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Monday News:

Bill Bradley (shown above in a vintage NBA public service announcement) will present the Commencement Address at Episcopal Collegiate School.

ESPN's Andy Katz reports that Robert Burke may be out as an assistant at Georgetown.

Chris Young was part of a group of San Diego Padres who visited the 14th annual Celebration of Champions' "Torch of Life" relay. The folks at Gaslamp Ball aren't crazy about some of Young's answers in a recent XX Sports Radio interview (.mp3).



Wednesday News:

Princeton assistant Scott Greenman will coach the United States Youth Basketball-Men's team at the 18th Maccabiah Games this July in Israel.

Chris Young faces the Cubs in Chicago this evening at 8:05 pm ET.

Metuchen guard Steve Rennard, who visited Princeton "a few times" during his recruiting has decided to play basketball at Penn.

Georgetown's Athletic Director has accepted the same position at the University of Delaware. Hoyas basketball coach John Thompson III is quoted about this move.



Saturday News:

Chris Young and the San Diego Padres are in Los Angeles to face the Dodgers. First pitch comes at 10:10 pm ET.

Did you know May 1st was officially declared Craig Robinson Day in Chicago? The Oregon State head coach was in the Land of Lincoln to be inducted into the the Mount Carmel Alumni Hall of Fame.

CBS 2 caught up with Robinson while he was in town.

Princeton recruit Ian Hummer will suit up for the East All-Stars on May 9th for the Feinberg Academic All-American Basketball Classic in Ontario, CA.

Will Venable hit his 5th home run of the season in Portland's 5-4 extra inning loss to Reno last night. Venable also had a tie-breaking double that helped the Beavers to a 7-4 win over Salt Lake earlier in the week.

Reports on the Georgetown and Denver postseason banquets.

John Thompson III talks to the Washington Times.

An interesting Q&A between Soft Pretzel Logic's Jonathan Tannenwald and Penn head coach Glen Miller.



Monday News:

Richmond is having trouble scheduling non-conference opponents for the 2009-10 season.

Chris Young gets the start for the Padres tonight in Colorado. First pitch comes at 8:40 pm ET.

Georgetown head coach John Thompson III is looking to the future.

Will Venable hit his third home run in his last four games as Portland defeated Sacramento 3-0 on Thursday night.



Wednesday News:

Chris Young is in San Francisco as the Padres play the Giants starting at 3:45 pm ET.

Will Venable hit a pair of solo home runs in Portland's 4-2 loss to Sacramento.

Two 2009 commitments for Georgetown - Kentucky guard Vee Sanford and Virginia forward Jerrelle Benimon.

A member of the Princeton staff was in southern Indiana to check out a recruiting target.

Bill Bradley will deliver the 2009 convocation address at the University of Texas' School of Public Affairs.

A former Air Force center will transfer to Denver.

Australian center Angus Brandt has signed his National Letter of Intent, rounding out Oregon State's 2009 recruiting class.



Thursday News:

Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 22 points as Bucks County reached the finals of the Albert C. Donofrio Classic.

Some comings and goings at Georgetown. Reserve Omar Wattad will transfer while Big East Rookie of the Year Greg Monroe will return for his sophomore season.

Big 5 broadcaster Les Keiter died at the age of 89. In his memorial, Frank Dolson recalls how Keiter effected the end of a Princeton/Villanova game in the 1960s.

Will Venable hit his first home run of the season as Portland defeated Sacramento 11-1. Venable is batting .370 in AAA this season.

Rick Giles '83, president of the Gazelle Group, is unhappy with pressure he feels the NCAA put on teams to not play in the CBI.



Hoop Scoop's coach rankings.

Hoop Scoop's College Coach Rankings are in the latest issue of Basketball Times.

Names of note...

Top 40 College Coaches:

25. John Thompson III - Georgetown
48. Fran Dunphy - Temple

Top Coaches in Mid-Career:

10. Bill Carmody - Northwestern
23. Steve Donahue - Cornell

Top Up-and-Coming Coaches:

11. Craig Robinson - Oregon State

Top 100 Assistants:

64. Robert Burke - Georgetown
94. Kenya Hunter - Georgetown

Top 50 Low to Mid-Major Assistants:

27. Shay Berry - Dartmouth
32. John Gallagher - Penn
35. Will Wade - Harvard



Wednesday News:

Oregon State vs. UTEP - 10:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet

Josh Tarver and Oregon State are in El Paso tonight for game two of the College Basketball Invitational's best of three finals. The Beavers lead the series 1-0.

Former Princeton assistant and current Georgetown assistant Robert Burke has interviewed for the open head coaching position at Boston University.



Tuesday News:

Sydney Johnson has been named Ivy League Coach of the Year by collegeinsider.com.

In front of their second-largest home crowd of the season, Oregon State (17-17) built a 21 point second half lead and held off a frantic UTEP charge for the 75-69 win in game one of the CBI finals. The series shifts to El Paso for game two on Wednesday night.

Georgetown's leading scorer, junior forward DaJuan Summers, will sign with an agent and make himself eligible for the NBA draft.

Pete Carril is rubbing off on the Sacramento Kings.

In Italy, 13 points and six rebounds for Judson Wallace as Benetton Treviso blew out Scavolini Spar Pesaro. Mason Rocca had 18 points and nine boards in Armani Jeans Milano's 88-85 squeaker over Snaidero Udine.



Last night's highlights.

Georgetown/Baylor clips.

Northwestern/Tulsa footage.

Videos from Richmond's win and Oregon State's victory in the CBI were not embeddable, unfortunately. You can watch postgame analysis, interviews and clips out of Corvallis by clicking here.



Thursday News:

Craig Robinson responds to his brother-in-law's NCAA Tournament picks.

American vs. Villanova - 7:20 pm ET - NCAA - CBS

Oregon State (14-17) will play on in the CBI. The Beavers rallied to defeat Houston 49-44.

Richmond (19-15) came from 14 down to defeat St. John's 75-69 in another CBI matchup.

Northwestern (17-14) fell at Tulsa. Senior guard Craig Moore had an open three point shot with 26 seconds left that just missed the mark.

Georgetown (16-15) saw its year end with a 74-72 loss at Baylor that was a microcosm of their season - strong start, confusion after the midway point and then a missed chance to win at the very end.

Want to see what people were saying during last night's games? You can replay our live chat here.

The Town Topics talks to Sydney Johnson about the end of Princeton's season.

Halfway between DC and Pittsburgh and uninterested in the NCAA tournament? You can always check out Princeton recruit Ian Hummer and Gonzaga playing in the 49th annual Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament.



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