Last Saturday afternoon, the Georgetown women’s lacrosse team found themselves in an all-too-familiar position—behind. The team, something of a national powerhouse in recent years, started the game down 4-0 to Rutgers. The Hoyas (8-5, 6-0 Big East) rebounded in a big way, though, coming back to trounce the Scarlet Knights 19-12, continuing a five-game winning streak and preserveing an unblemished conference record.
Two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was suspended for six games yesterday. This suspension is just one in a long line of swift punishments handed down by the NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. In suspending the Steelers’ star and one of the most recognizable professional football players in the league, Goodell reaffirmed his rule over the league. It’s a simple formula: Either you abide by Goodell’s standards, or you do not play in NFL games.
In a city best known for its politics, professional sports often take a backseat in Washington D.C. As one of only 13 cities in the country to have teams competing in the four major sports, the District has dropped the ball over the last year, often literally.
The Georgetown Baseball team is enjoying one of their most successful seasons in recent memory. One of the main reasons for this success is junior third basemen Sean Lamont, whose career on the Hilltop can be summed up by one word: power. Lamont led the team in home runs, RBIs, runs, and slugging percentage during his first two years.
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