How far will the Hoyas get in your women's NCAA bracket?
My beef this week is with the critics of the big hits that have taken place the last week in the NHL. Although there has been an epidemic of rough hits over the past week, people have to remember that hockey is a rough sport, which is exactly what a lot of fans love about it. The question here, however, is were the hits dirty plays?
Kent Boone remembers the shot like it was yesterday. It happened in a December high school game over seven years ago, but Boone still has it on instant replay in his mind.
Austin Freeman sat, microphones intruding his personal space, with his coach to his left and cameras and reporters all waiting in anticipation to see what he was going to say.
A score by Louisville and the fun begins for Georgetown.
Here on the Hilltop, there exists a legend — a legend deeply embedded in historical tradition, triumph and glory; a tradition so rich, it transcends the countless banners and retired jerseys that attempt to memorialize it; a tradition so extraordinary, it continues to grow each and every game.
By the end of the weekend, all pitchers and catchers will have reported to spring training, and position players will follow suit by early next week. Some Major Leaguers, however, still don’t know what warm city they’ll be reporting to, when that will be, or if it will happen at all.
After getting down by 23 and nearly getting run off the court in the first 30 minutes, the Hoyas stormed back, grabbing loss balls and rebounds and making tough baskets. Unfortunately, as has been a trend in close games this season, when they needed a big shot from the field or the line at the end, Georgetown couldn’t find it.
My beef this week is with Tim Tebow’s pro-life advertisement that is supposed to air sometime during the Super Bowl.
On Monday morning, after weeks of speculation, college sports fans woke up to the rumor that Pittsburgh was leaving the Big East for the Big Ten. It was the college football version of the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, with a whole load of dominoes ready to fall.
Why couldn’t you have just scrambled for a few yards and let your old pal Ryan Longwell seal the deal, Brett? I mean, come on, even Troy Aikman saw all that room you had down the sideline! Didn’t your Pop Warner coach tell you never to throw across your body on the run?!
