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Alisha Moritz signs with Golden Eagle Women's Basketball
University of Minnesota, Crookston head women's basketball coach Mike Roysland announced the signing of Alisha Moritz of Emily to a National Letter of Intent to play for the Golden Eagles during the 2008-09 season.
Jones Announces Robert Burke as Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
American University head men's basketball coach Jeff Jones has announced the addition of Robert Burke as an assistant coach for the Eagles.
Jones Announces Addition of Brewer to Men's Basketball Team
American University Head Coach Jeff Jones has announced the addition of Gaithersburg, Md., native and Montrose Christian alumnus Troy Brewer to the men's basketball team.
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NWCA Announces Top 30 Academic Wrestling Teams
The National Wrestling Coaches Association has announced its annual Division I All-Academic Top 30 Teams for the 2008-2009 season.
AU Men's Basketball Announces Promotion of Jackson, Hiring of Simon
American University head men's basketball coach Jeff Jones has announced the promotion of Eddie Jackson to assistant coach and the hiring of Bryce Simon as the director of basketball operations.
AU Athletics Announces Updates to Men's Basketball Staff; Senior Administrators
American University has announced several staff updates, including changes to the men's basketball staff, senior administration promotions and an update on a women's basketball alum.
Hokies claim 19-11 win over American
WASHINGTON, D.C. Tech's trio of Rachel Culp , Allie Emala and Jessica Nonn combined to score 14 goals as the Virginia Tech women's lacrosse team held off American University for the 19-11 win in a non-conference match played at Jacobs Field on Saturday afternoon.
What is a journalist to do when the team he must cover has changed from just an average squad to his alma mater's program? The simple answer is to leave everything to the action on the court.
The third-seeded Wildcats lost their home-court advantage and nearly lost the game, needing a late 19-2 run in the East Regional to fend off the Patriot League champions.
Thinking about the first round -- and Saint Mary's
American Guts : American guards Derrick Mercer and Garrison Carr are barely tall enough to get on the rides at Disney World, but they played with great heart and courage against Villanova.
American's Bryce Simon has agreed to provide daily reports this week as the Eagles go to their second straight NCAA tournament.
AU bball gave all in NCAA game
Coach Jeff Jones summed it up best when he said the AU men's basketball team left everything on the court.
American's Carr got out of the garage and turned the corner
As a junior, he made 135 threes and scored 606 points. The Eagles made their first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance.
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The Washington Post
American: Carr Has Become Both a Shooter and a Target
Garrison Carr wasn't going to catch anyone by surprise this season. Not after averaging more than four three-pointers and 18 points per game as a junior last season, after scoring 30 points in a pair of league road games and scorching Tennessee for six three-pointers and 26 points in American University's first NCAA tournament appearance.
No, this winter promised to be different, and not in a good way for the 5-foot-11 guard who hardly played his first two seasons before rocketing onto the scene a year ago.
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The Washington Post
John Feinstein: AU Fell Just Short of the Impossible
PHILADELPHIA
Once the locker room door closed and American Coach Jeff Jones was alone with his basketball team for the final time in a remarkable season, he took a deep breath before he began to speak to his players.
'I knew if I went on for very long, it would get tough for me emotionally,' he said, an hour after the Eagles' season had ended with an 80-67 loss to Villanova on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament. 'This group of seniors has done so much for the school and the program that there's a lot I want to say to them -- and I will. But I knew I wouldn't get through it tonight.'
At American, a Little Guy Plays Bigger
The smallest man on the court has been making the biggest impression. And he does not need a loud mouth or a flashy game to get anyone's attention.
American's Bryce Simon has agreed to provide daily reports this week as the Eagles go to their second straight NCAA tournament.
Villanova enjoys staying home for the postseason
Villanova has the home court, this time it wants the advantage. Jay Wright's strongest memory of the Wildcats' first-round victory in 2006 at the Wachovia Center isn't that it was the first one on a path toward the regional final.
Former Gadsden High School standout Frank Borden heads to his second...
Former Gadsden High School standout Frank Borden heads to his second NCAA tournament as a starter for the American University basketball team by By Felix Chavez/Sun-News reporter LAS CRUCES - Former Gadsden High basketball star Frank Borden is headed to his second NCAA men's basketball tournament.
St. Anthony product Derrick Mercer in NCAA Tournament with American, making family proud
He protected his son from the drug dealers who hung around on their Jersey City block, and made sure the gang members knew better than to mess with his kid.