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Eastern's offense spent just 1 minute, 39 seconds on the field during the first quarter of Saturday night's game at O'Brien Stadium. But a field goal by red-shirt senior kicker Tyler Wilke with 7:55 remaining in the first quarter and an interception return for a touchdown by red-shirt sophomore cornerback Rashad Haynes five seconds later gave the Panthers an early 10-0 lead en route to their 38-3 victory against Indiana State. (0) comments
1. Chicago Bears - The Bears put the hurt on the Washington Redskins with a 73-0 win in 1940, but a more recent whooping happened in the 1986 Super Bowl. The Bears shuffled their way to a 46-10 victory against New England. The Patriots had just six yards rushing and never got their pass game going after seven Chicago sacks. (0) comments
The Eastern men's soccer team concluded weekend action at the Northern Illinois/Adidas Invitational with a 1-1 tie against host Northern Illinois on Sunday. Eastern (3-2-1) trailed 1-0 after the first half but used a strong second half to tie the Huskies (4-0-2). (0) comments
Eastern red-shirt sophomore cornerback Rashad Haynes had two things written on the black strips he wore under his eyes to reduce glare from the sun. "Dad" was written on the strip under his right eye, and "As 1" was under his left eye. "As 1" is the motto of Eastern's secondary. (0) comments
Former Eastern quarterback and current New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton received a three-year contract extension through the 2012 season. Payton's deal was confirmed by the New Orleans front office before the Saints' 29-24 loss to the Washington Redskins. (0) comments
He's big. He's buff. He's back. Billy the Panther returned after a five-year hiatus and made his first appearance of the new school year at the beginning of the Eastern-Indiana State football game. Secrecy swirled around the new mascot before Saturday's game. (4) comments
The Eastern women's soccer team was unable to take advantage of scoring opportunities Friday and fell to 0-7-1 on the season with a 2-0 loss to Ball State in Muncie, Ind. "You have to give Ball State credit," Eastern head coach Tim Nowak said. "They came out and competed very hard and created their own opportunities. (0) comments
Eastern's cross country team had been talking all week about what great shape its course was in for the EIU Panther Invite. The trail was rolled out flat, the grass was cut short and the Panther Trail had new rocks - all ingredients for a fast race. But then the rain came. (0) comments
Eastern dropped all three of its matches this weekend at the Ole Miss Magnolia Classic in Oxford, Miss., getting swept by Mississippi, Southern Methodist and Georgia Tech. The Panthers (3-7) have not won one set in any of their last four matches and have lost seven of their last eight matches. (0) comments
The Eastern women's rugby team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 102-0 victory against Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Saturday afternoon at Lakeside Rugby Field. After a close game last week in which the team struggled at times, the Panthers were determined to make a statement Sunday. (0) comments
Eastern's football team will only have to travel 105 miles to Normal on Saturday - its second shortest road trip of the season. But those 105 miles will leave plenty of time for the Panthers to think about what a win in Normal will mean. A second straight win. (0) comments
