Thursday News:

March 31, 2011 at 10:48 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Fairfield, Gabe Lewullis, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

There's a full page advertisement in this week's Sports Illustrated highlighting the work of Gabe Lewullis with Our Future Stars. Lewullis can be seen on CBS this weekend at 3:30 pm ET for Buick's "Human Highlight Reel" - a piece that focuses on his current career as well as past basketball success.

Chris Young ended his spring happy with his health.

President Barack Obama gave a speech at Georgetown yesterday about America's energy security. Here's a photo of him being greeted by a familiar face.

As for the Fairfield job, all I have learned is that this is more of a real consideration than I had expected. There's a lot of message board chatter out there and it is impossible to tell what's true or not but it appears based on what I have heard that this coaching change is not an impossibility.

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Tuesday News:

March 29, 2011 at 9:49 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Richmond, Trading Cards, Will Venable

Will Venable hit a pair of solo home runs in San Diego's 5-4 loss to Milwaukee.

The future is key for Richmond.

Monmouth appears set to hire King Rice as their new men's basketball coach.

The story of an Atlanta basketball star who tore his ACL late in his senior season ends with a commitment to Penn.

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Monday News:

March 28, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Matt Henshon, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

A day after speaking with Georgia Tech about their open coaching position, Chris Mooney signed a 10 year extension at Richmond that runs through the 2021 season.

The Yellow Jackets retained the services of Dayton coach Brian Gregory instead.

Elsewhere on the merry-go-round, Kent State's Geno Ford is the new head coach of the Bradley Braves.

Former Princeton player Matt Henshon is quoted in a piece on the legal problems posed by athletes' concussions.

A senior from southern Georgia claims to have an offer from Princeton among other schools.

Here's audio of Chris Young talking to reporters after his last start.

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Saturday News:

March 26, 2011 at 8:42 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Richmond, Today's News

A memorable Richmond (29-8) season ended quickly at Kansas' hand in the Sweet 16.

Soft Pretzel Logic has posted their exclusive interview with Ivy League executive director Robin Harris taped just prior to the one game playoff.

Also worth your time is a story about how the web site of Ken Pomeroy has become a go-to source for college basketball coaches.

A scout told the New York Post that Chris Young looks like an amazing find for the Mets. Young informs the Star Ledger that his shoulder has held up this spring.

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Thursday News:

March 24, 2011 at 9:18 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Steve Mills, Today's News, Will Venable

Friday, March 25th
Southwest region – San Antonio, TX
(12) Richmond vs. (1) Kansas – 7:27 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Princeton freshman guard T.J. Bray is profiled in his hometown paper.

Northwestern (20-14) saw their season end with an exhausting three point overtime loss at Washington State in the NIT quarterfinals.

Sydney Johnson is a finalist for three honors: the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year, the Ben Jobe Award and the Skip Prosser Man of the Year.

The Town Topics writes about the Tigers' trip to the NCAA Tournament as well as Coach Johnson's deep love for Princeton basketball.

Chris Mooney is taking Richmond on a sweet ride.

An inside-the-park home run and a triple were each part of Wednesday afternoon versus the Reds for Will Venable.

Steve Mills is the focus of a piece in the Daily Princetonian.

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Monday News:

March 21, 2011 at 10:30 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Wednesday, March 23rd
(4) Northwestern vs. (3) Oklahoma St / (2) Washington St – TBA pm ET – ESPN2
NIT

Friday, March 25th
Southwest region – San Antonio, TX
(12) Richmond vs. (1) Kansas – 7:27 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

The Diocese of Nashville writes about the first NCAA Tournament experience for Princeton center Brendan Connolly.

The final games of the Tigers' season unified a campus.

Richmond was superb in Denver.

Six shutout innings versus the Marlins for Chris Young in another decent spring training start.

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Wednesday News:

March 16, 2011 at 8:38 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Sean Gregory, Today's News

Wednesday, March 16th
(5) UW Milwaukee vs. (4) Northwestern – 8:00 pm ET – ESPN3
NIT

Thursday, March 17th
East region – Tampa, FL
(13) Princeton vs. (4) Kentucky – 2:45 pm ET – CBS
NCAA Tournament

Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) USC/VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Princeton will meet the media this morning in Tampa and then hold a public practice at the St. Pete Times Forum. Look for coverage of both events later today on the site.

The Daily Princetonian writes about how different styles obscure the similarities between Princeton and Kentucky.

There are two articles in the Princeton Packet: One on Douglas Davis' shot to vanquish Harvard and one on the Tigers' return to the NCAA Tournament.

There are also two articles in the Trentonian: One profiling Ian Hummer making a name for himself and one on head coach Sydney Johnson.

The Ventura County Star talks to Kareem Maddox about his first trip to the NCAA Tournament.

The Advocate-Messenger has quotes from John Calipari after watching tape of Princeton.

The Tampa Bay Tribune and the St. Petersburg Times introduce the Tigers to a new audience.

In addition to his great piece on Princeton/UCLA, Sean Gregory also talks at length about and with his former coach Pete Carril.

A junior forward from New Jersey is focused on Princeton.

Northwestern hosts UW Milwaukee tonight. Bill Carmody is picking up the tab for all the student tickets.

In advance of his NCAA Tournament return on Friday, Chris Wright is practicing with Georgetown.

Rush The Court wraps up the 2010-11 Ivy League season and hands out some awards.

Mets starter Chris Young pitched 5 1/3 innings of one run baseball versus the Nationals. Might Young make the trip west to Tampa from Port St. Lucie on Thursday?

A new Schuylkill 16 has dropped, with Princeton in fourth place. More importantly, I won Comment of the Week.

Around the Ivy League: Well-traveled Harvard (23-7) saw their season end with a 71-54 NIT loss at Oklahoma State.

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Ivy League Postseason Media Teleconference.

March 14, 2011 at 11:57 am
Filed under Audio, Baseball, Princeton

The Ivy League held its Men's Basketball Postseason Media Teleconference this morning, with Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson, senior forward Kareem Maddox and senior guard Dan Mavraides answering questions from media.

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Sunday News:

March 6, 2011 at 9:02 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, Mike Brennan, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's defeat at the hands of Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Daily Princetonian, in the New York Times, in the Boston Globe, in the Crimson, on ESPN Boston and on gocrimson.com.

Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe also has a column on the game.

Former Tiger Mike Brennan is listed as among those "throwing their names into the mix" for the open Monmouth position.

Sophomore Ian Hummer is profiled by Vienna Patch.

Andy Rimol is quoted in a long Bergen Record piece on New Jersey high school basketball legend Les Cason.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon and Liberty fell in the Missouri Class 5 quarterfinals.

Will Venable is benefitting from ramped-up workouts.

Unlike when he pitched last September, Chris Young feels completely healthy.

Richmond (24-7) earned a first round bye in the Atlantic 10 Tournament with a 68-56 win over Duquesne.

Can Georgetown (21-9) win without Chris Wright? The Hoyas trailed by four at Cincinnati with 8:42 to go, but were outscored 26-8 the rest of the way.

Denver (13-17) saw their season end with a 53-49 loss to FIU in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament.

With all but six players suspended for a violation of team rules, Oregon State (10-19) was dropped 80-66 at Arizona State.

Around the Ivy League: Rallying from down 13 at the half, Penn (13-14 / 7-6) came back on Dartmouth (5-23 / 1-13) in Hanover, 70-58. Cornell (10-18 / 6-8) finished the season with a 68-55 victory over Yale (15-13 / 8-6). Noruwa Agho had a career high 31 as Columbia (15-13 / 6-8) closed their campaign by besting Brown (11-17 / 4-10) to the tune of 91-74.

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Thursday News:

March 3, 2011 at 9:08 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Oregon State vs. Arizona - 9:00 pm ET - FSN

Northwestern (17-12) ran nothing but "JV" for the final eight minutes as they rallied past Minnesota, 68-57. In a Senior Night script familiar to site readers this week, Michael "Juice Thompson" scored 12 of his 18 points in the last 3:39 - including a pair of three point shots.

Kevin Anderson totalled 22 as Richmond (22-7) pulled away from St. Joe's in the second half, 69-54.

The Acorn profiles Princeton senior forward Kareem Maddox.

The Town Topics has published their article on the Tigers' Senior Night victory over Columbia.

A preview of Saturday night's Princeton/Harvard matchup can be found in the Crimson.

Future Tiger Denton Koon tallied 21 in Liberty's Missouri Class 5 sectional victory over Park Hill South - a game with a 13-9 halftime score.

Will Venable hit a three run home run in Cactus League action.

Arizona hosts Oregon State.

The latest Schuylkill 16 includes Princeton in fifth place.

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YouTube potpourri XXVI.

February 28, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Princeton, Richmond, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Kareem Maddox joins the Daily Princetonian's "On The Prowl."

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Monday News:

February 28, 2011 at 8:58 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

The Daily Princetonian, the Columbia Spectator and the Cornell Daily Sun summarize the weekend's action.

A second half Northwestern (16-12) rally came up short in Madison. The Wildcats fell to Wisconsin, 78-63.

Shooting 3-29 from three point range, Mercer (16-16) lost against Del Tech Stanton 76-68 in the Region XIX championship game.

Chris Young pitched two perfect innings in his first spring training outing.

Princeton recruit Brian Fabrizius and Kimball Union Academy won their third straight Class AA game over St Andrews School.

You can see some brief highlights of future Tiger Bobby Garbade on Your News Now.

SportsProf writes about how he came full circle.

Monmouth head coach Dave Calloway has "resigned." A member of the Princeton coaching family is on the Asbury Park Press' list of potential replacements.

Last night I learned there is a Fans of Marvin Bressler group on Facebook. I recommend you join!

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