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Men’s soccer sends Badgers back underground

Georgetown’s 2-0 victory over Harvard this weekend did little to inspire championship-level confidence in Hoya soccer fans. The Blue and Gray (2-0-2, 0-0-0 Big East), therefore, had something to prove... Read more

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Full Court Press: The comfort of your own home

While Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer with its barbecues and games of golf, it also signals the beginning of another significant period in the American calendar: NFL... Read more

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Volleyball serves up two wins

The Georgetown volleyball team (2-1, 0-0 Big East) won back-to-back matches against George Mason (0-4, 0-0 Atlantic 10) and Howard (2-2, 0-0 Mid Eastern Athletic Conference) to finish this past... Read more

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Women’s soccer wallops Wolfpack, tames Tigers

The Georgetown women’s soccer team (3-0-1, 0-0 Big East) defeated North Carolina State (1-2-0, 0-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) this past weekend in dominating fashion by thrashing the Wolfpack 6-0.  While... Read more

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Poultry fueling Nats to postseason

If Washington, D.C. is a sports town on the turnaround, the Washington Nationals deserve much of the credit for the change in fortune. Though the Nationals’ 2013 campaign proved disappointing,... Read more

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The Sports Sermon: Sporting stereotypes fading away

My brother Joe and I were sitting outside at a cafe next to the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence during the summer of 2012. The other guest at the table was... Read more

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Field hockey goes back to basics

As the Georgetown University Field Hockey team prepares for a fresh start, all eyes are on new Head Coach Shannon Soares. The former Virginia Commonwealth University coach will look to... Read more

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Men’s soccer to reach new heights

Last year the Georgetown Men’s Soccer team made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.  In 2012, the team advanced all the way to the finals of the... Read more

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The Sports Sermon: Tim Howard takes a break

If the U.S. soccer team were a living room, goalkeeper Tim Howard, on the squad since 2007, would be a couch— but not like the beer-soaked couch that’s travelled with... Read more

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Georgetown football embraces ‘Hoya Culture’

After a disappointing 2-9 campaign last year, the Georgetown football team enters this fall with high hopes thanks to some major offseason changes. The new head coach Rob Sgarlata took... Read more

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Women’s sailing changes course

The Georgetown women’s sailing team won the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association Spring Conference Championship this past Saturday and qualified for the Women’s National Championship that will take place in... Read more

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Despite initial lead, men’s lacrosse surrenders to Marquette

The Georgetown men’s lacrosse team (4-9, 1-4 Big East) traveled to Milwaukee this past Saturday to face the Marquette Golden Eagles (6-8, 4-1 Big East) for a crucial game.  The... Read more

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D.C. United on the rise

After dropping their opening two games, DC United has turned their young season around, winning two of their last four matches, while taking draws in the two others. This year’s... Read more

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The Sports Sermon: World Cup worth the wait

People are going to spend ridiculous amounts of money on my favorite holiday, but it’s not Christmas or Chanukah. People dress up and drink heavily on my favorite holiday, but... Read more

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All the Way: The Jeter Standard

Opening Day is a day of rebirth. The promise of a fresh season resting just beyond the tossing of the first pitch is enough to wipe away the past season’s... Read more

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Men’s lacrosse survives late charge from Providence

The Georgetown men’s lacrosse team (4-7, 1-3 Big East) survived a late charge by the Providence Friars (3-9, 0-3 Big East) on Wednesday at the Multi-Sport Field to win their... Read more

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Baseball struggles against Xavier

The Georgetown men’s baseball team (12-16, 0-3 Big East) received a rude welcome to Big East play this weekend, losing three straight games at the hands of the Xavier Musketeers... Read more

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Women’s lax snaps streak

Despite struggling during the last few games, the Georgetown women’s lacrosse team defeated Big East rival Marquette last Saturday, ending a six game skid that saw the Hoyas struggle to... Read more

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The Sports Sermon: Nationals bring hope to Washington

The Washington Nationals are different from all of the other professional sports franchises that call D.C. home. No, they haven’t won a title, but the simple fact that it seems... Read more

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Crew team treading water

After months of winter training, the Lightweight crew team’s spring season got started with a series of difficult losses against the University of Delaware and Princeton University. According to Head... Read more