Sports

Coverage of Hoya sports.

Sports

Midnight Madness: High hopes, few “sparxxx”

At schools like Kansas, Duke and Arizona, Midnight Madness has been a rite of passage for college students. Teams debut and scrimmage, and schools gather around to mark the start... Read more

By the October 18, 2001

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Football wins again

Football (2-3, 0-3 Patriot League)?In another miraculous finish up on Kehoe field, the Hoyas defeated Davidson 26-24 on Saturday for their second straight win. Georgetown senior defensive end Eric Speron... Read more

By the October 18, 2001

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ECAC losses, team lessons

After two successful tournaments for the Georgetown women’s tennis team, it was time for a reality check. At the ECAC Invitational this weekend at Princeton, the Hoyas struggled against their... Read more

By the October 18, 2001

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Raise some money and get fit

Every week when I religiously read the “Sunday Styles” section in The New York Times, I flip to the page detailing the recent charity galas and auctions in the New... Read more

By the October 18, 2001

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The Sports Sermon

Random thoughts while wondering if Bob Brenly could have actually pulled off a suicide squeeze against the Cardinals: Why is everyone so scared of Anthrax? They were a vanguard of... Read more

By the October 18, 2001

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The next Quisenberry?

In this old-school episode of The Wonder Years, Kevin Arnold and his nerd comrade Paul Pfeiffer are sitting on a bus ruminating on future plans after high school. This scene... Read more

By the October 18, 2001

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The Sports Sermon

The Redskins are auditioning Jim Druckenmiller in hopes of curing their quarterback woes. HA! Jim Druckenmiller! Basing your NFL offense on the top threat of mid-’90s Virginia Tech football is... Read more

By the October 11, 2001

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One Hoya bids farewell to the Ironman

Sitting in the last possible row in the lower section at chilly Camden Yards last Saturday night for Cal Ripken Jr.’s final game of his career, I realized that I... Read more

By the October 11, 2001

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Rickey got mad flava

We’ve just witnessed one hell of a baseball season. In a year in which we welcomed Ichiro, Albert Pujols and the AL’s new powerhouse Seattle Mariners, we bid adieu to... Read more

By the October 11, 2001

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Playoff this

Did you ever think about the name of this column? Nah, I betcha didn’t. You probably just opened it up to this here page, read my rants, maybe tried to... Read more

By the October 11, 2001

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Kickin’ it old-school no longer

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I stood by the pay phones in the Leavey Center, right down from Vittles, standing on what felt like the longest line of... Read more

By the October 11, 2001

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Scores and highlights

Football (1-4, 0-3 Patriot League)?Capitalizing on Scott Pogorelec’s blocked extra point attempt, Georgetown defeated Duquesne 15-13 on Saturday to win its first game of the year. With just 3:46 remaining,... Read more

By the October 11, 2001

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The Sports Sermon

Ladies and gentlemen, I have seen the state of D.C. sports and it is good. For your athletic enjoyment and perpetual glee, this city has it all: There’s Michael Jordan,... Read more

By the October 4, 2001

Sports

Hoyas fail to contain scorers, fall to ODU

The Hoyas used a sound defensive strategy to try to contain high-scoring Old Dominion in Tuesday’s men’s soccer match at Harbin Field, but the Monarchs’ firepower was too much to... Read more

By the October 4, 2001

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NFL Talks

I dunno how many of you read the ever-glorious Sermon last week. I did and now, simply to prove that I’m funnier than my esteemed editor, I’m going to do... Read more

By the October 4, 2001

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Ah Yates, how do I love thee?

“He fakes, he drives, he slips?” Oh yeah, my bad. I forgot that there was a towel and cone there. I should have avoided the huge puddle in the middle... Read more

By the October 4, 2001

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Jessie Arbogast has nothing on these Sharks

The Voice was going to write another edition in the spotty but oh-so-glorious history of “Da Scoop” this week, but something far more pressing came up. The NHL season began.... Read more

By the October 4, 2001

Sports

Barry Tale

A long time ago, in a magical land far, far away, there existed a giant man. He was a man of strength and poise, and he wielded his kindling wood... Read more

By the September 27, 2001

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The Sports Sermon

Dear Sermon, won’t MJ returning to the league ruin his legacy forever? Hells naw! Michael Wilbon put it best: Do you remember the Muhammed Ali who got whooped by Trevor... Read more

By the September 27, 2001

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C’mon, meet the Mets

“Ya gotta believe.” It’s been a rallying call for the New York Mets since reliever Tug McGraw facetiously shouted it during an owner’s pep talk with the last-place Mets in... Read more

By the September 27, 2001