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Anderson steps from sideline to spotlight

Anderson steps from sideline to spotlight

Princeton head coach Roger Hughes was getting angry.It was less than 10 days until the Tigers? season opener, and the two-minute offense had stalled at the 30-yard line.After senior quarterback Brian Anderson overlooked a wide open receiver on fourth and two, Hughes had seen enough, stopping practice with an enraged outburst that reminded everyone on the field that no one, not even the quarterback, is safe from critique.Anderson absorbed the criticism and got back under center.

SPORTS | 09/17/2008

Coping with question marks

When offensive coordinator Dave Rackovan was asked to pinpoint the key to Princeton?s offense this season, he gave a definitive answer.?The bottom line will be this,? Rackovan said.

SPORTS | 09/17/2008

Trio triumphant in the trenches

Three years ago, Tom Methvin, Pete Buchignani and Matt Koch arrived on campus as complete strangers, linked only by their hulking frames and talent for football.

SPORTS | 09/17/2008

Inexperienced secondary puts pressure on D-line, linebackers to perform above expectations

When the Tiger defense takes the field for the first time this season, opponents won?t have any doubts about where to attack.

SPORTS | 09/17/2008

2008 Football Preview

The Daily Princetonian gives Tiger fans an in-depth look at the 2008 Princeton football team. From overviews of the offense and defense to a look at what makes the D-line such a force to be reckoned with, look no further than our special football preview.

SPORTS | 09/17/2008

Walk-on down to the boathouse

Every September, more than 50 freshmen walk on to the men?s and women?s crews, eager to try their hands at a sport that looks almost effortless from afar.

SPORTS | 09/17/2008

New Tigers to face Eli, Crimson vets

Last season, Princeton saw high expectations go unfulfilled as the Tigers failed to defend their Ivy League crown.

SPORTS | 09/17/2008

Princeton produces more pros

There are former Princeton athletes playing professionally all over the world, in sports from swimming to squash, anywhere from Jacksonville to Italy.

SPORTS | 09/16/2008

Tigers take on Owls

Despite its status as top dog in the Ivy League, the women?s volleyball team (3-0 overall) refuses to take any game for granted, including tonight?s match against Temple (3-5), who could be one of Princeton?s easiest opponents of the season.

SPORTS | 09/16/2008

Two-sport star gains national recognition

It is a safe bet to say that whenever senior Holly McGarvie has a stick in her hand, she is a force to be reckoned with, both in field hockey and lacrosse.

SPORTS | 09/16/2008

Lifelong Californian finally hits the waves

Editor?s note: This is the third in a series of postcards that Daily Princetonian sports staff writers wrote about their experiences in the wide world of sports this summer.

SPORTS | 09/16/2008

Legendary coach passes away at 84

Princeton?s first women?s squash coach, Betty Constable, passed away last week at the age of 84.

SPORTS | 09/15/2008

Karmazin '07 speeds away with silver medal

After two other Princetonians won gold and bronze medals in the 2008 Olympics, Jesse Karmazin ?07 completed the set for Tiger athletes by taking home a silver medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games.

SPORTS | 09/15/2008

Nittany Lion title not retained

Good, but not great. And honestly? That was just fine with the women?s golf team this past weekend at the Nittany Lion Invitational, where the Tigers finished fifth in a field of 15.

SPORTS | 09/15/2008

Basketball a hard sport to love in Shanghai

Editor?s note: This is the second in a series of postcards that Daily Princetonian sports staff writers wrote about their experiences in the wide world of sports this summer.

SPORTS | 09/15/2008

Recruits live up to the hype

While the women?s tennis team showed off its top-ranked recruiting class as host of the Princeton Invitational this weekend, the men faced a tough field of opponents at the Penn State Invitational.Almost every member of the women?s roster saw playing time in the opening matches of the season.

SPORTS | 09/15/2008

Princeton earns first victory

After suffering a frustrating loss to American (3-2 overall) on Friday evening, the men?s soccer team bounced back in Sunday afternoon?s sweltering heat to claim its first win of the season against Seton Hall (4-2) in the final match of the Princeton Invitational.Princeton (1-2) got off to a sluggish start against American.

SPORTS | 09/14/2008

Tigers take New York by storm

With a lineup full of veterans determined to repeat last year?s history-making season, the women?s volleyball team knows winning on the road is key ? especially when the Tigers? first 13 matches, including five crucial Ivy-League contests, are away from the friendly confines of Dillon Gym.Led by a senior class featuring three first-team All-Ivy selections from last season ? reigning Ivy League Player of the Year outside hitter Parker Henritze, solid middle blocker Lindsey Ensign and assist-leading setter Bailey Robinson ? the Tigers capitalized on the chance to get three early road victories at Fordham?s Rose Hill Classic.

SPORTS | 09/14/2008

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