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We are just a couple of days away from the beginning of another women’s basketball season. They kick off the season Nov. 14 against UMBC and then play the notorious school from across the street, Cabrini, on Nov. 17. This season should be exciting and interesting. Eastern is ranked second in the Freedom Conference preseason […]

Even though the Eastern Eagles lost on Saturday against King’s College, they still had a very successful season. If the Eagles won on Saturday it would have been their first conference championship since 2007. However, they played extremely well in the heart-breaking double overtime loss against King’s. The Eagles started this year as the favorites

The World Series is the pinnacle of baseball’s 162-game season, and this year the battle for the best team took place between a band of misfits, the San Francisco Giants, and America’s team, the Kansas City Royals. Game one seemed to be established in the first inning of the game. Pablo Sandoval’s RBI double started

The Eastern Eagles field hockey team currently finds themselves on the outside looking in when it comes to making the conference playoffs. They have two games left in the regular season. They dropped a 4-3 decision on Oct. 25 at Manhattanville College and will have wrapped up the regular season by Oct. 28. The Eagles

The Eastern women’s volleyball team has continued their dominance of the Freedom Conference, running their conference record for the season to 6-0 with three consecutive victories from Oct. 7-21. The Eagles sweetened the pot when they added a fourth victory, a four set upset of 10th ranked Juniata. After a strong defensive performance saw the

Women’s soccer has had a long and exhaustive season thus far. With a current record of 5-12-0 overall as well as a conference record of 2-4-0, Coach Dan Mouw and the Eagles are holding on to a fourth place ranking for the Freedom Conference Tournament in the upcoming weeks. Despite the fight for their place

Eastern University Men’s Soccer is having a kicking season. The Eagles are off with 12 wins and two losses. The Eagles have already clinched a playoff spot in this year’s MAC championships. With two more conference games against Desales University and Wilkes University, the Eagles hope to seal home field advantage in the playoffs. The

The NHL season has just begun. There are a few surprises this season already. A few teams are surprising early on and a few teams are disappointing early on. No team has been more of a surprise than the Nashville Predators who have not lost a game in regulation yet. The Nashville Predators and the

The cross country team has battled unseasonably hot race weather en route to several solid performances. And according to coach Michael Wilson, the best is yet to come from this group. “Throughout September and a good chunk of October, we carry a lot of fatigue with us into races,” he said. “Since mid-season races don’t

For years, baseball fans have been arguing over the use of designated hitters in baseball. [twocol_one]Be Responsible, Designate A Hitter Andrew Barbin Hitting in the DH spot is an opportunity for baseball players who are more one-dimensional to have more of an active spot on a roster besides pinch-hitting. All athletes’ careers eventually wind down