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Staff Picks: Men’s Lacrosse vs. Yale

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Staff Picks: Men’s Lacrosse vs. Yale

JP Ohl, Lily Pampolina, and Joe McGonigle

With the fate of their season in the balance, No. 13 men’s lacrosse will travel to New Haven on Saturday to close out their regular season against Yale. Staff Sports Writer JP Ohl ’26, Sports contributor Lily Pampolina ’27, and Sports contributor James McGonigle ’27 offered their picks for this weekend’s contest.

SPORTS | 04/25/2024

Staff Picks: Men’s Lacrosse vs Penn

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Staff Picks: Men’s Lacrosse vs Penn

Hayk Yengibaryan, Lily Pampolina, and Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko

Associate Sports editor Hayk Yengibaryan ’26, Sports contributor Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko ’26, and Sports contributor Lily Pampolina ’27 made their predictions for this weekend’s Ivy League contest.

SPORTS | 04/19/2024

Staff Picks: Women’s Basketball vs. West Virginia

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Staff Picks: Women’s Basketball vs. West Virginia

Diego Uribe, Lily Pampolina, Alex Beverton-Smith, and Lucas Denault

Head Sports Editor Diego Uribe ’26, Assistant Sports Editor Alex Beverton Smith ’26, Sports contributor Lily Pampolina ’27, and Sports contributor Lucas Denault ’27 made their predictions for this weekend’s March Madness contest.

SPORTS | 03/22/2024

March Madness preview: Women’s basketball faces No. 8 West Virginia, No. 1 Iowa awaits

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March Madness preview: Women’s basketball faces No. 8 West Virginia, No. 1 Iowa awaits

Max Hines

Princeton looks to make Ivy history with their third-straight second-round appearance, but will first have to take on the all-out pressure and pace of No. 8 West Virginia. With a win, they’d take on top-seeded Iowa and Caitlin Clark in her last game in Iowa City.

Princeton looks to make Ivy history with their third straight second-round appearance, but will first have to take on the all-out pressure and pace of No. 8 West Virginia. With a win, they’d take on top-seeded Iowa and Caitlin Clark in her last game in Iowa City.

SPORTS | 03/20/2024

Preview: Women’s Basketball at Ivy Madness

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Preview: Women’s Basketball at Ivy Madness

Max Hines

This Friday, Princeton women’s basketball will head to Levien Gymnasium at Columbia University for Ivy Madness. Princeton will face Penn in the first semifinal and, if they win, face the winner between Columbia and Harvard. A tournament win will secure the team a bid to March Madness.

SPORTS | 03/14/2024

Preview: Men’s Basketball at Ivy Madness

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Preview: Men’s Basketball at Ivy Madness

Hayk Yengibaryan and Tate Hutchins

The Tigers enter this weekend’s Ivy Madness tournament in New York City as the No. 1 seed and will take on fourth-seeded Brown in the semifinal round on Saturday. The other semifinal round will see second-seeded Yale take on third-seeded Cornell. The winners of these games will play in the final round on Sunday, with the victor advancing to the NCAA tournament.

SPORTS | 03/14/2024

Staff Picks: Men’s Basketball vs Cornell

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Staff Picks: Men’s Basketball vs Cornell

Hayk Yengibaryan, Alex Beverton-Smith, and Tate Hutchins

Currently in a three-way tie for first place in the Ivy League alongside Yale and Cornell, Princeton men’s basketball must win on Saturday to stay in contention for the regular season title and the first seed in the Ivy Madness tournament. Our staff give their picks for this crucial game.

SPORTS | 02/29/2024

Staff Picks: Women’s Basketball at Columbia

Staff Picks: Women’s Basketball at Columbia

Hayk Yengibaryan, Harrison Blank, Allison Ha, and Max Hines

Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan ’26, Assistant Sports Editor Harrison Blank ’26, sports staff writer Allison Ha ’25, and sports staff writer Max Hines ’25 make their predictions for this weekend’s Ivy League contest.

SPORTS | 02/22/2024

Staff Picks: Men’s Basketball vs Yale, Round Two

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Staff Picks: Men’s Basketball vs Yale, Round Two

Hayk Yengibaryan, JP Ohl, Joseph Uglialoro, and Alex Beverton-Smith

Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan ’26, Assistant Sports Editor Alex Beverton-Smith ’27, sports staff writer JP Ohl ’26, and sports staff writer Joseph Uglialoro ’27 made their predictions for this weekend’s Ivy League contest.

SPORTS | 02/15/2024

Staff Picks: Super Bowl LVIII

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Staff Picks: Super Bowl LVIII

Hayk Yengibaryan, JP Ohl, Ryan Kirby, Alex Beverton-Smith, Tate Hutchins, and Peter Wang

Super Bowl LVIII is finally here, and the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will face off at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada this Sunday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Ahead of the most anticipated game of the NFL season, six members of the Daily Princetonian Sports staff offered their picks.

SPORTS | 02/08/2024

Staff Picks: Men’s basketball at Yale

Basketball player wearing black Princeton jersey shoots a basketball.

Staff Picks: Men’s basketball at Yale

Hayk Yengibaryan, JP Ohl, Harrison Blank, Joseph Uglialoro, and Tate Hutchins

Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan ’26, Associate Sports Editor Tate Hutchins ’27, Assistant Sports Editor Harrison Blank ’26, sports staff writer JP Ohl ’26, and sports staff writer Joseph Uglialoro ’27 made their predictions for this weekend’s Ivy League contest.

SPORTS | 02/01/2024

NCAA men’s water polo quarterfinal preview: Princeton vs. U.C. Irvine

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NCAA men’s water polo quarterfinal preview: Princeton vs. U.C. Irvine

Hayk Yengibaryan

Should Princeton win, they would make the Final Four of the NCAA tournament for the first time in the expanded tournament era.

Should Princeton win, they would make the Final Four of the NCAA tournament for the first time in the expanded tournament era

SPORTS | 11/29/2023

Staff Picks: Men’s Football vs. Yale

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Staff Picks: Men’s Football vs. Yale

Hayk Yengibaryan, JP Ohl, Harrison Blank, Diego Uribe, Alex Beverton-Smith, and Peter Wang

The ‘Prince’ Sports staff made their predictions for this weekend’s highly anticipated matchup with the Yale Bulldogs.

The ‘Prince’ sports staff made their predictions for this weekend’s highly anticipated matchup with the Yale Bulldogs.

SPORTS | 11/10/2023

Staff Picks: Men’s Football at Dartmouth

The Princeton Football team runs out of the tunnel for the start of their game against Cornell last Saturday.

Staff Picks: Men’s Football at Dartmouth

Hayk Yengibaryan, Harrison Blank, Alex Beverton-Smith, and Peter Wang

Associate Sports editor Hayk Yengibaryan ’26, alongside contributors Harrison Blank ’26, Peter Wang ’27, and Alex Beverton-Smith ’27 made their predictions for this weekend’s Ivy League contest.

Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan ‘26, alongside contributors Harrison Blank ‘26, Peter Wang ‘27, and Alex Beverton-Smith ‘27 made their predictions for this weekend’s Ivy League contest.

SPORTS | 11/02/2023

Staff Picks: World Series

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Staff Picks: World Series

Hayk Yengibaryan, Joseph Uglialoro, Lee Meister, Max Hines, and Peter Wang

Five members of the Daily Princetonian Sports staff offered their predictions ahead of the MLB World Series.

SPORTS | 10/26/2023

Staff Picks: Men’s Football at Cornell

Man wearing white, orange, and black jersey prepares to throw a football.

Staff Picks: Men’s Football at Cornell

Hayk Yengibaryan, Alex Beverton-Smith, and Peter Wang

Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan ’26 and contributors Alex Beverton-Smith ’27 and Peter Wang ’27 made their predictions for this weekend’s Ivy League contest.

Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan ‘26 and contributors Alex Beverton-Smith ‘27 and Peter Wang ‘27 made their predictions for this weekend’s Ivy League contest.

SPORTS | 10/26/2023

Staff Picks: Men’s Football vs Lafayette

Princeton will face Lafayette in their second straight home game and their final non-conference game.

Staff Picks: Men’s Football vs Lafayette

Hayk Yengibaryan, Harrison Blank, and Alex Beverton-Smith

Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan ‘26, alongside contributors Harrison Blank ‘26 and Alex Beverton-Smith ‘27, made their prediction for this weekend’s contest.

SPORTS | 10/05/2023

Staff Picks: Men’s Lacrosse vs. Penn State

Hayk Yengibaryan and Harrison Blank

On the other side, Princeton is coming off of an Ivy League Championship, as they defeated the No. 9 Yale Bulldogs (9–5, 3–3 Ivy League) in the conference final to earn the automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. This is the Tigers’ 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance, as they chase the program’s seventh national title.

SPORTS | 05/11/2023

Staff Picks: Men’s Lacrosse vs. Cornell

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Staff Picks: Men’s Lacrosse vs. Cornell

Hayk Yengibaryan, JP Ohl, and Harrison Blank

No. 17 men's lacrosse will travel to the Cornell Big Red for their final regular season game of the year this Saturday, April 29. The Tigers and Big Red currently sit on top of the Ivy League standings, tied for first and having clinched a spot in the 2023 Ivy League Tournament. This Saturday’s game will determine which team will control the No. 1 seed entering the tournament.

SPORTS | 04/27/2023

“J.T.” to HTX: Jeremiah Tyler ’22 picked up by USFL’s Houston Gamblers

Ava Seigel

Jeremiah Tyler ’22, the former linebacker and backbone of Princeton defensive football during his time as a Tiger, signed as a free agent to play with the United States Football League (USFL) Houston Gamblers on Wednesday, March 29. Tyler will begin his professional football career starting with the Gamblers season opener against the Michigan Panthers on April 16.

Jeremiah Tyler ‘22, the former linebacker and backbone of Princeton defensive football during his time as a Tiger, signed as a free agent to play with the United States Football League (USFL) Houston Gamblers on Wednesday, March 29. Tyler will begin his professional football career starting with the Gamblers season opener against the Michigan Panthers on April 16.

SPORTS | 03/30/2023

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