September 25, 2009 at 9:27 am
Filed under Basketball, Gabe Lewullis, Oregon State, Princeton, Steve Goodrich, Today's News

Dana O'Neil of espn.com has a "Where Are They Now?" piece about Gabe Lewullis and Steve Goodrich.
You can now follow the Oregon State men's basketball team on Twitter.
New Sixers head coach Eddie Jordan is trying to sell the Philadelphia media on the "Princeton offense."
September 24, 2009 at 10:55 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Judson Wallace, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable

A good night in Colorado for Will Venable - his 12th home run of the season and a bases-clearing double (video) in the fifth inning as he drove in four runs for the victorious Padres.
Judson Wallace is back to blogging on the Euroleague web site.
Rivals writes about two of Oregon State's impact freshmen.
Army, Princeton's third opponent this season, fired their head coach yesterday.
September 23, 2009 at 10:15 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Sean Gregory, Today's News, Will Venable

Georgetown coach John Thompson III was part of a group of college coaches backing health care reform who appeared on Capitol Hill yesterday.
Northwestern picked up a high profile recruit - four-star Georgia shooting guard Jershon Cobb. The Daily Herald offers several additional thoughts following the Wildcats' second full-team workout.
Sean Gregory interviews Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald.
Former Georgetown forward Jeff Green was back on campus this summer, working towards his degree. He is expected to graduate in 2012.
The emergence of Will Venable is one of Five Things To Reflect On for Bleacher Report.
If you're not reading Craig Moore's blog, where the Wildcat sharpshooter writes about his experience playing overseas, this mailbag is a good place to start.
This morning I was able to confirm news of Princeton's second 2010 verbal commitment. Look for a piece about the next Tiger big man on the site later this week.
September 18, 2009 at 10:37 am
Filed under Basketball, Princeton, Richmond, Scott Greenman, Today's News

Princeton has announced a few tweaks to the 2009-10 schedule. Two date changes and several minor start times. Those adjustments have been made to the site's schedule page.
Rivals is counting down all 347 Division I programs. Princeton places close to the middle at #156.
Tiger assistant Scott Greenman is pictured in Northfield Mount Hermon's photo gallery of college coaches that have recently visited the school.
Jeff Goodman had a post about Richmond on his Fox Sports blog.
Finally, congratulations to former Tiger Matt Sargeant, who we hear was named "the voice" of Buzztime's Sports Network. If you find yourself in one of the 4,000+ bars that have a Buzztime machine, check out Matt's commentary.
September 15, 2009 at 9:38 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Northwestern, Today's News, Will Venable

Northwestern will play 20 home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena this season. The Wildcats' full schedule was announced yesterday.
Will Venable may have been 0-4 at the plate in San Diego's extra inning loss to Arizona last night, but on Sunday Venable had two hits, including his eleventh home run of the season (video) as the Padres beat the Rockies 7-3.
September 11, 2009 at 10:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Georgetown has released its 2009-10 men's basketball schedule.
The John Thompson III Foundation hosts its Third Annual Foundation Weekend on September 18th and 19th.
Two recaps of the talk Bill Bradley and Ken Dryden participated in called Lives on the Run: Sports, Service and Leadership - one in the Cornell Daily Sun and the other in the Ithaca Journal.
A local guard who had Princeton on his short list of suitors has opted to play at Drexel.
September 3, 2009 at 10:47 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Geoff Petrie, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable

Got plans on Friday? Going to the California State Fair? You can meet Sacramento Kings GM Geoff Petrie at the County Exhibits Building from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
A California center who played for Scott Greenman at the 2009 Maccabiah Games has decided to play collegiately for Yale.
San Diego swept a three game series against Washington with a 7-0 victory yesterday afternoon. Will Venable was 2-4 on the day and drove in the game's final run.
Related to the link I shared on Friday about St. John's retaining someone to use Twitter during basketball games comes this piece on colleges hiring official "Sportswriters".
September 2, 2009 at 9:52 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable

Denver head coach Joe Scott has signed a three year contract extension that will keep him with the Pioneers through the 2014-15 season.
Another addition to the highlight reel for Will Venable, who followed up an outfield assist (video) on Monday with a diving grab (video) last night.
The charity auction that John Thompson III and his wife were involved in raised over $39,000 for the Sullivan Center for Breast Health.
One name to add and one name to remove from your recruiting radar - A 6'7" North Carolina forward says Princeton is one of the schools that have made him an offer, while a 6'9" post player from Arizona who had previously listed the Tigers among his suitors verbally committed to Weber State.
Finally, there was a post on TigerBlog on Monday called "Jon Solomon, Media Member?" that I'd be curious to hear your opinions on. While, as I said in that site's comments, I'm not sure how comfortable I am with my name being the focal point for this discussion - I think both this post and the Washington Post article I shared here that inspired it raise some interesting, important issues. I had only hoped that by this point I would have earned a period in the subject line, not a question mark.
August 31, 2009 at 9:45 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Craig Robinson, Oregon State, Today's News, Will Venable

Forward Konrad Wysocki has signed with the Polish team PGE Turow Zgorzelec of the Liga Koszykówki.
Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson spoke at Friday's Albany Beaver Huddle.
A decent weekend for Will Venable, who had two hits in the second inning on Friday night as the Padres scored six times versus Florida. Venable followed that up with a solo home run (video), his ninth of the season, in San Diego's 7-4 victory over the Marlins on Saturday. While his team was unable to pull of the sweep yesterday afternoon at Land Shark Stadium, Venable made another great diving catch (video) and raised his average to .274 with a pair of singles.
Cornell became the fifth Ivy League school to release their 2009-10 men's basketball schedule, joining Princeton, Brown, Harvard and Yale.
August 28, 2009 at 10:34 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Senior Nick Lake tells the Princeton Athletic Department about the mission he took to Peru this summer.
A 6'8" center from Illinois recently returned from an east coast trip where he visited Princeton, Penn, Yale, Brown, Cornell and Army.
Georgetown coach John Thompson III and his wife Monica will speak at a charity auction supporting breast cancer awareness following the Washington Mystics' game on Sunday.
Former Hoya Jessie Sapp has signed a contract to play overseas for the Scottish Rocks.
The last two articles today have no direct connection to the programs this site covers, but are interesting discussion points:
St. John's has hired someone well-versed in social networking to use Twitter and provide "enhanced coverage" from courtside during Red Storm games this season. If this is done right, with use of TwitPics, Retweets about the team from varied sources and two way Q&As, it will be a great way to connect with this program.
The Washington Post has an article about the blurring line between fan and reporter as more and more individuals start up school-specific recruiting web sites.
August 24, 2009 at 10:41 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Will Venable was at the center of a bench-clearing incident during yesterday's game between the Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals. Venable grounded out to first baseman Albert Pujols and Pujols felt Venable gave him an elbow when Pujols tagged him out in the baseline. After the game, Venable considered the matter over. Pujols, not so much.
Gonzaga's Cedrick Lindsay has accepted an offer to play at Richmond. Lindsay's teammate Malcolm Lemmons is considering an offer from Princeton, among other Ivy schools.
Former Northwestern guard Craig Moore is blogging about his first year playing overseas for the Dutch team De Friesland Aris.
August 23, 2009 at 9:28 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Bill Bradley, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

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.
Last night Venable was one for three at the plate as San Diego was shut out by St. Louis, 7-0.
ESPN Chicago thinks the future is looking bright for Northwestern basketball.
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