Category: Sports

On The Road With Cinderella

The Tigers’ improbable March Madness run—from the perspective of a cheerleader.

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From Sleepers to Sweepers: Princeton Curling’s Unlikely Redemption Arc

A dark horse of college curling finally receives their flowers.

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Princeton Curling’s Spectacular Loss to UW-Superior, Keyword Superior

“At first, there is devastation; then, denial; then, anguish; then, acceptance and understanding of the bright side of life: after all, this was the gold medal game—and a silver medal at the most well-attended college curling event in the country is nothing to sneeze at.”

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Something Real Fishy: Friendship, Twitter, and the Limits of the Dictionary

A personal take on the dialect of NBA internet fandom.

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The Spirit of Curling: Vignettes

Reflections on an author-athlete’s relationship to her sport.

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Owing

Wherein a Nass writer reflects on a complex relationship to the sport of volleyball.

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Only Curling, After All

“There are three types of curlers: the competitive, the prepubescent, and the beer-drinking. I have played with all three types in roughly equal measures.”

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In Defense of Sports

Wherein the writer defends one of our greatest national obsessions.

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The Myth of the Sunday Sanctuary

A reflection on the unavoidable relationship between politics and sports.

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Jump Shot

“The static cleared and the broadcast resumed. But I didn’t see the game. I didn’t see the court or the players or the ball. The screen was filled with a close-up of Larry Bird’s face.”

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The Man Who Does Everything

The tale of a runner in the city of Princeton.

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Olympic History

Few people know the story of how four Princetonians—Francis Lane, Herbert Jamison, Robert Garrett, and Albert Tyler—competed in the first modern Olympic Games, except perhaps the archivists at Mudd Library where Lane’s scrapbooks are kept.

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