Nathan Fenno looks in on the Georgetown Hoyas and collegiate sports.
OMAHA, Neb. -- The high-tops are bright orange. Neon bright. Eye-blinking, head-shaking bright, like some Kool-Aid flavor run wild. Bright enough to make orange hunting garb look downright drab in comparison. And three University of Virginia players -- Darion Atkins, Joe Harris and Sammy Zeglinski -- plan to wear their new orange Nike Zoom Hyperenforcers in Friday's second-round NCAA tournament game against Florida. Published March 15 2012 · Comment
NEW YORK -- Follow along for updates before, during and after No. 13 Georgetown's quarterfinal game against Cincinnati in the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Published March 8 2012 · Comment
Ex-Washington Nationals pitcher Livan Hernandez's financial entanglements have followed him to the Houston Astros. Published February 15 2012 · Comment
A million-dollar Miami home belonging to ex-Washington Nationals pitcher Livan Hernandez was sold at auction for $40,000 on Jan. 3, according to the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts, as the free agent's financial entanglements continued. Published January 10 2012 · Comment
Follow along for updates from No. 11 Georgetown's late-night game against Cincinnati. Published January 9 2012 · Comment
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Follow along for updates from No. 12 Georgetown's Big East opener at No. 4 Louisville. Published December 28 2011 · Comment
Need a gift for that hard-to-please Washington Nationals supporter? How about the laundry loop used to wash Stephen Strasburg's clothes after last month's rehabilitation start for Triple-A Syracuse? Published September 27 2011 · Comment
Despite an Associated Press report to the contrary, there won't be a rematch between Georgetown and the Bayi Rockets after Thursday's brawl. Published August 19 2011 · Comment
A day after the on-court brawl in an exhibition game between Georgetown and the Bayi Rockets, representatives of both teams met in Beijing. Published August 19 2011 · Comment
A brawl prematurely ended the Georgetown basketball team's game in Beijing today with the Bayi Rockets. Published August 18 2011 · Comment
Georgetown sophomore center Moses Ayegba tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a summer league game Thursday, the university announced. Published August 8 2011 · Comment
Want to watch Virginia Commonwealth University's Final Four banner being raised at the Verizon Wireless Center in Richmond? The date is Nov. 10 against Saint Francis (Pa.), opening the the regular season schedule. Published August 3 2011 · Comment
In a profile of Bryce Harper for the Aug. 1 issue of Sports Illustrated, two Washington Nationals officials compared the plight of their best prospect to that of Jackie Robinson. Published July 26 2011 · Comment
Georgetown gets home-and-home series with Marquette, Providence and St. John's in the upcoming season, as part of the Big East men's basketball matchups announced today. Published June 30 2011 · Comment
The most interesting part of the contract Shaka Smart signed Monday with Virginia Commonwealth University may not be the $1.2 million he's scheduled to earn each year. Instead, it's the two pages of Addendum C, outlining 30 bonuses for the coach. Published June 29 2011 · Comment
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