The full scope of the legacy of Bill Bradley '65 isn't captured by his plaque in the Basketball Hall of Fame or his retired New York Knicks' jersey hanging next to Patrick Ewing's from the rafters of Madison Square Garden.
The women's basketball team never gave 'em a chance last night. In an easy home win, Princeton cruised to an early lead and never looked back.
"Success makes you slow to learn and quick to forget."That's a favorite saying of Roger Hughes, head coach of the football team, but in this particular instance, it may be the fans who have forgotten ? not the football team.Four years ago, when present seniors such as quarterback Jeff Terrell and defensive back Tim Strickland were still freshmen, the football team trudged off the field following its final game with a dismal 2-8 record, one of the worst in Tiger history.
As the NFL regular season approaches its end, the usual rumblings and exclamations over who should be named the league's Most Valuable Player have begun in earnest.
When the women's hockey team arrived in Detroit on Friday for its weekend series with Wayne State, temperatures were close to 10 degrees.
Through the first half of the season, Princeton's No. 2 men's squash team (4-0 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) has found little difficulty in dispatching its intercollegiate foes.
Good athletes are perfectionists who work tirelessly on the details until they become second nature.
When a team has been unable to clinch a victory on the road, one might hope that a return to home turf with scores of excited alumni celebrating the homecoming match would make a difference.Unfortunately for the wrestling team, that did not happen.
The men's swimming team knew Sunday's meet with Navy would be a challenge. Even after Princeton's laudable performance at the Big Al Invite the weekend before, where the Tigers faced No.
Of the 31 automatic bids given to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, 30 are determined by postseason conference tournaments.
While the Princeton vs. Rutgers football contest evokes history and incites vandalism, the two New Jersey schools still actually play each other in basketball.
Last Wednesday evening, the women's basketball team dominated in a 75-51 win over NJIT. On Saturday afternoon, its luck against Garden State teams ran out, as it lost to No.
On Friday night, the men's hockey team exorcized some old demons, but on Saturday night the Tigers established themselves as contenders in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League.The 4-3 victory over Union on Friday ended the team's 27-game winless streak in overtime, with the last overtime win coming on Nov.
Almost 10 months after the men's and women's indoor track teams were narrowly defeated at the Ivy League championships, Princeton finally has reason to celebrate again.
When you're talking about the greatest athletes of all time at Princeton, it's often someone from way back.
Princeton has always produced national leaders in Congress and in the business world, but now it has one on the soccer pitch.Bob Bradley '80 was named interim coach for the U.S.
In some sports, they say that defense wins championships. If that's even close to the truth, then the men's basketball team (6-2 overall) has something to feel good about heading into tomorrow's 4 p.m.
