The riders of the Georgetown University Cycling Team took to the roads of Williamsburg, Va. last weekend in their first-ever team competition. The team’s maiden race was a success, as the Hoyas rode through sleet and freezing rain to finish second of 10 Division II cycling teams in the Atlantic Coast Collegiate Cycling opener.
By Anthony Francavilla March 1, 2007
It’s official: Americans are fed up with their own national pastime.
By Anthony Francavilla March 1, 2007
By Anthony Francavilla February 22, 2007
With the Nova Nation looming at my back last Saturday, I happily played the unbiased journalist in the press box and hid my Georgetown T-shirt under a neutral sweater. Down by double digits early and grossly outnumbered, I wasn’t about to be a hero. But as Jesse Sapp let fly from 60 feet at the first-half buzzer and found nothing but net, I leapt out of my seat without thinking and exposed my allegiance to the hundreds of Wildcats behind me.
By Anthony Francavilla February 22, 2007
A messy room, a pounding headache and SportsCenter: this past Sunday morning began in much the same way it always begins. Yet, as my hand passed over the buzzing alarm, crumpled pants and ringing phone en route to the all-important remote control, I became conscious of something special when I turned on the television for the sports fan’s morning coffee.
By Anthony Francavilla February 15, 2007
The Georgetown men’s basketball team captured its eighth straight conference win last Monday with a 71-53 rout of the West Virginia Mountaineers. Red-hot shooting and stifling defense were the keys to the Hoya victory, which brought the current winning streak to its longest conference run since the 1988-1989 season.
By Anthony Francavilla February 15, 2007
College basketball has reached that point in the season when historic foes do battle for the invaluable prize of a year’s worth of bragging rights. Yes, it’s rivalry week. In the spirit of this week-long sports holiday, it is important to consider the art of the rivalry and its role—not just in sports, but in every day life.
By Anthony Francavilla February 8, 2007
The death of a great athlete has cast a shadow over the bright anticipation of the pre-Super Bowl sports world. He was bigger than Brian Urlacher, faster than Marvin Harrison and had more heart than Peyton Manning. His tragic death has exposed a sport with a standard of safety that would be deemed unacceptable for two-legged athletes.
By Anthony Francavilla February 1, 2007
This past Sunday, students anxiously awaiting the first snowfall of the year were finally granted a taste of white weather. From my warm vantage point in a Harbin common room, commanding a view of the entire football field, I was treated with a scene that delighted the sports fan within me.
By Anthony Francavilla January 25, 2007
It seems like just yesterday that the months of anticipation gave way to the first home basketball game of the season. A preseason ranking, coupled with the rich history of a century of Hoyas basketball, left little room for any other team in the hearts of Georgetown students. Nevertheless, the somewhat disappointing season is more than half way over, with only a handful of home games left on the schedule. Thankfully, the March 3 match-up against Connecticut does not have to mark the end of the basketball experience here in the nation’s capital.
By Anthony Francavilla January 18, 2007