Liz Kuebler

Sports

The Sports Sermon

The biggest day of the year for the sports world, Super Bowl Sunday, is right around the corner. Sports folk all around the country are planning out their game day festivities, and in the midst of the countdown to the game I was reminded of the fantasy football team I had created last September.

By January 31, 2008

Sports

The Sports Sermon

With the second semester in full swing, the Georgetown football team is back into the off-season early-morning workouts. Getting up at the break of dawn is hard enough, but the facts the Hoyas must face every morning as they trek up to the varsity gym must hurt even more.

By January 24, 2008

Sports

The Sports Sermon

I met a man one time who just didn’t get sports. He asked me: “What is it about sports that captures people, causes them to become so dedicated to a team or sport, and sometimes draw near to the brink of insane behavior?”

By January 17, 2008

Sports

The Sports Sermon

Last Saturday kicked off a season filled with traditions, as the 25-day countdown to Christmas began. Red and green are once again fashionable, and it’s now socially acceptable to listen to Christmas carols twenty-four-seven.

Many sports fans expected to enjoy another December tradition as they sat down to watch Saturday’s college football games. They presumed they would see top teams perform at the level of their rankings, but this expectation was turned completely upside down as the teams did just the opposite.

By December 6, 2007

Sports

Switch Hitting

Mid-November, the time for post-season play for fall sports has lost some of its magic on the Georgetown campus. With the men’s soccer season at an end and no play-off appearance from football, spectators and fans might be temped to move onto winter sports. There is, however, still something to celebrate this fall.

By November 15, 2007

Sports

Hear Them Roar

The georgetown women’s basketball team is ready to make changes after last year’s disappointing season. Ranked last in the Big East by the coaches’ preseason poll, the Hoyas know that the only way to go is up.

By November 6, 2007

Sports

Eyes on the Prize

The seniors of the Georgetown women’s basketball team look to leave their mark in the Big East.

By November 6, 2007

Sports

Road work

Marathoners are a different type of athlete, driven to take on a 26.2 mile run just for that inexplicable runner’s high.

By November 1, 2007

Sports

Sit down, Pitt:

After a tough 5-3 loss Friday against West Virginia University, the Hoyas Women’s soccer team (11-5-0, 4-4-0 BE) weren’t about to relax with a 3-0 lead against Pittsburgh (6-9-1, 1-7-1 BE) Sunday afternoon on North Kehoe Field. The Hoyas held on to win the game 4-2.

By October 25, 2007

Sports

Volleyball slump

The Georgetown Volleyball team lost a tough match to Virginia Commonwealth University Tuesday night at McDonough Gym in a five game decision.

By October 18, 2007