Sports

So how about those folks over at Sports Illustrated? They just have such a sense of humor, don't they?By picking Boston to win the World Series, they managed to pile the SI cover jinx on top of the Curse of the Bambino, guaranteeing that the Red Sox have about as much chance of winning this year's Fall Classic as I do of marrying Marisa Tomei.Still, mocking New Englanders isn't the only thing this Washingtonian has to look forward to this year.

SPORTS | 03/29/2000

Princeton men, women hope for Ivy success at Yale's expense

Princeton men, women hope for Ivy success at Yale's expense

With the clunk of the driver, a golf ball rises high above the earth. But no matter how high it flies, it cannot escape its silent shadow, which traces the ground all across the sublunary world, tracking its lofted counterpart and waiting for the ball to return.The men's and women's golf teams both come into the spring season leaders of the Ivy League and with their sights set high.

SPORTS | 03/29/2000

Deep men's tennis defeats Temple, 5-2

The men's tennis team continued its pattern of decisive wins yesterday at Jadwin. After defeating St.

SPORTS | 03/29/2000

MLB Picks

Spring is upon us and I'm finally happy. Happy because it's opening day and baseball is back. Happy because I don't have to watch Patrick Ewing travel anymore.

SPORTS | 03/29/2000

MLB Picks

As I sat in front of my computer late last night, pretending not to see the mounting pile of unread books for my JP, a vision came into my head.

SPORTS | 03/29/2000

Softball looks to increase aggessiveness at the plate

After two home-opening losses to a mediocre Rider squad a week ago, softball head coach Cindy Cohen realized that the team was not headed in the right direction.

SPORTS | 03/28/2000

Men's volleyball falls to NJIT, 3-0, putting playoff hopes in jeopardy

One could say that the playoff bubble that the men's volleyball team was in has now burst. Heading into last night's match at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton needed to win three of its last four matches.

SPORTS | 03/28/2000

Kim Smith — Women's lacrosse & field hockey

Sophomore Kim Smith of the women's lacrosse team and the field hockey team recently sat down with senior writer Sophia Hollander.'Prince': Is it embarrassing to beat a team 18-0?Kim Smith: It's not embarrassing.

SPORTS | 03/28/2000

Injuries force men's lax to test depth of talent pool

With the dawn of the Ivy League season on the horizon, the men's lacrosse team is facing a sort of identity crisis.

SPORTS | 03/28/2000

Men's volleyball playoff hopes in doubt after loss

To say that the men's volleyball team is on the bubble would be an understatement.The Tigers (7-9 overall, 3-6 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) were not so much dominated by Juniata (8-11, 4-7) on Friday in Huntingdon Pa.

SPORTS | 03/27/2000

Beltway Blowouts

Even the goal posts couldn't withstand the strength of the women's water polo team this weekend.The Tigers (14-3 overall, 8-0 Collegiate Water Polo Association) demolished the Mid-Atlantic competition in Washington, D.C., and even broke a goal as they continued their CWPA winning streak.A 16-3 win over Maryland kicked off the tournament Saturday.

SPORTS | 03/27/2000

Fencers 'take the fifth' at NCAA Championships

While the men's and women's fencing teams combined for a fifth-place finish at last weekend's NCAA Championships in Palo Alto, Calif., one Tiger stole the spotlight for herself.Freshman foil Eva Petschnigg took home the national individual foil title with a thrilling 15-13 win over Stanford's Monique de Bruin in the finals.

SPORTS | 03/27/2000

Spence, Banks shine for men's track at Stanford Invitational

Remarkable performances by distance runners over the last three years have played an integral part in building the Princeton's men's track team into the best squad in the Ivy League and a regional powerhouse.

SPORTS | 03/27/2000

Softball's bid for home invite title falls short

It was the bottom of the seventh inning. The bases were loaded with two outs. The softball team was down by two runs in the championship game of the Princeton Invitational.

SPORTS | 03/26/2000

Weekend Wrap-Up

Freshman phenom Eva Petschnigg added yet another impressive accomplishment to her Princeton resume this weekend by winning the women's foil individual crown at the NCAA Fencing Championships in Palo Alto, Ca.Petschnigg defeated top-seeded Monique de Bruin of Stanford, 15-13, in the final to complete a weekend where she won 20 of her 25 total bouts.After going 18-5 in round-robin competition ? good for third place overall ? Petschnigg moved on to the national semifinal, where she defeated No.

SPORTS | 03/26/2000

Women's lacrosse trounces Penn State to avenge tourney loss

Revenge is sweet.One year after being knocked out 9-7 in overtime of the NCAA quarterfinals by Penn State, the women's lacrosse team made sure this year's contest against the No.

SPORTS | 03/26/2000

Men's lax beats Rutgers for 11th straight year

The Rutgers men's lacrosse team used a defensive plan in Saturday's game at the class of 1952 Stadium designed to interrupt the opponent's offensive system, forcing it to rely on individuals for scoring ? an effective plan against a team of weak talent.But it was not effective against a host Princeton team featuring overwhelming star power and depth.Winning the Meistrell Cup ? which goes to the winner in this intrastate rivalry ? for the 11th straight year, the Tigers (3-1) ripped through the Scarlet Knight defense en route to a 15-5 trouncing.Over the previous two games and the last week of practice, Princeton had been working on slowing its offense to create better shooting opportunities.

SPORTS | 03/26/2000

Pitching power propels baseball to 3-1 weekend

When the baseball team began the season, one thing was clear: The pitching staff was as deep as it has been in recent history.Three of the top starters from last season, three new freshman recruits and a crop of other hurlers easily filled out the starting rotation.

SPORTS | 03/26/2000

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