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Juiced stars should not be squeezed from Hall

By Dan Jacobson · Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006

I despise Sammy Sosa. Never liked him. I disliked him because I thought he was a hotdog, a phony, a cancer in his clubhouse, and because he played for the Chicago Cubs. I reveled when a corked bat came flying out of his bat and when it became obvious to everyone else last year he was a steroid user, going from the Incredible Hulk to the Incredible Shrinking Man.

Eagles top conference rival in final home hurrah

By Dan Jacobson · Monday, Feb. 20, 2006

The AU wrestling team won its final three matches to cap off a 19-12 comeback against East Stroudsburg Friday night at Bender Arena. The Eagles, who won at South Dakota State Sunday, 38-9, are now 12-6 on the year and 5-1 in Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.

Phil Bender spoiled by Holy Cross

Monday, Feb. 20, 2006

In a frantic pace Saturday at Bender Arena, the AU men's basketball team put on its all-too-familiar display of immaturity and fell to Holy Cross, 69-62. AU (9-16, 5-7 Patriot League) finished with 16 turnovers and 23 personal fouls. "What's going through my head is our lack of preparation for this game," junior guard Andre Ingram said following the uninspired performance on Phil Bender day.

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Why can't we Phil Bender all year long?

By Justin Hall | February 20

Kansas' Allen Fieldhouse, Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium, UCLA's Pauley Pavilion, AU's Bender Arena. These are the arenas that make college basketball fans across America salivate to think about, the hoops temples where legends are born. OK, so maybe I am exaggerating a little bit with that last one.

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Indoor track wins 4 titles at PL event

By Erin Keaveney | February 20

The AU men's and women's track teams completed a successful trip to Patriot League Indoor Championships this weekend, placing third and fifth, respectively, and setting league and school records along the way. The Eagles kicked off their first day of competition on Saturday with a first-place finish in the men's 4 x 800-meter relay and a third-place finish by junior Conor Lanz in the men's 5,000-meter run.

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Foley helps foil AU women

By Jesse Epstein | February 20

The AU women's basketball team lost Saturday to the Holy Cross Crusaders, 74-55, at Bender Arena, falling to 3-9 in the Patriot League. Kaitlyn Foley led the Crusaders with a dominating performance down low, scoring 22 point and grabbing seven rebounds. Nicole Ryan was the lone bright spot for the Eagles as she scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers.

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Prediction: predict the unpredictable come March

By Simone Echeverri-Gent | February 16

Dazzling dunks, suspenseful overtimes and an incredible display of passion by the players are defining characteristics of college basketball. However, this season can also be defined by another word: unpredictability. Yes, main powerhouse teams, such as Duke, North Carolina and North Carolina State, have maintained their usual elevated standards.

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Sports briefs

February 16

Mercer leads AU over Black Knights Freshman Derrick Mercer scored a career-high 19 points to lead AU to a 68-55 win over Army Wednesday in West Point, N.Y. AU, which never trailed, started the game on an 11-1 run over the first six minutes and never looked back.

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AU's runners are going the distance

By Patrick Ambrosio | February 16

While the snow that still covers campus following a storm over the weekend makes it seem as though the start of spring sports is far away, the AU men's indoor track team is winding down one of its most successful indoor seasons ever. Heading into the Patriot League Championships this weekend at Navy, the team holds the fastest PL times in the 800-, 1,000-, 3,000- and 5,000-meter events, as well as in the mile.

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Trade will work magic on Milicic

By Jesse Epstein | February 16

Folks, the Olympics are underway (I know, I know, you're part of the entire earth's population that isn't watching) and already these games are more about who's gone (Apolo Anton Ohno, Michelle Kwan and Bode Miller) rather than who's there (a flying tomato, another Sarah Hughes and a hot ice dancer).

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After first win, men's tennis loses

By Antoine Pietri | February 13

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The AU men's tennis (1-4) team lost, 5-2, to the Maryland Terrapins (3-0) Sunday afternoon. The Eagles had experienced a brilliant victory against winless North Carolina - Greensboro the day before by a score of 7-0 for its first win of the season.

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AU athletics' new spring

By Ryan Spilhaus | February 13

The AU men's basketball season reaches its pinnacle Saturday at the annual Phil Bender event against Holy Cross. However, barring a miracle run through the Patriot League tournament and an even more miraculous run through the NCAA tournament, the AU winter sports season will mostly be winding down by the start of March.

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Hoops notes: Adams pumps up the family

By Patrick Ambrosio | February 13

In a crucial Patriot League contest, freshman guard Derrick Mercer ran the team's offense while being assigned to guard one of Colgate's best scorers. Mercer was matched up on defense with Colgate senior Alvin Reed, who scored 17 points in a victory against AU last season.

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Sports brief: AU swimmers take three at Navy Invitational

By Kevin Hilgers | February 13

The AU women's swimming and diving team won two events and the men placed first place in one event at the Navy Invitational Saturday. Junior Kaitlin Moughty won the 100-yard butterfly while sophomore Meghan Thiel found victory in the 100-yard freestyle.

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AU dealt first conference loss

By Dan Jacobson | February 13

The AU wrestlers came in with a plan on how take on Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling rival Navy. However, they weren't able to execute and lost multiple close matches in falling to Navy, 23-13, Friday night at Bender Arena. The loss to Navy was the Eagles' first conference loss of the year.

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Eagles halt two-game slide with win

February 13

Without relinquishing its halftime lead, the AU men's basketball team capitalized off 19 points from the foul line for a 72-64 win over Colgate Sunday. Junior guard Andre Ingram led AU (8-15, 4-6 Patriot League) with 19 points and freshman Derrick Mercer added 14 points and six assists for the Eagles, who snapped their two-game losing streak.

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Hadavi-less Eagles felled by Colgate

By Jesse Epstein | February 13

What it rains, it pours. And on Sunday, it poured for the AU women's basketball team against the Colgate Raiders, as it lost, 72-63, at Bender Arena. Playing without leading scorer, senior guard Tala Hadavi, who injured her knee in practice this week, the Eagles struggled defensively against Colgate.

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No luck for Eagle men either

February 9

The AU men's basketball team headed to Patriot League-leading Bucknell (19-3, 10-0 PL) Wednesday searching for its first win there since 2002. But Bucknell, poised for a second-straight PL regular-season title, cruised to a 74-57 win over the Eagles (7-15, 3-6).

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PL-leading Bison thrash Eagle women

By Jesse Epstein | February 9

The AU women's basketball team lost, 73-38, to the Bucknell Bison at Sojka Pavilion Tuesday night to fall to 3-6 in the Patriot League. Coming off an emotional win at Lehigh over the weekend, the Eagles never got on track against the Bison, falling behind early and never getting back in the game.

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Something was missing on this Super Sunday

By Jordan Beane | February 9

A few years ago I played in an indoor soccer league where my games were on Sunday nights during the winter. As I gazed at my schedule when it was passed out at the end of a team practice, I noticed one of our games was on Martin Luther King Day. I asked a friend why we weren't playing the game on the previous Sunday, to which he replied, "Come on man, that's Super Bowl Sunday.

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