Been traveling for over a week. Let's see what was happening while I was on the road...
Geoff Petrie will not be back as the Sacramento Kings' general manager. His contract expires at the end of the month.
Feel free to vote for Will Venable on your All-Star Game ballot. The polls close on July 4th. Venable may only be hitting .210 but he continues to lead the Padres in home runs. Here's video of the shot that got him into double figures for the season.
One columnist wants the Utah Jazz to draft Ian Hummer for fairly ridiculous reasons.
Hoya forward Greg Whittington could miss the 2013-14 season due to injury.
Should Armond Hill get consideration as the next head coach of the Boston Celtics?
Judson Wallace did not score for Barcelona in the deciding game of the ACB playoffs, which went to Real Madrid. Wallace has joked elsewhere online that he is now "unemployed."
A slideshow honoring George Leftwich Sr., who retired as Archbishop Carroll's athletic director.
Stephen Goldsmith's brother and Howie Levy's son were just two local friends to throw a local high school graduation party benefitting Derek's Dreams.
Last night Will Venable passed Moe Berg for most hits by a Princeton alum with a bunt single in the fourth inning, but that was easily overshadowed by the above sensational catch, which continued a tie game versus San Francisco in the bottom of the 12th.
San Diego would push a pair across in the following frame to win their seventh straight.
Yesterday Will Venable hit his team-leading ninth home run of the season. In the process Venable tied Moe Berg for most hits by a Princeton alum with 441.
Judson Wallace has become the master of the four point play. Wallace's FC Barcelona side and Real Madrid will play a fifth and deciding game of their ACB playoff final series on Wednesday.
The latest Academic Progress Rate data has been released, covering the 2011-12 season. You can generate your own Ivy-wide data or see the full report for Princeton here.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family that I've been sitting on for far too long. Above, Tiger recruit Khyan Rayner is interviewed.
Six additional clips of varying lengths and sources can be found after the jump.
Princeton recruit Peter Miller received Northfield Mount Hermon's Richard Valentine Award, which is "the highest athletic honor given to an NMH student-athlete."
I've been thinking about Pete Carril repeatedly in the wake of the Mike Rice and Julie Hermann controversies, but Sean Gregory is the first former Princeton player to mention how Carril "walked the tightrope" with his tactics.
Here is the name of Princeton's new Director of Basketball Operations.
Harvard assistant Yanni Hufnagel left the Crimson staff for a job with Vanderbilt.
Scott Greenman is leaving Georgetown to become an assistant coach on Mike Brennan's staff at American.
Princeton recruit Amir Bell took part in the Southern Jamfest with Team Jersey Elite and earned praise from an observer.
Will Venable is finding his power stroke at home, yet batting him second is causing one writer pain. You can watch video of Venable's seventh home run this season here.
In his most recent start for AAA Syracuse, Chris Young pitched four scoreless innings before allowing damage in his fifth and final frame.
Chris Young makes his sixth start for AAA Syracuse this morning. Young allowed eight earned runs in 4.2 innings his last time on the mound for the Chiefs.
Mixed Martial Arts have evoked the hard side of former Georgetown center Roy Hibbert.
Oregon State will enroll a point guard one year earlier than originally planned.
Denver's Royce O'Neale is transferring to Baylor so he can be closer to his family.
Spotted on eBay: a Princeton basketball belt buckle and a 1977 ticket stub from when the Tigers bested Notre Dame at Jadwin Gym.
Brown guard Joe Sharkey has been in critical condition the past week after an assault in Providence. Two suspects have since been charged including a former member of the Bears' football team.
Will Venable leads San Diego with five home runs this season, including a shot to right that confused everyone. Venable is hitting .391 at the plate in his past 10 games, homering thrice.
In the minor leagues, Chris Young made his longest start (and perhaps his best start) so far with AAA Syracuse.
Judson Wallace was blogging again in advance of Barcelona Regal's appearance at the Euroleague Final Four. Wallace's team fell to rivals Real Madrid in the semis and lost by one to CSKA Moscow in the consolation game.
Nancy Lieberman's son is transferring to Richmond.
You can watch Princeton recruit Steven Cook in the 3rd Annual Chicago United Hoops Classic: Southside vs. Westside.
Start your week with the senior season highlights of Princeton recruit Henry Caruso, who was named third team all-state by Cal-Hi Sports.
Will Venable lined his third home run of the season yesterday and you can see the footage here. Venable's hitting just .216 in 30 games for the Padres.
Have you ever wondered if T.J. Bray can dunk? Your question has been answered.
A New Jersey guard claims 19 offers, including one from Princeton. There's a small forward from the Philly suburbs who also apparently has been offered by the Tigers.
The NCAA has approved a measure that allows teams to start their practice schedules two weeks earlier. It looks like most seasons will start around September 27 but this new rule "would allow schools to make their own judgment about the starting time when practice begins."
Howie Levy's son Lior will play basketball for Franklin & Marshall.
Denver will face Harvard in the 2013 Great Alaska Shootout.
While some felt Rutgers should hire Bill Carmody, it looks like Eddie Jordan is the likely next coach of the Scarlet Knights. Jordan was an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings alongside Pete Carril, who offers advice in relation to any possibleimplementation of the "Princeton Offense."
A "majestic display" from Kareem Maddox propelled Newcastle Eagles in the first leg of their BBL playoff series with Sheffield Sharks.
Will Venable hit his second home run of the season (video). Padres Public is still in love with Venable's potential.
Former Princeton basketball player Bill Kingston stands on the verge of his 1,000th victory as a high school tennis coach.
The mammoth transfer list has been updated with a pair of additional Ivy names.
Prior to Wichita State's appearance in the Final Four last weekend, Bill Bradley spoke about the 58 points he scored the previous time the Shockers advanced so far.
Big Apple Buckets talked with a candid Sydney Johnson about Fairfield's up and down season.
John Thompson III is just one of the countless people in Jeff Green's corner.
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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
