Sports

Column: NBA playoff structure ruins regular season

The 2010-11 Toronto Raptors lost their best player in franchise history (Chris Bosh, of course) to free agency last summer. Their point differential is  minus 2.7. The have a 2-8 record on the road. Their best player is named “Andrea,” although he does double as my favorite player to use in the new “NBA Jam” for Xbox (eight blocks and seven three-pointers don’t lie). At no point this season will this 8-13 team be considered one of the top teams in the league. Fine, right? Every league has bad teams. But if the NBA playoffs started today, the Raptors would face the Boston Celtics in the first round.

Squash: Tigers sweep New England opponents

The men’s squash team hoped to celebrate the New Year as an undefeated team, and after its three-win weekend, the No. 3 Tigers (5-0 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) will do just that. They picked up the victories over tough opponents in towering fashion, losing only one individual match the entire weekend.

Swimming & Diving: DeNunzio reign continues

In the first home meet of the season, both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams had record-breaking performances to come in first place in the three-day Big Al Open this weekend. The men and women beat Brown, University of Florida and Rider University. Washington State sent only its women’s team, and Columbia had its men’s team and women’s diving teams competing.

Column: A major loss for American soccer

I watched in sadness on Thursday as FIFA President Sepp Blatter crushed my dreams, Bill Clinton’s dreams and Landon Donovan’s dreams by announcing that the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held in Qatar, a small nation in the Middle East.

Fencing: Princeton picks up where it left off, wins 9 of 10 contests

The men’s and women’s fencing teams opened their dual-meet seasons in style on Sunday. The Tigers collectively took nine of 10 contests at the Sacred Heart Duals in Fairfield, Conn. 

Men's Hockey: Princeton splits match-ups at home

The men’s hockey team played host to two league opponents over the weekend, earning two of the possible four points. On Friday night, Clarkson (9-5-2 overall, 4-2-1 ECAC Hockey) out-scrapped Princeton (6-5, 6-3) in a very physical 5-3 game. The Tigers avoided their first losing streak in league play on Saturday, defeating St. Lawrence (3-8-3, 3-4) by a score of 5-1.

On the Prowl: December 5, 2010

Executive Editor for Sports Vikram Rao '11 and Associate Editor for Sports Gabe Debenedetti '12 discuss the week in Princeton sports. 

Wrestling: Grapplers fall in tri-meet at home

The wrestling team got off to a strong start on Friday but was ultimately incapable of sustaining thier momentum and ended up falling to both Liberty and Binghamton at the tri-meet in Dillon Gymnasium.

Women's Hockey: Women put end to 7-game winless streak

With a win against Brown on Saturday, the women’s ice hockey team finally broke a winless streak that spanned almost a month. Although the Tigers extended their winless record to seven games with a 2-1 loss to Yale on Friday, a 4-0 thrashing of Brown the next day ended the weekend on an uplifting note.

Men's Basketball: Tigers avoid Hawks run to grab ‘W’

After the men’s basketball team’s superb opening half, the result of the game against St. Joseph’s never seemed to be in doubt. Still, the Tigers (5-3) survived a tough challenge from the Hawks (3-5) to extend their winning streak to three. Princeton showed poise and maturity down the stretch, winning 74-65.

Women's Basketball: Bench players lead team to blowout win over Broncs

By one account, the storyline of the women’s basketball game on Sunday afternoon was typical of the season so far. A star offensive performance by sophomore forward Niveen Rasheed capped off a balanced attack, and junior center Devona Allgood controlled the boards and shut down the opponents’ attack through her dominating inside presence. But in the 87-45 victory over Mercer County rival Rider University at Jadwin Gymasium, the Tigers added a new twist to the story when backups and rookies took advantage of significant playing time.

Live Blog: Men's Basketball vs. St. Joseph's

Live Blog: Women's Basketball vs. Rider

Live Blog: Men's Hockey vs. St. Lawrence

Swimming & Diving: Teams host annual 3-day, 6-team tournament at DeNunzio

After a two-week break from meets for Thanksgiving, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are ready and excited for the Big Al Open, a three-day meet between six teams happening Friday through Sunday. The Tigers will host the event at DeNunzio Pool.

Men's Hockey: Rankings at stake in ECAC matches

With a pre-Thanksgiving victory under its belt, the men’s hockey team looks to continue its solid performance in conference play this weekend with games against Clarkson and St. Lawrence. The Tigers (5-4 overall, 5-2 ECAC Hockey) host the Golden Knights (7-5-2, 2-2-1) on Friday at 7 p.m. and the Saints (2-7-3, 2-3) on Saturday at 5 p.m. to open a four-game homestand after having won five of their last six games.

Squash: Squads put unbeaten records on the line in New England

The men’s and women’s squash teams will head to New England this weekend in hopes of extending their unbeaten records.The two squads will start the weekend in Providence, R.I., against Ivy League rival Brown. Then, on Sunday, they will square off against Williams and Middlebury colleges in Williamsburg, Mass. Historically, both Princeton squads have fared extremely well against all three opponents, and they will go into the match as the favorites.

Men's Basketball: Tough St. Joseph's team comes to town

As 2010 comes to a close, the men’s basketball team’s year-end evaluation proves difficult to analyze — despite the fact that it has only played seven games.Tagged as the favorite for the Ivy League in the preseason media poll — receiving 12 of 17 first-place votes to runner-up Harvard’s four — the Tigers (4-3) undoubtedly entered the season as the team to beat. And while the team has not done terribly this season, it has also failed to overwhelmingly impress. Four of Princeton’s seven games this year have been determined in the final seconds of regulation play — including two overtime victories and two one-point losses.

Women's Basketball: Tigers hope to ride to another victory

After closing out a five-game road trip by toppling previously undefeated Delaware 68-50, the women’s basketball team finally returns home on Sunday for a match against Rider at 2 p.m.

Live Blog: Men's Hockey vs Clarkson