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ChiSox magic relived

By Dan Jacobson | October 31

I still can't believe it happened. The White Sox are World Series champions. After all the years of being second fiddle to the Cubs, playing second place to the Twins or Indians and signing big-name free agents more than a second late in their careers, the White Sox have finally reached the Promised Land.

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AU mauls Colgate, secures playoff home field

By Katie Munroe | October 31

What a Senior Day it was for the AU field hockey team, especially for seniors Shannon Goans and Javiera Villagra. They combined to score seven goals as the Eagles routed Patriot League rival Colgate, 9-1, at the Jacobs Recreational Complex Saturday. The win assured the Eagles will host the PL Tournament next weekend, and improved AU's record to 16-1 (4-0 PL).

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Swimming dives into '05-06 vs. GW, CUA

By Carolyn Fox | October 31

The AU Men's and Women's swimming and diving team finished first in overall points in a two-day meet versus George Washington and Catholic this weekend. It was the first opportunity of the season for swimmers to race in individual events. The three sessions (one Friday night at Catholic, and two Saturday at AU) meant each swimmer competed in six individual events total.

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Sports briefs

By Ian Quillen | October 31

Men's Soccer gets first '05 road win at Bucknell The AU men's soccer team will play for the right to host the Patriot League tournament this Saturday after winning at Bucknell last Saturday, 2-1. AU freshman midfielder Stephen Romeo's first career goal won it in the 71st minute, created by an assist from AU junior forward Larry Mark.

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By Ian Quillen | October 27

Field hockey players get PL, national honors AU field hockey freshman attacker Irene Schickhardt was named the Patriot League's Rookie of the Week for her play in last week's action. She netted a hat trick in AU's 3-2 overtime win at Holy Cross on Saturday.

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NHL on OLN is no-see TV

By Pat Ambrosio | October 27

This should have been a fantastic season for NHL fans. Sidney "The Next One" Crosby is skating alongside the legendary Mario Lemieux in Pittsburgh, while Jaromir Jagr has regained his scoring touch in New York (10 goals in 10 games). A crackdown on obstruction and a reduction in the size of goaltending equipment has improved the offensive flow of the game.

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Maryland halts field hockey's streak at 15

October 27

The No. 5 AU field hockey team suffered its first loss, 2-1, Wednesday to its rivals, the No. 3 Maryland Terrapins at Jacobs Recreational Complex. It was the most anticipated match-up in AU field hockey history, with a possible No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament on the line.

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Ditch the Betamax, BCS

By Jordan Beane | October 27

JORDAN BEANE Right now there are six college football teams in the top 25. Six. Surely not all of them will make it through the season with an unblemished record, but I'm certainly pulling for it. Anything to mess with the creators of the Bowl Championship Series is fine by me.

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Volleyball aces Howard in home win

By Dan Jacobson | October 27

If the Howard Lady Bison see AU volleyball players serving in their nightmares for the next couple days, you can't blame them. On Tuesday night at Bender Arena, the Eagles had 19 aces, eight alone by junior Elizabeth Maloney, as the Eagles cruised past Howard, 3-0 (30-18, 30-10, 30-13).

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By Patrick Ambrosio | October 24

Field hockey escapes Worcester still unbeaten Irene Schickhardt's overtime heroics kept the AU women's field hockey team undefeated, as the No. 5 Eagles (15-0, 3-0 Patriot League) defeated Holy Cross, 3-2 Saturday. Schickhardt, a freshman, scored an unassisted goal with just four minutes left to send the game into overtime.

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Maryland rivals not AU's real test...yet

By Ian Quillen | October 24

How much does this Wednesday's clash against No. 3 Maryland mean to the No. 5 AU field hockey team? Ask Holy Cross. Saturday the Crusaders (7-9, 2-2 Patriot League), who on paper have little business being on the same artificial surface as the Eagles (15-0, 3-0 PL), were four minutes from stealing a victory and a the PL lead.

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Men's soccer drops 1st-place Raiders

By Katie Munroe | October 24

With the battle for a Patriot League playoff spot tightening, the AU men's soccer team delivered under pressure, defeating Colgate, 3-1, on Saturday at Reeves Field. The win over the then-first-place Raiders may have only complicated the standings, pushing the Eagles into a four-way tie for the PL top spot.

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For field hockey, going south a good thing

By Jesse Epstein | October 24

Somewhere far away from here, on a city street in Santiago, Chile, a young girl walks with a field hockey stick, thinking about the sport she loves, and her future in it. In all likelihood, she doesn't see leaving the Santiago streets as part of that future.

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Isaiah is no Knick messiah

By Dan Jacobson | October 20

One of the most remarkable feats in recent sports is that Isiah Thomas keeps getting hired to lead NBA basketball teams. This when the fact is that Thomas has screwed up three NBA franchises and an entire basketball league. I understand why he got his first chance with the Toronto Raptors in 1994.

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Mountaineers too tall for men's soccer

October 20

A controversial goal by West Virginia helped bury the AU men's soccer team Wednesday at Reeves Field, 2-0. A shot off the foot of West Virginia sophomore Andrew Halsell early in the first half clanked the crossbar and bounced directly down to the goal line as AU (3-8-1) lost its early-game momentum.

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What would Johnny U. think of the dresscode?

By Jordan Beane | October 20

The NBA recently announced that a dress code would be going into effect for the new season. The new code says that basically, whenever an NBA player is seen in public, he can't be wearing doo-rags, shorts, T-shirts, jeans and in a code I think needs to be adopted here at AU, no sunglasses indoors.

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Volleyball fetches win vs. Retrievers

By Dan Jacobson | October 20

From the opening game to the final point, AU woman's volleyball team had played better matches. Multiple times during its bout against the Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers Tuesday night at Bender Arena, there was miscommunication between the AU players that led to several Retrievers points.

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