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NCAAs motivate Tigers

Princeton's men's and women's track and field teams are preparing for their biggest meet so far this season, the NCAA Division I Regional Championships, to be held next weekend, May 25-26, at the University of Florida's Stadium at Percy Beard Track, in Gainesville, Fla.

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God on the gridiron

When head coach Roger Hughes is asked how the football team improved from 2-8 in 2003 to 9-1 and an Ivy League championship in 2006, he invariably discusses the Tigers' hard work, discipline and chemistry.

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Silver and bronze for Princeton

It appears that there is such a thing as home-water advantage. A year after Princeton's men's heavyweight crew seized the Eastern Sprints title from long-reigning Harvard, the Crimson reassumed its throne in Worcester, Mass., last Sunday.

Bradley '80 given top job

Bob Bradley '80 will be named head coach of the United States men's soccer team at a press conference today in New York, ESPN.com reported yesterday.

Searching for answers among the pinstriped

A friend of mine really hates the Yankees. Every time I'm at his apartment in the evening, I find him yelling at the television, shooting spittle all over the screen.

Frick high jumps his way to IC4A title

This past weekend was especially tough for the men's and women's track and field teams. On top of papers and problem sets, and only a week after the exhausting Heptagonal Championships, the two squads had to gear up to compete against some of the best teams in the region at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes in America Outdoor Championships."I think that it's difficult for us when we have the league meet the week before," men's head coach Fred Samara said.

Hoyas hamstring Tigers

WASHINGTON, D.C. ? Something had to give. The men's lacrosse team had never lost to Georgetown, but it had also never won an NCAA Tournament opening-round game that would set up a quarterfinal homecoming at Princeton Stadium.The Tigers' unbeaten streak came to an end when Brendan Cannon streaked past Tiger senior defense Dan Cocoziello 31 seconds into sudden-death overtime yesterday.

Bold three-goal surge brought game within reach in third

Sunday's loss for the men's lacrosse team was only its fourth of the year, but like its previous three, it was against a top-caliber team, with No.

Kim leads strong '11 tennis recruits

After strong seasons by both the women's and men's tennis teams this year, the Tigers are looking to build on that success next year with the help of four recruits from the Class of 2011.Last year's recruiting class will be a tough act to follow, especially for the women's team.

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Unseeded Princeton shellacked by Virginia

Despite scoring the game's first two goals, the women's lacrosse team (10-7 overall, 5-2 Ivy League) failed to recreate last year's first-round upset of Virginia, falling 19-10 to the No.

Men will race in IC4As, women in ECACs this weekend

While many may not consider Princeton's unpredictable weather to be ideal for outdoor activities, it turns out that the New Jersey spring weather is surprisingly perfect for track.The track team took advantage of it to host one of the most important track meets of the season last weekend ? the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships.

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Have soccer ball, will travel

Esmeralda Negron '04's soccer career has taken her around the world, but now she's returning home.

Lax to take on Hoyas in first round

Next weekend, Princeton will host two NCAA tournament quarterfinal matchups. For the men's lacrosse team to fill the home stands with a sea of orange and black, however, it must notch a win on the road this weekend.On Sunday, No.

Men's, women's boats to compete at Eastern Sprints this weekend

League and regional pride will be on the line this weekend when the Princeton crews compete against familiar Ivy and Eastern College Athletic Conference foes at Eastern Sprints.

Tigers hope to repeat last year's tourney upset of U.Va.

This year in sports, a team's regular season record has not always predicted its performance in post-season tournaments.

Colgan ends stellar career second all-time in goals

For a few glorious days at the end of April, visitors to goprincetontigers.com ? the official website of Princeton athletics ? were welcomed by the face and voice of the 2007 Daily Princetonian Female Athlete of the Year.In a short video clip that played as soon as the website loaded, senior utility Elyse Colgan of the women's water polo team encouraged Tiger fans to attend the 2007 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Eastern Championships at DeNunzio Pool that weekend.