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Professor a regular on the volleyball court

To some faculty, Princeton is more than a place for learning and teaching in the classroom. For professor Steve Garner, a member of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program, some of his favorite moments have been spent neither in the lab nor in lecture, but on the volleyball court.Over the last 11 years, Garner has practiced with the men's club volleyball team.

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Injury forfeits mask otherwise close match

It wasn't a win ? but, barring forfeits, it was the Tigers' closest meet in over a year.The Princeton wrestling team opened up its dual meet season with a 32-16 loss to the Duquesne Dukes last weekend.

Tigers fall in finals

So far, it has not been a particularly competitive season for the men's squash team. In its first three matches, the Tigers blew away their opponents with 9-0 victories, and until their last tournament, the team's only blemish was one lost match against Western Ontario en route to an 8-1 win.

Passion drives panelists

On the 69th anniversary of one of the bleakest days in American history, the talk within Robertson Hall was not about Pearl Harbor or international relations, but about sports.Princeton hosted its second annual Sports Symposium last Friday, bringing together world-renowned leaders from the coaching, management and business sectors of the sports world to provide the University community with a glimpse behind the scenes of this industry.The elite group of panelists for the event included, among many others, Athletics Director Gary Walters '67, Patriot League Executive Director Carolyn Femovich, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive and principal and founding partner of Velocity Sports and Entertainment Mike Reisman.The attraction of the sports industry over other professional career paths was one of the main topics for the symposium, which pushed the question of "for love or for money" to the forefront of the discussion."The word 'passion' has been thrown around a lot today," University of California Athletic Director Sandy Barbour said.

Kashmiri, Offorjebe pace team

The men's and women's track and field teams kicked off their indoor seasons at the New Year Invitational on Saturday at Jadwin Gym.

For one game, Princeton hangs with Irish

For its final home series of 2007, the men's hockey team (5-7-0 overall, 4-4 ECAC Hockey) welcomed No.

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Tigers drop a dime

Burning for a sweep to pull itself out of an up-and-down season, the women's hockey team set its opponents' goals on fire as soon as it hit the ice this weekend.

No. 12 Cal pulls away in second half

When No. 12 UC Berkeley visited Jadwin Gym, the women's basketball team knew it would face a battle just to stay in the game."A team of this caliber tries to put you out in the first four minutes," head coach Courtney Banghart said.

Blowout blues creep back

For the first seven minutes of the men's basketball team's game against Evansville on Wednesday night, it seemed as if the first team to reach 30 points was destined to win.

No. 6 Fighting Irish are final home foes of 2007

The men's hockey team has just two games standing between it and a three-week break from action, but the pair of games coming up this weekend will be anything but an early Christmas present.No.

Princeton's lockdown 'D' downs NJIT

The women's basketball team spent Wednesday night in Newark engaged in a battle for New Jersey.After just 15 minutes on the court, Princeton (3-6 overall) had clear control over rival New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The winds changed in the second half, as the Highlanders (1-6), having defeated a formidable University of Maryland Baltimore County team earlier this season, appeared to be working on another upset.

Tigers must shake goal-scoring woes

Though the women's hockey team seems to dominate shooting in its matches, a season spattered with as many losses as victories clearly displays the Tigers' most fatal flaw ? accuracy.Entering the weekend two games under .500 after last week's 3-2 loss to Cornell, Princeton will look to pull itself out of a mediocre season as it travels to the Capital Region to take on Union and Rensselaer.Thus far, Princeton (5-7-2 overall, 3-5-1 ECAC Hockey) has been unsuccessful in finding the back of the net, a weakness that will cripple it in this weekend's matches if left unchecked."You obviously want to take a lot of shots, but keeping them quality is important," senior forward Marykate Oakley said.

Blatt '81 hoops around the world

While Princeton might not have an alumnus playing for the Harlem Globetrotters, the Tigers do have a successful globetrotting coach to call their own.

Live blogging of Princeton's showdown with No. 6 Notre Dame Friday night

The men's ice hockey team squares off against No. 6 Notre Dame tonight at 7 p.m. at Baker Rink, looking to pull off an upset.

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Ivy League still hard to call after four weeks of play

Four weeks into basketball season and eight weeks until the Tigers begin conference play, the Ivy League is as unpredictable as it was previously.

Canadian Jr. leagues feed NCAA

Hockey is a Canadian game.It may have been invented in Europe, and the world's premier league may be here in America, but those familiar with the game know the truth.Canada is the home of Wayne Gretzky, the first official ice hockey game ? played in Nova Scotia in 1886 ? and home of one of the most enjoyable and time-honored traditions in sports: the junior hockey leagues."The life of a junior hockey player is the best thing in the world," said senior captain and defenseman Mike Moore, who spent two years playing in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). "The teams are very community-based, tight-knit groups of guys, and everyone in town knows your name.