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BASEBALL | Moyer Speaks at First Pitch Dinner

By Kyle Franco • February 10, 2011

On Saturday, the Georgetown baseball team unofficially kicked off its season with the seventh annual First Pitch Dinner, held in the Leavey Center Ballroom. The fundraiser, hosted by Hoyas Unlimited, featured...

MEN’S TENNIS |Hoyas Swept Away in Pennsylvania

By Celee Belmonte • February 8, 2011

The Georgetown men's tennis team traveled to Pennsylvania this weekend hoping to pick up its first win of the season. But three matches later, the Hoyas were still winless after coming out on the wrong...

TRACK & FIELD | Ulm Leads Way at Giegengack

By Leonard Olsen and Ashwin Wadekar • February 8, 2011

While the Georgetown men's track team competed in dozens of events across two states this past weekend, five Hoyas in particular stood out in the 800 meters at Yale's Giegengack Invitational. The solid...

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Rodgers Falters as GU Takes Rocky Road to Victory

By Pat Curran • February 8, 2011

For all its success this season, No. 17 Georgetown (19-5, 7-3 Big East) has been far from flawless. Luckily for the Lady Hoyas, perfection was not required Saturday afternoon. Georgetown bounced...

WOMEN’S TENNIS | Lady Hoyas Dominate, Grab First Win

By Steven Keithley • February 8, 2011

With an impressive 7-0 sweep of Lehigh this weekend, the Georgetown women's tennis team put itself back on the map in Big East play. After a heartbreaking loss against Virginia Commonwealth University...

SWIMMING & DIVING | GU Falls in Final Tune-Up, Three Qualify for Big Easts

By Evan Hollander • February 8, 2011

Georgetown's swimming and diving team faced an uphill battle against Maryland on Saturday, but despite an overall loss, the Hoyas took home several victories and qualified three more swimmers for the Big...

MLB Losing Ground to NFL on Salary Cap, Playoff Structure

By Preston Barclay • February 8, 2011

Baseball is losing its luster. The NFL has now become the sport that most Americans prefer to watch, a fact that was on full display this past Sunday as 111 million people put their lives on hold to watch...

Finals Rematch Highlights Champions League Round of 16

By Michael Appau and Cem Yolbulan • February 8, 2011

After a two-month hiatus, the UEFA Champions League kicks off once again with the Round of 16 games next week. The group stage ended as expected, with all European giants qualifying for the next round,...

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Lady Hoyas Pull Away Late

By Beno Picciano • February 7, 2011

No. 17 Georgetown (19-5, 7-3 Big East) shut down conference foe Cincinnati (8-14, 1-9 Big East) on Saturday afternoon, capitalizing on turnovers and three-point marksmanship for a 55-38 home victory. The...

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Escape Friars, Extend Streak to Six

By Lawson Ferguson • February 5, 2011

Despite 43 points from Providence senior Marshon Brooks — the fifth-highest in-conference total in Big East history — Georgetown (18-5, 7-4 Big East) held off a late charge from the Friars (14-10,...

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Week Off Gave Georgetown New Life

By Dave Finn • February 4, 2011

"Make shots and guard your guy," Head Coach John Thompson III likes to say. Those two staples of basketball propelled the Hoyas out of the gate, then plagued them and now have them back on track. But...

MEN’S BASKETBALL | INSIDE ACCESS: Who Does Wright Need to Be?

By Dave Finn, Michael Palmer, and Connor Gregoire • February 4, 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vat8XjSQme8 Men's basketball beat writers Dave Finn and Michael Palmer discuss what kind of player Chris Wright needs to be for the Hoyas to keep winning.