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Heavyweight m. crew wins Childs Cup over Penn, Columbia

Heavyweight m. crew wins Childs Cup over Penn, Columbia

Heavyweight men's crew triumphed over two Ivy League teams last weekend to come home with the Childs Cup, the oldest colnegiate rowing trophy in the country.This was the 125th anniversary of the competition between Princeton, Penn and Columbia.

SPORTS | 04/12/2004

Men's volleyball no match for Nittany Lions on road

As April reaches its midway point, the men's volleyball team is reaching the end of its long season.

SPORTS | 04/12/2004

Men's golf wins only home meet

With the end of school barely visible on the horizon, the men's and women's golf teams headed their separate ways this weekend to compete in their last regular-season tournaments.The men rounded out the regular season with their first win of the year, which they hope will give them an extra boost of confidence heading into the Ivy League Championships next weekend.The women's squad was slightly less successful, placing fourth in the highly competitive James Madison Invitational.The Tiger men, hosting the 2004 Princeton Invitational last weekend, beat some of the nation's top competition to emerge victorious.

SPORTS | 04/12/2004

Rooting for Lefty: Mickelson sheds monkey at Masters

Forgive me. With all due respect to the older generation, I don't remember the '86 Masters. I wish I could've seen a 46-year-old Jack Nicklaus close with a back-nine 30 on Sunday to win his sixth green jacket.

SPORTS | 04/12/2004

M. rugby wins Ivy League Champs

On Sunday the Princeton men's rugby team defeated Cornell in the championship game of the Ivy League Tournament for its fifth title and first since 1979, ending a 25-year drought.

SPORTS | 04/12/2004

Men's field athletes shine in Philadelphia

Although the men's and women's outdoor track and field teams experienced different levels of success at their meets this weekend, the overall response to the results was the same: How can these experiences be used to prepare better for the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships?"Everything at this point of the season is geared towards peak performances at the Heps," junior sprinter Dwaine Banton said, "and all victories prior to the championship instill confidence in the individual and the team."The men traveled to Franklin Field in Philadelphia where they took on the host team, Penn, and Villanova in an early-season tri-meet.

SPORTS | 04/12/2004

Baseball looks to snap out of skid against non-conference foes

For the baseball team, this week's two non-conference games may be exactly what it needs. After struggling through the first part of the Ivy League schedule, Princeton (14-12 overall, 3-5 Ivy League) will have the opportunity to straighten things out against Seton Hall (8-20-1, 4-6 Big East) and Rutgers (16-13, 8-2 Big East) this week in two road games.The Tigers are still in the hunt in the Ivy League's Lou Gehrig Division, but their record and play thus far in the conference has been somewhat disappointing.

SPORTS | 04/12/2004

Tiger squads split matches against conference foes

The men's and women's tennis teams had very similar weekends with both taking on Ivy League foes Brown and Yale.

SPORTS | 04/11/2004

Softball loses 20-inning marathon, drops three of four games

After 19 innings of play, Princeton and Harvard simply could not decide who was the better team on this particular day.

SPORTS | 04/11/2004

Baseball drops two league games

Twice this weekend, after dropping the opening game of the doubleheader, the baseball team salvaged a series split with a ninth inning rally in the nightcap.But despite the late-game heroics, the Tigers (14-12 overall, 3-5 Ivy League) returned home from their visits to New Haven and Providence with a bad taste in their mouths, unhappy with another disappointing weekend against Ivy League opponents."In every season, you have a couple of games where things just don't go right for you," junior centerfielder B.J.

SPORTS | 04/11/2004

Women's water polo hosts Team USA in exhibition

Ever been to the Olympics? If not, you are in for a treat.Tonight, at 7, the women's water polo team welcomes Olympic-bound Team USA to DeNunzio Pool.Princeton is only one stop on a national collegiate tour for Team USA, a tour they take through March and April.

SPORTS | 04/11/2004

Women's lax avenges loss, ties record with 20th straight win

The Tigers do not forget losses, nor do they forgive those lucky enough to inflict such defeat. As women's lacrosse endeavored to equal the winning streak established during the final 19 games of the 2002 season and the first game of 2003, that goal of avenging a loss gave the team additional impetus.Not only was Princeton (11-0 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) facing its Ivy League rival, Yale, but the Tigers' opponent was also the last team to emerge victorious against them.

SPORTS | 04/11/2004

Strong start and finish enough for men's lax to drop intrastate rival

Is No. 6 men's lacrosse a second-half team? It certainly looked that way after the Tigers won their second consecutive game while trailing at the midpoint.

SPORTS | 04/11/2004

Temple left praying for mercy by women's lax

The women's lacrosse team can finally be satisfied with itself. Following several disappointing performances over the last two weeks, Princeton ransacked the Temple defense on its way to a 19-6 victory Wednesday night.Although the Tigers have yet to lose a game this season, they had not played up to their potential recently.

SPORTS | 04/08/2004

M., w. crew hopes history repeats

It is hard to date the first ever crew race, but this weekend the men's heavyweight teams will be racing in the 125th competition for the Childs Cup, the oldest existing collegiate rowing trophy in the U.S.The first Childs Cup race was held in 1879.

SPORTS | 04/08/2004

Softball travels North for two Ivy doubleheaders

It should be a vibrant spring fling this holiday weekend when the softball team, motivated by a seven-game winning streak, will throw on its April brights and take to the road looking to hunt more than just colored eggs.Although the Tigers (15-10 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) have already claimed two Ivy League victories over Penn, they realize that their claim to the Ivy League title is more tenuous than the country club's claim to the classic garden party.

SPORTS | 04/08/2004

Rutgers tougher than usual for men's lax

Men's lacrosse takes a quick break from its Ivy League season tomorrow at noon when it faces instate rival No.

SPORTS | 04/08/2004

Men's basketball's Thompson top candidate for Georgetown

According to reports in the Washington Post, men's basketball head coach John Thompson III '88 is the leading candidate for the vacant head coaching position at Georgetown University.Director of Athletics Gary Walters '67 confirmed Wednesday that he granted Georgetown permission to speak with Thompson.

SPORTS | 04/08/2004

Worrying about JPs, picking classes and the MLB draft?

Almost every night I think about the same thing before I fall asleep. I close my eyes, and transport myself to Fenway Park.

SPORTS | 04/08/2004

After win over NYU, men's volleyball takes on Penn St.

Spring has finally arrived in Princeton. This week, as the April days become warmer and many of the seniors hand in their theses and return full force to life outside of Firestone, the campus air has a feel of good fortune in it.The men's volleyball team, which had both ups and downs throughout the winter months of February and March, welcomed spring with a celebration, beating NYU in New York in four games Wednesday night."When we played them earlier in the year at home, they really gave us a battle," sophomore middle hitter Brian Hamming said.

SPORTS | 04/08/2004

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