Sunday News:

December 30, 2007 at 10:51 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (2-9) vs. Monmouth (2-10)
Location: Boylan Gym - West Long Branch, NJ
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 9-3.
Last meeting: Monmouth 41 Princeton 21 - 12/15/05.

Someone's losing streak has to end this afternoon.

VMI vs. Richmond - 6:00 pm ET

UC Irvine vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET

The Asbury Park Press is the only paper with a preview of today's Princeton game.

Georgetown (9-1) shot 60% from the field in a 78-51 win over American.

Denver (5-7) took the consolation game of the Cable Car Classic, 54-44 over Morgan State.

Richmond hosts VMI this evening.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (5-4) returned to the win column with a 66-50 victory over Stony Brook. Columbia (5-7) had no trouble with Polytechnic, 109-63. Brown (6-5) fell 87-54 at Notre Dame. Penn (4-8) set an ignominious record in a 60-30 loss to Florida Gulf Coast, scoring the fewest first half points by any team in the shot clock era. The Quakers trailed 30-6 at halftime. Yale (3-7) committed 27 turnovers in a 86-53 loss at Kansas.

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Saturday News:

December 29, 2007 at 11:05 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Today's News

American vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Morgan State - 9:00 pm ET - Cable Car Classic

Cornell vs. Stony Brook - 2:00 pm ET
Polytechnic vs. Columbia - 2:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Florida Gulf Coast - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Notre Dame - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Kansas - 8:00 pm ET

Denver (4-7) saw a five point lead erased in the last 39 seconds of regulation, falling to Santa Clara in overtime.

Georgetown hosts American (with former Princeton assistant Mike Brennan on the sidelines) this afternoon. American beat Maryland in their previous game.

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Sunday News:

December 23, 2007 at 11:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

AP Photo/Randy Snyder

goprincetontigers.com, the Trenton Times and the Associated Press have stories about the Tigers' loss at Marshall.

From West Virginia, articles by herdzone.com, the Sunday Gazette Mail and the Ironton Tribune file their reports. The Huntington News has a short, amusing anecdote from Sydney Johnson's postgame press conference.

Georgetown (8-1) could not match Memphis in the second half, losing their high noon showdown 85-71.

Denver (4-6) won its conference opener over last year's SBC champion, North Texas. The Pioneers have matched last season's victory total.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (6-4) defeated Hartford, 79-61. Dartmouth (5-6) fell by three at Army. Harvard (4-10) dropped a 75-66 decision to Sacred Heart. Columbia (4-7) lost 72-56 to Villanova. Cornell (4-4) was no match for Syracuse, 80-64.

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Saturday News:

December 22, 2007 at 10:39 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Marshall (5-3) vs. Princeton (2-8)
Location: Cam Henderson Center - Huntington, WV
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Tied 1-1.
Last meeting: Princeton 61 Marshall 45 - 12/16/06.

The Tigers are out in West Virginia looking to end an eight game losing streak.

Georgetown vs. Memphis - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
North Texas vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain

Brown vs. Hartford - 11:00 am ET
Harvard vs. Sacred Heart - 12:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Army - 1:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Syracuse - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Villanova - 7:00 pm ET

Two previews of the Marshall game - one from the Charleston Daily Mail and one from the Saturday Gazette-Mail.

Georgetown has a showdown with Memphis this afternoon.

Denver kicks off conference play tonight against North Texas.

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Friday News:

December 21, 2007 at 10:19 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Northwestern (5-4) won its fourth straight, 77-51 over Howard. The victory was Bill Carmody's 100th win as coach of the Wildcats. Carmody said after the game that Northwestern's leading scorer from last season, Kevin Coble has returned to campus and is practicing with the team.

Georgetown readies for their showdown at Memphis.

Former Princeton play-by-play man Marc Zumoff writes about how he got into "the business."

Around the Ivy League: Penn (4-7) slid past Elon 67-64.

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Sunday News:

December 16, 2007 at 10:07 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Manhattan (5-4) vs. Princeton (2-7)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 5:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: Comcast Sports
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 15-1.
Last meeting: Princeton 57 Manhattan 45 - 12/26/06.

The Tigers stop at Jadwin Gym for the only time this month.

Vermont vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET

The Trenton Times previews the Jaspers game.

Georgetown (8-0) blew out Radford 110-51.

The experience that Denver (3-5) had in State College was nearly identical to Princeton's. The Pioneers trailed 26-10 at halftime in a 60-39 Penn State victory.

Brewster Academy (Max Huc) defeated New Hampton (Patrick Saunders) by the score of 93-72. Still looking for details on how the two Princeton recruits played.

Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (3-6) bedeviled Daniel Webster 88-52.

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Saturday News:

December 15, 2007 at 10:41 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

Denver vs. Penn State - 1:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Radford vs. Georgetown - 7:30 pm ET - MASN

Daniel Webster vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

Georgetown hosts Radford tonight at McDonough Arena. The John Thompson III Foundation is holding a holiday toy drive at the game.

Denver follows Princeton into Happy Valley. Some interesting comparisons between Coach Scott's team and Coach Johnson's team by Penn State coach Ed DeChellis.

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Monday News:

December 10, 2007 at 10:23 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Today's News

St. Francis (NY) vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

Georgetown (7-0) made quick work of Jacksonville 87-55.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (5-4) was felled by crosstown rival Providence 70-51.

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Sunday News:

December 9, 2007 at 10:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News

Jacksonville vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET - guhoyas.com

Brown vs. Providence - 7:30 pm ET

Georgetown hosts Jacksonville this afternoon.

Northwestern (4-4) won its third straight, a 65-63 comeback win over Western Michigan.

Joe Scott's Denver Pioneers (3-4) defeated Northern Colorado 69-53.

Richmond (4-6) fell to VCU in the Black & Blue Classic, 65-45.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (3-5) defeated Vermont 86-76. Columbia (3-6) lost 78-64 at home to Lafayette. Harvard (4-6) did no better at fellow Patriot League foe Lehigh, dropping a 70-61 decision. Penn (3-7) used a late run to finish off Monmouth 69-61.

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Georgetown pregame video.

December 7, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Video

Seen on the Verizon Center jumbotron before every Hoya home game.

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Thursday News:

December 6, 2007 at 11:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Denny Simmons / Courier & Press

New Hampshire vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET

goprincetontigers.com, the Associated Press, gopurpleaces.com and Courier & Press were all courtside in Evansville.

Spot the two errors in one sentence in the AP recap and win a prize!

Courier & Press has more on this boost to the Purple Aces' confidence.

The Trenton Times offers their thoughts on Princeton's six game losing streak.

The Town Topics reviews the Tigers' game at Rutgers.

Georgetown (6-0) remained undefeated by showing poise as they finished out their 70-60 victory at Alabama with a 14-3 run.

Richmond (4-5) led South Florida at halftime, but the final twenty minutes were another story as the Spiders fell 79-65.

Denver (2-4) shot 21.7% from the field in the second half in a 44-40 loss at Colorado State.

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Wednesday News:

December 5, 2007 at 11:07 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Will Venable

Today's Game: Princeton (2-5) vs. Evansville (1-4)
Location: Roberts Stadium - Evansville, IN
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com, gopurpleaces.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.

The Tigers are in Indiana this evening taking on a Missouri Valley Conference foe.

Georgetown vs. Alabama - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
South Florida vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Colorado State - 8:00 pm ET

Want to watch tonight's game on-line? We've been in contact with the Missouri Valley Conference and they were kind enough to set up a single game pay-per-view option for tonight's broadcast. You won't have to sign up for the full Evansville season pass to see all the action.

The Daily Princetonian and the Evansville Courier & Press preview the Tigers/Purple Aces tilt.

Richmond, Denver and Georgetown are all in action tonight.

The Washington Post has a feature on senior Hoya guard Jonathan Wallace and Washingtonian has quotes from head coach John Thompson III on a variety of subjects.

Andy Katz from espn.com profiles Northwestern leading scorer Kevin Coble and his mother's battle with breast cancer.

Is Will Venable on the trading block?

Around the Ivy League: Yale (2-5) defeated Fairfield in overtime. Columbia (3-5) picked up a win at Wagner. Harvard (4-5) dropped a 79-72 decision at Boston University. Penn (2-7) was no match for #1 North Carolina, falling 106-71 at the Palestra.

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