Wednesday News:

February 23, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting

Cincinnati vs. Georgetown - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN+

Chris Wright and Georgetown host Cincinnati late this evening.

Dan Mavraides is called “an active contributor to trash talking within the league" by another Ivy player in a Daily Pennsylvanian article about smack talk.

Princeton recruit Brian Fabrizius had a big game in Kimball Union's win over Kents Hills.

WFAN's Vin Parise gives a shout out to Princeton.

The Brown Daily Herald story on last Saturday's game has finally appeared.

Inside The Hall breaks down how Northwestern created three different back cuts versus Indiana.

Princeton slips to sixth in this week's Schuylkill 16.

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Northwestern/Indiana highlights.

February 20, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Video

The Wildcats win their second Big 10 game in 48 hours, 70-64 at Assembly Hall.

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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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Saturday News:

February 19, 2011 at 9:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (20-4 / 8-0) vs. Brown (9-14 / 2-7)
Location: Pizzitola Sports Center - Providence, RI
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 94-25.
Last meeting: Princeton 78 Brown 60 - 1/28/11.

Oregon State vs. Oregon - 4:00 pm ET - FSN
Northwestern vs. Indiana - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Georgetown vs. USF - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN+

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

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' 10th straight victory on goprincetontigers.com, in the New Haven Register, courtesy of the Associated Press and on yalebulldogs.com.

Bill Cloutier of the New Haven Register has a "live blog" and some additional words here.

I missed two late previews yesterday. Here's what the Trenton Times and the Trentonian had to say.

Pete Carril stopped by the final practice of McClatchy High School women's basketball coach Harvey Tahara. After 40 seasons of coaching, Tahara's final game is today at Sacramento High.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon had 27, including a sweet left-handed dunk in the face of a Grandview defender, as the BlueJays won their final game of the regular season.

Georgetown travels to South Florida looking to avoid a letdown.

48 hours after hosting Iowa, Northwestern travels to Indiana. Bill Carmody is less than thrilled about this Big 10 scheduling quirk.

Round two of the Civil War sees Oregon State visit Oregon.

Mercer will host Morris in the first round of the Region XIX tournament on Monday night. The Vikings' Gary Carthan was named 2010-11 All Region Second Team.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (19-4 / 8-1) defeated Cornell (6-17 / 2-7) by 13 in Ithaca. Penn (10-12 / 4-4) got 26 points from Tyler Bernardini in a 70-62 Quaker win at Brown (9-14 / 2-7). Columbia (14-9 / 5-4) knocked off Dartmouth (5-18 / 1-8) at home, 67-60.

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Iowa/Northwestern highlights.

February 19, 2011 at 8:43 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Video

The Wildcats defeated the Hawkeyes by three in Evanston.

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Friday News:

February 18, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Today's Game: Princeton (19-4 / 7-0) vs. Yale (12-10 / 5-3)
Location: John J. Lee Amphitheater - New Haven, CT
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: YES
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 142-81.
Last meeting: Princeton 67 Yale 63 - 1/29/11.

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

The Daily Princetonian, the New Haven Register and the Yale Daily News preview this weekend's games.

ESPN's Jay Bilas named Kareem Maddox one of the "most respected players" in college basketball.

The Harvard Crimson compares each Ivy League team to a 2011 Academy Awards nominee for Best Picture.

Bob Nuse of the Princeton Packet could get his long-called for "Pete Carril Classic" - in the NCAA Tournament.

Will Venable traveled to watch his younger brother play in the Las Vegas Bowl and filmed highlights of his trip.

Georgetown big man Henry Sims is running for vice president of the school's student body.

Temple shot 55.6% from the field and bested Richmond (20-7) by 20.

Northwestern (15-10) held on to defeat Iowa, 73-70.

With a 65-37 win over UL-M, Denver (13-13) returns to first place in the Sun Belt West. The Pioneer Post has more on the game.

Mercer (14-15) was outscored by 29 in the second half of a 85-55 loss to Lackawanna. The Vikings will play a Region XIX playoff game versus an as-yet-unknown opponent on Monday.

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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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Wednesday News:

February 16, 2011 at 9:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Georgetown vs. UConn - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN+

Curses! The University Press Club beat me to one of my ideas (or a variation thereof), asking the Tigers' tri-captains the same 21 questions.

Yahoo! Sports has updated their Princeton team report.

The Washington Post previews tonight's back-court battle between Connecticut and Georgetown.

John Templon of Chicago College Hoops makes the argument that Bill Carmody should stay at Northwestern.

Crack of dawn "boot camp" practices are back at Oregon State.

Princeton/Harvard is officially sold out. Bob Ruxin informs me that he has roughly 30 tickets left for the game and the PANE reception. If you want to make sure you're in the gym on March 5th, contact him ASAP.

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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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Monday News:

February 14, 2011 at 9:35 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Today's News

The Daily Princetonian reviews the Tigers' weekend.

SportsProf wonders if this could be Princeton's year.

Austin Freeman returned from an ankle injury and Georgetown (20-5) used a 25-10 second half run to defeat Marquette, 69-60.

A miserable Northwestern (14-10) effort resulted in a 65-41 loss at Penn State, leaving John Templon of Chicago College Basketball extremely frustrated.

Former Princeton guard Pete Hegseth was a guest on CNN's Parker|Spitzer.

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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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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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