Monday News:

March 14, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Gabe Lewullis, Georgetown, John Rogers, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Tuesday, March 15th
(6) Harvard vs. (3) Oklahoma State – 7:30 pm ET – ESPN
NIT

Wednesday, March 16th
(5) UW Milwaukee vs. (4) Northwestern – 8:00 pm ET – ESPN3
NIT

Thursday, March 17th
East region – Tampa, FL
(13) Princeton vs. (4) Kentucky – 2:45 pm ET – CBS
NCAA Tournament

Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) USC/VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

goprincetontigers.com, the Daily Princetonian, the Trentonian, the Star Ledger, New Jersey Newsroom, the Associated Press and ukathletics.com provide more than enough information on what's to come this week in Tampa.

Steve Politi of the Star Ledger frames Princeton's first round game around the Tigers' 1996 NCAA win over UCLA - which happened 15 years ago today.

An unhappy Kentucky feels their seed is too low.

Richmond (27-7) defeated Dayton to win the 2011 Atlantic 10 Tournament. The 12th-seeded Spiders will play Vanderbilt on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament.

Bob Ryan (video) reports from Yale on Saturday's Ivy playoff, as does Jeremy Schaap (video).

Princeton's victory is celebrated by SportsProf.

Jay Greenberg from the New York Post adds his thoughts from New Haven.

Princeton Alumni Weekly has four things to know about the Tigers' win over the Crimson and an outstanding feature by Zach Kwartler on the 1996 UCLA game.

A Harvard student writes up the game for College Hoops Journal.

Dime Magazine called the playoff "a fitting ending to a renewed rivalry."

Dr. Gabe Lewullis is profiled by the Express-Times for their Catching Up With series.

Be honest. How quickly can you complete this Princeton basketball quiz?

The winner of Wednesday's game between USC and VCU plays Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

Northwestern gets a home NIT game on Wednesday night versus UW Milwaukee. Bill Carmody was in the shower when the call came there was more basketball to be played.

The contrarian bets of John Rogers beat most hedge funds in 2010.

Finally, if you're a Kentucky basketball writer visiting this site - I'd love to exchange Q&As with you in the next day or so!

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Saturday News:

March 12, 2011 at 8:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Harvard (23-5 / 12-2) vs. Princeton (24-6 / 12-2)
Location: Payne Whitney Gym - New Haven, CT
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: ESPN3.com
Series History: Princeton leads 126-39.
Last meeting: Harvard 79 Princeton 67 - 3/5/11.

Saturday, March 12th
(3) Richmond vs. (2) Temple - 3:30 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament

The New York Times, the Trenton Times, the Trentonian, the New York Post and Sports Illustrated preview today's game.

I'm quoted in a TicketNews article about how the Ivy playoff is a "hot ticket."

The Ivy League is making a claim for two NCAA Tournament bids if Princeton beats Harvard.

For a second time this season shorthanded Northwestern (18-13) took top-ranked Ohio State to the brink, falling in overtime by six.

Richmond (25-7) was able to grind out a 55-45 win over Rhode Island to advance into the Atlantic 10 Tournament semis.

The Wall Street Journal writes about how Chris Young has turned his back on bad luck.

Young has also joined an athletics advisory committee at Princeton.

Looking for something unrelated, I came across the fact that the Tigers' radio announcer John Sadak swept the Delaware Press Association's radio and TV broadcasting honors. Congratulations!

Don't forget about our live chat on the site today at 2:00 pm ET.

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Friday News:

March 11, 2011 at 8:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Friday, March 11th
(8) Northwestern vs. (1) Ohio State - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big 10 Tournament

(6) Rhode Island vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament

Saturday, March 12th
Princeton vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN3.com

The Daily Princetonian and the Harvard Crimson preview Saturday's playoff.

Michael "Juice" Thompson scored a Big 10 Tournament record 35 points as Northwestern (18-12) advanced to the quarterfinals with a 75-65 win over Minnesota. Next up, the top-ranked Buckeyes.

Oregon State (11-20) lost to Arizona, 78-69.

Beavers head coach Craig Robinson tells his story to Business Week.

The Princeton Packet has published their write-up on Tuesday's game.

Packet Assistant Sports Editor Justin Feil has a column about how the Tigers' deep passion runs through their head coach.

Daily Princetonian columnist Bryant Jones shares thoughts from the stands of the Palestra.

Princeton recruit Brian Fabrizius was named to the NEPSAC All-Class AA Third Team.

A tour of China awaits Georgetown this summer.

Richmond plays Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

Princeton skyrockets to second place in this week's Schuylkill 16.

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Thursday News:

March 10, 2011 at 9:19 am
Filed under Audio, Basketball, Brian Earl, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting

Thursday, March 10th
(9) Minnesota vs. (8) Northwestern - 2:30 pm ET - ESPN2
Big 10 Tournament

(9) Oregon State vs. (1) Arizona - 5:40 pm ET - FSN
Pac-10 Tournament

Friday, March 11th
(6) Rhode Island / (11) St. Louis winner vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament

Saturday, March 12th
Princeton vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN3.com

The Associated Press starts the inevitable parade of articles about Princeton and Harvard.

William Rhoden has a piece on the Tigers and the Crimson in the New York Times.

The Dagger writes about how a "modernized" Princeton reached this one game playoff.

The Crimson and the Boston Globe discuss Saturday's rematch.

"On to New Haven" declare both TigerBlog and Princeton Alumni Weekly.

Bullet points on Tuesday's game are in the Daily Pennsylvanian.

The Mid-Majority collects their in-game Twitter posts in a central location.

The Liberty Tribune writes about the end of the season for Princeton recruit Denton Koon and the Blue Jays.

Your first on the record, official Princeton/Harvard prediction comes from congressman Rush Holt.

Looks like there will be a viewing party on Saturday at the Frist Campus Center.

Georgetown (21-10) dropped their fourth straight, 79-62 versus UConn. The Hoyas have yet to win with Chris Wright out of the lineup.

Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III, Austin Freeman & Jason Clark:

Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III:

Thanks to Jonathan Tannenwald of Soft Pretzel Logic for these recordings.

Oregon State (11-19) held on for a 69-67 win versus Stanford and advances to play top seed Arizona in the Pac-10 Tournament.

A game Brian Earl played in is one of the Star Ledger's Top 10 in New Jersey high school basketball history.

Northwestern and Minnesota tussle in the Big 10 Tournament. The Wildcats will likely be without a couple key players this afternoon.

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Minnesota/Northwestern highlights.

March 3, 2011 at 9:56 pm
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Video

The Wildcats win on Senior Night in Evanston.

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Thursday News:

March 3, 2011 at 9:08 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Oregon State vs. Arizona - 9:00 pm ET - FSN

Northwestern (17-12) ran nothing but "JV" for the final eight minutes as they rallied past Minnesota, 68-57. In a Senior Night script familiar to site readers this week, Michael "Juice Thompson" scored 12 of his 18 points in the last 3:39 - including a pair of three point shots.

Kevin Anderson totalled 22 as Richmond (22-7) pulled away from St. Joe's in the second half, 69-54.

The Acorn profiles Princeton senior forward Kareem Maddox.

The Town Topics has published their article on the Tigers' Senior Night victory over Columbia.

A preview of Saturday night's Princeton/Harvard matchup can be found in the Crimson.

Future Tiger Denton Koon tallied 21 in Liberty's Missouri Class 5 sectional victory over Park Hill South - a game with a 13-9 halftime score.

Will Venable hit a three run home run in Cactus League action.

Arizona hosts Oregon State.

The latest Schuylkill 16 includes Princeton in fifth place.

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Wednesday News:

March 2, 2011 at 9:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Mason Rocca, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. St. Joe's - 7:00 pm ET
Minnesota vs. Northwestern - 8:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade recorded a double/double as Seton CC advanced to Friday's Section 4 Class B final.

The Princeton Packet has an article on the Tigers' win over Columbia.

Princeton Alumni Weekly digs into the archives and comes out with cover images and full articles on memorable Tiger tournament teams of the past 50 years.

The Yahoo! Sports team report for Princeton has been updated.

13 points for Mason Rocca as Armani Jeans Milano topped Dinamo Sassari.

It is the final regular season home game for Michael "Juice" Thompson and three other seniors as Northwestern hosts Minnesota.

Richmond needs a victory at St. Joseph's to clinch a bye in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

Here's an excerpt from the weekly press conference of Joe Scott.

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Monday News:

February 28, 2011 at 8:58 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

The Daily Princetonian, the Columbia Spectator and the Cornell Daily Sun summarize the weekend's action.

A second half Northwestern (16-12) rally came up short in Madison. The Wildcats fell to Wisconsin, 78-63.

Shooting 3-29 from three point range, Mercer (16-16) lost against Del Tech Stanton 76-68 in the Region XIX championship game.

Chris Young pitched two perfect innings in his first spring training outing.

Princeton recruit Brian Fabrizius and Kimball Union Academy won their third straight Class AA game over St Andrews School.

You can see some brief highlights of future Tiger Bobby Garbade on Your News Now.

SportsProf writes about how he came full circle.

Monmouth head coach Dave Calloway has "resigned." A member of the Princeton coaching family is on the Asbury Park Press' list of potential replacements.

Last night I learned there is a Fans of Marvin Bressler group on Facebook. I recommend you join!

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Sunday News:

February 27, 2011 at 9:56 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

MCCC vs. Del Tech Stanton - 3:00 pm ET - Region XIX Tournament
Northwestern vs. Wisconsin - 6:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win over Columbia in the season's final home game on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Daily Princetonian and on gocolumbialions.com.

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade had 13 Seton CC's Class B quarterfinal win over Trumansburg.

Georgetown (21-8) fell late versus Syracuse. A late 11-1 run was the difference in the 58-51 final.

In a season sweep by Richmond (22-7) of Charlotte, Kevin Anderson scored his 2,000th career point as a Spider.

Oregon State (10-17) lost 87-76 to Cal.

A late regular season Denver (13-16) slide concluded with a 63-41 loss at North Texas. The Pioneers slip to the Sun Belt West's number three seed.

Northwestern visits Wisconsin.

The Mets get their first look at Chris Young in spring training versus the Braves

Around the Ivy League: Brandyn Curry's layup attempt rolled off at the buzzer and Yale (14-12 / 7-5) knocked off Harvard (21-5 / 10-2) in New Haven, 70-69. Cornell (8-18 / 4-8) swept their season series with Penn (12-13 / 6-5), holding on for a 74-72 final at the Palestra. Tyler Bernardini's three at the buzzer caught the front rim. Brown (11-15 / 4-8) hit the century mark versus Dartmouth (5-21 / 1-11). Adrian Williams scored 26 in the 100-76 final.

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Saturday News:

February 26, 2011 at 10:02 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Today's Game: Columbia (14-11 / 5-6) vs. Princeton (21-5 / 9-1)
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 140-84.
Last meeting: Princeton 76 Columbia 46 - 2/11/11.

Princeton's 2011 senior class, pictured as freshmen.

Syracuse vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - CBS
Cal vs. Oregon State - 6:00 pm ET - FSN Northwest
Richmond vs. Charlotte - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET

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

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' victory over Cornell on goprincetontigers.com in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, on New Jersey Newsroom, in the Ithaca Journal, courtesy of the Associated Press and on cornellbigred.com.

Jermaine Emanuel found Jon Jernigan for a layup at the buzzer as Mercer (16-15) upset top-seeded Lackawanna 83-81 in the Region XIX semifinals. For the second straight season the Vikings will play for the title, this Sunday versus Del Tech Stanton in Scranton.

Yahoo! Sports has updated their Princeton team report.

21 for future Tiger Denton Koon in Liberty's Class 5, District 15 final triumph.

Will Venable should be shifting into high gear on the basepaths this season.

Chris Wright will lead from the sideline in his final home game when Georgetown hosts Syracuse.

Kevin Anderson needs 11 points for 2,000 in his career as Richmond visits Charlotte.

Oregon State hosts Cal. Craig Robinson tells the Gazette-Times how he takes the stress of his job in stride.

North Texas is where Denver will conclude their regular season.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (21-4 / 10-1) came from 15 down to stop Brown (10-15 / 3-8) in Providence. Zack Rosen scored 17 points and dished nine assists as Penn (12-12 / 6-4) bested Columbia (14-11 / 5-6) by a 64-54 count. Yale (13-12 / 6-5) knocked off Dartmouth (5-20 / 1-10) in overtime, 79-75.

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Friday News:

February 25, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Cornell (7-17 / 3-7) vs. Princeton (20-5 / 8-1)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: Verizon FiOS 1 (tape delay)
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 135-78.
Last meeting: Princeton 57 Cornell 55 - 2/12/11.

MCCC vs. Lackawanna - 5:00 pm ET - Region XIX Tournament

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

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

Dan Mavraides is profiled by Foster City Patch.

Here's a transcript of what will be read before a moment of silence this evening in memory of Christian "Crunch" Regulski.

Georgetown's Chris Wright had surgery on his left hand and is actually expected back for the NCAA tournament.

Former Hoya Jeff Green was traded from Oklahoma City to Boston.

The New York Daily News outs Chris Young as an intellectual.

Judson Wallace is the subject of a long piece on the ACB web site. I ran the article through Google Translate from the original Spanish for you.

This KC Metro Sports package includes a fairly vicious one-handed dunk by Princeton recruit Denton Koon.

Oregon State (10-16) rallied from down double digits to defeat Stanford, 87-80.

Another tough loss for Denver (13-15) this by six in overtime at Louisiana-Lafayette.

Falling behind 18-2 early, Northwestern (16-11) was able to close within one but never take the lead. Penn State defeated the Wildcats 66-52.

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Thursday News:

February 24, 2011 at 9:30 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Steve Goodrich, Today's News, Will Venable

Denver vs. Louisana-Lafayette - 8:00 pm ET
Penn State vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Stanford vs. Oregon State - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Northwest

Steve Goodrich is quoted extensively in a Daily Orange story about the "Princeton Offense."

Georgetown (21-7) not only suffered through an awful 25% shooting night in a 58-46 loss to Cincinnati, but senior point guard Chris Wright broke his left hand early in the second half. Hoya Hoops was first with the postgame audio.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon scored 11 as Liberty opened postseason play with a 86-54 win over William Chrisman.

Here's another piece on the Mercer County Community College victory versus Morris.

JerShon Cobb and Northwestern host a team they've struggled to beat in recent years, Penn State.

Enter the Cajundome, Denver. You're visiting Louisiana-Lafayette.

Oregon State welcome Stanford to Corvallis.

All Chris Young is looking for is normalcy.

Will Venable is interviewed at Padres' spring training.

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