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Summer Postcard: Real answers to silly questions

Summer Postcard: Real answers to silly questions

Eric Levenson

Twins Jason and Devin McCourty both play cornerback in the NFL: Who does mom like best? What position does Hall of Famer Deion Sanders play during flag football? If NBA 7-footer Brook Lopez could be a Disney character, who would he be? (Answers at the end.) I asked many of these sorts of questions in my job this summer at Sports Illustrated Kids.

SPORTS | 09/21/2011

Football: Becoming a 'true linebacker'

Luc Cohen

Over the past two tumultuous years, junior linebacker Andrew Starks has been a constant and reliable force for the Princeton defensive squad, playing in every game since the start of his freshman year and developing into a running back’s worst nightmare.

SPORTS | 09/21/2011

Women's Soccer: Comeback propels Tigers to draw

Kevin Henneck

The women’s soccer team had familiar troubles when it faced Lafayette at home on Wednesday. The Tigers, who have struggled to find the net early this season, attacked with a passion throughout the match, taking a season-high 29 shots. Although the Leopards took only three shots during the contest, two found the net, dealing the Tigers a disappointing 2-2 tie.

SPORTS | 09/21/2011

Women's Volleyball: Tigers drop close match to Seton Hall

The women’s volleyball team lost its 2011 home opener to Seton Hall in three highly contested games, 27-25, 26-24, 25-23. In their last match before the commencement of the Ivy League season, the Tigers found themselves in large deficits before rallying to tie the score late in each game but finished on the wrong end of three close sets.

SPORTS | 09/20/2011

Summer Postcard: A major golf tournament invades the sleepy suburbs

Whenever I leave my house, I pass my high school, right across the street from where I live. As I left home for work one morning this July, I noticed the parking lot full of vehicles and golf carts roaming between the rows of cars. It was an unusual sight for my high school in July — too early for freshman orientation, and definitely not football season yet.

SPORTS | 09/20/2011

On Tap with ... Nick (Pugie) and Matt (Pugitang) Pugliese

Senior attack Nick Pugliese and sophomore attack Matt Pugliese share brotherhood and spots on the men’s water polo team, which is off to a red-hot 8-0 start to the season. The ‘Prince’ recently got together with the brothers to dish about fun times playing against Navy, bringing old traditions back to campus and popular Tiger Inn social events.

SPORTS | 09/20/2011

Around the Ivies: Penn, Yale play well early

In 10 days, the men’s soccer team will begin conference play, searching for a second consecutive Ivy League championship and a third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. But for the Tigers (1-3-1) to top the Ancient Eight again, they will have to come out on top of a stacked conference with a lot of returning talent.

SPORTS | 09/20/2011

Women's Soccer: Scoreless weekend ends in pair of defeats

Randolph Brown

On Friday, the Tigers traveled to William & Mary to face the Tribe (5-1-2) but fell in a 2-0 shutout, Princeton’s first defeat of the season. The Tigers then returned to Roberts Stadium on Sunday to host their home opener against the Explorers, where they were handed a 1-0 shutout. With the two weekend losses, the Tigers’ record sunk to 1-5 this season.

SPORTS | 09/19/2011

Women's Volleyball: Rudnick returns as hitters lead Princeton

Beth Garcia

The women’s volleyball team traveled to the Lehigh/Lafayette Crosstown Tournament last Friday and Saturday, finishing the weekend with two wins and a loss. The Tigers (7-4) defeated Hartford 3-2 in a close match to open the tournament. On the following day, Princeton split the matches, falling 3-1 to Lehigh in the morning before rallying to beat La Salle 3-0 later that day.

SPORTS | 09/19/2011

Men's Tennis: Tournament christens renovated Lenz

Chris Scherer

The men’s tennis team opened fall play this weekend, hosting nine schools in the Farnsworth Invitational. Eleven Tigers competed in the invitational, including freshmen Ben Quazzo and Zack McCourt, who made their collegiate debut.

SPORTS | 09/19/2011

Men's Water Polo: Tigers remain unbeaten with weekend sweep

Kathy Qu

While the majority of Princeton students were jamming to Far East Movement, White Panda and The MashMaticians, the No. 14 men’s water polo team took to the road, traveling to Annapolis, Md., to compete against Iona, Connecticut College and Fordham. After opening their season with five consecutive wins at home, one of which was their opponent again this past weekend, the Tigers throttled their competition and jumped to 8-0 early in the season.

SPORTS | 09/19/2011

Column: Counting down the preppiest Princeton sports

Andrew Finkelstein

After running every Princeton sports team through a reverse Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm discounting the kids that went to public school, I have determined that the top three preppiest sports teams on this campus are tennis, squash and golf. This result, of course, beckons the question: Which sports team can claim the title of preppiest, and why?

SPORTS | 09/19/2011

Around the Ivies: Quarterbacks shine in league’s opening week

Shayan Rakhit

Ivy League teams went 4-4 in the first weekend of play, with eight returning quarterbacks leading their teams' offenses.

SPORTS | 09/18/2011

Sprint Football: Despite big plays, team falls at Penn

Teddy Schleifer

Ultimately, Princeton began the 2011 season no differently than it has its previous 11 years, falling 34-0 to a Penn team that gained 436 yards. Though the Tigers (0-1) did execute on a couple of big plays that placed them in scoring position, they were unable to break through and put points on the board against the Quakers (1-0).

SPORTS | 09/18/2011

Men's Soccer: Sanner’s goal nets Princeton 1st win

Luc Cohen

The celebration that began immediately after junior forward Matt Sanner received a cross on the fly and knocked it into the back of the net in the second minute of the second overtime was ostensibly a reaction to the thrilling end of a tight, back-and-forth game. But when the men’s soccer team watched the ball sail past Villanova goalkeeper John Fogarty on Friday night, it saw not just a game-winning goal, but also a potential turning point in its season.

SPORTS | 09/18/2011

Field Hockey: Tigers take 1st Ivy loss since 2007

On Saturday, the field hockey team became Princeton’s first squad in any sport to play an Ivy League contest this season. The Tigers traveled to Hanover, N.H., and came away with a surprising result — a 2-1 Dartmouth win.

SPORTS | 09/18/2011

Football: New season, same story

Kevin Whitaker

Saturday evening marked the beginning of a new season for the football team — new wrinkles in the playbook, new faces in new roles and a brand new 0-0 record. But in Princeton’s 34-22 loss to Lehigh, the problems were all too familiar, all the way up to the final score.

SPORTS | 09/18/2011

Football: No. 19 Lehigh holds on for 34-22 victory

Shayan Rakhit

There were plenty of positives from the football team’s season-opening 34-22 defeat against No. 19 Lehigh. But for head coach Bob Surace ’90, a loss is still a loss.

SPORTS | 09/18/2011

Live Blog: Football vs. Lehigh

The football team opens its 2011 season at home under the lights of Princeton Stadium. The Tigers face a very tough foe in No. 19 Lehigh, the defending Patriot League champion and a national quarterfinalist last year. Follow our live blog for updates from the 6 p.m. game!

SPORTS | 09/16/2011

Men's Soccer: Despite slow start, Tigers aim to repeat

Luc Cohen

Coming off a devastating end to its most successful season in recent history, the men’s soccer team is trying to shrug off last November’s disappointment and refocus its efforts forward. But fulfilling the ultimate goal of repeating as Ivy League champions will not come easily for a team that, despite its very strong showing in the conference last year, is not necessarily the favorite going in.

SPORTS | 09/15/2011

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