Updated 3:50 p.m. Nov. 24 Southern Methodist's chances didn't look good down 60-57 with less than three seconds remaining in Monday afternoon's game at Lantz Arena Eastern senior forward Rachel Galligan had just blocked SMU junior guard Jillian Samuels' 3-point attempt out of bounds. (0) comments
The Eastern men's basketball team has had a major facelift since the end of last season. Four players graduated and a number of players transferred or were removed from the program, so the team has eight new players this year including four transfers and four freshmen. (2) comments
Eastern athletics focus on building a community between student athletes. The Panthers' women's swimming team already has this community, literally. Junior Laura Nielsen and freshmen Alex Green and Kelley Guzzo are all from Orland Park, swimming as teammates and rivals in high school. (0) comments
The Eastern men's basketball team will try to win its second game of the season when the Panthers travel to Fort Wayne, Ind. to take on Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne at noon Saturday. The Panthers (1-0) are coming off a complete team effort in an 82-53 win against Division III Manchester College on Wednesday at Lantz Arena. (0) comments
Jessica Simpson must have been busy on Wednesday afternoon. Instead of heading to the movies with his significant other, current Dallas Cowboys quarterback - and former Eastern star - Tony Romo (above) treated a homeless man in Dallas to a free showing of "Role Models. (1) comment
When an athletes' regular season ends, the offseason starts. The offseason gives players a chance to mentally recuperate and rest their bodies. However, some athletes have the mistaken assumption that the offseason serves as time off to relax and forget about playing their respective sport. (0) comments
A caption on Page 10 of Thursday's issue of The Daily Eastern News incorrectly identified the location of the Eastern football team's game against Austin Peay. It was in Charleston. The DEN regrets the error. (0) comments
Red-shirt junior quarterback Bodie Reeder said if Eastern loses its final game of the season, the Panthers would be faced with a long offseason. Eastern head coach Bob Spoo does not take as much credence in the effect the final game of a season has on the next season. (0) comments
Updated 1:56 p.m. Nov. 23 COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Freshman running back Desmin Ward rushed for three touchdowns to lead the Panthers to 38-20 win against Tennessee Tech on Saturday afternoon at Tucker Stadium. Eastern also got 100-yard plus rushing performances from red-shirt senior running back Travorus Bess and red-shirt sophomore running back Chevon Walker. (0) comments
The Eastern men's and women's swimming teams lost to Saint Louis at the Simon Recreation Center in St. Louis. The men's team lost 131-82, winning only three of 10 scored events, while the women's team lost 122-102 winning four events. The Panthers fell with a combined team score of 253-184. (0) comments