Pop quiz Panther sports fans - head football coach Bob Spoo left senior tail back J.R. Taylor and the rest of the first-string offense in for almost the entire game Saturday because: A) He wanted Taylor to break school rushing records, B) He didn't think his team's big lead would hold with the second squad in, or C) He didn't believe anyone would get hurt against Florida Atlantic.

The expression "close, but no cigar" can fairly accurately sum up Eastern's results at the NCAA Regional at Illinois State University.

The road to "March Madness" starts today for Eastern, which opens the regular season in the Preseason NIT.

The Panthers volleyball season came to a close Friday in SEMO on a sour note.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Eastern women's soccer team was 30 minutes away from pulling off the biggest upset in school history.

The Panthers volleyball season came to a close Friday in SEMO on a sour note.

When head coach Howard Schnellenberger took the seemingly impossible task of building the Florida Atlantic program from scratch, he guaranteed FAU would be at the I-A level in five years. After a 47-6 loss in his 200th game as a head coach to the third-ranked Eastern Illinois Panthers, Schnellenberger was questioning whether the Owls can compete on the I-AA level.

A team with a 1-8 record usually doesn't carry much clout or strike fear into the hearts of any foe.

The Panthers, who have struggled for what seems like the entire season, finally have the opportunity to push for a winning streak.

Two in-state recruits signed national letters-of-intent Wednesday with Eastern's basketball program.

Things will be a little different this time around for Eastern's women's soccer team when it returns to the NCAA Women's College Cup.

The men's and women's cross country teams will begin the NCAA regional this Saturday at Illinois State. The tournament will consist of 35 Division I teams from seven different states.