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Tigers need help to get title

Heading into the final Ivy League weekend of the year, the men's basketball team (8-3 Ivy League, 10-14 overall) is agonizingly close to capturing the league title, as the Tigers sit just two games behind Penn (10-1, 18-7). Princeton is the only team capable of stealing the title from the Quakers, but the outcome of the 14-game Ivy League tournament will be decided not only by whether the team wins this weekend, but also by the play of Penn.

New faces take the reins on the defensive end

Like a fine wine...

If men's lacrosse head coach Bill Tierney scores his years at Princeton like he does his games, he might have to call it soon.

Heralded freshmen primed for action

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?This year's men's lacrosse team poses a question parallel to that age-old one: which came first, the team's new aggressive offensive scheme or the freshmen who will be the first rookie Tigers to start playing in it?But the answer doesn't matter.All that does matter is that this year's contingent of freshmen fit into the scheme incredibly well in virtually every facet of the game.The freshman class features an impressive array of players that, perhaps a bit unusually, will help the Tigers not only in the years to come but are also certain to have a dramatic impact on this year's season . Their level of skill is such that they were ranked the No.

It's Blue Jay season for Tiger lax

To say that the women's lacrosse team faces something of a gauntlet in its first six non-league games would be a gross understatement.

Time to speed things up

The slow offensive style of Princeton lacrosse is almost as canonized as that of its basketball counterpart.

Tigers waste no time diving into tough schedule

To say that the women's lacrosse team faces something of a gauntlet in its first six non-league games would be a gross understatement.

No. 5 Princeton begins playoff march at home

Securing the number two seed in the playoffs? Not a problem. Winning the Ivy League title? Done. Bringing an Eastern College Athletics Conference Hockey League championship home to Baker Rink?

A whole new ballgame

Call it, "The Will Venable Effect, Part II."The script for part one is still in the final stages of being written by the men's basketball team, which is only now recovering from the major loss of star power that accompanied the graduation of Venable '05.

Young team begins season with month on the road

Flipping the calendar from February to March, one is naturally overcome by a feeling of excitement.

A whole new ballgame

Call it, "The Will Venable Effect, Part II."The script for part one is still in the final stages of being written by the men's basketball team, which is only now recovering from the major loss of star power that accompanied the graduation of Venable '05.

Young team begins season with month on the road

Flipping the calendar from February to March, one is naturally overcome by a feeling of excitement.

No. 5 Princeton begins playoff march at home

Securing the number two seed in the playoffs? Not a problem. Winning the Ivy League title? Done. Bringing an Eastern College Athletics Conference Hockey League championship home to Baker Rink?

El Halaby goes for four-peat

There may be other players on the squash courts of Amherst, Mass., this weekend but only one question will be on everyone's minds: can senior Yasser El Halaby reset the record books one more time and win an unprecedented fourth individual national championship?While freshmen Mauricio Sanchez, Kimlee Wong and Hesham El Halaby will also be in the top draw for this weekend's Collegiate Squash Association individual championship, the last tournament of the season, the attention is centered around the chances of a Yasser four-peat.

El Halaby goes for four-peat

There may be other players on the squash courts of Amherst, Mass., this weekend but only one question will be on everyone's minds: can senior Yasser El Halaby reset the record books one more time and win an unprecedented fourth individual national championship?While freshmen Mauricio Sanchez, Kimlee Wong and Hesham El Halaby will also be in the top draw for this weekend's Collegiate Squash Association individual championship, the last tournament of the season, the attention is centered around the chances of a Yasser four-peat.

Men's club hockey posts solid finish

For the second consecutive year, the men's club ice hockey team found itself playing on the final day of the league championships.

A collection of mediocre events

Every Olympic Games, both of the summer and winter flavor, grab our minds and hearts. The great western athletic tradition going back to ancient Greece, the reigniting and continuation of national rivalries, the best of the best competing for the ultimate medal, and mettle ? the Olympics has it all.The 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino ended Sunday.

Strength in numbers

With a loaded roster featuring a number of talented players at virtually every position, the running theme for this year's softball team may be depth.The Tigers have a deep pitching staff headlined by two aces and all-Ivy performers.

Unraveling volleyball's positions

While most of us are familiar with volleyball and some of us may even have dabbled in the game during middle school gym class, while hanging out at the beach, or impressing freshman girls in Mathey courtyard, few seem to understand the nuts and bolts of the sport in its collegiate context.

With captain injured, grapplers fall short against Blue Devils

In the realm of athletics, as with everything else, things aren't always what they seem. People tend to evaluate at a superficial level rather than going deeper and seeking out the cause for a certain situation.