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Navy adds to women's PL struggles

By Jesse Epstein | January 26

The AU women's basketball team suffered its third straight Patriot League defeat, losing, 80-70, to the Navy Midshipwomen Tuesday night at Annapolis, Md. The Eagles were led by senior Tala Hadavi, who scored a career-high 24 points, including shooting 5 of 10 from 3-point range.

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Men's hoops yields rare loss to Mids

January 26

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The AU men's basketball team did something Wednesday it hadn't done in almost 20 years: lose at Navy. The theme of the 77-68 loss appeared to revolve around breaking streaks. Navy (7-11, 1-4 Patriot League) snapped its winless streak in league play.

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Bryant's 81 speaks double truths

By Jesse Epstein | January 26

So last week got off to an inauspicious start as the Steelers upended the Broncos, but I'm back to try my luck again this week. Truth: Kobe Bryant will score 80 points again this season. Why not? The guy is out-of-this-world good, he's got no teammate who's worth anything, and he has no problem hoisting up 50 shots a game.

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Track gets good mileage in Landover

By Dan Jacobson | January 23

AU mile runners dominated at the Maryland Invitational in Landover, Md., Saturday as senior Keira Carlstrom and junior Brendan Fennell won the women's and men's miles, respectively. Carlstrom had no trouble in the women's mile, breaking out into the lead early.

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Sports briefs

January 23

Women's basketball can't catch up with Crusaders The AU women's basketball team lost a heart breaker at Holy Cross Saturday, falling, 59-55, at the Hart Center to fall to 1-4 in the Patriot League and 4-14 overall. Senior Tala Hadavi led the Eagles with 18 points, while freshman Sahar Nusseibeh scored 13 and grabbed 12 rebounds.

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Seniors push men to win

By Patrick Ambrosio | January 23

Seniors Kevin Falkenstein, Val Fomenko and Estebe Salgado gave the home crowd something to cheer about on Senior Day, leading the AU men's swimming and diving team to a convincing victory over Georgetown. The Eagles won all 11 swimming events Saturday afternoon at Frailey Pool.

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In London, a high price for food and football

By Jordan Beane | January 23

I needed a break. I had been in England for a week and a half and I needed a respite. I wasn't experiencing major culture shock, it was just that the little differences between London and D.C. were starting to get to me. The buses here run on time, the cars drive on the wrong side of the road, and the birds chirp at all hours of the night (there's nothing more unnerving then being woken up at 3 a.

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These quarterbacks are The Truth

By Jesse Epstein | January 19

Since my colleague Jordan Beane has gone to London and taken "Beane Ball" with him, each week, I'll let you know what I'm burning on in the weekly installment, "Two Truths and a Lie." I'll comment on some of the hottest topics in sports, telling you what's really going down, and what's just sideline banter.

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Hoop notes: Winter break unkind to soul-searching AU

By Kevin Hilgers | January 19

It was obvious that AU men's basketball coach Jeff Jones was frustrated after a 71-59 home loss to Yale on Jan. 9. "I don't think our kids can play any harder," he said after emerging from the locker room nearly half an hour following the defeat It was the low point of the Eagles' winter break play in which they went 2-5, only picking up wins at St.

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Eagles top Army in extra, extra time

January 19

Maybe the AU men's basketball team believed a nine-game winning streak against Army dating back to when Kennedy roamed the West Wing and its 5-11 record were enough for a second straight Patriot League win. But instead it took two overtimes and two game-tying 3-point shots from junior guard Andre Ingram for AU to escape any talk of Army being due with a 65-63 win Wednesday at Bender Arena.

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Women falter against Army

By Jesse Epstein | January 19

The AU women's basketball team continued a disappointing month by losing to the Army Black Knights Tuesday night at Bender Arena, 75-66, to drop to 4-13, 1-3 in the Patriot League. The Eagles used a strong first half to build a two-point halftime lead, but an 12-1 Army run to open the second half put the Eagles behind for good.

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Bad calls, sloppy play can't mar Super Bowl

By Pat Ambrosio | January 19

Last weekend, Pittsburgh stunned Indianapolis in a thrilling 21-18 win, while the Broncos ended the Patriots' run as champions with a 27-13 victory. But both games were marred by poor officiating that had fans, the media, coaches and even some players voicing their outrage.

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Hoop notes: Jones: Carr has long-range leeway

December 12

December in D.C. is cold, and cold means snow, but at Bender Arena Saturday it rained 3's. Twenty-five of them to be exact, and in the AU men's basketball matchup with Towson, that divulged a little secret: Freshman Garrison Carr likes to shoot, and unlike most of his teammates, he's allowed to jack up the 3-ball whenever he wants.

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'Tis the season

By Dan Jacobson | December 12

Since it is the holiday season, there are a few gifts I would like to give out. But instead of Christmas gifts, I'm going to give out eight presents to various athletes for each night of Hanukkah. For the first night, I would like to give Tim Duncan and Rodger Federer each a better personality.

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Carr, Eagles rain 3's on Tigers in win

By Kevin Hilgers | December 12

Everyone knew Garrison Carr was known for his shot in high school. It was only in Saturday's men's basketball game against Towson that they found out just how good his shot can be. The freshman guard cruised to a career-high 25 points and made six of AU's record 15 3-pointers in a 74-70 win over the Tigers at Bender Arena.

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Women's hoops endures Quakers in overtime

By Jesse Epstein | December 12

There are certain games where a coach learns about its team, for better or worse. Saturday, AU women's basketball coach Melissa McFerrin learned a lot about her young squad during its resilient 70-68 overtime win over Pennsylvania. The Eagles blew an 11-point halftime lead and Joey Rhoads hit a 3-pointer for the Quakers to send the game into overtime.

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Big man on campus vs. the big Safeway spender

By Jordan Beane | December 8

All in all, 2005 has been a great sports year, especially since the semester started in August. It's been so good, in fact, that I've put together a little award ceremony to honor it, as I hand out the First Annual Beanies. Man of the Year: Reggie Bush, Southrn California.

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