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Softball: Doubleheaders kick off Ivy League competition

Softball: Doubleheaders kick off Ivy League competition

The softball team will open Ivy League play this weekend when it hosts Brown and Yale at Class of 1895 Field. The Tigers (8-12) face a weekend with two doubleheaders — they face off against Brown (5-8-1) starting at 1 p.m. Saturday and Yale (6-10) at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.

SPORTS | 03/31/2011

Women's Lacrosse: Chance for 1st road win at Cornell

The women’s lacrosse team, despite being undefeated at home, has struggled on the road so far this season, dropping three of its four away contests. After a brief stay at home that was cut short by lightning, the No. 14 Tigers (4-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) will hit the road again and are eagerly hoping to snap their drought with a win over Cornell.

SPORTS | 03/31/2011

Live Blog: Cricket World Cup Final, India vs. Sri Lanka

The Cricket World Cup concludes Saturday morning as India takes on Sri Lanka for the championship.

SPORTS | 03/31/2011

Men's Lacrosse: Tigers hope to rebound against Brown

The men?s lacrosse team will try to recover from a slow start to the season this Saturday as they match up against league rival Brown.Princeton (1-5, 0-2 Ivy League) has struggled with injuries in the first half of the schedule, losing three opening day starters.

SPORTS | 03/31/2011

Baseball: Bears, Bulldogs visit for home openers

Hoping to build on its first two-game win streak of the season, the baseball team (5-13) takes on Brown (2-12) and Yale (10-8) in two doubleheaders to be played Saturday and Sunday at Clarke Field. The games will mark the first time Princeton plays at home in 2011 and are the first of 20 Ivy League contests.

SPORTS | 03/31/2011

Women's Water Polo: No. 7 Michigan headlines weekend opponents

After a California tour over spring break and two weeks of rest, the No. 18 women’s water polo team will return to DeNunzio Pool this weekend. After an exhibition game against the New York Athletic Club, the Tigers (11-8 overall, 4-1 CWPA South) will take on Bucknell, No. 7 Michigan and St. Francis College.

SPORTS | 03/31/2011

Cricket: Before dawn, a national rivalry

Forbes Blackbox Theater has seen all sorts of events — study breaks, hypnotist shows, live student bands — but on Wednesday morning, it experienced something that, if not out of this world, was at least out of this hemisphere. Starting at 5 a.m., the first ball of perhaps the most hyped cricket match ever, the semifinal of the 2011 Cricket World Cup featuring India and Pakistan, was bowled in Mohali, India. Princeton’s South Asian community gathered in Forbes to take part in what is arguably the most intense sporting rivalry between two nuclear-armed nations that have fought four wars since 1947.

SPORTS | 03/30/2011

Column: Mets’ ownership a disservice to team’s fans

One of the virtues of writing about sports is that no one expects you to have any knowledge of the law or political reality. With that in mind, I have a political recommendation that is probably illegal and almost certainly not feasible. In a world where sports columnists reign supreme, the state of New York would seize the New York Mets through eminent domain.

SPORTS | 03/30/2011

Baseball: Tigers down Pirates on road in 10 innings

Entering its game against Seton Hall, the baseball team ranked second to last in the Ivy League with a 7.11 ERA. But Princeton’s pitching staff was its strength on Wednesday afternoon. Four pitchers combined to allow only one run on two hits as the Tigers (5-13) took a 2-1 victory in extra innings, picking up some momentum as they head into Ivy League play.

SPORTS | 03/30/2011

Softball: Princeton drops both ends of midweek doubleheader

The softball team played in a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon. The first game needed extra innings to declare a winner while the second did not even reach regulation length. Princeton (8-12) was swept by Central Connecticut State (12-9-1) in its final tune-up before Ivy League play begins this weekend.

SPORTS | 03/30/2011

Column: Anti-predictions for the Final Four

In Orson Scott Card’s book “Shadow Puppets,” the third in the series about Julian “Bean” Delphiki (friend and right hand man to Ender Wiggin of “Ender’s Game”), Bean is discussing his plans to finally defeat his nemesis Achilles when he is asked, “And what if you’re wrong? Because that’s the one certainty in all of this — that whatever you think Achilles is going to do, you’re wrong.”

SPORTS | 03/29/2011

On Tap with ... Matija Pecotic

After contributing to the men’s tennis team’s victory over the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday by snapping Hicham Laalej’s nine-match winning streak at the No. 1 singles spot, sophomore Matija Pecotic sat down to reflect on the last few months. Known on campus for his charm and humor, Pecotic is a native of Malta who graduated high school in 2007. After competing internationally for a year after high school, Pecotic spent another year working with a local organization for children with Down syndrome and autism, simultaneously honing his tennis skills.

SPORTS | 03/29/2011

Baseball: New role has Palms sweating

It’s the bottom of the ninth inning, with two outs and the bases loaded. The baseball team is playing on the road against Louisiana State University, the No. 7 team in the country. After falling behind 8-1, LSU put up a six-run eighth inning to reduce Princeton’s lead to one. Many closers thrive on this kind of high-pressure situation. But the man on the mound, senior pitcher David Palms, has never recorded a save in his Princeton college career.

SPORTS | 03/29/2011

Live Blog: Cricket World Cup, India vs. Pakistan

Cricket fever is sweeping campus as the ICC Cricket World Cup is in the tournament stage. Archrivals India and Pakistan square off in the most-anticipated semifinal match, and we are here to provide you with coverage from the viewing party in Forbes Blackbox. Whether you're a hardcore fan or you think cricket is merely an insect, join Gavin and some of the other 'Prince' sportswriters throughout the morning for live coverage!

SPORTS | 03/29/2011

Men's Lacrosse: From attackman to quarterback

Senior attackman Chris McBride wants to make the big play. He wants to attack the net and take the shot. And throughout his Princeton career, he’s been pretty successful at doing so. In his sophomore season, he tallied 18 goals for the men’s lacrosse team; in his junior season, he notched 16.

SPORTS | 03/29/2011

Softball: Princeton splits first home doubleheader in 2 tight contests

The softball team played its 2011 home opener Sunday afternoon, a doubleheader against Marist (13-15). Princeton (8-10) came from behind to win the first of two games 8-6 before falling 3-2 in the second.

SPORTS | 03/28/2011

Tennis: Tigers win in 4-3 thrillers

The sub-50 degree weather forced the men’s tennis team indoors and Penn forced them into a 3-3 tie, but freshman Augie Bloom won the final match in a tight third set to secure the victory for Princeton (8-6 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) in their opening Ivy League match on Saturday.

SPORTS | 03/28/2011

Baseball: Navy wins 3 of 4 in pair of doubleheaders

The men’s baseball team (4-13) won one of four games in two doubleheaders against Navy (14-10-1) in Annapolis, Md., this weekend.

SPORTS | 03/28/2011

Track & Field: Men have strong showing at Stanford Invitational

Most of Princeton’s track athletes had a break from competition this past weekend after opening the outdoor season earlier this month. The men’s team, however, sent a handful of Tigers to Palo Alto, Calif., to compete in the Stanford Invitational.

SPORTS | 03/28/2011

Column: Busted brackets and bad decisions in the NCAA Tournament

In a tournament of busted brackets and unexpected outcomes, my bracket did not make it out of the Sweet Sixteen. That’s right, you are reading a sports column from a columnist whose Final Four did not even make it to the Elite Eight, let alone Houston.

SPORTS | 03/28/2011

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