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A tale of two scorelines

At halftime in Philadelphia on Saturday, the Tigers and Quakers were deadlocked in a scoreless battle, their relentless defenses stifling every opposing effort and forcing the offenses to fight for every inch.Any Ivy League sports fan reading that sentence might assume the Princeton-Penn game in question was between the schools' field hockey or men's or women's soccer teams ? all of which were facing off on Penn's campus last Saturday.

Win at Penn will clinch league title

Within a week, the field hockey team will have finished the regular season and will know its postseason fate.

Southerns yield new hope

For the men's water polo team, the season has been a rollercoaster ride. As next weekend's Southern Division championships approach, the Tigers (12-13 overall, 3-5 Collegiate Water Polo Association) look to finish the season on the rise.After getting off to an 8-2 start, including a clean sweep of all preseason non-league opponents, the Tigers began to feel the effects of their tough schedule.

Live blogging of the Princeton-Cornell football game

Prince reporters ran a live blog of the football team's 34-31 Friday night win over Cornell. Click for a link to our blog, Sideline Dispatches.

'Frustrating' season enters home stretch against Big Red, Quakers

As the men's soccer team looks to push past .500 in the Ivy League, the importance of each individual match rises, and the Tigers appreciate each additional minute they can spend focusing on the game."[Fall Break] is much more soccer and much less school," senior captain and forward Kyle McHugh said in an email.

Princeton looks to move atop the Ivies

For most students, Fall Break is a time to relax, watch television and catch up on some much-needed sleep.

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Football team wins Friday night thriller against Cornell, 34-31

"When the wind is cold and the sky is dark, Ducks fly together!" And when the rain poured down on Princeton and Cornell, the Tigers roared in unison.In a scene reminiscent of the classic film "D2: The Mighty Ducks," the football team charged out onto the field Friday night sporting surprise new orange jerseys and a Duck-like determination to bounce back from its three-game losing streak.The 34-31 win over the Big Red (4-3 overall, 1-3 Ivy League) was a team effort for Princeton (3-4, 2-2) culminating in a 58-yard, go-ahead touchdown run by sophomore tailback Jordan Culbreath midway through the fourth quarter.

Quarterback questions nag Hughes & Co.

At the end of midterm week, the last thing anyone wants to see is another question. Unfortunately for the football team (2-4 overall, 1-2 Ivy League), the starting lineup has a big one at quarterback as it prepares to face Cornell (4-2, 1-2) tonight at Princeton Stadium.For the 7 p.m.

Tigers are favored to defend Heps titles

Last year the cross country squads ran to a sweep of the annual Ivy League Heptagonal Championships, marking the end of a long drought for both teams.

Capkovic loses in ITA semifinals

After a long day of waiting and cheering for teammates, second-seeded junior Peter Capkovic took the court at 8 p.m.

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Ready to skate up a storm

Last year, the men's ice hockey team's season ended with a close 3-2 loss to Dartmouth in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League (ECACHL) Quarterfinals.

Princeton trivia for midterms

Halfway through midterm week, what better way to recap the Princeton sports season so far than with ... a midterm?Unlike most Princeton exams, this test will not leave you in a state of shell shock.

Survive: cancer, Ironmans

After slashing a hamstring, getting hit by an 18-wheeler, conquering cancer and giving birth to two children, Karen Smeyers '83 is quite a survivor.

McDermott chairs 'other' tourney panel

Field hockey has always been a passion for Senior Associate Director of Athletics Erin McDermott.

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.