The NCAA men's basketball rules committee has elected to move the three point line back one foot to a distance of 20' 9" starting in the 2008-09 season. This decision still needs to be approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Committee on May 25th.
The Washington Times writes about John Thompson III's lack of a new contract with Georgetown.
San Antonio drops two games in two days, Will Venable going 0-7 in the process.
C. Young (3-2) - 8.0 IP 3 H 0 ER 3 BB 8 K 3.34 ERA. 106 pitches, 64 strikes.
A superb performance for Chris Young last night, shutting out the Nationals on three hits over eight innings. Young has pitched 15 frames in his home park this season without giving up an earned run.
"I knew I had to be sharp tonight. This is a good hitting team, and I was just trying to execute good pitches," said Young. "I just made enough good pitches. Overall, it's a good win for the guys -- bouncing back from last night."
The Daily Princetonian has an article about Will Venable's success in the minor leagues, and Venable backed up his press with two more hits and two runs scored as San Antonio used a nine run sixth inning to defeat Frisco 14-6.
Stephen Goldsmith/princetonbasketball.com
Two different Q&As to read today, one with Princeton coach Sydney Johnson conducted by the Daily Princetonian and one with members of Georgetown's Final Four team from The Hoya.
Chris Young is throwing for San Diego tonight as the Padres host the Washington Nationals at 10:05 pm ET.
Will Venable picks up two more hits in four plate appearances as San Antonio wins their series with Midland. Venable is batting .341 on the season, good for seventh-best in the Texas League.
Will Venable's weekend went as follows: Friday, 1-4 at the plate in a 1-0 loss to Midland. Saturday, a 1-2 performance as part of a 2-1 San Antonio victory. Sunday, 3-4 slugging as the Missions move into first place in the South division of the Texas League. Venable is now batting .341 for the season.
Over in Germany, Venable's former teammate Judson Wallace scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, but Bremerhaven lost 82-64 to Ludwigsburg on Sunday. The Eisbaren are 21-11 on the season and currently tied for fourth place with Koln.
6'8", 250 lb forward Phillip 'Tree' Thomas has signed to play basketball for Idaho. In the article about his signing, Princeton is listed as one of the "other schools that recruited Thomas."
C. Young (2-2) - 5.1 IP 6 H 5 ER 3 BB 3 K 4.33 ERA. 105 pitches, 62 strikes.
The Padres lost to the Diamondbacks 7-4 last night in Arizona. Chris Young pitched into the sixth inning before leaving down three runs. Young had two wild pitches and an error during his outing.
Joe Scott has completed his staff at Denver, hiring Colorado native and former Princeton Director of Basketball Operations John Fitzgerard for the same position with the Pioneers.
Frisco over San Antonio 8-5. Will Venable was 2-4 with a run scored. Venable played all three outfield positions in the series versus the RoughRiders.
Georgetown head coach John Thompson III was named 2007 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Coach of the Year by the NABC.
The Town Topics writes following Monday afternoon's Sydney Johnson press conference.
Chris Young heads to the hill for San Diego against the Diamondbacks in a NL West clash tonight. 9:40 pm ET first pitch.
Will Venable was 1-5 with his fifth double of the season, San Antonio wins 8-5 over Frisco to pull within 1.5 games of first place.
Former Princeton recruit Jeff Peterson signs the dotted line on a Letter of Intent to play basketball at Iowa.
The Daily Pennsylvanian has some thoughts on Princeton's hire of Sydney Johnson.
Frank Deford visited Princeton yesterday for a lecture entitled "Sports: The Hype and the Hoopla."
Your daily Texas minor league baseball update: Will Venable 0-4 at the plate, Frisco bests the Missions 5-4.
Stephen Goldsmith/princetonbasketball.com
Many articles below about yesterday's press conference with Sydney Johnson.
The native of Towson, Md., said assistant coach Tony Newsom will remain on staff as his No. 1 assistant and he has candidates in mind for the two other spots, not giving specifics on the futures of Mike Brennan and Howard Levy. It's possible Brennan will get the coaching spot that Johnson vacated at Georgetown.
The Tigers players also are feeling more connected the more they get to work with Johnson. Mike Strittmatter went through his first workout Monday afternoon.
"Coach Johnson was there and 10 minutes into it, Brian Earl showed up," said the junior forward. "I've heard that Coach Scott was a good player, but I've never seen game film of him. I've seen game film of Coach Johnson and Brian Earl. They looked like they could play with us now and at least hold their own. It's impressive for us. It's not like we wouldn't listen to them if they hadn't played here, but it lends more credibility."
Princeton introduced Sydney Johnson as its new basketball coach on Monday.
Johnson takes over for Joe Scott, who resigned last month to take the head coaching position at the University of Denver. Before Johnson took the job, however, someone else also was in the running: former 76ers coach Larry Brown.
Multiple sources told Comcast SportsNet that Brown met with Princeton officials last week regarding the head coaching position.
Dana Pennett O'Neil - Phillynews.com
Princeton recruit Jason Liberman will receive the The Jules D. Mazor Award - given to the Outstanding Jewish High School Scholar Athlete of the Year Award - on April 29th at the Suffolk YJCC in Commack, NY. This award will be presented by the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
Will Venable picks up two more hits and San Antonio returns home with a 2-0 win over Frisco.
Stephen Goldsmith/princetonbasketball.com
Sydney Johnson was officially introduced as the 28th head coach of the Princeton Tigers at a press conference earlier today. Full audio from both the formal press conference and a conversation with the media is available for subscribers.
Audio - Sydney Johnson press conference - 39:28
Audio - Sydney Johnson interview - 13:39
Two days, two Princeton victories in dunk contests. "787" wins the crown at the 4th Annual Princeton Charity Streetball Tournament! He is very fortunate he was not judged on his dancing skills.
Former Princeton basketball player Chris Thomforde was officially inducted as Moravian College's 15th president on Saturday.
The only apparent glitch in the ceremony was during the official induction. He had to kneel and stoop over so the chairman of the board of trustees could place the presidential medallion around his neck. Priscilla Payne Hurd barely cleared the top of the podium during her speech, whereas Thomforde is taller than Michael Jordan.
The Daily Princetonian expands their original article on the hiring of Sydney Johnson, adding quotes from several current Tigers players.
"I think I speak for the whole team when I say that I am very excited about the hiring of Coach Johnson," freshman center Zach Finley said. "He seems to bring the type of leadership our team needs to keep getting better, and I think everyone in the program is excited to get a fresh start and begin working for next year."
Will Venable was 1-5 in the San Antonio Missions' 9-8 slugfest over Midland.
Princeton recruit Kareem Maddox scored 20 points and snatched 9 rebounds for the West team, but it was the East that won the Battle of the Valley Senior All-Star Game. Maddox did take home the slam dunk contest title.
San Antonio puts another one in the win column, 3-1 over first place Midland. Will Venable was 2-5 at the plate. Venable also threw out a runner at home.
