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Sports

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

By the September 27, 2001

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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

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

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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

By the September 27, 2001

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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

By the September 27, 2001

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The Sports Sermon

Yes, web readers, this week’s sermon is extremely brief. While we had much to say, the Sports Staff blew up this week, and we had articles out the proverbial wazoo.... Read more

By the September 20, 2001

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Tragedy changes football and soccer outlooks

You half expected there to be a sign on the front gate of Kehoe Field, just a little something simple to state the obvious, that there would be no Wagner-Georgetown... Read more

By the September 20, 2001

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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

By the September 20, 2001

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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

By the September 20, 2001

Sports

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

By the September 20, 2001

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NHL ’94-’99

The flanker flies up along the wing, skates shaving ice particles onto the ankles of long-lost defenders, who valiantly tried to fling their life, their very essence, onto the streaking... Read more

By the September 20, 2001

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Schedule puts Hoyas on national scene

I apologize to all juniors abroad or going abroad: the Georgetown Men’s basketball schedule came out last week, and it looks like this could be the most exciting year since... Read more

By the September 13, 2001

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The Sports Sermon

Where to begin ? First off, Brit-poppers Travis remixed their single “Sing” on Sunday after Barry Bonds popped off three homers at Enron, bringing his total to 63. It goes... Read more

By the September 13, 2001

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Sportsview

There was a time, around 14 years ago, when my father woke me up really late at night. Blearly eyed and clenching my tattered blue blanket, which I called Snoopy?I... Read more

By the September 13, 2001

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Viagra: More scoring for NHL heroes?

Canadian hockey legend Guy Lafleur is stirring up controversy north of the border. Last week, Lafleur made headlines when news leaked that Pfizer, maker of Viagra, had signed on the... Read more

By the September 13, 2001

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Now batting for the Pink Team …

Vittles is the social center of our worlds. Consider one conversation overheard in there on Tuesday, after a plane crashed into the Pentagon: “Dude, yea … like, we probably won’t... Read more

By the September 13, 2001

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Mutombo speaks on basketball, life

Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean Jacque Wamutombo. He’s a man with seven names, but two missions: basketball and service. Mutombo, a former Georgetown big-man and current member of the NBA’s... Read more

By the September 6, 2001

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Hoyas drop Patriot League opener to Lehigh, 41-14

Coach Bob Benson rests his elbows on his knees, then gently lets his head fall into his hands. He scratches his temples, rubs his eye intensely. Finally, after what seems... Read more

By the September 6, 2001

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NFL Dreams

The world is magically correct again. And no, I don’t mean because I saw a group of 40 first-years headed to a party last weekend on 36th and heard one... Read more

By the September 6, 2001