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Crew discouraged by outboard engine

Yesterday, member's of the men's and women's rowing teams fell into mild depression upon seeing a boat overtake them during the Andrew Carnegie Manmade Lake Invitational Regatta while the passengers on board sipped Mojitos."I can't believe the ease with which their boat passed us.

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Old balls to bounce again

On the heels of a similar decision by their counterparts in the National Basketball Association last week, the NCAA league offices announced yesterday that the Michigan and Princeton men's basketball teams will have to replay the final two minutes of their NCAA Tournament semifinal game from 1964.This past Friday, the NBA ruled that the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat would have to replay the final 51.9 seconds of their Dec.

ECAC wins push streak up to five

Five weeks ago, the men's ice hockey team (10-8-0 overall, 8-4-0 ECAC Hockey) dropped a lackluster 7-0 game to No.

Tigers remain at .500 in league

A nail-biter against Brown capped the women's ice hockey team's homestand last weekend. The Tigers edged out the Bears 2-0 on Saturday night, but the game was much closer than the score indicates.

Siebert wins Constable Cup, Riley takes B flight

On Saturday, the women's squash team's sophomore Amanda Siebert won the highly prestigious Constable Cup at Jadwin's featured court no.

Forfeits prove fatal vs. Duke, Davidson

While early-season success esseemed promising, Friday's New York dual meets against Duke and Davidson proved that the Princeton wrestling team still has a long way to go.The Tigers fell 35-15 to Davidson and 40-0 to Duke.

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Princeton cruises in Fordham Invitational

Princeton's track and field teams have had a good start to 2008. On Friday, the women's team traveled to New York City for the Fordham Invitational, claiming the team title in a meet featuring 15 schools.

Micir's 22 fuel double-digit win

The women's basketball team's mighty efforts were rarely successful against its non-conference opponents.

Kalemba hot as icemen go north

Things are looking up for Princeton men's hockey.After a three-game losing streak in December that included a 7-0 shutout at the Fighting hands of No.

Punishing early season games set stage for Ivy play

After a grueling non-conference schedule loaded with nationally ranked opponents, the women's basketball team (3-13 overall) begins the Ivy League portion of its season Saturday night against Penn (3-10).The Tigers hope that their difficult early-season slate will buoy them to a repeat of their 2005-06 campaign, when they tied for the Ivy League title.

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Penn, Princeton look to end streak

After losing five games during winter break, the women's basketball team hopes to end the streak when it really counts: in the first game of Ivy League play.

Lafayette decimates Tigers' lead

Mired in its worst losing streak in history, the men's basketball team played extremely well against Lafayette ? for the first half.

Bulldogs skating well after OT win

While most students are focusing on writing Dean's Date papers and studying for final exams this weekend, the members of the women's ice hockey team have something else on their minds: Tiger pride.

Tigers tie up UConn two times

Sitting right at .500 both overall and in ECAC Hockey, the women's hockey team knows it is running out of time to boost past the break-even point and improve its shot at a league championship.Returning from a 27-day break over the holidays, Princeton (7-7-4 overall, 5-5-1 ECAC Hockey) failed to improve its record but picked up a pair of impressive ties against No.

Princeton grabs first in the ECAC lead

The men's hockey team may not have achieved head coach Guy Gadowsky's goal of heading into winter break with a .500 record, but the Tigers did manage to correct their shortcomings on the way out of it.After losing to No.

Inconsistent defense leads to winless break

The women's basketball team (3-13 overall) went 0-5 this winter break to extend its losing streak to seven games.

Field event prowess paces home win over Midshipmen

After some hard work and preparation over winter break, the men's track and field team started off its indoor season with a 96-85 win over Navy at Jadwin Gym on Sunday.The Tigers were especially successful in the field events, taking the top two spots ? eight of 11 possible points ? in four of the six field events.Junior Alex Pessala and freshman Craig Pearce finished 1-2 in the weight throw event with throws of 61 feet and 59' 5", respectively."The competition in the weight-throwing events was actually really good," Pearce said.