Sports

Sports

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.

---

Sports

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.

---

Sports

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.

---

Sports

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.

---

Sports

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.

---

Sports

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 ...

---

Sports

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 ...

---

Sports

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.

---

Sports

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.

---

Sports

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:

---

Sports

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.

---

Sports

AU lacrosse wins final home game, sets record

By Tyler Tomea | April 20

In their final home game of the season, the AU women’s lacrosse team went out with a bang.

---

Sports

First round predictions with NBA Playoffs underway

By Michael Mcelveen | April 18

The most glorious month of basketball is upon us, so get your brackets out! Oh wait, that’s March Madness. The time of year when actual basketball players are found and teams actually play defense. The time of year when players do not fight fans, make obscene comments toward referees or have therapists, like Ron Artest.

---

Sports

Late goal pushes Navy past AU in conference finale

By Tyler Tomea | April 18

In back-and-forth games like the one between AU and the Navy Midshipmen, the team with the ball last usually wins.

---

Sports

Fans should appreciate Coach Cody’s tenure at AU

By Ben Lasky | April 18

Well … this is awkward. If you didn’t already know, last Tuesday The Eagle ran a profile on head wrestling coach Mark Cody. The same day, Cody announced that he is leaving AU to take over as the head coach at The University of Oklahoma.

---

Sports

AU wrestling’s Mark Cody accepts head coaching job at Oklahoma

By Tyler Tomea | April 16

After being named the 2011 National Wrestling Coaches Association Coach of the Year, Mark Cody has left the AU wrestling program and been named the head wrestling coach at the University of Oklahoma.

---

Sports

Coach Mark Cody takes AU wrestling from an afterthought to a national contender

By Kate Greubel | April 11

Tucked away in the far right corner of the Jacobs Fitness Center are two doors that led to the matted wrestling room. On the right side of the room lies an office that houses AU Athletics’ best kept secret: wrestling Head Coach Mark Cody.

---