Sporty Spice: NFL attitudes need to change

Two weeks ago, PBS released a long-anticipated Frontline documentary entitled League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis. Journalists worked themselves into a frenzy over the sobering stories of former players... Read more

By Abby Sherburne October 24, 2013

Sports

Football strives for consistency in homestretch

Unfortunately for Head Coach Kevin Kelly and the Georgetown football team (1-6, 0-2 Patriot League), college football is played in two thirty-minute halves, not one. This tale of two halves... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 24, 2013

Sports

There’s no denying Riyan

“He’s with us now. He’s on the team.” Two simple sentences from Georgetown Men’s Basketball Head Coach John Thompson III provided validation for a dream once in doubt for 6-foot-4... Read more

By Brendan Crowley October 24, 2013

Sports

Men’s soccer exorcises Blue Demons

A cold Wednesday meant that only a few people turned up on Shaw field for the game between the Georgetown men’s soccer team (11-3-1, 4-1-1 Big East) and the DePaul... Read more

By Chris Castano October 24, 2013

Sports

All The Way: Peterson’s family matters

Professional athletics often comes under fire quite for the ever-increasing emphasis on their commercialism. After all, each major American sports league is a massive business that brings in profits that... Read more

By Steven Criss October 16, 2013

Sports

Football looks to build on loss against Fordham

This past Saturday, the Georgetown football team (1-5, 0-1 Patriot League) took on the undefeated No.9 Fordham Rams (7-0, 2-0 Patriot League), falling 34-12 despite a strong second half. The... Read more

By Sourabh Bhat October 16, 2013

Sports

Xavier too much for men’s soccer

The Georgetown men’s soccer (9-3-1, 2-1-1 Big East) team hit a bump in the road Saturday in Cincinnati when they were defeated 2-1 by the Xavier Musketeers (6-5-2, 2-2-0 Big... Read more

By Chris Castano October 16, 2013

Sports

Women’s soccer stumbles

After suffering a loss to Marquette last year in the 2012 Big East Tournament Championship game, 1-0, the Georgetown women’s soccer team (11-1-2, 3-1-1 Big East) was primed for revenge... Read more

By Emmy Buck October 16, 2013

Sports

The Sports Sermon: The return of Big Man U

The Hilltop is famous for producing great centers. Over the past few years, however, this hasn’t been the case. (Valium) What has happened to Big Man U? Since the departure... Read more

By Chris Almeida October 10, 2013

Sports

Sporty Spice: Back with a vengeance

2013 seemed like the end of the world for Boston sports fans. The year before was full of heartbreak: Ray Allen’s departure from the Celtics, a Patriots’ loss in the... Read more

By Abby Sherburne October 10, 2013

Sports

Cross country excels in heat

Georgetown’s men’s and women’s cross country teams both had strong showings in their second competition at the Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, Penn. this past weekend. The men’s team, now... Read more

By Max Roberts October 10, 2013

Sports

Women’s soccer remains undefeated

Andres D Rengifo After two consecutive wins against conference opponents, the No. 4 Hoyas (11-0-2, 3-0-1 Big East) are looking to extend their streak of dominance over the course of... Read more

By Chris Wadibia October 10, 2013

Sports

Men’s soccer poised to finish the season strong

For most of this year, the No. 8 Georgetown men’s soccer team (9-2-1, 2-0-1 Big East) has struggled to find an identity. Between an ever-changing back line, a lack of... Read more

By Chris Castano October 10, 2013

Sports

All The Way: A special kind of passion

When my Chinese classmates ask me what it’s like to live America, I usually default to a variation of canned responses that include topics with vocabulary I have learned and... Read more

By Steven Criss October 2, 2013

Sports

Tennis gets the ball rolling

The Georgetown Classic took place this last weekend, with men’s and women’s teams attending from George Washington, Norfolk State, Johns Hopkins, UMBC, ASA, and Christopher Newport. The tournament had mixed... Read more

By Sourabh Bhat October 2, 2013

Sports

Men’s soccer holds Creighton to tie

The Georgetown men’s soccer team had a solid performance against No. 3 ranked Creighton (5-1-2, 1-0-1 Big East), with the match between two Big East powers ending in a 0-0... Read more

By Kevin Huggard October 2, 2013

Sports

Georgetown football badly beaten on Homecoming

the Georgetown football team (1-4, 0-0 Patriot League), a bye week could not have come at a better time. The Hoyas continued their dismal play this past Saturday with an... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 2, 2013

Sports

Sporty Spice: Sports make us exceptional

Despite Vladmir Putin’s admonitions, encouraging American children to excel is neither dangerous, nor will it be the ruin of future generations, as Amanda Ripley argues in her “Case Against High-School... Read more

By Abby Sherburne September 25, 2013

Sports

Sailing continues to dazzle against top competition

As Hoya fans await basketball season patiently, one team on campus is preparing to make a different kind of buzz. Perennially below the radar, the Hoya sailing team numbers among... Read more

By Max Borowitz September 25, 2013

Sports

Men’s soccer impresses

It is now officially safe to say that the Georgetown men’s soccer team is on the rise. After a shaky preseason and an unconvincing start to the fall of 2013... Read more

By Chris Castano September 25, 2013