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MLB losers teach lessons

By Elliot Smilowitz | September 27

Only eight baseball teams are going to the playoffs, and 24 are not. By simple math, the chances are better that your team is missing rather than making the playoffs. With all the ink sure to be devoted to the World Series contenders in the coming month, I think now is a good time to reflect on what can be learned from the also-rans and almosts of the 2004 baseball season.

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Soccer shuts out HC

By Bryan Brown | September 27

After back-to-back home wins, AU Women's Soccer traveled to Worcester, Mass., to play its first conference match against Holy Cross. The Eagles played tough to win by a score of 1-0.

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AU hitters hatch up 38 kills to continue PL trend

By Phil Turner | September 27

AU's volleyball team sent a stern message to the rest of the Patriot League last Thursday it's still the PL team to beat, after pounding a hyped-up Navy squad that entered the match with a 10-1 record.

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Bucknell is no match for No. 10

By Elliot Smilowitz | September 27

The Women's Field Hockey team on Saturday shut out Bucknell, 5-0, in its first Patriot League game. Ranked 10th in the nation, the team just finished three tournaments and was well-prepared for regular season opener against Bucknell.

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Men come close in tough match

By Ian Quillen | September 27

The AU men's Soccer team will enter Patriot League play Wednesday on the heels of a bittersweet weekend. AU tied No. 4 Old Dominion, 1-1, Friday, only to lose two days later to soon-to-be-ranked William and Mary, 1-0, on Sunday at the Nike Tribe Soccer Classic in Williamsburg, Va.

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Golf wedges in at 8th

By David Bergman | September 27

AU Men's Golf completed its first main tournament of the fall season, the Cornell Invitational at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, finishing in eighth place. The Eagles finished with a combined score of 913 (302-300-311), 34 shots off the leader's pace.

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Eagles tighten leash on Hoyas, 3-1

By Ian Quillen | September 23

The AU Women's Soccer team just keeps rolling. Tuesday, the Eagles (6-1-1) dismissed District rivals Georgetown, 3-1, at Reeves Field to extend their unbeaten streak to six matches and give themselves even more momentum heading into their Patriot League opener at Holy Cross on Saturday.

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Kerry is a sports schlub

By Phil Turner | September 23

Sports columnist Phil Turner gives some sports pointers to Senator John Kerry, who has made some fandom missteps lately.

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Tennis looks good in off-season play at Virginia Beach

By Jesse Epstein | September 23

From the Eagle sports desk: The AU Men's Tennis team wrapped up a successful showing at this past weekend's Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational, as all three singles players won their division. Sophomores Andrew Singer and Jason Harris and freshman Mark Doumba were victorious in the Virginia Beach tournament.

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Everything you need to know to get your DC sports fix

By Ian Quillen | September 23

Washington, D.C., can be a disconcerting place for a sports fan. Here, NHL playoff games fail to sell out. Here, it's impossible to watch the professional version of the national pastime in the national capital. Here, many residents root for every team but the home team because their family and cultural roots are embedded somewhere far from the Potomac's banks.

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AU student named Golden Bear scholar

By Phil Turner | September 23

Washington College of Law student Hilary Dengel, 21, of Chatham, Ontario, will have something to hang next to her anticipated law degree when she graduates - a personal letter and award from the most revered golfer of all time, Jack Nicklaus. Earlier this month, Dengel earned the Jack Nicklaus Award for Academic Excellence by the Royal Canadian Golf Association Foundation.

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Eagles smack around No. 11 Richmond

By Ian Quillen | September 20

If the field hockey world hasn't already noticed of the AU Eagles, it will after this weekend. AU, already at its highest-ever national ranking of No. 13, will probably ascend even higher, after dismissing Yale 3-1 Friday, and No. 11 Richmond 2-0 Saturday in College Park, Md.

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NHL defies everthing that is right in the world

By Ian Quillen | September 20

Ian Quillen discusses the Ice Hockey lockout and its short- and long-term effects on the sport.

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Eagles get served by Arizona and Albany

By Phil Turner | September 20

The AU volleyball team was rudely awakened in the first two games of the American Volleyball Classic this weekend in Bender Arena before regrouping to pull out a victory Saturday night. Heading into their annual home tournament, coach Barry Goldberg and his previously 3-2 Eagles hoped to make a stand against No. 15 Arizona Wildcats and build on that for the remaining two games of round robin play against the University of Albany and Temple University.

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AU Men's Soccer blanks Big Red

By Ryan Sherwin | September 20

Most teams would be drained after logging as many miles as the AU men's soccer team has this year, but not the Eagles who fought hard and earned a 3-0 win over Cornell.

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MacAdie leads AU XC to top place at Navy invitational

By Edda Santiago | September 20

The wind and torrential rain at Saturday's Navy Invitational in Annapolis, Md. was no obstacle for the AU cross country teams. The men's squad easily claimed the team title, outdistancing Navy 20-41. The women captured second-place honors in a field of nine teams.

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Lee Banks win against VCU

By Ian Quillen | September 20

The AU Women's Soccer team entered this year with heaps of potential but not nearly as much experience. Yet as the season has progressed, the Eagles have met nearly every challenge, gaining experience and an impressive record. That continued Thursday, as the team passed its stiffest test this fall, defeating a foreboding Virginia Commonwealth team 2-1 at Reeves Field with a late goal from sophomore forward Jana Lee.

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