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Men's Water Polo: Tigers travel to west coast for battle against nation’s best

Last weekend, the men’s water polo team conquered the East Coast, winning all three of its games against league opponents Johns Hopkins, No. 18 Navy and George Washington. This weekend, the No. 16 Tigers (8-2 overall, 3-0 Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division) will travel to the West Coast in an attempt to repeat their victorious weekend.

Football: Collision at Columbia

At 3:07 p.m. on Oct. 3, 2009, the football team took the field at Princeton Stadium in its Ivy League opener against Columbia with every expectation of extending Princeton’s dominant head-to-head record against its New York City rival. The final whistle blew at 6 p.m., and the Tigers were bounced from their home field in a 38-0 shutout —Princeton’s worst loss against Columbia in school history.

Live Blog: Sprint Football vs. Mansfield

Cross Country: Runners head to Midwest for invitationals as final preparation before Pre-Nationals

Princeton will send both its cross country teams out of state this weekend to prepare for the important Pre-Nationals meet later this month. The men will send their top runners to Madison, Wis., to compete in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational. The women will field a squad at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind. Both teams will also send runners to the Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa.

Women's Soccer: Women seek to avenge last year’s loss

The women’s soccer team is looking to continue its unbeaten Ivy League record this weekend with its second Ancient Eight match of the year. The Tigers (5-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) host Dartmouth (3-4-1, 1-0) on Saturday at Roberts Stadium.

On the Prowl: October 3, 2010

Vikram Rao and Gabriel Debenedetti discuss this week in sports.

Field Hockey: Decade-long win streak at stake in New York

This weekend, the field hockey team (7-0 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) hopes to put two more teams away and continue its seven-game winning streak. At 6 p.m. tonight, the No. 4 Tigers travel to the Big Apple to play their third Ivy League game against Columbia (4-3, 1-1). Then on Sunday at 1 p.m., the Tigers return home to play No. 16 American (7-2) in the annual Play 4 the Cure game, the proceeds from which help support breast cancer awareness and research.

Men's Soccer: Princeton kicks off against Big Green

As the men’s soccer team kicks off its Ivy League campaign Saturday afternoon against Dartmouth at Roberts Stadium, it’s safe to say the team is back on track following a jittery start.

Men's Soccer: 'Daddy' a patriarch in net

If the men’s soccer team were “mic’ed up” during an average practice session, you might hear this line from senior goalkeeper and team captain Sean Lynch: “Daddy wants some pancakes.”Say what?

Column: Bad News Spiders

What is the most unbreakable record in baseball history? Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hit streak? Not quite. Cy Young’s incredible 511 career wins? Probably unbreakable, but theoretically assailable. How about 101 losses — on the road? No, nobody will ever pass the tremendous futility of my all-time favorite baseball team, the immortal 1899 Cleveland Spiders.

Women's Soccer: Blossoming Blosser boosts Tigers

Sophomore midfielder Caitlin Blosser just wanted to pick flowers and stare at the sky when she was playing for her first soccer team at the age of 4. Her parents were worried she was not the athletic daughter they wanted her to be. But to their relief, Blosser soon found her athleticism in more ways than one, in tennis, football, baseball, basketball and — of course — soccer.

Postcard: International flavor imbues tennis

Tennis — unlike football, baseball or any other American pastime — has become a truly international sport. When one examines the draw for any Grand Slam tournament, abbreviations for obscure countries like Uzbekistan, Croatia, Chinese Taipei and Cyprus often litter the pages, next to the names of various players. The sports that generate the most fanfare in the United States, however, are largely Americentric.

Blosser's 2 goals pace Princeton at Myslik

In the women’s soccer team’s fourth match ever against Fairfield University, it continued the tradition of shutting out the Stags. The Tigers (5-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) won the game 2-0, with sophomore midfielder Caitlin Blosser scoring both goals of the game.

Two easy fixes could improve flawed BCS

The Bowl Championship Series sucks. The vast majority of college football fans can agree on that. Don’t try to tell me that a playoff “devalues the regular season.” A playoff is the only fair way to determine a championship. Unfortunately, though, a college football playoff won’t be happening anytime soon. The BCS TV contract is not up until 2014, and it will likely be extended, as the current one rakes in a sweet $125 million per year.

Tigers topple No. 1 Terps

After one semifinal loss in the NCAA tournament and 11 years of tough losses to Maryland, the field hockey team scored a triumphant 4-2 victory over the No. 1 Terrapins on Tuesday night at Class of 1952 Stadium.

On Tap with ... Michael Crowder

After three seasons as a Tiger, senior center Michael Crowder took the field on Saturday to help lead the men’s football team to its 36-33 victory over Lafayette.

Rugby: Squad opens season with 2 tough defeats

The men’s club rugby team opened its Ivy League campaign at home this weekend, meeting Brown on Saturday and Dartmouth on Sunday. These first league games came a week later than they did last year relative to Princeton’s academic calendar, giving the Tigers time to fit in extra preseason training and exhibition matches.

Golf: Men's golf competes in Windon Memorial Tournament in Glenview, Ill.

The men’s golf team traveled west this weekend and finished 16th at the Northwestern Windon Memorial tournament at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Ill.

Sprint Football: Team once again falls to rival in home game

For a moment on Friday night, it seemed like the sprint football team was coming close to overtaking Cornell in its first conference game at home this season.

Tennis: Princeton fares well in New York

The men’s tennis team had another successful weekend, as it competed in the USTA Men’s Collegiate Invitational in New York. The Tigers started off strong, collecting three victories in singles and five victories in doubles on the first day of play. Sophomore Matt Siow advanced in the A singles bracket while senior Alex Faust advanced in the B bracket and freshman Dan Richardson advanced in the C bracket. Siow, Faust and Richardson were dominant in the opening round, each defeating his opponent in straight sets. Princeton also advanced two doubles teams, as Siow and junior Coleman Crutchfield, along with Richardson and junior Ravi Yegya-Raman, each won two matches.