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Long road to the Ivy title

"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.

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Time again for annual NFL MVP debate

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.

W. Hockey splits with Wayne St.

When the women's hockey team arrived in Detroit on Friday for its weekend series with Wayne State, temperatures were close to 10 degrees.

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Tigers third at Five Mans

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.

No. 2: Dick Kazmaier '52

Good athletes are perfectionists who work tirelessly on the details until they become second nature.

Grapplers fall to Maryland at home

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.

Midshipmen eke out close victory over Tigers

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.

Ivy ADs discuss possible tourney

Of the 31 automatic bids given to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, 30 are determined by postseason conference tournaments.

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Tigers beaten by Rutgers' shooting

While the Princeton vs. Rutgers football contest evokes history and incites vandalism, the two New Jersey schools still actually play each other in basketball.

Scarlet Knights too much for Tigers

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.

Princeton back in thick of ECAC title race

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.

Tigers strong in field events at Invite

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.

No. 3: Yasser El Halaby '06

When you're talking about the greatest athletes of all time at Princeton, it's often someone from way back.

Bob Bradley '80 named national team coach

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.

Tigers to host Rutgers

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.

No. 4: Hobey Baker '14

If ever there were a legendary Princeton athlete, that athlete was Hobey Baker '14. With his dazzling good looks, unmatched athletic skill and impeccable gentlemanly conduct both on and off the playing field, Baker, a two-sport star in hockey and football, truly was the stuff of legends and is one of the most revered athletes in the history of American sports.In trying to account for Baker's greatness, Princeton's current Director of Athletics Gary Walters '67 said, "Hobey Baker, for me, it's a century ago.

Tigers looking to right the ship

The wheel of fortune. What goes up must come down. Concepts you never consider when you're on top, believe unquestionably when you're in a rut and despise when you've moved from the top to the bottom.Don't mention karma to the women's hockey team.