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Tennis: Both teams look to continue winning ways

Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams look to extend their perfect Ivy League records to 5-0 this weekend. The men’s squad (7-10 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) first squares off against No. 69 Harvard (9-10, 0-2) in Cambridge, Mass., on Friday. 

Live Coverage: No. 4 Men's Lacrosse versus No. 3 Syracuse

Baseball: Ivy slate continues against Yale, Brown

With spring weather having officially arrived, the baseball team heads north this weekend for four critical Ivy League games. On Saturday and Sunday, the Tigers (7-16 Overall, 2-3 Ivy League) will conclude the divisional crossover portion of their schedule with a pair of road doubleheaders against Rolfe Division foes Brown (5-17, 2-2) and Yale (12-11-1, 0-4).

Men's Lacrosse: Tigers face Orange at Meadowlands

On Saturday, when the No. 4 men’s lacrosse team takes on No. 3 Syracuse, Princeton fans are hoping that three will be the Tigers’ lucky number. Princeton (7-1 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) will play in the third game of the day in the Konica Minolta Big City Classic, which will christen the New Meadowlands Stadium.

Women's Lacrosse: Bulldogs come to town for Ancient Eight battle

After a disappointing loss to Ivy League opponent Cornell last weekend, the women’s lacrosse team fell out of the top 20 ranked teams in the country. But the Tigers have high hopes to rebound on Saturday against Yale. Princeton (4-6 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) will host the Bulldogs (5-6, 2-2) in an Ivy League matchup that could have important postseason implications for both teams.

Web Update: Hawaii Club upsets TI for dodgeball championship

A dodgeball tournament full of upsets and intriguing storylines came to an end early Friday morning when the Hawaii Club upset Tiger Inn to claim the championship.

Men's Lacrosse: Wiedmaier’s return strengthens defense

At the end of last year, when it was announced that former head coach Bill Tierney would be leaving Princeton to go to the University of Denver, the men’s lacrosse team knew it would be going into the 2010 season with a lot stacked against it. It would be playing under a new head coach, Chris Bates, who at the time was a relatively unknown and untested quantity.

Softball: Princeton looks to rebound from 10-game losing streak against familiar foes

This weekend the softball team hopes for a redeeming set of wins against two Ivy League rivals, with the Tigers (6-22 overall, 0-4 Ivy League) set to play doubleheaders against Brown and Yale. Princeton will face Brown (12-11, 1-3) in Providence, R.I., on Friday and then travel to New Haven, Conn., to challenge Yale (6-15, 2-2) on Saturday.

Crew: Three crews look to continue success over the weekend

This weekend, three of Princeton’s four crews will be looking to follow up universally strong season openers. However, none will be at the Tigers’ home, Lake Carnegie. The men’s heavyweight crew will compete against the Penn and Columbia in the Childs Cup in New York City. The women’s open crew will travel to Ithaca, N.Y., to meet Cornell and Harvard in the Class of 1975 Cup. The women’s lightweight crew will head across the country to Redwood City, Calif., to race against Stanford and Wisconsin.

Men's Volleyball: Princeton to hit the road to take on Juniata, George Mason

The men’s volleyball team is no stranger to tough contests, having clinched six of its nine home games in marathon five-set matches. And the Tigers don’t succumb to the pressure either, since they clinched three of these six wins with nail-biting two-point victories. This weekend is likely to be a similar story, as Princeton (10-8 overall, 4-4 Eastern Intercolleigate Volleyball Association Tait Division) takes on Juniata (8-12, 2-6) on Friday and George Mason (5-16, 2-4) on Sunday on the road.

Men's Volleyball: Tigers fall in battle at Dillon

If there’s anything that can be said about the men’s volleyball team, it’s that it must be the best-conditioned team in the league. 

Sailing: Team thrives in the water

Though intercollegiate sailing is purported to have been founded at Princeton sometime in the 19th century, according to junior John Wetenhall, it’s been a long time since the club team has been a varsity program.

Column: NFL vs. MLB: A basketball game for the ages

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to watch stars from two different sports play each other in a third sport? I definitely have. Below is a description of what such an event might be like.

Dodgeball: No easy road to the title for dodgeballers

Bodies were strewn across the floor, battered, bruised and beaten. The massacre of the 2009 dodgeball tournament is legendary, and new information about the proceedings has just now emerged. 

Baseball: Defense falters at Rutgers

The baseball team is counting on its defense to be a major strength this season. Princeton committed just two errors in 38 innings during four Ivy League games last weekend. But its defense failed to come through on Tuesday afternoon against in-state rival Rutgers, leading to a blowout loss.

Tennis: Big Apple Bartlett steps up

Away from the tennis court, sophomore Hilary Bartlett is a vivacious, bubbly individual. Often seen laughing and joking around with her teammates, she has a carefree mentality. But when she gears up for a match, Bartlett transforms into a serious competitor.

Column: Certainly not ‘One Shining Moment’

We were robbed. Monday night could have been a night in which each and every one of us witnessed a truly historic sports moment. We would have remembered exactly where we were, who we were with and what we were doing when Butler guard Gordon Hayward launched a shot with no time left on the clock to beat the Duke Blue Devils in the finals of the NCAA basketball tournament.

Softball: Tigers’ woes continue in road loss

The softball team played Hofstra in a rare midweek, single-game matchup on Tuesday afternoon in its last chance to tune up before the bulk of the Ivy League season. Pitcher Olivia Galati, recently crowned Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week, led the Pride to a 6-2 victory over the Tigers (6-22 overall, 0-4 Ivy).

On Tap with ... Mike Lombardi

With the help of senior Mike Lombardi, the men’s heavyweight crew had a remarkable opening weekend, beating Georgetown in all three varsity races. Lombardi’s first varsity boat toppled the Hoyas by crossing the finish line more than 25 seconds before the opposition’s first boat.

Column: Don’t expect another stat revolution

Twenty years ago, no one except for a small group of statisticians cared or had heard about OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging), the statistic commonly considered the best measure of a baseball player’s offensive abilities. Batting average, home runs and RBI were the three statistical categories worth noting for people who wanted to measure hitting power.