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• UI’s arrival to create changes

  June 7, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 Big Sky Conference men’s and women’s basketball teams will play an 18-game conference schedule starting in 2014-15, Big Sky Conference Commissioner Doug Fullerton announced Thursday. Conference presidents approved the schedules, …

• Mitchell recently in Cheney to work with EWU staff

  May 24, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 Bo Levi Mitchell saw his first Lilac Parade last weekend, and predictably found himself in the middle of it. Never a bystander, the former Eastern Washington quarterback joined girlfriend Madison …

• Long tossers

  May 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 As the javelin left her hand toward the second-best mark in Eastern Washington University history, Cora Kellerman felt absolutely nothing. That’s the way it’s supposed to be. “On a really …

• Eagles lookin’ ahead

  May 4, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 As if he didn’t see enough different looks last season, Eastern Washington quarterback Vernon Adams saw a few more this spring: quicker receivers, a thicker playbook and teammates looking for … 1

• Dropdown U.

  April 27, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 Last weekend, Bo Levi Mitchell was reminded why he came to Eastern Washington University in the first place. Loyalty, the kind that brought Mitchell to Roos Field last weekend to …

• Red-White offers young Eagles chance to show abilities

  April 26, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 Something was missing last fall for football player Cooper Kupp: football. With a scoreboard. Against an opponent who is not wearing the same uniform.

• Eastern’s Kaufman awaits NFL call

  April 24, 2013 in Sports This is the longest spring quarter of Brandon Kaufman’s life. And it’s only April. Kaufman is still enrolled in classes at Eastern Washington and trying to pay attention to the …

• Well-grounded

  April 16, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 Kiel McDonald knows the drill. Lots of them. During practice at Roos Field, the Eastern Washington running backs coach moves almost as fast as his players, setting up cones, obstacles …

• EWU women lose in overtime at Big Sky tournament

  March 16, 2013 in Sports on Page C4 MISSOULA – Wendy Schuller’s team battled to the end, but D’Shara Strange and the Northern Colorado Bears were too much to overcome. Strange scored 27 points and nabbed five steals, …

• Baker Big Sky MVP

  March 12, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 University of Montana forward Katie Baker has been named the Big Sky Conference’s Most Valuable Player in women’s basketball. Baker, a former Lake City High standout, led the Lady Griz …

• Season ends for EWU men after loss to Weber State

  March 10, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 OGDEN, Utah – Scott Bamforth scored 18 points and Weber State closed the game on a 14-7 run to defeat Eastern Washington 65-57 in a Big Sky Conference men’s basketball …

• Season ends for EWU men

  March 9, 2013 in Sports Scott Bamforth scored 18 points and Weber State closed the game on a 14-7 run to defeat Eastern Washington 65-57 in a Big Sky Conference men’s basketball regular-season finale on …

• Montana cruises past Eastern

  February 3, 2013 in Sports on Page C7 The “Our House” T-shirts were a very, very, very fine idea. The timing? Not so much.

• EWU win away from title game

  December 15, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 One thing for sure: Someone is getting a return trip to the FCS title game. Today’s semifinal will either give Sam Houston State a chance to atone for last season’s …

• Payback not motivator if you don’t remember

  December 12, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Remember 2004? You know, the big comeback that year by Sam Houston State to beat Eastern Washington in the playoffs?

• Bearkats’ offense tough to contain

  December 12, 2012 in Sports on Page B6 Sam Houston State knows how to keep its options open. The Bearkats’ offense is hard to define, much less contain, employing a variety of formations that capitalize on team speed, …

• Eastern beats Illinois State, advances to semis

  December 9, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 As Illinois State went all-in, Beau Baldwin showed his poker face Saturday night. For that, his Eastern Washington football team is still at the final table, the pile of chips … 12

• Blanchette: Padron a feel-good story

  December 9, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 The drilling, the repetitions, the video sessions until the eyeballs bleed. The conditioning, the steamy August waltz in the weight room, the endless spring practices when the games seem so …

• EWU burrows out of another hole to advance

  December 2, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 The Eastern Washington football team has climbed out of so many holes this year, it’s become a conditioned response. On Saturday, it came late in the third quarter of an …

• Big Sky honors Eagles’ coach

  November 22, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 It was the little things, Beau Baldwin said, that added up to another big football season at Eastern Washington – and his selection Wednesday as Big Sky Conference Co-Coach of … 1

• True freshman QB leads Portland State

  November 15, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 This hasn’t been the greatest of football seasons at Portland State, but don’t blame quarterback Kieran McDonagh. McDonagh, a true freshman from Vancouver, Wash., has been the key for a …

• Northern Arizona wins on late field goal

  October 28, 2012 in Sports on Page C7 Andy Wilder kicked an 18-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in the game and the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks escaped with a 12-10 win over the Northern Colorado Bears on …

• EWU puts offensive balance against pass-happy T-birds

  October 27, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 CEDAR CITY, Utah – Quarterback Brad Sorensen and the Southern Utah football team are putting up some impressive numbers this year. The Thunderbirds are averaging 270 yards per game through …

• Eagles overwhelm North Dakota 55-17

  October 6, 2012 in Sports Vernon Adams threw for four touchdowns and Demitrius Bronson rushed for 118 yards and a score as Eastern Washington defeated North Dakota 55-17 on Saturday night. 1

• Eagles come back to top Montana 32-26

  September 29, 2012 in Sports Vernon Adams threw two touchdown passes in the last 2:19 as Eastern Washington came back for a 32-26 victory against Montana on Saturday night. 4

• Eastern Washington hangs on to defeat Weber State

  September 22, 2012 in Sports The secret is out: This will be another wild football season at Eastern Washington.

• Big Sky launches rebranding

  July 17, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PARK CITY, Utah – After expanding its horizons, the Big Sky Conference is changing its look as well. At a gathering of coaches and media, the league unveiled a new …

• New logo reflects changing Big Sky

  July 16, 2012 in Sports After expanding its horizons, the Big Sky Conference is changing its look as well. At a gathering of coaches and media, the league unveiled a new logo Monday that incorporates …

• Blanchette: Big Sky would take back Idaho

  May 10, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 There is something about the University of Idaho mulling its athletic future that suggests a chess novice playing against Deep Blue. No move seems to hold promise. 2

• Blanchette: Big Sky would gladly have Idaho

  May 9, 2012 in Sports There is something about the University of Idaho mulling its athletic future that suggests a chess novice playing against Deep Blue. No move seems to hold promise. 2

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