Column: Reflecting on my year covering Eastern sports
Adam Tumino, Sports Desk
March 25, 2020
The 2019-2020 academic year may have ended abruptly, before many spring sports even got off the ground, but in the first seven months of that time I had some of the best experiences of my time in student media. Covering sports for The Daily Eastern News provides me with one of the best seats in t...
We will continue to bring you sports stories, here is how
Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor
March 24, 2020
If you were wondering, yes The Daily Eastern News sports section is going to continue bringing you all sports stories while everything is going online at Eastern. We will continue bringing you all daily content, whether it be through feature stories, columns or sports news stories, if anything should pop up. ...
Life without sports is weird, we will get through it
Blake Faith, Sports Desk
March 23, 2020
The world of sports has changed since the suspension of the NBA season. A lot of professional, and college and Illinois high school sporting events have been canceled or suspended in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus might have caused these cancellations, but there is still news and ...
Column: No fans at tournament is good step, but not enough
Adam Tumino, Reporter
March 11, 2020
As COVID-19 spreads more and more across the country and the nation, it is beginning to affect nearly every aspect of life. The world of sports has had to make adjustments as a result of the virus, mostly in other countries. But now American sports are having to deal with it as well. The NCAA announ...
Letter to the editor: DEN’s communion wafers correction unsatisfactory
Ryan McDaniel
March 2, 2020
This letter was sent by Ryan McDaniel, an instructor in the School of Communication & Journalism and a Catholic priest serving at the Newman Catholic Center. On Feb. 28, The DEN expressed regret for misidentifying what it called “crackers” being distributed at a Catholic Mass for Ash Wednesday. ...
Column: Sexism in collegiate sport starts at the top
Adam Tumino, Volleyball Reporter
August 26, 2019
Women in sports have always fought an uphill battle. Whether they are athletes or coaches, members of the media or even fans, they are often disrespected or excluded. It is bad enough when the disrespect comes from male fans or other similar places, but often the disrespect comes from the sports’ ...
Column: New look Eastern picked 8th in preseaon poll
JJ Bullock, Editor-in-Chief
July 19, 2019
Eastern’s first year head coach Adam Cushing made bold predictions in his introductory press conference last winter, declaring that during his tenure at Eastern the Panthers would win both an Ohio Valley Conference championship and a national championship. While both of those predictions are clearly me...
Column: Assessing OVC’s chances in March Madness
Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor
March 18, 2019
All the bidders doing Belmont’s work on Twitter can cheerfully watch the Bruins play in the NCAA tournament Tuesday. After losing to Murray State in the OVC championship game, it was questionable whether the Bruins would make it in the tournament. They certainly had the wins to do so: defeating L...
Column: What happened at Bradley needs to be learned from
JJ Bullock, Sports Editor
March 18, 2019
Bradley. Bradley, Bradley, Bradley... this is not a good look for you. What were you thinking? Last week Bradley University made the shocking and disappointing decision to pull credentials from Peoria Journal Star beat writer Dave Reynolds, a reporter who has covered the Bradley basketball team for 29 ...
Morehead State knocks off SIUE, takes aim at Austin Peay
Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor
March 7, 2019
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Defeating Southern Illinois Edwardsville in the first round of the OVC tournament is not something to brag about. But, nonetheless, Morehead State did so by a 72-68 score. The score is not even that impressive, but the fifth-seeded Morehead State got the job done and now faces fourth...
Late loss by Eastern looked familiar
JJ Bullock, Sports Editor
March 7, 2019
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — On Feb. 28 the Eastern men’s basketball team led Jacksonville State 64-57 with three minutes to play in the second half of a game that would be ever important to the seeding of the conference tournament. A few late mistakes in regulation and in the two subsequent overtime period...
Column: Panthers need to score inside in OVC tournament
Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor
March 5, 2019
There has never been a better time for the Eastern men’s basketball team to step up. Eastern faces Tennessee-Martin Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in the first round of the OVC tournament, and while Eastern is the higher seed (six over seven), recent play is not indicative of an Eastern team ready for a tou...
