In addition to the above video, there’s a great piece on Russian national coach and Princeton alum Dave Blatt in today’s New York Times. Russia meets New Zealand later today in the Eighth Finals of the 2010 FIBA World Championship, with the winner likely to face the United States on Thursday.
3 1/3 scoreless innings in his second rehab start for the Portland Beavers yesterday pleased Chris Young.
Georgetown has added a difficult home game versus Utah State to their 2010-11 schedule. The two teams will meet on December 4th.
Drew Crawford scored 21 points as Northwestern won their final game in Italy 77-55 against Pallacanestro Pavia. The Wildcats went 4-0 overseas.
Denver concluded its tour of Spain 4-2 with a four point win over Caja de Avila.
Craig Robinson will be the guest speaker at the United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley’s fundraising lunch on September 16th.
My latest $0.99 eBay steal is another late-1970s Princeton program, this from the Tigers’ first meeting of the 1978-79 season with eventual Final Four participant Penn. On the cover you’ll find 6′11″ senior center Tom “Too Tall” Young (#45).
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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.
Georgetown (13-2) shot a season high 68.2% from the floor and defeated Seton Hall, 85-73. HoyaHoops has postgame audio from John Thompson III, Chris Wright, Austin Freeman and Jason Clark.
Denver (12-6) nearly dug themselves out of a 21 point second half hole, but ultimately fell to Louisiana-Lafayette, 55-49.
Lathen Wallace hit a three point shot with a second to go gave Oregon State (2-2) a 67-64 win over Arizona.
The Trenton Times reports that former Princeton assistant Howie Levy will be named the men’s basketball coach at Mercer County Community College. Congratulations, Coach Levy!
Phil Sheridan of the Philadelphia Inquirer profiles Russian national team head coach David Blatt. Russia will not advance to the medal round, finishing pool play in Group A with a 1-4 record following a 91-79 loss to Argentina.
Konrad Wysocki also saw his Olympic experience end with a 106-57 defeat against the United States. Wysocki had five points and five rebounds in defeat. Germany ended with a 1-4 record in Group B.
Will Venable was honored by Baseball America for having the “Best Strike Zone Judgment” in the Pacific Coast League in the magazine’s annual “Best Tools” survey.
CBS Sportsline interviews Craig Robinson about his brother-in-law.
The Town Topics caught up with Noah Savage after George’s/Ivy Inn won the Princeton Summer League title.
Konrad Wysocki scored three points and was whistled for a technical foul as Germany lost 72-59 to Spain in Olympic play.
The Jerusalem Telegraph profiles Russian head coach David Blatt.
Chris Young has been placed on the 15 day disabled list with a strained right forearm, retroactive to August 11th. Young hopes to pitch again this season, but may be done for the year.
Former Ivy League Associate Director for Athletic Administration and Championships Chuck Yrigoyen has been named commissioner of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Another confirmed contest for the 2008-09 non-conference schedule: Princeton at Lafayette on Tuesday, December 30th. There are now 15 games on the tentative schedule we’ve pieced together. Dates for home games against Rutgers and South Carolina and a trip to Army are expected to be added soon.
Is Will Venable too slow to play center field in the pros or is he like “a young Jim Edmonds?” Padres’ vice president of scouting and development Grady Fuson thinks the answer is the latter. Venable hit his 12th home run of the season in Portland’s 4-1 loss to Albuquerque.
Chris Young tells The Temecula Valley News about how his rehab stint with the Lake Elsinore Storm helped prepare him for his return to the major leagues.
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