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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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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Saturday News:

February 12, 2011 at 9:01 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Craig Robinson, Denver, MCCC, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Steve Goodrich, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (18-4 / 6-0) vs. Cornell (6-15 / 2-5)
Location: Newman Arena - Ithaca, NY
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 134-78.
Last meeting: Cornell 50 Princeton 47 - 2/26/10.

St. Louis vs. Richmond - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN2
MCCC vs. Del Tech Stanton - 2:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. UCLA - 4:00 pm ET - FSN
Denver vs. Troy - 8:30 pm ET

Brown vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' win over Columbia on goprincetontigers.com, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocolumbialions.com.

The Ithaca Journal scouts Princeton.

Mudd Library's blog remembers the Year of the Tiger.

Pete Carril discusses what the Kings mean to Sacramento.

Richmond hosts St. Louis.

Troy welcomes Denver to Alabama.

Oregon State visits UCLA. Beavers head coach Craig Robinson asks his team's fans to stay patient.

Bill Bradley was inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon and his fellow Liberty High School seniors went out in style, winning their final home game over Central High School of Saint Joseph.

Running a Steve Goodrich picture I hadn't seen before, the New York Daily News has Princeton/UCLA as number four on their list of NCAA Tournament's Top 20 Greatest Upsets.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (17-4 / 6-1) survived Yale (11-10 / 4-3) by three at Lavietes Pavilion. Cornell (6-15 / 2-5) outscored Penn (9-11 / 3-3) by a 19-8 margin in the overtime session of an 82-71 Big Red victory. The Quakers missed a free throw with the score tied and one second left in regulation. Tucker Halpern totalled 25 in a 75-66 Brown (9-12 / 2-5) win over Dartmouth (5-16 / 1-6).

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Friday News:

February 11, 2011 at 9:25 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable

Today's Game: Princeton (17-4 / 5-0) vs. Columbia (12-8 / 3-3)
Location: Levien Gymnasium - New York City, NY
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 139-84.
Last meeting: Princeton 67 Columbia 52 - 2/27/10.

Penn vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET

The Daily Princetonian, the Trenton Times, the Columbia Spectator, the Ithaca Journal and the Cornell Daily Sun preview this weekend's games.

The Columbia student paper also has a piece focusing on Kareem Maddox.

Mercer (13-14) clinched a spot in the Region XIX playoffs with a 67-65 comeback victory over Morris. The Vikings survived a steal and three point shot attempt in the game's final two seconds. Phew.

A statement was sent in a 69-42 Denver (12-12) victory over SBC East-leading FAU.

Oregon State (9-14) fell 67-56 at USC.

Former Tiger Tim Neff is quoted in a piece about the retirement of Bruce Leib after 35 years as a head coach, 33 at Mullen Prep.

The Princeton Packet covers the Tigers' win over Penn and declares the rivalry with the Quakers to almost be meaningful again.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon has played well during Liberty's recent three game winning streak.

Will Venable (.mp3) joined XX Sports Radio San Diego in-studio.

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Thursday News:

February 10, 2011 at 9:24 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Morris vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Florida Atlantic vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Oregon State vs. USC - 11:00 pm ET - FSN

John Thompson III won for the first time in the Carrier Dome. Georgetown (19-5) outscored Syracuse 15-3 in the final 6:40 of a 64-56 Hoya victory.

Slow-starting Northwestern (14-9) had a 14-0 run to creep within one at Michigan before the Wolverines closed out the 75-66 final.

Richmond (19-6) was victorious for the eighth straight time on the road, 69-65 at George Washington.

Princeton's win over Penn on Tuesday has brought memories of a lot of Quaker/Tiger finishes to the front of my mind over the prior 24 hours. One that stands out, perhaps because of the three technical fouls in the last nine seconds or perhaps because Jack Eggleston was also involved in the conclusion, is a 70-65 Penn win at the Palestra in 2008.

The Town Topics looks back on last weekend's victories over Harvard and Dartmouth.

The Columbia Spectator is already prepared to preview the Lions' games this Friday and Saturday.

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade set career highs for both scoring and rebounding in Seton's win over Chenango Valley.

The Tigers picked up a commitment from another big man for the 2011 recruiting class this week. I'll be talking with his coach later today for a profile on the site.

Mercer needs to win one of their final three to make the Region XIX playoffs. The Vikings' final regular season home game is tonight versus Morris.

Sun Belt West first place team Denver hosts Sun Belt East first place team FAU.

Oregon State visits USC.

This week's Schuylkill 16 has been revealed. Princeton commands fifth place.

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Super Bowl Sunday News:

February 6, 2011 at 9:40 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

In addition to our recap, read more about the Tigers' sixth straight victory on goprincetontigers.com, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on dartmouthsports.com.

Michael "Juice" Thompson scored 22 and Northwestern (14-8) never trailed in a 71-70 home win over #24 Illinois.

Georgetown (18-5) survived 43 points by Providence's Marshon Brooks and held on for the 83-81 victory. Chris Wright stripped Brooks heading up the floor on the game's final play.

Justin Harper scored 16 in a 77-60 Richmond (18-6) win at Fordham.

16 days after beating Arkansas State by 38, Denver (11-12) fell 60-35 at the Red Wolves.

Oregon State (9-13) lost at home to Washington State, 61-55.

Around the Ivy League: Oliver McNally drove down the left baseline with 11 seconds left, giving Harvard (16-4 / 5-1) an 83-82 double overtime win at Penn (9-9 / 3-1). Cornell (5-15 / 1-5) won their first conference game of the season, 91-79 at Brown (8-12 / 1-5). Yale (11-9 / 4-2) held off Columbia (12-8 / 3-3) behind 21 points and nine rebounds from Greg Mangano.

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Saturday News:

February 5, 2011 at 9:44 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Dartmouth (5-14 / 1-4) vs. Princeton (15-4 / 3-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 138-61.
Last meeting: Princeton 71 Dartmouth 43 - 3/5/10.

Providence vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Illinois vs. Northwestern - 1:00 pm ET - CBS
Richmond vs. Fordham - 1:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Arkansas State - 8:00 pm ET
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 8:00 pm ET - FSN Northwest

Columbia vs. Yale - 6:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Brown - 6:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' win against Harvard on goprincetontigers.com in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Boston Globe, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocrimson.com.

Mercer lost a 68-60 exhibition against the Princeton JV. Tiger freshman Tom Noonan was high man with 19. More on this game come Monday, if not sooner.

Hollis Thompson and Georgetown welcome Providence.

In Evanston, Northwestern hosts Illinois. John Shurna has been cleared to play for the Wildcats.

Fordham and Richmond meet in the Bronx.

Denver stays on the road at Arkansas State.

Washington State travels to Oregon State.

How did I not know Randy Melville's son played for Dartmouth?

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade took part in St. Thomas Aquinas School's Read-a-Thon.

Future Tiger Denton Koon had 13 in Liberty's victory over Blue Springs.

Thanks to the 35+ of you who took part in yesterday's live chat. We'll have to do that again sometime.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (9-8 / 3-0) matched Princeton's perfect conference record, dispatching Dartmouth (5-14 / 1-4) by 31 at the Palestra. Freshman guard Sean McGonagill tied a Pizzitola Sports Center record with 39 points as Brown (8-11 / 1-4) outscored Columbia (12-7 / 3-2) by a 87-79 count. Austin Murphy's three point play with 12 seconds left completed an improbable 71-70 Yale (10-9 / 3-2) comeback over Cornell (4-15 / 0-5). The Bulldogs rallied down 10 with 1:55 remaining.

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Friday News:

February 4, 2011 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Harvard (15-3 / 4-0) vs. Princeton (14-4 / 2-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 125-38.
Last meeting: Princeton 54 Harvard 51 - 3/6/10.

MCCC vs. Princeton JV - 3:00 pm ET

Dartmouth vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET

The Trentonian, the Trenton Times, the Star Ledger, the Daily Princetonian, the Harvard Crimson and Bloomberg preview tonight's game.

The 14-Game Tournament asks where you were on February 3rd, 1989.

Denver (11-11) fell by three in overtime at UALR.

Out in Corvallis, Oregon State (9-12) defeated their first ranked team since 2006. The Beavers surprised #20 Washington, 68-56.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon scored 21 in Liberty's loss to Blue Springs South.

Don't forget about our live on-line chat at 5:00 pm ET today. Should work on most PDAs in addition to all computers.

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Thursday News:

February 3, 2011 at 8:35 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Denver vs. UALR - 8:00 pm ET
Washington vs. Oregon State - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Northwest

Chris Mooney won his 100th game at Richmond (17-6), a 62-52 Spider decision against St. Joe's.

Mercer (11-14) came away victorious playing its second Region XIX contest in as many days, 87-77 over Ocean. Mercer's high man was Jonathan Jernigan with 27.

The Daily Princetonian writes about the Tigers' home court.

Princeton's win over Yale is reviewed by the Town Topics.

Important question: Who's the worst dancer on Georgetown?

Denver travels to UALR tonight.

Washington visits Oregon State.

This week's Schuylkill 16 is out. Princeton dips one spot to sixth place.

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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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Sunday News:

January 30, 2011 at 8:43 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

In addition to our recap, learn more about the Tigers' win over Yale on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on yalebulldogs.com.

Unflappable Austin Freeman scored 30 to carry Georgetown (16-5) over Villanova, 69-66.

Xavier pulled away from Richmond (16-6) in the second half of a 85-62 decision. The Musketeer zone surprised the Spiders.

Mercer (9-14) led Salem by eight with 12 minutes to go. The Vikings' Gary Carthan popped out a shoulder and the Oaks eventually came away with a 65-62 win.

An inspired Northwestern (13-8) showing came up a point short of number one Ohio State. Playing without their leading scorer, the Wildcats shortened the game to 49 possessions.

Denver (11-10) knocked off the defending Sun Belt champions from North Texas, 80-67. The Pioneer Pulse has more on Denver's first win in the last six tries versus the Mean Green.

Stanford defeated Oregon State (8-12) in Palo Alto, 70-56.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon had 20 in Liberty's 58-43 triumph at Lee's Summit.

Seton CC and future Tiger Bobby Garbade cruised to their 13th straight.

A Florida forward says Dartmouth and Princeton are showing interest in him.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (8-8 / 2-0) never led in the second half yet survived a stern test from a Peter Sullivan-less Brown (7-11 / 0-4) squad, 80-78 in overtime. Harvard (14-3 / 4-0) stayed perfect at home, 78-57 over Cornell (4-14 / 0-4). Columbia (12-6 / 3-1) broke open a game tied at 25 and outscored Dartmouth (5-13 / 1-3) by 21 in the last 20 minutes of a 66-45 final.

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Saturday News:

January 29, 2011 at 9:21 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Yale (9-8 / 2-1) vs. Princeton (13-4 / 1-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 141-81.
Last meeting: Princeton 82 Yale 58 - 2/19/10.

Georgetown vs. Villanova - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Xavier vs. Richmond - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN2
MCCC vs. Salem - 2:00 pm ET
Ohio State vs. Northwestern - 6:00 pm ET - ESPN2
North Texas vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Stanford - 10:00 pm ET

Cornell vs. Harvard - 6:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's successful start to Ivy play on goprincetontigers.com in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on brownbears.com.

Nate Lubick and Georgetown visit Villanova.

One channel over, Richmond hosts Xavier.

With or without John Shurna, Northwestern welcomes undefeated, top-ranked Ohio State to Evanston.

Defending Sun Belt champion North Texas plays at Denver.

Oregon State plays at Stanford.

More on the 34 point game for Princeton recruit Denton Koon.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (7-8 / 1-0) raced to a 24-6 lead and held off Yale (9-8 / 2-1) at the Palestra. Dartmouth (5-12 / 1-2) led by as many as 28 in the second half of a 64-57 win over Cornell (4-13 / 0-3). Harvard (13-3 / 3-0) stayed perfect in conference with a 77-66 decision versus Columbia (11-6 / 2-1).

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