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Eagles’ Baldwin, Adams finalists

Beau Baldwin’s remarkable balancing act was rewarded on Monday. The Eastern Washington football coach was named one of 20 finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award after completing a one-year turnaround with the Eagles that may be more impressive than a better won-lost record.
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EWU’s Baldwin finalist for major award

Beau Baldwin’s remarkable balancing act was rewarded on Monday. The Eastern Washington football coach was named one of 20 finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award after completing a one-year turnaround with the Eagles that may be more impressive than a better won-lost record.
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Sweet deal: Eagles No. 2 seed and play at home after bye

It’s a long road to Frisco, Texas, but this year’s Eastern Washington football team already has bragging rights over the 2010 national champions. In brackets announced Sunday morning by the NCAA, Eastern was awarded a No. 2 seed and will face either Colgate or Wagner in a second-round game on Dec. 1. Kickoff will be at 3:05 p.m.
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EWU wins Big Sky co-championship in familiar fashion

PORTLAND – The Eastern Washington players weathered the storm Saturday afternoon, then soaked it all in. Another comeback win, a Big Sky Conference football title, a likely high seed in the upcoming FCS playoffs – all earned in typical fashion in a 41-34 victory over Portland State.
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EWU Eagles look to sew up playoff advantages with win

PORTLAND – The weather forecast here calls for a 100 percent chance of rain, with puddles enough for fans to reflect on remarkable turnarounds by two regional football rivals who meet again today. Last season, Eastern Washington finished 6-5 while Portland State went 7-4, bringing disappointment in Cheney but national recognition for a Vikings program that won just two games the year before.
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EWU kicks off busy Bay Area trip on Sunday

As he prepares for a big road trip, Eastern Washington men’s basketball coach Jim Hayford is trying to look at the big picture. “Having 10 new players and starting the season with six road games is a recipe for adversity,” said Hayford, in his second year at Eastern.
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Eagles have plenty at stake at PSU

If the fifth-ranked Eastern Washington Eagles can put away Portland State Saturday at Jen-Weld Stadium in Portland, the reward will be a first-round bye in the upcoming FCS playoffs, plus home-field advantage for the second round. Home games for the quarterfinals and semifinals would also be a possibility. Brackets will be announced Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on ESPNU.
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Eastern trustees to see Gateway Project presentation

Details of the Gateway Project, Eastern Washington University’s vision for a multimillion-dollar, multi-use athletic-cultural facility, will be shared this morning with the school’s Board of Trustees. “We’re getting closer,” said Mike Westfall, vice president for university advancement and executive director of the EWU Foundation, who will make a similar presentation on Tuesday to the EWU Foundation Board.
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Mt. Spokane girls win away from title

It’s mission accomplished for the Mt. Spokane girls soccer team, but there’s time, motivation and talent for just one more. The Wildcats are 19-0 and winners of everything they set out to accomplish this season: Greater Spokane League, district and regional titles, plus a trip to the final four.
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True freshman QB leads Portland State

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 Viking offense that ranks third in the Big Sky Conference in scoring (34.9 points) and total offense (441.2 yards).
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Eagles’ Washburn anchors defense

Even with his football career at a crossroads, losing wasn’t an option for Tyler Washburn. That’s a big reason he’s playing linebacker at Eastern Washing- ton. Washburn, in turn, is a big reason the Eagles are chasing a second national championship in three years.
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Plenty on line for Eagles in Big Sky finale

The air was cold Tuesday evening at Roos Field, but a fire had already been lit under the Eastern Washington football players’ collective behinds. “Coach Baldwin just gave a great speech, so the team’s really fired up,” kicker Jimmy Pavel said as the fifth-ranked Eagles took the field to practice for Saturday’s regular-season finale at Portland State.
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FCS playoff scenarios look good for Eagles

Eastern Washington’s postseason football fate looks a bit more predictable this week, provided the Eagles defeat Portland State on Saturday. Eastern remained fifth in The Sports Network Poll released Monday, is tied for first place in the Big Sky Conference, and ranks sixth among Football Championship Subdivision teams in this week’s Sagarin Ratings released Sunday.
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FCS playoff scenarios look favorable for Eastern

Eastern Washington’s postseason football fate looks a bit more predictable this week, provided the Eagles defeat Portland State on Saturday. Eastern remained fifth in The Sports Network Poll released Monday, is tied for first place in the Big Sky Conference, and ranks sixth among Football Championship Subdivision teams in this week’s Sagarin Ratings released Sunday. That adds up to a near-certain top-five seeding in the FCS playoffs that begin Nov. 24.
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Fifth-ranked Eastern rallies for home victory

Speed bumps, Beau Baldwin calls them – those little obstacles that get in the way of a successful football season. Halfway through Saturday afternoon’s game with UC Davis, the Eastern Washington coach and his players had to scale a mile-high wall of frustration en route to a 31-28 win at chilly Roos Field.
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Eagles come back to beat UC Davis 31-28

Vernon Adams’ 9-yard touchdown run with 8:13 to play capped a second-half rally, and Eastern Washington blocked a late field-goal attempt Saturday to beat UC Davis 31-28 and move into a first-place tie in the Big Sky Conference.
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Eastern seniors look to go out in style

The emotions will be mixed but no less intense today when Eastern Washington celebrates Senior Day for one of the most successful football classes in school history. “It’s going to be a whirlwind of emotions,” said linebacker Grant Williams, whose brother, Adam, will fly across the country to join Grant and his parents for the Eagles’ game against UC Davis.
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Several soccer area teams bid for semifinal berths

The Mead girls soccer team is on its way to Camas, Wash. – more than 300 miles from home, but light-years from where the Panthers started a few months ago. Better yet, they’re 80 minutes from a trip to the final four of the State 4A tournament. A win in Saturday’s 1 p.m. quarterfinal at Camas would do the trick.
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Ship won’t sink

In more ways than one, Whitworth hopes to hit the ground running this season: A challenging early schedule, some big holes to fill, and best of all, coach Matt Logie says, “Some young guys itching to make an impact.” Those new guys will get the chance to help Whitworth do what it does every season - shrug off the loss of several talented players and move on. Last year, in Logie’s first season the Pirates went 26-4 and reached the Sweet 16 of the Division III national tournament for the third straight year.
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Two wins likely give EWU first-round bye in playoffs

Bracketology is an inexact science, even more so when you don’t know the exact formula, and especially with two games left until the FCS playoffs. But even with two losses, Eastern Washington appears to a be a sure bet to earn a bye – and possibly a coveted top-four seed – provided the Eagles win their final two games against UC Davis and Portland State.