Nick Berti

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The Sports Sermon: Program on the rise

Within the last two weeks, two Georgetown basketball seasons have ended. They couldn’t have ended more differently. While the men’s team stumbled in the first round yet again, the women bowed out in a more bittersweet (and respectable) fashion.

By March 31, 2011

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The Sports Sermon: Time for change?

It happened right in front of me. I witnessed the end of the Hoyas season in Chicago last week and I still am struggling to make sense of it. Many people have already seemed to figure it out, though, judging from Leo’s conversations and Facebook statuses.

By March 24, 2011

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The Sports Sermon: Madness taking over

I’m exhausted. It’s not because I’ve been pulling late nights at Lau to study for my midterm or because I’m worrying about all the projects that will start piling up in the coming weeks. It’s because I’ve been looking over a one-page document for the last three days trying to crack the code.

By March 17, 2011

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The Sports Sermon: Keep the Faith

When I heard Chris Wright, the Hoyas’ most important player, had broken his hand after colliding with a Cincinnati player, I immediately thought, “This can’t be happening again.” But as a junior, I have become accustomed to an annual letdown at the end of the season.

By March 3, 2011

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The Sports Sermon: The big one

During the Roy Hibbert and Jeff Green era, the Hoyas played plenty of big games. Every game in their Final Four run, of course, was huge, but even for regular season matchups, screaming fans consistently packed the Verizon Center thanks to the constant position at the top of the conference standings.

By February 24, 2011

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The Sports Sermon: February sadness

The Monday after the Super Bowl marked the beginning of a very dark time for sports fans. After Aaron Rodgers hoisted the Lombardi trophy, we entered the worst three weeks on the sports calendar. The NFL hangover is in full effect, and March Madness is a few weeks away.

By February 17, 2011

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Freeman plays through pain in comeback win

As star senior Austin Freeman lay on the ground hurt late in the first half against Marquette, it looked as if Georgetown’s seven game winning streak was in jeopardy. But Freeman played through the pain of a sprained ankle to help lead the Hoyas to a 69-60 comeback victory.

By February 13, 2011

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The Sports Sermon: Saying goodbye to a legend

On Feb. 3, the end of an era began to dawn on the New York Yankees, when 38-year-old pitcher Andy Pettitte retired. Pettitte was the first of the so-called “core four,” which includes pinstripe veterans Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, and Derek Jeter, to hang up his cleats.

By February 10, 2011

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The Sports Sermon: Back and better than ever

Georgetown has won five games in row. That means they’re back, right? Or do the Hoyas have to win six in row to officially be “back”? What if they were never gone? The team certainly wasn’t looking too good a couple of weeks ago.

By February 3, 2011

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The Sports Sermon: Top of the class

If you were to ask NBA fans or coaches, most would have told you that the 2010 NBA Draft had one prize. Sure, there were 60 selections total, but after the season, lottery teams had their eye on one just player—John Wall. This hasn’t always been the case though with the first overall pick.

By January 27, 2011