An article from the Times Dispatch on the anatomy of the basketball schedule at Richmond gives readers a better idea of how hard it is to create and coordinate a full campaign.
Bill Bradley will be speaking at Cornell on September 10th as part of a panel called "Loves on the Run: Sports, Service and Leadership."
Did you miss the Will Venable full extension diving catch that was the Top Play on Friday night's Sportscenter? Watch video of the grab here. Venable also had a pair of doubles, his second career game with more than one extra base hit.
The Princeton Packet talks with Padres outfielder Will Venable.
CBS Sports' Fantasy News lists Venable as one of baseball's luckiest hitters.
Former Northwestern guard Craig Moore will play professionally in Holland.
Wildcat center Kyle Rowley has a fracture in his left foot and will be out indefinitely.
Chris Young expects to be 100% by spring training.
Doug Gottlieb responds to Dick Vitale's Top 40 on espn.com with his own list of teams worth watching and discussing in 2009-10. Included: Northwestern, Oregon State and Richmond.
Will Venable drove in two runs for the Padres on Wednesday. Here's video of his RBI single to right that opened the scoring. Venable picked up two more base hits last night in San Diego's 9-2 loss at St. Louis.
Northwestern forward John Shurna talks about his time with the USA U-19 team, who won the gold medal at the Under-19 World Championships in New Zealand.
Sports Illustrated has a piece about three different top 100 prospects who are showing a strong interest in playing basketball at Harvard.
On the third day of the NBA Summer League, Sacramento lost by three to Golden State in overtime. Above, Coach Carril assesses his team's play. Fanhouse writes about the odd couple of Carril and Kings point guard Tyreke Evans.
A large group of friends and family are on hand in San Francisco to watch Will Venable play against the Giants this weekend. Last night they saw Venable go 1-4 at the plate as the Padres were shut down for the third straight game.
The United States won the gold medal over Greece at the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was the USA's first title in this tournament since 1991. Northwestern's John Shurna played seven minutes and scored one point in the finals.
It looks like Chris Young may not be coming off the disabled list until August.
Georgetown will host Old Dominion on December 19th.
Northwestern sophomore John Shurna scored nine points for Team USA versus Lithuania in the FIBA U19 World Championships.
I haven't read the piece, and you need to be a subscriber to view the full article on-line, but Pete Hegseth is apparently quoted repeatedly in this week's New Yorker.
How's your Italian? There's a multi-page article on Princeton basketball and Coach Johnson in Sutor Magazine. They were kind enough to link to this site in the piece, and I would love it if someone could translate for me!
Chris Young is unlikely to return to the Padres until after the All-Star break.
Will Venable was scratched from the starting lineup on Friday due to a wrist injury suffered in the batting cage prior to San Diego's game at Texas.
All eight schools have been announced for the 2009 Chicago Invitational Challenge. Northwestern versus Notre Dame is one of the marquee matchups.
Two more home runs for Will Venable, who has gone deep five times this week. Portland defeated Las Vegas 8-4.
Chris Young and the Padres look to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Phillies this evening. First pitch is scheduled for 10:05 pm ET and the game will be on Comcast in the Delaware Valley.
Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman mentions Young as a possible option in Philadelphia's quest for starting pitching.
Northwestern will play in the 2009 Chicago Invitational Challenge.
Craig Robinson speaks about his 2009 recruiting class and updates Oregonian readers about the Beavers' schedule.
Judson Wallace and Benneton Treviso advanced to the second round of the Lega A playoffs with a 78-72 victory over Bologna. 29-1 Montepaschi Siena awaits in the semi-finals.
Will Venable hit two home runs, his eighth and ninth of the season, in Portland's 8-7 loss to Memphis.
John Barres, who played JV at Princeton for three seasons, has been selected as the new bishop of the Allentown Diocese.
Back from a four day trip to Ohio. Here's a collection of links from while I was gone...
C. Young (4-2) 7.0 IP 4 H 2 ER 0 BB 4 K 4.76 ERA. 101 pitches, 62 strikes.
On the eve of his 30th birthday, San Diego pitcher Chris Young led the Padres to their ninth straight victory, retiring the first 14 batters he faced and driving in two runs with a single in the fifth inning.
Will Venable hit his seventh home run of the season in Portland's 11 inning loss to Nashville. Padres GM Kevin Towers says it is likely Venable will be promoted again this season.
Bologna and Treviso are headed to a fifth game in their first round Lega A playoff series. Judson Wallace had seven points and five rebounds in defeat for Benneton.
C. Young (2-0) - 7.0 IP 2 H 0 ER 4 BB 3 K 3.42 ERA. 106 pitches, 66 strikes.
Chris Young shut out the Giants for the second time this season, but the Padres couldn't score either and San Francisco tallied the game's only run in the bottom of the tenth.
Northwestern will play at NC State on December 1st as part of the 2009 ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
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As these sites have continued to grow we have increased our coverage to include additional teams with Princeton connections - the Richmond Spiders, Denver Pioneers, Oregon State Beavers, Fairfield Stags and Mercer County Community College Vikings - plus former Tigers playing professional baseball and basketball all over the world. This site is not directly affiliated with the Friends of Princeton Basketball, Princeton University or the Princeton athletic department.
Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
2,503 - B. Bradley, 1962-65
1,625 - I. Hummer, 2009-13
1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
1,546 - K. Mueller, 1987-91
1,451 - P. Campbell, 1959-62
1,441 - C. Robinson, 1979-83
1,428 - B. Earl, 1995-99
1,365 - B. Scrabis, 1985-89
1,321 - G. Petrie, 1967-70
1,292 - H. Haabestad, 1952-55
1,277 - G. Lewullis, 1995-99
1,239 - B. Taylor, 1970-72
1,207 - S. Goodrich 1994-98
1,133 - F. Sowinski, 1975-78
1,130 - R. Hielscher, 1991-95
1,122 - C. Thomforde, 1966-69
1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
1,088 - C. Belz, 1956-59
1,079 - B. Hauptfuhrer, 1973-76
1,076 - B. Roma, 1976-79
1,071 - C. Mooney, 1990-94
1,064 - A. Hyland, Jr., 1960-63
1,062 - L. Brangan, 1957-60
1,057 - A. Hill, 1973-76
1,054 - D. Mavraides, 2007-11
1,044 - S. Johnson, 1993-1997
1,031 - J. Hummer, 1967-70
1,010 - W. Venable, 2001-05
