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Two schedules, one year: Eastern Washington slated to play at least 17 football games in 2021

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 22, 2020

Weeks after releasing a rare six-game spring football schedule due to a postponed fall season, Eastern Washington was among the first Big Sky Conference school to announce its full 2021 fall schedule on Wednesda

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EWU forward Tanner Groves, a former Shadle Park star, named Big Sky player of the week

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 21, 2020

Eastern Washington junior forward Tanner Groves was named the Big Sky Conference's player of the week on Monday.

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Eastern Washington defensive tackle Keith Moore enters transfer portal

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 20, 2020

Moore, who helped anchor the middle of the Eagles' defensive line in 2019, is listed as a graduate transfer.

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Eastern Washington cruises past Northern Arizona in Big Sky Conference opener

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 19, 2020

Kim Aiken Jr. connected on 5 of 7 3-point attempts en route 19 points and the defending Big Sky champion Eagles opened conference play with a 80-64 over the Lumberjacks on Saturday in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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Spokane’s Patrick Ferguson TKO’d by defending IBO champion Kevin Larena in fifth round

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 19, 2020

International Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Kevin Larena was too much for Spokane's Patrick Ferguson, beating the Lewis and Clark graduate in the fifth round Saturday by technical knockout.

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Eastern Washington’s opener at Northern Arizona postponed again due to inconclusive COVID result

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 18, 2020

The first of two make-up games in Flagstaff, Arizona was cancelled on Friday, two hours before tipoff on due to a possible positive test on EWU's team.

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Spokane’s Patrick Ferguson faces defending IBO champion Kevin Larena live on UFC Fight Pass

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 18, 2020

Ferguson (17-2-1, 13 knockouts) faces defending International Boxing Organization champion and South Africa-native Kevin Larena (28-1, 12 KOs) at Emperors Palace in Kemptron Park, South Africa.

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NWAC to resume sports in March without championship tournaments

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 17, 2020

The good news for Community Colleges of Spokane and North Idaho College athletics: Competition begins in March. The bad news: There will be no championship tournaments for any of their postponed fall, winter and spring sports programs.

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‘It takes a mental toll’: After whirlwind three weeks, Eastern Washington opens Big Sky play at Northern Arizona

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 17, 2020

Noses are swabbed. Temperatures are checked. Fingers are crossed.

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Prep wrestling: Three-time defending state champion Post Falls still the team to beat in talent-heavy Inland Empire League

Thu., Dec. 17, 2020

The juggernaut between Coeur d'Alene and Spokane still has the means to add to its growing collection of Idaho 5A wrestling trophies.

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Three-star Kamiakin trio among Eastern Washington’s 17 early football signees

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 16, 2020

Tuna Altahir and two other Kamiakin stars -- receiver Woodley Downard and tight end Messiah Jones -- were among the 17 early signees in Eastern Washington's 2021 recruiting class on Wednesday.

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Tommy Kuhse, Saint Mary’s come alive in second half to take down Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 15, 2020

Eastern Washington led West Coast Conference power Saint Mary's much of the second half Tuesday, but the Eagles fizzled down the stretch in a 80-75 loss to the Gaels in Moraga, California.

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Spokane-born guard Logan Johnson, Saint Mary’s ready for Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 14, 2020

Portions of Logan Johnson's roving childhood were spent in Spokane, where he was born at Providence Sacred Heart before going on to become a crafty guard at NCAA Tournament regular Saint Mary's. He faces Eastern Washington on Tuesday.

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Eastern Washington rolls past College of Idaho in home opener

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 11, 2020

If EWU supporters were smiling during the Eagles' 80-56 demolition of NAIA power College of Idaho on Friday in Cheney, it was likely in front of their televisions and computers.

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Eastern Washington opens home schedule against NAIA power College of Idaho

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 10, 2020

Eastern Washington was considered the little school when it recently went on the road to face three Pac-12 foes, Washington State, Arizona and Oregon. The Eagles (0-3) will be the program with the superior resources on Friday when it hosts NAIA power College of Idaho at Reese Court.

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Two of England’s best - boyfriend and girlfriend Ethan Price and Esther Little - have signed with Eastern Washington and Gonzaga

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 10, 2020

Ethan Price (6-foot-10) and Esther Little (6-2) are both members of Ipswich Basketball Academy and Great Britain's respective national teams.

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Former Washington State associate head coach Jeff Hironaka enjoying the twilight of his career at Genesis Prep

Thu., Dec. 10, 2020

Former Washington State associate head coach Jeff Hironaka, 63, is enjoying his modest, do-everything gig at Genesis Prep in Post Falls.

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Eastern Washington’s game at UNLV canceled after Runnin’ Rebels yield a positive COVID-19 test

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 8, 2020

Eastern Washington, which fell 69-52 at Oregon on Monday, was supposed to board a flight from Eugene to Las Vegas on Tuesday morning.

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Oregon too much for cold-shooting Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 7, 2020

The longer, more athletic Ducks outscored  EWU 38-20 in the paint, won the rebound battle 45-31 and held the Eagles to 33 percent (19 for 57) from the field.

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Oregon the latest Pac-12 road test for Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 6, 2020

The defending Big Sky Conference champion Eagles travel to defending Pac-12 champion Oregon on Monday, a game that was initially scheduled for Nov. 25 but was postponed after two EWU players tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Pac-12 power Arizona surges late, holds off Eastern Washington 70-67

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 5, 2020

A sizable portion of Eastern Washington's roster was gone when it pushed Washington State to the brink.

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Former Coeur d’Alene star quarterback, four-star recruit Colson Yankoff adjusting to position change at UCLA

Fri., Dec. 4, 2020

The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Yankoff -- a three-sport athlete at Coeur d'Alene High with sprinter speed and an ability to play above the rim in basketball -- figured he could contribute to UCLA by other means.

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11-time state champion North Central cross country coach Jon Knight retires

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 3, 2020

Knight, 57,  recently stepped down to spend more time with his family and pointed to "heath issues that necessitated me to step away."

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Eastern Washington to face Pac-12 power Arizona on Saturday as schedules continue to shuffle

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 2, 2020

Eastern Washington will face Pac-12 power Arizona on Saturday in Tucson, according to EWU head coach Shantay Legans.

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Former Eastern Washington stars Bo Levi Mitchell, Ryan Phillips named to CFL’s ‘All-Decade’ team

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 1, 2020

Mitchell continued his winning ways in the Canadian Football League, helping the Calgary Stampeders reach four Grey Cups in five years.