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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Penn tops Dartmouth, Harvard rolls

Along with Princeton and Columbia, two other teams opened their Ivy League slate last weekend, while the rest split four non-league games. Here’s how they fared:

Mounties top Princeton by just 4 points

The sprint football team continued its steady improvement despite a loss to previously winless rival Mansfield on Friday night, coming as close to victory as it has in years. The Tigers ultimately fell to the Mountaineers 10-6. 

Live Blog: Football vs. Columbia

Women's Volleyball: Women face off against Quakers in Ivy opener

The women’s volleyball team will travel to face Penn tonight to open its Ivy League season. The Tigers (5-6) had a strong start to their season at the Lafayette Tournament, where they came away with three straight wins, but have struggled in their past two tournaments.