I'm fighting a fever and camped out at my parents' house to make sure Maggie doesn't catch what I have, so a full news update will have to wait but I do have a new game for the upcoming Princeton schedule to reveal: The Tigers will visit St. Bonaventure on Saturday, December 6th. For a full list of confirmed 2008-09 games, check the sidebar.
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.
Konrad Wysocki scored seven points in 17 minutes of play, but Germany was no match for Greece, 87-64.
David Blatt is interviewed by Adrian Wojnarowski for a piece about how basketball in Russia has changed.
The Princeton Packet talks to Noah Savage about his performance in the Princeton Summer League final.
Will Venable cracked his 14th home run of the season as Portland came from behind to defeat Fresno 6-5.
Craig Robinson will introduce his sister at the Democratic National Convention.
Richmond is heading to Spain for four exhibition games.
It has been a surprising summer for Georgetown.
C. Young (4-4) - 4.0 IP 9 H 7 ER 3 BB 2 K 4.74 ERA. 96 pitches, 57 strikes.
Spotted with an 11-0 lead after three innings, Chris Young could not get beyond the fourth frame of San Diego's 16-7 victory over the Rockies.
Konrad Wysocki started at forward for the German national team in their 95-66 victory over Angola.
Home run number 13 for Will Venable as Portland split a doubleheader with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
Chris Young makes his third post-injury start today at 3:05 pm ET in Colorado versus the Rockies.
Noah Savage returned from California just in time to score a team-best 17 points as George's/Ivy Inn won the deciding game three of the Princeton Summer League championship series.
Since I can't tell what is being broadcast when/where on the NBC family of networks, I'll avoid Olympic spoilers, but play-by-play for games involving Konrad Wysocki and David Blatt can be found here.
Also in China, Sean Gregory, who posts about the experience on the Ivies In China site.
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.
ESPN has published its Ivy League ShootAround.
CBS Sportsline's Gregg Doyel wonders how Dave Blatt can live with himself.
Chris Young is interviewed for mlbplayers.com.
Sources tell princetonbasketball.com that Lincoln Gunn has decided not to return to the Princeton basketball team for his junior year. The 6'3" guard from Orinda, California started 23 games for the Tigers last season but did not play in Princeton's final three contests of the year. Gunn, who averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per-game his sophomore year, is expected to stay enrolled at Princeton. We wish him the best.
C. Young (4-4) - 5.1 IP 1 H 2 ER 5 BB 5 K 4.06 ERA. 98 pitches, 55 strikes.
Chris Young left the Shea Stadium mound with a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning, but the Padres bullpen could not hold the Mets in a 6-5 loss.
Is Ian Hummer headed to Princeton? I95Ballerz is coy with their non-answer.
The Office of Health Professions Advising and Rockefeller College were visited by Dr. Gabe Lewullis back in April.
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.
Team USA defeated the Dave Blatt-coached Russian national team 89-68 in a pre-Olympics friendly. Russia was able to keep the game close using a technique Blatt picked up from Pete Carril. Blatt just signed a deal to coach Russia through 2012.
Highlights from the Phoenix Suns' final game of the 2008 NBA Summer League, plus some behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the Suns' coaching staff. Judson Wallace is wearing #3 in the clips.
For the first time since May 21st, Chris Young will be on the mound for San Diego. The Padres host Arizona at 10:05 pm ET.
Will Venable smacked his second home run in as many games, as Portland bested Nashville 4-2.
People are still talking about the 500+ foot home run Venable hit at PGE Park.
Art Hyland was presented with the CCBL's Lifetime Achievement Award
Dyanmo Moscow coach Dave Blatt is quoted in a piece about NBA players signing with European clubs.
Former Princeton basketball player and current Time Magazine scribe Sean Gregory '98 conducted a recent sit-down interview with LeBron James that you can watch over on the Time site. Gregory and James also played a game of P-I-G that Gregory describes in greater detail on Henry Abbott's excellent TrueHoop blog.
