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While there are still games to be played for various Golden Eagle teams, the top 10 sports stories of the year are in.

Men's basketball coach Buzz Williams announced Monday that Marquette has signed 7-foot-2 Youssoupha Mbao to a National Letter of Intent. Mbao, a 215-pound center from Dakar, Senegal, will arrive at Marquette this summer and have four years of eligibility with the Golden Eagles.

Almost two weeks ago, Marquette student Ian Parker bowled the first-ever 300 game at the Union Sports Annex. It got Borneman thinking: Isn't the beauty of sport the fact that it's influence never leaves us?

Sophomore forward Patrick Hazel ended his career at Marquette last week, cutting a final tie to the last full recruiting class to be coached by Tom Crean. As far as Borneman is concerned, that's good news for Marquette fans.

One day after announcing the transfer of sophomore forward Patrick Hazel from the Marquette men's basketball program, coach Buzz Williams announced the latest addition to the Golden Eagles' 2009 recruiting class.