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Wagner will try to use depth vs. Georgetown
On the surface, Georgetown's next opponent looks much like most of the others on this month's schedule, which is loaded with mid-major teams from the East Coast.,But Wagner (3-3), from the Northeast Conference, will present a different challenge for Georgetown (4-1) on Tuesday in Washington.,The Sea...

Thomas Sorber, Georgetown set sights on St. Francis (Pa.)
Georgetown has yet to optimize its rotation during its non-conference slate, but that mission is at least moving in the right direction ahead of Saturday's home game against St. Francis (Pa.) in Washington, D.C.,The Hoyas entered the season with plenty of questions as to who would play where and whe...

Georgetown takes down Mount St. Mary's
Micah Peavy scored 12 points in topping the 1,000-point mark for his career as Georgetown used its size and quickness to control Mount St. Mary's in a 79-51 win Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.,In his fourth college game, Thomas Sorber produced 14 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as Georgetow...

Georgetown looks for turnaround against Mount St. Mary's
Georgetown coach Ed Cooley did not approve of his team's defensive effort in Saturday's loss to Notre Dame.,"F-minus. Terrible. Absolutely horrendous," he said following the 84-63 defeat.,The Hoyas (2-1) hope to tighten the screws when they host improved Mount St. Mary's on Wednesday night in Washin...

Thomas Sorber comes up big again as Georgetown tops Fairfield
Thomas Sorber scored 17 of his game-high 25 points in the second half on Saturday to help Georgetown beat visiting Fairfield 69-57 in Washington.,Sorber made 11 of 16 shots and grabbed nine rebounds for the Hoyas (2-0). The freshman forward has been Georgetown's top scorer in each of its first two g...

New-look Georgetown seeks to keep building vs. Fairfield
With 14 newcomers on this year's roster, Georgetown coach Ed Cooley has plenty to learn about his revamped team during the season's early stages.,The Hoyas' second-year coach will get another glimpse at his new-look squad on Saturday when Georgetown hosts Fairfield in Washington, D.C.,Junior guard J...

Georgetown outlasts Lehigh to secure season-opening win
Micah Peavy scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half for Georgetown as the Hoyas earned a hard-fought 85-77 victory in their season opener against visiting Lehigh on Wednesday night in Washington. ,Thomas Sorber paired 20 points with 13 rebounds for Georgetown (1-0), which shot 31-of-64 (48.4 pe...

Georgetown, looking for bounce-back year, open vs. Lehigh
Last month, Georgetown coach Ed Cooley dismissed rumors about taking over for Tony Bennett at Virginia.,Instead, Cooley is fully focused on helping the Hoyas recapture some of the glory they had under former coach John Thompson, who won the national championship in 1984 and guided Georgetown to thre...

The Power Struggle At Georgetown Goes Back To A Petty, 50-Year-Old D.C. High School Hoops Feud
The Georgetown coaching situation—already plenty interesting with the school having canned John Thompson III last week—got a lot more interesting over the weekend, when Gene Wang of the Washington Post reported that the leading candidates were Harvard’s Tommy Amaker, Shaka Smart of the University of...

Which Rapper Had The Best Athletic Career?
This list is ranked in order of athletic proficiency, not skills on the mic....

CBS Sports Promo Features Georgetown Fan Flipping The Bird
CBS ran this promo for a CBS Sports Network broadcast of Elon-Georgetown leading into the halftime show during Arizona-Michigan. As you can see, right there in the middle is a backwards-hatted Georgetown fan emphatically giving someone the two-for-Tuesday salute (and providing some lip-reading mat...

A <em>New York Times</em> Story About Georgetown-FGCU Required Some Great Corrections
Is there anything better than an assiduous Times correction notice? Everyone is writing quickly during the tournament, but this one could have used another pass, if only to catch the Eddie Murphy thing. After all... ...