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Suspended EMU basketball player accused of choking girlfriend has hearing adjourned

Glenn Bryant

Courtesy of the WCSO

The suspended Eastern Michigan University basketball player accused of choking his girlfriend had his preliminary hearing adjourned Tuesday in 14A-1 District Court because the 19-year-old woman was too ill to appear.

community briefs: Eastern Michigan football inspires coaches, fans to jump from plane and more briefs

Eastern Michigan football coach Ron English, bottom, will skydive with any donors who pledge $5,000 or more to the football team.

Photo courtesy of Army Golden Knights

Eastern Michigan president Susan Martin says athletic director will be hired by mid-summer

Eastern Michigan University president Susan Martin announced details surrounding the schools national search for a new athletic director on Friday, two days after Dr. Melody Reifel Werner's first official day as interim athletic director.

Four-star Brogan Roback watches EMU spring game from sidelines but doesn't plan on staying

Four-star quarterback Brogan Roback smiles on the field after the EMU spring practice on Sunday, April 14.

Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com

with gallery: Eastern Michigan content with 'vanilla' football game to cap injury-free spring

After a disappointing 2012 campaign, the new-look Eastern Michigan football team held its annual spring game Sunday inside the team’s practice facility. Coach Ron English admitted his team didn’t showcase most of what it worked on during spring practice.

“We’re healthy, nobody went down so it was a good thing,” English said. “We were far ahead of where we thought we would be. We feel good about where we are right now and today we just kind of wanted to be vanilla and get out of here healthy."

Eastern Michigan names Melody Reifel Werner as interim athletic director

Eastern Michigan has found a replacement for departing athletic director Derrick Gragg, and it didn't have to look very far.

Dr. Melody Reifel Werner will serve as the interim athletic director, the university announced on Tuesday. Reifel Werner has served as the associate athletic director and senior woman administrator with the school for the past 17 years.

Reifel Werner will assume her new responsibilities on Wednesday, April 17.

EMU confirms athletic director Derrick Gragg's departure to Tulsa University

Derrick Gragg is leaving Eastern Michigan to become the athletic director at Tulsa University, the schools announced Wednesday.

Tulsa world: Report: EMU athletic director Derrick Gragg to leave for Tulsa University

Eastern Michigan athletic director Derrick Gragg, pictured above during a 2011 press conference, is rumored to be the next athletic director at Tulsa University.

Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com.

New York Times columnist to discuss how to fix college sports at Eastern Michigan appearance

Should college athletes get paid, and if so, what is a fair rate for kids who sometimes generate millions in revenue before they're allowed to buy a beer at the bar?

What about non-revenue sports? Should athletes who don't create revenue be given an equal "piece of the pie?"

Eastern Echo: Adidas tells student groups they do not intend to pay severance to workers

Representatives from Adidas told an audience of Eastern Michigan University students and staff the company does not owe $1.8 million worth of severance pay to former workers of the bankrupt PT Kizone factory in Indonesia, despite contrary claims by workers' rights activists, the Eastern Echo reported.

EMU women's basketball bumped from MAC tournament, men lose regular season finale

For the first time since 2010, the Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team will not play in the Mid-American Conference title game.

Freshman center Miracle Woods had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead Western Michigan to an 80-72 win over the Eagles in a first-round tournament game Saturday at the Convocation Center.

Eastern Michigan announces 2013 football schedule including trips to Penn State and Rutgers

Ron English and the Eastern Michigan football team will face Rutgers and Penn State in 2013.

Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com

Eastern Michigan will play its 2013 non-conference games against Penn State, Rutgers, Army and Howard, along with an eight-game Mid-American conference schedule, the school announced Friday.

Eastern Michigan athletics department receives NCAA certification

Eastern Michigan athletics received its highest cumulative GPA in school history for the fall semester.

Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com file photo

Eastern Michigan University’s athletic department has been certified as in compliance in with the principles of the NCAA, the school announced Thursday.

Interns give Eastern Michigan University's NCAA compliance office more eyes, ears on the field

Eastern Michigan Assistant Director of Compliance Monitoring Lorne Robertson, left, and graduate student Marc Koorstra keep an eye on an early morning volleyball practice in an auxiliary gym at the Convocation Center on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.

Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com

with gallery: Eastern Michigan goes cold down the stretch in 57-54 loss to Missouri State

Down only 47-39 and with four minutes, 39 seconds remaining against Eastern Michigan, it seemed a bit early for Missouri State to start conserving the clock.

But Eastern had led the game since 4:30 into the game, and with the Eagles stretching every possession to the very end of the shot clock, that 4:30 seemed like barely any time at all.

So Missouri State coach Paul Lusk called for the Bears to let the ball roll to halfcourt on the inbounds in order to milk every second out of the clock he could.

Eastern Michigan continues to revamp football staff with hiring of two new assistants

The overhaul of the Eastern Michigan football staff continued on Monday with the hiring of two new assistant coaches.

The university announced the hiring of Ryan Oshnock as a special teams coach and Brad Wilson as the team's new offensive line coach. Oshncock and Wilson are the fourth and fifth new assistant coaches added to head coach Ron English's staff so far this offseason.

Eastern Echo: Eastern Michigan University asked to sever ties with Adidas following alleged worker violations

Eastern Michigan University asked to sever ties with Adidas following alleged worker violations.

Associated Press

An Eastern Michigan University student organization, Students for an Ethical and Participatory Education, is urging the university to consider severing its contract with Adidas due to allegations of workers rights violations, the Eastern Echo reported.

espn: Eastern Michigan runner Latipha Cross doesn't let sexual abuse, cancer or homelessness slow her down

Eastern Michigan freshman Latipha Cross, right, hands off a relay baton to Lesha Hardiman in the 4x400-meter relay at the EMU Triangular on Jan. 11.

Photo courtesy of Eastern Michigan University athletics

Cross told ESPN about how she was abandoned shortly after birth, later abused by foster parents, then lived on the streets of Detroit to escape the abuse. She was eventually "saved" by her biological father, who turned out to be no savior at all as he later beat her and sexually assaulted her.

video: 'Harlem Shake' craze hits Eastern Michigan women's basketball team...and coach

Everyone seems to be getting in on the "Harlem Shake" craze. Include the Eastern Michigan women's basketball team among them.

photo gallery: Akron extends nation's longest winning streak with 70-62 win over Eastern Michigan

The Eastern Michigan men's basketball team fell to Akron, 70-62, on Wednesday night at the Convocation Center in front of an announced crown of 672 people.