Madfriars.com reports that San Diego will purchase the contract of Will Venable and call him up to the major leagues. Venable will replace the injured Scott Hairston on the Padres' roster.
Venable and Chris Young could both be in the same line-up on Sunday, as Young is expected to return to the rotation then.
The Princeton Packet speaks with MCCC head coach Howie Levy.
An excerpt of Craig Robinson introducing his sister, Michelle Obama, at last night's Democratic National Convention. While I continue to look for video of the full speech, you can read a transcript here.
Robinson was also interviewed by Katie Couric for the CBS Evening News.
Chris Young will throw a simulated game in Arizona today and could "easily slide back into the rotation if no problems arise."
A 6'3" local guard made an unofficial visit to Princeton and his head coach spoke highly of the job Tigers coach Sydney Johnson is doing recruiting him.
The Trenton Times reports that former Princeton assistant Howie Levy will be named the men's basketball coach at Mercer County Community College. Congratulations, Coach Levy!
Phil Sheridan of the Philadelphia Inquirer profiles Russian national team head coach David Blatt. Russia will not advance to the medal round, finishing pool play in Group A with a 1-4 record following a 91-79 loss to Argentina.
Konrad Wysocki also saw his Olympic experience end with a 106-57 defeat against the United States. Wysocki had five points and five rebounds in defeat. Germany ended with a 1-4 record in Group B.
Will Venable was honored by Baseball America for having the "Best Strike Zone Judgment" in the Pacific Coast League in the magazine's annual "Best Tools" survey.
CBS Sportsline interviews Craig Robinson about his brother-in-law.
The Town Topics caught up with Noah Savage after George's/Ivy Inn won the Princeton Summer League title.
Konrad Wysocki scored three points and was whistled for a technical foul as Germany lost 72-59 to Spain in Olympic play.
The Jerusalem Telegraph profiles Russian head coach David Blatt.
Chris Young has been placed on the 15 day disabled list with a strained right forearm, retroactive to August 11th. Young hopes to pitch again this season, but may be done for the year.
Former Ivy League Associate Director for Athletic Administration and Championships Chuck Yrigoyen has been named commissioner of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Chris Young makes his third post-injury start today at 3:05 pm ET in Colorado versus the Rockies.
Noah Savage returned from California just in time to score a team-best 17 points as George's/Ivy Inn won the deciding game three of the Princeton Summer League championship series.
Since I can't tell what is being broadcast when/where on the NBC family of networks, I'll avoid Olympic spoilers, but play-by-play for games involving Konrad Wysocki and David Blatt can be found here.
Also in China, Sean Gregory, who posts about the experience on the Ivies In China site.
Another confirmed contest for the 2008-09 non-conference schedule: Princeton at Lafayette on Tuesday, December 30th. There are now 15 games on the tentative schedule we've pieced together. Dates for home games against Rutgers and South Carolina and a trip to Army are expected to be added soon.
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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
