Wednesday News:
The NCAA has released their 2009-10 Academic Progress Rate Public Report. You can see the numbers for Princeton here.
Was Will Venable focusing on the right things?
John Rogers has favorite stock picks for Ariel Investments.
Tuesday News:
A slumping Will Venable was demoted to AAA Tucson to improve his technique.
Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade was on the Seton Catholic Central golf team that captured the Section 4 Class C title.
Here's audio of a recent interview with Craig Robinson on Minnesota's WCCO.
Monday News:
Judson Wallace saw his season end on Sunday. Gran Canaria 2014 lost 93-76 to Caja Laboral and fell out of the Liga ACB quarterfinals. Wallace had nine points and six rebounds in the game.
A right hand injury is hampering Will Venable. The former Princeton player is hitting .244 in 134 at bats for the Padres.
princetonbasketball.com readers were the first to read about Clay Wilson's acceptance to Princeton on Thursday night and now reporters in Wilson's home town of Tulsa are picking up the story we broke.
Wilson was named second team All-State in April by Tulsa World.
A sophomore big man from TCU will transfer to Northwestern.
The Wildcats are expected to play in the Charleston Classic this November.
Fairfield officially announced the additions of Tony Newsom and Martin Bahar to Sydney Johnson's coaching staff.
Those of you in Italy now have the option of attending the Mason Rocca Basketball Camp. The staff working this camp includes several familiar names for those who follow Princeton basketball.
Thursday News:
Scott Greenman has been promoted at Georgetown. He is now the Hoyas' Director of Basketball Operations. Greenman also popped up on Twitter, so I've added him to our updated list of current and former Princeton players working with 140 characters or less.
The Town Topics talked to Noah Savage about the marathon he is running in June.
Craig Robinson continues to make the talk show rounds, including an appearance on the Mike Wise Show (audio). Robinson's Oregon State team will play at the Meadowlands in early November for the championship portion of the Legends Classic.
Later that same month Northwestern will visit Georgia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Bill Carmody announced today that Tavaras Hardy is now the Wildcats' associate head coach.
Mitch Henderson is keeping the Princeton pipeline flowing.
Future Tiger Denton Koon was honored with the Kansas City Recruiting Battalion's Top Performer Award.
Dan Mavraides told the Hellenic Voice about his tattoo.
Tuesday News:
The Robbinsville Lacrosse Association will dedicate a field in the memory of Christian "Crunch" Regulski tomorrow.
Congratulations Ian Hummer. According to Cracked Sidewalks you're the 252nd most valuable returning player in college basketball.
INC. interviews Craig Robinson.
Sydney Johnson sent a letter to friends of the Fairfield basketball program.
Here's the official press release on the hiring of Marcus Jenkins at Princeton.
Gary Walters continues to assert his touch on the athletic department.
Friday News:
Kareem Maddox is the Daily Princetonian's Male Athlete of the Year.
The Mets' Chris Young opted for shoulder surgery and his season is almost certainly done. ESPN New York writes about how Young's four starts and 24 innings pitched were actually statistically amazing.
Princeton coach Mitch Henderson was part of a group that rang the closing bell at the NASDAQ on Thursday. Here is video of the ceremony.
Armani Jeans Milano coach Dan Peterson checked in with his perspective on a 92-74 home victory over Vanoli Cremona. Peterson writes:
"The MVP was Mason Rocca, from my home town of Evanston, Illinois, with 14 points (7-10 shooting) and 9 rebounds. He played 29 minutes at the '4' position and we were +34 in those minutes on the plus-minus."
Milan's Jonas Maciulis suffered a serious knee injury during the game.
Wednesday News:
A 29th round selection in the 1994 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, Mitch Henderson will be on the field of the team that selected him this evening. The Yankees will recognize 10 collegiate coaches connected to Coaches vs. Cancer at home plate before New York and Kansas City play. Henderson is among those expected to attend the ceremony.
Stephen Goldsmith unexpectedly ran into a familiar face who now has some time on his hands at Hoagie Haven yesterday afternoon.
It is not a great shock what the Daily Princetonian has selected as their game of the year.
Craig Robinson will be part of a panel discussion on May 17th as part of a new film series at Oregon State.
A forward from southern Indiana will play for the defending Division II national champion over interest from Penn and Princeton.
Former Tiger Bill Kingston has become the the winningest high school tennis coach in history. In 38 years, his teams have an incredible 957-171 record.
Tuesday News:
Photo: Marc S. Levine
A MRI shows that Chris Young has a tear of the anterior capsule in his right shoulder. His career is in serious jeopardy according to the New York Post.
Both Kareem Maddox and Dan Mavraides plan to play professionally overseas after graduation.
Former Sacramento King Doug Christie credits Pete Carril for improving his game.
Monday News:
Georgetown's Hollis Thompson and Northwestern's John Shurna both pulled their names out of the NBA Draft before the deadline and will return to their respective schools for the 2011-12 season.
Chris Young was a last minute scratch on Saturday night and went back on the disabled list yesterday after an MRI revealed swelling in his right shoulder.
Well, at least Young has a nice apartment on the Upper East Side.
Dave Blatt's Maccabi Tel Aviv squad defeated Real Madrid in the EuroLeague Final Four but fell 78-70 to Panathinaikos in the title game.
MVP Ultimate Basketball argues Blatt is ready for the next step in his career.
Armond Hill was less than thrilled that part of the Celtics' gameplan was posted on Twitter by a member of the media.
Former Tiger Bill Kingston is on the cusp of a national record.
Thursday News:
Here's your first bit of non-conference confirmation for the 2011-12 schedule: Princeton will play a return game at Siena. From what I hear, several of the Tigers' opponents from last season will reappear come November and December.
One web site argues it is time to send Will Venable down to the minors. Venable is hitting .191 in 94 at bats.
Georgetown sophomore Jerrelle Benimon will transfer.
The NCAA's rules committee has recommended that among their suggested changes a restricted area arc be added under the basket.
There is also a proposal that would alter the recruiting calendar once again.
Wednesday News:
It is a big offseason for Sacramento GM Geoff Petrie. The Kings staying in California's capital for at least one more year also means Pete Carril is likely to return to the team.
David Blatt and Maccabi Tel Aviv are in the Euroleague semifinals. They'll face Real Madrid on Friday.
Fairfield coach Sydney Johnson will be a guest speaker on May 17th in Stratford. Four days prior you can catch Oregon State's Craig Robinson in a roundtable discussion at the Aspen Institute's Sports & Society Program in Washington, DC.
Princeton Alumni Weekly has a brief piece on the hiring of Mitch Henderson.
Monday News:
C. Young (1-0) 7.0 IP 2 H 0 ER 3 BB 7 K 1.88 ERA. 97 pitches, 57 strikes.
Chris Young pitched seven shutout innings (video) in Philadelphia last night and left with a 1-0 lead. The Mets would eventually prevail in 14 innings. Young was in the training room when word broke that Osama bin Laden had been killed.
Prior to Young's most recent start the Wall Street Journal ran a piece on the former Princeton center's Book of Hitters.
TigerBlog has more on Mitch Henderson and Brian Earl.
ESPN hands out additional coaching carousel grades.
Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade is one of 50 players to earn Best of the BCANY status.
