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Eagles fall in OT

By Justin Hall | February 19

Although it's nicknamed the charity stripe, the free-throw line was anything but generous for the AU women's basketball team last night, as they missed 12 shots from the line and only hit 57 percent for the game en route to a 60-58 overtime loss to the U.S.

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MLB Players Preview

By Tim Lynch | February 19

AL Comeback Player of Year- Tampa Bay Rays CF B.J. Upton It took a better part of the 2008 season for the Tampa Bay Rays Centerfielder B.J. Upton to finally get the ball rolling. After 531 at-bats in the regular reason, Upton finished with just nine home runs and a .

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Eagles triumph, 60-38

By Justin Hall | February 16

A big start and a strong finish were the perfect ingredients for the AU women's basketball team to cruise to a 60-38 victory over the Colgate University Raiders Saturday afternoon. The win improves the Eagles' record to 8-2 in the Patriot League and 18-7 overall on the season.

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Sports briefs

February 16

AU WRESTLING SUFFERS FIRST HOME LOSS OF SEASON The AU wrestling team lost its first home match of the year, falling to the University of Maryland, College Park, 26-11 Saturday night. The loss drops the Eagles' record on the year to 11-5. Nationally ranked No.

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Eagles roll past Colgate, win game 69-44

By Justin Hall | February 16

After playing poorly in Wednesday's game against Bucknell University, sophomore guard Nick Hendra stepped up in a big way on Saturday, recording his first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Eagles to a 69-44 win over Colgate University.

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Too close to call

By Justin Hall | February 12

The final 10 seconds included a blocked shot by Jordan Nichols on sophomore guard G.W. Boon and a final missed buzzer beater by Bucknell University's sophomore guard Darryl Shazier to conclude, a frantic and exciting two-point, 52-50 AU victory over Bucknell on Wednesday night.

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Too many drugs take down stars

By Tim Lynch | February 12

Too many sports superstars are getting involved with drugs. These superstars are role models to children and heroes to everyone. This means that these athletes have to take on the ultimate societal responsibility of influencing the future. Whether these athletes like it or not, their every move and action is watched, and judged, by the public.

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Sports heroes fall off pedestals

By Shaun Flynn | February 12

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Each week it seems one of our fabled heroes falls from his lofty perch and crashes hard back to earth as we, the once faithful followers, point our fingers and shake our heads in disappointment and shame. This month, it was Michael Phelps and Alex Rodriguez.

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Deadline move a must

By Andrew Tomlinson | February 12

The Capitals haven't had a consistent roster all year and it doesn't look as if they will have one anytime soon. With Captain Chris Clark on the injured reserve and the trade deadline approaching the Caps are looking to fill some important holes. The biggest hole the team needs to fill is on the blue line.

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White Sox, Indians lead Central

By Sam Lindauer | February 12

Believe it or not, there is baseball to talk about that has nothing to do with Alex Rodriguez. Pitchers and catchers are starting to report, so let's all take a break from thinking up new steroid-themed nicknames and talk about the only division in the AL to avoid A-Rod, the AL Central: Last year, the top two teams, the Twins and White Sox, were so close, they forced a one game playoff.

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Eagles cruise

By Justin Hall | February 12

Bench strength was the key to the AU women's basketball team's victory on Wednesday night, as the Eagles used 13 players en route to a 71-63 win over Bucknell University. The win keeps the Eagles first in the Patriot League with a 7-2 league record and 17-7 overall.

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A-Roid positively proves no good players left in baseball

By Tom Feeney | February 9

This one hurts the most. It's the final slap to the face of passionate baseball fans who live in the cities where the game is played, craved and loved the most. It's a swift kick to the groin from the 11-year monster that grew out of the selfishness and greed of baseball's biggest sluggers and hardest throwers.

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Jackson breaks record

By Justin Hall | February 9

It was a record-breaking night for senior guard Talicia Jackson, who hit her 148th career three-pointer to break the school record for career threes previously held by Kari Gaskins (1995-99) as part of the Eagles' 65-56 victory over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.

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AU splits bouts against Rutgers and George Mason

By Shaun Flynn | February 9

AU junior wrestler Mike Cannon remains undefeated in the 174-pound weight class at 24-0, as the Eagles split their weekend bouts against the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights and the George Mason University Patriots. On Saturday, against the Scarlet Knights, the Eagles lost their first match of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association season, narrowly missing the victory in the final bout of the match.

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Mercer and Carr lead Eagles past Lehigh U.

By Justin Hall | February 9

Senior guard Derrick Mercer scored a game-high 15 points and gave out seven assists to help the AU men's basketball team defeat Lehigh University Saturday night, 66-58. The win improves the Eagles' record to 7-1 in the Patriot League and 15-7 overall, their best conference start since the 1981-82 season in the East Coast Conference.

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Nats falling flat

By Josh Levitt | February 5

Since the Nationals arrived in D.C. in 2005, the team has performed poorly and has failed to create a buzz throughout the District. Last season, the Nationals lost a league high of 102 games and finished an abysmal 32.5 games out of first place in the National League East.

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Highs and lows of hoops

By Tim Lynch | February 5

With the NBA All-Star break just a week away, many surprises have surfaced in the conference standings. Any couch potato could have predicted the Boston Celtics would be on top of the Eastern Conference and the Los Angeles Lakers would have the lead in the West.

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