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Win or go home. That is what it comes down to for NCAA Men's basketball teams that are fighting for the last few positions in March's NCAA tournament. The NCAA tournament consists of 65 of college basketball's best teams. Of those 65 spots, 31 teams receive automatic bids by winning their conference tournament.
The AU men's basketball team clinched the Patriot League regular season title with a late rally over the U.S. Naval Academy Wednesday night. Down one point with less than two minutes to go, the Eagles came from behind to beat Navy 64-59. The Eagles quickly jumped out to an early lead over the Midshipmen but couldn't sustain it through the rest of the game.
Duke University's Cameron Indoor Stadium, UCLA's Pauley Pavilion, University of Pennsylvania's Palestra. These are what most college basketball fanatics think about when they think of home court advantage, the arenas that bring up images of half-naked, painted-chest, jumping and clapping students willing their teams to victory.
Nationally ranked AU junior wrestler Mike Cannon finished the season with a perfect 26-0 record Feb. 15 against Bucknell University, but it wasn't enough to lift the Eagles past a strong Bison squad. Cannon, ranked second in the nation in the 174-pound weight class, finished the day with a 6-0 decision over the Bison's Riccio, while the Eagles narrowly lost 19-17.
AU senior runner Carlos Jamieson raced his way to a first place finish in the 5000 meters at the Patriot League indoor track championship at the U.S. Naval Academy Saturday. Jamieson was the only individual representative of the AU men's track team and finished the 5K with a personal best time of 14:25.
Despite a slow start, AU senior guard Garrison Carr's game-high 28 points helped lead the Eagles past their rival, College of the Holy Cross Saturday. Both teams came out at the beginning of the game and struggled to get their offenses going. After five minutes, both teams had a combined total of 16 rebounds and only eight points.
A three-goal third period helped propel Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 win over Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday. Ovechkin bolstered his argument for why he is the leagues best player with two points and nine shots on goal.
If you believe professional sports teams are immune from the recent economic downturn, look no further than recent news from across the pond in European soccer to see otherwise. With the economy in turmoil, the dichotomy of the English Premier League is staggering.
Senior guards Derrick Mercer and Garrison Carr continued to roll offensively, scoring 17 and 13 points, respectively in the Eagles' 58-36 victory over the Army Black Knights on Wednesday night. The win was the seventh straight for the team and 10th this year on the road - one of only five Division I teams to win 10 road games this season.
Why battle the NFL when you can become part of it? The United Football League is just months away from its inaugural season. With four teams spanning seven different U.S. cities, the UFL will have an opportunity to make an impact in several different media markets.
Although it's nicknamed the charity stripe, the free-throw line was anything but generous for the AU women's basketball team last night, as they missed 12 shots from the line and only hit 57 percent for the game en route to a 60-58 overtime loss to the U.S.
AL Comeback Player of Year- Tampa Bay Rays CF B.J. Upton It took a better part of the 2008 season for the Tampa Bay Rays Centerfielder B.J. Upton to finally get the ball rolling. After 531 at-bats in the regular reason, Upton finished with just nine home runs and a .
A big start and a strong finish were the perfect ingredients for the AU women's basketball team to cruise to a 60-38 victory over the Colgate University Raiders Saturday afternoon. The win improves the Eagles' record to 8-2 in the Patriot League and 18-7 overall on the season.
AU WRESTLING SUFFERS FIRST HOME LOSS OF SEASON The AU wrestling team lost its first home match of the year, falling to the University of Maryland, College Park, 26-11 Saturday night. The loss drops the Eagles' record on the year to 11-5. Nationally ranked No.
After playing poorly in Wednesday's game against Bucknell University, sophomore guard Nick Hendra stepped up in a big way on Saturday, recording his first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Eagles to a 69-44 win over Colgate University.
The final 10 seconds included a blocked shot by Jordan Nichols on sophomore guard G.W. Boon and a final missed buzzer beater by Bucknell University's sophomore guard Darryl Shazier to conclude, a frantic and exciting two-point, 52-50 AU victory over Bucknell on Wednesday night.
Too many sports superstars are getting involved with drugs. These superstars are role models to children and heroes to everyone. This means that these athletes have to take on the ultimate societal responsibility of influencing the future. Whether these athletes like it or not, their every move and action is watched, and judged, by the public.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Each week it seems one of our fabled heroes falls from his lofty perch and crashes hard back to earth as we, the once faithful followers, point our fingers and shake our heads in disappointment and shame. This month, it was Michael Phelps and Alex Rodriguez.
The Capitals haven't had a consistent roster all year and it doesn't look as if they will have one anytime soon. With Captain Chris Clark on the injured reserve and the trade deadline approaching the Caps are looking to fill some important holes. The biggest hole the team needs to fill is on the blue line.
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