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Pwang has to admit that Florida looked legit last week. We got to see that team throw LSU under the bus by putting together its best game of the year to date, and, more shockingly, we got to see Tim Tebow take a shot at becoming the first quarterback in the history of football to win both a college game and a high school game in the same week.This actually blew my mind; first, Tebow helped lead the mighty Gators to victory in The Swamp on Saturday afternoon and then later in the week, I swear to God, I saw him playing quarterback for Nease High from Jacksonville, Fl.I was just minding my own business watching "Two-A-Days" on Wednesday afternoon when I found out about Tebow's dirty little secret.

Sailing team faces D-I competition in league

Most club sports have the luxury of knowing that their competition, like themselves, aren't quite Division I caliber.

Venable '05 excels in Class A baseball

To be named All-Ivy in a sport is commendable. Two sports? Not only is that unheard of, to some it sounds downright preposterous.

On Tap with ... Jame Wunsch

Senior Jame Wunsch, men's soccer captain and standout defenseman, chatted with us to give some personal, down-to-earth background for such a well-accomplished player.

Wallace '05 a Rocket for the summer

As his professional career accumulates mileage in a quest for the big time, Judson Wallace '05 has come to rely on one aspect of his Princeton education more than any other.Though this tool has recently been employed in his nation's service as well as in the service of other nations, it is more Bill Bradley than Woodrow Wilson."The hook shot they teach you at Princeton, that's an effective move against anybody," Wallace said.

Princeton signs deal with Nike

Princeton students are used to the best: presidential speakers, gorgeous gothic buildings and bands in our backyards that would cost $60 to see in New York.

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Dartmouth beats Yale in w. soccer

For Dartmouth junior defender Annie Stanley, her first career goal was made all the sweeter by the fact that it was her first game-winner.

Oppenheimer, Walter happy sharing time in net

When former men's soccer goalie Bobby Guelich '06 walked out FitzRandolph Gate this June, he took with him his thousands of minutes of experience between the posts.

Princeton wins OT thriller

Overtime was scheduled to last twenty minutes, but the men's soccer team needed only 56 seconds last night for freshman forward Max Hare to score the game-winning goal in sudden death against Seton Hall.Princeton (6-5-2 overall, 1-2-0 Ivy League) upset Seton Hall (7-6-1) by a score of 3-2, despite trailing for much of the second half.

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Yanks latest loss signals the end of an era

Though more people watch the NFL, baseball is forever America's game. For the last 11 years, the New York Yankees have consistently been the best team to play America's game.

Aspiring monk controls the court

From all outward signs, Sratha Saengsuwarn, a senior on the men's tennis team, is a contradiction.

No lead, no problem for undefeated Princeton

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me, goes the saying. The football team has fooled all of its adversaries by rallying from deficits time and time again.

Tigers can't hold early lead

October is the perfect month for field hockey. Crisp fall air, the comfort of season experience and the relief of playoffs still being fairly far away.

Tigers lose chance for revenge vs. Navy

There are few things worse than losing a game that your team clearly deserved to win, so when the chance arises to avenge such a loss, it is not a matter to be taken lightly.This was the situation that the No.

No. 10 Huskies shut out streaking Princeton

One week after sending home a total of 14 goals in back-to-back victories, the field hockey team's sticks were silenced Saturday afternoon as No.

Four goals in first doom Tigers

No more than six minutes had passed before talented Brown forward Kathryn Moos had put in her first of two goals on the day, and unfortunately for women's soccer, things were not about to improve on a rough Saturday afternoon.The Bears (6-3-3 overall, 1-1-1 Ivy League) added another three goals before halftime and cruised on to a 4-0 victory.

Ground assault gives Army win

If only the Army could get out of Iraq as easily as it dispatched the sprint football team.Posting 33 points in the first quarter on five running touchdowns, Army cruised past Princeton, 54-9, at West Point, N.Y., last Friday."This was a monster first quarter," head coach Thomas Cocuzza said.

Erin who? Fall sweep for Tigers

With instantaneous reactions, precise timing and watchful eyes, freshman infielder Collette Abbott had a stellar season debut, hitting her first collegiate home run and beginning a streak of strong performances for the softball team last Saturday.Despite the wet conditions, Princeton traveled to Lawrenceville this past weekend to compete in three back-to-back games against Rider, Monmouth and Lafayette, ready to put its previous month of hard work into action.