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Column: As we leave, some parting shots

Column: As we leave, some parting shots

Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at things), our reign as sports editors for the 134th managing board of The Daily Princetonian has finally come to its end. It was only a few years ago that we signed up as contributors, expecting to spend two hours a week at a soccer game and another hour writing up coverage. Before we knew it, we were spending 20 hours a week in the newsroom editing articles, yelling at staff writers and watching helplessly as our GPAs plummeted. Presumably, this was worth it.

SPORTS | 01/13/2011

Women's Hockey: Princeton takes 7-game win streak into games with St. Lawrence, Clarkson

Junior goalie Rachel Weber’s conference-record-breaking shutout streak may have come to an end, but the women’s hockey team is still surging. Princeton (10-10-1 overall, 7-6-1 ECAC Hockey) will enter Intersession on a seven-game winning streak. The Tigers will host conference opponents St. Lawrence (9-10-2, 4-5) and Clarkson (6-12-3, 3-5-1) over the break.

SPORTS | 01/13/2011

Men's Volleyball: Young squad looks to build on last year’s trip to EIVA championship

After completing its best season in over a decade and then graduating five seniors, it would be a tall task to ask any team to improve upon the results of the previous year. This is precisely the situation the men’s volleyball team faces as it enters its 2011 campaign. Instead of approaching the year as one to rebuild, however, the team is determined to surpass the results of last season.

SPORTS | 01/13/2011

Hit show ‘On The Prowl’ acquired by ESPN in blockbuster purchase

After a semester of astonishing viewership levels, The Daily Princetonian’s hit sports videocast “On The Prowl” has been acquired by ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports. The show will move to Channel 54 on TigerTV effective February.

SPORTS | 01/11/2011

Auburn, TCU, Artest vie for BCS title

College football was thrown into disarray yesterday when nine teams independently declared themselves the rightful champions of the Bowl Championship Series. In addition to Auburn, whose 22-19 victory over Oregon Monday night assured them the number one national ranking, claimants include TCU, Oregon, Stanford, Ohio St., Nevada, Akron, Williams, and Ron Artest.

SPORTS | 01/11/2011

Sterling indicted for cloning Blake Griffin

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was indicted yesterday and charged with four violations of federal laws against human cloning after the Clippers’ 130-97 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Sterling is suspected of having created illegal replicas of star rookie power forward Blake Griffin in an effort to improve the Clippers, whose record currently stands at 12-24.

SPORTS | 01/11/2011

Homeless Hughes selected as head coach of AFC in Pro Bowl

First it was a Super Bowl commercial. Now, the National Football League has gone one step further in its continuing effort to help the homeless.

SPORTS | 01/11/2011

Lax bros crush Quidditch

In a major break with University athletic tradition, the men’s lacrosse team has announced it will forgo its 2011 season to participate in the National Intercollegiate Quidditch League.

SPORTS | 01/11/2011

Sprint football reaches new low, losing 97-5 in scrimmage against Colonial Club

The sprint football team was defeated by six members of Colonial Club in a scrimmage held on Poe Field on Tuesday night. After a hard-fought 1 minute, 34 seconds to open the game, Colonial pulled away for a 97-5 victory.

SPORTS | 01/11/2011

NCAA inquires about U.’s Cam Newton meddling

Athletic Director Gary Walters ’67 has been implicated in the ongoing NCAA investigation of Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Cam Newton. Newton, who led the Auburn Tigers to a 22-19 victory over Oregon in Monday night’s national championship game, was apparently offered $1,000,000 by Walters to enroll at Princeton prior to this school year.

SPORTS | 01/11/2011

On Tap with ... Craig Matthews

Daily Princetonian Staff

Q: What was your “welcome to college” moment?A: My freshman year, we were drinking soda in TI while playing a game called “catch the ball,” where if you catch the ball you drink (soda), and if you drop the ball you drink (soda). Well, one of the seniors in the room threw me the ball and said, “Drink (soda) McLovin!” Ever since, that nickname has stuck. That’s when I said to myself, “I’m not in Greenwich anymore!”

SPORTS | 01/11/2011

Women's Basketball: Tigers open Ivy schedule with victory

The final score of the women’s basketball team’s 56-45 victory over Penn on Saturday night hardly comes as a surprise. The Tigers (12-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy League), who extended their conference winning streak to 20 games, have beaten several national powerhouses such as Southern California. On top of that, the Tigers are ranked No. 27, almost 300 slots higher than the Quakers (5-6, 0-1). However, the first half of both teams’ Ivy League opener at Jadwin Gymnasium looked more like a battle between equals.

SPORTS | 01/09/2011

Track and Field: Men, women runners notch decisive victories to open year

The women decisively won the Princeton Quad Meet at Jadwin Gymnasium on Friday against Rutgers, St. Joseph’s and St. John’s. Princeton won 12 events, giving them 209 points, good for first place in the competition. St. John’s came in second with 139 points.

SPORTS | 01/09/2011

Women's Hockey: Weber breaks conference shutout record

The women’s hockey team ended its reading period on a hot streak with a record-setting weekend. The Tigers skated past Clarkson and St. Lawrence in conference match-ups and extended their win streak to seven games.

SPORTS | 01/09/2011

On Tap with ... Brett Lullo

Senior Brett Lullo, of the men's swimming and diving team, competes in the butterfly, freestyle and individual medley events. At last season's Ivy League championship, Lullo placed seventh in two events (the 200-yard butterfly and freestyle) and reached the consolation finals of another (the 200-yard individual medley). When he's not in the pool or hitting the books, Lullo is hard at work as the social chair of Tiger Inn.

SPORTS | 01/09/2011

Wrestling: Tigers split weekend meets

After opening with a loss to Clarion College on Friday evening, the wrestling team rallied to rout Franklin & Marshall on Saturday morning and split the weekend's dual meets. The Tigers (3-6 overall, 2-1 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) were defeated 15-22 by Clarion (2-0) but had a decisive 34-6 win against Franklin & Marshall (0-6, 0-4).

SPORTS | 01/09/2011

Men's Hockey: Lohry goals help Princeton earn split

The No. 19 men’s hockey team played ECAC Hockey rivals Cornell and Colgate over the weekend. Princeton opened with a close 2-1 loss to Cornell on Friday night. On Sunday the Tigers came back to win 5-4 over Colgate in game that was broadcast nationally on ESPNU.

SPORTS | 01/09/2011

Women's Basketball: Ivy season kicks off at Jadwin against Penn

To open its Ivy League season, the women’s basketball team will host Penn (5-5 overall) at Jadwin Gymnasium on Saturday at 6 p.m.

SPORTS | 01/06/2011

Wrestling: Tigers look to build on Bucknell win

The wrestling team will continue its season this weekend with trips to Clarion and Franklin & Marshall. The Tigers (2-5) face Clarion (1-0) tonight and wrestle against Franklin & Marshall (0-4) on Saturday. Princeton is coming off a great 18-16 dual-match win over Bucknell. Bucknell was marked the highest-rated team Princeton has defeated in more than a decade, and the team is looking to continue its success this weekend.

SPORTS | 01/06/2011

Column: After rocky start, Heat looks scary good

Ok, I’ll be honest: I’m scared. Not really scared like in “I Am Legend” when Will Smith is looking for his dog in the building filled with vampires and everyone thinks he and his dog are about to die. Just kind of scared, like in “Jaws” when you hear the music playing and you know something is going to happen but are not sure what it is yet or how bad it will be.

SPORTS | 01/06/2011

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