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Espinosa hits walk-off as Nats win sixth straight

By Ben Lasky | June 18

A week and a half ago, it looked like the Washington Nationals were destined for another last place season. But a recent six-game winning streak has the team positioned fourth in the National League East and only three games under .500.

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Michael Morse leads Nats' offense in rout over Cardinals

By Ben Lasky | June 16

For the second night in a row, the Nationals came through in a big way against the St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff June 15. Winning 10-0 against the Cardinals, the Nats have a combined 18 runs in the first two games of the series.

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Seventh inning rally saves Nats

By Ben Lasky | June 15

Just when it looked like the Washington Nationals were headed for another loss in which they could not put runs on the board, the team rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring six runs to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6 June 14.

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Nats win pitchers' duel to take series against Phillies

By Ben Lasky | June 4

In a surprising victory, the Nats scored two runs to beat out the Phillies, taking the second of three games.

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Sean Burnett gives up two runs, Nats lose to Phillies 5-4

By Ben Lasky | May 31

The Nationals scored four runs against one of baseball’s best starting pitchers, Roy Halladay, but still fell to the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4, dropping their third straight game at home.

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Stranded base runners come back to beat Nats

By Ben Lasky | May 30

Though they hit better than they have in recent games, the Nationals could not find a way to win May 29, losing to the San Diego Padres 5-4.

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Nationals give up game to Padres, lose 2-1

By Ben Lasky | May 29

The Nationals’ offense continued a season-long struggle May 28, losing to the San Diego Padres 2-1.

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Nationals' Michael Morse hits walk-off to beat Padres 2-1

By Ben Lasky | May 28

The Nationals ended their five-game losing streak Saturday thanks to a home run by first baseman Michael Morse.

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Espinosa home run lifts Nationals past the Pirates 4-2

By Ben Lasky | May 17

A two-run homerun in the bottom of the seventh inning by Washington Nationals’ rookie second baseman Danny Espinosa was enough for the Nats to win 4-2 in game one of a short two-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Nats snap three game losing streak as offense comes through

By Ben Lasky | May 16

The bats came through for the Nationals May 15, ending a three-game losing streak and avoiding a sweep by the Florida Marlins, as Washington won 8-4.

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Clarion University’s Teague Moore to coach AU wresting

By Tyler Tomea | May 15

After coaching eight players who qualified for NCAA at Clarion University, Teague Moore will join AU as the new head wrestling coach this year.

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Nationals lose third straight as offense continues to struggle

By Ben Lasky | May 15

Both starting pitchers had outstanding performances Saturday afternoon, but one run was enough to seal the Marlins’ 1-0 victory over the Nationals, who are now on a three game losing streak. It was the second time in less than a week that the Marlins shut out the Nats in a game that pitcher Anibal ...

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Nationals lose second straight extra inning game

May 14

Correction Appended For the third night in a row the Washington Nationals went into extra innings. For the second in a row, they lost, falling to the Florida Marlins 6-5 in 11 innings May 13. In the top of the 11th, Marlins’ second baseman Omar Infante led off with a single to center field. His ...

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MLB taking over Dodgers adds McCourt to list of game’s controversial owners

By Sam Raphelson | April 25

There has been a lot of drama taking place out in California during the last week, as MLB Commissioner Bud Selig decided to take over the Los Angeles Dodgers, ousting former owner Frank McCourt for putting the team $430 million in debt. This is all in the midst of a nasty divorce trial between McCourt and his wife, Jamie, whom was part owner of the franchise until she was fired in 2009.

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Lacrosse caps regular season with dominant win

By Sam Lindauer | April 25

The AU women’s lacrosse team (9-7, 3-3) ended its regular season in style by walloping the Davidson Wildcats 23-5 on Saturday.

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Observations after one week of NBA postseason play

By Tyler Tomea | April 25

With the NBA Playoffs now more than a week old, here are some initial reactions from the first round matchups:

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Addition of playoff spot will add intrigue to MLB season

By Sam Lindauer | April 25

With the National Hockey League and National Basketball Association playoffs in full swing, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has been pushing for a new playoff format for the 2012 season. The new format would provide a welcome change to baseball’s current system that has remained the same since Selig added the wild card spot in 1995. Selig’s proposal, which sounds like it is all but a done deal, would add another wild card spot to the playoffs and essentially add another round.

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