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Sports Sermon: The other March Madness

The madness has commenced. Millions of Americans will tune in regularly over the next month or so to get their regular fix of what has quickly evolved into one of... Read more

By March 5, 2015

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Women’s hoops preps for Big East

For the Georgetown women’s basketball team (4-26, 2-16 Big East), the postseason is a new season. “It’s a great opportunity for our student athletes, because at this point there are... Read more

By March 5, 2015

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Abracadabra: A quick fix for the Wizards’ woes

The Washington Wizards have lost 12 of their last 15 games. Somehow, this makes both total sense and none at all. Over this stretch, Washington has played many of its... Read more

By March 5, 2015

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Mixed results for softball in Fla.

Georgetown Softball (6 – 5, 0 – 0 Big East) took one out of three in the Citrus Classic in an odd weekend that saw half of its games canceled.... Read more

By March 5, 2015

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Men’s basketball beats Butler after falling to St. John’s

It’s hard to say how one should feel about this team heading into postseason play. Last week, after beating DePaul (12-18, 6-11 Big East), the Hoyas (19-9, 11-6 Big East)... Read more

By March 5, 2015

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Men’s lacrosse falls against Towson

The Georgetown men’s lacrosse team (0-2, 0-0 Big East) suffered a 9-6 loss to the Towson Tigers (2-1, 0-0 CAA) in their home opener. The Hoyas fell behind early in... Read more

By February 26, 2015

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Track continues to progress

Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile in history in 1954, in one of the most groundbreaking athletic milestones of all time.  Over sixty years later, breaking four is still... Read more

By February 26, 2015

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Rise and Fire: Only a pawn in their game

On Thursday, Feb. 19, at around 3 p.m., Jerian Grant, a senior and standout basketball player at the University of Notre Dame, asked his nearly 7,000 Twitter followers a simple... Read more

By February 26, 2015

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The Sports Sermon

As a 10-year-old at sleepaway camp, I fell in love with horseback riding. Learning to trot, canter, and jump a horse gave me a bigger adrenaline rush than, say, serving... Read more

By February 26, 2015

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Men’s hoops defeats DePaul for third straight win

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (18-8, 10-5 Big East) had many opportunities to break open Saturday night’s game against DePaul (12-16, 6-9 Big East), but waited until the final moments... Read more

By February 26, 2015

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Baseball has mixed results in opening three games

After a 19-29 campaign in 2014, the Georgetown baseball team (1-2, 0-0 Big East) returned to action this past week with three games at the Wake Forest Invitational in North... Read more

By February 19, 2015

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Men’s basketball blows by St. John’s

Freshman guard Isaac Copeland defied his years once again to help the Georgetown men’s basketball team (17-8, 9-5 Big East) put together another strong conference win, this time against St.... Read more

By February 19, 2015

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E-volution: Gamers becoming athletes

In the world of sports, there have always been the fringe activities whose participants know that what they do is a sport while still trying to convince outsiders that this... Read more

By February 19, 2015

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Women’s lacrosse drops opener

The Georgetown women’s lacrosse team (0-1, 0-0 Big East) suffered a painful road loss to the University of Delaware Blue Hens (2-0, 0-0 CAA), falling 17-5 at Delaware Stadium on... Read more

By February 19, 2015

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Men’s basketball blows by Villanova after losing to Seton Hall

Over the past week, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (16-8, 8-5 Big East), came away with a win and a loss, far from playing to their potential. Traveling to then-No.7... Read more

By February 12, 2015

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The Sports Sermon: Boeheim needs to take responsibility

“Will the person responsible please step forward?” This refrain is often heard coming from a coach who isn’t happy with his team, but doesn’t know who to blame. If the... Read more

By February 12, 2015

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Softball wins two in opening tourney

The Georgetown softball team went 2-2 in its season-opening weekend, winning games against Indiana State (2-2, 0-0 MVC) and South Dakota (1-3, 0-0 Summit League) and losing to the University... Read more

By February 12, 2015

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Promance: Star athletes that make it work

The fatal day of chocolate kisses and giant red hearts is upon us—Valentine’s Day, the day when our thoughts turn to the love and relationships in our lives. But as... Read more

By February 12, 2015

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Women’s hoops falls to Villanova

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (4-20, 2-10 Big East) dropped their eighth consecutive game, falling 48-64 to Villanova (14-10, 8-4 Big East) this past Sunday night at McDonough Arena. “I... Read more

By February 12, 2015

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Sports Sermon: Big East needs to be taken seriously

The beast is back. After a lackluster inaugural season, Big East conference has reasserted itself as a force to be reckoned with in the world of college basketball. Left for... Read more

By February 5, 2015