Eastern Illinois Panthers

Mariah King became so good at her sixth-man role in high school that it led to a bad habit in college. King did not start a single game for Young. She was stuck in a numbers logjam because her team's roster was stocked with Division I talent. Still, she...

Alex Austin's breakout senior season did not receive a lot of attention because of Mount Carmel's uncharacteristic struggles this winter. Eastern Illinois became the beneficiary this weekend when Austin committed to new Panthers head coach Jay...

Sophomore high school baseball players who hit .189 are rarely ticketed for the major leagues. Heck, they may not even make their varsity teams. Joe Greenfield of Orland Park said he hit .189 when he was a sophomore at Sandburg High School. And that...

Illinois State recruits accustomed to winning in high school should fit right in at their new football home. The rising Redbird program targeted playoff contenders and championship-caliber high school teams as part of a class of 16 high school recruits...

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Lehigh had Saturuday off, but still gained some notoriety. The Mountain Hawks, who are back in action on Saturday at Holy Cross, are now the nation's last unbeaten team at the FCS level thanks to Cal Poly losing to Sacramento State. Here's a look at how...

The fall wasn't as great as some feared. Many thought Lehigh's football team, ranked No. 5 and No. 8 in the national polls last week, would tumble into the 20s after the Mountain Hawks' 35-24 loss to Colgate on Saturday. It wasn't that bad, and while...

Lehigh has to hope that No. 13 will be a lucky number today. That's where the Mountain Hawks find themselves in the latest Sports Network top-25 poll that was released a day early for potential use by the NCAA FCS tournament selection committee. Lehigh...

The Sports Network FCS Top 25 College Football Poll Team (First-place votes) 2012 Record Points Previous Rank 1. North Dakota State Bison (94) 2-0 3946 2 2. Sam Houston State Bearkats (61) 1-0 3897 1 3. Montana State Bobcats (1) 2-0 3485 4 4. James...

Lehigh's come-from-behind, 28-26 win over Liberty on Saturday night was good enough to elevate the Mountain Hawks in the FCS national rankings. Lehigh moved two spots to No. 11 in the FCS Coaches poll and improved one spot to No. 15 in the Sports...

The Sports Network FCS Top 25 College Football Poll Team (First-place votes) 2012 Record Points Previous Rank 1. North Dakota State Bison (140) 2-0 4085 1 2. Montana State Bobcats (9) 3-0 3767 3 3. Sam Houston State Bearkats (8) 1-1 3669 2 4. Youngstown...

Two members of Lehigh's nationally-ranked football team received player-of-the-week awards from the Patriot League on Monday. Senior placekicker Jake Peery was named the PL's Special Teams Player of the Week after he kicked the game-winning field goal...