Sunday News:

February 20, 2011 at 8:05 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable

St. Bonaventure vs. Richmond - 3:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports Regional
South Alabama vs. Denver - 3:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' first Ivy League loss on goprincetontigers.com, in the Providence Journal, on Go Local Prov and on brownbears.com.

Chris Wright scored a season-high 26 as Georgetown (21-6) got past South Florida, 61-55.

Northwestern (16-10) won 70-64 at Indiana for the season sweep of the Hoosiers.

The second Civil War meeting again went to Oregon over Oregon State (9-16), this time 82-63.

Will Venable hopes a change in batting stance will boost his performance.

The Star Ledger talks to new Mets pitcher Chris Young.

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade and Seton CC fell to Johnson City in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference championship game.

On Senior Day, Richmond hosts St. Bonaventure.

Denver and South Alabama round out the Pioneers' home slate.

Breaking news: Happy birthday, dad.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (20-4 / 9-1) moved a half game ahead of Princeton with a 61-42 win at Columbia (14-10 / 5-5). Zack Rosen scored in the lane with :02.3 seconds left to give Penn (11-12 / 5-4) the 60-58 decision at Yale (12-12 / 5-5). Cornell (7-17 / 3-7) made 16 three pointers in their 96-76 victory over Dartmouth (5-19 / 1-9).

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Thursday News:

February 17, 2011 at 9:37 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. Temple - 7:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
MCCC vs. Lackawanna - 7:00 pm ET
Iowa vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Louisiana-Monroe vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET

UConn scored the game's last nine points and defeated Georgetown (20-6) in Hartford, 78-70.

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade and Seton CC advanced to the Southern Tier Athletic Conference title game versus Johnson City.

Future Tiger Denton Koon and Liberty defeated Ray-Pec on Tuesday night.

Judson Wallace is blogging again.

Here's video of Chris Young talking about his return to the mound on mets.com.

Richmond visits Temple this evening with an opportunity to enhance their at-large profile.

Seeking a season sweep, Northwestern hosts Iowa.

Denver welcomes Louisiana-Monroe to Magness Arena.

This week's Schuylkill 16 is out. Princeton rises to third overall.

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Tuesday News:

February 15, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Today's News

Kareem Maddox represents Princeton on the latest Ivy League Men's Basketball Weekly Release.

Brian Delaney of the Ithaca Journal picks Maddox as his Ivy League Player of the Year midway though conference play.

The Cornell Daily Sun recaps Princeton's victory over the Big Red.

Pete Carril was a guest on the Grant Napear Show.

Is the heat building on Bill Carmody at Northwestern?

Princeton recruit Clay Wilson is averaging 27.7 ppg and 3.6 assists for Lincoln Christian.

The New York Post ranks the Tigers as the second-best team in the region.

New Met pitcher Chris Young arrived at training camp in Port St. Lucie. Young talked to Adam Rubin from ESPN New York.

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Sunday News:

February 13, 2011 at 9:34 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Marquette vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET - ESPN
Northwestern vs. Penn State - 3:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' thriller versus Cornell on goprincetontigers.com, in the Ithaca Journal, courtesy of the Associated Press and on cornellbigred.com.

The Columbia Spectator reports on Friday night's Princeton victory.

Richmond (20-6) reached 20 wins for the third straight season after a 64-52 win over St. Louis.

Mercer (14-14) won their fifth consecutive game, 74-69 over Del Tech Stanton. Anthony Obery led the Vikings with 22.

Troy tripped Denver (12-13) by a 64-55 count.

Oregon State (9-15) lost at UCLA by eight.

Julian Vaughn and Georgetown host Marquette.

Penn State welcomes Northwestern to State College.

Princeton recruit Clay Wilson had 36 as Lincoln Christian defeated Summit Christian Academy by 10.

The Trenton Times talked to Chris Young about signing with the Mets.

If you have Comcast On Demand, check under Sports:The Comcast Network to watch a rebroadcast of Tuesday's Penn/Princeton game.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (18-4 / 7-1) came from 24 down and rallied past Brown (9-13 / 2-6) for an 85-78 win to stay a half game behind Princeton. Columbia (13-9 / 4-4) outscored Penn (9-12 / 3-4) by 40-27 in the second half of a 75-62 Lion victory. Greg Mangano had a career high 30 in a 69-60 Yale (12-10 / 5-3) decision at Dartmouth (5-17 / 1-7).

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YouTube potpourri XXI.

January 31, 2011 at 10:58 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, John Rogers, Video, Will Venable

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, John Rogers is interviewed on CBS Moneywatch's Ask The Experts.

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Items I've been meaning to scan.

January 24, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Mason Rocca, Photos, Princeton, Programs, Seniors On A Stick, Steve Goodrich

A friend donated a stack of contributions for my Princeton basketball collection. While they've been sitting at the front of my home since before I drove down to James Madison, I didn't get a chance to scan them until today.

Click on any and all images to enlarge.

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YouTube potpourri XIX.

January 24, 2011 at 10:05 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Video, Will Venable

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, footage from Richmond's win at UMass.

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Friday News:

January 21, 2011 at 10:30 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

The Mets officially announced a one year deal with Chris Young yesterday.

Princeton baseball coach Scott Bradley thinks Young will help New York.

Northwestern (13-5) rested John Shurna and still was able to decimate SIU Edwardsville, 98-55.

Eight straight for Denver (10-9) after a resounding 74-36 win over Arkansas State. The Pioneers now have the longest DI winning streak in program history. The victory was also the largest margin of victory for the school since returning to Division I in 1998-99.

The 14-Game Tournament writes about how the Ivy League's non-conference performance this season was the strongest showing since the 2001-02 season.

The Princeton Alumni Weekly has a detailed Ivy preview on their blog.

Former Tiger Larry Lucchino received the Judge Emil Fuchs Award at the Boston Baseball Writers Association dinner.

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Wednesday News:

January 19, 2011 at 10:20 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

George Washington vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET

Penn vs. Temple - 7:30 pm ET

Georgetown (14-5) revived their season in a rally past Seton Hall.

Mercer (7-13) returned to the win column after a 62-43 win over Essex. Gary Carthan scored 14 for the Vikings.

Northwestern (12-5) kicked off a busy week with an 74-60 win over Michigan. John Shurna had his worst practice of the season on Monday, then scored 24 points on Tuesday.

The Princeton coaching staff has shown interest in a guard from Kansas.

11th & Washington writes that rooting for new Met Chris Young won't be hard.

Richmond hosts George Washington.

What should you do when you're thirsty? Pete Carril has an idea.

Week 10 for the Schuylkill 16 sees Princeton holding fifth place.

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Tuesday News:

January 18, 2011 at 10:23 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Northwestern, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Seton Hall - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Mercer vs. Essex - 7:00 pm ET
Michigan vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Several sources, including ESPN New York, report that Chris Young and the Mets have finally agreed on a deal pending a physical.

Northwestern hosts Michigan.

Seton Hall and Georgetown face off in Newark. Look for full coverage of the game on the site later tonight.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (7-8 / 0-1) defeated a quality Quinnipiac squad, 87-78. Dartmouth (4-11 / 0-1) suffered a disheartening 67-64 loss to a Colgate team that had won once this season.

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Saturday News:

January 15, 2011 at 9:55 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Rutgers - 12:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Northwestern vs. Michigan State - 1:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
MCCC vs. Manor - 3:00 pm ET
FIU vs. Denver - 6:30 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
USC vs. Oregon State - 10:30 pm ET

Yale vs. Brown - 2:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. George Washington - 2:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

A must-win this afternoon for Georgetown at Rutgers. Look for full coverage on the site later today.

Northwestern travels to East Lansing to close their season series with Michigan State.

Winners of six straight, Denver welcomes FIU.

USC and Oregon State clash in Corvallis.

The Star Ledger focuses its spotlight on Princeton.

Rush The Court checks in on the Ivy League.

Bill Ladson of mlb.com reports the Washington Nationals are not interested in Chris Young.

Liberty fell to Raymore-Peculiar. Princeton recruit Denton Koon was saddled with foul trouble throughout.

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Thursday News:

January 13, 2011 at 9:27 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Brookdale vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Rhode Island vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
UCLA vs. Oregon State - 8:30 pm ET - FSN Northwest

Northwestern (11-4) made 10 first half three pointers and cruised to a 90-71 win at Iowa. Michael "Juice" Thompson broke the Wildcat career record for minutes played in this game.

The struggle continued for Georgetown (12-5), falling to Pitt by 15. The Hoyas shot a season low 38% from the field.

Yahoo! Sports has updated their Princeton team report.

With the Nationals potentially in the mix, Chris Young appears to be nearing his decision.

Brian Delaney of the Ithaca Journal has a column full of items about the Ivy League.

Will Venable attended yesterday's UNLV/San Diego State game.

Tonight Richmond hosts URI. The Spiders now have three 1,000 point scorers in their starting lineup.

Oregon State welcomes UCLA to Corvallis.

The new Schuylkill 16 is here! The new Schuylkill 16 is here! Things are going to start happening to me now.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (5-7) rallied from down 13 with 3:30 remaining to force overtime, but La Salle outscored the Quakers 13-7 in the extra frame.

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