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Column: Scandal shows tensions in Harvard athletics

Column: Scandal shows tensions in Harvard athletics

Tommy Amaker didn’t need Harvard. As John Thompson ’88 and Sydney Johnson ’97 had so recently demonstrated for frustrated Princeton fans, young, ambitious head coaches were supposed to leave the Ivy League, not come to it. Amaker was a strong candidate: a Mike Krzyzewski disciple, a winning, if not a beloved, coach at Seton Hall and Michigan (from which he was fired), still in his early 40s — why would a guy like that accept a job at Harvard, a school with zero basketball tradition? And just as curious: Why would a school like Harvard want a hired gun like Amaker?

SPORTS | 09/19/2012

Around the Ivies: Tigers shoot for 8-peat

Through three weeks of the 2012 season, Princeton is a clear favorite to take home its eighth consecutive Ivy League field hockey title. Can anyone push the Tigers, as several teams did last year? We rank the league’s top contenders here.

SPORTS | 09/19/2012

Men's Basketball: ‘Los Tigres’ take 10-day trip to Spain

Sporting jerseys that read “Los Tigres,” members of the men’s basketball team spent their final week of summer traveling in Spain and playing exhibition games against professional teams.

SPORTS | 09/18/2012

Men's Soccer: Top forwards bound by brotherly love

Even as the Sanner brothers speak earnestly about their yearly Thanksgiving break wrestling matches in their hometown of Indianapolis, they make their brotherly love and deep-rooted chemistry apparent to anyone around them. Reunited once again at Princeton as members of the men’s soccer team, pepper-haired freshman forward Thomas and salt-haired senior forward Matt now share a slightly different dynamic than they once did.

SPORTS | 09/18/2012

On Tap with ... Claire Pinciaro

Senior Claire Pinciaro is the starting goalkeeper for the women’s soccer team (2-3-1). Pinciaro has received playing time since her sophomore year and started eight games last season as a junior. This season, she has already logged shutouts against St. Joseph’s and Temple. She recently sat down with the ‘Prince’ to discuss the “Earth Mother,” “Shackisms” and Petr Cech’s helmet.

SPORTS | 09/18/2012

Tigers’ history: In the service of all sports

Dear Class of 2016: Welcome to your second week at Princeton, when things become a lot more normal. As you may or may not have figured out yet, your classwork won’t really matter until about midterms, so put your books down for a quick seminar in a more important subject, TGR 042: History of Princeton Sports. Princetonians have been in sports’ service and in the service of all sports since the 19th century, so today’s lecture focuses on some of the barriers broken and precedents set by Tigers through the years.

SPORTS | 09/18/2012

Sports Shorts: Princeton drops home opener, 3-2

Playing its first game of the season at Dillon Gymnasium after opening the season with nine straight matches on the road, the women’s volleyball team fell to Lehigh (3-6) in five sets. After falling behind 2-1, the Tigers (3-7) rallied to force a tie-breaking fifth set before losing 15-25, 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 16-14.

SPORTS | 09/18/2012

Women's Volleyball: Team returns for Dillon opener after 1-2 weekend

The women’s volleyball team had mixed results this past weekend, going 1-2 in the George Washington Invitational.

SPORTS | 09/17/2012

Men's Soccer: After falling to No. 12 Hoyas, Tigers earn weekend split

The Princeton men’s soccer team completed one of its season’s quickest and most challenging turnarounds this weekend. The Tigers elevated their overall record to 2-3-0 with an impressive win over the Villanova Wildcats (5-2-0) on Sunday afternoon. The victory came less than 48 hours after a narrow loss at the feet of Georgetown (6-0-1) Friday night.

SPORTS | 09/17/2012

Men's Water Polo: Bears upset Princeton in early-season tourney

The men’s water polo team took third place at the North-South Invite this weekend in Cambridge, Mass.

SPORTS | 09/17/2012

Women's Soccer: Road stretch opens with pair of losses

After playing its first four games in the comfort of Roberts Stadium, the women’s soccer team started a five-game road trip this weekend with a visit out West to compete in the UCLA Soccer Classic in Los Angeles.

SPORTS | 09/17/2012

Sports Shorts: Tennis, golf teams kick off fall seasons

Senior Matija Pecotic of the men's tennis team won the main singles draw of the Farnsworth Invitational and teamed with sophomore Zack McCourt to top the doubles event as well. Meanwhile, the men’s golf team finished seventh of 16 teams this weekend at the McLaughlin Invitational, a three-round tournament hosted by St. John’s.

SPORTS | 09/17/2012

Field Hockey: Princeton thrashes Dartmouth, Delaware to stay perfect

Saturday afternoon the field hockey team extended its undefeated streak to five wins when the Tigers (6-0 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) defeated Ivy League rival Dartmouth 4-1 in their opening conference game. This loss marks the fourth in a row for the Big Green (1-4, 0-1), which was the only conference opponent to beat the Tigers last season. Sunday afternoon, the Tigers hosted Delaware (3-6) and claimed their sixth straight win of the season with a decisive 10-2 victory.

SPORTS | 09/16/2012

Sprint Football: With new talent, hosts scare Mansfield

After the final whistle sounded on the sprint football team’s 2012 opener against Mansfield on Friday, the Tigers had a reason to be optimistic. Sure, they had come out on the wrong side of a 23-16 score, extending a 13-year losing streak against varsity teams. But the hosts had led briefly in the first quarter, which they hadn’t done in a game since 2009, and finished with more total yards than their opponent, which they hadn’t accomplished since 2004. All in all, they looked like a different team than in years past.

SPORTS | 09/16/2012

Column: Football analysis - A tale of two halves

Expectations for the 2012 Princeton football team are understandably low. The Tigers are coming off consecutive 1-9 seasons and have not won a game by more than three points since 2009. So when Princeton fell on the road to No. 13 Lehigh, 17-14, there were no surprises. Or were there?

SPORTS | 09/16/2012

Football: Comeback attempt falls short in opener

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The football team came into its season opener with a host of unanswered questions. How would it replace reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year Chuck Dibilio? Who would start under center? Could they manage to beat heavily-favored Lehigh? The answer to the final question was no — the Tigers fell to the Mountain Hawks, 17-14 — but they put on a solid performance despite those uncertainties.

SPORTS | 09/14/2012

Column: QBs, defense often keys to rapid improvement

Four teams have gone had a stretch similar to 2010-11 for the Tigers, with two consecutive seasons at 1-6 or worse in league play; four finished above .500 in the conference the following year. How did these teams turn their fortunes around so quickly, and what would it look like if Princeton did the same this year?

SPORTS | 09/13/2012

Football Offense: As season approaches, questions abound — starting under center

Competition is the name of the game coming out of training camp. After going 1-9 in each of the past two seasons, the football team is looking to finally come out with a winning season. To determine this season’s starting quarterback, head coach Bob Surace ’90 and the Tigers aim to take advantage of an in-house contest to bring out the best in their developing roster.

SPORTS | 09/13/2012

Football: 2012 schedule analysis

The football team plays a 10-game schedule every year, with three non-conference games and seven Ivy League opponents. Here’s our breakdown of Princeton’s 2012 slate.

SPORTS | 09/13/2012

Women's Volleyball: Spikers ready to feed off Dillon energy

The women’s volleyball team is poised to make another run at the Ivy League title this season. The Tigers’ record is a bit misleading at 2-4, as it includes two heartbreaking five-game losses to Siena, each by a two-point margin. It also does not include their victory last weekend over the University of Montreal, a match that does not count for NCAA standings. Despite losing two All-Ivy selections in Cathryn Quinn and Hillary Ford, Princeton has reloaded its roster with five freshmen.

SPORTS | 09/13/2012

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