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Hoyas drop a heartbreaker

Hoya baseball (2-4) was riding a two-game winning streak going into yesterday’s game against Navy (9-2). The team got another very solid pitching performance from Jimmy Saris, but their bats let down the sophomore righty as the Hoyas dropped the close game 2-1.

By March 1, 2007

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Pac Man J

Why can’t this guy stay out of trouble? Does the utter ennui of his off-season existence drive Adam “PacMan” Jones of the Titans to find ways to make his life more interesting, regardless of the costs? Don’t they have a bowling alley or something in Nashville?

By March 1, 2007

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Hoyas fend off Villanova in Big East game I

ONLINE ONLY, March 8—In their 2007 Big East Tournament debut, the top-seeded Hoyas were able to hold off a strong second-half run by the feisty Wildcats of Villanova, and secure a spot in the semi-finals with a 62-57 victory.

By March 1, 2007

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Georgetown dominates Pitt to take Big East trophy

ONLINE ONLY, March 11—Fans of the University of Pittsburgh made an early exit last night as the Hoya faithful were left alone to celebrate in the Big Apple as the 2007 Big East Tournament champions.

By March 1, 2007

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Lights out for the Lady Hoyas

Monday was a sad night for the Lady Hoyas as they fell to Pittsburgh 68-58 in their final game of the season. Coming off a win on the road against Providence, the Hoyas hoped to make the Big East tournament with a win against Pitt. But the poor shooting that characterized their season prevented the Lady Hoyas from making a second-half run, and left them without a post-season berth.

By March 1, 2007

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Sports Sermon

It’s official: Americans are fed up with their own national pastime.

By March 1, 2007

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The real muscle of the Hoyas

It’s 7:30 on a Tuesday morning, and while most Georgetown students are still snuggled in their beds, the football team has already been training for an hour and a half. The varsity weight room at Yates is a sea of blue-and gray athletic attire, each of the 80 players sporting a unique combination of standard-issue gear for his own look. Players grunt in encouragement and pain, a sound that combines with the nearly-constant dropping of heavy iron to create an organic soundtrack—pure manmusic.

By February 22, 2007

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Blood Sport

In ancient civilizations, sports and death were often interchangeable—the less skilled of the Roman gladiators paid for their poor performances with their lives. Most archaic customs as brutal as gladitorial combat have long since vanished, contained now only within the pages of history books. But in a recent trend, American teenagers have revived the brutality of ancient sports in a way that is even more disturbing then their ancient predecessors.

By February 22, 2007

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Sports Sermon

With the Nova Nation looming at my back last Saturday, I happily played the unbiased journalist in the press box and hid my Georgetown T-shirt under a neutral sweater. Down by double digits early and grossly outnumbered, I wasn’t about to be a hero. But as Jesse Sapp let fly from 60 feet at the first-half buzzer and found nothing but net, I leapt out of my seat without thinking and exposed my allegiance to the hundreds of Wildcats behind me.

By February 22, 2007

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Hoyas win despite sloppy play

With a match-up against Pittsburgh for Big East supremacy only days away, the Hoyas may have been guilty of looking ahead as they struggled against last-place Cincinnati last night. Despite early struggles, Georgetown rallied and extended their winning streak to ten with a 75-65 win.

By February 22, 2007

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Hoya baseball off to rough start

Hoya baseball was raring to take the field in a three-game set against Davidson this past weekend, even after the Hoyas’ season opener against rival George Washington was postponed due to inclement weather. But awakening from their off-season slumber proved harder than expected.

By February 22, 2007

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Georgetown now number one in Big East

WEB ONLY Feb. 24: Star junior forward Jeff Green is often judged on his points per game, but with just over three minutes left against the Pittsburgh Panthers and the outcome still in doubt, Green proved his worth beyond the scoreboard.

By February 22, 2007

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This cheerleader has cajones

In between bites of iceberg lettuce, Eric Cusimano details the ins and outs of his life as the sole male member of Georgetown’s cheerleading squad. Sporting khakis, a white baseball hat and black fleece, Cusimano is the picture of the Joe Hoya stereotype. At a superficial glance, you might guess that his extracurricular activities were confined to intramural basketball and slap bag. Instead, the freshman from Louisiana devotes his spare time to acrobatic feats, frenzied cheers and getting up close and personal with the smiling, be-ribboned girls ESPN cameramen love to spotlight.

By February 15, 2007

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What a Rush

Today, I salute a real American. A man who isn’t afraid to speak the unfettered truth. A man willing to stand up to the mainstream media that runs this country and tell them that at least one journalist is going to stick up for the little guy. I speak of a man who has overcome vice and addiction and emerged from the wilderness. I speak, of course, of Rush Limbaugh.

By February 15, 2007

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Stifling defense extends streak

The Georgetown men’s basketball team captured its eighth straight conference win last Monday with a 71-53 rout of the West Virginia Mountaineers. Red-hot shooting and stifling defense were the keys to the Hoya victory, which brought the current winning streak to its longest conference run since the 1988-1989 season.

By February 15, 2007

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Sports Sermon

A messy room, a pounding headache and SportsCenter: this past Sunday morning began in much the same way it always begins. Yet, as my hand passed over the buzzing alarm, crumpled pants and ringing phone en route to the all-important remote control, I became conscious of something special when I turned on the television for the sports fan’s morning coffee.

By February 15, 2007

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The Sports Sermon

College basketball has reached that point in the season when historic foes do battle for the invaluable prize of a year’s worth of bragging rights. Yes, it’s rivalry week. In the spirit of this week-long sports holiday, it is important to consider the art of the rivalry and its role—not just in sports, but in every day life.

By February 8, 2007

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Hoyas extend win streak to six

The Georgetown men’s basketball game against Louisville may have been considered an opening act to the following UNC/Duke match-up, but Roy Hibbert and Jeff Green did their best to make sure the nation took notice of their play with a big 73-65 win during ESPN’s Rivalry Week.

By February 8, 2007

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Trash Talking

This goes out to all you Hoya fans who can’t stand that classic fight song of ours. Sure, you’ll take your love of Blue and Gray to the grave, but that age-old tune just doesn’t have the sauce to get you pumped during the last two minutes of a Big East basketball game.

By February 8, 2007

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Real athletes wear tutus

Despite visions of pink satin and perfumed tutus, the smell of stale sweat usually associated with wrestling mats and tavern regulars that assails you as you step into the New South Dance Studio is alarming. In the Georgetown University Dance Company, rows of lithe and leotarded dancers swaying to the strains of classical music seem to exist in an oasis of effortless and demure grace.

By February 8, 2007