The Town Topics is the latest to talk to new MCCC coach Howie Levy.
Will Venable picked up two more hits and scored two runs in San Diego's 6-4 loss to Los Angeles. Venable's prospects are analyzed by Baseball Prospectus in their list of call-ups to keep your eye on.
Chris Young is a fan of the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw.
Northwestern has released its 2008-09 basketball schedule.
The Ivy League has concluded its investigation of the Harvard men's basketball program.
Will Venable continues to tear it up in Portland, blasting a game-winning three run home run in last night's 4-2 extra inning victory over Fresno. Venable, who has hit safely in 12 straight games, now leads the Beavers in batting average, hitting .322 with 20 doubles through 73 games.
Harlan Goode of Washington Times writes about the similarities between Davidson head coach Bob McKillop and Georgetown head man John Thompson III, as the two prepare the USA U-18 team for next week's FIBA Americas Championship.
The first quality game in Rico's Get Better League for Princeton recruit Zane Ma - 15 points on 7-14 shooting - but Team Future fell to Team Under The Radar 69-67.
Northwestern forward Nikola Baran will be transferring.
A 6'7" center has decided on Bucknell over Princeton, Cornell and Penn.
Will Venable stats update - the Portland Beavers outfielder is hitting .333 through 18 games and is 3-12 as a DH and pinch hitter since coming off the disabled list.
Chris Young and the San Diego Padres visit Atlanta at 7:05 pm ET this evening.
Senior center Jack Trotter has decided where he will go to college this fall.
Bill Bradley made ESPN's list of the Best of the Euroleague and NBA.
Northwestern has picked up a heralded big man, as 7'0" center Kyle Rowley has committed to Bill Carmody and the Wildcats.
Former Princeton and current Georgetown assistant Robert Burke was named to Fox Sports' list of the Top 20 High Major Assistants.
The destination for the transferring Vernon Macklin has been revealed.
The Providence Journal reports Brown has narrowed their head coaching search down to 10 candidates and hopes to announce a hire by the end of the month.
Princeton senior Matt Sargeant was honored with a "Lifetime Achievement Award" on April 12th in Los Angeles at the 10th-annual Collision Scholastic Hoops Jam. This award, which was handed out for just the third time, was sponsored by the Mayor's office of Los Angeles. Sargeant also received an official commendation from the County of Los Angeles.
Northwestern picked up two big men during the latest signing period.
A piece from Rivals about Craig Robinson stepping in at Oregon State, including quotes from Bill Carmody.
Senior center Emerson Kampen, who had been associated with Princeton during his recruiting, will walk on at Butler this fall.
The Georgetown basketball banquet was held on Wednesday night.
Northwestern hosted "Open Gym Day" for fans earlier this week.
Chris Young was flipped with Greg Maddox in the Padres' rotation and will start tomorrow night against Arizona.
Finally, a piece from the Register-Guard on the work Craig Robinson has cut out for himself at Oregon State.
Former Wildcat Tim Doyle explains a principle of "The Princeton Offense" in this segment of his series Below The Rim.
Pittsburgh vs. Georgetown - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN
Congratulations to Mike Brennan, who is headed back to the NCAA Tournament as an assistant coach at American. The Eagles defeated Colgate to sew up their first-ever appearance in the big dance.
Roy Hibbert and Georgetown (27-4) beat West Virginia 72-55 in the Big East Tournament semifinals. Bob Ryan describes the game in five words - The Big Fella showed up. Luke Winn of Sports Illustrated also has some good quotes.
The 70th straight year without a NCAA appearance for Northwestern.
West Virginia vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
The Princeton Packet has two articles of note: One on the Penn game and one on fan favorite Noah Savage.
Georgetown (26-4) advanced to the Big East semifinals for the third straight year. The Washington Post has more on the the Hoyas' hot shooting and Sally Jenkins offers up a funny piece about "luck."
Richmond (16-14) lost to St. Joe's, 61-47 on the boardwalk in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Northwestern (8-22) led by 13 at halftime and had the ball with a chance to win in the game's final seconds but it was Minnesota who advanced out of the first round of the Big Ten Tournament with a 55-52 victory.
How's this for a tease? Great Wall 1, Will Venable 0.
Villanova vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
St. Joe's vs. Richmond - 2:30 pm ET - Comcast Sports Net
Northwestern vs. Minnesota - 5:00 pm ET - ESPN2
The Daily Princeton assesses the job Sydney Johnson did this season.
Roy Hibbert and his fellow senior Hoyas lead Georgetown into a high noon meeting with Villanova at Madison Square Garden to start day two of the Big East tournament. We'll be on the scene with a full postgame report later today.
Richmond and St. Joe's face off in the Atlantic 10 tournament.
Northwestern plays Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament.
Chris Young allowed three runs in four innings as the Padres won a spring training contest against the San Francisco Giants.
Judson Wallace with 17 points and 18 rebounds as Capo d'Orlando won 97-91 over Teramo.
Stories on yesterday's Cornell / Princeton game can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trenton Times, courtesy of the Associated Press and on cornellbigred.com.
Will Venable has impressed San Diego manager Bud Black.
Georgetown (25-4) won the Big East regular season title for the second straight year, the first time this has been done in the program's history.
The Hoyas took the lead on DaJuan Summers' three point shot with 40 seconds to play and defeated Louisville 55-52.
Things are different for Georgetown from where they stood just four years ago. Or, it is just "luck" if you're Rick Pitino.
Richmond (16-13) could not stay with Atlantic 10 regular season champion Xavier, falling 86-61. Despite the loss the Spiders earned a first round bye in the A10 Tournament and will play Thursday afternoon against the winner of Fordham/St. Joe's.
Northwestern (8-21) lost 65-52 to Wisconsin. Northwestern is the 11th seed in the Big 10 Tournament and will play Minnesota on Thursday afternoon at 5:00 pm ET.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (19-9 / 11-3) won its fourth straight, a 75-71 decision over Dartmouth (10-18 / 3-10). The Bears now wait to see if they get the call for the NIT or the CBI. Penn (12-18 / 7-6) beat Columbia (14-15 / 7-7) at the buzzer on a jumper by Tyler Bernardini, 69-67. Yale (13-15 / 7-7) finished its season with an 81-65 romp past Harvard (8-22 / 3-11).
Today's Game: Cornell (21-5 / 13-0) vs. Princeton (6-21 / 3-9)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 133-74.
Last meeting: Cornell 72 Princeton 61 - 2/8/08.
| Cornell | Princeton | |
| 12-1 | Home Record | 6-5 |
| 9-4 | Away Record | 0-12 |
| 67 | RPI | 330 |
| 104 | Sagarin | 297 |
| 130 | Pomeroy | 296 |
| 77.4 | Points / Game | 57.2 |
| 68.3 | Points Allowed / Game | 64.1 |
| .491 | FG% | .422 |
| .776 | FT% | .704 |
| .413 | 3PT FG% | .330 |
| 33.9 | Rebounds / Game | 30.2 |
| 9.2 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 8.6 |
| 15.7 | Assists / Game | 12.1 |
| 13.9 | Turnovers / Game | 14.4 |
| 3.3 | Blocks / Game | 2.0 |
| Wittman: 15.4 | Points | Finley: 10.1 |
| Foote: 6.3 | Rebounds | Koncz: 4.7 |
| Dale: 5.1 | Assists | Gunn: 3.1 |
| Dale: 1.3 | Steals | Schroeder: 1.5 |
| Foote: 1.5 | Blocks | Finley: 1.0 |
| Kreefer: .627 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Briggs: .581 |
| Dale: .931 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Koncz: .864 |
| Wittman: .468 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Lake: .407 |
Louisville vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - CBS
Wisconsin vs. Northwestern - 3:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
UMass vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET - FSN Ohio
Brown vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Stories about Princeton's victory over Columbia can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and the Trenton Times, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocolumbialions.com.
It is the final home game for four Georgetown seniors. The Hoyas host Louisville in a battle that will decide the Big East regular season title.
Richmond travels to Atlantic 10 leader Xavier.
Northwestern welcomes Big Ten leader Wisconsin on Senior Day in Evanston.
Chris Young was back on the mound for the first time following the birth of his daughter, Catherine Elizabeth. Will Venable singled in two runs as San Diego beat Arizona 6-3.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (21-5 / 13-0) stayed perfect in conference play, surviving a near-impossible late Penn (11-18 / 6-6) rally, 94-92. Brown (18-9 / 10-3) set a new school record for victories, beating Harvard (8-21 / 3-10) by a 78-62 score. Yale (12-15 / 6-7) survived 50-48 at Dartmouth (10-17 / 3-10).
Fordham vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. New Orleans - 8:00 pm ET
Here's audio of an interview the NCAA blog conducted with Georgetown senior guard Jonathan Wallace.
A Northwestern (8-20) rally fell just short in a 67-62 loss to Iowa.
Richmond welcomes Fordham in the Spiders' final home game of the season.
Denver travels to New Orleans in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
The New York Times reports that Harvard and the Ivy League will be looking into the possibility that Harvard committed recruiting violations. Pete Carril is quoted at the end of the piece.
