For the first time since May 21st, Chris Young will be on the mound for San Diego. The Padres host Arizona at 10:05 pm ET.
Will Venable smacked his second home run in as many games, as Portland bested Nashville 4-2.
People are still talking about the 500+ foot home run Venable hit at PGE Park.
Art Hyland was presented with the CCBL's Lifetime Achievement Award
Dyanmo Moscow coach Dave Blatt is quoted in a piece about NBA players signing with European clubs.
Chris Young tossed a sideline session on Saturday and is on pace to return to the Padres' rotation on Tuesday against Arizona.
Will Venable is interviewed for a piece on former Novato Knicks trying to make it to the major leagues.
Princeton coaches will be scouting talent at the inaugural Desert Duel Memorial this week.
Town Topics recaps Rich Simkus' induction into the Princeton Summer League Hall of Fame.
Richmond's leading scorer, Dan Geriot will likely miss the 2008-09 season after suffering a knee injury in summer league play.
I wrote a piece for this week's Town Topics on Will Venable. Enjoy! - JS
Former PU Two-Sport Standout Venable A Step Away From Major League Dream
Jon Solomon
It is a rare lazy afternoon for minor league baseball star Will Venable.
The 2005 Princeton University graduate is relaxing by the pool in Portland, Ore., enjoying his first off day in three weeks.
Venable, 25, has just returned home from Tacoma, Wash. with the Triple-A Portland Beavers.
In his first season in the Pacific Coast League playing for the San Diego Padres’ top affiliate, Venable, a baseball and basketball standout at Princeton, is leading the Beavers in hitting (.317), homers (nine) and RBIs (49) through 77 games.
From the time he came off the disabled list on April 28, the anthropology major has been on a tear, hitting safely in 25 of his last 29 games.
“Now being healthy, it is nice to get into a little groove and be able to be in a position to make some nice adjustments,” said Venable, who is in his fourth season in the minors.
Noah Savage was a guest speaker at Montgomery High School's basketball camp.
Princeton Summer League Hall of Fame inductee Rick Simkus reflects on 18 seasons of games at Community Park.
In NBA Summer League action, Judson Wallace started at forward for the Phoenix Suns, scoring two points. Wallace made his only field goal attempt in 18 minutes of play, a lefty jump hook in traffic. The Suns blew a late lead and fell 100-97 to Houston.
Will Venable is hitting .393 with runners in scoring position for the Portland Beavers.
Chris Young threw his second simulated game on Friday. Young will make the first of three scheduled rehab starts on Wednesday for the Class A Lake Elsinore Storm.
Will Venable saw his hitting streak end at 13 games over the weekend. Venable's patience at the plate has been a key to his recent success.
Judson Wallace and the Phoenix Suns start NBA Summer League play this afternoon versus Houston.
Will Venable continues to tear it up in Portland, blasting a game-winning three run home run in last night's 4-2 extra inning victory over Fresno. Venable, who has hit safely in 12 straight games, now leads the Beavers in batting average, hitting .322 with 20 doubles through 73 games.
Harlan Goode of Washington Times writes about the similarities between Davidson head coach Bob McKillop and Georgetown head man John Thompson III, as the two prepare the USA U-18 team for next week's FIBA Americas Championship.
The first quality game in Rico's Get Better League for Princeton recruit Zane Ma - 15 points on 7-14 shooting - but Team Future fell to Team Under The Radar 69-67.
Northwestern forward Nikola Baran will be transferring.
A 6'7" center has decided on Bucknell over Princeton, Cornell and Penn.
Home runs for Will Venable in consecutive games this holiday weekend, including a titanic shot onto the balcony of the Multnomah Athletic Club well beyond the right field fence. Venable is second on the team with a .324 average through 68 games.
A week after surgery to align his septum, Chris Young may resume pitching tomorrow.
One of the nation's top high school shooting guards, Dominic Cheek, speaks highly of USA Basketball U-18 assistant coach John Thompson III.
Will Venable remains on a roll, batting .411 over his last 10 games, including a 4-4 performance with two doubles on Saturday as Portland bested Tacoma 4-2.
Chris Young threw his first bullpen session since being hit in the face with an Albert Pujols line drive on May 21st. Young will have septum surgery at the end of the month and hopes to return to the Padres' roster after the All Star Game break.
Two articles with quotes from Georgetown head man John Thompson III: The first about the draft prospects of Roy Hibbert and the second about incoming Hoya freshman Greg Monroe.
Stats from Zane Ma's first two games for Team Future in the Rico's Get Better Summer League: four points and eight rebounds in 74-70 loss to Team Get Better and two points and four rebounds in a 72-70 loss to Team San Diego.
In other summer league news, Noah Savage had two high-scoring games for George's Rosters/Ivy Inn in the Princeton Summer League.
More details on Oregon State's non-conference schedule, including a game against Yale.
Congratulations to Armond Hill, who is a member of the NBA champion Boston Celtics' coaching staff. Does anyone know the last Princeton alum to be a part of a NBA title?
Will Venable was 3-4 at the plate and scored the game-winning run as Portland defeated Tucson in 10 innings.
Been wondering where in the world is Spencer Gloger? He lead Spain's Melilla Baloncesto in three pointers this past season.
Dartmouth has announced its 2008-09 schedule. That fills in four pieces of Princeton's fixtures.
Former Princeton sharpshooter Mike Bechtold will be inducted into Lebanon High School’s sports Hall of Fame next year.
Chris Young authored a piece for the San Diego Union Tribune about "the bright side of a line drive."
Some 2008-09 schedules are starting to take shape. Oregon State will visit Iowa State as part of this year's Big 12/Pac-10 series.
Will Venable hit in 10 straight games for Portland and is now batting .307 through 51 games in AAA.
A story about the Ivy Athletes Charity Team, co-founded by Luke Owings in 2007.
Chris Young visited Lakeside Farms Elementary School.
Will Venable extended his hitting streak to nine straight games as Portland defeated Fresno 7-4 in 10 innings.
Doc Rivers praises Armond Hill for his work as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics.
The Washington Times talks with John Thompson III.
Will Venable picked up two more hits in Portland's 8-4 loss to Las Vegas. Venable and his father Max are profiled in the Sacramento Bee.
Brown introduced Jesse Agel as their new head coach at a press conference yesterday afternoon. The Providence Journal was on the scene.
