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The Sports Sermon

There’s a simple test that occurs every April, which serves as certifiable proof to the level of “sports nerditude” found in every fan in America. The signs of a high nerditude are easy to recognize. If you start slicking your hair back like Mel Kiper Jr., know Tulane quarterback Patrick Ramsey’s shoe size or can quote the bio of some defensive tackle from Hofstra, then you have fallen into the abyss of the NFL draft.

By the April 18, 2002

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Tame Tiger

Don’t get me wrong: Tiger Woods is indisputably a handsome man. He is, by all accounts, a nice guy who is humble about and deserving of the billions of dollars and hours of media attention he receives for his golfing prowess. But this past week, I’ve grown real sick of seeing his smiling face every time I turn on the TV, read the newspaper or log onto ESPN.

By the April 18, 2002

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As American as Whiffle Ball

You start to realize that you’re not a kid anymore when it dawns on you that you can beat your parents at most things.

For about six years, I always beat my dad at Connect Four. It was so blatant that he was throwing games, though, because he’d have about 19 different options for a fourth black checker to fall into, and he’d choose the only one on that ghetto contraption which wouldn’t create Connect Four.

By the April 18, 2002

Sports

The Sports Sermon

We at the Sermon have a new favorite basketball player. Say hello to five-year veteran and Virginia Union graduate, Ben Wallace. The soft-spoken Wallace, once considered salary cap fodder in the trade from Orlando to Detroit for achy-breaky Grant Hill, currently leads the NBA in rebounds and blocked shots and has been one of the primary reasons for the Pistons’ surprising run to the Central Division title this season.

By the April 11, 2002

Sports

Don’t draft me

Make no bones about it: I’m a ridiculous sports nerd. On a rough estimate, I’d say about 90 percent of my waking hours are spent watching sports, playing sports, playing sports in video game form, writing about sports, talking about sports or reading about sports.

By the April 11, 2002

Sports

Georgetown lacrosse teams remain in top five

Men’s Lacrosse [8-0 overall; No. 4 in Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Poll]

Already on their longest opening winning streak in history, the Georgtown men’s lacrosse team added another victory to the books and moved up to No. 4 in the rankings when they defeated Brown 16-6 on Saturday.

By the April 11, 2002

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Baseball loses 10 straight

The Georgetown baseball team is struggling through a 10-game losing streak after being swept by Big East rival Rutgers in a three-game series last weekend. Despite sophomore Kevin Field’s complete game no-hitter, the Hoyas fell to 7-30 (2-11 Big East) after the series.

By the April 11, 2002

Sports

The Sports Sermon

We at the Sermon are huge fans of sports malcontents because they provide hilarious fodder for us on a weekly basis. It gets even better when sports fans contribute equally to the stupidity that we enjoy lampooning. For us, it doesn’t get much better than this past week.

By the April 4, 2002

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I’m majoring in baggy shorts

First, let’s offer our kudos to the Maryland Terrapins on their first national championship.

Congratulations, you earned it. Hope you enjoyed your riots. They looked fun.

Now that that’s out of the way, it’s time for Georgetown University to start planning for some riots of our own, or rather, our second NCAA men’s basketball championship.

By the April 4, 2002

Sports

Dusseau leads Men’s Lacrosse to victory

Senior attack Steve Dusseau led the Georgetown lacrosse team to victory in a 13-7 win over Bucknel, and had a career-high nine goals in yesterday’s game. The Hoyas extended their opening winning streak to seven games, the longest in Georgetown history.

Last year Georgetown played Bucknell in Lewisberg, Pa.

By the April 4, 2002

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Women’s lax still undefeated; Baseball struggles

Women’s Lacrosse (8-0, 3-0 Big East)

The No. 1 Hoyas’ women’s lacrosse team continued to dominate this week, adding two victories to their perfect record. Last night at Ludwig Field in College Park, Md., Georgetown got its first-ever win over Maryland in 12 meetings between the two teams.

By the April 4, 2002

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Church of baseball

“I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. And the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball.”- Annie Savoy, Bull Durham.

To many people, Holy Week is the most important week of the year.

By the April 4, 2002

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Well it’s no ‘Sweetney’ 16 …

The Sweet 16 will commence tonight with four games and although I am immensly unqualified to predict anything …

I figure we should start out West, because that’s the only regional that definitely won’t be won by a No. 1 seed. Perennial chokers Cincinnati lost to the UCLA “We’re really much better than a No.

By the March 21, 2002

Sports

The Sports Sermon

Since the Hoyas are out, we here at the Sermon are left to cheer for the next best thing in the Big East … the University of Connecticut Huskies! After defeating Hampton in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the MCI Center (a game for which many people picked Hampton to win after their stunning upset over Iowa State in the first round last year), a confident Husky team, led by sophomore forward Caron Butler, moved on to face the Wolfpack of North Carolina State.

By the March 21, 2002

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Balti-less

Make no mistake, the Baltimore Orioles are the most miserable franchise in Major League Baseball. Arguments could be made for perennial losers like the Royals or Expos, or for recent expansion mishaps like the Devil Rays, but no team with half the market, budget or fan base that the Washington/Baltimore area affords could come close to Orioles in terms of utter worthlessness.

By the March 21, 2002

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U.S. News ranks Hoyas top-20 sports program

Last Monday, U.S. News and World Report came out with an exclusive on America’s best collegiate sports programs. Surprisingly, the Georgetown Hoyas, despite their lack of national recognition in sports other than men’s basketball and men’s and women’s lacrosse, made the top 20.

By the March 21, 2002

Sports

Spin cycle

Happy belated St. Patrick’s Day to one and all! If over the weekend you had moments where you thought you were partying like Darryl Strawberry on a warm Tampa night, then you might not remember the most fitting and insightful game of the NCAA tournament to date.

By the March 21, 2002

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Women’s lacrosse No. 1 in nation for the first time

The Georgetown women’s lacrosse team was ranked first in the nation by the Brine/Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Poll for the first time in the history of the program yesterday.

“Its just exciting,” said senior All-American attack Erin Elbe. “But our coaches and our team never take the rankings into consideration.

By the March 21, 2002

Sports

The Sports Sermon

Hey Hoya fans, forgive us if we’re the only ones this side of the equator who aren’t excited for March Madness, but we’re not. March Madness would be exciting if our team were in it at all, but it isn’t so don’t blame us if we’re a bit annoyed that we have to sit through a month of annoying Dicky V.

By the March 14, 2002

Sports

Great Hair

A survey of any sports section or sports publication in the month of March reveals an obvious trend in sports stories: predictions. This year, however, as sports writers everywhere try to forecast the Final Four, foresee the NBA and NHL champions, forebode the NFL draft sleepers and steals, and foretell the conclusion to the upcoming baseball season, I have come to a realization.

By the March 14, 2002