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Pride and prejudice in college athletics

By Erin Keaveney | April 6

As the NCAA tournament came to a close on Monday night, a nation watched as a glowing Florida team and its legions of fans proudly celebrated amidst a sea of orange and blue banners and T-shirts inside the RCA Dome. Students across the country watched in envy, leading to the inevitable notion: "I wish that could be my school.

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Georgetown slips by women's tennis

By Dan Jacobson | April 6

The AU woman's tennis team lost a close set of matches to its cross-town rival Georgetown Tuesday, 4-3. Georgetown grabbed the first point of the match by winning all three doubles bouts. AU has only won the doubles point once this season Junior Julia Colarusso won her No.

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Lacrosse outlasts UC-Davis late

By Justin Hall | April 3

The AU women's lacrosse team stormed out to a 7-0 lead in the opening period and then held off a surging California-Davis squad in the second half to pull out a 9-7 victory Thursday. The win was the first for AU over a non-conference opponent at its home field this season and improved the Eagles' record to 5-6.

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AU narrowly tops George Mason

By Dan Jacobson | April 3

Thursday's women's tennis match between AU and George Mason came down to the singles match between each team's No. 1 player. That was where junior Julia Colarusso won in three sets, giving the Eagles a 4-3 victory. Colarusso defeated George Mason's Andrea Fusea, 7-5, 6-4, 1-0 (5).

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Promising young stars mean hope for baseball

By Jordan Beane | April 3

LONDON - I know that summer officially starts on June 21, but for all intents and purposes, summer officially started last night when Mark Buerhle threw the first pitch of the season to Grady Sizemore. It may seem that baseball is heading into a season of turmoil off the field as it tries to deal with a decade of overlooking steroids in the game.

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Track wins 2 at Terrapin Invitational

By Justin Hall | April 3

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The AU men's and women's track teams competed in the Terrapin Invitational on the campus of the University of Maryland on Saturday, placing ninth and 18th, respectively, in the second major event of the outdoor season. On the men's side, sophomore Awit Yohannes victory highlighted the meet by winning the 1,500-meter run with a time of 3 minutes 53.

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Win over Navy keeps AU undefeated

By Simone Echeverri-Gent | April 3

The AU men's tennis team managed to slide past Navy and defeat the Midshipmen, 4-3, for a big Patriot League win at home Sunday. It improved the Eagles' record to 2-0 in the conference and 7-5 overall The Eagles started off with a quick lead over Navy by sweeping doubles play.

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Mercer impressed in first year as floor leader for men's team

March 30

As the starting point guard for the AU men's basketball team, Derrick Mercer earned the position as a freshman, a rare accomplishment in Division I basketball. But the early success didn't come easy for him. Adjusting to college is hard enough for any freshman, let alone a starting basketball player.

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Sidelined by injuries, Hadavi still found ways to contribute

By Jesse Epstein | March 30

Tala Hadavi was recruited to AU as a transfer from Virginia Commonwealth to be the leader of a program that was headed for its first NCAA berth. In two years of eligibility, she had one of the most up-and-down careers in Patriot League history. She played only eight games her junior year before blowing out her knee, and 22 games this year before suffering the same injury on her other knee.

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In sports, March is going out like a lion

By Ryan Spilhaus | March 30

Has so much ever happened in one month? March is always an exciting month for sports, with the NBA and NHL playoff races heating up, baseball starting spring training, and, of course, the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The past month, however, has surpassed all expectations in terms of excitement and sheer volume.

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Sports brief: The Mount tops women's tennis

By Kevin Hilgers | March 30

The AU women's tennis team's top two earned victories, lbut the Eagles ost the match Tuesday at Mount. St. Mary's, 4-2. Junior Julia Colarusso and sophomore Malvina DeLaCanal each won, 2-0. Colarusso defeated Jen Isosue, 6-3, 6-3, while DeLaCanal beat Katie Muething, 6-1, 6-2.

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Patriots' revolution will fail in Indy

By Jesse Epstein | March 30

Wow, I'm a battered human, a shell of my former self, dead to the world, or any other pathetic clich? you can come up with for what happened to me and my bracket last weekend. If you can find it in your hearts, please disregard the "four truths" column I gave last week, when I proclaimed Duke, Villanova, Gonzaga and U-Conn.

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Sports briefs

By Kevin Hilgers | March 27

Lacrosse loses to Hopkins, but 3-0 in PL The AU women's lacrosse team fell to No. 3 Johns Hopkins Sunday, but beat Villanova Saturday to stay undefeated in the Patriot League. The Blue Jays (6-0) scored the first ten goals of the game in Baltimore on the way to a 15-7 win over the Eagles.

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Beware the ides of March Madness

March 27

Spring is here, and it's not warm enough. March Madness is here, and all I can think about is the NBA Playoffs. The NHL is here and nearing the end of its regular season, but I can't stand watching it because of the rule changes. Still, certain sports have come together to create the perfect time of year when following them is a full-time fantasy job.

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Time to take it outside for Eagle track squads

By Justin Hall | March 27

As winter turns the corner to spring, the AU men's and women's track teams look to continue their success from the indoor season in their upcoming outdoor campaign. Coming off their best finishes in school history at the Patriot League championship meet - third and fifth, respectively - the two squads now try to carry over this momentum through the rest of the season.

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Runners win trio of events at Navy

By Erin Keaveney | March 27

The AU men's and women's track teams competed at the Navy Invitational in Annapolis, Md., Saturday, grabbing three first-place finishes and recording personal bests for several team members. The Eagles dominated the men's 1,500-metet run, pulling a one-two-three sweep when Brendan Fennell, Brian McCabe and Steve Hallinan placed first, second and third, respectively.

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Sports briefs

By Kevin Hilgers | March 23

Lacrosse loses close match at Richmond No. 9 Richmond clipped the visiting AU women's lacrosse team Wednesday, 10-8. The Eagles led 8-7 midway through the second half when sophomore midfielder Chelsea Kapp scored her third goal of the match. But the Spiders (6-2) rattled off three unanswered goals to secure the win.

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