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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Thursday News:

January 20, 2011 at 10:30 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

SIU Edwardsville vs. Northwestern - 6:30 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Arkansas State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET

Richmond (14-5) stormed back from a nine point halftime hole to defeat George Washington, 68-58.

Skip Myslenski reviewed Northwestern's win over Michigan with Bill Carmody. The Wildcats host SIU Edwardsville this evening.

Denver looks to make it eight straight versus Arkansas State.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon had 22 as Liberty bested Center in the first day of the C.W. Stessman Invitational.

Future Tiger Bobby Garbade was part of a balanced Seton Catholic Central effort versus Johnson City, avenging their only loss this season.

It was fun while it lasted, but North Carolina has officially offered Desmond Hubert and his decision will most likely come down to UNC and Maryland.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (5-8) lost their 15th straight Big 5 game, 73-56 versus Temple.

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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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Sunday News:

January 16, 2011 at 9:03 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Austin Freeman tallied 25 as Georgetown (13-5) topped Rutgers by nine.

Northwestern (11-5) let a chance to win in regulation slip by and fell 71-67 at Michigan State in overtime.

Mercer (6-13) dropped their fourth straight, 70-67 versus Manor.

Jared Cunningham scored a career high 24 as Oregon State (8-9) held off USC, 80-76.

The seventh consecutive Denver (9-9) victory was a 79-70 overtime win over Florida International in front of a record home crowd. The Pioneers improved to 5-0 in the Sun Belt.

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade shook off a fever for a huge game in Seton CC's victory over previously undefeated Norwich.

Desmond Hubert says his decision has come down to a pair of schools.

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (10-5 / 1-0) knocked off Cornell (4-11 / 0-1) in the conference opener for both teams, 79-75. Yale (8-7 / 1-0) held off Brown (6-8 / 0-1) on the road, 69-64. Harvard (12-3 / 1-0) topped George Washington, 67-62.

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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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Two Northwestern videos.

January 13, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Video

Highlights from the Wildcats' win at Iowa.

Bill Carmody talks briefly about his contract extension.

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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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Wednesday News:

January 12, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Howie Levy, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Pitt vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Northwestern vs. Iowa - 8:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Penn vs. La Salle - 7:00 pm ET - Comcast

Needing to improve rebounding and cut down on turnovers, #19 Georgetown hosts #5 Pitt.

Northwestern visits Iowa.

Princeton recruiting target Desmond Hubert is waiting to see if North Carolina will make him an offer.

Lior Levy, the son of former Tiger Howie Levy, is a starting big man at Princeton High School.

If Oregon State were a stock, Craig Robinson suggests you buy now.

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Tuesday News:

January 11, 2011 at 10:30 am
Filed under +/-, Basketball, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Ocean vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET Postponed until Feb. 2

It had been all but done since November, but yesterday it was made public that Northwestern head coach Bill Carmody had signed a two year extension with the Wildcats.

Ian Hummer represents Princeton in the 10th Ivy League Men's Basketball Weekly Release of the season.

Both Princeton and Harvard are "hot" according to ESPN's Mark Adams.

Fresh on the heels of my +/- number crunching, Ken Pomeroy has a treatise about why this stat is not a great tool for analysis.

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YouTube potpourri XVII.

January 11, 2011 at 10:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, footage from Northwestern's victory over Indiana.

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Monday News:

January 10, 2011 at 9:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Mike Brennan, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Northwestern (10-4) picked up their first Big 10 win of the season, 93-81 over Indiana. Chicago College Basketball has more on what this game means.

Mercer (6-11) was outscored 25-5 in the final five minutes of a 68-50 loss at Borough of Manhattan.

Former Red Sox pitcher Dave Sisler who lettered in basketball at Princeton during the 1950-51 and 1951-52 seasons, passed away yesterday at the age of 79.

Georgetown coaches John Thompson III and Mike Brennan were among those in the stands at the Scholarship for Inner City Children Festival.

Your News Now has a video package from Bobby Garbade and Seton CC's ninth straight victory.

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