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Men's soccer in rough stretch after two straight overtime losses

By Zoe Crain | September 13

The men’s soccer team has hit a frustrating bump in its season, losing 2-1 in overtime to both Liberty University Sept. 9 and Syracuse University Sept. 11.

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No. 8 AU field hockey team upset twice

By Samantha Raphelson | September 13

The AU field hockey team hits some bumps this weekend.

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Three teams that could stop the SEC's dominance

By Michael Mcelveen | September 13

Who can dethrone the Southeastern Conference? For five years, an SEC team has taken the BCS National Championship. Could this finally be the year that the SEC is overthrown? If it is, it'll be done by one of these teams.

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NFL Week One: five reactions

By Tyler Tomea | September 12

Five perspectives on the first week of the NFL season.

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Men's soccer shut out by Mason in D.C. College Cup final

By Michael Gardner | September 6

Despite a 3-2 victory against the George Washington Colonials to open the D.C. College Cup, the AU men’s soccer team fell to the cross-town rival George Mason University Patriots 3-0 in the tournament final Saturday.

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Detwiler can't stop the bleeding, Nats lose 7-3

By Ben Lasky | September 4

The Washington Nationals lose 7-3 against the New York Mets Sept. 2.

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Mens soccer loses 2-0 at Penn State

August 31

The men's soccer team loses 2-0 to Penn State in the team's second Penn State Classic game.

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Women's soccer falls to Vermont 1-0

August 31

Women's soccer lost 1-0 to the University of Vermont Catamounts Aug. 29.

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Field hockey loses battle of top-15 teams

By Samantha Raphelson | August 30

Despite very similar preseason rankings, the field hockey team lost by three points to Old Dominion University in first game of the year.

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Lumpkins departure to MLB is not a good deal for anyone

By Ben Lasky | August 30

Star basketball player signing with the Kansas City Royals makes little sense and could spell disaster for the men's basketball team.

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AU men’s soccer ties No. 15 Ohio State

By Tyler Tomea | August 30

AU men's soccer tied with the Ohio Buckeyes in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

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Mulhern’s first career goal leads AU past Wildcats

By Tyler Tomea | August 30

The Eagle's Women's Soccer soared past University of New Hampshire's Wildcats in Vermont.

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Volleyball splits weekend games

By Michael Gardner | August 30

Volleyball team fell to George Washington in front of a record-setting Blue Out crowd, then beat Georgetown in following match.

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Sneak peek of fall for AU athletics

By Tyler Tomea | August 23

The beginning of the school year means sports are about to kick back into high gear, so here’s a preview of AU’s five fall sports teams.

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A guide to D.C. sports

By Ben Lasky | August 23

The Eagle's Ben Lasky outlines the disappointing prospect for D.C. sports teams this season.

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AU athletes to watch out for this year

By Eric Saltzman | August 23

With the AU sports teams preparing for another season of action, let’s take a look at some of the impact athletes for the upcoming year.

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Meet the duo behind The Eagle’s Sports section

By Tyler Tomea and Ben Lasky | August 23

Tyler Tomea — Sports Editor Junior from North Caldwell, N.J. Most Heartbreaking Loss: St. Louis Cardinals over New York Mets in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS Carlos Beltran played six and a half years for the Mets, and he’ll be remembered for one thing: watching a curveball hook over the outside corner ...

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