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Column: If you can’t stand family, enjoy an NBA Christmas

Column: If you can’t stand family, enjoy an NBA Christmas

Alex Moss

It’s the home stretch, people — another week and change until winter break, and for most of us that means a trip home. Go ahead — sleep in your own bed until two in the afternoon, enjoy regular access to a car, forget everything you’ve learned in the last 12 weeks — no one is going to stop you. The holidays are about family, and ... oh man, family. Listen: I have no doubt there are those among us who are grateful, loving children. Good for you. But as for the rest of us?

SPORTS | 12/07/2011

Around the Ivies: Top challengers to Princeton’s three-peat bid

Ben Koons

The women’s basketball team came sprinting out of the gate this season, preparing to claim a third-consecutive Ivy League title. Princeton (7-1 overall) won its first six games before succumbing 81-70 to unbeaten No. 22 Delaware on Dec. 1. Junior forward Niveen Rasheed has led the team in points, averaging 16.9 per game. Princeton’s defense has led the conference, holding its opponents to only 52.8 points per game and totaling 94 steals. The Tigers have excelled in their non-conference games, leading the Ivy League as they look forward to the start of conference play on Jan. 7.

SPORTS | 12/07/2011

Track & Field: Quest to repeat indoor sweep begins Saturday

Adam Fisch

Last year the men’s and women’s track teams achieved the height of conference domination, winning every single Ivy League championship title from cross country to outdoor track. The 2010-11 squad was arguably one of the best groups of track and field athletes that Princeton has ever produced. Nevertheless, this year’s pack of runners, throwers and jumpers is striving to be even better. Though the women missed a win at the Heptagonal Championships in cross country, coming into the indoor season the men are still in the hunt for a second straight triple crown.

SPORTS | 12/07/2011

Men's Basketball: Hummer hits winner as Tigers survive scare

Shayan Rakhit

Entering Wednesday night, the men’s basketball team had not won at Rutgers since 1999. After Princeton blew a 17-point lead late in the second half, it seemed that the streak would continue. But despite a strong push from the Scarlet Knights, the Tigers held off the hosts when junior forward Ian Hummer floated in a game-winning layup with 2.7 seconds left to go, giving Princeton a 59-57 victory.

SPORTS | 12/07/2011

Basketball: Tigers' threads: History of the orange and black

Luc Cohen

When junior forward Ian Hummer went for a layup or pulled up for a jumper during the 2010-11 season, he did so in a No. 34 jersey very similar to the one his father, Ed Hummer ’67, wore over four decades ago.The straps over Ed’s shoulders, however, are much thinner than those over Ian’s. On Ed’s jersey, black outlines enclose orange lettering; on Ian’s, it’s the opposite. Ed’s shorts are much shorter, and his jersey lacks the iconic Nike swoosh that his son sports.These subtle nuances — plus the fact that this year’s Tigers already have completely different jerseys, much as last year’s were completely different from the ones the 2009-10 team wore — show that the design of the Princeton basketball jersey is, in fact, anything but static.

SPORTS | 12/06/2011

Men's Basketball: Fresh-faced forward makes early impact

Matt Siow

Eight games into his basketball career, freshman forward Denton Koon has already had an impact on his team. He is coming off of his best game of the season, in which he went six-for-seven from the field for 13 points. He also grabbed seven rebounds, four of them on the offensive glass, to help the Tigers beat Lafayette 69-54. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of his performance was the two dunks that fired up the home crowd.

SPORTS | 12/06/2011

On Tap with ... Charley Wang

Lauren Shanley

Charley Wang of the men’s swimming team is part of a senior class gunning for its fourth Ivy League title in as many years. Wang earned second-team All-Ivy honors in 2009 and won the 100 butterfly last year in the Tigers’ biggest dual meet against Harvard and Yale. He sat down to talk to the ‘Prince’ about his unusual start in swimming, his dabble into a music blog and the characters that are his teammates.

SPORTS | 12/06/2011

Men's Hockey: For skaters, 'gap year' is the norm

Beth Garcia

In recent years, the University has encouraged newly admitted Princeton students to consider taking a year off before beginning college. This gap-year phenomenon has grown in popularity because it offers the opportunity to travel the world, explore yourself and gain a mature perspective before starting school. Although they do not necessarily participate in traditional gap-year programs, almost every member of the men’s ice hockey team takes a year or two off before starting college.

SPORTS | 12/06/2011

Swimming & Diving: Hosts dominate at 3-day Big Al Open

Stephanie Gati

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, once again, proved their talent, speed, depth and dominance, blowing their opponents out of the water.

SPORTS | 12/05/2011

Squash: Men sweep Ivy opener, but rival Penn upsets women

In their Ivy League openers against Penn on Saturday, both the women’s and men’s squash teams hit some difficulties. Both teams engaged in tough battles — the women’s team experienced some unlucky bounces, as none of the tight matches went their way, while the men remained more fortunate and managed to come away with a victory.

SPORTS | 12/05/2011

Fencing: Tiger squads finish 4-1 in 1st dual meets

Stephen Wood

Both fencing teams looked very strong this weekend in the Penn State Duals, the first dual meet of the season. Only undefeated Penn State beat either the men's or women's squad, leaving Princeton with a desire to show what it's made of as the season continues.

SPORTS | 12/05/2011

Wrestling: Kolodzik's comeback win highlights home upset

Jake Brown

In an exciting home opener, the wrestling team showed doubters, and the University of Pennsylvania, that this year’s Princeton team is one to watch out for. After a 33-15 loss to No. 25 Binghamton, Princeton upset Old Dominion on Saturday afternoon in Dillon Gymnasium, leaving the Tiger wrestlers looking forward to what lies ahead.

SPORTS | 12/05/2011

Retrospective: 60 years ago, a Tiger wins the Heisman

Nick Brement

On this day in 1951, a banner headline on the front page of The Daily Princetonian read, “Kazmaier Wins Heisman Trophy by Largest Vote in Award’s History.” Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the selection of Dick Kazmaier ’52 as the 1951 Heisman Memorial Trophy recipient.

SPORTS | 12/04/2011

Men's Water Polo: Princeton tops UCSD, takes 3rd at NCAAs

Vikram Rao

BERKELEY, Calif. — With less than 30 seconds remaining in the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Consolation Game, No. 13 Princeton held the ball and an 8-7 lead over No. 10 University of California, San Diego. A failed attempt at a goal followed by a big defensive stop would see the Tigers through to victory, but a goal would put the game away for good. Freshman center Thomas Nelson elected to go with option two.

SPORTS | 12/04/2011

Women's Basketball: Stingy defense returns at UMBC

Randolph Brown

With only a day’s rest between games, the women’s basketball team went on the road to earn a clear 56-41 win over University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The Tigers (7-1) traveled to Maryland to visit UMBC (3-4) only two days after losing to No. 24 Delaware, which snapped Princeton’s 26-game win streak in Jadwin Gymnasium.

SPORTS | 12/04/2011

Women's Hockey: November slide ended with perfect weekend

Tory Roberts

The women’s hockey team is back on track after a weekend sweep of Brown and Yale. The Tigers, who snapped a six-game losing streak, improved to 5-4-1 in ECAC Hockey play (6-7-1 overall) and moved up one slot in the conference standings to sixth place by beating Yale 5-1 and Brown 3-0.

SPORTS | 12/04/2011

Men's Hockey: Berger, sophomores build momentum

Ali Goedecke

The men’s hockey team defeated Rensselaer in a 5-3 nail biter on Friday. The following day, a three-goal rally in the third period forced overtime against No. 9 Union, which ended in a 3-3 draw. With strong showings in the last two weeks, the Tigers seem to be finding their stride after winning only two of their first 10 games.

SPORTS | 12/04/2011

Live Blog: Men's Water Polo vs. UCSD

BERKELEY, Calif. — The men's water polo team plays for third place against University of California, San Diego in the consolation game of the NCAA Tournament. Follow the game with our West Coast live blog!

SPORTS | 12/03/2011

Women's Hockey: Rematches provide chance to stop skid

Tory Roberts

The women’s hockey team will look to end its six-game skid this weekend when it takes on the Yale Bulldogs and the Brown Bears on the Tigers’ first Ivy road trip of the season. The Tigers (4-7-1 overall, 3-4-1 ECAC) began the season with a strong 4-1-1 record but have since lost six straight and fallen to a tie for sixth in the ECAC.

SPORTS | 12/01/2011

Men's Hockey: RPI, No. 9 Union visit Baker Rink

Beth Garcia

Back on its home ice for the first time in three weeks, the men’s hockey team will host two conference rivals this weekend at Baker Rink. On Friday night, Princeton (3-7-1 overall, 2-5 ECAC Hockey) will take on the last-place team in the conference, Rensselaer (3-10, 1-4). The following afternoon, the Tigers will face off against No. 9 Union (7-3-3, 3-2), which is two points ahead of Princeton in the ECAC standings and has played two fewer games.

SPORTS | 12/01/2011

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