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A scoreless home opener against George Washington leaves women's soccer with a draw and hungry for a win

By Kyra Benzing-Plourde · Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022

The Eagles’ strong defense fended off GW well, but they struggled to make a connection in the box to take a lead over their cross-town rival

Men’s soccer wins back-to-back after comeback victory over George Mason

By Justin Morgan · Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022

The Eagles scored two goals in the final 20 minutes of the game to erase a zero to one deficit

AU defends undefeated record against rival GW at Bender blue out

By Delaney Hoke · Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022

Legendary Coach Barry Goldberg reaches 800 career wins

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Eagles sweep Patriots in home opener

By Delaney Hoke | August 31

American keeps the momentum going, shutting down George Mason 3-0

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Analysis: Juan Soto’s return to D.C. as a Padre

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | August 22

The Padres dominate in a three game series against the Nationals

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Analysis: Washington Commanders’ 2022 offseason overview

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | August 17

Here is what fans should know about the Washington Commanders with football season approaching

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Analysis: Nationals trade Juan Soto and Josh Bell to the Padres

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | August 15

Nationals trade big names in order to acquire five prospects

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Analysis: Venus Williams and Andy Murray compete in D.C.’s Citi Open

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | August 10

Recap of D.C.’s Citi Open Tournament

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Analysis: Juan Soto rejects the Nationals’ $400 million contract

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | July 26

World Series champion rejects record-breaking offer after five monumental years with the Nationals

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Women’s basketball appoints Tiffany Coll as head coach

By Marco Gacina | July 1

Newly-appointed women’s basketball coach is ready to take the Eagles to new heights

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Alana Beard’s legacy continues

By Delaney Hoke | June 2

How the former Mystic’s star’s transition from the game is helping young women

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Elijah Stephens: A portrait of resilience

By Marco Gacina | April 28

From Waco to Washington, AU’s freshman phenom has been turning heads for years

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Analysis: Athletes are humans with superhuman expectations

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | April 27

‘We have to treat mental health how we treat our physical health’

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Meet Megan Gebbia: The AU coach is winning games and looking to attract attention across college basketball

By Alex Walulik | April 26

A moment with Megan Gebbia amid another historic Patriot League and NCAA Tournament run

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40 years since the biggest victory in AU basketball history

By Andrew Powers | April 25

Traveling back in time to the Georgetown upset through archives from The Eagle

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Stacy Beckton Jr. leaves AU a star

By Delaney Hoke | April 22

The standout guard did it all in his five years with the Eagles

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AU women’s lacrosse clutches up for 12-11 victory over Bucknell

By William Timme | April 21

A close battle ranks AU fourth in the Patriot League

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‘Determined, passionate and a goofball’: Kendall Goldblum has left her mark on AU lacrosse

By Adelaide Escott | April 20

From picking up the sport in seventh- grade Goldblum has been a force to be reckoned

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Emma Vinall has never been deterred or dissuaded from scoring

By Ben Morse | April 18

The fifth-year senior closes out a record-breaking career at American University

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American University lacrosse routed by number six Loyola University Maryland

By Marco Gacina | April 15

Greyhounds brought the once-soaring Eagles back down to earth with an 18-8 thumping

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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