Articles tagged: Eastern Michigan sports

Suspended EMU basketball player accused of choking girlfriend has hearing adjourned

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Posted: 11 hours ago

The suspended Eastern Michigan University basketball player accused of choking his girlfriend had his preliminary hearing adjourned Tuesday in 14A-1 District Court because the 19-year-old woman was too ill to appear. Read more »

community briefs: Eastern Michigan football inspires coaches, fans to jump from plane and more briefs

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Posted: 18 hours ago

Eastern Michigan football inspires Ron English, Mike Hart to jump from plane and more community briefs. Read more »

Eastern Michigan president Susan Martin says athletic director will be hired by mid-summer

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Posted: Apr 19, 2013

Eastern Michigan president Susan Martin says the school's plans to conduct a national search and hire a new athletic director by mid-summer. Read more »

Four-star Brogan Roback watches EMU spring game from sidelines but doesn't plan on staying

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Posted: Apr 15, 2013

Standing at 6-foot-4, quarterback Brogan Roback watched from the sidelines as the Eastern Michigan University football team finished its last practice of the spring. Roback, a four-star signee from St. John’s Jesuit High School in Toledo, Ohio, is the Eagles’ highest rated recruit in program history. Read more »

with gallery: Eastern Michigan content with 'vanilla' football game to cap healthy spring

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Posted: Apr 14, 2013

After a disappointing 2012 campaign, the new-look Eastern Michigan football team held its annual spring game Sunday inside the team's practice facility. Coach Ron English admitted his team didn't showcase most of what it worked on during spring practice. Read more »

Eastern Michigan names Melody Reifel Werner as interim athletic director

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Posted: Apr 02, 2013

Dr. Melody Reifel Werner will serve as the interim athletic director at Eastern Michigan University the school announced on Teusday. Reifel Werner has served as the associate athletic director and senior woman administrator with Eastern for the past 17 years. Read more »

EMU confirms athletic director Derrick Gragg's departure to Tulsa University

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Posted: Mar 20, 2013

Derrick Gragg is leaving Eastern Michigan to become the athletic director at Tulsa University, the schools announced Wednesday. Read more »

Tulsa world: Report: EMU athletic director Derrick Gragg to leave for Tulsa University

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Posted: Mar 20, 2013

Eastern Michigan athletic director Derrick Gragg is expected to leave EMU for the same position at Tulsa University according to a report in the Tulsa World. Read more »

New York Times columnist to discuss how to fix college sports at Eastern Michigan appearance

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Posted: Mar 18, 2013

Should college athletes get paid, and if so, what is a fair rate for kids who sometime sgenerate millions in revenue before they're allowed to buy a beer at the bar? New York Times columnist Joe Nocera will discuss this and more in an appearance at Eastern Michigan University on Tuesday. Read more »

Eastern Echo: Adidas tells student groups they do not intend to pay severance to workers

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Posted: Mar 12, 2013

Representatives from adidas told an audience of Eastern Michigan University students and staff that the company does not owe $1.8 million worth of severance pay to former workers of the bankrupt PT Kizone factory despite contrary claims by workers' rights activists, the Eastern Echo reported. Read more »

EMU women's basketball bumped from MAC tournament, men lose regular season finale

Posted: Mar 09, 2013

For the first time since 2010, the Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team will not play in the Mid-American Conference title game. Freshman center Miracle Woods had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead Western Michigan ... Read more »

Eastern Michigan announces 2013 football schedule including trips to Penn State and Rutgers

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Posted: Mar 01, 2013

Eastern Michigan will play its 2013 non-conference games against Penn State, Rutgers, Army and Howard, along with an eight-game Mid-American conference schedule, the school announced Friday. Read more »

Eastern Michigan athletics department receives NCAA certification

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Posted: Mar 01, 2013

Eastern Michigan University’s athletic department has been certified as in compliance in with the principles of the NCAA, the school announced Thursday. Read more »

Interns give Eastern Michigan University's NCAA compliance office more eyes, ears on the field

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Posted: Feb 25, 2013

With a staff of three full-timers and two graduate assistants, it's not easy for Eastern Michigan University's compliance office to keep an eye on the school's 21 varsity sports. Read more »

with gallery: Eastern Michigan goes cold down the stretch in 57-54 loss to Missouri State

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Posted: Feb 23, 2013

Down only 47-39 and with four minutes, 39 seconds remaining against Eastern Michigan, it seemed a bit early for Missouri State to start conserving the clock. But Eastern had led the game since 4:30 into ... Read more »