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Grapplers find no relief in Ivy League schedule

For a team that has been waiting all season for its first dual-meet win, it looks like Ivy competition won't be any easier.The Princeton wrestling team's return to Dillon Gym ended in disappointment as the Tigers were swept in their weekend matches against Harvard (2-6 overall, 1-1 Ivy League), Brown (2-9, 1-0) and Franklin & Marshall (7-4).The losses dropped the Tigers to 0-12 on the season, 0-2 in the Ivy League and 0-5 in Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association conference action.On Friday, the Tigers faced an energized Harvard team coming off its first win of the season against Army.Though the match would begin and end well, the Crimson's four ranked grapplers, including sixth-ranked J.P.

Princeton stumbles to first ever 0-4 Ivy start

After another winless Ivy League weekend, the men's basketball team can no longer point fingers at anyone else for its last-place league standing.Princeton (9-9 overall, 0-4 Ivy League) first hit the road on the Monday of Intersession to take on non-conference opponent Seton Hall (12-9) at Continental Airlines Arena.

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Weekend split at Baker Rink

Three months ago, as Fall Break was coming to an end, the women's hockey team took a road trip and came home with a pair of wins over Brown and Yale.This past weekend, the Bears and the Bulldogs made a trip of their own to Hobey Baker Rink.

Cowher tops 1,000 points in sweep

As any scientist worth his Ph.D. would tell you, there's something special about powers of 10. On the day when junior forward Meagan Cowher reached 1,000 points, her outstanding effort also vaulted the women's basketball team into the top spot in the Ivy League standings.At the end of the season, this past weekend may be considered the team's high-water mark.

A new set of eyes for sports

As aimless freshmen, we were lured onto The Daily Princetonian's sports staff by the possibility of traveling with the men's basketball team to the NCAA tournament.

Turnovers, defense are issues

Intersession is a time for students to breathe a sigh of relief that another semester's worth of exams has come and gone.

Icemen seeking to continue hot streak

After a solid start to the new year, the men's hockey team finds itself in the midst of a two-week hiatus as it prepares for the final push in its ECAC Hockey schedule.

Time for midseason awards

In the midst of the finals-induced mid-season break in Princeton winter sports, The Daily Princetonian takes a step back to evaluate the men's basketball team (9-6 overall, 0-2 Ivy League) season so far.Compared to their success at this point last season ? a fairly low standard ? the Tigers appear to be doing well.

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What a long, strange trip it's been

As our tenure as sports editors of the 130th Board comes to a close, we are in quite the reflective mood.

Tigers eye season sweep of Ivy foes

After hitting the books for two weeks during exams, the well-rested women's hockey team returns to the ice over Intersession in a pair of home games against Ivy League foes Brown and Yale.

At Peach Bowl, passion reigns supreme

College football may very well be America's greatest sport. No other competition can rival the passion or the pageantry ? or the performances on the field.Over winter break, I had the privilege of attending the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, a contest that saw the Georgia Bulldogs come back from a 21-3 deficit to beat the Hokies of Virginia Tech.The experience went beyond the game itself: Every one of the more than 75,000 seats in the Georgia Dome was filled half an hour before kickoff, a rare occurrence for any sporting event.

Crimson's 25 dual-meet streak snapped

After remaining undefeated for 25 straight dual meets, the Harvard women's swim team (5-1 overall, 5-0 Ivy League) was brought down by Rutgers (6-0, 3-0 Big East), dropping a Jan.

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They've created a Monster

Have you ever witnessed a group of students wandering around campus with oversized golf clubs in hand?

With foil in hand, the world is Bras' oyster

For senior foil Alejandro Bras, fencing is more than just a sport. Bras has used fencing as his ticket around the world.International competitions take place in all types of glamorous locations, and Bras has used his world-class abilities to take full advantage of the opportunities, traveling to places such as Germany, Spain and Italy for tournaments.

A Bunch of Random News

This article is a part of The Daily Princetonian's annual joke issue. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.Squash, fencing teams brawl; none seriously hurtIn recent news, there was a showdown at high noon on the C floor of Jadwin Gym on Saturday between the fencing team and the squash team.

Football program calls it quits

This article is a part of The Daily Princetonian's annual joke issue. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.After 138 years of storied history, the football team has decided to retire, it announced today.Citing a desire to go out at the top of its game, the venerable program ? home to 28 national champions, a Heisman winner and the 2006 Ivy champs ? seemed worn out but refreshed at a the prospect of a new life in retirement as it made the decision.Current players cited joy at the release from the daily annoyance of lift and practice, while alums seemed to be eagerly anticipating what new forms their association with Princeton football would take."This really is going to be a nice slow saunter into the sunset.

Notre Dame schedules games against sprint team

This article is a part of The Daily Princetonian's annual joke issue. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.Notre Dame, the traditional Division-I football powerhouse, has scheduled three games of its 2007 season against Princeton's sprint football team."We feel that these games will really give our team a chance to showcase the incredible talent it possesses," Notre Dame athletic director Seamus O'Connell said.