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Bakk’s Guide to Hall Sports

The beginning of the year can be a tough time for new roommates. After a week or so of partying and letting loose, dorm relationships settle into a routine of arguing over music selections and when to turn out the lights. Often there’s only one way to reignite the spark that was so apparent over CHARMS. I’m talking, of course, about hall sports.

By September 24, 2009

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Soccer set to strike back

The Georgetown men’s soccer team (4-2-1) may have gotten knocked down, but they got up again this past weekend. Facing hostile crowds at both away games, Georgetown managed to split the weekend, losing to St. John’s on Friday but defeating Syracuse on Sunday.

By September 24, 2009

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Freshman QB takes the reins

After three straight losses to open the season, the Hoya faithful have already written off yet another Georgetown football season as a disappointment, even before midseason. Keeping in mind all the hustle, bustle, and boozing of Homecoming Weekend, the upcoming game against Howard seems to be just an afterthought in the minds of the campus community.

By September 24, 2009

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Time is running out for Georgetown football

A football game can often be decided by a team’s clock management, and Georgetown has certainly realized the importance of time this season.

By September 17, 2009

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What Rocks: Mark Dennin

Any experienced cross-country coach knows that championships are won in June, July, and August—it’s the long, arduous summer training that benefits runners most. Sophomore Mark Dennin, a young harrier on the nationally-ranked Georgetown men’s cross country team, has clearly put on his fair share of summer mileage.

By September 17, 2009

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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

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Georgetown goalie is a keeper

Goalkeeper Jackie DesJardin’s stats speak for themselves. Last year she helped the Georgetown women’s soccer team set a single-season records for fewest goals allowed (14) and most shutouts (11). DesJardin is one shutout away from becoming Georgetown’s all-time winning goal keeper, and she is only halfway through her college career.

By September 17, 2009

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Hoyas prep for Big East

The old saying “timing is everything” couldn’t ring more true for the Georgetown men’s soccer team (3-1-1). The Hoyas are on a roll right now as they look to kick off Big East play this weekend, traveling to New York to face St. John’s and Syracuse.

By September 17, 2009

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Beauty vs. Beast

Monday night, Roger Federer’s five-year reign as U.S. Open champion came to a dramatic end, when the Swiss maestro was bested in a grueling five-set match by the Argentinian upstart... Read more

By September 17, 2009

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The Nats’ Light

For the powerhouses of Major League Baseball, September holds some of the most important games of the season. But this year, as usual, it’s another meaningless month for the Washington Nationals. The beleaguered franchise has dwelled in the basement of the National League’s Eastern Division for its entire tenure in D.C. (and for most of its stay in Montreal), following occasional flickers of talent with spirit-crushing ineptitude. As the 17,000 who witnessed their 5-2 defeat at the hands of division leader Philadelphia this Tuesday can attest, the last-place Nats are abysmal.

By September 10, 2009

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Hoyas shutout GWU

After their difficult loss to Santa Clara last Sunday, the Georgetown women’s soccer team was able to rebound with a 1-0 victory over crosstown rival George Washington.

By September 10, 2009

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Soccer strikers find the net

It is said that defense wins championships. The Georgetown men’s soccer team (1-1-1) has a stout defense, but going into Sunday’s home game against No. 19 UCLA, the Hoya offense had been struggling.

By September 10, 2009

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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

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Georgetown gets set for Saturday night lights

This coming Saturday, Georgetown football (0-1, 0-1 Patriot League) will host the first night game ever played on Multi-Sport Field against Lafayette at 6:00 p.m.

By September 10, 2009

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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

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Not a big deal

I like baseball—the drama, the sights and sounds of the game, and above all, the space for mindless number-crunching. I’ve even softened on Joe Buck. But I hate to see a good sport played badly, and for that reason, I’ll never again watch a game of the Little League World Series.

By September 3, 2009

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Women’s volleyball looks to continue growth

Last year, the Georgetown women’s volleyball team managed to rebound dramatically from the season before—in which they tallied only five wins against twenty-seven losses—improving to 14-13 last season.

By September 3, 2009

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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

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Fast Break: Women’s soccer takes down JMU, stays unbeaten

The Hoyas defeated James Madison Wednesday afternoon in a 4-0 rout. The Dukes entered the game 2-0-1 in their last three meetings with the Hoyas.

By September 3, 2009

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Hoya football has high hopes for new season

How long’s it been since the football team had a winning season? Well, the last time it happened, Bill Clinton was still President, Cher’s “Believe” was the track of the year, and the world had yet to enter the new Millennia. But as the Hoyas wrap up the last week of a month-long camp, the feeling around the team is one of hope, not dread. With a strong corps of seniors and a series of talented recruiting classes coming into their own, this could be the Hoyas’ year to break the .500 mark.

By September 3, 2009