Category Archives: Sports Facts
Playoff Season in the Nation’s Capital: Wizards and Capitals Rising! LJ Peak’s Future with the Hoyas in Question?
Hi Friends, I have missed you. It has been a month since Duke beat Wisconsin for the NCAA hoops championship. I never blogged about that game and all I can remember now is that the Badgers choked as Duke became … Continue reading
The 2015 Final Four: A Yawner Followed by a Heavyweight Bout; Duke and Wisconsin to Meet in the Championship Game
It hurts. Twenty years from now the only thing that anyone will remember about this Final Four is that Big Blue Nation went down. The Dream of 40-0, gone, at the hands of the mighty Wisconsin Badgers, who will only … Continue reading
Torn About the Final Four 4/4/15: Rarified Air in Embattled Indiana–Duke vs. Michigan State followed by Wisconsin vs Kentucky
I’m torn about the Final Four for many reasons, including: 1. The Georgetown Hoyas aren’t playing in Indianapolis. I know, I know … get over it already. To add insult to injury, my favorite player is graduating (Aaron Bowen), I … Continue reading
Georgetown Hoyas: Wrapping Up 2014-15 Season, 75-64 Loss to Utes in Round of 32 and Looking to the Future
I apologize to the LPP Faithful for this delayed blog. I was traveling abroad during the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 and March Madness means nothing there. Only rugby and UK and European football raises blood pressure where I … Continue reading
#4 Seed Hoyas and # 5 Seed Utes Face Off for Chance to Dance at Sweet Sixteen Party
Where it all started–Jabril dancing at Midnight Madness Do you wanna dance? I want to dance with somebody. You should be dancing! Just ask Mikael and David! https://youtu.be/devaiemGiSA However you’d like to express it, the Georgetown Hoyas are dancing in … Continue reading
The Hoyas Advance to the Round of 32; Bradley Hayes, “The Perfect Ten Minutes”
Junior leader DSR and Freshman Tre Campbell showing Hoya Swag against Eastern Washington U. Eagles. Call it what you will. Redemption. Monkey off the back. Relief. There are multiple ways to express how Hoya Nation, students, fans, alumni, former student-athletes, Coach and … Continue reading
Staying True to Seed, #4 Hoyas Turn Over a Page in Hoops History, Beat #13 EWU Eagles, 84-74
ProminentPlayer of the Game, Bradley Hayes #42 Full game analysis to follow shortly. Two names that won’t haunt the Georgetown Hoyas for years to come: Jim Hayford and Tyler Harvey. You can forget about them starting now! DO Remember that Bradley … Continue reading
Hoyas Draw 4 Seed in South Region; Face 13 Seed Eastern Washington U in NCAA First Round Thursday Night
Who are these #13 seed Eastern Washington University (EWU) Eagles? (26-8, 14-4; clinched bid in Big Sky Conference, which includes Montana, Sacramento State and Northern Arizona, among others) What do we know? First, EWU’s head coach Jim Hayford stated on … Continue reading
Selection Sunday is Here! Musketeers Show Hoyas the X-it in the BIG EAST Semis then Lose to Villanova in Final; Six BIG EAST Teams Await NCAA Tournament Fate
Don’t look too long at this logo or if a Hoya fan, you may grow increasingly angry. X marks the spot, and the Hoyas cannot seem to crack the X Code. The third time was not the charm, even though … Continue reading
Women’s World Cup Final: Can the ’15ers find Magic vs Japan?
Once upon a time, there were the ’99ers. The team that beat China after playing to a 0-0 scoreless tie after 120 minutes. Not much needs to be recounted here, as this team was seared into our national consciousness. That … Continue reading →