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Athletes Invest is investing in athletes’ futures

A Georgetown soccer player, two football players, and a sailor walked into a bar. They all have the same walk: with demanding schedules and little time to spend on their... Read more

By September 15, 2026

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Your D.C. sports starting lineup

Hoya sports bring the heat when it comes to elite play and electrifying fan environments, but Washington D.C. has an even more extensive sports scene that students must Capital-ize on.... Read more

By and September 12, 2026

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Shelton’s late night triumph sets up all-American US Open semi-final

At 3:33 a.m. on Sept. 9, American Ben Shelton blew one more ace past Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. While it was Shelton’s seventh ace of the night, this one was special. ... Read more

By September 11, 2026

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Return of the Cap

Whether you’re from New York, New Jersey, or spent your summer at a Manhattan finance internship, today is the day for New York sports fans (and Knicks bandwagoners) to rejoice... Read more

By and September 8, 2026

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ABS challenge or a BS challenge?

It’s March 26, 2026, MLB’s opening night. You just sat down to watch your favorite team play after a handful of baseball-less months. About halfway through the game, your favorite... Read more

By September 5, 2026

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The 2026 World Cup Week 5: ¡Vamos España!

Thirty-nine days and 103 games after the tournament’s commencement in Mexico City, Spain defeated the reigning champions, Argentina, in the World Cup Final. Grueling does not fully capture the flow... Read more

By July 22, 2026

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The 2026 World Cup Week 4: Round of 16 and the Quarterfinals

The most recent week of the World Cup saw five of FIFA’s top ten teams eliminated, all three host nations strike out, and the 2022 champion, Argentina, barely hang on... Read more

By July 16, 2026

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The 2026 World Cup Week 3: Group Stage to the Round of 32

Four years ago, with the 32-team format, the World Cup’s final Group Stage matches often lacked drama. Only from time to time would viewers get the third-place versus second-place matchup... Read more

By July 6, 2026

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The 2026 World Cup Week 2: Game highlights and next week’s preview

The second week of the World Cup saw various upsets, the rise of tournament giants, and a record that gives Cristiano Ronaldo fans something to keep arguing about.  Spain On... Read more

By June 25, 2026

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The 2026 World Cup Week 1: Game highlights and next week’s preview

On Thursday, June 11, the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly by the US, Canada, and Mexico, officially kicked off in Mexico City. This past week, the first matches of... Read more

By June 18, 2026

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Georgetown hosts inaugural McCourt Global Amputee Soccer Invitational

The inaugural McCourt Global Amputee Soccer Invitational took place on April 19, bringing elite international and domestic amputee soccer to Shaw Field with free open-access admission. Four clubs competed: Olympique... Read more

By April 27, 2026

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A look ahead at the 2026 World Cup

On Dec. 18, 2022, the world sat perched on the edge of their seats, waiting to see if Lionel Messi could lead Argentina to their first World Cup title since... Read more

By April 25, 2026

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On the field and in the classroom, these volunteers are KEEN on community

Beth Wenger, deputy director of Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN) Greater D.C., has volunteered with the organization since 1993. At first she felt challenged when volunteering with KEEN, a national... Read more

By April 12, 2026

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The couch: Where the real athletes are made

We have entered a dark time of the year. The NFL season is over. College basketball has come to a close. Worst of all, no one will watch baseball with... Read more

By April 12, 2026

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Bleeding (and tweeting) blue and gray: Georgetown basketball’s fandom behind and beyond the screen

In 1999, John Reagan (MSB ’84) launched hoyasaxa.com, a website hosting news and historical information about Georgetown football and basketball. For the past 27 years, he’s devoted 45 minutes each... Read more

By April 11, 2026

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UConn’t count them out

When the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies (33-5, 17-3 BIG EAST) and the Duke University Blue Devils (35-3, 17-1 ACC) faced off in the NCAA Men’s East Regional Elite Eight... Read more

By and April 1, 2026

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Cooley or Shakespeare?

Guessing if a verse is Taylor Swift or Shakespeare? Overdone, outdated. Georgetown has something better, even more clickbait-able, even more authentically original. So original that, as you’ll see, it’s incomparable... Read more

By and April 1, 2026

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The Changing of the Guard

On Friday, March 27, Capital One Arena was the place to be: the 2026 NCAA Men’s East Regional Sweet Sixteen was a set of matchups for the history books. Not... Read more

By and March 29, 2026

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Promise vs. Progress: Washington Nationals Season Preview

In 2019, the Washington Nationals’ rags-to-riches run culminated in a World Series win, giving Nationals fans hope for a future of sustained success. Now, with the Major League Baseball (MLB)... Read more

By March 25, 2026

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From the WBC to Queens, spring starts with Soto

Punxsutawney Phil, you’ve been overshadowed this year: the World Baseball Classic (WBC) is the true harbinger of spring. The WBC is professional baseball’s version of soccer’s World Cup, where 20... Read more

By and March 20, 2026