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'Blue Crew' silences 'Screaming Eagles' as student fan group

By Erin Keaveney | August 31

This weekend, the AU Athletics Department will announce the launch of a new student fan group called "The AU Blue Crew" in an effort to increase campus support of the university's athletic teams. The Blue Crew will host a three-on-three basketball tournament this Saturday in order to raise their profile and encourage students to join the group.

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California dreams turn nightmarish for field hockey

By Patrick Ambrosio | August 31

Last season, the AU field hockey team had a great start to the season, winning 15 games in a row en route to a program best 20-2 record. However, the 2006 season started out with a rough California road trip, as the Eagles lost their first two games, each in overtime by a score of 4-3, before salvaging a 4-3 overtime victory over Stanford on Tuesday.

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Comstock to leave AU to become NCAA senior vice president

By Erin Keaveney | August 31

Acting AU President Neil Kerwin announced this week that university Athletic Director Dr. Joni Comstock will be leaving to take a position with the NCAA. Comstock, who has been the athletic director at AU for the past three years, will begin working for the NCAA on Sept.

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AU Athletics launches new Web site, team logos

By Erin Keaveney | August 31

The AU Athletics Department launched its new Web site on Tuesday, revamping the site's capabilities and formally introducing the school's new athletic logo. The new Web site, which features a sharper design and more interactive multimedia options than the old site, was designed in an effort to draw more attention to the university's sports teams and to allow students to actively get involved in AU's athletic scene.

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Men's soccer captures D.C. College Cup

By Justin Hall | August 31

Off to their best start since the 2002 season, the AU Eagles men's soccer team captured their fourth D.C. College Cup title in the six-year history of the tournament this past weekend. Victories over Howard University on Friday, followed by one over rival Georgetown University on Sunday, gave the Eagles their first piece of silverware on the season.

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August 21

Sports will be returning in our next issue.

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Eagle Sports will return in August.

By Marissa Newhall | June 19

Coming in August: Fall sports previews, AU athletes to watch, game schedules, columns and more.

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Track shows improvement at Penn Relays

By Patrick Ambrosio | May 1

After running the slowest time ever by an AU team in the four-by-mile relay at last year's prestigious Penn Relays, Brian McCabe, Brendan Fennell, Conor Lanz and Steve Hallinan entered this year's competition looking for redemption. "We were really disappointed last year," said Lanz, a junior.

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Crew team's fundraising raffle renames 'Ladner' boat

By Justin Hall | May 1

Back in the fall, President Benjamin Ladner was unceremoniously removed from office at AU after discrepancies in his contract's salary. Now it seems as if his name will also be removed from one of the AU Crew team's boats after a boat-renaming raffle held this week.

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Lax defeated in PL semi-final

By Erin Keaveney | May 1

Despite a late-game comeback, the AU women's lacrosse team dropped their first-round Patriot League Tournament match to Colgate, 12-7, at Hart Turf Field in Worcester, Mass. Down by two with just under 13 minutes to play, the Eagles showed signs of revival with a goal by junior Sarah Milewski to pull AU within one.

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Men's tennis falls to Army in PL tournament final, 4-2

By Simone Echeverri-Gent | May 1

History repeated itself on Sunday as the AU men's tennis team fell to Army in the finals of the Patriot League championship held in West Point, N.Y. The Eagles had just pulled off a dominating victory against Navy on Saturday, defeating them 4-0 in the semi-finals.

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Where's the spirit? We already have it

By Kevin Hilgers | May 1

So what's the deal with AU not having any spirit? Let's blame Benjamin Ladner. Blame Joni Comstock. Blame the basketball team. Blame the pep band. Blame this newspaper. Let's reinvent the fight song and logo yet again to inject a sense of tradition in a 113-year-old institution that still somehow lacks it.

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Devils will ice NHL championship

By Jesse Epstein | April 27

How convenient that in the last week of this column, we have probably our biggest week of the semester. We have the NBA and NHL playoffs, and, as I said last week, the most media-hyped event in the world, the NFL Draft (or Mel Kiper Invitational). Truth: The Devils will win the Stanley Cup.

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AU runners qualified for regionals

By Patrick Ambrosio | April 27

Coming off of a successful indoor season, the AU track team has continued its success, with four Eagles qualifying to compete at the NCAA East Regional. Senior Keira Carlstrom qualified in the 5,000-meter event, while senior Zaia Wharton qualified in the 800.

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Sports briefs

By Kevin Hilgers | April 27

Lane's career game helps end losing streak Sophomore midfielder Jackie Lane registered a career-high six points to lead the AU women's lacrosse team to a 13-10 win over host Longwood Monday. Lane's four-goal, two-assist output in the Eagles' regular-season finale ended their five-game losing streak.

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Looking back as AU seasons wind down

By Erin Keaveney | April 27

With the school year winding down, most students have likely been consumed with homework, group projects and papers leading up to final exams. Academically, it's a stressful time for most, as we rush to cram a semester's worth of information into our heads in order to prepare for a few remaining tests, which will determine our final grades.

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Crew rows first home regatta of season

By Justin Hall | April 27

When many people see the words "AU Crew" on the backs of jackets or sweatshirts around campus, they may ask themselves, "What is crew?" It's the official term for team rowing. Here at AU, it's a club team that is rising in popularity and climbing the ladder toward the more elite teams on the East Coast.

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