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Villanova press stumps Hoya offense

Just as Georgetown seemed to have turned the corner, the team took another step backward Monday night, suffering an ugly loss to unranked Villanova 56-52. After blowing out twenty-second ranked Notre Dame, the Hoyas looked poised to break from the pack and regain their status as a dominant team. But in a conference filled with NBA-level talent and legendary coaches, fortunes can change quickly. In the Big East, teams that don’t come to play get burned, and on Monday night Georgetown never showed up.

By David Dietz January 11, 2007

Hoya offense comes alive against JMU

The Verizon Center was half empty for Tuesday night’s game against the Dukes of James Madison. That’s the Dukes of James Madison, not to be confused with the Duke Blue Devils that defeated the Hoyas over the weekend.

By Anthony Francavilla December 7, 2006

Relax Hoyas

Now everyone can take a deep breath, right? It’s going to be ok, isn’t it?

By Phil Perry December 7, 2006

Ladies to test win streak against UConn

Girls just want to have fun. After the Georgetown women’s basketball team smacked Navy 51-34 to extend its current win streak to seven games, who wouldn’t be having a good time?

By Mike Kuebler December 7, 2006

Focus on the big men

Expectations for the men’s basketball team were so high entering the season that no one ever expected home losses to Old Dominion and Oregon, or a 5-3 record overall. Still, all you restless fans out there, have faith. Don’t jump off the bandwagon just yet. It has only just turned December and Big East basketball is a month away. Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert are too good and Coach Thompson has too much experience to let this slow start become a trend. The Hoyas will be fine. However, there are a few things that are troubling and need immediate attention. After falling out of the top 25 it is necessary to reevaluate what is working and what is not.

By David Dietz December 7, 2006

Sports Sermon

I sometimes take it for granted that everyone is a fan of basketball and that everyone understands the “Princeton Offense” concept. After going into what has seemed like a weekly tirade about our inability to run it effectively, however, I was answered with only blank stares. In all fairness, there aren’t many NCAA teams that run the offense, but it is a big part of current Georgetown basketball and is therefore important for fans to understand.

By Anthony Francavilla December 7, 2006

Thompson’s Hoyas bully little brother’s Cardinals

The chants of “JTIII” rang louder than usual from the Georgetown men’s basketball student section on Monday night. The weekday match-up against Ball State didn’t exactly draw a sellout crowd to the Verizon Center, but those who were there joined the boisterous chants of the Hoya faithful. After all, this was more than just a game between two teams; it was a game between two brothers. As John Thompson III walked to half court to greet his brother Ronny, the new Ball State head coach, the Hoya fans made it clear which Thompson was nearer and dearer to their hearts.

By Anthony Francavilla November 30, 2006

After Oregon loss, Hoyas need win at Duke

Last year the Hoyas nuked Duke. Nearly 12 months later these two storied programs are set to collide again in one of the biggest non-conference games of the early hoops season. Much has changed since last year.

By David Dietz November 30, 2006

The Sports Sermon

College basketball has ceased to amaze me. I have come to expect the craziness and excitement that make it, without a doubt, the most entertaining sport out there. Nothing can compare.

By Mike Kuebler November 30, 2006

Dope check

Doping has gone too far. There, I said it. I can understand that in the modern world of sports, it is important to maintain an even playing field. In order to do so, it is necessary that athletes and equipment be tested in order to ensure that when the athletes take the field, the only things they take with them are their natural abilities and the product of years of intensive training and hard work. That means no pills, no “supplements,” no corked bats and certainly no bionic arms. And certainly, no sport is above the law. One by one, different events have adopted testing, a practice that has become more institutionalized. Records have been erased, and medals have been revoked.

By Dante Randazzo November 30, 2006

No. 8 Hoyas thwart Hawks’ attempt to snatch game

As could be expected in their season opener, the Georgetown men’s basketball team looked a little rusty. Luckily for the Hoyas, their opponent was Hartford. The Hawks, despite playing above expectations, could not make up for what they lacked in talent in comparison to the No. 8 Hoyas, as Georgetown escaped with the 69-59 win at the Verizon Center.

By Mike Kuebler November 16, 2006

FAST BREAK: Georgetown downs Commodores 86-70

As Vanderbilt guard Alex Gordon hit a running jumper with time expiring in the first half, the lead that Georgetown’s men’s basketball team had once stacked to 12 points dwindled to just four. However, the Hoyas survived foul trouble and missing junior guard Tyler Crawford to defeat Vanderbilt 86-70 and avenge their loss to the Commodores at home last year.

By Phil Perry November 16, 2006

Tigers trounce Hoyas in season opener

The Lady Hoyas 2006-07 season started off on a sour note when, after a late-game tie, the Hoyas fell 64-57 to the Towson Tigers.

By Liz Kuebler November 16, 2006

Hoya football future looks bright

As the Georgetown football team came out of halftime last Saturday against Lafayette, Charlie Houghton cut across the middle of the field on a short slant pattern, looked Matt Bassuaner’s pass into his hands and darted down the field eluding Leopard defenders along the way for an 84-yard touchdown reception. For this Canadian-born ball carrier, it was no sweat.

By Phil Perry November 16, 2006

The Sports Sermon

Any time you have a computer helping to determine the national champion, then you should know something’s fishy.

By Mike Kuebler November 16, 2006

Big pimpin’, spendin’ cheese

Coming from the West Coast, I have long hated the overblown Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. Each of the teams’ 19 regular-season match-ups are analyzed and hyped like each is game seven of the World Series. Meanwhile, the rest of the baseball world is held hostage to this spectacle and largely ignored. Call me crazy or call me jealous. I don’t care.

By John Cantalupi November 16, 2006

How sweet it is: another homecoming win for GU

For a group of seniors that seemed like they couldn’t catch a break all season, they sure picked a good time to reverse their fortune. For the second straight year, Georgetown’s football team rallied in the final minutes to secure a victory on Homecoming.

By Phil Perry November 9, 2006

Hoyas get second BE win on Senior Day

It was a bittersweet victory for the Georgetown volleyball team (8-17) this Sunday at McDonough Gym. The Lady Hoyas captured their second Big East win, defeating DePaul 3-0 in their final home game of the season and the last of the seniors’ careers.

By Liz Kuebler November 9, 2006

The Sports Sermon

On Saturday, the Georgetown football team proved that it can excite its fans. After losing two fumbles, it looked like it would be business as usual for a Georgetown opponent. However, the Blue and Gray pulled out another impressive homecoming victory. There was one thing, though, that did not excite me about the Hilltop footballers on their way to victory: their celebrations after good plays, which involved acting out a basketball jump shot.

By Mike Kuebler November 9, 2006

100 years, 98 seasons

I’m not trying to be Dikembe Downer here. Really, I’m not. I’m just as excited as the next Hoya for this year’s basketball season. What I don’t get is why everyone is rushing into the whole 100 YEARS OF BASKETBALL AT GEORGETOWN hoopla.

By Phil Perry November 9, 2006

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