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MEN'S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Take on Surprising Bulls

Saturday's 11 a.m. game was not expected to be a big-time Big East matchup. South Florida and Georgetown were picked to finish 14th and 10th, respectively, in October's Big East preseason polls.

Instead, both teams find themselves in the top five of the Big East. The No. 14 Hoyas are third with a 7-3 conference record, and the unranked Bulls are half a game back in fifth place at 6-3.

SWIMMING AND DIVING | GU Hopes to Qualify Eight More

The Georgetown swimming and diving teams hope to bounce back from a heartbreaking loss to rival George Washington and end the season on a high note at Maryland this Saturday.

TRACK AND FIELD | Sprinters Prepare for New Balance

Coming off a strong showing at the Penn State Nationals, the Georgetown track and field team will peel off into different event groups going into this weekend. The sprinters look ahead to a competitive meet at the New Balance Invitational hosted by the Armory in New York City, while the middle-distance and distance runners will take the weekend off to train for the BU Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Get Back on Track

Approximately three-quarters into the much-anticipated 2011-2012 season for a veteran Georgetown team featuring seven seniors, the No. 17 Hoyas appear poised for a third consecutive NCAA tournament appearance and are deadlocked for third place in perhaps the most treacherous conference in the nation. 

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Georgetown Defense Preps for Cincy

Coming off a momentous home win against then-No. 11 Rutgers, the Georgetown women's basketball team will pack its bags and head to Cincinnati to battle the Bearcats (11-11, 2-7 Big East) this Saturday.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL | Veterans Spark Hoyas to Blowout Win

With 10 minutes left in the first half, Connecticut Head Coach Jim Calhoun's newly-unranked Huskies were more than hanging with their Georgetown brethren.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL | Georgetown Shuts Down UConn in Big East Showdown

Just days after giving up 72 points in a terrible defensive display against Pittsburgh, the Hoyas held the Huskies to 30 percent shooting in a 58-44 blowout.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Magee, Georgetown Topple No. 11 Rutgers

Looking up at the scoreboard four minutes into the game and seeing a 4-2 Rutgers lead might have led Georgetown fans to think that poor shooting would again be the headline of the day. But the Blue and Gray figured out their offense eventually, dominating down the stretch in a 54-36 upset of the then-No. 11 Scarlet Knights (17-4, 6-2 Big East).

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MEN'S BASKETBALL | Georgetown Shuts Down UConn in Big East Showdown

Just days after giving up 72 points in a terrible defensive display against Pittsburgh, the Hoyas held the Huskies to 30 percent shooting in a 58-44 blowout. Full story

COMMENTARY

Pro Bowl Needs Fresh Ideas To Recapture Public Interest

One of my biggest disappointments as a sports fan came during the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl played in Miami. At first, I was ecstatic to see the best NFL players compete from free seats a mere nine rows up from the field. Two years later, the only memorable events are my younger brother's falling asleep during the third quarter and our leaving the stadium in the fourth quarter tired and utterly unimpressed.

‘Top’ Underachievers Of College Basketball

The 10th conference game seems like a good time to take a look at which NCAA teams have been the biggest disappointments of the season so far. 

MLB Salary System Works

When it comes to compensating its players, Major League Baseball has it right.

For the past few weeks and into the next several, many players have been and will be heading to arbitration with their respective clubs to determine salaries for the upcoming season. Although the majority of players are under contract through extensions or free agency, virtually every team deals with arbitration-eligible players every year.

Thomas Overshadows White House Festivities

There was a notable absence last Monday at the White House, where the Boston Bruins were recognized as 2011 Stanley Cup Champions. Tim Thomas, the champions' lone American and arguably the NHL's best goalie, decided to skip the event. 

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MEN'S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Play Host to Reeling Huskies

No. 14 Georgetown (16-4, 6-3 Big East) welcomes Connecticut (14-6, 4-4 Big East) to Verizon Center tomorrow in a matchup of Big East powers looking to get back on track after losing to unranked opponents last weekend.

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TRACK AND FIELD | Women’s DMR Sets Record

The track and field team has returned from a successful weekend at the Penn State National Meet, where 29 additional athletes qualified for the Big East championship as Georgetown demonstrated impressive composure for an early-season invitational.

WOMEN'S TENNIS | Hoyas Notch Wins Over Liberty, JMU

While Victoria Azarenka was catching the world's attention working her way towards the women's singles title at the Australian Open this past weekend, the Georgetown women's tennis team was earning consecutive victories against Liberty and James Madison at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

MEN'S TENNIS | Assistants Help Spur Georgetown Revival

Coming in with renewed confidence, the Georgetown men's tennis team improved to 3-1 on the season Saturday with a 4-1 win over Richmond at Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria, Va.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | GU Stifles Rutgers in Upset Win

This one was more than just a win for the No. 17 Georgetown women's basketball team — it was a statement. The Hoyas upset No. 12 Rutgers in convincing fashion, defeating the Scarlet Knights, 54-36, on Sunday afternoon at McDonough Arena.

MEN'S BASKETBALL | Rejuvenated Panthers Rip Hoyas

Pittsburgh 72, Georgetown 60

The No. 9 Hoyas fell behind early due to an anemic offense that managed only 22 points in the first half.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Magee Leads Hoyas in Late Rally at WVU

Immediately following Sunday's disappointing home defeat to Louisville, Georgetown senior forward Tia Magee was crystal clear in her prognosis of what the Blue and Gray required from their midweek visit to Morgantown, W. Va.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL | GU Seeks Revenge at Pitt

The Georgetown men's basketball team will return to the court Saturday, a week after earning its 16th victory of the year in an ugly 52-50 win over Rutgers.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Seek Sunday Upset

The No. 20 Georgetown women's basketball team returns home this weekend to face No. 11 Rutgers Sunday afternoon.

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TRACK AND FIELD | GU Heads to Penn St. for Tough Meet

The invitational will provide the Hoyas a higher level of competition than last week, as schools like Ohio State, Bucknell, Pittsburgh, Connecticut and Syracuse will be represented in a field that will include more than 1,000 athletes.

MEN'S TENNIS | GU Favored at Richmond

Tennis is a mental game. Unlike most sports, the athlete is his own coach during the match, and Head Coach Gordie Ernst understands this dynamic.

WOMEN'S TENNIS | Hoyas Look to Avenge Loss Against Dukes

After dropping their spring season opener to Virginia Commonwealth on Monday, the Georgetown women's tennis team has spent the week preparing for Saturday's match with another Virginia team, James Madison.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Poor Shooting Dooms GU

No. 20 Georgetown experienced its third setback in four Big East contests at McDonough Arena with a 64-61 loss to No. 16 Louisville Sunday night, but the Hoyas can't say that they didn't have their shots.

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TRACK AND FIELD | Hoyas Dominate at Home Invitational

The Georgetown track and field team traveled to nearby Bethesda, Md. this past Friday, in what felt like a home meet for a squad that lacks a complete on-campus facility. The Hoyas competed against one school, La Salle, in the Hoya Spiked Shoe Invitational, recording a slew of Big East qualifying times.

SWIMMING & DIVING | Hoyas Fall to Crosstown Rivals

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The men's and women's Georgetown swimming and diving teams both fell to George Washington last Saturday at the Smith Center Pool in Washington, D.C., by scores of 141-113 and 132-129, respectively.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Sharpshooters Lift Cards Over Hoyas

The No. 20 Georgetown women's basketball team (15-5, 4-3 Big East) suffered another home loss to a ranked opponent, falling to No. 16 Louisville (16-4, 5-2 Big East) Saturday night, 64-61. Though the game was tight until the end, poor shooting from both the field and the free-throw line eventually proved to be Georgetown's downfall.  

MEN'S BASKETBALL | Porter Shines Under Pressure

Freshman forward Otto Porter, coming off a 15-rebound performance against DePaul, was sensational down the stretch on Saturday.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Ground Golden Eagles

Some may be superstitious about the number seven, but there was nothing lucky about No. 19 Georgetown's 67-39 victory at Marquette Tuesday night — the Hoyas' first-ever triumph over the Golden Eagles in the seventh all-time meeting between the teams.

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SWIMMING & DIVING | GU Impresses at JMU Meet

This Saturday, the Georgetown swimming and diving team prepares for its meet against crosstown rival George Washington after a strong showing at its first meet of the year at James Madison.

MEN'S BASKETBALL | Clark Stepping Up for GU

Jason Clark is quietly making an outside run for Big East player of the year. While the senior guard and captain leads a definitively balanced attack, highlighted by senior center Henry Sims and junior forward Hollis Thompson, he continues to take over games when Georgetown needs him most.

TRACK & FIELD | Hoyas Play Host to Lone Home Meet

Georgetown may not have a serviceable track on campus, but that hasn't discouraged Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Patrick Henner. This Friday, the Georgetown track and field team gets as close as it can to a home meet when it plays host to the second annual Hoya Spiked Shoe Club Invitational at Georgetown Prep in Bethesda, Md.

 

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Late Rally Falters Against Notre Dame

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Despite outscoring No. 2 Notre Dame in the second half, No. 18 Georgetown was unable to overcome poor shooting and an inability to contain the conference's top-scoring offense in a 80-60 home defeat Wednesday night.

MEN'S BASKETBALL | Georgetown Drops Second Straight

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A back-and-forth game ended on yet another Georgetown turnover, as the No. 11 Hoyas lost to Cincinnati for the fifth time in six contests, 68-64.

MEN'S BASKETBALL | Mountaineers End Hoyas' Win Streak

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Senior guard Truck Bryant's 19 second-half points led West Virginia past No. 9 Georgetown, which saw its 11-game winning streak come to a screeching halt in Morgantown Saturday afternoon.