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Men's basketball loses pivotal PL game to Lehigh

By Patrick Ambrosio | February 5

Jose Olivero scored 14 points and hit two free throws with four seconds remaining to lead Lehigh to a 56-54 victory on Saturday night at Bender Arena. Lehigh (10-14, 5-3 PL) was up four points with 50 seconds remaining, but Derrick Mercer hit a lay-up to make the score 54-52.

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Slow first half dooms comeback for women's hoops

By Justin Hall | February 5

First-half woes continued to plague the AU women's basketball team, as it was unable to overcome an 18-point halftime deficit in losing to Lehigh on Saturday, 67-60. The defeat drops the Eagles to 4-4 in the Patriot League and 9-13 overall on the season. The Mountain Hawks would score the game's opening basket only 19 seconds into the game and hold the lead throughout the contest.

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Track keeps up winning ways at NYC invites

By Anna Tuman | February 5

It was a big weekend for AU track, as the team split up to compete at the 100th Millrose Games and the Armory Collegiate Invitational in New York. The men's team was living proof that teamwork pays off, as the unyielding 4x800 team took hold of the win this Friday at the Millrose games.

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Wrestling falls late in tight match against Rutgers

By Dave Stone | February 5

The AU wrestlers fought hard but came up short in a one-point loss to Rutgers on Sunday, falling to the Scarlet Knights with a team score of 19-18. The dual meet started with an intense match between redshirt freshman Jasen Borshoff (125) and Ryan Jablonski.

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Fennell paces indoor progress, stays ahead of competition

By Erin Keaveney | February 1

Running with the success his team has been having all winter, senior Brendan Fennell is quietly having himself a standout season with the AU men's indoor track team. Last weekend, the Pearl River, N.Y. native lapped the competition at the George Mason Patriot Games, winning the 1000 meter in 2:26.

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For the love of the game: The Super Bowl is pure "Americana"

By Justin Hall | February 1

Often in today's world of football, most fans and analysts are consumed with numbers, statistics and highlight films of their favorite players. Talking heads on ESPN or Fox Sports spend hours breaking down every minute of a game. Questions such as, "How many touchdowns did this player score?" or "How many yards did this player gain today?" are more important than who won or lost a game.

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Eagle sports brief: Men's hoops falls at Holy Cross

By Patrick Ambrosio | February 1

AU led by three at the half, but Holy Cross went on a 12-4 run at the start of the second half to rally for a 58-47 victory on Wednesday night in Worchester, Mass. The Eagles held conference leading-scorer Keith Simmons scoreless for the first 27 minutes of the game, but he hit a three-pointer with the score tied at 29 to give Holy Cross the lead for good.

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Dawson, Dirk Diggler and Danza: The Hollywood All-Pro Team

By Patrick Ambrosio | February 1

It's Super Bowl week, and since nobody cares about two teams from the Midwest, here are my choices for the Hollywood All-Pro team, the best at every position from movies and television. Quarterback: Jonathan Moxon, West Canaan Coyotes There was a lot of competition at this position, from Steamin' Willie Beamen to Shane "Footsteps" Falco, but at the end of the day Moxon is the best movie quarterback of all time because of five little words: "I DON'T WANT YOUR LIFE.

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Women's basketball unable to hold off Lafayette; fall 4-3 in Patriot League

By Justin Hall | January 29

The AU women's basketball team was unable to overcome a large halftime deficit in falling 62-50 to Lafayette on the road Saturday afternoon. The loss snaps a two-game winning streak for the Eagles, dropping the Eagles to 4-3 in the Patriot League and 9-13 overall.

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Track runs GMU Patriot Games

By Anna Tuman | January 29

Led by wins from Brendan Fennell, Steve Hallinan and Awit Yohannes, the AU men's track team pulled off a top-five finish at the George Mason Patriot Games this weekend. Running the 1,000 meter for the first time in his AU career, Fennell finished with a winning time of 2:26.

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Men's hoops: Ingram leads AU in pair of conference wins

By Patrick Ambrosio | January 29

AU 55 - Navy 46 Andre Ingram scored 18 points and Brayden Billbe came off the bench to help the Eagles pull away in the second half of a 55-46 win over Navy on Wednesday at Bender Arena. With a 1-4 conference record and coming off two losses in a row, Coach Jeff Jones shuffled his starting lineup prior to the game.

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Wrestling breaks streak with loss against Pitt-Johnstown

By Dave Stone | January 29

The American University wrestling team had two matches over the weekend, going one-for-two with a win over Sacred Heart in Fairfield, Conn., on Friday and a loss at home against Pittsburg-Johnstown on Sunday. The Eagles began the weekend with a big win over Sacred Heart, tallying a team score of 28-19.

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Women's basketball rallies for second straight win

By Justin Hall | January 25

The AU women's basketball team rallied from a large first-half deficit for the second game in a row, erasing an eight-point Navy lead before cruising to a 62-48 victory. The win was the second league win in a row for the Eagles, improving their PL record to 4-2 and their overall mark to 9-12.

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Tom Brady is a loser, the Knicks aren't terrible and the Phillies think they have a chance: It's an

By Patrick Ambrosio | January 25

Before we get down to business, I'd like to congratulate Ryan Spilhaus for answering last week's trivia question. He submitted his response within hours of the paper's release, which is actually kind of sad because not only does he read The Eagle, but he had the time to send in a response.

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AU senior soccer standout gets drafted by MLS

By Erin Keaveney | January 25

Former AU soccer captain Sal Caccavale was drafted into Major League Soccer last Thursday when he was selected by Red Bull New York. His selection marks the fifth time in the past six years that an Eagle was chosen to play soccer at the professional level.

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Playing (and watching) by the rules: A new fan's perspective

By Anna Tuman | January 25

Albert Einstein was once quoted: "You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. ... No, we must not; you will learn about relativity faster that I learn about baseball." I know Einstein said many bright things, but this is by far his most brilliant.

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Women's hoops come back for win over HC

By Justin Hall | January 22

The AU women's basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half yesterday to beat PL-rival Holy Cross 59-55 in the annual "Phil Bender" game. The victory was the first for the Eagles against the Crusaders since the 2004 PL semifinals. The two teams would start off the game matching basket for basket in opening minutes of play.

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