It’s long been a contested issue, since their last regular season meeting nearly 18 years ago at the old USAir Arena: will the Georgetown Hoyas and Maryland Terrapins ever play one another again? An answer to that question might be coming soon, though. According to the Washington Times, the two programs are in talks to renew their college hoops rivalry.

It was roughly around this time last year when the Washington Post decided to publish a three-part expose on Maryland head coach Gary Williams and his program’s decline since winning the National Championship in 2002. The Maryland faithful were growing weary of a team that had so recently won it all, yet had missed the NCAA Tournament in three of the last five seasons. My, how things have changed. Thanks to a veteran lineup of…

George Mason capped a successful holiday week by beating South Carolina yesterday to take third-place in the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla. Will Thomas paced the Patriots with 22 points and 11 rebounds, solidifying his place on the All-Tournament team. George Mason kicked off their tournament with an 87-77 win over 18th-ranked Kansas State. John Vaughan’s 21 points led the team, which put all five starters in double figures. Folarin Campbell’s 25 points made…

Though ranked sixth in the country, George Washington has been characterized as an overrated team. Given the opportunity to prove that their 26-1 record and 18 game winning streak wasn’t just a house of cards, the Colonials instead folded, losing 68-53 to Temple in the first-round of the Atlantic Ten tournament. The loss is not only disappointing and gives fuel to the team’s critics, but it likely cost them a couple of seeds in…

This post was written by DCist contributor Hayden Alfano When John Thompson III replaced Craig Esherick as head coach of Georgetown’s men’s basketball, Hoya alums and other Washingtonians expected a swift return to the top for the storied program. With an 87-84 win over top-ranked and previously-undefeated Duke Saturday afternoon at MCI Center, the Hoyas announced to the entire country that they’re back. After controlling most of the game and leading by as much as…