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Tiger has it all to win Slam

By Jesse Epstein | February 2

Truth: Tiger Woods will enter this year's PGA Championship with a chance to win the Grand Slam. I won't say that he's going to win it, because quite frankly, I think he'll buckle under the pressure. But, after skipping the year-end Mercedes Championship to rest up for the 2006 season and opening with a flurry at last week's Buick, Tiger has positioned himself for his best year yet.

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Hot stove league takes baffling turn

By Pat Ambrosio | February 2

After a lull in dealing following the winter meetings, baseball's off-season briefly heated up this week as teams tried to fill their rosters before the start of spring training. Two major moves were made: a Red-Sox-Indians trade and the Padres' signing of Mike Piazza.

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By Kevin Hilgers | February 2

AU three wins scholar athlete awards Cross country's Steve Hallinan and Keira Carstrom and field hockey's Maureen Daniel were named the Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the year in their respective sports, the league announced this week. Daniel, a senior, became the third AU field hockey player to win the award in the last four years.

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Nike deal will help finances, boost image

By Kevin Hilgers | February 2

In the past, AU's athletes had been outfitted with Adidas shorts, Reebok shoes and Mizuno volleyballs. But soon, every athlete and every team will be united under one symbol: the swoosh. The athletics department signed a two-year deal with Nike through Buffalo, N.

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You'll need to know wrestling's Josh Glenn

By Kevin Hilgers | January 30

There's a Frank Sinatra song my mom used to sing when I was a kid that could be a pretty apt analogy to what's going on with AU wrestler Josh Glenn these days. It goes like this: Just what makes that little old ant think he'll move that rubber tree plant? Anyone knows an ant can't move a rubber tree plant.

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Home showcase for wrestlers

By Dan Jacobson | January 30

Heavyweight wrestler Adam LoPiccolo avenged an earlier loss and won his match by pinning his ranked opponent as AU won all but one of its matches to beat Sacred Heart Sunday, 37-6 The sophomore, who was ranked 13th in his class by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, faced off against Payam Zarrinpour, who was ranked 11th among heavyweights.

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Put-back gets women past 'Pards

By Jesse Epstein | January 30

It hasn't been at all pretty for the 2005-06 AU women's basketball team and Saturday was just that, but the Eagles posted a much-needed 75-74 victory over the Lafayette Leopards at Bender Arena. Freshman Sahar Nusseibeh led the Eagles with a career-high 22 points and 11 rebounds, including seven offensive.

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Men's hoops rebounds against Leopards

January 30

The AU men's basketball team will take a win any way they can get it, but after a dominating 74-56 performance against Lafayette Saturday, winning big is always more fun. "That was great," junior Brayden Billbe said. "We really needed that." The Eagles (7-13, 3-4 Patriot League) saw various bright spots, including some assertiveness from freshman Brian Gilmore.

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Hoops notes: Adams pumps up the family

By Patrick Ambrosio | January 30

Although AU coach Jeff Jones praised the Eagles for playing hard Wednesday at Navy, they blew a six-point halftime lead against a team they had not lost to since February 1991 by falling to the Midshipmen, 77-68. According Jones, the loss against Navy made Saturday's Lafayette game even more important.

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Third season is the charm

By Patrick Ambrosio | January 26

With a 6-13 record and an offense that has struggled to consistently score points, the AU men's basketball team hasn't exactly had a successful first half of the season. But one of the major bright spots for the Eagles this season has been the improved play of junior guard Arvydas Eitutavicius, who has transformed from marginal role player to the second leading scorer on the team with 11.

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Last of the great ones puts away his skates

By Dan Jacobson | January 26

Growing up there were four superstars in the four major sports I came to admire and love the most. In basketball there was Michael Jordan, football had Emmitt Smith, baseball had Frank Thomas, and hockey had Mario Lemieux. On Tuesday Mario Lemieux announced his retirement for the second and probably last time.

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Navy adds to women's PL struggles

By Jesse Epstein | January 26

The AU women's basketball team suffered its third straight Patriot League defeat, losing, 80-70, to the Navy Midshipwomen Tuesday night at Annapolis, Md. The Eagles were led by senior Tala Hadavi, who scored a career-high 24 points, including shooting 5 of 10 from 3-point range.

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Men's hoops yields rare loss to Mids

January 26

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The AU men's basketball team did something Wednesday it hadn't done in almost 20 years: lose at Navy. The theme of the 77-68 loss appeared to revolve around breaking streaks. Navy (7-11, 1-4 Patriot League) snapped its winless streak in league play.

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Bryant's 81 speaks double truths

By Jesse Epstein | January 26

So last week got off to an inauspicious start as the Steelers upended the Broncos, but I'm back to try my luck again this week. Truth: Kobe Bryant will score 80 points again this season. Why not? The guy is out-of-this-world good, he's got no teammate who's worth anything, and he has no problem hoisting up 50 shots a game.

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Track gets good mileage in Landover

By Dan Jacobson | January 23

AU mile runners dominated at the Maryland Invitational in Landover, Md., Saturday as senior Keira Carlstrom and junior Brendan Fennell won the women's and men's miles, respectively. Carlstrom had no trouble in the women's mile, breaking out into the lead early.

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January 23

Women's basketball can't catch up with Crusaders The AU women's basketball team lost a heart breaker at Holy Cross Saturday, falling, 59-55, at the Hart Center to fall to 1-4 in the Patriot League and 4-14 overall. Senior Tala Hadavi led the Eagles with 18 points, while freshman Sahar Nusseibeh scored 13 and grabbed 12 rebounds.

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Seniors push men to win

By Patrick Ambrosio | January 23

Seniors Kevin Falkenstein, Val Fomenko and Estebe Salgado gave the home crowd something to cheer about on Senior Day, leading the AU men's swimming and diving team to a convincing victory over Georgetown. The Eagles won all 11 swimming events Saturday afternoon at Frailey Pool.

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