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Thursday News:

Scott Greenman is leaving Georgetown to become an assistant coach on Mike Brennan's staff at American.

Princeton recruit Amir Bell took part in the Southern Jamfest with Team Jersey Elite and earned praise from an observer.

Will Venable is finding his power stroke at home, yet batting him second is causing one writer pain. You can watch video of Venable's seventh home run this season here.

In his most recent start for AAA Syracuse, Chris Young pitched four scoreless innings before allowing damage in his fifth and final frame.



Monday News:

Will Venable lofted a home run to right (video) and added a nice running catch in San Diego's victory over Washington yesterday.

Chris Young makes his sixth start for AAA Syracuse this morning. Young allowed eight earned runs in 4.2 innings his last time on the mound for the Chiefs.

Mixed Martial Arts have evoked the hard side of former Georgetown center Roy Hibbert.

Oregon State will enroll a point guard one year earlier than originally planned.

Denver's Royce O'Neale is transferring to Baylor so he can be closer to his family.

Spotted on eBay: a Princeton basketball belt buckle and a 1977 ticket stub from when the Tigers bested Notre Dame at Jadwin Gym.

Brown guard Joe Sharkey has been in critical condition the past week after an assault in Providence. Two suspects have since been charged including a former member of the Bears' football team.



Monday News:

The Women in Athletic Training Tennis Tournament will be held on June 8th at Princeton. As part of a silent auction leading up to this event benefitting the Susan G. Komen Foundation, you can bid on a signed basketball autographed by Pete Carril. Email Natalie Senese to get in the running!

Will Venable leads San Diego with five home runs this season, including a shot to right that confused everyone. Venable is hitting .391 at the plate in his past 10 games, homering thrice.

In the minor leagues, Chris Young made his longest start (and perhaps his best start) so far with AAA Syracuse.

Judson Wallace was blogging again in advance of Barcelona Regal's appearance at the Euroleague Final Four. Wallace's team fell to rivals Real Madrid in the semis and lost by one to CSKA Moscow in the consolation game.

Nancy Lieberman's son is transferring to Richmond.

You can watch Princeton recruit Steven Cook in the 3rd Annual Chicago United Hoops Classic: Southside vs. Westside.



Monday News:

Start your week with the senior season highlights of Princeton recruit Henry Caruso, who was named third team all-state by Cal-Hi Sports.

Will Venable lined his third home run of the season yesterday and you can see the footage here. Venable's hitting just .216 in 30 games for the Padres.

Have you ever wondered if T.J. Bray can dunk? Your question has been answered.

A New Jersey guard claims 19 offers, including one from Princeton. There's a small forward from the Philly suburbs who also apparently has been offered by the Tigers.

The NCAA has approved a measure that allows teams to start their practice schedules two weeks earlier. It looks like most seasons will start around September 27 but this new rule "would allow schools to make their own judgment about the starting time when practice begins."

Howie Levy's son Lior will play basketball for Franklin & Marshall.

Denver will face Harvard in the 2013 Great Alaska Shootout.



Monday News:

While some felt Rutgers should hire Bill Carmody, it looks like Eddie Jordan is the likely next coach of the Scarlet Knights. Jordan was an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings alongside Pete Carril, who offers advice in relation to any possibleimplementation of the "Princeton Offense."

A "majestic display" from Kareem Maddox propelled Newcastle Eagles in the first leg of their BBL playoff series with Sheffield Sharks.

Will Venable hit his second home run of the season (video). Padres Public is still in love with Venable's potential.

Former Princeton basketball player Bill Kingston stands on the verge of his 1,000th victory as a high school tennis coach.

The mammoth transfer list has been updated with a pair of additional Ivy names.



Wednesday News:

Will Venable hit his first home run of the season (video) and added a bases loaded triple (video) as San Diego won their home opener over Los Angeles.

Prior to Wichita State's appearance in the Final Four last weekend, Bill Bradley spoke about the 58 points he scored the previous time the Shockers advanced so far.

Big Apple Buckets talked with a candid Sydney Johnson about Fairfield's up and down season.

John Thompson III is just one of the countless people in Jeff Green's corner.



Tuesday News:

Ian Hummer is one of 40 players to earn Honorable Mention AP All-American status.

Hummer is also on the Big Apple Buckets All-MET squad's first team.

Kareem Maddox returned from an injury with another double-double.

The Washington Nationals remain in contact with Chris Young.

Somehow I missed this piece from before the start of the NCAA Tournament that talked with Will Venable about his experience.



Wednesday News:

Georgetown vs. Villanova - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Richmond vs. VCU - 8:00 pm ET - CBS Sports Network

Will Venable has been rewarded for sticking with a swing that works.

The team concept of Joe Scott has Denver rolling.

Tonight Georgetown visits Villanova and Richmond heads across town to face VCU.



YouTube potpourri XCII.

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, a few words from Will Venable.

10 additional clips of varying lengths and sources can be found after the jump.

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Wednesday News:

Richmond vs. St. Joe's - 7:00 pm ET - The Comcast Network
Oregon State vs. Washington State - 10:00 pm ET - Pac-12 Network

Will Venable took home the Chairman's Award for Community Service at the San Diego Padres' awards dinner.

More bad luck for Northwestern as Jared Swopshire will miss the rest of the season (and end his collegiate career in the process) due to a knee injury that required surgery.

Big Apple Buckets checks in on the Ivy League.

Princeton recruit Henry Caruso and Serra bested St. Francis in the first round of the WCAL tournament.

Mercer (18-8) defeated Morris, 56-51. Mustafa El-Amin had 21 points for the Vikings.

Their first game of the season on campus did not go as planned for Fairfield (15-11), who found themselves down 34-13 at halftime and never challenged Manhattan in a 62-40 loss.

Tonight Richmond visits St. Joe's and Oregon State travels to Washington State.



Tuesday News:

Raritan vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET

Ian Hummer shares the latest Ivy League Player of the Week honors. For those of you keeping score at home that's three solo awards and a pair of split awards this season for the Princeton senior. Both times Hummer has been Co-POW the other recipient has been Harvard's Wesley Saunders.

The Daily Princetonian summarizes the Tigers' victories over Cornell and Columbia.

Fairfield (14-10) won their fourth straight, 64-54 at Siena.

The Stags will host Albany in a BracketBuster game on February 23rd while Denver will travel to Northern Iowa the same day.

One reporter wishes more professional athletes were like Will Venable.



Thursday News:

Northwestern vs. Illinois - 8:15 pm ET - Big Ten Network
San Jose State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. UCLA - 9:00 pm ET - ESPNU

Colby-Sawyer vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. NJIT - 7:30 pm ET

Yesterday outfielder Will Venable signed a one year deal with San Diego, avoiding arbitration in the process.

Georgetown (12-3) forward Greg Whittington has been officially declared academically ineligible. Without their second leading scorer, the Hoyas went out and opened up as large as a 23 point lead in a 74-65 victory over Providence.

Butler beat Richmond (11-7) by 15 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Northwestern travels to Illinois, Denver hosts San Jose State and Oregon State plays at UCLA.

So...who wants to pony up and trick out Jadwin Gym in this fashion?!



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