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Men's soccer shut out twice this weekend

By Chris Hall | September 20

On the eve of conference play, the Eagles were shut out twice over the weekend in tough losses to Cal State and UCF.

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Nationally ranked field hockey team drops third-straight game

By Samantha Raphelson | September 20

After being unable to capitalize on offensive opportunities for the third game in a row, the No. 17 AU field hockey team fell to the University of Louisville 1-0 Sept. 18 at Jacobs Field.

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Eagles swept away at weekend American Volleyball Classic

By Eric Saltzman | September 20

The Eagles lost all three games they played during the weekend tournament which they hosted.

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Rinehardt posts strong showing at Navy Invitational

By Jack Kernochan | September 20

Senior's fourth-place finish lead women's team to an eighth-place finish as men finish fifth.

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What top polarizing sports figures should be named

By Ben Lasky | September 20

Lakers small forward Ron Artest officially changed his name to Metta World Peace, a funny name for someone who was the main player in one of the biggest brawls in NBA history. So I got to thinking, what would be some ironic name changes for other athletes in the sports universe?

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Volleyball drops below .500 after weekend's Hokie Classic

By Eric Saltzman | September 13

The Eagles took on the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in their second game of the weekend, and the Lady Vols (7-2) notched a straight set victory with set scores of 25-14, 25-13 and 25-16.

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Werth is failing both on and off the field for Nationals

By Ben Lasky | September 13

Just one year into his $126 million, 7 year contract, Jayson Werth is already starting to look like a bust.

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Men's soccer in rough stretch after two straight overtime losses

By Zoe Crain | September 13

The men’s soccer team has hit a frustrating bump in its season, losing 2-1 in overtime to both Liberty University Sept. 9 and Syracuse University Sept. 11.

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No. 8 AU field hockey team upset twice

By Samantha Raphelson | September 13

The AU field hockey team hits some bumps this weekend.

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Three teams that could stop the SEC's dominance

By Michael Mcelveen | September 13

Who can dethrone the Southeastern Conference? For five years, an SEC team has taken the BCS National Championship. Could this finally be the year that the SEC is overthrown? If it is, it'll be done by one of these teams.

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NFL Week One: five reactions

By Tyler Tomea | September 12

Five perspectives on the first week of the NFL season.

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Men's soccer shut out by Mason in D.C. College Cup final

By Michael Gardner | September 6

Despite a 3-2 victory against the George Washington Colonials to open the D.C. College Cup, the AU men’s soccer team fell to the cross-town rival George Mason University Patriots 3-0 in the tournament final Saturday.

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Detwiler can't stop the bleeding, Nats lose 7-3

By Ben Lasky | September 4

The Washington Nationals lose 7-3 against the New York Mets Sept. 2.

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Mens soccer loses 2-0 at Penn State

August 31

The men's soccer team loses 2-0 to Penn State in the team's second Penn State Classic game.

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Women's soccer falls to Vermont 1-0

August 31

Women's soccer lost 1-0 to the University of Vermont Catamounts Aug. 29.

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Field hockey loses battle of top-15 teams

By Samantha Raphelson | August 30

Despite very similar preseason rankings, the field hockey team lost by three points to Old Dominion University in first game of the year.

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Lumpkins departure to MLB is not a good deal for anyone

By Ben Lasky | August 30

Star basketball player signing with the Kansas City Royals makes little sense and could spell disaster for the men's basketball team.

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