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Friday News:

Brown vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET

Georgetown (13-2) shot a season high 68.2% from the floor and defeated Seton Hall, 85-73. HoyaHoops has postgame audio from John Thompson III, Chris Wright, Austin Freeman and Jason Clark.

Denver (12-6) nearly dug themselves out of a 21 point second half hole, but ultimately fell to Louisiana-Lafayette, 55-49.

Lathen Wallace hit a three point shot with a second to go gave Oregon State (2-2) a 67-64 win over Arizona.

The Daily Princetonian already has their Goucher preview ready.

Verbally Committed interviews Good Counsel coach Blair Mills about Princeton recruit Ben Hazel (.mp3).

Dave Blatt is taking over as head coach of Greek squad Aris Thessaloniki.

Dartmouth has named Mark Graupe interim men's basketball head coach.

Interesting stuff - The first NCAA mock selection bracket has both Cornell and Harvard in the field of 64. Richmond is also in as an 11 seed.



Sunday News:

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!

Will Venable is likely to join the Padres in September when the active rosters are expand.

Venable was also named to the Fort Wayne Wizards' all-time team.

San Diego manager Bud Black says that Chris Young will pitch for the Padres in September.

A New England prep school player who previously listed Princeton as a favorite has instead committed to Brown.

A New Jersey guard took an unofficial visit to Princeton and has "high interest" in the Tigers.

Dave Blatt tells a short, funny anecdote from his playing days at Princeton.

Chris Mooney is pleased with Richmond's offense after the Spiders' tour of Spain.



Monday News:

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.



Thursday News:

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.



Wednesday News:

Konrad Wysocki scored seven points in 17 minutes of play, but Germany was no match for Greece, 87-64.

David Blatt is interviewed by Adrian Wojnarowski for a piece about how basketball in Russia has changed.

The Princeton Packet talks to Noah Savage about his performance in the Princeton Summer League final.

Will Venable cracked his 14th home run of the season as Portland came from behind to defeat Fresno 6-5.

Craig Robinson will introduce his sister at the Democratic National Convention.

Richmond is heading to Spain for four exhibition games.

It has been a surprising summer for Georgetown.



Friday News:

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.

ESPN has published its Ivy League ShootAround.

CBS Sportsline's Gregg Doyel wonders how Dave Blatt can live with himself.

Chris Young is interviewed for mlbplayers.com.



Sunday News:

Is Will Venable too slow to play center field in the pros or is he like "a young Jim Edmonds?" Padres' vice president of scouting and development Grady Fuson thinks the answer is the latter. Venable hit his 12th home run of the season in Portland's 4-1 loss to Albuquerque.

Chris Young tells The Temecula Valley News about how his rehab stint with the Lake Elsinore Storm helped prepare him for his return to the major leagues.

Team USA defeated the Dave Blatt-coached Russian national team 89-68 in a pre-Olympics friendly. Russia was able to keep the game close using a technique Blatt picked up from Pete Carril. Blatt just signed a deal to coach Russia through 2012.



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