When you're talking about the greatest athletes of all time at Princeton, it's often someone from way back.
Princeton has always produced national leaders in Congress and in the business world, but now it has one on the soccer pitch.Bob Bradley '80 was named interim coach for the U.S.
In some sports, they say that defense wins championships. If that's even close to the truth, then the men's basketball team (6-2 overall) has something to feel good about heading into tomorrow's 4 p.m.
If ever there were a legendary Princeton athlete, that athlete was Hobey Baker '14. With his dazzling good looks, unmatched athletic skill and impeccable gentlemanly conduct both on and off the playing field, Baker, a two-sport star in hockey and football, truly was the stuff of legends and is one of the most revered athletes in the history of American sports.In trying to account for Baker's greatness, Princeton's current Director of Athletics Gary Walters '67 said, "Hobey Baker, for me, it's a century ago.
The wheel of fortune. What goes up must come down. Concepts you never consider when you're on top, believe unquestionably when you're in a rut and despise when you've moved from the top to the bottom.Don't mention karma to the women's hockey team.
After taking advantage of a rare opportunity to play at home and ending a three-game losing streak last Wednesday, the women's basketball team is heading back on the road.
This is always a sad week for Pwang. The college football season is all but over. Sure, we've got one last bowl game to latch onto before real depression sets in, but outside of Gainesville and Columbus most fans' teams really aren't playing for much.
Who said that the enemy of my enemy is my friend?For the men's hockey team (3-7-2 overall, 2-5-1 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League), this adage does not appear to hold as it faces off against Union (5-5-2, 1-3-0) and RPI (4-4-5, 1-1-2) this weekend at Baker Rink.
It is certainly a truism that size matters in basketball, perhaps more than in any other game. Size, after all, is the reason Shaquille O'Neal is one of the richest athletes in the world.
Freshman guard Marcus Schroeder stood alone at the foul line. There were no players waiting for the rebound, not a single one even on his half of the court.
In 2004, it was the fourth most-watched sporting event in the world, after FIFA's Euro 2004, the Super Bowl and the Olympic 100m dash.
On Oct. 7, San Diego Padres' pitcher Chris Young '02 played in Game Three of the National League Divisional Series.
When you think about the heart of college hockey in America, the states in the Old Northwest, such as Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, come immediately to mind.
Having started all seven games, junior forward Kyle Koncz leads the men's basketball team in scoring with 12.4 points per game.What was your 'welcome to college' moment?When I drove up to campus as a freshman with my parents, there was a sign that said "WELCOME."What has been your greatest highlight in sports?Wrestlemania 22 when John Cena made Triple H tap out to the STFU to win the WWE Championship.Funniest story about your coach?One time, to mess with us, he actually parted his hair the other way.If you were a coach for a day, you would...?Nothing ... Rome wasn't built in a day.Who is your quirkiest teammate?
There are few things more therapeutic than whining. I'm a huge fan of it and generally do it whenever possible.
Year one brought a coaching change. Year two, the loss of two members of the 1,000-point club. With four starters back from last season and only one senior gone, year three of the Joe Scott era was supposed to be the predictable one.Seven games into the schedule, it has been anything but.When the men's basketball team (5-2) plays its home opener against Lehigh this evening at 7:30 p.m., head coach Scott '87 will introduce Princeton fans to a player rotation sure to surprise many.
Though Lynn Jennings '83 would go on to capture three cross country world championships and nine national titles and set 10 American records after graduating from Princeton, her success didn't come without a fight.
The men's fencing team boasts a wealth of young talent, as five of the nine starting bouters at the NYU meet this past weekend were freshmen.
