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Dealing with Bambino's Curse: Why Red Sox fans say 'Wait 'til next year'

Ahhh, the beginning of April.That time of year when winter clothing gets put away, umbrellas get broken out and Red Sox fans begin their annual journey from 'This is our year' to 'Wait 'til next year.'Hailing from Massachusetts, I have been a BoSox fan as long as I can remember.

SPORTS | 04/01/1998

Men's tennis crushes Temple indoors

It's all about doubles.Winning doubles matches is the key to winning matches, that is.Yesterday afternoon, well below ground on Jadwin's E floor, the men's tennis team beat the visiting Temple Owls, 6-1, to put Princeton at .500 with an overall record of 6-6.The last time these two teams faced each other, the Tigers scraped by with a 4-3 win.

SPORTS | 04/01/1998

Softball claims two over Drexel; Keefe comes up big in victories

Here, apparently, is the softball team's recipe for success: an offense struggling to put runs on the board plus an injury to one of the Tigers' best power hitters, senior left fielder Bevin Keenen.It doesn't sound fruitful, but throw in solid pitching, opportunistic hitting, a mediocre opponent and a dash of crisp defense and you get a Princeton team reminiscent of the squad that went on a then-NCAA record 37-game winning streak two seasons ago.It was such a group of Tigers (12-10) that swept yesterday's doubleheader from Drexel at 1895 Field, invoking the eight-run mercy rule in a 9-1 six-inning victory in the first game before taking the nightcap, 10-4."(Drexel) helped us a bit, honestly, and I think that took some of the pressure off," said head coach Cindy Cohen, referring to the eight unearned runs Princeton scored on the afternoon.

SPORTS | 03/31/1998

Attackman Wynne gives men's lax boost, provides rest for big three

Saturday against Yale, a senior men's lacrosse attackman found himself covered by an Eli midfielder.

SPORTS | 03/31/1998

Carril to return as assistant coach of m. hoops after two years in NBA

Former men's basketball coach Pete Carril, who left the Tigers after the 1995-96 season, will be returning to the team for the 1998-99 season.

SPORTS | 03/31/1998

W. crew falls to Brown; lightweights to 'Nova

When immense excitement and anticipation combine with the pressure of competition, strange events tend to transpire.

SPORTS | 03/31/1998

W. golf takes third at invite; Allison wins individual title

Freshman phenom Julia Allison successfully negotiated the hazards of a difficult course and surging competition this weekend to win the William and Mary Invitational in Williamsburg, Va.Her dominating play garnered first-place honors and led the women's golf team to a third place finish.Allison shot two consecutive rounds of 78 Saturday and Sunday to beat out the tournament's tough field.

SPORTS | 03/31/1998

Baseball collapses, blows five-run fifth-inning lead in loss to Rutgers

Baseball head coach Scott Bradley believes in stressing the basics. Hitting. Pitching. Fielding. These are the cornerstones of any winning baseball team.

SPORTS | 03/31/1998

Baseball sweeps Wagner, Monmouth doubleheaders

The real season has yet to begin for Princeton baseball, but if this weekend was any indication, the team has fully shaken off any early season rustiness and looks primed to start Ivy League play.The Tigers (7-3) swept two doubleheaders ? their home opener against Wagner Saturday and at Monmouth Sunday ? to snap a three-game losing streak and earn their first victories against a school not named Elon.Sunday, Princeton never trailed Monmouth (9-11) as the Tigers' offense exploded in the early innings of both games, defeating the Hawks, 7-2 and 11-4.

SPORTS | 03/30/1998

W. tennis opens up Ivy slate with pair of wins

The women's tennis team held a slim 4-3 overall lead over Penn at Lenz Tennis Center Friday, and was on the verge of dropping the final two doubles matches.The No.

SPORTS | 03/30/1998

Harrison, Burton, Jordan shine for women's track at Rutgers Invite

With the start of the Ivy League season less than two weeks away, the women's track and field team continued its transition from indoors to outdoors Saturday at the Rutgers Invitational.

SPORTS | 03/30/1998

Men's volleyball avenges '97 loss to No. 13 Nittany Lions

Oh, how sweet it is. Redemption at last."The difference was all around the world," senior opposite Scott Birdwell said.Indeed, the team that showed up at Dillon Gym Friday night to take on 13th-ranked Penn State (14-14 overall, 4-1 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association-Tait Division) was markedly different from the one that faced Penn State Feb.

SPORTS | 03/30/1998

Rutgers Invitational prepares men's track for team competition

While students eagerly await the opening of the new football stadium next fall, most overlook the piece of land sandwiched between that site and Jadwin Gym.The opening of the forgotten plot of grass and polyurethane is something the men's track team and head coach Fred Samara have been awaiting for a year and a half.Saturday Princeton will christen the multi-million dollar William M.

SPORTS | 03/30/1998

Men's lacrosse crushes Yale to earn Ivy win

The vaunted attack trio of seniors Jon Hess, Jesse Hubbard and Chris Massey generated goals early and late in the men's lacrosse team's game against Yale Saturday.

SPORTS | 03/29/1998

Softball defeats Hofstra in finals, takes Princeton Invitational title

If close games are believed to age a person rapidly, this weekend's Princeton Invitational should get the softball team's players thinking about pension plans.After three extra-inning games in round-robin play, Princeton finally managed to avoid another such nail-biter when it defeated Hofstra yesterday, 1-0, in the championship game of the tourney played at 1895 Field.

SPORTS | 03/29/1998

Physical play keeps men's hockey close to upset win over Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. ? It was the best chance the men's hockey team had against Michigan.Hit the faster, more skilled Wolverines.

SPORTS | 03/29/1998

Women's lacrosse downs regional rival Penn St.

With 22 minutes, 15 seconds remaining in women's lacrosse's critical non-conference showdown with Penn State Saturday, Princeton led, 10-9.

SPORTS | 03/29/1998

Valiant effort comes up short for men's hockey; bad bounce of puck dooms team in NCAA loss

ANN ARBOR, Mich. ? In the week leading up to the men's hockey team's contest against No. 3 Michigan Friday night, numerous factors why Princeton (18-11-7) could not win were raised: the amazing play of Wolverine goalie Marty Turco, the high-powered Michigan offense, the rabid Michigan fans at Yost Ice Arena.But in the end none of this mattered and the only thing that would defeat the sixth-seeded Tigers was themselves.In many ways the loss was a fitting finish to the season that wouldn't end.

SPORTS | 03/29/1998

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