Qatar 2022 Abuses: Why Are We Surprised?

This past Monday, the International Labor Organization condemned Qatar for not improving working conditions for migrant workers involved with the preparations for the 2022 World Cup. New information released by... Read more

By Chris Castano April 2, 2014

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Ultimate Frisbee: It’s Actually a Sport?

Who ever thought Ultimate Frisbee would enter the big leagues? A few years ago, it was questioned whether it should even be considered a sport. Now you can catch your... Read more

By Emmy Buck April 2, 2014

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The Five Guys You'll Meet at the Final Four Party

The Final Four is here and you should be terrified. Like the Super Bowl, the World Series, and the Stanley Cup playoffs, the closer we get to the crowning of... Read more

By Brendan Crowley April 1, 2014

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Might as Well Call it a Year: Mets Opening Day

For many, Major League Baseball’s Opening Day holds its significance for a variety of reasons. For devout baseball fans, it marks the end of a five month long hibernation for... Read more

By Joe Pollicino March 31, 2014

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Cabrera’s Big Deal

With Final Four NCAA Tournament games right around the corner and the madness tangible in nearly every conversation here on campus, it brightened my day to finally see some Major... Read more

By Steven Criss March 31, 2014

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MLB Cracking Down… Harder

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig made a decision back in 2004 that he would take a stand against the use of performance-enhancing drugs in a big way by testing players for... Read more

By Steven Criss March 30, 2014

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The Big O: A Career of Defiance

Today’s media would probably describe a player like Oscar Robertson as arrogant, selfish, undiplomatic, and at times an outright dick. In truth, this account of the man we remember today... Read more

By Jeremy Dang March 30, 2014

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All the Way: A fresh look at the MLB

This is a column written for the Georgetown Voice. It can be found on their website here. While many of my fellow Georgetowners escaped to tropical paradises in the Caribbean... Read more

By Steven Criss March 29, 2014

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WHO THE HELL IS BLAKE BORTLES?

Manziel, Bridgewater, Watkins, Clowney. These are the names that come to mind when thinking about this year’s NFL draft. These players have been in front of the ESPN cameras for... Read more

By Rob Iannaccone March 29, 2014

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Brazil 2014 Team Preview: Colombia

Halftime is extremely excited to get off of the European continent and review a team with a little more spice. Colombia’s footballing stock has risen over the past few years... Read more

By Chris Castano March 29, 2014

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By The Numbers: Analytics and Sports

Today, it is impossible to read an article about sports and avoid having a bunch of numbers thrown in your face. In the last ten years, the way that sports... Read more

By Arjun Gupta March 28, 2014

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The Other Tourney: NCAA Hockey Preview

Odds are, your bracket has fallen apart. Maybe you had Duke in the Final Four. Maybe you had Wichita St. proving all of its critics wrong and winning it all.... Read more

By Kevin Huggard March 28, 2014

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Post Madness: 2014 Draft Best Ever?

As the NBA season begins to wind down, the teams like Philadelphia and Milwaukee that have successfully gone about demolishing their rosters have distinguished themselves in the race to tank.... Read more

By Max Borowitz March 27, 2014

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Brazil 2014 Team Preview: Croatia

When it comes right down to it, the Croatians are a fun team to watch. Sadly, despite putting on good shows, they have performed less than admirably these past 12... Read more

By Chris Castano March 26, 2014

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Michael Vick’s Second Chance is good for the NFL

The New York Jets recently released former AFC champion contending quarterback Mark Sanchez and signed former Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. Both these moves were hopefully made with the sole purpose... Read more

By Max Roberts March 26, 2014

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Welcome to Halftime

From left to right, Daniel Varghese (Senior Leisure Editor), Chris Castano (Senior Sports Editor), Chris Almeida (Editor-in-Chief) Hey there, thanks for visiting. This wonderful section of the internet is Halftime,... Read more

By Chris Almeida March 25, 2014

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Should Jabari Parker stay or should he go?

Jabari Parker does not lose often. During his four years of high school, it only happened fifteen times, nine of which came during his freshman year; otherwise, Parker accumulated 118... Read more

By Brendan Crowley March 25, 2014

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Pitcher Protection: Safety in MLB called into question

Major League Baseball made a big step earlier this off-season in making professional baseball a safer game for players with its adoption of the new rules regarding contact between a... Read more

By Steven Criss March 24, 2014

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The Love is Gone: ESPN and the Big EAST

“What are we supposed to do After all that we’ve been through When everything that felt so right is wrong Now that the love is gone.” -”Love is Gone” by... Read more

By Joe Pollicino March 24, 2014

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Bob Cousy: the Houdini of the Hardwood

Superstars come in many shapes and sizes. They are big, small, smart, stupid, arrogant, and some of them are even insane. The one thing they have always had in common,... Read more

By Jeremy Dang March 23, 2014