Sports

Usually, On Tap focuses on one of Princeton’s many varsity athletes. This week, we’ve decided to focus on the world of intramural sports. Junior Dave Karp, intramural broomball and floor hockey superstar and founder of the intramural dynasty Black Squirrels, answered some burning questions about the glory-filled world of intramurals.

SPORTS | 02/11/2009

Scottie says: Simmons got it wrong

Scottie says: Simmons got it wrong

After the media find out that an All-Star MLB player has failed a drug test, the question that immediately arises is, “Will this player be in the Hall of Fame?”

SPORTS | 02/11/2009

Wrestling: On the mat, Everin rocks

Through the turbulence that has characterized the past few seasons for the wrestling team, Princeton has had a rock. His name is Marty Everin. The 157-pound senior captain has made the most of his final season. Everin currently has 12 wins — tied for first in that category — and has emerged as the team’s leader.

SPORTS | 02/11/2009

Men's Squash: Clash of titans on the court

When the top two teams in a sport go head-to-head, it’s a big game. When the teams are undefeated, and the matchup is the latest in a storied rivalry, it’s even better.

SPORTS | 02/11/2009

Track & Field: Super Slovenski Bros.

The phrase “keeping it in the family” frequently refers to dirty dealings and nefarious schemes, not high school athletics. For the Slovenskis of Brunswick, Maine, however, it applies to the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference pole-vault record.

SPORTS | 02/10/2009

Alex Rodriguez, both culprit and victim

He is the biggest story in sports these days. After a report last Friday by Sports Illustrated’s Selena Roberts, Alex “A-Roid” Rodriguez, the biggest superstar in baseball, publicly admitted to taking steroids.

SPORTS | 02/10/2009

Men's Volleyball: Tuminelli excels in home win

After starting its season with six games on the road, the men’s volleyball team returned to the friendly confines of Dillon Gymnasium to play NYU last night. Much like the many fans who arrived late, it took Princeton a while to get started before the team rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Violets (2-9).

SPORTS | 02/10/2009

Defilers, dragoons and mutalisks, oh my!

Many teams take years to start competing with the best teams in the country. This hasn’t been the case with the Princeton StarCraft team. The newly formed student group Smashcraft Heroes played its first match in the Collegiate StarCraft League — StarCraft’s equivalent of the NCAA — last Saturday.

SPORTS | 02/10/2009

Women's Basketball: Downs leads perfect road trip

The women?s basketball team struck back in the Empire State last weekend, rebounding from a pair of heartbreaking losses to Dartmouth and Harvard to defeat both Cornell and Columbia on the road.

SPORTS | 02/09/2009

Track & Field: Throwers dominate Princeton Open

At the Princeton Open last Saturday, several regional programs were featured. Yet the track meet quickly turned into a demonstration of Tiger dominance in nearly every event.

SPORTS | 02/09/2009

Fencing: Tigers split matches to open Ivy play

At the Ivy League ?South? Competition at Columbia on Sunday, the men?s fencing team defeated Harvard but lost to Penn, 15-12.

SPORTS | 02/09/2009

Women's Water Polo: Princeton sinks two opponents

The women?s water polo team started its 2009 season by crushing Mercyhurst and Villanova at DeNunzio Pool this weekend.

SPORTS | 02/09/2009

Ivy rivals squashed by Tigers

Last season, the women’s squash team lost two matches in the regular season before winning the team’s second consecutive national championship. This year, Princeton played a perfect season, winning the Ivy League title over the weekend. The men's team also captured its fourth-straight Ancient Eight championship this past weekend.

SPORTS | 02/09/2009

Wrestling: Alvarez and Brendel win in two Ivy losses

The wrestling team lost 32-9 to Harvard and 41-3 to Brown in a dual meet in Dillon Gymnasium last Saturday.

SPORTS | 02/09/2009

Men's Volleyball: Vincent unstoppable in dramatic comeback

After losing 30-28 in the second set against St. Francis on Saturday, the men?s volleyball team faced the possibility of getting swept in the first two Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) games of the match.

SPORTS | 02/08/2009

Men's Basketball: Tigers alone at top after two big wins

The men?s basketball team put together its best weekend in a very long time, shocking Ivy League rival Cornell 61-41 on Friday and demolishing Columbia 63-35 on Saturday.Princeton (9-8 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) headed into halftime with a nine-point lead over Cornell (15-7, 5-1), but with 15 minutes, 24 seconds left in the game, Big Red center Jeff Foote scored on a layup to close the gap to 34-31.

SPORTS | 02/08/2009

Swimming & Diving: Princeton still unbeaten in water

The men?s and women?s swimming and diving teams continued their undefeated seasons last Saturday, with the women?s team capping off a perfect season with a 156-123 defeat of Columbia (8-2 overall, 4-2 Ivy League) and the men extending their streak to seven this year with a slim 155.5-145.5 defeat of Navy (17-2 overall).Women roll over Lions

SPORTS | 02/08/2009

Men's Hockey: Forward returns to spark offense

It?s a good thing the men?s hockey team isn?t superstitious.The pivotal conference showdown against No.

SPORTS | 02/08/2009

Women's Ice Hockey: Fourth in conference with four left to play

It was a bittersweet regular-season home finale for the seniors of the women?s hockey team on Saturday, as their final game on Baker Rink ended in a tie instead of a win.After posting a convincing 3-1 victory over Colgate on Friday and the 2-2 tie against the Big Red on Saturday, Princeton (14-9-2 overall, 11-6-1 ECAC Hockey) moved into a tie for fourth place in the ECAC standings.

SPORTS | 02/08/2009

Wrestling: Dwindling roster remains a large challenge

The wrestling team enters the home stretch of its season this weekend with an Ivy League tri-meet at Dillon Gymnasium, when the Tigers (2-11 overall, 1-3 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) host Harvard (1-8, 0-0) and Brown (0-4, 0-0) on Saturday.As was the case last season, Princeton has been spread thin by injuries.

SPORTS | 02/05/2009

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