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Basketball: A tale of 2 programs

Basketball: A tale of 2 programs

When Harvard men’s basketball head coach Tommy Amaker announced on Tuesday afternoon that he would not be accepting a job at Miami but would return to the Crimson the following season, Harvard fans around the world breathed a collective sigh of relief. They lauded Amaker for turning down a job reportedly worth over a million dollars per year and hopes for a successful season immediately soared.

SPORTS | 04/13/2011

Column: Patriotism and baseball across the Pacific

Sporting events usually tend to have little significance for the outside world. When the Los Angeles Lakers play the Toronto Raptors, the game means little beyond a box score, a couple of interviews that might spark some controversy within the sports media and likely a drubbing that will remind Toronto fans of their inferior status as enthusiasts of the only Canadian team (the Raptors last made the playoffs in the 2007-08 season and have never advanced beyond the Eastern Conference Semifinals).

SPORTS | 04/13/2011

Women's Lacrosse: No. 1 Terps down Tigers

The No. 12 women’s lacrosse team (6-4 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) traveled south to College Park, Md., Wednesday night to take on No. 1 Maryland (14-0). A six-goal game-opening run by Maryland gave the hosts a large lead, which they would not give up for the rest of the game, finishing with a 17-10 victory over Princeton.

SPORTS | 04/13/2011

Around the Ivies: Penn, Dartmouth are Princeton’s top challengers for league title

Though it dropped a pair of games at Dartmouth last weekend to snap a nine-game winning streak, the baseball team is in great shape after two weeks of Ivy League play. The Tigers (12-15 overall, 6-2 Ivy League) are tied with Penn atop the Lou Gehrig Division heading into a four-game series against the Quakers that is critical for their title hopes. Here’s a look at how the rest of the league has fared so far.

SPORTS | 04/13/2011

Column: NBA playoff teams looking for ‘Love’

Last year around this time, I wrote a column breaking down the NBA playoff teams into groups based on why they could or could not realistically win the title. This year, I took the same idea and added silly emasculating references to “Love Actually,” which I currently consider my sixth favorite movie (the list is in flux, although the top three of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” “The Boondock Saints” and “The Shawshank Redemption” is pretty tough to crack). I think this list is a mild improvement over last year’s. And now the groups, in reverse order of their chances at Finals.

SPORTS | 04/12/2011

On Tap with ... Katlin Poladian

Katlin Poladian, a junior on the women’s water polo team, only began playing the sport for her Orange County, Calif., eighth grade team but quickly improved and became a member of the Junior Olympic team.

SPORTS | 04/12/2011

Women's Lacrosse: Princeton among 3 undefeated teams

Though last weekend marked the midway point of the Ivy League women’s lacrosse schedule, the top of the standings is far from settled. No. 12 Princeton (6-3 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) is one of three teams still undefeated at this late stage, while a fourth is right behind with a sole loss. These teams will play each other down the stretch, providing many critical games over the final three weeks of the season.

SPORTS | 04/12/2011

Men's Lacrosse: Comeback keys 11-10 victory

The men’s lacrosse team took a short bus ride to Piscataway, N.J., yesterday to face in-state rival Rutgers. Going into the game — which was delayed for an hour and 15 minutes due to lightning — the Tigers (3-6 overall, 1-2 Ivy League) had won their last five games against the Scarlet Knights (5-6) by an average margin of 4.3 goals. Princeton continued its winning ways last night and edged out the Scarlet Knights 11-10.

SPORTS | 04/12/2011

Crew: Tiger crews remain undefeated in 2011

The women’s open and men’s heavyweight crews maintained their undefeated records last weekend, going on the road and defeating their first Ivy League opponents of the season.

SPORTS | 04/11/2011

Tennis: Pair of 4-3 victories keep men’s team undefeated in Ivy League

With the weather warming up and the sun shining, the No. 59 men’s tennis team (12-6 overall, 5-0 Ivy League) defended its home courts at Lenz Tennis Center by defeating Dartmouth (11-6, 2-2) 4-3 on Saturday before grinding out a 4-3 win over Harvard (13-9, 2-2) on Sunday to remain perfect in league play.

SPORTS | 04/11/2011

Golf: Hosts tie for 3rd place at weekend’s Princeton Invitational

The men’s golf team hosted the Princeton Invitational tournament at Springdale Golf Club this past weekend, finishing tied for third place in a field of 12 teams. This finish was the Tigers’ best in three years at this tournament. Yale finished in first place in the tournament, Penn finished in second at six strokes behind Yale, and the Tigers tied with Georgetown for third place, 37 strokes behind the leader.

SPORTS | 04/11/2011

Column: Answering questions on Johnson's departure

As a basketball fan here at Princeton, I want more. More wins, more tournament berths and more exciting finishes. More wins against Harvard, more wins against Penn and more storming the court after one of the most clutch buzzer-beaters I have had the privilege of witnessing. After former men’s head coach Sydney Johnson ’97 announced that he would be coaching at Fairfield next season, my first reaction was, “Who the heck is Fairfield?” My second reaction was a mixture of sadness, betrayal and gratitude.

SPORTS | 04/11/2011

Rugby: Beating 2 enemies at once

It was an interesting juxtaposition. The West Windsor Fields played host to the fifth annual Rickerson Weekend from Saturday to Sunday, an event meant in part to raise funds and awareness for pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in American men and third leading in American women according to the National Cancer Institute. How can we raise awareness of this condition? An exhibition of one of the toughest, most physical sports on Earth: rugby.

SPORTS | 04/11/2011

Baseball: Extra-inning defeat ends Tigers’ 9-game win streak

The baseball team’s nine-game win streak came to an end on Sunday, as Dartmouth ruined what had previously been a perfect Ivy League season for the Tigers with two low-scoring victories on Sunday in Hanover, N.H. With a strong sweep of Harvard in the previous day’s doubleheader, however, Princeton remained tied with Penn for first place in the Lou Gehrig division.

SPORTS | 04/10/2011

Men's Lacrosse: Princeton falls to Syracuse in close loss

The plague of injuries that has devastated the men’s lacrosse team this season left it with few offensive options when playing powerhouse No. 1 Syracuse this weekend. Though the Tigers played with a strong defense and challenged the dominant squad with a second-half rally, Syracuse pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 7-5 victory.

SPORTS | 04/10/2011

Women's Lacrosse: Defensive effort leads to easy victory

Playing its second road league game in as many weeks, the No. 11 women’s lacrosse team turned in its best defensive performance of the season at Yale. Senior goalie Erin Tochihara stopped five of the eight shots on goal she saw as the Tigers rolled to a 9-3 victory.

SPORTS | 04/10/2011

Softball: Team victorious in 2 of 4 games on New England tour

The softball team continued a trend from its last three doubleheaders, splitting two-game series with both Harvard and Dartmouth this weekend. The win at Harvard was a particularly strong sign for the Tigers, as the Crimson came in undefeated in conference play.

SPORTS | 04/10/2011

Column: Something to love, something to celebrate

The best sports victories are the ones that you cannot stop celebrating. You play the memory over and over again in your mind, savoring the small details that made it great. In the moment, victory is rather like witnessing a great rock concert: You share a moment of amazing exhilaration with thousands of other enthusiastic fans. Upon reflection, you retain not only some of that initial excitement, but also a sense of satisfaction. I’m glad I was in this place to witness this event.

SPORTS | 04/10/2011

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