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Coverage of Hoya sports.

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Avaunt ye, 23!

I don’t think any of you could possibly understand what it’s like. OK. Well, maybe that’s a bit of an overstatement. Maybe if you grew up in Chicago, in the... Read more

By the November 1, 2001

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Women’s Tennis: ‘This team has so much fun together.’

The Georgetown women’s tennis team finished out a successful fall season last weekend, competing in both singles and doubles at the prestigious ITA Regional Championships. First-year Liora Gelblum, who has... Read more

By the November 1, 2001

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Freshmen, veterans combine to take down Penn

When the Hoyas upset defending national soccer champion UConn on Sept. 20, it looked to be a springboard to a renewed run at the NCAA tournament. Georgetown’s record was back... Read more

By the November 1, 2001

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“Pooch Punt!”

It was a pilgrimage to the very bottom of the talent pool that the National Football League has to offer, to a stadium out in the middle of nowhere, where... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

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The final verdict on the Yanks

Once again, it’s the Yankees. I don’t know what to do with myself. I live with Yankees fans. My best friends here are Yankees fans. Some of my other buddies,... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

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The Sports Sermon

The good folks at MBNA Career Center brought us “Career Fair 2001” in the Leavey Center on Wednesday. The Serm realized, while sitting in Sellinger, that we have no idea... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

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Port leads men’s soccer over rival UConn

In a physical, well-played Big East Conference game, Senior forward Nate Port’s team-leading eighth goal of the season led Georgetown to an inspired 1-0 shutout victory over defending National Champion... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

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Da Scoop

Men’s basketball?RaMell Ross, a sophomore guard-forward will miss the first three months of the season because of a broken right foot, Head Coach Craig Esherick announced Wednesday. Ross played a... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

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Hoyas gear up for Big East

The Georgetown women’s tennis team put two easy matches against Towson and UMBC under their belt this week as they continue to prepare for the coming spring’s challenging Big East... Read more

By the October 25, 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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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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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