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.
Chris Young looks to improve on his first start of the season, facing Los Angeles today at 4:05 pm ET.
Will Venable and the Portland Beavers are 2-0 this year.
Will Venable (1-4) and the Portland Beavers started the 2008 season with an 8-4 win over Fresno. Venable is playing center field, his third outfield position in as many seasons.
Chris Young makes his first start of the season as San Diego hosts Houston at 10:05 pm ET.
Will Venable will begin the year with AAA Portland.
Princeton recruit John Comfort received Special Mention on the Illinois 3A/4A Boys All-State team. Comfort will also be playing in the Chicago Catholic League vs. Suburban Catholic League All Star Game.
West Virginia vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
The Princeton Packet has two articles of note: One on the Penn game and one on fan favorite Noah Savage.
Georgetown (26-4) advanced to the Big East semifinals for the third straight year. The Washington Post has more on the the Hoyas' hot shooting and Sally Jenkins offers up a funny piece about "luck."
Richmond (16-14) lost to St. Joe's, 61-47 on the boardwalk in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Northwestern (8-22) led by 13 at halftime and had the ball with a chance to win in the game's final seconds but it was Minnesota who advanced out of the first round of the Big Ten Tournament with a 55-52 victory.
How's this for a tease? Great Wall 1, Will Venable 0.
Read about the Penn game on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, the Trenton Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Daily News, courtesy of the Associated Press and on pennathletics.com.
USA Today has Pete Carril on their list of the top five retired coaches who never made the Final Four.
Will Venable is profiled in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Stories on yesterday's Cornell / Princeton game can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trenton Times, courtesy of the Associated Press and on cornellbigred.com.
Will Venable has impressed San Diego manager Bud Black.
Georgetown (25-4) won the Big East regular season title for the second straight year, the first time this has been done in the program's history.
The Hoyas took the lead on DaJuan Summers' three point shot with 40 seconds to play and defeated Louisville 55-52.
Things are different for Georgetown from where they stood just four years ago. Or, it is just "luck" if you're Rick Pitino.
Richmond (16-13) could not stay with Atlantic 10 regular season champion Xavier, falling 86-61. Despite the loss the Spiders earned a first round bye in the A10 Tournament and will play Thursday afternoon against the winner of Fordham/St. Joe's.
Northwestern (8-21) lost 65-52 to Wisconsin. Northwestern is the 11th seed in the Big 10 Tournament and will play Minnesota on Thursday afternoon at 5:00 pm ET.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (19-9 / 11-3) won its fourth straight, a 75-71 decision over Dartmouth (10-18 / 3-10). The Bears now wait to see if they get the call for the NIT or the CBI. Penn (12-18 / 7-6) beat Columbia (14-15 / 7-7) at the buzzer on a jumper by Tyler Bernardini, 69-67. Yale (13-15 / 7-7) finished its season with an 81-65 romp past Harvard (8-22 / 3-11).
Today's Game: Cornell (21-5 / 13-0) vs. Princeton (6-21 / 3-9)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 133-74.
Last meeting: Cornell 72 Princeton 61 - 2/8/08.
| Cornell | Princeton | |
| 12-1 | Home Record | 6-5 |
| 9-4 | Away Record | 0-12 |
| 67 | RPI | 330 |
| 104 | Sagarin | 297 |
| 130 | Pomeroy | 296 |
| 77.4 | Points / Game | 57.2 |
| 68.3 | Points Allowed / Game | 64.1 |
| .491 | FG% | .422 |
| .776 | FT% | .704 |
| .413 | 3PT FG% | .330 |
| 33.9 | Rebounds / Game | 30.2 |
| 9.2 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 8.6 |
| 15.7 | Assists / Game | 12.1 |
| 13.9 | Turnovers / Game | 14.4 |
| 3.3 | Blocks / Game | 2.0 |
| Wittman: 15.4 | Points | Finley: 10.1 |
| Foote: 6.3 | Rebounds | Koncz: 4.7 |
| Dale: 5.1 | Assists | Gunn: 3.1 |
| Dale: 1.3 | Steals | Schroeder: 1.5 |
| Foote: 1.5 | Blocks | Finley: 1.0 |
| Kreefer: .627 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Briggs: .581 |
| Dale: .931 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Koncz: .864 |
| Wittman: .468 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Lake: .407 |
Louisville vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - CBS
Wisconsin vs. Northwestern - 3:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
UMass vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET - FSN Ohio
Brown vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Stories about Princeton's victory over Columbia can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and the Trenton Times, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocolumbialions.com.
It is the final home game for four Georgetown seniors. The Hoyas host Louisville in a battle that will decide the Big East regular season title.
Richmond travels to Atlantic 10 leader Xavier.
Northwestern welcomes Big Ten leader Wisconsin on Senior Day in Evanston.
Chris Young was back on the mound for the first time following the birth of his daughter, Catherine Elizabeth. Will Venable singled in two runs as San Diego beat Arizona 6-3.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (21-5 / 13-0) stayed perfect in conference play, surviving a near-impossible late Penn (11-18 / 6-6) rally, 94-92. Brown (18-9 / 10-3) set a new school record for victories, beating Harvard (8-21 / 3-10) by a 78-62 score. Yale (12-15 / 6-7) survived 50-48 at Dartmouth (10-17 / 3-10).
