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Women’s basketball leashes Bulldogs

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (7-9, 1-3 Big East) fought back from a 15-point second-half deficit to take Saturday’s game at McDonough Arena from the Butler Bulldogs (7-9, 2-3 Big... Read more

By January 16, 2014

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Rise and Fire: The NBA’s lenience problem

On April 12, 2013, University of North Carolina hoops star P.J. Hairston announced that he would return to Chapel Hill for his junior season. Today, less than a year later,... Read more

By January 16, 2014

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All The Way: Daley in the deep end

When Tom Daley revealed that he is in a relationship with a man in a YouTube video this past Monday, his supporters acknowledged his courage. For a 19-year old Olympic... Read more

By December 5, 2013

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Women’s hoops dominate

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (5-2, 0-0 Big East) continued its strong performance this season, placing first in the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout this past weekend. In the final game,... Read more

By December 5, 2013

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Men’s basketball stampedes Bisons

After a tepid fifth place finish in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (4-2, 0-0 Big East) returned to Stateside ready to tackle a slate of non-conference... Read more

By December 5, 2013

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Only 11 Spartans needed to end men’s soccer season

After an impressive post-season performance against Old Dominion University (11-6-1 overall), expectations were high for the Georgetown University men’s soccer team. The Hoyas had lost to the ODU Monarchs in... Read more

By December 5, 2013

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All The Way: Devotion is a lost art

There is an epidemic plaguing the sports world that no one appears to have noticed. It has nothing to do with concussions, steroids, illegal hits, or J.R. Smith’s Twitter account.... Read more

By November 21, 2013

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Women’s soccer to face No. 1 UVA

The Georgetown Women’s Soccer team (16-2-2, 7-1-1 Big East) used Shaw Field to their advantage on Saturday, beating LaSalle (15-5-3, 5-2-1 Atlantic-10) by a score of 2-0 in the first... Read more

By November 21, 2013

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Football continues downhill

For the Georgetown football team (1-9, 0-4 Patriot League) and its Head Coach Kevin Kelly, the end of this season couldn’t come any sooner. The Hoyas lost their eighth consecutive... Read more

By November 21, 2013

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Men’s basketball looks to big matchups in Puerto Rico

This week, the men’s basketball team (1-1, 0-0 Big East) leaves the continental United States once again to face the next of their non-conference challenges. With more than a week’s... Read more

By and November 21, 2013

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Men’s basketball finds shooting touch in home opener

After an abysmal shooting performance against Oregon (1-0, 0-0 PAC-12) in their season-opening game, where they shot 6.7 percent from three-point range, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (1-1, 0-0 Big... Read more

By and November 14, 2013

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Men’s soccer moves into postseason

Last Friday’s game up on Shaw field wasn’t pretty.  It wasn’t the spectacle we’ve all come to expect from the Hilltop’s talented men’s soccer program. It wasn’t a game filled... Read more

By November 14, 2013

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Women’s soccer seeks title

After a tough loss to DePaul (13-5-2, 5-3-1 Big East) that kept them from advancing to the Big East Championship game, the Hoyas (15-2-2, 7-1-1 Big East) look to regain... Read more

By November 14, 2013

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All The Way: Women’s sports lag in China

Living in Shanghai and attending a Chinese university has inundated this semester with cross-cultural comparisons. In terms of sports, some of these differences I could have expected and really haven’t... Read more

By November 14, 2013

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The Top 25 according to Will Ferrell

1. KENTUCKY “I hope you’ve brought your silver polish, MacElroy, ’cause that was gold.” –Blades of Glory With arguably the greatest recruiting class of all time, John Calipari and the... Read more

By November 7, 2013

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Conference realignment: Same name, new era

Decimated by the loss of stalwarts to conferences with FBS football and more lucrative media deals, the Big East enters a new era that will take time to adjust to.... Read more

By November 7, 2013

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Men’s basketball rotation

Markel Starks: Starks looks to be the focal point of the Hoya offense  with the departure of Otto Porter Jr. a year after averaging 12.8 points per game, second only... Read more

By November 7, 2013

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Women’s basketball preview: change at the top

While he might not have been here long, interim Head Coach Jim Lewis sure is happy to be joining the Women’s Basketball team. “Well, there’s no better place to be,”... Read more

By November 7, 2013

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Jim Lewis steps into the storm

Despite the controversy surrounding the resignation of former head coach Keith Brown, the Georgetown women’s basketball team looks forward to an upcoming season with high prospects for success. “We’re very... Read more

By November 7, 2013

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Josh Smith: Big man on campus

When fans and critics talk about junior center Josh Smith, any and all discussions start with one word: big. Many gape at his measurements: 6-10, 350 pounds. Others remember how... Read more

By November 7, 2013