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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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Sideline scholars: Cross has faith in purple

By Ian Quillen | February 7

What's in a name? Not much, if you're the AU Eagles. And a whole lot if you're the Holy Cross Crusaders. Holy Cross has beaten its fair share of Patriot League men's basketball teams over the last five seasons. Luckily - or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it - I haven't had the luxury of seeing most of these games.

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Ladies split PL weekend

By Jesse Epstein | February 7

Following a pattern that began several weeks ago, the AU Women's Basketball team split its weekend, defeating Army, 51-47, before losing to Holy Cross, 56-47. The Eagles lost to the Crusaders, who are undefeated in the league, after taking a 27-19 lead with a 14-0 run to start the second half.

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Holy Cross beats AU in close finish

By Kevin Hilgers | February 7

AU Men's Basketball didn't look anything like the team Holy Cross smashed by 24 points two weeks ago in Sunday's home rematch with the Crusaders. But for all their improvements, failures to convert opportunities set the Eagles back in overtime, and they lost, 76-67.

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PATRIOTs vs. EAGLES

February 3

Ian Quillen Eagles: 23 Patriots: 21 On paper, New England is the only choice. But that doesn't make it the right one. Terrell Owens will play, catch a touchdown and then re-injure his knee, jeopardizing his career and leading to a Pats comeback. Adam Vinatieri, whose previous two title-winning kicks came with the game tied, will miss from 48 yards and time expiring.

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Women's b-ball falls short, 62-59

By Ian Quillen | February 3

The AU Women's Basketball team should have lost in regulation at Bender Arena Wednesday night. With the score tied at 53, Maryland-Eastern Shore guard Ashley Chase held for the final shot, drove the lane, and then dished off to forward Kristi Veltkamp, who stood alone on the low block.

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The game that will never be

By Jesse Epstein | February 3

No one likes to go through life saying, "Coulda. Woulda. Shoulda." But for argument's sake, I will. Ten days ago, I attentively rooted for a Roethlisberger-Vick shootout, a Super Bowl Sunday of the Cowher Scour and More-a Mora. My hope of a Steelers-Falcons Super Bowl was not to be.

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