May 23, 2010 at 10:12 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Judson Wallace, Mason Rocca, Pete Carril, Today's News, Will Venable
The top vote-getter during Saturday's balloting, Pete Carril will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame this October.
Carril popped up at the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team practice in Princeton this week, where he visited with head coach Bob Bradley.
Will Venable has been tinkering with his swing.
Venable also received the Robert L. Peters, Jr. '42 Award from the Princeton baseball team.
Mason Rocca and Armani Jeans Milano moved one step closer to the Lega A semifinals with a two point victory over Sigma Coatings Montegranaro. Rocca recorded 13 points and seven rebounds in the win.
Judson Wallace had four points and six boards, but Benetton Treviso could not upset Montepaschi Siena in overtime.
May 22, 2010 at 9:40 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, Mason Rocca, Northwestern, Oregon State, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
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Will Venable broke out of a prolonged slump with four hits against the Dodgers on Wednesday. Sliding up to the leadoff spot, Venable nearly hit for the cycle and reached base five times. It was the third four hit game of Venable's major league career.
Venable later joined Sports Radio San Diego (.mp3) to discuss his evening.
The Padres have shut down Chris Young's throwing and placed him on the 60 day disabled list.
Judson Wallace and Benetton Treviso were blown out by Montepaschi Siena 118-79 in the first game of their Lega A quarterfinals.
Mason Rocca scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Armani Jeans Milano's 72-65 win over Sigma Coatings Montegranaro on the other side of the bracket.
Rocca also represented AJ Milano at a press conference (video) to announce an exhibition game in Italy this October between his squad and the New York Knicks. See a photo of Rocca and Danilo Gallinari here.
Georgetown Director of Basketball Operations Matt Henry will leave the Hoyas to join Robert Burke on the Mount St. Mary's staff as an assistant coach.
Oregon State has added two big men to its 2010 recruiting class.
Northwestern coach Bill Carmody is encouraged by Kevin Coble's rehab effort.
May 17, 2010 at 8:11 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Judson Wallace, Mason Rocca, Oregon State, Today's News, Will Venable
The final day of Lega A regular season action saw Judson Wallace and eighth place Benetton Treviso blow out Mason Rocca's third place Armani Jeans Milano team. Wallace had 14 points and 12 rebounds in the win.
Craig Robinson visited the Job Radio Show.
His press gauntlet behind him, Robinson is excited about what lies ahead for Oregon State.
Will Venable was a "celebrity guest" at Rady Children's Hospital Auxiliary's Celebration of Champions.
May 14, 2010 at 9:44 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News
ESPN's Andy Katz writes about the continued adjustments made by Georgetown guard Austin Freeman since being diagnosed with diabetes.
Katz stuck around McDonough Arena to also file a piece about the Hoyas' prospects in 2010-11.
Georgetown assistant coach David Cox is leaving the program to accept an associate head coach position under Mike Rice at Rutgers.
A bit a scheduling news, as Georgetown is expected to take part in the 2010 Charleston Classic.
Finally, a Princeton basketball result - though not one I would have expected, made the Daily Princetonian list of the academic year's best games.
May 13, 2010 at 9:49 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable
The NCAA has recognized Princeton and four other Ivy League men's basketball teams for "their exceptional work in the classroom as part of the NCAA’s academic performance program." Northwestern was also one of the 37 programs honored. You can see the 2009-10 Public Recognition Awards organized by school here.
The NCAA has also released 2009-10 Division I attendance numbers by school and by conference. Did you know the Ivy League saw an average increase of 182 people per game last season compared to a national DI change in average of -147?
Video of Will Venable and Tony Gwynn, Jr. playing a friendly game of P-I-G. Here's another clip, this of Venable making a full extension dive for a catch against the Astros.
Padres announcer Dick Enberg talks with Chris Young as part of his "Inside the Clubhouse" series.
May 12, 2010 at 10:14 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Bill Bradley, Chris Young, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Trading Cards
A second MRI confirmed a shoulder strain for Chris Young. He will be re-evaluated in a handful of weeks.
Padres announcer Dick Enberg talked with CBS-8 in San Diego. One of his stories was about how Young gave him a game ball autographed by the team after an Spring Training win.
Back in February, we reported that Bill Bradley would be honored by the NABC with their Court of Honor Award. The gala event is on Monday night, and you can find all the details here.
The Carroll County Times and Frederick News Post have pieces on Robert Burke's hiring at Mount St. Mary's.
If you were at Bob Ruxin's excellent reception after the Princeton/Harvard game, you would have noticed an exceptionally tall high school student there as part of of the Milton Academy basketball team. While the Tigers were one of his potential collegiate destinations, he will instead play for Boston College, Steve Donahue's first official recruit.
A 6'10" sophomore center from Illinois has Princeton on his lengthy list of prospective schools.
Northwestern will host Georgia Tech in the 2010 Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Sean Gregory interviews Ice Cube.
May 7, 2010 at 10:42 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable
Here's the official press release on Mount St. Mary's hiring of Robert Burke. A press conference will be held on Monday at 2:00 pm ET to introduce the Mountaineers' new coach.
The 17-11 Padres are being patient with Will Venable, who is hitting .233 after 86 at bats. At least a cheat sheet is serving Venable well on the basepaths, where he has seven steals.
Listen to audio of Craig Robinson's recent appearance on Chicago Public Radio.
Robinson is also the subject of piece in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Denver held their men's basketball banquet on Wednesday night.
Gelf Magazine interviews "Outside The Limelight" author Kathy Orton.
Back in September we reported that Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson would serve on an 18 person task force to review university/eating club relationships at Princeton. The findings have been published and you can read them here (.pdf).
May 3, 2010 at 8:41 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Craig Robinson, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
Columbia has selected Kyle Smith from St. Mary's as their new head coach. Smith is close with Richmond coach Chris Mooney, as they were both assistants at Air Force under Joe Scott in 2000-01.
When Smith was up for the Hawaii job in March, Mooney said Smith "is the smartest man in college basketball. I think he has the best feel and overview of basketball programs and coaching of anyone I've ever met." High praise.
All eight Ivy coaching positions are now filled.
Columbia - Kyle Smith (2010)
Dartmouth - Paul Cormier (2010)
Cornell - Bill Courtney (2010)
Penn - Jerome Allen (2010)
Brown - Jesse Agel (2008)
Princeton - Sydney Johnson (2007)
Harvard - Tommy Amaker (2007)
Yale - James Jones (1999)
Sunday's rehab start by Chris Young in San Antonio went poorly. Young allowed five earned runs, surrendered four straight walks and could not make it out of the first inning.
Those of you with access to Princeton Alumni Weekly's Class Notes should check out the piece on page 36 about Class of '35 scholarship holder and Tiger freshman center Brendan Connolly.
Here's video from Craig Robinson's most recent appearance on Jim Rome Is Burning.
Robinson is also the subject of pieces in the Chicago Tribune and the Daily Barometer.
April 30, 2010 at 10:40 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Craig Robinson, Denver, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Video
The Chris Young rehab start that was supposed to happen yesterday has been pushed back. He is now likely to throw for AAA Portland on Sunday at Salt Lake City.
A diving catch by Will Venable (video) ended San Diego's 4-1 win over Florida on Tuesday.
TigerBlog took Wednesday's piece on this site about going to Harvard in 1989 and ran with it.
More from the Craig Robinson media bonanza: Video from his appearance on Charlie Rose, a feature on the ESPN web site, audio of his visit to NPR's Tell Me More and a Marin Independent Journal article on his visit to Dominican University.
Oregon State will visit Colorado in the 2010 Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood series.
A 6'8" guard from Louisiana has signed with Denver.
The Valley News has an worthwhile piece on new Dartmouth head coach Paul Cormier.
April 27, 2010 at 9:08 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Gabe Lewullis, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Stephen Goldsmith, Today's News, Will Venable
Chris Young has been tentatively cleared to pitch on Thursday for San Diego AAA affiliate Portland.
Will Venable was 0-3 at the plate last night, striking out three times. The Padres fell 10-1 at Florida.
Northwestern is still in the mix for a point guard from Las Vegas.
It was 15 years ago this week that Gabe Lewullis chose Princeton.
Congratulations to our own Stephen Goldsmith, who had a picture from this site selected as one of last season's most memorable photos by College Hoops Journal.
April 25, 2010 at 9:25 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Craig Robinson, John Rogers, Kit Mueller, Princeton, Programs, Today's News, Will Venable
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is part of a three-on-three team ("Ariel Slow & Steady") that includes Kit Mueller (above right), Sean Jackson and John Rogers.
Will Venable (video) golfed a shot deep to right as San Diego beat the Reds 5-0 for the team's eighth straight win.
Venable earned praise from his manager for mastering the lost art of the delayed steal.
AOL News' Weekend Questionnaire asks Craig Robinson an assortment of questions he hasn't faced during his book tour.
April 24, 2010 at 8:54 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Today's News, Will Venable
Chris Young was encouraged by the simulated game he threw yesterday in Cincinnati.
Inside the lines, Will Venable picked up two hits in the Padres' series opener with the Reds, San Diego's seventh straight win.
The Hoya reports on the Georgetown basketball banquet.
There's a Craig Robinson Q&A in the New York Times and a lengthy in-studio interview with Mike Francesa (.mp3) on the WFAN site.
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