Georgetown Local Sports

Pats flatten team's playoff hopes

The 6-foot-5 star led the Blue Hens to their first Top 25 ranking, entering The Associated Press women's college basketball poll today at No. 24. They will face Princeton on Thursday in their first game as a ranked team.

The Eagles don't have much time to put aside their problems from a humiliating loss Sunday to the New England Patriots before they have to play again Thursday night in Seattle.

PHILADELPHIA - The chant started midway through the third quarter, clearly audible to the players on the field.

There have been many memorable moments for University of Delaware women's basketball over the past dozen years, and another happened today when Delaware cracked the Associated Press national rankings at No. 24.

College football does not live by the SEC alone. It only seems that way at the top of the BCS standings.

OLEAN, N.Y. - The University of Delaware women's basketball team dominated in rebounding to secure a 61-49 win over St. Bonaventure on Sunday and race to a 4-0 start for the second straight year.

PHILADELPHIA - Nate Allen knew he was beat as soon as he saw that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady didn't hand the ball off.

News, notes and observations from the Eagles' 38-20 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday.

The witty fans booed the Lincoln Financial Field announcer when the "make some noise" plea flashed on the video scoreboard. Give the fans credit for sticking around and staying passionate in the second half to watch the dissection of the Eagles when too many of Reid's players stopped caring and trying.

DOVER - Hugadragon closes out his 3-year-old season scoring a 1:50.3 triumph in the $221,465 Matron Final at Dover Downs on Sunday.

NEWARK - The Delaware volleyball team will meet American in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 5 p.m. Friday in State College, Pa.

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HAINAN, China - Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland ended the United States' 11-year drought in golf's World Cup by shooting a 5-under 67 on Sunday to win by two strokes.

The team once billed as Andy Reid's most talented, deepest and best built for the Super Bowl, lost an embarrassing 38-20 game to New England today, its seventh loss in 11 games.