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Former Eastern Washington standout linebacker Chris Ojoh transfers to New Mexico State

UPDATED: Fri., April 30, 2021

Chris Ojoh signed a letter of intent of New Mexico State, an independent member of the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere one of three finalists for Walter Payton Award

UPDATED: Wed., April 28, 2021

Eric Barriere was thought to be one of the most explosive and dynamic offensive players in the country heading into a 2020 season that was ultimately delayed and essentially cut in half this past spring.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Eastern Washington signs Angelo Allegri, formerly a starting forward from NCAA Tournament qualifier UNC Greensboro

UPDATED: Thu., April 29, 2021

New Eastern Washington head coach David Riley needed an experienced and proven scorer, so he signed Central Arkansas transfer and All-Southland Conference guard Rylan Bergesen earlier this month.

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Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington faces several key questions heading into short offseason

UPDATED: Wed., April 28, 2021

A season that began with uncertainty ended with a resounding thud that echoed through the Fargodome.

Sports >  High school sports

Tackling cancer: Central Valley standout linebacker Brandon Thomas training for return season after leg amputation

Sun., April 25, 2021

More powerful than Brandon Thomas’ pad-popping tackles is what’s beneath his helmet.

Sports >  EWU football

Freshmen-loaded backfield helps North Dakota State run wild in FCS playoff win over Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Mon., April 26, 2021

Dominic Gonnella ran for 163 yards and two touchdowns and Jalen Bussey ran for 143 yards and North Dakota State rallied from a two-touchdown deficit to smash Eastern Washington University 42-20 on Saturday in an opening-round game of the FCS playoffs.

Sports >  EWU football

FCS Playoffs: Five things Eastern Washington will need to do to upset North Dakota State in Fargo

UPDATED: Fri., April 23, 2021

Here are five things EWU will need to in its first-round playoff game Saturday to upset a relatively vulnerable NDSU team that went with a true freshman quarterback Cam Miller last week after senior starter Zeb Noland went down with an injury.

Sports >  High school sports

Prep track and field preview: Area athletes embark on abbreviated season

Fri., April 23, 2021

It wasn't the type of robust, talent-stocked track and field meet North Central girls coach Kelly Harmon was accustomed to opening his season with, but that didn't matter.

Sports >  EWU football

Eric Barriere’s Walter Payton Award hopes could hinge on Saturday’s playoff game at North Dakota State

UPDATED: Thu., April 22, 2021

Eric Barriere was among the top Football Championship Subdivision quarterbacks entering a fall 2020 season that was ultimately postponed, truncated and played in a rare spring setting.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington’s shorthanded run defense may have its hands full with North Dakota State rushing attack

UPDATED: Thu., April 22, 2021

Sixth-ranked NDSU, playing without several of its key components from its 2019 national title team who either entered the transfer portal, opted out of the spring season to enter the NFL Draft or battling an injury, isn't the talent-heavy team it typically is, considering the circumstances.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Eastern Washington navigating mass exodus of athletes, coaches in ‘new culture’

UPDATED: Tue., April 20, 2021

Dozens of of departures by athletes and coaches have appeared to compound EWU's well-documented financial issues that have led to talk of the Eagles potentially making cripping cost-cutting measures throughout the entire athletic department.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Sooner the better: Tanner and Jacob Groves talk about their commitment to Oklahoma, leaving Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Mon., April 19, 2021

It was the most difficult decision of their basketball lives, but former Eastern Washington stars Tanner and Jacob Groves are happy they chose Oklahoma.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Former Eastern Washington stars Tanner and Jacob Groves commit to Oklahoma

UPDATED: Sun., April 18, 2021

Tanner Groves, who scored 35 points against the Jayhawks in Eastern Washington's first-round NCAA Tournament loss last month, is headed to the Big 12 Conference after committing to Oklahoma

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington to face national power North Dakota State in first round of spring FCS playoffs

UPDATED: Sun., April 18, 2021

Eastern Washington will travel to North Dakota State in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs at the Fargodome.

Sports >  Area sports

Who’s next? Eastern Washington to begin searching for new women’s basketball coach

UPDATED: Fri., April 16, 2021

EWU athletic director Lynn Hickey has already yielded plenty of interest from coaches spanning the United States and from several levels.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Former Central Arkansas standout Rylan Bergersen to play senior season at Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Wed., April 14, 2021

The Eagles added former Central Arkansas guard Rylan Bergersen, a 6-foot-6 senior who earned All-Southland Conference honors last season.

Sports >  Area sports

‘It’s really weird’: North Idaho, Spokane men begin rare spring junior college basketball seasons

UPDATED: Wed., April 14, 2021

A week after the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis, the Cardinals and Sasquatch were in the beginnings of their respective junior college seasons in front of roughly 500 mask-wearing fans at Rolly Williams Court.

Sports >  EWU football

After securing apparent playoff-worthy resume, Eastern Washington football plays the waiting game

UPDATED: Mon., April 12, 2021

In a coronavirus-altered season where dozens of the nation's FCS teams -- even Big Sky powers Montana and Montana State -- opted out of the rare spring season, the Eagles appear to have the sort of resume that will extend its strange but electric campaign.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington adjusts late, downs Idaho to finish regular season at 5- 1 and earn potential playoff berth

UPDATED: Sat., April 10, 2021

Eastern Washington was thrown for a loop when a fifth-string quarterback and a completely different brand of Idaho offense stepped on Roos Field’s blazing red turf Saturday.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Ex-Eastern Washington standout Kim Aiken Jr. transfers to Arizona; Jacob Davison headed to Cal Poly

UPDATED: Tue., April 6, 2021

Four months after helping Eastern Washington take Arizona to the brink, Kim Aiken Jr. is joining the Wildcats.

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Sadness in Bubbleville: Strange setting had strange, unsettling ending for Gonzaga

UPDATED: Tue., April 6, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS – Street preachers occupied busy blocks of downtown Indianapolis, scalpers hustled the corners. And Baylor’s green- and yellow-clad fans outnumbered Gonzaga’s by a noticeable margin at bars, restaurants and vendor booths on Monday, but the Bulldogs brought a sizable and spirited contingent inside cavernous Lucas Oil Stadium.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Sen. Maria Cantwell saw Indiana’s dominance growing up in Indianapolis. She believes Gonzaga could be next

UPDATED: Sun., April 4, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS – Senator Maria Cantwell was engulfed in basketball culture before she was old enough to make the distinction between Republican and Democrat.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

On anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, Gonzaga fans visit site where ally Robert Kennedy broke the shocking news 53 years ago

UPDATED: Mon., April 5, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS – The Gonzaga hat on Claire Rudolf Murphy’s head conveyed her allegiance, but the vigor in the Spokane author’s voice had nothing to do with the nearby NCAA Tournament.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga is 5-0 all-time against Baylor. Here’s a look back at those wins.

UPDATED: Sun., April 4, 2021

They've met in a NCAA Tournament, a NIT season tip-off  and other neutral sites spanning Dallas, Texas to Fresno, California. Now top-ranked Gonzaga (31-0)  and No. 2 Baylor (27-2) meet at college basketball's ultimate neutral site: The NCAA national title game.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Adam Morrison’s emotional call of Jalen Suggs’ game-winner brought back a mix of memories

UPDATED: Sun., April 4, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS – As a player, Adam Morrison was an animated and emotional figure.