Georgetown football comes up short on homecoming

Though many Georgetown students enjoyed the festivities associated with this past Saturday’s annual Homecoming Day, the same could not be said for the Georgetown football team (2-6, 0-3 Patriot League).... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 30, 2014

Sports

The Sports Sermon: The dark side of pickup games

Playing pickup sports might be one of the most dangerous choices you can make. If you’re choosing to participate in that type of setting, chances are you don’t play on... Read more

By Chris Castano October 23, 2014

Sports

BuckWild: Feeding america’s hunger for competition

Competitive eating has become a delicious part of our nation’s sporting history. What started as pie eating contests at county fairs has turned into major sport. Many Americans only go... Read more

By Emmy Buck October 23, 2014

Sports

No love for tennis teams in losses

The Georgetown men’s and women’s tennis teams traveled to Charlottesville and Blacksburg, Va., respectively, last weekend for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Atlantic Regionals. Unfortunately, in preparing for their upcoming season,... Read more

By Dayana Morales Gomez October 23, 2014

Sports

Field hockey’s greatest show on turf

Hoya goalie Rachel Skonecki recorded a four-save shutout as the women’s field hockey team (5-9, 0-3 Big East) beat the Colgate Raiders (4-9, 3-1 Patriot League) 3-0 on Sunday. Team... Read more

By Joe Laposata October 23, 2014

Sports

The main event: Boxing brawls in six stellar bouts

The Georgetown Club Boxing team hosted their third annual Blue and Gray Gloves showcase on Healy Lawn this past Saturday. Students from East Carolina University, Baltimore University, and the United... Read more

By Chris Almeida October 23, 2014

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Can’t hide the dollar signs

Finances are private. Everyone knows that. We learn this reality from a young age. We teach kids that asking for such information is not polite, and they, in turn, carry... Read more

By Chris Castano October 16, 2014

Sports

Golf searches for consistency

The Georgetown men’s and women’s golf teams both finished their respective weekend tournaments in sixth place overall. The men’s team tied for sixth place out of 14 teams at 37... Read more

By Max Roberts October 16, 2014

Sports

Leopards pounce on Hoya mistakes

Despite holding a fourth quarter lead, the Georgetown football team (2-5, 0-2 Patriot League) lost a heartbreaker 24-21 this past Saturday at Lafayette (3-3, 1-1 Patriot League). In a back-and-forth... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 16, 2014

Sports

Men’s soccer exorcises Demons, kneels to Friars

The Georgetown men’s soccer team (7-2-4, 2-1-1 Big East) needed every minute of Saturday’s game against DePaul (4-6-2, 1-2-0 Big East) to defeat the Blue Demons, scoring two late goals... Read more

By Robbie Ponce October 16, 2014

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Scare them silly

Head to any peewee sports practice and the coaches will be emphasizing the values of hard work and sportsmanship to their young charges, instilling in them the upstanding values of... Read more

By Chris Castano October 9, 2014

Sports

Full Court Press: Sports culture needs a makeover

Over the last few months, the growing conversation surrounding Ray Rice’s brutal and cowardly assault of his then-fiancée and current wife, Janay Palmer, has nearly broken the NFL and its... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 9, 2014

Sports

Hockey continues winning ways

Many of Georgetown’s sports fans are well aware that the National Hockey League starts back up this week. What they may be less aware of is the continued success of... Read more

By Max Roberts October 9, 2014

Sports

Crimson paints over Blue and Gray

In front of a sold-out home crowd of 2,504 fans, the Georgetown football team (2-4, 0-1 Patriot League) fell to Harvard (3-0, 1-0 Ivy League) 34-3 in a game much... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 9, 2014

Sports

Women’s soccer snatches late victory from Providence

After 88 minutes of scoreless play, the Georgetown women’s soccer team (8-2-3, 3-0-1 Big East) were headed for extra time against the Providence Friars (5-6-2, 1-3-0 Big East) when senior... Read more

By Robbie Ponce October 9, 2014

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Serie A isn’t dead

Over the past year I’ve read piece after piece on the world’s most prominent footballing websites condemning my favorite league, the Italian Serie A, to league-ranking hell. While it’s hard... Read more

By Chris Castano October 2, 2014

Sports

Buck Wild: Hot heads and hot rods

The world of NASCAR was shocked when Tony Stewart killed 20-year-old Kevin Ward, Jr. on Aug. 9, 2014 at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in New York. Millions of viewers watched Ward’s... Read more

By Emmy Buck October 2, 2014

Sports

D.C. United aims for playoffs

Last season, D.C. United was the laughingstock of Major League Soccer. Though MLS fans and experts predicted that the squad could contend for the league title in 2013, the team’s... Read more

By Robbie Ponce October 2, 2014

Sports

Hoya boxers beef up for showcase

It is a common sight to see the club soccer or frisbee teams practicing on Harbin Field, or to see club basketball on the courts in Yates, but the equally... Read more

By Chris Almeida October 2, 2014

Sports

Raiders cut Hoya football winning streak short

After stringing together their first two-game winning streak since the 2012 season, the Georgetown football team (2-3, 0-1 Patriot League) failed to keep it alive as it fell 19-0 in... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 2, 2014