Will Venable can feel his swing path improving. The Padres outfielder hit a towering 424 foot home run (video) to right last night as San Diego took its second straight at Tampa Bay.
On the eve of the NBA draft, Georgetown center Greg Monroe is trying to ignore the rumor mill.
The Hoyas officially announced the hiring of new assistant coach Robert Kirby and new Director of Basketball Operations Darryl Prue.
If he can’t latch on with a professional team stateside, Cornell center Jeff Foote will head to Israel and play for Dave Blatt and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Konrad Wysocki made the 16 man training camp list for Team Germany in advance of the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Denver’s Nate Rohnert talks about working out with the Nuggets.
Princeton recruit T.J. Bray was on the winning side of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game. Bray scored six points, grabbed six rebounds, dished out four assists, added a steal and a block while committing zero turnovers.
Georgetown is expected to name Mississippi State assistant coach Robert Kirby to the Hoya staff, replacing the departed David Cox.
Despite 12 points and six rebounds from captain Mason Rocca, Armani Jeans Milano lost 93-69 to Montepaschi Siena, competing a four game sweep in the Lega A championship series.
On Friday, Chris Young played catch for the first time since May. The previous night Young was in Los Angeles for game seven of Celtics/Lakers.
The Northfield Mount Hermon Facebook page mentions the Princeton staff was one of several programs to call about 2012 players on Tuesday.
Behind a game-high 14 points and 11 rebounds from Mason Rocca, Armani Jeans Milano advanced to the Lega A finals with a 65-59 win over Pepsi Caserta.
Chris Young is one of a trio of frustrated aces sidelined by shoulder injuries.
Sports and Life Ramblings mentions an awkward encounter between John Thompson III and a Georgetown recruiting target at the All-Met banquet.
In a Star Ledger article about the hiring of Avery Johnson as the new head coach of the Nets, Armond Hill is recommended as a possible addition to Johnson’s staff, mentioning that Hill has been primarily responsible for Rajon Rondo’s development with the Celtics this season.
The NCAA has released their 2008-09 Academic Progress Rate Public Report. You can see the numbers for Princeton here.
As “Distinguished All-Met,” John Thompson III will be honored at the 26th annual Washington Post All-Met banquet.
Despite injuring his neck sliding into third base on Friday, Will Venable would not hesitate to do so again.
TigerBlog asks if John Wooden was a better coach than Pete Carril.
Wooden had a couple nice things to say about how Princeton plays in this 1998 interview.
Mason Rocca had six points and seven rebounds as Armani Jeans Milano forced a deciding game five in their Lega A semifinals against Caserta. The winner of today’s contest advances to play powerhouse Siena in the finals.
Northwestern guard Alex Marcotullio has been invited to the Great Britain U20 training camp.
It sounds like the workout Greg Monroe had with the Sacramento Kings went well.
Princeton recruit Tom Noonan won Penn Charter’s American Association of Physics Teachers’ Award.
Mason Rocca and Armani Jeans Milano swept to the Lega A semifinals with an 81-75 win over Sigma Coatings Montegranaro. Rocca recorded nine points and eight rebounds in the victory.
Judson Wallace and Benetton Treviso saw their season end with a three point loss to Montepaschi Siena.
Grant Wahl of SI writes about USMNT head coach Bob Bradley and his relationship with Pete Carril.
Will Venable is still leading off for the Padres, but may be replaced at the top of the lineup by Luis Durango.
Princeton recruit Daniel Edwards has reconfirmed his commitment to the Tigers on HS Game Time.
You can watch future Tiger Tom Noonan play this summer for The Greeks in the Narberth Boys Summer Basketball League.
A worthwhile read about Ryan Dougherty, one of Georgetown’s three captains in 2010-11.
Craig Robinson will be signing copies of his book on Thursday at Union Bank in Portland.
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Will Venable broke out of a prolonged slump with four hits against the Dodgers on Wednesday. Sliding up to the leadoff spot, Venable nearly hit for the cycle and reached base five times. It was the third four hit game of Venable’s major league career.
Judson Wallace and Benetton Treviso were blown out by Montepaschi Siena 118-79 in the first game of their Lega A quarterfinals.
Mason Rocca scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Armani Jeans Milano’s 72-65 win over Sigma Coatings Montegranaro on the other side of the bracket.
CBS Sportsline and Fox Sports are both reporting that former Princeton and Georgetown assistant Robert Burke has been hired as the new men’s basketball coach at Mount St. Mary’s.
Burke was on the sidelines alongside John Thompson III at Princeton from 2000-2004 and at Georgetown from 2004-2009 before leaving the Hoyas without explanation. This past season he was an assistant coach at American University.
The Mountaineers went 16-15 last season, 12-6 in the NEC.
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