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Thursday News:

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.



Saturday News:

Chris Young threw 40 pitches in a second bullpen session followed by 50 more before Friday's game.

More on the commitments of Princeton recruits Denton Koon and Clay Wilson.

The Wall Street Journal offers a feature on John Rogers and Ariel Investments. Great photo of a young Rogers working as a Chicago White Sox vendor.

Oregon State will have the services of 6'9" onetime UTEP signee Eric Moreland in 2010-11. Moreland was cleared to play immediately for the Beavers by the NCAA and will have four years of eligibility remaining.

Denver is heading on a two week tour of Spain later this month, where the Pioneers will play six professional Spanish teams.

Richmond guard Kevin Anderson answers the Times-Dispatch's questions.

Texas-Pan American will host Northwestern and visit Oregon State this season.

Brown and Yale have released their schedules.



Sunday News:

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.

Chris Young threw a bullpen session of 30 pitches yesterday without incident.

Canadian Business magazine interviews Craig Robinson.

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.



Tuesday News:

Will Venable flipped the page on a 3-for-28 July with a three run home run (video) to open the scoring in San Diego's 10-5 win over the Dodgers.

Richmond coach Chris Mooney is #6 on Rivals' list of Top 10 Coaches Under 40. Sydney Johnson earns an honorable mention.

Youth Noise has an exclusive interview with Craig Robinson.

Chris Young still has a long way to go before he returns to a major league lineup, but he has increased his throwing distance.

A senior forward from New York State expects to play at Yale, choosing the Bulldogs over interest from Penn, Harvard, Dartmouth and Princeton.



Tuesday News:

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.

In other scheduling news, Memphis will host Georgetown on December 23rd.

After going 1-14 at the plate with eight strikeouts during a five game stint with Lake Elsinore, Will Venable will continue his rehab at San Antonio, the Padres' AA affiliate.

There's "tempered excitement" from Chris Young about the preliminary rounds of his throwing program.

Incoming Tiger freshman Ben Hazel is quoted in a Washington Post article about his Kenner League squad, D.C. Legends.

A senior wing from Virginia lists Princeton as one of his favorites.

Northwestern has added a second guard to their class of 2011.



YouTube potpourri V.

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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Thursday News:

So it begins. The Hoops Report projects Princeton as the nation's 65th best team for 2010-11.

Will Venable will likely need a rehab stint in the minor leagues before he returns to the Padres lineup.

Chris Young has begun to make progress, according to San Diego manager Bud Black.

Georgetown head coach John Thompson III remains the school's highest-paid employee.

Hoya guard Chris Wright is at the Lebron James Nike Basketball Camp.

Soft Pretzel Logic offers more on Harvard's NCAA violation.



YouTube potpourri IV.

A handful of videos I haven't had found the right moment to post that have been collected over this week, starting with one of 30+ brief clips from Princeton's 1998 win over UAB. Brian Earl receives a nifty left-handed Chris Young backdoor bounce pass and scores between two defenders.

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Thursday News:

For the first time in forever, Northwestern will play in the New York area. The Wildcats are scheduled to participate in the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden in December along with St. John's, Davidson and one team TBA.

Here's additional confirmation of Princeton's return trip to Monmouth this season. If you've been keeping close track, that brings the number of games on the Tiger schedule that have been revealed on-line to 25. Expect three more road games and two more home games to fill out the schedule. It looks like one of the games at Jadwin is the last to be confirmed.

Kam Williams interviewed Craig Robinson for The Skanner News.

Chris Young suffered another setback and will not be throwing again anytime soon.

Some tiny adjustments to his batting stance have benefitted Will Venable. The San Diego outfielder has missed his team's last two games due to back stiffness.

Georgetown has announced which teams their players will be on in the Kenner League. I do not have word if any Princeton players will be participating in Kenner, like they did last season.

The job listing has been posted for the position of Director of Basketball Operations at Princeton.



Sunday News:

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray was on the winning side of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game. Bray scored six points, grabbed six rebounds, dished out four assists, added a steal and a block while committing zero turnovers.

Georgetown is expected to name Mississippi State assistant coach Robert Kirby to the Hoya staff, replacing the departed David Cox.

Kirby will be on hand December 9th, when Temple hosts Georgetown at the Liacouras Center.

Despite 12 points and six rebounds from captain Mason Rocca, Armani Jeans Milano lost 93-69 to Montepaschi Siena, competing a four game sweep in the Lega A championship series.

On Friday, Chris Young played catch for the first time since May. The previous night Young was in Los Angeles for game seven of Celtics/Lakers.

The Northfield Mount Hermon Facebook page mentions the Princeton staff was one of several programs to call about 2012 players on Tuesday.



Friday News:

Behind a game-high 14 points and 11 rebounds from Mason Rocca, Armani Jeans Milano advanced to the Lega A finals with a 65-59 win over Pepsi Caserta.

Chris Young is one of a trio of frustrated aces sidelined by shoulder injuries.

Sports and Life Ramblings mentions an awkward encounter between John Thompson III and a Georgetown recruiting target at the All-Met banquet.

In a Star Ledger article about the hiring of Avery Johnson as the new head coach of the Nets, Armond Hill is recommended as a possible addition to Johnson's staff, mentioning that Hill has been primarily responsible for Rajon Rondo's development with the Celtics this season.



Padres/Phillies pictures.

Stephen Goldsmith and I attended the final night of a four game series between NL East-leading Philadelphia and the first place San Diego Padres at Citizen's Bank Park on Monday.

The Padres won a crisp 3-1 decision behind seven shutout innings from Wade LeBlanc to retain the best record in the National League and win the back pair of their only trip to Philly this season.

Photos of Chris Young, Will Venable and game action can be found after the jump.

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