Let me remind college basketball fans that the McDonald All-American High School Game is not always the best talent going to the college level.

Thanks in large part to a pair of big innings and strong performances on the mound, Indiana State easily defeated the Panthers 13-3 at Coaches Stadium Wednesday.

Editor's note: Top Cat is a weekly series taking an in-depth look at Eastern's top athlete from the previous week. Winners are selected just once. Selections are made by The Daily Eastern News sports staff.

Last year the Student Senate executive board members in office were campaigning, they made a number of promises. It is said that promises are like pie crusts: easily made and easily broken, and Eastern students watched a sorry pastry crumble this week.

The Murray State men's basketball team will begin its search for a new head coach. After five years with the Racers, head coach Tevester Anderson stepped down Sunday.

Eastern lost its fourth one-run game Tuesday in Saint Louis as the Billikens came from four runs down to win 9-8 in a ninth inning thriller.

Eastern head football coach Bob Spoo has selected a man of biblical proportions to help the Panthers' defensive secondary weather the floods at O'Brien Stadium.

What allows mid-majors and other smaller schools to be competitive on the Division I level is transfers and, more importantly, seniors.

Eastern baseball will travel to the Gateway of the West to face the Saint Louis Bilikens (5-10, 0-6) in another non-conference match-up.

The athletic department named five former Eastern athletes to be inducted into the Eastern Hall of Fame.

Spring is a time for new beginnings. The smell of newly grown flowers will soon fill the air and the vacant branches on trees will be covered with fresh leaves.

Eastern's women's tennis team is taking its four-match winning streak into its match against Butler Tuesday.