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Eastern Washington rallies past Idaho

Drew Brandon capped a furious rally with a buzzer-beating layup to force overtime and finished a rebound shy of a triple-double on Saturday as Eastern Washington defeated Idaho 98-95 at Reese Court.
Sports

EWU football assistants play musical chairs

In the first significant staff shake-up in Beau Baldwin’s seven years as football coach at Eastern Washington, he has promoted safeties coach Jeff Schmedding to defensive coordinator. In changes announced Friday morning, Schmedding replaces longtime coordinator John Graham, who moves to the offensive side of the ball as tight ends coach.
Sports

Eastern grants quarterback Vernon Adams a release to explore opportunity at Oregon

In the wake of news that quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. is contemplating a transfer to the University of Oregon, the Eastern Washington Athletic Department issued a statement Thursday clarifying its position on transfers by undergraduate student-athletes. Referring to Adams, the department stated that “we have granted the ability for our student-athletes to explore what opportunities may exist.”
Sports

EWU football coach Beau Baldwin provided raise

Even though he was mentioned as a candidate at other schools, Eastern Washington University football coach Beau Baldwin has signed a new 5-year contract, worth an additional $45,293 annually, to remain in Cheney. According to documents obtained this week from EWU Human Resource Services, Baldwin’s contract will pay him $212,717 a year, plus additionally approved increases.
News >  Spokane

Eastern’s star quarterback offered scholarship to attend Oregon

He’s still only 6 feet tall, but Vernon Adams’ stature is growing by the minute. Ignored in his youth by the bigger football schools, Eastern Washington’s record-setting quarterback is being courted by the University of Oregon as a possible replacement for Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota.
Sports

Oregon opener highlights Eagles’ challenging schedule

A football program that thrives on challenges, Eastern Washington is getting just what it wants this fall. Road games at Oregon, Montana and Northern Iowa are just part of the story in this year’s schedule, which was released Wednesday.
News >  Spokane

Super Bowl’s game of odds, and gambling’s human price

At a Super Bowl party near you, most fans will think nothing of pulling out a dollar bill, writing their name on a numbered grid and hoping for the best. Some will put more on the line. It may be the middle-aged guy in the Seahawks jersey who pulls out a $20 bill and half-covers the grid, “just to make things interesting.”
Sports

University claims GSL wrestling championship

Talk about seizing the moment. With 15 seconds left in a losing match, University 220-pounder Clayton Fincher turned momentum on its ear Wednesday night, pinning Central Valley’s Matt Naccarato and paving the way for the Titans to take a 34-22 win over the Bears in the 20th Annual Battle of the Bone.
Sports

Unusual suspects spark Eagles

It was the perfect recipe – for disaster. The ingredients were already assembled Saturday afternoon at Reese Court: forward Venky Jois was off the court, Tyler Harvey was off his mark and Eastern Washington was off to an awful start against feisty North Dakota.
Sports

Unusual suspects lift EWU past North Dakota

It was the perfect recipe – for disaster. The ingredients were already assembled Saturday afternoon at Reese Court: forward Venky Jois was off the court, Tyler Harvey was off his mark and Eastern Washington was off to an awful start against feisty North Dakota.
Sports

Rebounding, defense spark EWU’s win over Northern Colorado

This is what Eastern Washington basketball coach Jim Hayford means by program-building. With star forward Venky Jois out with an ankle injury and his Eagles warming up Thursday night to the strains of “It’s a Hard-Knock Life,” Hayford didn’t flinch.
Sports

Rebounding, defense spark EWU’s win over Northern Colorado

This is what Eastern Washington basketball coach Jim Hayford means by program-building. With star forward Venky Jois out with an ankle injury and his Eagles warming up Thursday night to the strains of “It’s a Hard-Knock Life,” Hayford didn’t flinch.
A&E >  Entertainment

Spokane sports star Bud Roffler dies at 84

William “Bud” Roffler played for the love of the game, and it loved him back. For 60 years until his death Tuesday at age 84, Roffler’s fame followed him from Spokane to Pullman to the NFL and back again.