Georgetown Hoyas

This was a summer of discontent for the Hoyas, who started last season 12--3 and were ranked as high as No. 9 but went into a death spiral, finishing 4--12, missing the NCAA tournament and losing in the first round...

Buckingham, a sophomore skipper at Georgetown, won the Everett B. Morris Trophy as the top collegiate sailor in 2009. A two-time All-America, he helped the Hoyas finish third in both the team and the fleet...

With its canny coaches, take-no-prisoners style and battle-tested stars, the Big East is the best—and toughest—conference in the land. Spend a week with Syracuse and see what it's like

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