Baldwin sat him down for a talk.