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Friday News:

Pete Carril will speak at the Fairfield University Coaches' Clinic on October 28.

Here is an interesting, uncorroborated story about a possible 2012 non-conference opponent and how this game came to be.

Georgetown ranked 12th in ESPN's 50 in 50 countdown.

An Arizona State assistant is leaving to replace Dan Leibovitz at Penn.



Monday News:

Will Venable had a nice day at the plate yesterday versus San Francisco, including three hits and his eighth home run (video) of the season.

An all-state Floridian with interest from both Princeton and Fairfield is moving to Alabama.

There's an "explosive point guard" from Maryland who lists the Tigers among 16 schools.

A big man whose name had been associated with several Ivy programs will instead play baseball at Duke.

Oregon State has arrived in France.

Penn lost assistant Dan Leibovitz to the NBA.



Monday News:

Dave Blatt and Russia took the bronze at the Olympics with a thrilling 81-77 victory over Argentina. The Russians scored the game's final five points in the last 37 seconds. Before tipoff the MetroWest Daily News spoke with Blatt.

Fairfield head coach Sydney Johnson gives a positive review to the NCAA's rule change allowing limited scrimmages and individual skill sessions during the summer.

Over the weekend Will Venable (video) smacked his seventh home run of the season, his first since the All-Star break.

As part of Amazin' Calls, Chris Young dialed up a woman from Floral Park.

Former Princeton player Kriner Cash makes a cameo in the inspection of an Auburn running back's high school transcript.



YouTube potpourri LXXII.

Here’s the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, highlights of Princeton's 1990 NCAA Tournament game versus Arkansas. I posted these one year ago but they subsequently vanished and then resurfaced online.

Five additional videos follow after the jump.

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Monday News:

As we hit the All-Star break, San Diego's Will Venable is slumping, hitting .091 in his last 10 games and down to .248 for the season. Venable has six home runs, 16 doubles and 21 RBIs as baseball pauses midway through the campaign.

Since returning from injury in June, Chris Young has started six games for the Mets. His 2-2 record disguises a 3.41 ERA. Young has pitched at least five innings in each of his starts.

After throwing six shutout innings against Philadelphia the last time out, Young was touched up for three runs in the seventh as the Phillies rallied past New York. Batters are hitting far better versus Young the third time through the lineup.

Pete Carril is part of the first class that will be inducted into the Reading High Athletic Hall of Fame.

Those in the DC area can watch Ian Hummer play at the Kenner League for Hoop Magic.

Hummer's Tigers are ranked 136th overall in the first 2012-13 team preview I've come across.

A 2013 power forward attending the LeBron James Skills Academy has heavy interest from three Ivy programs, including Princeton.

Fairfield has announced a competitive non-conference schedule for the upcoming season.

At the M&I Kansas City Shootout on November 30th, Oregon State will play Kansas.

Dave Blatt is coaching Russia at the Olympics.



YouTube potpourri LXXI.

Here’s the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Craig Robinson is interviewed before Oregon State's graduation.

A diverse eight additional videos follow after the jump.

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Friday News:

Ian Hummer cracked Basketball Prospectus' list of last season's Top 100 players.

TigerBlog has a piece on Doctor Pete Carril.

A panel of ESPN writers/personalities went conference by conference ranking the best and worst jobs in each. An interesting exercise.

One day after making his first major league start in 13 months, Chris Young went on the team's "paternity list." Young's wife gave birth to the couple's third child on Wednesday morning.

A forward who plays on the Main Line apparently holds offers from Princeton and Fairfield.

Here's the official press release on Kendrick Saunders being named an assistant coach at Navy.



Tuesday News:

A top 2013 small forward is going to Georgetown. His "short list" of 10 schools had included Princeton.

The Hoya wrapped up 2011-12 with John Thompson III.

Chris Young delayed his next rehab start for worthwhile non-injury-related reasons.

Over the weekend Will Venable hit his second home run of the season.

A guard from Seton Hall will transfer to Fairfield.

There's a now-local power forward who is debating going to the Ivy League.

One more recruiting tidbit: A 2013 shooting guard listed Princeton among his suitors when asked.

Trenton TV station WZBN has been sold, which means no more highlight packages of random basketball games.



Tuesday News:

The big news from yesterday was the Ivy League's announcement that NBC Sports Network (formerly Versus) would be carrying between six and 10 men's basketball games in 2012-13 and 2013-14. As Soft Pretzel Logic states, these broadcasts can include non-conference matchups.

In addition, Princeton's separate agreement with the ESPN family of networks, which seems to always mean two Ivy contests at Jadwin Gym are broadcast nationally, remains in effect and continues beyond this two year deal with NBC Sports Network.

Whether that means fewer Princeton games will be part of this new package or that you'll see more Tiger action than ever before with greater ease remains to be seen.

This new partnership also includes Ivy League football and men's lacrosse games.

John Rogers recommends some "great stocks for sports lovers."

More blogging by Judson Wallace as FC Barcelona preps for the Euroleague Final Four.

Chris Young is scheduled to make his first rehab start on Thursday with the Mets' Class A-Advanced affiliate in St. Lucie.

If the Portland Trail Blazers call about their open General Manager position, the Sacramento Bee feels Geoff Petrie should listen.

Bill Bradley shares his concerns about the influence of money in politics.

On this day in 1967, Pete Carril was hired at Princeton.

Sydney Johnson feels Tony Newsom is "ready to be a head coach." Will Brown agree?

I was shocked to read late last night that Don Gowan, head coach at the Canterbury School, died suddenly. He was only 38. Gowan coached Princeton recruit Edo Lawrence and I enjoyed talking with him and exchanging emails for multiple pieces this past season. My condolences to his friends, family and colleagues.



Friday News:

Georgetown will face Texas on December 4th at Madison Square Garden in one half of the Jimmy V Classic doubleheader.

Take an early look at the Ivy League for 2013 using Value Add. Ian Hummer also projects nicely among all “Low-Major” returnees.

Jadwin Gym has provided Princeton with one of the 50 best current overall home court records in Division I.

A tour of the minor leagues for Chris Young will wait.

There's a real good Grantland piece on how Roy Hibbert avoided becoming a stiff.

Fairfield has published an official press release on the hiring of Kyle Koncz.

Chris Mooney and Richmond welcome Butler to the Atlantic 10 conference.

Brown's search for their next basketball coach has apparently been narrowed to nine names, including a few familiar faces.



Wednesday News:

There is a magazine profile of Pete Carril you can read the first portion of sans subscription.

Brian Taylor has been named the Executive Director of Teleos Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Arizona.

Vote for Princeton's NCAA Tournament victory over UCLA to represent New Jersey in ESPN's Great State Debate.

If there are no setbacks along the way, Chris Young could rejoin the Mets' rotation later this month.

A lengthy end of season Q&A with Fairfield coach Sydney Johnson ran in the Connecticut Post. Click through to read part one, part two and part three.

Kevin Broadus has been promoted to the position of assistant coach at Georgetown.

Stephen Goldsmith is the subject of a story in his school's newspaper!

Here is the apparent short list for Brown's next basketball coach.



Kyle Koncz joins the Fairfield staff.

After one season as an assistant coach at Williams College, Kyle Koncz '08 (left) has been hired by Sydney Johnson (right) as the new Director Of Basketball Operations at Fairfield.

This position opened when Brian Nash left the Stags for a job at Duquesne and Martin Bahar was promoted from DOBO to assistant.



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