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.
Northwestern has an early jump on practicing, given 10 sessions to prepare for the Wildcats' trip to Italy later this month. Senior guard Michael "Juice" Thompson wants to ask Kevin Coble to consider returning to the team.
Going to Spain at the end of August, Joe Scott and Denver are halfway through their NCAA-allocated practices.
A senior big man who was planning to go the DIII route changed his plans when Temple offered him a scholarship, telling the Tri-Town News that Princeton's staff wanted him to take a post-grad year at a prep school.
Craig Robinson will speak at the Albany Area Oregon State fall sports kickoff barbecue on August 27th.
Bleacher Report argues why Chris Young's return needs to be to the San Diego bullpen.
A diving catch by Will Venable (video) saved a run in the Padres' 1-0 win over the Cubs on Tuesday night.
Appalachian State will visit Georgetown on December 12th.
The Columbia basketball schedule has been unveiled.
Finally found this on YouTube - Sydney Johnson, John Thompson III and Craig Robinson discuss Coach Carril's legacy during the tail end of their joint "Katz's Corner" interview.
Princeton coach Sydney Johnson, Georgetown head coach John Thompson III, Richmond's Chris Mooney and Oregon State coach Craig Robinson will all be interviewed on ESPNU at 6:00 pm ET today during an hour-long special edition of "Katz's Corner." These pieces were recorded in Orlando, Florida late last month during the AAU Super Showcase.
Former Marin Independent Journal columnist Dave Albee shares a nice story about Padres outfielder Will Venable.
Princeton sophomore-to-be Jimmy Sherburne had a big game on Friday for Robert W. Baird in the Milwaukee Summer Pro-Am. Playing alongside Marquette's Dwight Buycks and Wisconsin's Morris Cain, Sherburne is averaging 19.7 ppg through seven games. The Pro-Am's playoffs are today at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee.
It has been nearly six weeks since he left the Tigers' coaching staff. Want to know where Scott Greenman is going to be hired? The answer appears clear if you follow this link.
The Liberty High School Basketball blog interviews Denton Koon about his decision to commit to Princeton. KC Prep Hoops adds more on this story. We'll have exclusive interviews with Koon's coaches on this site later this week.
Speaking of Kansas City, that's where Georgetown will face Missouri on November 30th.
Will Venable hit his 10th home run of the season (video) for San Diego in a 2-1 loss to Arizona on Friday night.
Bishop John Barres reflects on his first year as the fourth leader of the Catholic Diocese of Allentown.
The NCAA has launched a new web site where you can analyze Academic Progress Rate data by head coach. Compare and contrast how all the D-I members of the "Carril Cradle" are doing.
With little fanfare, Dartmouth released their 2010-11 men's basketball schedule.
Gabe Lewullis is in this week's Sports Illustrated as part of the magazine's annual "Where Are They Now?" issue.
In a surprise decision, Northwestern's Kevin Coble, who missed last season due to injury after leading the team in scoring as a junior, will forgo his senior season and not return to the Wildcats.
15 home games highlight the Denver basketball schedule for 2010-11.
Richmond will play Wright State as part of the Chicago Invitational Challenge.
Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson is #17 on The Oregonian's list of the Top 25 Most Influential People in Oregon Sports.
Will Venable filled in at first base for the Padres last week and was the subject of a practical joke after borrowing All-Star Adrian Gonzalez's glove.
John Thompson III and Georgetown are ready to move on from how last season ended.
A prospect from California shares some of what he learned at Princeton's basketball camp this summer.
Will Venable returned to the Padres' lineup yesterday, walking twice and getting hit by a pitch.
Venable is part of an article on mlb.com about the family tradition in the San Diego outfield.
The Golden State Warriors have signed Harvard's Jeremy Lin to a two year deal. Lin will likely become the first Ivy League graduate since 2003 to play in the NBA.
Brian Taylor did a short Q&A on the Princeton Athletic Department web site.
Confirming what we have been reporting for the past two months, Saint Joseph's officially announced they will play Princeton at Jadwin Gym this season. A date for this game has not yet been announced.
A handful of videos I didn't find the right moment to post while I was on vacation, starting with a fan-driven campaign to keep Judson Wallace at Treviso.
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Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
2,503 - B. Bradley, 1962-65
1,625 - I. Hummer, 2009-13
1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
1,546 - K. Mueller, 1987-91
1,451 - P. Campbell, 1959-62
1,441 - C. Robinson, 1979-83
1,428 - B. Earl, 1995-99
1,365 - B. Scrabis, 1985-89
1,321 - G. Petrie, 1967-70
1,292 - H. Haabestad, 1952-55
1,277 - G. Lewullis, 1995-99
1,239 - B. Taylor, 1970-72
1,207 - S. Goodrich 1994-98
1,133 - F. Sowinski, 1975-78
1,130 - R. Hielscher, 1991-95
1,122 - C. Thomforde, 1966-69
1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
1,088 - C. Belz, 1956-59
1,079 - B. Hauptfuhrer, 1973-76
1,076 - B. Roma, 1976-79
1,071 - C. Mooney, 1990-94
1,064 - A. Hyland, Jr., 1960-63
1,062 - L. Brangan, 1957-60
1,057 - A. Hill, 1973-76
1,054 - D. Mavraides, 2007-11
1,044 - S. Johnson, 1993-1997
1,031 - J. Hummer, 1967-70
1,010 - W. Venable, 2001-05
