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LONERGAN | Soccer Hooligan Soldiers, the Russo-Ukrainian War’s Strangest Battalions

By Jack Lonergan January 30, 2024

Foot-ball hoo-li-gan      noun, BRITISH A violent troublemaker whose behavior is associated with or motivated by their support of a soccer team. The groups of young men —...

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CAUSING A RACQUET | Grading ‘Break Point’ Season 2: Part 1

By Robbie Werdiger January 26, 2024

Season 2 of “Break Point,” the Netflix docudrama series that follows the lives of several top players on the professional tennis tour, was released on Jan. 10. Here are my grades for the first three...

HERMAN | Baseball Fans Just Wanna Have Fun

HERMAN | Baseball Fans Just Wanna Have Fun

By Eilat Herman January 24, 2024

My brain is wired for watching baseball. I can sit still for three hours, watch nine innings of play and not descend into boredom.  And I do mean “sit still.” If I freeze in a certain way, and...

REID | Midseason Premier League Awards and Predictions

REID | Midseason Premier League Awards and Predictions

By Owen Reid January 19, 2024

Although Manchester City’s three consecutive titles in England’s top football league left many thinking the 2023-24 Premier League (PL) campaign would be less competitive than years prior, the first...

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HERMAN | On the Oakland Apathetics

By Eilat Herman January 19, 2024

I was born in 2004, eight months before the Boston Red Sox did the unthinkable. After falling behind 3-0 in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series (ALCS) against my beloved New York Yankees,...

WERDIGER | The ATP Tour Has a Major Scheduling Problem

WERDIGER | The ATP Tour Has a Major Scheduling Problem

By Robbie Werdiger November 20, 2023

Jannik Sinner came from a set behind to barely edge out Mackenzie McDonald in the round of 32 of the Paris Masters. The three-set thriller finally ended at 2:37 a.m.  Sinner’s reward? A round-of-16...

LONERGAN | It’s (Not) Just a Game: The Psychology of Being a Sports Fan

LONERGAN | It’s (Not) Just a Game: The Psychology of Being a Sports Fan

By Jack Lonergan November 20, 2023

On the evening of Nov. 8, I sat alone in Car Barn, dejected. My team, Manchester United, had lost once again. I stared blankly at the windowless wall, feeling physically ill. It was not meant to be...

REID | Lionel Messi Represents the Pattern, not the Exception: The Problem with the MLS

REID | Lionel Messi Represents the Pattern, not the Exception: The Problem with the MLS

By Owen Reid November 11, 2023

Lionel Messi’s signing with Inter Miami CF this past summer was undoubtedly the most notable Major League Soccer (MLS) signing ever made. The winner of eight Ballon d’Ors, four Champions Leagues and...

BLUMENFELD | Did The Braves Oversleep for Class?

By Eli Blumenfeld October 24, 2023

During game four of the highly contentious Braves-Phillies National League Division Series, I received a WhatsApp message from my dad (I make him use WhatsApp because he has a Google Pixel and I can’t...

WERDIGER | Analyzing the ATP’s New Baseline Program

By Robbie Werdiger October 13, 2023

The financial struggles players face on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour are well-known and not comparable to many sports. Most players on the tour do not play their matches in front...

LONERGAN | Football Fashion: A Bit of Fun or a Blatant Faux Pas?

LONERGAN | Football Fashion: A Bit of Fun or a Blatant Faux Pas?

By Jack Lonergan October 13, 2023

The working-class sport of European football has seen exponential growth in the last 20 years, leading to all elements of its culture being explored, not least its fashion. But when high fashion brands,...

VOLLEYBALL | Hoyas Rout DePaul, Fall to Marquette as Big East Play Begins

By John Ehrmann, Special to the Hoya September 28, 2023

Following a strong performance at the Delaware State Tournament, the Georgetown volleyball team sought to parlay that success as it began Big East play last weekend. The team headed west, facing DePaul...

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