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VIDEO: Students Anticipate Return to the Basketball Stands

VIDEO: Students Anticipate Return to the Basketball Stands

By Briana Sparacino November 11, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G50cuzi5kug With the first Georgetown men’s basketball game set to take place this Saturday, watch to hear from undergraduate students as they anticipate what the...

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‘It’s Been So Long Since Last We Met’: GU Basketball Fans Return to Stands

By Demi Pappas, Brendan Quill, and John Whelan November 11, 2021

Following over 600 days since spectators were last allowed to attend Georgetown basketball games, Hoya fans will once again be able to cheer on their beloved basketball teams in person.  With...

10 Reasons You Should Buy Basketball Season Tickets

10 Reasons You Should Buy Basketball Season Tickets

By Laura Bell and Laura Bell October 14, 2018

Many years ago, the mere thought of writing this article would have been absurd. There was once a time when school spirit was high, lottery picks roamed the Hilltop and students needed no convincing when...

The Five Types of Georgetown Basketball Fans

The Five Types of Georgetown Basketball Fans

By Mike Radice and Mike Radice January 2, 2017

As winter break thaws out, Big East conference play is just starting to heat up. While we've probably all watched at least one Georgetown Basketball game in our lives, I'm sure we all have had different...

RAMLOW: Baseball Fans Stay Strong Despite Revenue Drop

RAMLOW: Baseball Fans Stay Strong Despite Revenue Drop

By Hugh Ramlow July 12, 2016

Baseball. There is something in that word that — for many Americans — evokes memories of Little League games and perhaps the first trip to a big league game. It is the children’s game, the national...

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Baseball’s Kid Problem

By Connor Maytnier November 3, 2014

Looking across the last several decades, baseball is undeniably in a “golden age.” Average game attendance in Major League Baseball has steadily risen over the last 60 years from around 12,000...

Guilty Woes of Being a Sox Fan

By Carolyn Maguire May 30, 2014

Ten games. Ten straight losses. They were embarrassed. I was embarrassed. Late inning collapses. Lackluster offense. Poor pitching performances. For 10 straight games, I watched horrific baseball. SportsCenter...

Tips for Tipoff: How To Meet Your Hoya Basketball Needs

Tips for Tipoff: How To Meet Your Hoya Basketball Needs

By Griffin Greco and Griffin Greco January 12, 2014

The start of the new semester brings with it the end of the NFL regular season, meaning no more Sundays full of football. Thankfully, Georgetown basketball is in full swing, and if you haven’t been keeping...

On Fans’ Double Standards

By Tom Hoff January 25, 2013

After the Baltimore Ravens’ victory over the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game, Ray Lewis is continuing to make waves — and not just because of the impending retirement of an all-time great. Rather,...

MLB Must Try to Get More Fans

By Preston Barclay September 20, 2011

With the end of the National Football League lockout, the public is locked in to football now more than ever. Last week, a record 107.4 million people watched the season's first weekend of games, and every...

Closet `Fans’ Emerge When Times Are Good

By Dave Finn October 19, 2010

WITH BASEBALL'S LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES underway, it seems like a good time to bring up the issue of "closet playoffs/rivalry games-only fans." I'm not talking about frontrunners. Some people might...

The Elements of Sportical Theory

By Nick Macri September 17, 2010

Last week, during a bit of downtime, I began to think about what it means to be a sports fan. Sports talk show hosts and newspaper columnists often engage in conversations about what it means to be a true...

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