Sports

Coverage of Hoya sports.



Sports

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Spirit = Natty Ice?

Remember when you were in high school? Errr. Yea. Neither do we. It seems, though, that Homecoming was a lot cooler in high school. You got to see all your... Read more

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Women’s soccer wins in OT, moves to 1-2

In an important Big East Conference match-up on Wednesday, the Georgetown Hoyas defeated the Villanova Wildcats by a 2-1 score in overtime for the Hoyas’ first Big East win of... Read more

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Of stock cars and Goldeneye

This is not a column about sports. It is about NASCAR and Goldeneye. And no, NASCAR is not a sport. Call it a phenomenon, a game, a hobby, perhaps the... Read more

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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

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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

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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

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Hoyas score five goals, defeat St. Peter’s

After a disappointing 1-2-1 record to start the season, the Hoyas matched their offensive output for the entire year with five goals and rebounded in a home, non-conference game against... Read more

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A worthwhile break

After an almost weeklong hiatus in response to the terrorist attacks on the United States last Tuesday, two of the greatest symbols of the United States and its passion for... Read more

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The games must go on

I picked a hell of a week to start writing about sports. There I was, all geared up to maybe cover some Georgetown football, write a basketball preview or perhaps... Read more