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Men’s Lacrosse-The No. 6 Hoyas defeated Mount St. Mary’s on Wednesday 12-5. Georgetown opened a 3-0 lead in the game’s first five minutes and never looked back. After Mt. St. Mary’s netted two goals to cut their deficit to 4-2, the Hoyas went on the offensive looking to close the door early.

By the April 24, 2003

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Brotherly love

If you were around last Wednesday you witnessed a giant coming out party. The situation-Michael Jordan’s last NBA game. The setting-Philadelphia. If you saw the game maybe now you’ll understand why Philadelphia has the best, most passionate fans in the country.

By the April 24, 2003

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The Sports Sermon

Poor Len Mattiace. Talk about a bad day at the office. First, unlucky Len blows the Masters by capping off his 65 on Sunday with his only bogey of the day, and then he has to get in front of every golf reporter in America and explain it. Instead of explaining, Mattiace simply stood at the podium and wept.

By the April 24, 2003

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Hoyas don’t fear the turtle, win 8-4

The Georgetown baseball team left a cold and rainy Shipley Field at the University of Maryland on Tuesday with a feeling that had been lost since March 19: the thrill of victory. The Hoyas (7-20, 1-11 Big East) ended an eleven-game slide with an impressive 8-4 victory over the Terrapins behind the stellar pitching performance of senior Pat Salvitti and sophomore catcher Andrew Cleary’s power hitting display.

By the April 10, 2003

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Poker Playa

“Listen, here’s the thing.? If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, you are the sucker.”

Poker, a game that separates the men from the boys. I got hooked on it sophomore year at Georgetown. With my regular crew of six or seven friends, we all matured as players during those weekly six- to 10-hour marathon sessions in Village B.

By the April 10, 2003

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The Sports Sermon

Let’s play Around the Horn, except without ESPN’s Max Kellerman, who looks like a 15-year-old straight out of juvey. And we’ll also do without the marginal sportswriters from arbitrarily selected newspapers. (“Random dude from Milwaukee Journal Sentinal: What do you think about Kobe? What? Sorry, YOU’RE MUTED!!!”) Wow, that show sucks.

By the April 10, 2003

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Men’s golf on the brink of NCAA Tournament

Georgetown men’s golf Head Coach Tommy Hunter likes to call his team “the best-kept secret on campus.” This spring, the secret may get out-the Hoyas are poised to qualify for the NCAA tournament for only the second time in the team’s history with three weeks of competition remaining.

By the April 10, 2003

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“SWEETS DON’T GO”

Please stay Cause our team really needs you And please play Or else our front court won’t shine, no

I know that the choice isn’t simple And I know that the season’s been long But it’s clear that you’re thinking of leaving And that decision would be very

By the April 10, 2003

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Hoyas club Gophers like baby seals, 88-74

Michael Bauer lay in the paint, curled up in the fetal position.

The Minnesota junior forward had just tried to stop Georgetown junior forward Mike Sweetney from flushing a dunk with 1:19 left to crown the Hoyas 88-74 thrashing of the Golden Gophers in the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament.

By the April 3, 2003

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Hoyas fall to No. 1 Terps, 13-10

If you had left at halftime of yesterday’s Georgetown women’s lacrosse game against Maryland, you would have thought the Hoyas were poised to hand the No. 1 Terps their first loss of the season. The upset was not to be, however, as No. 6 Georgetown succumbed to a second-half slide that dropped its all-time record against Maryland to 1-13.

By the April 3, 2003

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Preview: Hoyas vs. Red Storm

Marcus Hatten remembers Georgetown very well.

St. John’s diminutive senior guard, the second leading scorer in the Big East at 22.8 points per game and first-team All Big East selection will lead the Red Storm (20-13) into the National Invitation Tournament finals to play the Hoyas (19-14) tonight at 8 p.

By the April 3, 2003

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I like action

“NIT champs, huh? So you’re the 66th-best team in the nation. Way to go, losers!”

I will sock the next wise ass who says this. We need to dispense with this mindless cliche once and for all. To argue that Georgetown or St. John’s is a worse team than No. 16 seeds Vermont or South Carolina State is sophistry, an argument built on the fallacy that the 65 teams selected for the NCAA Tournament are the 65 best teams in the country.

By the April 3, 2003

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The Sports Sermon

Given that our Final Four predictions last week were more despicably off target than a U.S. Patriot Missile (did we just say that?), we thought we’d focus our attention on the most important holiday of the year: Opening Day. So, in case you missed it, here are the highlights of Monday’s action.

By the April 3, 2003

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WEB EXTRA: Hoyas fall to Red Storm in NIT final

The Hoyas had a chance, but it slipped away too quickly.

With 9.8 seconds remaining in Georgetown’s 70-67 loss to St. John’s (21-13) in the National Invitation Tournament Finals Thursday night, Hoyas junior swingman Gerald Riley threw up a off-balance three pointer that clanged off the rim and into the hands of Red Storm junior forward Grady Reynolds.

By the April 3, 2003

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Hoyas beat Tar Heels, advance to NIT semifinal

“I think we’ve learned how to win now,” said Georgetown Head Coach Craig Esherick following last night’s exhilarating 79-74 victory in front of a raucous crowd at North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament.

Up 68-60 with 4:09 remaining, Georgetown (18-14), like so many previous times this year began to let the game slip away, allowing the Tar Heels (19-16) to go on a 10-2 run in the next two minutes and tie the game at 70.

By the March 27, 2003

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Why I love the National Invitation Tournament

It has been a rough four years for seniors like me who love Hoyas basketball. We have had our great moments, but far more “what if’s.” I often wonder what it would have been like to go to a university with a more successful basketball program, for as much as I hate to admit it, I often envy the Dukies in March.

By the March 27, 2003

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Blue Devils upset Hoyas, Tigers next

The No. 3 Georgetown women’s lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday on North Kehoe Field as the visiting No. 4 Duke Blue Devils held on for a 14-11 victory. Senior attacker Wick Stanwick paced the Hoyas with four goals and an assist.

By the March 27, 2003

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Apathy blows

Just a few weeks ago during “the dark days of February” we were all complaining about how bad the basketball team is. Well, the basketball team hasn’t gotten much better-if you need evidence, just put on CBS this weekend and let me know what time we’re playing.

By the March 27, 2003

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The Sports Sermon

Did you actually pick Xavier to go to the Sweet 16? I mean, whatever, only a retarded person would bet on a three-seed from the Atlantic 10 with the most overrated college player since Andrew DeClerq. But it’s okay. You’re not retarded.

What? You picked Florida over Michigan State? And you picked Louisville, too? Goddammit, you are retarded.

By the March 27, 2003

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Biles, Hoyas seek elusive title

If you ask most casual sports fans on campus what the national ranking of Georgetown women’s lacrosse team is, they’ll tell you that it’s No. 4. But ask the same person how the team got there and you’ll be met with a slightly less certain answer. Look no further than senior defender Melissa Biles, who hopes to parlay defense into the Hoyas’ first NCAA National Championship.

By the March 20, 2003