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Fed up with the worldwide leader in sports

Fed up with the worldwide leader in sports

I'm sick of ESPN. For that matter, I'm sick of ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN Radio, the ESPN Zone, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Original Entertainment, ESPN Video Games, ESPN Classic and ESPN Radio.I know this may be upsetting to those of you who go to sleep to "SportsCenter," keep it on all night and wake up to it in the morning, but one company has virtually complete control of the sports media market.

SPORTS | 10/13/2004

Sprint football has best chance at win

The last time the sprint football team played Cornell (0-3), a year ago this Saturday, it was crushed, 47-8.

SPORTS | 10/13/2004

Questions and Answers with D-Backs' Ohlendorf

After spending three years as the ace of the baseball team, senior Ross Ohlendorf was picked in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player's Draft last June by the Arizona Diamondbacks.Ohlendorf decided to sign ? forfeiting his final year of Princeton eligibility ? and spent the rest of the summer pitching for the Yakima Bears, going 2-3 with a 2.79 ERA.Back on campus for the fall semester, Ohlendorf recently sat down with 'Prince' senior writer David Baumgarten.'Prince': Let's start off with a few warm-up tosses . . . favorite baseball movie?Ross Ohlendorf: "Bull Durham." When I was playing in high school I got compared to Nuke LaLoosh because I didn't have any control.P: DH or no DH?RO: DH ? I don't want to hit.P: Favorite team (before Arizona)?RO: Houston and Texas.P: Favorite player?RO: Nolan Ryan or Roger Clemens.P: Playoff prediction?RO: I think the Red Sox will get to the World Series, but I think the NL team will win.

SPORTS | 10/13/2004

Men's swimming celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend

The story of Princeton University spans over two centuries, and while the swimming team has been in existence for less than half of that time, it too has quite a story to tell.This weekend will see the celebration of the team's centennial anniversary, as both current team members and alumni who swam for the Orange and Black will come together."It's a great chance for us to meet all those names that we just come across from stories and from the record board," senior swimmer Justin Chiles said.

SPORTS | 10/13/2004

Wren '03 keeps his wheels turning

It's said that Einstein failed algebra, and that Michael Jordan was cut from his high school JV basketball team.

SPORTS | 10/12/2004

Women's tennis has solid weekend at U.S. Open site

The Tigers were out in full swing at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows this weekend, flooding the women's "E" Bracket Championship with orange and black.Meanwhile, juniors Alison Hashmall and Jessica Siebel advanced to the third round of the ITA All-American Invitational in Los Angeles before falling to a team from Jacksonville.In the team's East Coast competition, freshman Christine Kansky defeated sophomore teammate Laura Trimble 5-7, 6-4, 10-6 in the "E" Bracket finals at the National Tennis Center Invitational on Monday.

SPORTS | 10/12/2004

No. 25 Seton Hall tops men's soccer

After a spirited upset Saturday of then-No. 21 Brown, the Princeton men's soccer team (5-3-3 overall, 1-0-1 Ivy League) didn't have enough left in the tank to take down its second-consecutive ranked opponent.No.

SPORTS | 10/12/2004

Athlete of the Week: Ben Young

After two consecutive scoreless ties, Princeton men's soccer had to worry about just scoring a goal before they concerned themselves with upsetting No.

SPORTS | 10/12/2004

World Championships await freshman Ensler

Everyone who comes to Princeton expects to be surrounded by one of the brightest and most talented student bodies in the world.

SPORTS | 10/12/2004

W. soccer win streak hits six

Playing at times what seemed like a 90-minute game of keep-away, No. 11 women's soccer (3-0 Ivy League, 10-1 overall) posted its largest margin of victory to date last night in a 7-1 embarassment of American (3-1 Patriot League, 10-2-1 overall).The win extended Princeton's school-record home winning streak to 12 straight.Princeton's dominant midfield, led by freshman standout Diana Matheson, helped it control the ball from the first whistle and led to a game which took place almost entirely in the Eagles' side of the field.The scoring started for Princeton early on and never stopped.

SPORTS | 10/12/2004

Baker '22 coached, mentored frosh football

This is the fifth in a series of articles on the history of Princeton football in honor of its 135th anniversary.Few people remember the name Harland Baker '22.

SPORTS | 10/12/2004

Getting hit by the triple whammy during a trip to NY

Anytime you're on a road trip and the directions have you spending more time on rural highways than freeways, you know you're in trouble ? an omen for a bad day ahead.Hamilton, N.Y.

SPORTS | 10/11/2004

Questions and answers with Prof. Bogan

'Prince' reporter Stirling Fiss recently sat down with Elizabeth Bogan, an economics professor and the former chair of the University Advisory Committee on Athletics, to discuss athletics and academics at Princeton.Daily Princetonian: Because most students do not have much access to the University Advisory Committee on Athletics, would you describe a bit of what the committee's purpose is?Elizabeth Bogan: The committee itself consists of the Director of Athletics and some people he asks to sit with the committee.

SPORTS | 10/11/2004

Virginia trumps field hockey in Charlottesville

So close, yet so far away. Yet again the field hockey team (3-8 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) played a solid game but could not get a win.Similar to last weekend's loss to No.

SPORTS | 10/11/2004

Men's lacrosse freshmen introduced to college game

The men's lacrosse team headed to St. Louis on Friday for a weekend of team building and scrimmages.

SPORTS | 10/11/2004

Sun, sand and skin can't throw off women's golf in south Florida

For the second time this season, the women's golf team was second to none. At the Pat Bradley Championship in Miami, Fla.

SPORTS | 10/11/2004

Men's squash without five of nine projected starters

The men's squash team will be forced to compete with a depleted lineup this season, as five of the team's nine projected starters will not play after a series of unrelated personal decisions.Princeton expected to return every starter from a squad that finished fourth in the country last season, setting up national title hopes for this year.

SPORTS | 10/10/2004

Football loses late lead at Colgate

Losing always hurts. But this was the kind of loss that makes for a long, silent bus ride home.This Saturday in Hamilton, N.Y., the Princeton football squad (3-1 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) suffered a heartbreaking defeat, controlling the flow of the game and leading nearly the entire way before collapsing late in the fourth quarter.With nine minutes, 17 seconds to play, a touchdown by senior co-captain and running back John Veach gave Princeton a 26-14 lead and seemingly a grasp on the jugular of the Colgate Raiders' (3-2). The visiting Tigers had ridden an aggressive, blitzing defense all game long, and as Colgate faced third and three on the 50-yard line with less than six minutes to go it seemed that just one more successful quarterback pressure was all Princeton would need to hold its 12-point lead and seal a victory.On that crucial third down play, however, the Raiders finally found themselves a step ahead of the Tiger blitz.

SPORTS | 10/10/2004

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