Mon, Feb 20, 2006, 12:00am
Columbia certainly knows how to keep its fans' heart rates elevated, winning both games this weekend on buzzer-beating jump shots. Head coach Joe Jones is no stranger to close games this season, going 8-2 in contests decided by fewer than five points.
Mon, Feb 20, 2006, 12:00am
Throughout the ebb and flow of Columbia's season, several players' flashes of brilliance have been eclipsed by the team's unstable play. But for two games this weekend, the sparkle banished the inconsistency.
Sun, Feb 19, 2006, 12:00am
Lightning struck twice this weekend.
Columbia stunned Princeton tonight when Justin Armstrong hit the go-ahead 10-foot jumper with 11 seconds left to give the Lions a 65-64 win and the team's first sweep of Penn and Princeton since 2001.
Sat, Feb 18, 2006, 12:00am
Columbia quietly hung around and kept the game close against Ivy League-leading Penn Friday night, waiting for the right moment to break through.
With only one second remaining on the clock, that moment came with a bang.
Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 12:00am
Watching the Olympics is a great excuse to vegetate on the couch with friends, eating food and living vicariously through the immense physical exertion of the athletes. Sometimes the act of watching speed skating, snowboarding, and figure skating feels like a workout in itself.
Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 12:00am
Being a hardcore Olympics spectator takes some true talent. Yeah, it's tough when you're actually attending the events, something I learned during the Salt Lake Olympics.
Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 12:00am
Well, the numbers are in, and the Winter Olympics aren't exactly winning in terms of ratings. It's not a huge surprise: most of the events are slightly foreign and the dominant athletes aren't usually from the US.
Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 12:00am
Today
NBC
Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m.-10 a.m.
Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 12:00am
Indie cinema may be buckling under the weight of its own conventions.
Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 12:00am
Breuckelen
Collective Unconscious, 279 Church St.
Closes Feb. 18, $12
