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.

Eastern women's golf squad played its way into contention Monday going into the final round of the Butler Spring Invitational at Preswick Country Club.

Saturday's baseball games against Saint Xavier became Eastern's home opener after the original outing against Indiana State was rained out last Wednesday.

A barrage of extra base hits from Western Illinois enabled the Westerwinds to hand the Panthers two losses in Saturday's double-header in Macomb.

Eastern wrestler Pat Dowty ended his junior season Friday morning by losing to red-shirt freshman Tom Clum of Wisconsin in the 133-pound consolation bracket.

There have already been some great games in the NCAA tournament this year.

While many watch the over-rated teams flop in the NCAA tournament this weekend they should take heed and watch the bombs drop.

Eastern's baseball team will play its first home games Saturday when it host in-state rival Saint Xavier University in a doubleheader.

Eastern wrestler Pat Dowty exercised revenge in his first round match in the 133-pound bracket of the NCAA Tournament but couldn't repeat it in round two.

During the past week there has been much debate on whether the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments should be played as scheduled, delayed or even canceled due to the conflict in Iraq.

Hopes of a positive outcome in the Eastern softball team's home-opener were washed away by a solid Indiana State pitching performance in game one and a weather cancellation in game two.