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The Sports Sermon: Rotten apple falls far from tree

When talking about John Thompson III’s lineage, the mind instantly jumps to his namesake. But in terms of coaching, Princeton’s Pete Carril may be JTIII’s more important progenitor. Carril, who pioneered the vaunted Princeton offense, has one of basketball’s most illustrious coaching trees, with protégés such as Houston Rockets coach Rick Adelman and Oregon State coach Craig Robinson. With his initial success as a head coach, Thompson may one day have his own robust coaching lineage. But for now, JTIII’s coaching tree has borne rotten fruit.

By October 1, 2009

Sports

The Sports Sermon: There’s no place like Homecoming

For some Georgetown students, four years on the Hilltop turns them into rabid Hoya fans, a sports obsession that doesn’t die at graduation. For others school pride may wane, but they would like to reminisce fondly with their fellow alumni, perhaps over a few drinks. This weekend these two groups converge for a Homecoming celebration.

By September 24, 2009

Features

Playing hard on and off the field

Last Saturday night, dozens of freshmen packed into a house on 36th Street for the first of the many parties that the men’s rugby team will host this year. Within the house were friends of the team and about fifty energetic rugby players, especially boisterous after enjoying an afternoon of violent sport. The testosterone-laden hosts introduced their guests to rugby chants and traditions, in a scene probably resembling Animal House more than anything the freshmen had seen in their short time on the Hilltop. In the end, freshman likely came away with an impression that Georgetown’s rugby players are all play and no work.

By September 17, 2009

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Night lights

Last Saturday, Georgetown inaugurated a momentous new era for campus athletics, when the Hoya football team played its first game under the lights of Multi-Sport Field.

By September 17, 2009

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Moneyball

Last week, news broke that Georgetown’s baseball program had committed major NCAA violations. Over a period of seven years the university unknowingly paid 26 players tens of thousands of dollars of unearned work-study pay, causing the NCAA to impose strict sanctions, including three years probation for the athletic department.

By September 10, 2009

Sports

Baseball sanctioned after major NCAA violations

The NCAA announced Wednesday afternoon that Georgetown’s baseball program will be placed on probation for three years following major violations committed by the program from 2000 to 2007. It is Georgetown’s first-ever major NCAA rules violation.

By September 3, 2009

Sports

The Sports Sermon: No place like home field advantage

Home field advantage is one of the most important factors in sports. Having the crowd behind a team—and against its opponents—can often push the home team over the top in a close match. But what is a team to do when it has no home field?

By September 3, 2009

Sports

What Rocks: Victoria Sekely

  Most freshmen spend their summer before college preparing for school, but few must prepare like Victoria Sekely. The incoming tennis player spent her vacation playing on the Intercollegiate Tennis... Read more

By August 28, 2009

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Georgetown’s Prodigal Son

This July, the Worldwide Leader in Sports descended on Georgetown to fete Alonzo Mourning, the Hoya basketball legend and recently retired NBA star. Mourning’s laudatory interview with ESPN’s Rick Reilly... Read more

By August 28, 2009

Sports

The Sports Sermon: D.C. sports suck

It’s only natural to reflect on the past year as the spring semester draws to a close, one that will be remembered for the historic Inauguration many were lucky enough to be in D.C. to experience. For sports-loving Hoyas, though, this year will be remembered more for its misfortune. We’ve had to live in a city suffering one of the most horrific stretches of athletic ineptitude in recent memory. Whether crushing fans’ spirits with epic collapses or nightly displays of incompetence, the District’s sports teams rarely failed to disappoint.

By April 23, 2009