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Roos romp Dallas Christian Last Updated: 11:00 PM 12/01/08 - The Austin College men’s basketball team sprinted out to a 17-2 lead and never looked back, topping the Dallas Christian Crusaders for a 72-51 win on Monday night in Hughey Gym. (Full Story)

A&M Commerce fires football coach Last Updated: 10:57 PM 12/01/08 - Texas A&M University-Commerce athletic director Carlton Cooper announced effective today that he has relieved head football coach Scotty Conley of his duties. (Full Story)

Southeastern Scores 38-31 Come-From-Behind Win Last Updated: 10:56 PM 11/08/08 - Southeastern scored 29 points in the fourth quarter to turn a 17-9 deficit into a 38-31 in the 92nd meeting between SE and rival East Central on Saturday afternoon at Paul Laird Field. (Full Story)

'Roos rally falls short Last Updated: 11:17 PM 11/01/08 - Andy Braly threw two fourth quarter touchdown passes as the ’Roos made a furious comeback attempt against DePauw University, but a late field goal for the Tigers proved to be the difference as the ’Roos fell 31-28 on Saturday afternoon at Jerry Apple Stadium. (Full Story)

Bronchos beat Tigers, 30-17 Last Updated: 11:14 PM 11/01/08 - East Central’s Tigers fell victim to seven turnovers - four interceptions and three lost fumbles - as the University of Central Oklahoma beat the Tigers 30-17 in Lone Star Conference North football action Saturday at Wantland Stadium. (Full Story)

SOSU holds off A&M-Commerce Last Updated: 11:12 PM 11/01/08 - It wasn’t the three combined points of the least two weeks, but the Southeastern defense once again found an answer and preserved a 28-24 win for the Savage Storm over Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday afternoon in Commerce, Texas. (Full Story)

Former Denison standout Finke named to D3 Team of the Week Last Updated: 2:19 PM 10/31/08 - Austin College football player Matt Finke has been named to the D3Football.com National Team of the Week, it was announced today. (Full Story)

Nichols out at East Central Last Updated: 11:36 PM 10/30/08 - Kurt Nichols is out as the head coach at East Central with two games left on the schedule. Nichols has a 7-23 record since taking over for Tim McCarty in 2005. (Full Story)

Johnson fires 6 touchdowns, ECU wins 42-21 Last Updated: 9:59 PM 10/26/08 - ADA – Junior quarterback Marcus Johnson tied his own school record with six touchdown passes as East Central rolled to a 42-21 Lone Star Conference North football victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State Saturday night during homecoming festivities at Norris Field. (Full Story)

Southeastern downs Northeastern St. 28-3 Last Updated: 9:55 PM 10/26/08 - DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern’s (4-5, 2-1 LSC-N) Brandon McCain tossed for 301 yards and four touchdowns as the Savage Storm picked up a 28-3 win over Northeastern State (Okla.) (1-8, 0-4 LSC-N) on Saturday afternoon at Paul Laird Field. (Full Story)

Texas A&M-Commerce beats East Central in Dallas Last Updated: 11:43 PM 10/19/08 - It was yet another record-setting day for East Central University junior quarterback Marcus Johnson. (Full Story)

SOSU shuts out Angelo St. Last Updated: 11:06 PM 10/18/08 - The Savage Storm spoiled Homecoming for the Rams Saturday night with a 35-0 shutout of Angelo State (3-5) at San Angelo Stadium. (Full Story)

’Roos Run Past BSC Last Updated: 11:03 PM 10/18/08 - The ’Roos put together a big second half on their way to a 48-29 road victory over Birmingham-Southern College on Saturday. (Full Story)

Legendary Southeastern coach dies Last Updated: 9:24 AM 10/20/08 - DURANT, OK -- Legendary Southeastern Baseball Coach Don "Doc" Parham has died. (Full Story)

Southeastern falls to UCO 41-7 Last Updated: 11:30 PM 10/11/08 - DURANT, Okla. – Besides a Brandon McCain to Baylen Laury touchdown pass in the first quarter Southeastern (2-5, 1-1 LSC-N) fans had little to cheer about as Central Oklahoma (3-4, 2-0 LSC-N) handed the Savage Storm a hard-to-swallow 41-7 loss in Edmond, Okla., on Saturday evening. (Full Story)

Tigers rally to cage Crimson Storm in OT, 37-30 Last Updated: 9:13 PM 10/11/08 - BETHANY - East Central University, behind the second-half passing of quarterback Marcus Johnson, overcame a 24-0 halftime deficit and knocked off Southern Nazarene 37-30 in overtime in non-conference football action Saturday afternoon at SNU Stadium. (Full Story)

Big Second Half Lifts 'Roos over Sewanee Last Updated: 9:11 PM 10/11/08 - SHERMAN, Texas – It was a tale of two halves at Jerry Apple Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as the Austin College football team turned the ball over three times in the first half on its way to a 20-10 halftime deficit only to explode for 23 points in the second half to win going away with a final of 33-22 against the Sewanee Tigers. (Full Story)

ECU Volleyball shocks MSU Last Updated: 12:09 AM 10/10/08 - East Central University, behind a triple-double from junior setter Holly Hicks, picked up the biggest win of its young volleyball program Thursday night as the Lady Tigers upset 21st-ranked Midwestern State. (Full Story)

Special Teams Lift Southeastern to 29-21 Win Last Updated: 11:59 PM 10/05/08 - The Southeastern football team (2-4, 1-0 LSC-N) got timely plays from every facet of its special teams en route to a 29-21 win in the Lone Star Conference North Division opener against Southwestern Oklahoma State (1-5, 0-1 LSC-N) on Saturday night at Paul Laird field. (Full Story)

No. 4 Abilene Christian crushes East Central, 66-7 Last Updated: 11:28 PM 10/04/08 - Fourth-ranked Abilene Christian received five touchdown passes from quarterback Billy Malone as Bernard Scott caught three of those and ran for another as the Wildcats rolled to a 66-7 Lone Star Conference crossover football victory over East Central University Saturday night. (Full Story)

SOSU beats ECU in first ever volleyball meeting Last Updated: 10:00 PM 09/30/08 - East Central University received 15 kills out of Jacqueline Sparks and 34 assists from Holly Hicks, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Southeastern Oklahoma State as the Savage Storm beat the Lady Tigers 3-1 in a non-conference volleyball match Tuesday night at the Kerr Center. (Full Story)

Southeastern Suffers Lopsided Loss to FCS Foe Last Updated: 9:55 PM 09/27/08 - The Southeastern football team suffered its worst loss since the 2001 season after Northwestern State (La.) handed the Savage Storm a 63-12 loss on Saturday night in Natchitoches, La. (Full Story)

East Central beats NSU in OT thriller Last Updated: 9:20 PM 09/27/08 - A blocked field goal attempt by Charlie Burks led to a recovery by Dionte’ Dean and a lateral to Ryan Madison, who sprinted 52 yards for a touchdown in overtime as East Central won a wild 55-49 Lone Star Conference North clash over Northeastern State Saturday at Norris Field. (Full Story)

’Roo Football Falls 22-17 to Centre Last Updated: 9:16 PM 09/27/08 - The Austin College football team had a chance late but a costly turnover on a potentially game-winning drive ended the team’s hopes of a dramatic home victory over the Centre College Colonels in a 22-17 loss on Saturday afternoon at Apple Stadium. (Full Story)

ECU falls short to Angelo St, 34-24 Last Updated: 10:49 PM 09/20/08 - Angelo State used some big-play strikes in the running and passing games to claim a 34-24 Lone Star Conference crossover football victory over the East Central University Tigers Saturday night at San Angelo Stadium. (Full Story)

SOSU throttled by #4 ACU Last Updated: 11:02 PM 09/20/08 - The Southeastern football team (1-3) were unable to recover from a rocky start as No. 4 Abilene Christian (Texas) (3-0) handed the Savage Storm its first home loss of the season, 59-10, at Paul Laird Field. (Full Story)

AC Volleyball slides to 24th Last Updated: 9:54 AM 09/17/08 - After a tough weekend at the Southwestern Invitational in Georgetown in which they lost both of their matches, the Austin College volleyball team slipped to No. 24 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Coaches Top 25 Poll that was released today. (Full Story)

'Roos win home opener in double OT Last Updated: 10:44 PM 09/13/08 - Zach Mamot plunged in from two yards out and the Austin College defense held firm in the second overtime to give the ’Roos a 21-14 come from behind victory over McMurry University in their 2008 home opener on Saturday. (Full Story)

No. 19 Tarleton State too much for Tigers, 38-6 Last Updated: 10:00 PM 09/13/08 - 19th-ranked Tarleton State took advantage of three lost ECU fumbles and rolled up 322 yards of its own, despite the conditions, and defeated the Tigers 38-6 in a Lone Star Conference crossover football clash. (Full Story)

ECU game moved to 4pm Last Updated: 2:55 PM 09/12/08 - East Central University’s home football game with No. 19 Tarleton State, scheduled for Saturday, has been moved up two hours and will kick off at 4 p.m. at Norris Field due to the weather effects of Hurricane Ike. (Full Story)

SOSU-Eastern New Mexico Moved to 2pm Last Updated: 1:27 PM 09/12/08 - The Southeastern football matchup with Eastern New Mexico which was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday has been moved to a 2 p.m. kickoff due to impending weather expected from Hurricane Ike. (Full Story)

Updated: Hurricane Ike forces college football game changes Last Updated: 2:56 PM 09/12/08 - With Hurricane Ike scheduled to make landfall this weekend along the Texas coast, colleges and universities across Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma have modified their schedules for football games this weekend. (Full Story)

15th-ranked Roos roll at home Last Updated: 9:25 AM 09/10/08 - With most of its season being spent on the road this year, the No. 15-ranked Austin College volleyball team didn’t waste their first opportunity to put on a good show for the home crowd in Hughey Gymnasium on Tuesday night. (Full Story)

Tigers upended by Javelinas, 44-14 Last Updated: 10:30 PM 09/07/08 - Texas A&M-Kingsville, behind the play of quarterback Billy Garza, rolled up 444 yards of total offense and its defense limited East Central to 46 net yards rushing as the Javelinas upended the Tigers 44-14 Saturday night at Norris Field. (Full Story)

SOSU Drops Heartbreaker to Midwestern State Last Updated: 3:37 PM 09/08/08 - The Southeastern football team (0-2) got three touchdowns from Baylen Laury, but came up on the short end of the 27-20 final at Midwestern State (Texas) on Saturday night in Wichita Falls, Texas. (Full Story)

ECU's Johnson Earns Offensive Player of the Week Last Updated: 11:00 PM 09/02/08 - Despite a season-opening 58-14 loss by East Central University at NCAA Division I Subdivision team Sam Houston State on Thursday night, Tiger junior quarterback Marcus Johnson was named Lone Star Conference North Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. (Full Story)

Tarleton hammers SOSU in Opener 51-10 Last Updated: 10:55 PM 08/28/08 - The Tarleton Texans scored the final 41 points of the season opener Thursday to take a 51-10 victory from Southeastern Oklahoma in Stephenville. (Full Story)

AC Volleyball gets highest ever pre-season ranking Last Updated: 11:16 PM 08/21/08 - Austin College volleyball coach Ed Garza’s team finds itself ranked No. 13 in this year’s preseason CBS College Sports Network/AVCA Division III Coaches Poll. (Full Story)

McCain to start at QB for SOSU Last Updated: 11:12 PM 08/19/08 - Southeastern has a new starting quarterback. Ray Richards named Brandon McCain the starter just nine days before the opener. (Full Story)

Former Durant QB Bo White heading to Southeastern Last Updated: 11:41 PM 08/10/08 - DURANT, OK – Former Durant high school quarterback Bo White has traded in the crimson of the University of Oklahoma for the blue and gold of Southeastern Oklahoma State. (Full Story)

Pitrucha dismissed from Southeastern Football Team Last Updated: 6:59 PM 08/09/08 - Just one day after making a plea deal in the courtroom, Justin Pitrucha has been dismissed from the Southeastern football team for the entire season. (Full Story)

SOSU quarterback sentenced Last Updated: 6:14 PM 08/07/08 - DURANT, OK -- Suspended SOSU quarterback Justin Pitrucha was in the courtroom Thursday morning and was sentenced following drug charges. (Full Story)

LSC hosts Football Media Day Last Updated: 11:03 PM 07/31/08 - The Lone Star Conference held their annual football preseason media day today at the Crown Plaza Suites in Dallas. (Full Story)

Former GCC ace Lackey nearly no-hits Red Sox in 6-2 win Last Updated: 11:55 AM 07/30/08 - John Lackey nearly pitched baseball’s third straight no-hitter at Fenway Park. And that wasn’t the only exciting thing the Los Angeles Angels did Tuesday. (Full Story)

Former SOSU standout to be Phillies bullpen coach Last Updated: 12:18 PM 07/30/08 - DURANT, OK -- A Southeastern Oklahoma standout will assume the duties of Philadelphia Phillies bullpen coach Roly de Armus while de Armus accompanies Team USA to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. (Full Story)

Austin College honors Worley Last Updated: 2:26 PM 07/22/08 - Austin College celebrated the career achievements of former members of the Kangaroo family on Sunday at its annual Legends Gala, with University of Texas Associate Athletic Director Butch Worley among those being honored. (Full Story)

Court hearing pushed back for SOSU quarterback Last Updated: 4:44 PM 07/17/08 - DURANT, OK – Southeastern Oklahoma State University quarterback Justin Pitrucha will have to wait a little longer to appear in front of a judge. He was scheduled to appear in front of a judge Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing, but it has been pushed back. (Full Story)

Door is open for Pitrucha to return as SOSU QB Last Updated: 8:15 PM 07/10/08 - Less than 3 months after being suspended from the SOSU football team, quarterback Justin Pitrucha has a chance to return to the Savage Storm. (Full Story)

SOSU golf tournament approaches Last Updated: 6:48 PM 07/10/08 - Teams are being assembled as the Fourth Annual Southeastern Golf Shootout approaches on July 12 at Silverado Golf Course. (Full Story)

Former Durant resident wins Tonys Last Updated: 11:12 PM 06/15/08 - NEW YORK (AP) - An Oklahoma native picks up a major honor tonight at the annual Tony Awards. "August: Osage County," Tracy Letts' scabrous tale of a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, was named best play and also picked up two acting prizes as well as an award for direction. (Full Story)