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Year by year, gymnasts are vaulting forward

By Erin Keaveney | April 13

Most students at AU might be surprised to hear that the AU women's gymnastics club team competed in a national competition over the weekend. That's because most students probably weren't even aware that AU had a gymnastics team. "People don't really know about us because we don't have meets," junior Rachel Centariczki said.

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Army coach remembered for leadership

By Jesse Epstein | April 13

A month ago, Army women's basketball coach Maggie Dixon found herself on top of the world. She was headed to her first NCAA tournament in her first season as a head coach against one of the greatest programs in the country, Tennessee. Life couldn't get any better for the 28-year-old firecracker of a coach, who became the nation's sweetheart through her countless ESPN interviews and stories of the dream season she led.

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American U. lacks American pastime

By Justin Hall | April 13

The sounds of birds chirping, the smell of freshly cut grass and the crack of a baseball against a wooden bat are the traditional signs of spring in America. However, for a number of years, that last sound has been absent on AU's campus, something that should be returned quickly.

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Common sense says Favre will return

By Jesse Epstein | April 13

Wow, what a week. Baseball is starting, basketball and hockey are ending, and the NFL draft is heating up. Tragedy, triumph and turmoil surrounded the week. But, at the end of the day, we still have two truths. and a lie. Truth: Brett Favre will be back in the NFL next season.

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As one streak continues, another ends

By Janel Knight | April 13

The AU women's tennis team was swept, 7-0, by Maryland-Baltimore County Tuesday afternoon. The loss to the Retrievers stretched the Eagles' losing streak to four games. The loss also marked the end of sophomore Malvina DeLaCanal's string of seven straight singles wins as she fell, 6-3, 6-2.

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Never mind the mud, say ruggers

By Janel Knight | April 10

Mother Nature did not stop the AU women's rugby club from playing in the Cherry Blossom Festival's annual tournament last weekend on the National Mall. The players slipped and slid across the pitch, shutting out Catholic University, 5-0, in their first game Saturday morning.

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Despite singles fight, tennis loses

By Simone Echeverri-Gent | April 10

The AU men's tennis team was defeated at home by the Radford Highlanders, 2-5, Sunday. The Eagles' overall record fell to 7-6. The match started on a rough note for the Eagles. They lost two out of the three matches in doubles play, causing them to miss the point.

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Sports briefs

By Kevin Hilgers | April 10

Hallinan, Wharton qualify for NCAA regionals Sophomore Steven Hallinan qualified for the NCAA regionals by running a personal best in the 1,500-meter run at the Duke Invitational Friday Hallinan's time of 3 minutes 47.00 seconds was good for second place in the race and less than a second shy of the winning time.

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Predict the predictable

By Dan Jacobson | April 10

As a die-hard NFL Draft observer for over a decade, I've started to notice certain patterns. For instance, I know around 80 percent of the time, Cincinnati will make a bad pick and Mel Kiper Jr. will go on a two-minute rant on how bad the pick is. Another pattern is that some team will trade down and make a pick that will leave everyone at Madison Square Garden aghast.

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Holy Cross staves off AU's comeback

By Erin Keaveney | April 10

The AU women's lacrosse team lost to Holy Cross Saturday, dropping the contest to their Patriot League rivals, 14-12, in the last time the Eagle's seniors will play at home in the regular season. The weather didn't cooperate as rain pounded the Jacobs Recreational Complex, dampening Senior Day for AU's Laura Barnes, Kathleen Finnegan, Moriah Linnell and Sarah Mackintosh.

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Junior brings the Wright stuff to AU track and field

By Simone Scheverri-Gent | April 6

AU's track and field team is stacked with many uprising talents, and its seniors will leave a great legacy. But one athlete who now makes unique contributions to the team is Christina Wright. That's because Wright, a junior from Hatboro, Pa., is the only field athlete on the team.

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AU lacrosse frustrated by UMBC at home

By Kevin Hilgers | April 6

The AU women's lacrosse team tied Maryland-Baltimore County three times but could never get ahead of the Retrievers in a 13-8 loss Tuesday. Sophomore midfielder led the Eagles with two goals, both tallied in the first five minutes of the game. Senior midfielder Moriah Linnell and junior midfielder Caithlin Gorman also added two goals apiece.

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Improved ChiSox again title-bound

By Jesse Epstein | April 6

Well, March is over, and with the start of the baseball season, spring is officially here. In a week filled with much drama and excitement, we saw champions crowned, new beginnings and depressing endings. Thus, this week's edition focuses on the difference between projections and reflections.

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Pride and prejudice in college athletics

By Erin Keaveney | April 6

As the NCAA tournament came to a close on Monday night, a nation watched as a glowing Florida team and its legions of fans proudly celebrated amidst a sea of orange and blue banners and T-shirts inside the RCA Dome. Students across the country watched in envy, leading to the inevitable notion: "I wish that could be my school.

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Georgetown slips by women's tennis

By Dan Jacobson | April 6

The AU woman's tennis team lost a close set of matches to its cross-town rival Georgetown Tuesday, 4-3. Georgetown grabbed the first point of the match by winning all three doubles bouts. AU has only won the doubles point once this season Junior Julia Colarusso won her No.

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Lacrosse outlasts UC-Davis late

By Justin Hall | April 3

The AU women's lacrosse team stormed out to a 7-0 lead in the opening period and then held off a surging California-Davis squad in the second half to pull out a 9-7 victory Thursday. The win was the first for AU over a non-conference opponent at its home field this season and improved the Eagles' record to 5-6.

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AU narrowly tops George Mason

By Dan Jacobson | April 3

Thursday's women's tennis match between AU and George Mason came down to the singles match between each team's No. 1 player. That was where junior Julia Colarusso won in three sets, giving the Eagles a 4-3 victory. Colarusso defeated George Mason's Andrea Fusea, 7-5, 6-4, 1-0 (5).

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