<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://eiupanthers.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Eastern Illinois University Athletics</title><link>https://eiupanthers.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for Eastern Illinois University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://eiupanthers.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>EIU Men's Soccer Finalizes 2026 Schedule</title><link>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/6/8/eiu-mens-soccer-finalizes-2026-schedule.aspx</link><guid>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/6/8/eiu-mens-soccer-finalizes-2026-schedule.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="EIU 2026 Men's Soccer Schedule" 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Tickets Now Available For EIU Sports</title><link>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/6/3/general-seaon-tickets-now-available-for-eiu-sports.aspx</link><guid>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/6/3/general-seaon-tickets-now-available-for-eiu-sports.aspx</guid><category>General, Football, Volleyball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Panther Club</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="EIU Season Tickets 2026 Renewal Football, Volleyball, Basketball" src="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/3/ALL_SEASON_TICKETS_2026-27_10149756.png" /><br /><br />Fall sports are just around the corner for Eastern Illinois Athletics and season tickets for football and reserved chairback seating for volleyball are now available to renew and purchase.  In addition, season tickets for EIU men's and women's basketball for the 2026-27 season are also available for renewal at this time.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/ALL_SEASON_TICKETS_2026-27_10149756.png" /><media:content url="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/ALL_SEASON_TICKETS_2026-27_10149756.png"><media:title>EIU Season Tickets 2026 Renewal Football, Volleyball, Basketball</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/ALL_SEASON_TICKETS_2026-27_10149756.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 3 Jun 2026 08:58:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23121</s:story_id></item><item><title>Eight Teams To Be Inducted Into EIU Hall Of Fame</title><link>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/5/26/general-eight-teams-to-be-inducted-into-eiu-hall-of-fame.aspx</link><guid>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/5/26/general-eight-teams-to-be-inducted-into-eiu-hall-of-fame.aspx</guid><category>General, Football, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Panther Club</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="EIU Athletics To Induct Eight Hall Of Fame Teams" src="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/26/2026_HOF_INDUCTION.jpg" /><br /><br />EIU Athletics To Induct Eight Hall of Fame Teams]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/26/2026_HOF_INDUCTION.jpg" /><media:content 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All-District</title><link>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/6/4/four-eiu-baseball-players-named-academic-all-district.aspx</link><guid>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/6/4/four-eiu-baseball-players-named-academic-all-district.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Baseball with four named to Academic All-District Team" src="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/3/Academic_26-BASEBALL.jpg" /><br /><br />Eastern Illinois baseball had four student-athlete earn Academic All-District honors as released by College Sports Communicators this week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/Academic_26-BASEBALL.jpg" /><media:content 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/><pubDate>Wed, 3 Jun 2026 15:19:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23123</s:story_id></item><item><title>Three On College Football Hall Of Fame Ballot</title><link>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/6/2/three-on-college-football-hall-of-fame-ballot.aspx</link><guid>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/6/2/three-on-college-football-hall-of-fame-ballot.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="College Football Hall of Fame at Dusk" src="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/2/CFB_Hall_of_Fame_Dusk.jpg" /><br /><br />Three former Panthers on College Football Hall of Fame Ballot]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/2/CFB_Hall_of_Fame_Dusk.jpg" /><media:content 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Montreal</title><link>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/6/1/football-hollins-to-open-2026-cfl-season-with-montreal.aspx</link><guid>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/6/1/football-hollins-to-open-2026-cfl-season-with-montreal.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Alexander Hollins 2025 Montreal Alouettes" src="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/1/Alexander_Hollins_2025_001-1600x902.jpg" /><br /><br />Former Eastern Illinois standout wide receiver Alexander Hollins will open the Canadian Football League season this week playing the 2026 season with the Montreal Alouettes.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/1/Alexander_Hollins_2025_001-1600x902.jpg" /><media:content 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