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BARISH | Higher-Paid Quarterbacks Do Not Equal Greater Success for NFL Teams

BARISH | Higher-Paid Quarterbacks Do Not Equal Greater Success for NFL Teams

By Austin Barish May 27, 2020

Thousands of highly paid athletic personnel pour over hours of film and analytics to try to discover the secret formula to a Vince Lombardi Trophy. NFL teams face limitations in who they can pay, forcing...

VANDERZWAAG | For Athletes, Heightened Platforms Come With Heightened Responsibility

VANDERZWAAG | For Athletes, Heightened Platforms Come With Heightened Responsibility

By Jacob Vanderzwaag May 26, 2020

Words are powerful. Even more so when they come from one of the world’s top athletes. Thanks to their extraordinary physical talents that offer them fame and mass followings, professional athletes are...

SOCCER | Dan Helfrich: From Hoya Soccer Pitch to Deloitte Consulting CEO

SOCCER | Dan Helfrich: From Hoya Soccer Pitch to Deloitte Consulting CEO

By Grace Cohn May 21, 2020

When the Georgetown men’s soccer team took home its first NCAA championship in December 2019, among the 8,400 fans cheering in the stands was Dan Helfrich (SFS ’98, GRD ’99). Helfrich, a Hoya soccer...

COMMENTARY | Georgetown Basketball Looks for Light at the End of the Tunnel in Light of McClung Departure

COMMENTARY | Georgetown Basketball Looks for Light at the End of the Tunnel in Light of McClung Departure

By Austin Barish May 17, 2020

After a tumultuous season, the Georgetown men’s basketball team seemed to finally be returning to normal and gearing up for the 2020-21 season. Then, star sophomore guard Mac McClung announced Wednesday...

BASKETBALL | Patrick Ewing Works To Rebuild for Upcoming Season

BASKETBALL | Patrick Ewing Works To Rebuild for Upcoming Season

By Grace Cohn May 16, 2020

After four players transferred during the 2019-20 season, a losing record and a loss in the first round of the Big East Tournament, Georgetown men’s basketball Head Coach Patrick Ewing (CAS ’85) is...

BASKETBALL | McClung Announces Withdrawal From NBA Draft, Enters Transfer Portal

BASKETBALL | McClung Announces Withdrawal From NBA Draft, Enters Transfer Portal

By Grace Cohn May 15, 2020

Georgetown men’s basketball sophomore guard Mac McClung announced Wednesday that he will not be returning for his junior season and will instead be entering his name into the NCAA transfer portal.  McClung...

FOOTBALL | Hoya Graduate Michael Dereus Picked Up by NFL Team

FOOTBALL | Hoya Graduate Michael Dereus Picked Up by NFL Team

By Grace Cohn May 10, 2020

The 2020 NFL Draft was conducted virtually from April 23 to 25. In January, wide receiver Michael Dereus (COL ’19) and senior defensive lineman Khristian Tate declared their intentions to play in the...

COMMENTARY | McClung Declares for NBA Draft, Will Likely Land Back at Georgetown

COMMENTARY | McClung Declares for NBA Draft, Will Likely Land Back at Georgetown

By Jake Wexelblatt March 30, 2020

Georgetown men’s basketball’s sophomore guard Mac McClung announced Sunday afternoon his decision to declare for the 2020 NBA Draft, which is currently scheduled for June 25. Despite his declaration,...

VANDERZWAAG | Houston Texans Should Move Forward Without Head Coach Bill O'Brien

VANDERZWAAG | Houston Texans Should Move Forward Without Head Coach Bill O’Brien

By Jacob Vanderzwaag March 25, 2020

With the sports world at a collective standstill because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all eyes have turned to NFL free agency, which has continued operations as scheduled without player physical exams. With...

MEN'S BASKETBALL | St. John's Knocks Georgetown Out of Big East Tournament

MEN’S BASKETBALL | St. John’s Knocks Georgetown Out of Big East Tournament

By Austin Barish March 13, 2020

Georgetown fell to St. John’s 75-62 after a late-game collapse in the first round of the Big East Tournament on Wednesday night.  The March 11 loss at Madison Square Garden marks the Hoyas’...

SPORTS | Athletic Department Cancels All Remaining Practices, Competitions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

SPORTS | Athletic Department Cancels All Remaining Practices, Competitions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By Rachel Gaudreau March 13, 2020

Following cancellations of postseason tournaments by the NCAA and Big East Conference, the Georgetown Department of Athletics announced March 12 in a press release that all remaining practices and competitions...

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Exit Big East Tournament in 1st Round With Loss to Providence

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Exit Big East Tournament in 1st Round With Loss to Providence

By Brendan Dolan March 13, 2020

The Georgetown women’s basketball team saw its postseason run cut short after battling back and forth with the Providence Friars for four quarters only to fall 49-46.  Seeded in ninth in the Big...

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