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Sports briefs: Field Hockey takes two on the road

By David Bergman | September 1

Looking to continue its success from last season, the AU Women's field hockey team (2-0) jumped off to a quick start with wins over Old Dominion and Richmond University. In the first game Saturday against Richmond, Senior Javiera Villagra netted two goals as the Eagles rolled to a 3-1 win.

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'Redskins' is PC enough for me, D.C.

By Jesse Epstein | September 1

I may get shot in the quad today, but I'll go out on a limb at this Eagles, Redskins and Giants-centric school and admit that I am a Dallas Cowboys fan. Nothing made me smile more than Steve Spurrier failing worse than the Rafael Palmiero A&E special. I laughed uproariously when they gave Deion Sanders $49 million more than he was worth, and high-fived my fellow Hog-haters when Gus Frerotte gave himself a concussion in the late 90's.

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West's young men set to go

By Jordan Beane | September 1

"Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it," goes the saying. AU men's soccer coach Todd West knows the history of Patriot League Soccer, and hopes it doesn't repeat itself. "You have to look at the history of the league," West said. "Last year we won the Patriot League with 6 seniors.

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volleyball briefs

By Jesse Epstein | September 1

The AU Women's Volleyball team swept the Manhattan Classic this weekend, beating Quinnipiac and host Manhattan College, 3-0 to win the Classic. The Eagles beat QU in the opening round with wins of 30-22, 30-26, and cruising to a 30-19 win in the clincher.

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Women's soccer digs own grave vs. Mason, Tech

By Ian Quillen | September 1

Unlike last year's near-perfect start, the AU women's soccer team has begun this season stumbling over its own feet, and worse, sending the ball into its own goal. They did the latter twice at Tuesday's home contest against George Mason - once off the head of freshman defender Jess Cole in the 44th minute, and once off the hip of sophomore back Annette Scott in the 71st.

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Nationals adjusting well to new home in the District

By Jesse Epstein | June 27

Their best player is an over-the-hill third baseman who runs slower than molasses in winter. Their best hitter is a problem child who was left off the postseason roster last year because he was such trouble. Their best pitcher is a Cuban defector who won a World Series MVP almost a decade ago.

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Sacrifice for the love of the game

By Kevin Hilgers | June 27

In Washington, double-speak and controlling the message is the name of the game. It's true when it comes to politics, but do college athletes do the same thing? Apparently they do. I was in the crowd of reporters at the Charlotte Bobcats training who were grilling Duke basketball player Shavlik Randolph about why the underperforming, often-injured "big white stiff" was considering the NBA draft.

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Patriot League changes schedule for more basketball coverage

By Ryan Sherwin | June 27

In a move that will allow the Patriot League to gain more national attention, the Patriot League's Council of Presidents, headed by AU President Dr. Benjamin Ladner, decided to change the PL's Friday-Sunday basketball schedule to a Wednesday-Saturday one effective this coming winter.

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AU Lax beats Bucknell, 14-8, ends 3-game slide

By Kevin Hilgers | April 25

At the start of the second half of Saturday's match against Bucknell at Reeves Field, the AU Women's Lacrosse team seemed dangerously close to repeating the same mistakes that had mired it in a three-game slide. The Bison, who trailed by four at the break, scored three goals in the first five minutes.

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AU Golf takes 3rd place at PL event

By David Bergman | April 25

After a roller-coaster ride that was its season, the end has finally come for the AU Men's Golf team. The team finished in third place at the Patriot League championship at Bucknell University's golf course. The Eagles posted a team score of 878, 38 strokes above par and 18 strokes behind Army, the tournament's winner for the second year in a row.

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Army finally bests AU in PL

By Ian Quillen | April 25

With the Patriot League Men's Tennis championship tied, 3-3, and with all other Army and AU players finished, the burden of winning the PL title fell to No. 5 seeds Jeffery Schnell, an AU sophomore, and Army's Eddie Kang. Some fans craned their necks to see three courts over, while others meandered from the bleachers to the other side of the courts to peer through the fence and cheer on Schnell, who fought to break Kang's vicious serve.

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Is the Nats' bandwagon well-built?

By Ian Quillen | April 25

Be warned. This is another Nationals column. These days they're about as plentiful as District pedestrians donning blue or red baseball caps bearing the cursive W. (If the proliferation of columns and caps counts toward a team's future success, the city should plan the World Series parade now.

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The view from atop the Nats' dugout

By Jordan Beane | April 21

On Sunday, the new mascot for the Washington Nationals was presented, or should I say hatched. He broke out of his egg at the first afternoon game in Nationals history, much to the delight of everyone in the park. Recently I was able to get an exclusive interview with the new mascot in which he answered all the burning questions people want answered.

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Countdown: Top 10 rejected Nats mascots

April 21

Well, now that we know that the Nats' new official mascot is Screech, let's look at other ideas that didn't quite make the final cut. 10. Larry the Lobbyist - Larry would be more than welcome to give you a free T-shirt, take a picture with the kids, or dance around.

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From chopping block to PL champs?

By Jesse Epstein | April 21

The higher-ups at AU might not have expected this to happen. In a season filled with adversity, AU's best team, the Men's Tennis squad, defends its Patriot League crown at home against Colgate, Army and Navy this weekend. The tournament opens Saturday with the Eagles taking on Colgate and Army playing Navy.

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Tennis Prepares for PL Tournament

By Jesse Epstein | April 21

The higher-ups at the university never expected this to happen. In a season filled with adversity, AU's best team, the men's tennis squad, this weekend defends its Patriot League crown at home against Colgate, Army and Navy. The tournament will open Saturday with the Eagles taking on Colgate and Army playing Navy.

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Promising late efforts boost hope of title

By Kevin Hilgers | April 21

If things had gone as planned earlier this semester, the AU Golf team might have entered this weekend's Patriot League championship with its off-the-course situation on its mind. But now, with the team ensured one more year of play before its elimination, the Eagles can head to the Bucknell University Golf Course with their minds on something else: winning their first PL championship.

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