Friday News:

After breaking his nose on Wednesday night, Chris Young has been placed on the 15 day disabled list.
The Mail Tribune talks to Craig Robinson.

After breaking his nose on Wednesday night, Chris Young has been placed on the 15 day disabled list.
The Mail Tribune talks to Craig Robinson.

C. Young (4-3) - 6.0 IP 5 H 4 ER 4 BB 5 K 4.18 ERA. 99 pitches, 95 strikes.
Chris Young didn't have his best stuff, but San Diego scored five early runs before Young settled down as the Padres defeated Seattle 6-4.
A short piece on Will Venable and his father.
Some of the steps Craig Robinson has taken to revive the Oregon State basketball program are revealed.

San Diego starts interleague play tonight at 10:10 pm ET versus Seattle, with Chris Young on the mound for the visiting Padres.
Will Venable hit his third home run in the last three games as Portland defeated the Las Vegas 51s 7-6.
BlazersEdge interviews Craig Robinson.

Chris Young and the San Diego Padres host San Francisco tonight at 10:05 pm ET.
David Blatt and Efes Pilsen "parted ways" earlier this month.
A lengthy Q&A with Craig Robinson from the Gazette-Times. Who knew the two time Ivy League Player of the Year was also a big "Now, Voyager" fan?

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.

Will Venable is on a tear, batting 9-for-18 with five doubles in his last four games. Venable has raised his average to .389.
Two more Craig Robinson links I haven't had a chance to post previously, one from the Portland Tribune and one from last week's Oregonian.

C. Young (1-1) - 3.0 IP 7 H 6 ER 4 BB 2 K 5.17 ERA. 80 pitches, 44 strikes.
A rough night for Chris Young, who was hit hard by the Dodgers in a 11-1 Los Angeles win.
Will Venable and his father Max tell the Marin Independent Journal about being reunited in Portland.
Craig Robinson is profiled by the Oregonian.

Chris Young sees Los Angeles in a second straight start, tonight at 10:10 pm ET.
Amateur anthropologist Will Venable analyses the "culture" of the Portland Beavers. Venable drove in four to raise his average to .323 during last night's 11-9 victory over Salt Lake.
The Daily Princetonian and the Princeton Packet offer up their thoughts on Craig Robinson's hire.
There is still time to sign up for John Thompson III's Georgetown Basketball School.
Richmond received a NCAA waiver to play a charity game benefiting the National Arthritis Foundation's Virginia Chapter.
Alex Wolff's book "Big Game Small World" is discussed in a recent post on the excellent UniWatch blog.

Will Venable knocked three hits and drove in two runs as Portland bested the Sacramento River Cats, 9-1.
Here's the Associated Press story about Craig Robinson's hire.
Quotes from Oregon State players about new head coach Craig Robinson.

Two time Ivy League Player of the Year Craig Robinson has officially been introduced as the 20th head coach of the Oregon State Beavers.
Today's introductory press conference, in which Robinson discusses playing his final two collegiate games in Corvallis, does a Pete Carril impression, shares details of his conversation with Coach Carmody about taking this job and touches on a wide variety of on and off the court themes, is recommended viewing.
Robinson, the fourth-leading scorer in Princeton basketball history, will be interviewed on the FCS program “In My Own Words” tonight at 10:00 pm PT.