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Men's Soccer: No. 13 Bears present challenge for offense

Men's Soccer: No. 13 Bears present challenge for offense

The last time the men’s soccer team beat Brown, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth was running ads against John Kerry, Usher’s “Yeah!” was the No. 1 song in the country and the Boston Red Sox still had not won a World Series since 1918. On Saturday at Roberts Stadium, the Tigers (5-3-1 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) will look to break their mini-curse against an undefeated Bears team (7-0-2, 1-0) that is currently ranked No. 13 in the nation.

SPORTS | 10/07/2010

Men's Water Polo: After difficult California road trip, team returns to Princeton with chance to top rival Bucknell

After a tough West Coast trip, the men’s water polo team will return to the friendly confines of DeNunzio Pool on Saturday for a rematch with Bucknell.

SPORTS | 10/07/2010

Field Hockey: No. 3 Tigers take on No. 4 Virginia in clash of contenders

After the field hockey team’s games last weekend were over, the team has been looking to upset No. 3 Virginia today. The tables have turned since the weekend, however, as the Tigers (8-1 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) took the No. 3 ranking from the now-No. 4 Cavaliers (9-1).

SPORTS | 10/07/2010

Women's Volleyball: Rudnick running the show

Last friday, the women’s volleyball team found itself down two sets against reigning Ivy League champion Penn in its opening match of league play. No one was expecting the Tigers to come back against the defending champions.

SPORTS | 10/06/2010

Column: Phillies fall play helps fans forget past failure

Have you ever watched your favorite team knowing that the current team on the field is the greatest team in franchise history? Knowing that after these players get old and this team falls apart, your team may never again reach this level? A team that embodies all that you could ever hope for from a baseball team — great pitching, tenacious hitting but, most importantly, the sense that this team will never give up. It is an honor to watch such a team.

SPORTS | 10/06/2010

Postcard: In Dupont Circle courtesy of the Red, White and blue

Spending the summer in Washington is quite an experience. Every day, you walk by tons of landmarks. For example, one day on the way to work, one of us discovered the General Services Administration, which is apparently kind of important.

SPORTS | 10/06/2010

Men's Water Polo: What it takes to play water polo

Water polo is a sport that many of us have heard of but few of us are familiar with. For those who wish to be enlightened on the subject, here’s a quick crash course.

SPORTS | 10/06/2010

Men's Soccer: Tigers send Pirates sailing

After winning Ivy League Player of the Week last week, senior midfielder Josh Walburn added to his stellar pedigree with a game-winning goal off a penalty kick in overtime as the men’s soccer team beat Seton Hall 3-2 on Tuesday night. The win on a chilly, wet night pushed the Tigers’ (5-3-1 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) win streak to four games.

SPORTS | 10/05/2010

Column: A guide to the 2010 MLB playoffs

Today marks the beginning of the 2010 MLB playoffs. Obviously, if you root for the Phillies, Braves, Reds, Giants, Rays, Yankees, Twins or Rangers, you’re all set. Otherwise, you root for the Yankees to lose as quickly and gruesomely as possible. But what else can you care about? Here are some things to root for and root against this postseason.

SPORTS | 10/05/2010

Field Hockey: Holmes-Winn leads team to success again and again

Few people have a longer or more diverse field hockey background than Kristen Holmes-Winn.

SPORTS | 10/05/2010

On Tap with ... Lester Nare

Whether in the DJ booth or on the soccer field, sophomore midfielder Lester Nare is always larger than life. With his signature dreadlocks and his huge personality he commands a crowd the minute he walks into a room.

SPORTS | 10/05/2010

Rugby: Ruggers beat Big Red in Ithaca, N.Y.

For the men’s rugby team, Saturday’s match at Cornell was a must-win. Heading into the contest, Princeton and Cornell were the only two winless teams remaining in the Ivy League, and both sides were desperate to avoid the loneliness of last place.

SPORTS | 10/04/2010

Men's Water Polo: No. 17 Tigers take 1 of 4 in SoCal Tournament

It was a water polo fan’s dream when 15 of the top 20 teams in the nation gathered at the Spieker Aquatics Center at the University of California, Los Angeles this weekend for the SoCal Tournament. The men’s water polo team attempted to hold its own against the stiff competition, dropping its first three games before rallying to win the last game of the weekend.

SPORTS | 10/04/2010

Women's Soccer: American wins in double OT

In a dramatic double-overtime finish, the women’s soccer team fell 2-1 to underdog American on Monday night. Rainy and cold conditions and nearly 110 minutes of play made the game a competition of endurance.

SPORTS | 10/04/2010

Cross Country: Men come in 3rd in Wisconsin invitational

This weekend, the men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled west to tackle some of the nation’s toughest teams.

SPORTS | 10/04/2010

No. 4 Tigers fall to No. 14 American at home

Coming off a marquee win last Tuesday against No. 1 Maryland, the No. 4 field hockey team was riding high into this weekend, expecting victories at Columbia on Friday and against No. 14 American at home on Sunday. While the Tigers (8-1 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) easily topped the Lions, 6-1, they fell to the underdog Eagles (9-2) on Sunday in a hard-fought 3-2 loss.

SPORTS | 10/03/2010

Big Green no match for rejuvenated Walburn

In the men's soccer team's 3-1 win over Richmond on Sept. 24, junior forward Antoine Hoppenot led the offense with two goals off assists from senior midfielder Josh Walburn. The stats were reversed on Saturday night against Dartmouth, with Hoppenot’s clever setups allowing Walburn to score two goals in leading the Tigers (4-3-1 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) to a 3-0 shutout victory over the Big Green (4-3-1, 0-1) in the Ivy League opener for both teams.

SPORTS | 10/03/2010

Columbia's 'O' overwhelms ailing Tigers

Entering Saturday, the football team had played Columbia 79 times and had never lost consecutive games. But the Lions (2-1 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) ended that streak in emphatic fashion, cruising to a 42-14 victory at Robert K. Kraft Field. Princeton (1-2, 0-1) again came out flat in an Ivy League opener and has been outscored 80-14 in the last two meetings with its northern neighbor.

SPORTS | 10/03/2010

Mauled in Manhattan

For the second consecutive year, the football team made history in its Ivy League opener against Columbia — the kind of history that most on the squad would rather forget. Princeton’s (1-2 overall, 0-1 Ivy League) 42-14 loss to the Lions (2-1, 2-0) marked the Tigers’ first back-to-back losses to their Manhattan rivals in the history of the series, and Columbia’s 42 points were the most that the New York school has ever managed against Princeton since the two teams began playing in 1874.

SPORTS | 10/03/2010

Blosser scores 2 again as squad beats Dartmouth

In its second Ivy League game of the young season, the women’s soccer team avenged last year's double-overtime loss to Dartmouth with a 2-1 win on Saturday.

SPORTS | 10/03/2010

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