AU men’s basketball team lost their second straight game 51-50 to Albany University Monday night in Bender Arena.

The AU women’s basketball team could not escape Jadwin Gym, home of the Princeton University Tigers, without wounds in their 77-45 loss to the home team on Monday night.

It is one thing to hold sole position of first place in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. It is another to have earned it by beating one of the conference’s hottest teams with some of your best players out of the lineup.

When Notre Dame University graduate Charlie Weis was hired as its football coach, it seemed like a perfect fit, but his unsuccessful attempts at bringing the Fighting Irish back to national prominence may cost him his job.

After a strong 9-6-3 season, the AU men’s soccer team lost to the Bucknell University Bison 1-0 in the Patriot League Championship game.

AU field hockey’s season ended in defeat Saturday, falling to top seeded University of Maryland 6-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The AU men’s basketball team let an 11 point halftime lead slip away as they lost to St. Francis University in Pennsylvania, while the women used a strong second half to defeat Howard in the regular season openers for both teams.

Once a rookie is drafted, he must participate in preseason workouts and is generally expected to fade into obscurity on the bench during the regular season.

Though AU volleyball had the opportunity to claim home court advantage for the Patriot League Championship by winning both of their games over the weekend, Army still claimed the regular season title.

The AU Field Hockey team will be playing in the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in seven years, after defeating Lock Haven University Tuesday afternoon at Jacobs Field. AU beat LSU for the second consecutive time and scored 2-1 in the play-in game.

The AU women’s basketball team kicked off the 2009-2010 season in convincing fashion over the weekend, dismantling Virginia Wesleyan College 98-34 in an exhibition game at Bender Arena.

The AU Men’s basketball team pulled their exhibition record to 1-1 with a win over Catholic University Cardinals 70-64 on Sunday. The Eagles had a 12-point advantage going into halftime and never gave up the lead. Catholic closed the deficit to four early in the second half.

John Lee Hancock’s new film, “The Blind Side,” tells the inspiring true story of Michael Oher, the Baltimore Ravens’ rookie starting left tackle. For those who do not know of Oher (played by Quinton Aaron), he grew up in Memphis, Tenn., where the Touhy family took him into their home.

Head Coach Matt Corkery announced that AU has signed three recruits to the 2010-11 roster Wednesday.

AU wrestling was victorious at the Clarion Open over the weekend, with three of their athletes placing in the top two for their weight class.