Mason Rocca and Armani Jeans Milano host the New York Knicks tomorrow for a friendly at the Mediolanum Forum. Rocca spoke with Euroleaugue.tv about both this exhibition and his team's prospects this season.
The game will be broadcast on MSG and NBATV on Sunday at 12:30 pm ET.
C. Young (2-0) 5.0 IP 3 H 0 ER 2 BB 6 K 0.90 ERA. 82 pitches, 51 strikes.
Chris Young (video) made what could have been his last start with the Padres a memorable one, throwing five shutout innings as San Diego blanked the Cubs 3-0.
But the story of the game was a pair of amazing catches by center fielder Will Venable. The former Princeton two sport star blocked 23 shots while playing basketball in college but his rejections of a pair of run-scoring plays last night may have been the defensive highlights of his professional baseball career.
In the top of the second inning Venable leapt full extension at the center field fence to rob Alfonso Soriano (video) and one inning later he pulled a sure home run out of the stands (video) while on the run to keep Chicago from tying the game. Not a bad night in the field for a guy who almost didn't play due to his sore back.
Because of Young and Venable the Padres remain in the playoff chase, trying to catch either Atlanta for the Wild Card or San Francisco for the NL West crown.
Northwestern has finally published their 2010-11 men's basketball schedule.
Princeton will welcome a 6'6" prospect to campus next weekend for a visit.
Center Desmond Hubert, who listed Princeton as one of his final seven schools said "everybody's even" when asked by NJHoops.com about which direction he's leaning.
Bill Bradley is interviewed by Bleacher Report about the social impact of sports.
Georgetown's Austin Freeman was named Big East Preseason Player of the Year by Blue Ribbon.
An awkward attempt at a joke made by NRCC chief Pete Sessions behind closed doors has Princeton basketball as an indirect news item on Politico. Don't read the comments, or your eyes will start burning.
When I talked with recent Princeton graduate Marcus Schroeder in late August about his NBA-DL tryout for the Reno Bighorns, he surprised me when he revealed that he was headed in the morning on a two week basketball barnstorm through China.
Now Schroeder is back stateside. He was nice enough to share some pictures and recollections in his own words from his experience after the jump. - JS
Will Venable was scratched from the Padres' lineup on Monday night due to a sore back, the same ailment that landed him on the disabled list in early July. With Venable out of commission, the San Diego offense sputtered and the Friars are currently two games behind San Francisco in the NL West and 1.5 games behind Atlanta for the Wild Card with five games remaining on the schedule.
Before he went down, Venable smacked his 13th home run of the season (video) into the right center sandbox at PETCO Park.
Desperate to get back on track, the team turns to Chris Young versus the Cubs tonight at 10:05 pm ET.
Denver finalized their 2010-11 basketball schedule with the addition of a December 8th game at St. Mary's.
As some of you are already aware, for the past month I have been interviewing individuals about Professor Marvin Bressler, who passed away on July 6th at the age of 87 after a long illness.
Having already taped pieces with 30+ coaches, friends and former players, I hope to eventually speak to every branch of the Princeton basketball tree and record their anecdotes.
I mention this because while there are many boldface names who have stories about Professor Bressler to share, I've reached the point in my work where I'm comfortable making a public appeal for "Marvin Stories."
I think of Marvin as such an incredible storyteller and I never had the chance to record his stories before he passed away so I am trying to paint a detailed picture of the man through other people's personal recollections as well as the tales that he took such pleasure in recounting repeatedly.
If you are reading this and you have any memories from your time with Professor Bressler you would like to share I'd certainly be curious to talk with you. Emails can be sent here.
I also welcome any and all suggestions of people to try and speak with.
Jon Solomon
princetonbasketball.com
Judson Wallace '05 has embarked on a successful professional career overseas since his graduation from Princeton - first with the German squad Eisbaren Bremerhaven, then playing in Italy the past three seasons for Orlandina Basket and Benetton Treviso.
After two campaigns in Treviso, Wallace signed with Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria of Spain's Liga ACB at the end of July.
Curious to know more about Wallace's move to the Canary Islands, I sent him nine questions to answer. His responses can be found after the jump.
The Princeton Public Library is holding a sold out silent auction on October 10th as part of their Centennial Gala entitled In Their Own Hands.
From the PPL web site:
"35 of Princeton's nationally celebrated residents and ex-residents have found a way to celebrate the library's 100th birthday. Each of the 35 has create his or her own page for our silent auction."
Former Princeton head coach Pete Carril's contribution to this event is posted above. The bidding starts at $300 and if you're interested I can pass a proxy bid on to one of the night's attendees.
A site reader graciously informed me that his parents were trying to find a new home for their stack of classic Seniors on a Stick. When I stopped by their house today for pick up they had decided to hold on to a few, including the two missing faces from my near-complete collection.
However, they did let me take snapshots of Jim Lane and George Leftwich's mugs. If someone reading has extras of either, I'd be happy to take them off your hands!
The afternoon was by no means a loss. I walked away with extra "Kit," "Slapper" and "Ivy Champs '89 '90 '91" oversized posters.
Will Venable has been on a hot streak as he learns to have fun during a pennant race. Venable was a perfect 3-3 at the plate last night in San Diego's 3-1 loss to the Dodgers, raising his average to .249.
Looking to slip back into first place, Chris Young gets the start for the Padres tonight at home versus Cincinnati. First pitch is scheduled for 10:05 pm ET.
Craig Robinson can be found in Washington, DC this weekend at the National Book Festival. Robinson discussed his team's tempered expectations for 2010-11 earlier this week with Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon is taking his official visit to Princeton this weekend.
A Philadelphia-area shooting guard has committed to Georgetown.
Joe Scott and the Denver Pioneers hope to impress the WAC and/or the WCC and gain possible membership in either conference. Would certainly make more geographical sense than the Sun Belt.
C. Young (1-0) 4.0 IP 3 H 1 ER 3 BB 3 K 0.90 ERA. 69 pitches, 41 strikes.
For the first time since April 6, Chris Young took to the mound for San Diego. While Young struggled to control his adrenaline, he was able to give the Padres four solid innings.
Will Venable added three hits from the lead off slot, including an infield single (video) that tied the score in the seventh. By the end of the night the Friars had a half game lead over the San Francisco Giants in the NL West.
Georgetown finalized their 2010-11 schedule.
Seton Hall will host Richmond on Boxing Day.
The Statesman Journal reports on Craig Robinson's appearance at the United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley's kickoff luncheon.
There are a couple photos of Marcus Schroeder from the Reno Bighorns' August tryout camp on the team's Facebook page. The Bighorns will hold another tryout in October. No word yet if Schroeder will be participating.
Former Tiger Conor Neu gets a brief mention in Selena Roberts' Sports Illustrated column about Jeremy Tyler.
Princeton opens their season on November 12th versus Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights will be without shooting guard Tyree Graham, already out for the year with a knee injury.
Tommy Amaker has aimed high in his recruiting and had yet to land one of his elite targets until Saturday night, when one of the nation's top high school centers verbally committed to Harvard.
Dare to dream? One of the top centers in the class of 2011 released a list of seven schools he's focusing on. Included alongside Villanova, Ohio State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Virginia and Wake Forest is Princeton.
A 6'8" senior wing from Georgia has offers from Boston College, Harvard, Penn and Princeton but his coach hopes to drum up interest from Georgia Tech.
Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports reports that Chris Young will make his return to the Padres as the starter in Saturday's game versus Saint Louis.
Yesterday was the first official chance Craig Robinson had to work with his team. He tells The Oregonian about what he saw.
Bill Carmody will be in California this week to watch a 6'9" prospect work out.
Carmody lauded his team's development while in Italy to the Chicago Tribune.
Dave Blatt is weighing leaving the Russian national team, claims Haaretz.
The John Thompson III Foundation will hold its Fourth Annual JTIII Foundation Community Festival on September 25th.
Finally, the Charleston Classic brackets are set. Georgetown will open against Coastal Carolina in the first of four games on November 18th.
Penn is the last of the eight Ivy schools to unveil their 2010-11 schedule.
Another stack of previously unscanned Princeton basketball programs from the 1980s and 1990s, including the above for Princeton's 1996 Ivy League playoff in Bethlehem, PA against Penn. Six additional images after the jump.
I've added a Programs category for the site this afternoon so you can go back to see past images with greater ease.
