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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.  On June... 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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Syllabi standouts: The best books Voice writers read for class

From comedy classes to ghost stories to Shakespeare, we’re making the most of our $95,000 year of education and sharing the highlights from our assigned course readings with you. Big... Read more

By , , , , and April 28, 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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The best part of TV? The space between the episodes

TV used to be something more. It was the campfire around which the family would sit each night. It was the centerpiece of national monoculture. When your show aired on... Read more

By April 11, 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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TWICE raised me. Now it’s time to let them go

For many Gen Alpha kids, the Korean pop (K-pop) group TWICE may only be known for contributing vocals to the soundtrack of KPop Demon Hunters (2025), which recently won two... Read more

By 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

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Portland a Thorn-y foe in Washington Spirit season opener

On Friday evening, 19,215 fans packed into a sold-out Audi Field as the Washington Spirit (0-1-0, NWSL) faced off against the Portland Thorns (1-0-0, NWSL) in their season kickoff. Excitement... Read more

By and March 14, 2026

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Bridgerton Season 4 is a welcome return to form

This review contains spoilers for Bridgerton Season 4. Netflix’s Bridgerton (2020-present) is welcoming its dearest gentle viewers back for a fourth season, and it’s just as flouncy and swoon-worthy as... Read more

By March 13, 2026

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Alysa Liu and the death of the grindset

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Alysa Liu didn’t just win gold in women’s figure skating. In the eyes of many Americans (or at least in mine), she won the entire... Read more

By March 13, 2026

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Halftime Leisure’s guide to the 2026 Oscar-nominated films

Sinners – Aaron Pollock Sinners (2025) transports moviegoers to an enchanted Mississippi Delta, during Prohibition when illicit booze and blues flooded juke joints. Twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B.... Read more

By , , , , , and March 13, 2026

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Trinity Rodman’s record-breaking deal with the Washington Spirit

Just a few Metro stops from Georgetown’s campus, one of the fastest-growing leagues in global sports is packing Audi Field and reshaping the business of women’s athletics.  In their 14th... Read more

By March 13, 2026