Colonials capture A-10
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ATLANTIC CITY -- They had come so far, expected so much of themselves when almost no else did, which brought the University of Rhode Island Rams to yesterday's Atlantic 10 tournament championship game at Boardwalk Hall with the greatest of hopes: a victory and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
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Tim Manthey scored a pair of power-play goals and Bryce Hollweg also scored twice, boosting Army to a 6-2 victory over Bentley last night in the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals in West Point, N.Y.
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Maury Edwards didn't need much time to become an impact player in Hockey East. The freshman defenseman's fifth goal of the season was the winning strike in No. 15 UMass-Lowell's 4-1 victory over No. 10 Massachusetts last night at Tsongas Arena.
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They played a frenetic game, a collage of runs and dunks and discombobulating defense that would have held the court at any park or recreation center. The Almighty could not be immediately reached for comment, but if church-league basketball is your thing then the George Washington University Colonials may be your team.
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Lyndra Littles scored a career-high 32 points and added 10 rebounds and Virginia pulled away to beat Clemson, 89-82, in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament yesterday at Greensboro, N.C.
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New Hampshire's scoring struggles continued yesterday. Thanks to Kevin Regan, its losing streak didn't. The senior from South Boston stopped 33 shots en route to his seventh career shutout as the 10th-ranked Wildcats held on for a 2-0 victory over Maine in Durham, N.H.
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Five players scored in double figures as Boston University earned a 70-65 victory over Florida A&amp;M yesterday in the consolation game of the State Farm Classic in Gainesville, Fla.
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Maryland&#39;s Ekene Ibekwe, right, blocks a shot by North Carolina-Asheville&#39;s Joseph Barber in the second half Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004, in College Park, Md.
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MIAMI (Sports Network) - Bryan Randall threw a pair of  touchdown passes, including one to Eddie Royal in the fourth  quarter, as No. 10 Virginia Tech captured the Atlantic Coast  Conference title with a 16-10 victory over No. 9 Miami at the  Orange Bowl.
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Any team that has a date with the Acton-Boxboro boys' soccer team could learn a lesson from Concord-Carlisle. When playing the second-ranked Colonials, leave mistakes at home. A poor clearance, a cheap foul, or a mistimed pass will not go unpunished, as exhibited in A-B's 3-0 victory over the third-ranked Patriots.
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DEFENDING TERRITORY: GW is 5-1 at home this season, while Saint Joseph's has the Atlantic 10's best road record at 7-3, with the losses at Syracuse, Creighton and Charlotte. The Colonials are trying to avoid their fifth straight loss. In their last game, a 92-67 loss at Duquesne,
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Zabian Dowdell scored a career-high 33 points and Deron Washington blocked Ty Lawson's shot in the final seconds of overtime, preserving Virginia Tech's 81-80 upset of No. 4 North Carolina last night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Ayla Brown rebounded well, as did her team. The sophomore from Wrentham snared a season-high 11 rebounds and added 8 points yesterday as Boston College bounced back from Thursday's drubbing at North Carolina with a 66-58 victory over Wake Forest at Conte Forum.
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After Florida scores four runs in the top of the 10th inning, Atlanta answers with five to capture a thrilling 8-7 win on Sunday.
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For a few minutes, George Washington looked again like the dynamic team that beat Maryland and Michigan State last month. Fast breaks were converted at a dizzying pace, and Pops Mensah-Bonsu was dunking away. But the Colonials couldn't hold an eight-point, first-half lead, and a 3-pointer at the buzzer by Xavier meant a 66-65 loss Tuesday night, erasing once and for all any notion that George Washington still belongs in the Top 25.
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Virginia Tech now can proclaim itself the ACC&#39;s best team - and no one can argue. The 10th-ranked Hokies capped their inaugural ACC season with the league&#39;s outright championship, getting two touchdown passes
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Scott Crowder and Shawn Saunders scored early third-period goals yesterday at the Mullins Center in Amherst, sparking No. 15 UMass to a 4-3 victory over UConn.