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One of the most disconcerting experiences a person can have is watching the beginning of a television program without being able to tell if it is a repeat.And for the football team (3-1 overall, 1-0 Ivy League), which has opened the 2005 campaign the same way it did in 2004 ? winning against Lafayette, San Diego and Columbia before losing to Colgate ? there is no desire to suffer through a rebroadcast of last season's disappointing finish.But in preparing for tomorrow afternoon's visit to Brown (3-1, 0-1), the Tigers have to hope that, for just one more game, they can keep the parallelism alive.Princeton's 34-14 victory over the Bears on Oct.

SPORTS | 10/13/2005

Men's water polo to face four familiar foes on road

Men's water polo to face four familiar foes on road

Men's water polo faces four familiar foes this weekend. The Tigers, currently ranked 12th in the nation, will travel south to take on Johns Hopkins, Salem International, Navy and George Washington.While these teams are not necessarily at the apex of the Eastern Conference, and while Princeton (13-6 overall, 5-1 College Water Polo Association) has already played each team at least once, the road trip serves as an all-important tuneup before the championship season."Our practices and games are all meant for fine-tuning right now," senior utility Jake Harter said.The Tigers' first test, Johns Hopkins, is scheduled for Friday.

SPORTS | 10/13/2005

Women's soccer returns to Lourie Love

In three weeks of road games, women's soccer (3-6-2 overall, 1-2-0 Ivy League) has endured hostile opponents, hostile crowds and hostile weather.

SPORTS | 10/13/2005

Women's soccer returns to Lourie Love

In three weeks of road games, women's soccer (3-6-2 overall, 1-2-0 Ivy League) has endured hostile opponents, hostile crowds and hostile weather.

SPORTS | 10/13/2005

Men's water polo to face four familiar foes on road

Men's water polo faces four familiar foes this weekend. The Tigers, currently ranked 12th in the nation, will travel south to take on Johns Hopkins, Salem International, Navy and George Washington.While these teams are not necessarily at the apex of the Eastern Conference, and while Princeton (13-6 overall, 5-1 College Water Polo Association) has already played each team at least once, the road trip serves as an all-important tuneup before the championship season."Our practices and games are all meant for fine-tuning right now," senior utility Jake Harter said.The Tigers' first test, Johns Hopkins, is scheduled for Friday.

SPORTS | 10/13/2005

Take a lesson from the South: go to a football game, y'all

To my mother's distress, I have not yet set foot in the University Chapel for any religious service.

SPORTS | 10/13/2005

Take a lesson from the South: go to a football game, y'all

To my mother's distress, I have not yet set foot in the University Chapel for any religious service.

SPORTS | 10/13/2005

Reeling Tigers look for relief against Lions

After what feels like weeks of rain, the men's soccer team (0-2-0 Ivy League, 3-5-1 overall) hopes that Saturday will bring Princeton some relief ? both literally and figuratively.This weekend, the Tigers will take on Columbia (0-2-0, 3-8-0) under the lights at Lourie Love Field.

SPORTS | 10/13/2005

Reeling Tigers look for relief against Lions

After what feels like weeks of rain, the men's soccer team (0-2-0 Ivy League, 3-5-1 overall) hopes that Saturday will bring Princeton some relief ? both literally and figuratively.This weekend, the Tigers will take on Columbia (0-2-0, 3-8-0) under the lights at Lourie Love Field.

SPORTS | 10/13/2005

Tigers fall in final minute

After 89 minutes, the women's soccer team seemed headed for overtime against Rutgers on Tuesday night.

SPORTS | 10/12/2005

Harriers employ variety of workout strategies to fine-tune skills

Over the summer, most sports teams condition their players, focusing on the physical fitness aspect of athletics.

SPORTS | 10/12/2005

Need for speed

Ask senior defensive back Jay McCareins who is among the top five or six fastest guys on the football team are, and he'll give you a definite response."Me," he says.But a few others might beg to differ.Senior wide receiver Greg Fields has recorded the fastest 40-yard dash time, while junior wide receiver Brian Shields and sophomore quarterback Bill Foran also can each claim a set of wheels.

SPORTS | 10/12/2005

Maryland scores five goals in second half to topple Tigers

Sophomore midfielder Paige Schmidt's first-half goal off a penalty corner was the only highlight for Princeton (5-7 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) in its 5-1 loss to No.

SPORTS | 10/12/2005

Barlow moves from field to coaching box

After graduating from Princeton, Jim Barlow '91 wasn't quite sure what to do. So he accepted a job as a high school history teacher ? at least, that's what he thought he would be teaching.

SPORTS | 10/11/2005

Trimble wins singles and doubles titles

For junior Laura Trimble and the women's tennis team, this weekend's National Tennis Center Invitational in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.

SPORTS | 10/11/2005

Losing hurts, but our hopes and dreams sustain us

Moments after the Yankees' season expired late Monday night, senior Christine O'Neill could barely speak."I don't know," she kept muttering, slowly gathering her belongings and turning away from the big-screen TV in Frist Campus Center where a few dozen diehard Yankees fans had watched their team's season come to a most inglorious end.

SPORTS | 10/11/2005

Tigers trump Bison

The men's water polo team dropped the hammer on their unsuspecting opponents from Bucknell last night.

SPORTS | 10/11/2005

Libero keeps it defensive

The true American sports buff can easily identify the role of the designated hitter in baseball, explain the value of the option pass in football or describe the great basketball staples, the pick-and-roll and the pick-and-pop.

SPORTS | 10/11/2005

After winning Illinois Open, Welander returns for sophomore season

As sophomore Annika Welander stepped up to the tee on the 18th hole one stroke ahead of LPGA veteran Allison Finney on July 23, she could taste victory.

SPORTS | 10/11/2005

Women's soccer visits Rutgers tonight

After a heartbreaking loss to Brown that dimmed its fading hopes of reclaiming the Ivy League title, the women's soccer team will try to bounce back in a midweek tuneup on the road against Rutgers.The Tigers (3-5-2 overall, 1-2-0 Ivy League) will be playing for pride against the instate rival Scarlet Knights (4-9-1, 1-6 Big East) to determine the hegemony of central New Jersey soccer.In the middle of their respective league seasons, the game has little longterm significance for either squad.

SPORTS | 10/10/2005

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