The world of sports talk has officially gotten out of control. Whether it is TV, radio, chat rooms or internet blogs, you are guaranteed to find someone somewhere rambling about subjects from the size of Barry Bonds’ head to Freddy Adu’s birth certificate.
It was a tale of two halves last Sunday, as No. 17 Georgetown squandered an eight-point halftime advantage and dropped a 69-56 decision to the visiting No. 11 West Virginia in front of 16,263 at the MCI Center.
Mom been nagging you to unglue your eyes from the TV screen and your hands from the Xbox controllers? Does your roommate unwillingly wake to the sunrise and the sharp insults of your Xbox Live trash-talk?
After overcoming a 15-point deficit, the No. 15 Georgetown Hoyas survived a sloppy final minute of play to fend off the then-No. 9 Pitt Panthers 61-58 in front of 13,284 at the MCI Center Sunday afternoon.
People like to gamble. It’s an American institution when it comes to sports. Betting on March Madness pools, Super Bowl squares and the number of times David Wells will adjust his crotch in between pitches have all become new reasons to watch a game.
After winning a pair of nail-biters, beating Duke by three points in regulation and surviving a double-overtime thriller to Notre Dame, the No. 17 Hoyas have reversed course and started to act like a nationally ranked team, burying opponents early and giving them no chance at victory.
The nationally ranked Rutgers women’s basketball team came to McDonough Arena this past Saturday and gave the Hoyas a taste of the talent that has earned them the second-place ranking in the Big East.
The Georgetown women’s swimming and diving team continued its impressive winning season, defeating Drexel University handily last Saturday to improve to 7-4. The team has won five straight meets, most recently dominating the Dragons.
As Georgetown went into halftime with a 42-28 lead over the Duke Blue Devils, anyone in the sold-out crowd of 20,035 could tell that something special was unfolding.