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Lehigh Weekend: Softball Tries to Navigate the "Group of Death"

When it comes to Lehigh's spring sports, admittedly I don't follow them as closely as I do the winter sports (or, of course, football). But I do tune in when Lehigh's baseball or softball teams qualify for the postseason, and Lehigh softball is down in Gainesville, Florida to play in the Gainesville NCAA regional . Not only this year's team playing against an incredibly challenging regional, the Mountain Hawks, led by senior P/OF Lisa Sweeney 's powerful pitching, could face the No. 1 team in the nation (Florida) and faced off against a powerful Big XII team that was the subject of Lehigh softball's greatest upset ever - Texas A&M. Florida A&M rounds off the bracket - who aren't playing far from their home campus. "Group of Death" indeed. While I was escaping from the world on Friday, Lehigh lost a heartbreaking 1-0 game to TAMU , where Sweeney only gave up four hits but one was a solo home run in the first inning to Erin Glasco that was

Georgetown Loses AD - Prior to Big East Breakup?

Three days after I opine that perhaps something is awfully fishy down Big East Way , Georgetown athletic director Bernard Muir suddenly fills the vacant AD position at Delaware : Georgetown announced Monday that athletic director Bernard Muir was resigning to accept the same post at the University of Delaware. Georgetown's search for Muir's replacement will begin immediately. "I am grateful for the contributions that Bernard Muir has made to Georgetown," Georgetown President John J. DeGioia said in a statement. "Bernard has recruited outstanding new coaches and bolstered academic support and leadership development opportunities for our student athletes." Sources close to the program said Muir's relationship with DeGioia became strained when he interviewed for openings at Duke and Northwestern in the past year. Many Georgetown and Big East observers are scratching their heads . Why should the athletic director, who told the head football coach he would