An assistant coach who is not part of the Carril coaching tree will interview for the Princeton job today.
Andy Katz talked to Sydney Johnson about his departure to Fairfield. Interesting piece, especially if you try and read between some of the lines.
Chris Young was placed on the DL yesterday, retroactive to Monday.
Finally, here is Will Venable (video) along with fellow Padres teammates talking about Jackie Robinson's legacy.
Desmond Hubert (not pictured above) has committed to North Carolina.
No continued issues for Chris Young after yesterday's bullpen session.
More on the Georgetown basketball banquet.
Richmond's Chris Mooney will speak at the Salem Civic Center on Monday.
The Daily Princetonian talked to several different people, including myself, looking for the reason(s) Coach Johnson left for Fairfield.
This list of potential replacements does not break any new ground.
SportsProf however, makes the argument for Larry Brown.
The Town Topics has run their story on Coach Johnson, talking to Noah Savage about the departure.
It is no surprise that Tommy Amaker was able to leverage his offer from Miami into better resources and increased pay for his assistant coaches at Harvard.
Chris Young has biceps tendinitis and his start on Friday has been pushed back to Sunday.
A big day on the recruiting front for two schools: The best remaining prospect in ESPNU's Top 100 committed to Georgetown and two Indiana big men who both originally hail from Europe are heading to Northwestern.
A University Press Club piece titled "Why Sydney Johnson Left (And Why I Would Have, Too)" is sure to get you to click through.
I was unaware that former Princeton and current Georgetown basketball office assistant Mary Jane Cratty was retiring until I read summaries of Coach Thompson's tribute to her at last night's Hoya banquet. They're going to be lost without you at McDonough, but you knew that already.
Chris Young wouldn't be surprised if a specific individual became the next head coach of the Tigers.
Resisting overtures from Miami, Tommy Amaker will stay at Harvard.
The Brown Daily Herald has a worthwhile series on sports and money at Brown.
Chris Mooney has made it clear he isn't leaving Richmond for Miami. The Hurricanes' top target? Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker.
The Daily Princetonian attempts to answer some of the questions surrounding Sydney Johnson's departure.
Chris Young answers a few of the Daily Pennsylvanian's queries.
A story about the hiring of Dave Rice at UNLV ties to Princeton's 1998 NCAA Tournament win over the Runnin' Rebels.
C. Young (1-0) 7.0 IP 1 H 1 ER 2 BB 5 K 1.46 ERA. 108 pitches, 72 strikes.
Chris Young pitched seven strong innings (video) and left Sunday's game versus the Nationals with a 3-1 lead. The Mets bullpen couldn't hold the advantage and Washington would prevail in 11 innings.
Andy Katz catches everyone up on the coaching carousel.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon was named First Team 2011 All-Metro.
SportsProf has more thoughts on the Tigers' search for a new head coach.
A final Schuylkill 16 to close the season.
Fairfield introduced Sydney Johnson as the program's new head coach yesterday. You can watch the full presentation here (video) and read quotes from Johnson's subsequent conversation with the media here.
Former Princeton player Matt Henshon nails many key issues in Johnson's departure from a variety of angles.
The Associated Press, the Connecticut Post, the Fairfield Mirror and the Trenton Times have more.
Current Fairfield Director of Basketball Operations Tyson Wheeler will serve as an assistant coach on Johnson's staff. There is no word on who Johnson's other assistants will be.
In the eyes of Andy Katz it all came down to money. While I personally don't think this was the only factor, Katz makes a few sound points.
Yale's James Jones and several returning Fairfield players share their impressions of Coach Johnson.
Chris Young joined ESPN 1050 after his first win for the Mets.
C. Young (1-0) 5.1 IP 5 H 1 ER 4 BB 7 K 1.69 ERA. 103 pitches, 59 strikes.
Chris Young was a huge part of New York's 7-1 win in Philadelphia. Young struck out seven (video) and became the first Mets pitcher to record two hits in one inning.
The Daily Princeton has more on Sydney Johnson's departure, a decision that leaves many questions.
On the excellent new site Big Apple Buckets, factors I had not initially considered are added - including the Stags' and the Tigers' basketball budgets as well as Princeton's basketball budget compared to other Ivy programs.
You can stream Johnson's introductory press conference here at 11:00 am ET.
I know Derek's Dreams is a cause important to many in the Princeton basketball community. Their second annual fundraising dinner is tonight in Belleville.
There are articles about yesterday's surprising resignation in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Daily Princetonian and on New Jersey Newsroom. All lack the same thing, which I have also been working for - quotes from Sydney Johnson.
To their credit, the Princetonian did talk to Dan Mavraides, Kareem Maddox and Mack Darrow.
Jerry Carino was the first to seriously suggest Johnson would leave for Fairfield and he now shares three reasons why this change transpired.
SportsProf already has a list of possible replacements.
Both pain-free and excited to start his season, Chris Young makes his Mets debut tonight at 7:05 pm ET in Philadelphia.
MetsBlog has audio of an interview they conducted with Young.
There's a full page advertisement in this week's Sports Illustrated highlighting the work of Gabe Lewullis with Our Future Stars. Lewullis can be seen on CBS this weekend at 3:30 pm ET for Buick's "Human Highlight Reel" - a piece that focuses on his current career as well as past basketball success.
Chris Young ended his spring happy with his health.
President Barack Obama gave a speech at Georgetown yesterday about America's energy security. Here's a photo of him being greeted by a familiar face.
As for the Fairfield job, all I have learned is that this is more of a real consideration than I had expected. There's a lot of message board chatter out there and it is impossible to tell what's true or not but it appears based on what I have heard that this coaching change is not an impossibility.
A day after speaking with Georgia Tech about their open coaching position, Chris Mooney signed a 10 year extension at Richmond that runs through the 2021 season.
The Yellow Jackets retained the services of Dayton coach Brian Gregory instead.
Elsewhere on the merry-go-round, Kent State's Geno Ford is the new head coach of the Bradley Braves.
Former Princeton player Matt Henshon is quoted in a piece on the legal problems posed by athletes' concussions.
A senior from southern Georgia claims to have an offer from Princeton among other schools.
Here's audio of Chris Young talking to reporters after his last start.
A memorable Richmond (29-8) season ended quickly at Kansas' hand in the Sweet 16.
Soft Pretzel Logic has posted their exclusive interview with Ivy League executive director Robin Harris taped just prior to the one game playoff.
Also worth your time is a story about how the web site of Ken Pomeroy has become a go-to source for college basketball coaches.
A scout told the New York Post that Chris Young looks like an amazing find for the Mets. Young informs the Star Ledger that his shoulder has held up this spring.
