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New season, coach cometh

On Oct. 12, college basketball teams across the nation participated in "Midnight Madness," a tradition started by legendary Maryland coach Lefty Driesell that has more or less morphed into a big, season-opening party.While the men's basketball team at Princeton does not have the same fanfare surrounding its opening practices, there is a decidedly excited mood among the Tigers in this season's early stages."Everybody's attitude is positive," sophomore guard Marcus Schroeder said before yesterday's practice.

No bonfire is a blessing in disguise

When the football team lost to Harvard on Saturday, Princeton was mathematically eliminated from bonfire contention.Don't even pretend the first thing that popped into your mind when you saw the final score at the bottom of your TV screen was, "Darn, that defeat now places us two games behind the league leaders in the Ivy League standings and dramatically diminishes our prospects for a conference title."No.

Some pre-shot routines not so routine

Ask any serious golfer and he's sure to tell you, "Yep, golfers are pretty much freaks."Why this candid response?

Tough road trip ends with lone win

After a tough three days against some of the East Coast's most well-rounded teams, the men's water polo team came home Sunday night 1-4 on the weekend and with quite a bit to prove.The Tigers (12-13 overall, 3-5 Collegiate Water Polo Association) opened their weekend matches Friday night in Baltimore, Md., against Johns Hopkins (10-10, 3-4). What might have been an even matchup between the two teams ultimately came down to experience ? experience playing in the Blue Jays' shallow home pool, that is.

Lightweights top the Charles

The famed Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday gave the men's and women's crew their first opportunity this season to see how they stack up.

Insult meets injury in 83-0 shellacking

Well, at least they got to play this one.Two weeks ago, the sprint football team forfeited its game against Army due to a long injury list.

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Tigers tie twice to open year

There was a sense of deja vu for the women's ice hockey team on Friday, as the Tigers skated to a 2-2 stalemate against Boston College for the third consecutive year.

Baker's dozen for Princeton

Win back-to-back games on the road? Check. Sweep the first half of the Ivy League schedule? Check.

Crimson picks apart Princeton's secondary

The football team is no stranger to second-half heroics from its secondary, particularly during Princeton's 130-year-old rivalry with Harvard.

Road loss snaps win streak

The Princeton women's soccer team saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end Saturday with a 4-2 loss to league rival Harvard.

Second-half flurry sends Princeton to league defeat

As the men's soccer team was in the process of turning around its previously winless season a few weeks ago, senior captain Kyle McHugh remarked that there was a difference between playing well and winning games.

Game, bonfire dream lost

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. ? "We had to earn everything. There was nothing given to us today," Harvard head coach Tim Murphy said after his Crimson defeated Princeton 27-10 on Saturday afternoon at Harvard Stadium.That 17-point deficit, however, fails to reflect Princeton's overall effort in the 100th meeting of the two rivals.

One is enough for OT victory

Princeton football fans making the trek up to Harvard only to see their bonfire hopes crushed may have bemoaned their lot Saturday in Cambridge, but, unbeknownst to most of them, a different contingent of the Orange and Black was celebrating victory just a short walk from Harvard Stadium.In a door-die matchup almost certain to decide this year's Ivy League field hockey champions and the accompanying automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the Tigers (10-4 overall, 5-1 Ivy League) defeated the Crimson (7-7, 3-2) in the 12th minute of overtime.

Ice, Ice, Baby: Tigers open season tonight

Entering the season without some of last year's strongest players, the women's hockey team is out to prove that it has more than just potential.

Princeton and Harvard reach century mark

When the football team takes the field at Harvard Stadium tomorrow at 12:30 p.m., it will mark the 100th time that Princeton (2-3 overall, 1-1 Ivy League) and Harvard (3-2, 2-0) have lined up against each other.

Hot streak climbs to seven straight

The women's soccer team had never lost to Lehigh as it headed into its Wednesday-night matchup against the Mountain Hawks.

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With win over Crimson, Tigers can continue to control their Ivy fate

The Ivy League title is on the line tomorrow, and the field hockey team stands poised to claim it.

Walburn's late free kick secures tie

After a less-than-stellar start to the season, the men's soccer team needed two clutch plays from a rookie defender to maintain its run of six-straight strong performances.Freshman defender Josh Walburn's 30-yard free kick in the 64th minute came during a strong second-half surge, as Princeton (3-7-2 overall, 1-1-0 Ivy League) forced a 1-1 overtime tie at St.