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Basbeall Preview

By Jesse Epstein | March 24

As April rolls around, let's look at the return of our national pastime as hell froze over and the Red Sox finally won the World Series. Will they repeat? Will the Evil Empire return to prominence? Will the National League break through and surprise some people? Here's a division-by-division look at this year's hot stove.

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The Sweet 16? Depends on who you root for

By David Bergman | March 24

March has truly gone mad, and brackets that looked so good a week ago have more holes in them than Blackburn, Lancashire. With that in mind, it is time to move forward and analyze each of the eight match-ups that begin tonight. We begin in Albuquerque, N.

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Athletics cuts 17 teams

By Kevin Hilgers | March 24

When AU's teams hit the fields and courts next year, the only sport fans might recognize is basketball. In a move unprecedented in college sports, AU Athletics announced it will reduce the number of teams to 14 while competing only in basketball and Division I's obscurest sports.

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Young AU Lacrosse team ready for homestretch

By Ian Quillen | March 24

Finally, the AU Women's Lacrosse team is treading in familiar territory. It's not that the Eagles haven't seen this part of the season before. And it's not like the early season's been a tragedy. AU sits at 3-4 and, more importantly, 2-0 in the Patriot League, with wins over Lafayette and Lehigh.

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By David Bergman | March 24

After a tumultuous winter filled with steroid allegations, trades, and way to much Barry Bonds the baseball season has finally arrived. The big-money teams have loaded their rosters with more superstars than ever and the game looks set to enter a new, no-steroid era.

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Do not deScrabble your TV

By Jordan Beane | March 24

Just imagine for a moment the future of sports in America. In the future, your ability to become rich and famous through competition will no longer be based on your strength, physical prowess or athletic ability. Instead, anyone will be able to become famous, be on ESPN and make a good living without ever having to run a mile or throw a pass.

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Record Finish for Wrestling

By Kevin Hilgers | March 21

AU wrestler Daniel Waters had been through a lot before making it to last weekend's NCAA Championships in St. Louis. Before transferring to AU two years ago, the 28-year-old senior had to watch the title bouts from the sideline at Penn State, and before that he was even farther from the college mat as a Navy SEAL.

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It Should've Been Us

By Jesse Epstein | March 21

Five years ago, American University left behind the Triple A lifestyle for the big leagues of the Patriot League, or so it thought. And in these big leagues, AU was supposed to become the New York Yankees, a team so dominant every aspect, that its academics, location, athletics, excitement would be the envy of the Holy Cross' and the Lafayette's of the league.

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Sports Briefs

By David Bergman | March 21

Bucknell's NCAA trip ends vs. Wisconsin After defeating Kansas in one of the greatest upsets in tournament history on Friday night, the Cinderella story for the Bucknell Bison men's basketball team ended Sunday with a 71-62 loss at the hands of the Wisconsin Badgers.

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AU finally has wrestling All-American

By Kevin Hilgers | March 21

Before transferring to AU two years ago, 28-year-old senior Daniel Waters had to watch the title bouts from the sideline at Penn State, and before that he was even farther from the college mat as a Navy SEAL.

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Bucknell's success is AU's loss

By Jesse Epstein | March 21

Five years ago, AU left behind the triple-A lifestyle for the big leagues of the Patriot League, or so it thought. And in these big leagues, AU was supposed to become the New York Yankees, a team that would dominate in all spheres and be the envy of the PL.

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Richmond Spiders weave wet win over AU

By Jordan Beane | March 21

A dramatic second-half comeback by the AU Women's Lacrosse team fell short Sunday as the Eagles lost, 10-6, to the University of Richmond on Reeves Field. Trailing the Spiders 6-2 at halftime, the Eagles got within one goal. But thanks to a questionable foul call, Richmond pulled away, giving the Eagles their second loss to the Spiders in two years.

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Men's hoops crashes in PL semifinals

By Ian Quillen | March 17

If the final act of the Eagles' season followed any script, it reeked of bitter existentialism. For the first time in four tries, the AU Men's Basketball team (16-12, 8-6 in the Patriot League) fell short of the PL finals, crashing to a 53-35 defeat at Bucknell in a March 6 PL semifinal before 3,212 hostile fans at Sojka Pavillion in Lewisburg, Pa.

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Break me out to the ballgame

By Jordan Beane | March 17

You can keep your beaches, your bathing suits and your Mardi Gras beads. I'll take my infields, Red Sox jersey and autograph pad. You visit your Daytona Beach, Cancun and Montreal. I'll visit my Fort Myers, Sarasota and Clearwater. You go on spring break; I'll go to spring training.

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Women's hoops swept by Navy for season in 62-40 1st-round loss

By Jesse Epstein | March 17

The AU Women's Basketball team ended its season of inconsistency by getting shellacked, 62-40, at the hands of Navy in Patriot League tournament first round on March 3 in Worcester, Mass. Navy's win over AU, combined with two regular-season wins, earned the team a season sweep.

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Sports Brief: Abdurakhmanov leads AU wrestling quartet into NCAAs

By Kevin Hilgers | March 17

Thanks to a record-breaking performance at its conference tournament two weeks ago, AU will send four wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, which begin today in St. Louis. It will be the largest delegation ever for AU at the championships, and its first trip since 2002.

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AU golf trip slices off course

By David Bergman | March 17

Fresh off the news that its program will be cut at the end of next season, the AU Men's Golf team stumbled through its first two spring events. Sophomore Adam Kolloff replaced senior Phil Kief for the last roster spot as the Eagles fell to 11th place at the Emerald Coast Collegiate in Florida and a season-worst 15th out of 15 teams at the Birkdale Collegiate Golf Classic in Charlotte, N.

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