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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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MESA & BENNETT: Pick Your Players

MESA & BENNETT: Pick Your Players

By Aaron Bennett and Christian Mesa January 20, 2017

The new political season in Washington is ushering in a fresh series of legislative battles as the 115th Congress grapples with various issues such as presidential appointment hearings, budget for 2017...

AUERBACH: Tis the Season for Fantasy Football

AUERBACH: Tis the Season for Fantasy Football

By Madeline Auerbach August 26, 2016

Well, it’s that time of year again. As the preseason draws to a close and the first day of regular season play looms closer and closer, more and more NFL fans engage in one of the fan base’s most popular...

LANZILLA: Disappointing Injuries Cast Shadow Over 2015 Season

LANZILLA: Disappointing Injuries Cast Shadow Over 2015 Season

By Joe Lanzilla November 13, 2015

With most fantasy football drafts focusing primarily on running backs in the first round — between five and eight of the top 10 picks being running backs in most leagues — this year should have been...

LANZILLA: Trades to Make After Foster Injury

LANZILLA: Trades to Make After Foster Injury

By Joe Lanzilla October 30, 2015

Running back Arian Foster tore his Achilles tendon this week. It was tragic. Foster, one of the all-time great Houston Texans, simply cannot seem to catch a break from the injury bug. This Achilles injury,...

LANZILLA: Target Moncrief, Reed in Fantasy

LANZILLA: Target Moncrief, Reed in Fantasy

By Joe Lanzilla September 18, 2015

Week 1 of the NFL season has come and gone. As usual, it was full of exciting finishes, underdog victories and, of course, fantasy football glory and heartache. I am a perfect testament to this; I won...

LANZILLA: Check Matchups When Setting Fantasy Lineups

LANZILLA: Check Matchups When Setting Fantasy Lineups

By Joe Lanzilla September 11, 2015

As classes begin in earnest on Georgetown’s campus and students begin to worry about homework, recruitment sessions and applying to clubs, there is a silver lining to the busyness of autumn. Across the...

LANZILLA: Fosters Injury Highlights Training Camp News

LANZILLA: Foster’s Injury Highlights Training Camp News

By Joe Lanzilla August 11, 2015

Last week I woke up to an urgent text from one of my best friends from high school. He is an investment banker in New York this summer, so naturally he was awake at the wonderful hour of 5 a.m. checking...

FOOTE: Fantasy Football Offers Excitement to Sports Fans

FOOTE: Fantasy Football Offers Excitement to Sports Fans

By Jake Foote August 6, 2015

It’s August, and if you’re a sports fan in the United States between the ages of 15 and 50, there’s a good chance that August means only one thing: the start of fantasy football. The games don’t...

LANZILLA: Fantasy Football Players to Target and Avoid

LANZILLA: Fantasy Football Players to Target and Avoid

By Joe Lanzilla July 28, 2015

ESPN fantasy guru Matthew Berry publishes his famous Love/Hate article every year, a guide to the players he claims will over- or underperform their current draft value. I am prepared to follow in Berry’s...

LANZILLA: Consider Different Fantasy Football Rules

LANZILLA: Consider Different Fantasy Football Rules

By Joe Lanzilla July 14, 2015

I’m a traditionalist. Well, not really. But I’m very traditional when it comes to one thing: my fantasy football league: . 10 For me, it’s always been 10 teams, standard settings, snake draft, the...

LANZILLA: Lacy, Peterson Should Top Fantasy Draft Boards

LANZILLA: Lacy, Peterson Should Top Fantasy Draft Boards

By Joe Lanzilla June 30, 2015

The No. 1 pick in a fantasy football draft is both a blessing from the fantasy gods and a dark curse. It can be your first step to glory and the championship, but it can also create false expectations....

LANZILLA: Do Your Research Before Your Fantasy Football Draft

By Joe Lanzilla June 16, 2015

Remember that time your buddy took Brett Favre in your fantasy football draft the year after he finally retired? Or the time when that random guy in your league took Stephen Gostkowski in the first round?...

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