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NFL Kickers Grab Limelight With Mistakes

By Matt Bell September 21, 2012

When I happened upon the final 90 seconds of Sunday afternoon’s game between Washington and St. Louis, I saw the Redskins’ desperate comeback end on the “shank of all shanks” by kicker Billy Cundiff. The...

Fantasy Sports Have Real-Life Impact

By Nick Fedyk September 18, 2012

Everyone has a Sunday routine. We sleep in late, go to Leo’s for afternoon brunch, chain ourselves to a desk in Lau and proceed to do the homework that we neglected the previous two days. Unless, of...

FOOTBALL | For Sixth Year, GU Falls to Yale

By Josh Simmons September 18, 2012

With 40 seconds to go and the ball on Yale’s 17-yard line in Saturday’s football game, Georgetown junior quarterback Aaron Aiken lofted a pass toward the corner of the end zone. But what could...

National Allegiances Now an Open Market

By Arik Parnass September 18, 2012

For many Americans, the concept of nationalism is still quite foreign. Many people do not seem to understand that citizens of countries other than the United States actually believe that their country...

FIELD HOCKEY | Providence, Lehigh Hang GU With Two More Losses

By Celee Belmonte September 18, 2012

The Georgetown field hockey team (2-6, 0-1 Big East) dropped two more games this weekend, falling to Providence, 5-2, and Lehigh, 3-2, in its first home games of the season. The Hoyas had a tough break...

MEN’S SOCCER | Trip to Princeton Kicks Off Pair of Ivy League Matches

By Ryan Bacic September 14, 2012

After spending last weekend road-tripping to a pair of midwestern state schools, the No. 12 Georgetown men’s soccer team will face a different type of duo this weekend. The Blue and Gray (5-0-1)...

Nationals Deny Fans Playoff Glory With Strasburg Decision

By Corey Blaine September 14, 2012

Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Johnson has let down fans of his club — as well as the members of his team — with his decision last Saturday to bench ace Stephen Strasburg for the remainder of...

Jeter Deserves Benefit of the Doubt

By Matt Bell September 14, 2012

Very few players in sports history have earned the title “iconic.” Derek Jeter, current New York Yankees shortstop and 13-time MLB All-Star, is one of those players. Jeter is iconic to the city...

Roddick Made Mark Off Court

By Arik Parnass September 11, 2012

My earliest memory watching tennis is of the 1999 Wimbledon final, which pitted my childhood idol Pete Sampras against his longtime rival Andre Agassi. It is also my earliest sporting memory: Despite...

MEN’S SOCCER | GU Stays Unbeaten

By Ryan Bacic September 11, 2012

Prior to the men’s soccer team’s game at Illinois-Chicago on Friday night, Georgetown Head Coach Brian Wiese and his staff discussed how their team would likely react if — for the first time...

Vacated Seasons: Erased But Always Remembered

By Nick Fedyk September 11, 2012

The law is bizarre. It’s amazing how often it tries to bend the truth, demanding that we close our eyes as it manipulates the record books and crafts a new reality. Technically speaking, Lance Armstrong...

Americans Lag Behind World’s Elite Teams

By Matt Bell September 7, 2012

The No. 33 squad in the FIFA World Rankings, the U.S. men’s soccer team will take on Jamaica today in the third of its six semifinal-round World Cup qualifying matches. Some have dubbed the team’s...

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