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Eagles edge Leopards, stay in PL pack

By Jesse Epstein | February 21

There have been prettier games than AU's 58-56 win over Lafayette Sunday. But at this point in the season, a win is a win. Senior forward Chanel Hunt played her strongest game of the season, scoring 13 points, pulling down 9 rebounds and leading a controlled Eagles offense that completed a 10-point second-half comeback to knock off the lesser opponent and stay in contention for the third seed in the upcoming Patriot League tournament.

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Good and bad of black legacies

By Chad Bascombe | February 17

You would be hard-pressed to find a sport whose history over the past 100 years has not provided some meaningful juncture in the struggle for the equality and recognition of blacks in the 20th century. From baseball to football, and more recently golf, diversity in sports is reflected in many of the stunning achievements of pioneering black athletes who graced sports with style and athleticism.

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Count Down

February 17

Over the past year, there have been more defections than deflections or reflections. Free agency has hit its twilight period, and never before has the sporting world seen so many players coming and going ... and not so peacefully. Below is the list of the Top 10 Messiest Sporting Divorces (Bennifer and Brad and Jen excluded) of the past year.

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Kuykendall to start pro career in D.C.

By Ian Quillen | February 17

In most sports, athletes traversing from college to the pros might be sent clear across the country. And in soccer, it is common for American players to venture even farther, plying their trade in one of Europe's or South America's numerous leagues.

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Sports Brief: AU Women's Club Ice Hockey falls to UVA, 2-1

February 17

The AU Women's Club Ice Hockey team fell to the University of Virginia's club team, 2-1, Saturday. Captain Sarah O'Hara, an AU graduate student, scored the first and only goal for the Eagles. O'Hara scored her 11th goal of the season after a breakaway opened up a shot for her in the first period.

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First-place hopes start to fade for Men's B-ball

By Ian Quillen | February 14

A week ago, the AU Men's Basketball team sat just one free throw away from tying Holy Cross atop the Patriot League standings. How quickly things change. Bucknell and Colgate combined to officially eliminate the Eagles from PL regular-season title contention during a two-game AU road trip this weekend.

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Sports Brief: Swimmers gather wins going into PL championship

By Ian Quillen | February 14

In the last tune-up before the Patriot League championship at the end of February, the Swimming and Diving team grabbed four individual wins in Bucknell's Bison Invitational Saturday in Lewisburg, Pa. AU's women, led by the youth movement of freshmen Alex Kinzler, Melinda Gilbert and Megan Thiel, and sophomore Kaitlyn Moughty, took home the most spoils for the Eagles.

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First in war, first in peace, but last in the NL East?

By Ryan Sherwin | February 14

Many Washingtonians are unfamiliar with what to expect from the return of baseball to the District in 48 days, but the team is already preparing itself to make a splash in the Potomac despite an unknown team and a terrible record from last year. The first test for the new team will be drawing fans to see a team noticeably devoid of big names and a deep bench.

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Short-handed AU ekes out 23-21win

By Kevin Hilgers | February 14

AU Wrestling head coach Mark Cody got together with his staff last weekend to hatch a plan to challenge a full-sized Maryland squad the Eagles hadn't beaten in 20 years. The lineup shuffle paid off Sunday as the Eagles (3-9) overcame their customary forfeit deficit to break an 11-match losing streak to the Terps (3-11-1) at Bender Arena, 23-21.

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AU offense shines, thanks to Colgate

By Jesse Epstein | February 14

AU Women's Basketball head coach Melissa McFerrin told her team that because of its struggling offense, it needs to keep opponents in the 50s in order to win. On Sunday afternoon, the team did that and more. The Eagles defeated Colgate, 73-59, at Bender Arena in their most complete performance of the season.

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AU expected to lead PL in poll

By Jordan Beane | February 10

Although Patriot League action hasn't begun yet, AU is already on top of the rankings for Women's Tennis. Sure, it's on top because it's first alphabetically, but with the team winning back-to-back Patriot League titles, there isn't any reason it shouldn't be the choice for a hat trick.

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Struggling Hunt leads from the bench

By Jesse Epstein | February 10

She led the AU Women's Basketball team in scoring last year. She was an All-Patriot League player in the preseason. She was the glue that held a team together through a coaching change in the offseason. 2004-2005 was supposed to be Chanel Hunt's season. And then this season happened.

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Bush-league Pro Bowl just too amateur

By Kevin Hilgers | February 10

With the Super Bowl finally over and the cries of dynasty slowly fading, sports fans are faced with the annual disgrace known as the Pro Bowl. The Pro Bowl - or NFL All-Star Game, if you will - is the ridiculous spectacle put on every year in an attempt to showcase the best talent in the NFL.

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Tennis serves up new team

By Ian Quillen | February 10

What's new for the AU Men's Tennis team this year? In a word: everything. Gone is head coach Martin Blackman, who left the program to run a tennis academy and spend more time with his family after coaching the Eagles to their first three Patriot League titles.

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AU runners come up big in New York

By Kevin Hilgers | February 10

School and personal records were smashed last weekend as AU's Indoor Track and Field teams had strong showings in two national events, the teams' last competition before the Patriot League Championships. In the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York, senior Sean Duffy made history in the men's 3,000-meter, finishing fourth with a time of 8:02.

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Super Bowl commentary: Patriots win creates rifts

By Jordan Beane | February 7

The New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21, in one of the best games in recent memory. With seemingly half of AU's population from either "outside Boston" or "outside Philly," it was one of the most divisive games seen on campus since the Red Sox-Yankees series last year.

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AU sweeps matches at GMU

By Eric Fantigrossi | February 7

Mark Cody's first year as head coach of the AU wrestling team in 2003 saw the Eagles prevail over an overconfident George Mason squad in a dual meet decided by tie-breaking criteria. As the frustrated Patriots left the gym floor, their coaches suggested they would never lose to AU again.

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