Eastern head women's basketball coach Brady Sallee met with his team following a disappointing 2007 season. The Panthers won just 10 games, and Sallee and his players talked about why they did not succeed to the expected level. Those postseason meetings served as a forum for Sallee to not only sell a change in philosophy to his players, but more importantly create a vision for what the team wanted to achieve the next season. (0) comments
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is a name NFL fans will hear about for the next 10 years. The Tennessee State defensive back may go in the Top 10 of the first round of this weekend's NFL Draft. According to nfldraftcoundtown.com, he is slated to go to the Philadelphia Eagles at the No. (0) comments
Eastern sophomore shortstop Megan Nelson had pinkeye, but she didn't let it affect her vision. Nelson went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, including the game-winning double in the bottom of the fifth inning to give Eastern the 4-3 win against Southeast Missouri on Wednesday at Williams Field. (0) comments
Eastern junior women's golfer Carrie Riordan never gave up. She climbed into the top 10 in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships last week after faltering in the first round. The Spring Valley native shot an 85 (+13) at The Shoals on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Muscle Shoals, Ala. (0) comments
Eastern walked too many batters. Three Eastern pitchers gave up three walks each in the Panthers' 11-4 loss against Bradley at O'Brien Field in Peoria. Eastern freshman starter Zach Carney lasted just 1 1/3 innings after walking three Bradley hitters in the first inning. (1) comment
On Page 11 of Wednesday's edition of The Daily Eastern News, Mick Galeski's last name was misspelled in a fact box. The DEN regrets the error. (0) comments