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A police officer responding to a report of a raid on a Sandwell cash machine has been attacked with a sledgehammer.
The 41-year-old was one of two officers who were first to arrive at the scene and was targeted by one man in three-strong gang.
The attack happened shortly before midnight last night (Sunday 24 August) during a botched raid at the Tesco Express store ATM on Hamstead Road, Hamstead.
As the window of his police car was smashed the officer was struck in the head and arm with the sledgehammer.
The group then fled in what is believed to be a dark coloured, high powered, Audi A6 estate which was using false number plates.
Chief Inspector Harvi Khatkar (pictured), from West Midlands Police, said: "Day in day out our officers put their safety on the line to protect the public from some exceptionally dangerous criminals.
"Thankfully in this case the officer escaped major injury, but these were clearly desperate thieves who must be tracked down.
"As the gang drove off, the boot of the car was open. People who were in the area at the time may remember this. I'd urge those people to get in touch along with anyone who saw a dark coloured estate in the area before the crime."
The officer, who is from Sandwell and who joined the force in 2007, was taken to hospital and discharged following treatment for multiple cuts, bruising and severe swelling to his face and arm.
The store was closed at the time and no one else was injured. All three men were dressed in dark coloured clothing and had their faces covered.
CCTV footage which may have captured the crime on camera has been secured and is currently scrutinised by detectives. House to house enquires have been undertaken and forensic scene investigators have combed the site for clues.
Tools used in the raid and which were left at the scene have been seized by police for detailed forensic examination.
An area around the store was sealed off for several hours while police conducted their inquiries.
Anyone with information which may aid detectives should call police on 101. People who don't want to speak with police officers directly can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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NAACP's Economics Department Participates in We Are One Conference in Phoenix, Arizona
Posted on December 12, 2011 by Nicole E. Kenney, Economic Program Specialist
On December 1 - 4, 2011, the NAACP's Economics Department participated in the We Are One Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Over 500 community and labor organizers convened to learn how to create and advocate for a progressive agenda that unifies African American and Latino communities and strengthens all Americans. The conference began on Friday, December 1, 2011 with leaders from various civil and labor rights organizations including Benjamin Todd Jealous, President & CEO of NAACP, welcoming the audience and encouraging them to continue the fight for social justice. President Jealous stated, "We are fundamentally activists. We turn anger into answers, crisis into causes and causes into celebrations!" President Jealous was joined by representatives from the National Council of La Raza, the Advancement Project and civil and labor rights leader Bill Lucy in encouraging the audience to work, organize and plan together to build a better future for all Americans.
Immediately following the opening session, conference participants attended a panel discussion on community mobilization around the voter suppression efforts that are occurring nationwide. The panel highlighted how these voter suppression laws threaten to undermine the record level of political participation witnessed during the historic 2008 Presidential election by blocking access to millions of people, many of them our most vulnerable citizens. Rev. Jesse Jackson, who served as the keynote luncheon speaker, continued the momentum as he spoke about the importance of Black and Latino partnerships and stated that even though at this moment we have our freedom, we still need to fight for a level playing field. "It's hope time! It's fight back time!" Rev. Jackson proclaimed to an excited crowd.
On Friday and Saturday, participants attended panels on key social justice issues such as immigration, jobs, education, housing, health care and the economy. The NAACP Economics Department presented at various panels. Charles Lowery, NAACP Director of Fair Lending and Inclusion, presented at the housing panel where he discussed the history of the housing crisis and how African American and Latino communities have been adversely affected by housing and economic policy decisions over the past several decades. Dedrick Muhammad, Senior Director of the Economics Department along with Nicole Levey, Education Coordinator at SEIU presented on the Great Recession to Progressive Action, where they discussed our current broken economy, the history of racial economic inequality as well as challenged participants to create a progressive economic agenda that benefits all Americans. Also, participants attended breakout sessions that allowed them an opportunity to brainstorm on how to mobilize their communities around these social justice issues in order to affect sustainable change.
In the spirit of building broad based coalitions, the NAACP Economics Department hosted receptions to allow NAACP members and members from labor and immigrant rights organizations, like Center for Community Change and Promise Arizona, an opportunity to begin building partnerships. Also, President & CEO, Benjamin Todd Jealous and the NAACP Economic Department briefly talked about their work and their vision for the NAACP in 2012. The conference concluded with a mass rally at Occupy Phoenix on Sunday.
To access a copy of the economic justice presentation, visit our website at www.naacp.com/econ. For a copy of all other presentations, visit the www.weareonemovingamericaforward.org. Also, for a more interactive timeline of the conference, check our Twitter Feed at NAACPEcon. In the near future, video of the plenary sessions and panels from the conference will be available on our NAACP Economics Department YouTube channel. A picture slideshow on our Facebook page, NAACP Financial Freedom Center, and Twitter will be available in the near future as well.

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#tellusatoday: Is it OK for kids to be spanked?
We asked readers onTwitter what they thought about corporal punishment in public schools. Is it necessary, abusive or justified?
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I am totally opposed to hitting children.
I think the paddle is a good thing! Made me and a lot of my friends think twice the next time.
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What does corporal punishment get students other than hatred of their school, teachers and principal?
Kids today need spanking. We would have a much better society if they had not stopped whacking misbehaving brats!
The possibility of corporal punishment, usually only implied, created discipline in larger classes and more learning.
I like it! There are too many laws telling parents what they can't do.
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Feels almost out of place not having a game to discuss today. This is the first weekend without some type of UC game to preview since the Sept. 22 bye week. Over Christmas we had New Mexico/Belk Bowl on Thursday and Pitt on Monday, but that was so busy I lump it into the weekend.
So, it's been four months and three days since we went with a Bearcats football/men's basketball-free weekend. This is the point where the message board folks would post a little emoticon guy with tears flowing from his eyes. I'll pass on that.
Fear not! UC women's hoops hosts national power UConn on Saturday at 8 p.m. at Fifth Third. Get your Bearcats fix and see Dayeesha Hollins and company try to spring the upset on the Huskies.
Let's eat ...
--- Cool UC news came out yesterday. Apparently DE Walter Stewart has been invited to the NFL Combine, according to his father via Twitter. Stewart's been cleared to train for the NFL despite his neck condition and the hard work paid off as he'll be in Indy with the best prospects for the draft.
Still don't know about if he will be cleared to play football again, but the possibilities remain open and he's taking every step to make it happen. Not that anybody would be surprised by Stewart's effort or drive, but the concept of him overcoming being told his career is over to still reach the NFL would be one of the great stories in Bearcats history. And couldn't happen to a better guy.
--- While I'm on football and Twitter, great tweet from my ticket guy Greg Harrell yesterday, did you know UC is 25-4 at Nippert Stadium over the past five years? Season ticket renewals are on the way across the country, including here, but I can guarantee few schools can make that claim. (Disclaimer: Finding the home-road splits of every team in college football surprisingly difficult to track down. I'm disappointed in you, Internet.)
--- Bill Koch wrote a blog yesterday on the attendance increases from this point in the season to last year. I've written about this a few times here since we were given the numbers during the Marquette game, but I'll do it again.
The student sections have been phenomenal and much credit goes to Brad Wurthman and his marketing staff who have done a great job making it a place to be and giving students incentive to come early and stay late with the student loyalty program.
I wrote about the student section improvements at this link back in October, feel free to refresh your memory.
Overall, attendance figures are up and Whit Babcock attributes some of that to better non-conference schedule and some to the creative marketing. The biggest area of need for UC to take the next step attendance-wise would be keeping the lower areas filled consistently and adding layers to the loyal folks in the upper deck.
There isn't much else to ask for when it comes to a premier college basketball product, especially this season.
- Fans begged for a more competitive non-conference schedule and we saw the likes of New Mexico and Alabama come to 5/3 this year.
- Fans begged so long for a winner and Mick has rebuilt the program into one of the elite in the current Big East structure. Period. There is no debate, look at the win totals the last three years in conference.
- Fans begged to find a price point. If you want to go to a game and claim there's no deal in your price range, you aren't tying or should be considering going to see CYO games instead for $3. Check CatsTix.com and you'll see all the deals you can get, and the promotions come out on a weekly basis. You can get tickets to the Big East games starting at $15. Premier Top 25 college basketball at that price just doesn't happen.
- Fans begged for excitement. Alabama, New Mexico, St. John's, Marquette all came down to the final shot. This has been as tense/exciting of a season in Clifton as i can remember.
- The timing worked out with three Friday/Saturday games still left on the schedule.
- Oh, and there's fire. It nearly burns my eyebrows every pregame. I swear I'm not scared of it.
The students have come out, the incentive seems to be there for the rest of the older fan base to follow suit to an even higher degree. Those that have filled the building certainly have kept it rocking, I know the atmosphere for the Marquette game ranked up there with some of the best we've seen.
Still remember Rick Pitino calling it the best home-court advantage he's faced after losing at Fifth Third last year. That may have been the rowdiest basketball atmosphere I've seen in Cincinnati or otherwise.
--- While I'm on this topic, little-talked about event going on with alumni for a pregame indoor tailgate before Georgetown with AD Whit Babcock. Here are all the details which include a ticket to the game, Montgomery Inn dinner and Q/A with Whit.
--- Cashmere Wright was on 700WLW last night along with Darren Savino with Mick out of town recruiting. As expected the nine-day break has been great for his knee so far. Said it's getting better. Also mentioned he proposed to his girlfriend two weeks ago. Congrats, Cash. Insert bad "finding Mrs. Wright" pun here.
--- I hear people talk all the time about how the bubble is sitting there without getting used often enough. I don't think people realize sports other than football use it all the time. For instance, baseball was practicing in there yesterday getting ready for their season which is right around the corner. In fact, Pittsburgh Pirates all-utility everything Josh Harrison was there working out with the team a few weeks before he reports to spring training.
Tommy G caught up with him for an interview.
--- OK, so no UC men's hoops to watch this weekend, there are still a few worth checking out. Here's my top three games to watch:
1. Louisville at Georgetown, Saturday, noon: What's going on with the Cards? And is there a more schizophrenic team in all college hoops than the Hoyas?
2. Michigan State at Indiana, Sunday, 1 p.m.: Still not entirely sold with Indiana as capable of winning it all. This will be big for them.
3. Syracuse at Villanova: Nova with momentum coming off Louisville win, could they pull off the unthinkable double-whammy?
Randomness ...
--- Big Foot in Oregon. They claim it's possible because strange sounds are coming from the swamp. Nothing good comes from investigating strange sounds coming from a swamp. I've never been more sure of anything.
--- Star Wars without George Lucas. #Fail #NerdOutrage
--- Our good friend Josh Katzowitz is really excited about rekindling his love affair with Led Zeppelin. You should read about it (even though he wavered and I never did). I mean, he wrote Bearcats Rising for crying out loud. This is the point where Josh would like me to point out plenty of good copies are still available.
--- This dude hit a halfcourt shot to win a car. Did his foot cross the line, though?
--- Sports Pickle collected Katie Couric's best skeptical faces in her interview with Manti Te'o. A truly versatile journalist.
--- It's the weekend. It's cold. Huddle up near your fire and play some Boyz II Men with the significant other in your life. Try to do the deep-voice guy impression. It's a great past time. Yeah, I'm going with B2M today. Feel free to judge.
Reemember, I want to hear from you so shoot me any questions, comments or your thoughts on why you do or do not attend games to firstname.lastname@example.com or hit me up on Twitter at @pauldehnerjr.


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Reno's East Fourth Street will be transformed during the second annual Positively 4th Street Better Block Project event. Considered "the gateway" to downtown Reno, Fourth Street is home to several historical properties but is in need of upgrades and repair. Local businesses are looking to spruce up the area through landscaping, adding a two-way bicycle lane, re-striping … [Read more...]
Dr. Steven Gregurek joins United Blood Services as Medical Director
RENO, Nev. – Steven Gregurek, MD, has joined United Blood Services as medical director. United Blood Services, this area's nonprofit blood service provider, helps organizations and volunteer blood donors make a difference in their communities and provides patients with a safe, dependable blood supply. Dr. Gregurek will work closely with area hospitals to keep them updated on … [Read more...]


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Change the Default Disk Utilities (All Windows)
These settings control the default tools used for Windows disk management including Backup, Defrag, Repair and Cleanup. Changing these values will alter the programs used when you right-click a disk in My Computer and select Properties > Tools.
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Open your registry and find the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Explorer \MyComputer].
Under this key are four sub-keys representing each tool (the key may not already exist and may need to be created manually). The "(Default)" value in each key is used to specify the program to use for that function. The sub-keys are:
- [..\BackupPath] - For the file backup utility.
Default NT/2000/XP: "%SystemRoot%\system32\ntbackup.exe"
Default W9x/WME: "C:\Windows\Backup.exe"
- [..\ChkDskPath] - For the disk repair utility (chkdsk)
Default NT/2000/XP: "%SystemRoot%\system32\chkdsk.exe %c:"
Default W9x/WME: "C:\Windows\chkdsk.exe"
- [..\CleanupPath] - For the disk cleanup utility
Default NT/2000/XP: "%SystemRoot%\system32\cleanmgr.exe /D %c"
Default W9x/WME: "C:\Windows\CleanMgr.exe"
- [..\DefragPath] - For the disk defragmenter
Default NT/2000/XP: "%systemroot%\system32\dfrg.msc %c:"
Default W9x/WME: "C:\Windows\Defrag.exe"
Changes take effect immediately and can be accessed by right-clicking a disk drive in My Computer and selecting Properties > Tools.
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China's Infrastructure That Obama Wants U.S. to Emulate is Collapsing
posted at 11:16 am on June 28, 2009 by dougpowers
Just the latest fatal example of shoddy infrastructure in China is this: a new 13-story building in Shanghai collapsed. The Daily Mail has pictures here. Wow.
Oddly enough, here's Barack Obama last August praising China's infrastructure and speaking about how America needs to emulate that country's "vastly superior" way of building things, which means that if you're in the U.S., put on your hard hat and watch for falling "progress":


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April 25, 2011
Bike Messengers × CSS Art Direction
While I wait for my H+Sons to arrive so I can finally post pictures of my new ride, Wired has a nicely executed HTML5/CSS online(-only?) article on bike messengers' relationship with technology. I initally thought the neat inset images were background divs with chunky borders, but they're actually just absolutely-positioned; the red arrow graphics are background images. (I also mistook the quotes for Knockout; turns out they're in Tandelle.) via Prolly
What could he possibly be riding towards but more cookies?
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Coping With Arthritis in Your Hands
Arthritis can affect any joint in the body, but it is often most noticeable when it affects the hands. While it can be painful and functionally limiting, self-help strategies and medication can help ease the symptoms.
OA or RA? The most common type of arthritis in seniors is osteoarthritis (OA), in


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It deals with intricate relationship of a girl and a boy directed and written by Ryan Arnold.
Randy Morgan with a Mark Twain bogus line would already give you an idea of what the whole movie is going to be.
Water portrays the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi.
Last Order movie is about the lives of three old friends who have been taken to the situation of burying the fourth member of their group.
Wasting Away is the next in a long line of comedy-based zombie films, and yet the film succeeds in ways other films haven't even considered.
Little Ashes revolves around Salvador Dali who has just arrived in Madrid for university at a time when tradition and the past are in conflict with innovation and the future.
The movie Lighthouse is a horror and thriller movie that was directed by Simon Hunter and starred James Purefoy, Rachel Shelly, and Christopher Adamson.
GEN is a Turkish film for those interested in the psychological aspects of horror and murder, or for those just interested in a thrill, directed by Togan Gökbakar.
Directed by Marc Price, it is surprising to know that the movie "Colin" was directed with a budget as low as forty pounds.
A French film every film aficionado should see, if only to say you've seen it.
Hollywood Vampyr opens as Fatal (starring Nora Zimmett), a girl heavily into the Gothic subculture, finally decides to kick the old ways and change her life, moving away from the black lipstick and hair dye.
Six troubled high schoolers and their leader become lost after their bus crashes during a raging storm.


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Brazil's Real Closes Slightly Weaker
BRASILIA--Brazil's real closed slightly weaker against the dollar Wednesday, with little news to move the market in either direction.
The real exited active trading at BRL1.9861, according to Tullett Prebon via FactSet, from BRL1.9845 Tuesday.
Brazilians are already preparing for the start of the Carnival holiday period on Saturday, and...


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"The study of para- psychology is no simple achievement, in essence because the subject matter of parapsychology tends to evoke extreme reactions in people, either of uncritical, soft-minded gullibility in the paranormal or of unyielding, close-minded skepticism...It is necessary to set aside such narrow pre- conceptions of the subject and consciously strive for a more objective, even handed style of weighing up argument and data on both sides of an issue."
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Manteno State Mental Hospital
Date: January 12, 2002
The first building we went into, we had to enter through a basement door which, although cluttered with debris and broken woodwork, was left open just a little. We entered to find a room with two smaller rooms branching off from it, and all were very much littered with leaves as well as garbage left behind by previous visitors. Every room we entered in each building was littered in the same way, as well as having almost every window broken out.
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First-year players have been key to the turnaround for the Patriots, who won only five games in 2008. Freshman Diana Kallenberger had two goals and an assist against UMBC to give her a team-high seven goals and four assists. Jamaican international Omolyn Davis, a transfer from NAIA power Lindsey Wilson, has six goals and three assists. Freshman Katie Frey picked up her fourth shutout of the season against UMBC.
"The girls did a great job of being professional," said Patriots coach Diane Drake. "We told them we needed to find a way to win while still preserving players for Thursday." That's when GMU hosts preseason favorite James Madison in the CAA opener.
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Everyone loves their smartphones. However, since the perfect smartphone is yet to be made, users find a variety of problems with their favorite devices.
As the company revealed Monday, Apple's next mobile operating system means significant changes for how iPhone users send and receive messages.
When it comes to cloud services, Apple has been lagging behind its
rivals, but this week, the tech titan took some steps
to play catch-up.
Turkish authorities have restored access to YouTube five days after the country's highest court ruled that the two-month ban on the video-sharing website violates freedom of expression.
On Monday the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Suzi LeVine, was sworn in using a Kindle Touch.
Someday, VoIP and the growing number of public Wi-Fi hotspots could reshape the wireless industry.
Google just did
something few tech companies have shown interest in doing: It seriously
confronted the issue of diversity—or, rather, its lack thereof.
Google is well known for its innovation- now the company has taken it a step further by getting their driverless cars approved for road travel in California.
Microsoft debuted the Skype Translator on Tuesday which will allow users to commnicate with each other in their language of choice.
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
More KU Highlights from Coury...
Newman Nation Tribute
Cornell has had success and their gym is always rocking and just packed.
-Jeremy Lin, Harvard
They've [Cornell] certainly done a good job getting a pretty good atmosphere—it was rocking all night. They [Cornell's fans] were out here a good 45 minutes while we were warming up already, making chants, getting on people, and certainly as you saw at the end with them rushing the court. I thought it was a lot of fun, I mean it's good for them, it's good for the league—we certainly love playing in it.... I think the most exciting places to play are either Yale or Cornell because we get heckled. Although the venues aren't very big, their students get into it and get after us pretty good.
-Andrew Pusar, Harvard '09 (see also here)
I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank "Newman Nation", our student section at home games, for turning Newman Arena into the greatest basketball environment and home-court advantage in the Ivy League.
-Jon Jaques, Cornell '10 (see also here)
Louis Dale '10, who elicits cheers of "Louuuuu" whenever the ball is in his possession, expressed his appreciation for the fans..."It's been great ... having people coming out and supporting us...It's overwhelming."
-Louis Dale, Cornell '10 with The Cornell Chronicle
This is my first time here in this facility period, and obviously with a lot riding on the game for their team, their fans were tremendous, their students were terrific. They had the place packed and rockin' and their team fed off that and away it went.
-Tommy Amaker, Head Coach, Harvard
-Stu Woo, Brown University Daily Herald
The loyal Newman Nation... pack[s] Cornell's Newman Arena... The Cameron Crazies they aren't, but they certainly rock the arena. The student section gets shot-altering loud, and they're on their feet for all 40 minutes.
-Ben Strauss, Ithaca College, writer for The Ithacan
-Holding On Ruben Brown Blog
For the Quakers (10-18, 6-8), the loss to the Big Red - the fourth straight time they have failed to beat former Penn assistant Steve Donahue's squad - was just another reminder of how things have changed on 33rd Street [in Philadelphia] Instead of cutting down the nets themselves, the Red and Blue [of Penn] had to watch as Cornell fans stormed Newman Arena's floor while Queen's We Are the Champions blared over the loudspeaker.
-Zach Klitzman, The Daily Pennsylvanian
[T]he atmosphere here [at Cornell's Newman Arena] is pretty electric... I bet Penn can't wait to leave this state.
-The Daily Pennsylvanian
Cornell fans did something that no other floor stormin' fan base has done: they CHANGED THE SCORE OF A GAME. Think about that for a moment. Forget about being feared in the Ivy, they should be the most feared student section in the nation. Trailing Syracuse by three points with under one minute left? That's fine, they'll just take the court and give the scoreboard a little boot…
-Marco Anskis, StormingtheFloor.com with TheMidMajority.com
Cornell is traditionally a hockey school before anything else. Every year, Cornell students camp out for season tickets to Big Red men's hockey and, before the school changed the system three years ago, risk broken limbs in a mad weeknight stampede to claim line numbers. Cornell's Lynah Rink is known as one of the toughest places for visiting teams to play due to the volume and spirit of the student fans. The men's basketball team's recent rise to (relative) prominence has resulted in record attendance for Big Red basketball.
Two Weeks Until Season Opener
Dale was an Honorable Mention All-Ivy selection during '06-'07, the Ivy League Player of the Year during '07-'08 and a First-Team All-Ivy selection during '07-'08 & '08-'09. His other resume accomplishments include but are not limited to '07-'08 A.P. Honorable Mention All-American, NABC Second Team All-District selection '08-'09 and a national Bob Cousy Award nominee for '08-'09.
Recruiting News
Minnesota Preps reports that Shelby Moats, a 6'8" forward from Waconia, Minnesota now has offers from William & Mary, Utah, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and South Dakota State. He is also receiving regular visits from Saint Louis. Despite the fact that a school like Utah is involved, Moats is still very interested in the Ivy League. "Academics are very important to Shelby and his family," said his AAU coach Jeremy Miller. "At the end of this (recruiting) process Shelby will end up at the school that is based on the best mix of basketball and academics." He is a member of the class of 2011.
GopherIllustrated reports that Jonah Travis, a 6'5" guard from DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis has offers from Wofford, Northern Illinois and Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Other schools are also considering making offers, including a few Ivies. "It's hard to tell who is the most interested right now," Travis explained. "I just had a good conversation with Northwestern (coach Mitch Henderson), I've talked to Princeton some, Colorado, Colorado State, Butler, UC-Davis who saw me play in L.A., all the Iowa schools have called (Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa, and Drake), and NDSU. Lafayette and Montana have shown good interest as well. Columbia will be in Tuesday."
Three Northfield Mount Hermon School players, Tommy Carpenter (class of 2012), Evan Cummins (class of 2012) and Brown commitment, Joe Sharkey (class of 2011) are on an unofficial visit to Brown on Saturday. NMH is located in Northfield, Massachusetts.
Mid Major Top 25 Returns...
Friday, October 30, 2009
Cody Toppert Cornell Highlights
Return Home for Reeves and Reynolds
Cornell Head Coach Steve Donahue makes it a practice to play games in each of his players' home region or city before they graduate.
KCTV in Kansas City reports the following with respect to the Cornell-Kansas game:
As the University of Kansas basketball team launches into one of it's most anticipated seasons in history, My-KSMO is the home to the Jayhawks and will have a series of specials to look at the team.The basketball specials will run prior to KU games that will appear on My-KSMO. Neal Jones will host the shows and will be joined by personalities from 810 WHB radio to discuss the Jayhawks and their match-ups.The schedule for the KU basketball specials is: Nov. 3 - Fort Hays State Nov. 10 Pittsburg State Nov. 13 Hofstra Nov. 19 Central Arkansas Dec. 2 Alcorn State Jan. 6 Cornell. All of the KU specials will start at 6:30 p.m., prior to KU games that appear on My-KSMO.
News and Notes: Around the Ivy League
- The Daily Pennsylvanian covers the Ivy and national preseason polls. The D.P. writes:
With the NCAA basketball season just weeks away, everyone's been releasing their preseason polls. The conference polls have been trickling in over the last week, and the national polls came out today.
The Ivy League released its preseason rankings yesterday, with Penn coming in at third behind Cornell and Princeton. Cornell is, as expected, the unanimous favorite, returning all five starters from last year's Ivy championship. You'd be hard-pressed to argue against the conference being Cornell's to lose.
...The ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll was released today, as was the AP Preseason Top 25. ...Cornell received points in the Coaches' Poll, getting three points total. Not sure if someone thinks they're the 23rd best team, if three voters think they're the 25th best team, or something in between.
- "Unleash the Roar" ... Columbia season tickets are on sale per Columbia Athletics. Columbia also hosting a meet the coaches event.
- The Trentonian published a story on Princeton guard Marcus Schroeder.
- The Hamilton Spec has a story on a former Brown forward, Keenan Jeppesen.
- Storming The Floor has published its "all name team." A couple of Ivy players were snubbed.
Recruiting News
This weekend Cornell is hosting one of its top frontcourt prospects.
Eastland, Texas 6'9" center, Forrest Robinson will visit Texas Tech for the second time this month according to TexasHoops.com. The 2011 prospect is drawing interest from Penn and Stanford while he already holds scholarship offers from Texas Tech, Louisiana Tech, Iowa State, Centenary, North Texas and Utah.
NJHoops.com reports that 6'5" forward, John Caprio of Seton Hall Prep School in West Orange, New Jersey is hearing from Ivy and Patriot schools.
Scout.com and Rivals.com both report that 6'7" forward Josh Huestis of Great Falls, Montana, committed to Stanford over offers from Harvard, Santa Clara, Montana and Montana State. He told Scout, "I just had a feeling inside me that Stanford was the best fit for me on and off the court."
We will get back to this comment from Huestis.
But even more interesting is how the recruiting bubble has seem to burst for Harvard. This program spent the last year plus hyping their recruiting efforts, socializing with basketball journalists, using the media as a vehicle to get the Harvard name "out there" and on published lists of schools involved with certain high profile recruits.
But was this involvement real? For the last eight weeks, Harvard has watched every single one of these recruits flatly reject the Crimson as a college choice. And despite Harvard's generously offered financial aid packages to these recruits (which in many cases were akin to full scholarship offers) and extended academic admission to a school that views itself as the best education in the world, these recruits still chose to enroll elsewhere. But why?
While we applaud Harvard's efforts, the reality is that Harvard remains a long-shot to land any elite level basketball talent. It is a program without any historical success in the Ivy League (it never won a league championship). The Crimson also have virtually no fan base (a function of the culture of the studious and academically driven student body) and the school offers players subpar athletic facilities. With dozens of schools offering comparable or better educations, including the other seven Ivy League schools, and more successful basketball programs and better facilities, we just do not see Harvard's recruiting strategy as viable.
This is exactly what Josh Huestis meant when he said, "I just had a feeling inside me that Stanford was the best fit for me on and off the court." Harvard does not offer the "academic-basketball balance" that any top recruit is seeking. In short, Harvard is not Duke, Stanford or even Cornell.
The Harvard program should focus instead on solid mid major prospects and try to build a winning tradition and a fan base before it aims so high. You need to learn to walk, before you learn to run. Right now, Harvard just did a face plant two steps out of the gate.
Fielding a successful collegiate basketball team starts before any players ever step on the court. The quality of the facilities, the amount of support given by the admissions office, and the development of a student and local fan base all signal a program's emphasis on winning... you know that Harvard's facilities rank in the bottom half of the league... [Harvard's] Lavietes best strikes one as a high school gym, not only by its size, but also with the relative lack of buzz or excitement felt inside it... the Harvard basketball program makes little attempt to sell itself to the students and cultivate a fan base.
--The Harvard Crimson student newspaper
1998-1999-- 13-13 (7-7 Ivy, 4th place) Frank Sullivan
1999-2000-- 12-15 (7-7 Ivy, 3rd place) Frank Sullivan
2000-2001-- 14-12 (7-7 Ivy, 4th place) Frank Sullivan
2001-2002-- 14-12 (7-7 Ivy, 5th place) Frank Sullivan
2002-2003-- 12-15 (4-10 Ivy, 5th place) Frank Sullivan
2003-2004-- 4-23 (3-11 Ivy, 7th place) Frank Sullivan
2004-2005-- 12-15 (7-7 Ivy, 3rd place) Frank Sullivan
2005-2006-- 13-14 (5-9 Ivy, 6th place) Frank Sullivan
2006-2007-- 12-16 (5-9 Ivy, 6th place) Frank Sullivan
2007-2008-- 8-22 (3-11 Ivy, 6th place) Tommy Amaker
2008-2009--14-14 (6-8 Ivy, 6th place) Tommy Amaker
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Cornell Basketball in the News
By Rob Miech
Las Vegas Sun
October 29, 2009
The basketball teams at Cornell and Utah State are better than UNLV, at least that's according to 31 coaches.
In the newly released ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, the Rebels received two points. On the Top 25 list they check in at No. 53.
Cornell and Utah State both got three points.
Last season, UNLV went 21-11. It lost seven of its final 11 games, including an opening game in the National Invitation Tournament at Kentucky.
With returnees like Tre'Von Willis, Oscar Bellfield, Darris Santee, and transfers Derrick Jasper (Kentucky) and Chace Stanback (UCLA), all of who were stung by last season, the Rebels might have the arsenal and experience to return to the NCAA tournament next spring.
The Big Red of Cornell is the favorite in the Ivy League. It went 21-10 last season and lost to Missouri in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
The Aggies of Utah State won a school-record 30 games last season and lost to Marquette by a point in an NCAA first rounder. They are coached by 12th-year boss Stew Morrill.
Other Mountain West Conference teams showing up in the poll are BYU (16 points) and San Diego State (8 points).
Kansas (770) points, Michigan State (732), Texas (676), North Carolina (653) and Kentucky (635) are the top five teams in the preseason poll.
CBS Sports Ivy League Preview
team-by-team glance at the Ivy League heading into the 2009-10 season.
Quick facts
Defending regular-season champion: Cornell
Top returning scorer: Ryan Wittman (Cornell), 18.5 ppg
Top returning rebounder: Jeff Foote (Cornell), 7.2 rpg
Predicted Finish
1. Cornell
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Penn
5. Columbia
6. Yale
7. Dartmouth
8. Brown
First Team All-Conference
G - Louis Dale, Cornell
G - Jeremy Lin, Harvard
F - Tyler Bernardini, Penn
F - Matt Mullery, Brown
F - Ryan Wittman, Cornell
(In CBSSports.com predicted order of finish)
1. Cornell
Even as rivals bring in more talent to try to compete, Cornell appears to be in great shape to not only win its third consecutive Ivy League title but also to put itself in position to pull off an upset in the NCAA tournament.
It seems almost unfair that a team returning all five starters should also bring in a host of new players that includes two Division-I transfers, but that's the situation Steve Donahue finds himself in.
The biggest problem won't be finding five capable players to fill the court at all times, but to work the minutes enough to keep everyone fresh and happy.
Cornell starts off with three players who will challenge for league Player of the Year honors. The frontrunner is Ryan Wittman, a two-time All-Ivy first-teamer with NBA size and shooting ability on the wing.
But point guard Louis Dale won Player of the Year honors in 2007-08, and Jeff Foote was the league's Defensive Player of the Year last season at center. The three give Cornell the size, speed, and shooting ability to cause match-up nightmares for opponents.
Also returning is starting forward Alex Tyler, and guards Geoff Reeves and Ivy Rookie of the Year Chris Wroblewski in the backcourt, and that's as solid a group of six as has existed in recent Ivy history.
But there's more.
Joining the rotation will be UMass transfer Max Groebe in the backcourt and Kentucky transfer Mark Coury in the paint. Both have the skills to make an instant impact in Ivy play, and give Donahue incredible lineup flexibility.
But with many of the key players seniors who have bowed in the NCAA tournament first round two years running, the goals are higher than winning the league.
A brutally tough non-conference schedule is designed to prep the Big Red for the postseason, both in terms of the level of competition and the RPI.
If Cornell can win a few games against opponents that include Kansas, Syracuse, Alabama, Seton Hall, St. John's, UMass and St. Joseph's, it will be in prime position to get a good enough seeding to make its dreams of making noise in the NCAA tournament a reality.
2. Princeton
Last season's Princeton team was an inspiration to terrible teams everywhere, because it showed how quickly things can turn around.
Coming off a 2007-08 season that saw the Tigers stagger to last in the Ivy and a 6-23 overall record, Sydney Johnson's crew didn't show many signs of dramatic improvement early.
Princeton went 5-8 in its non-conference games and showed no signs it could contend. But it surprised with a strong league season, contended for the title until the final week and ultimately finished tied for second with an 8-6 record.
Johnson hopes to build on that success, and the core of last year's surprising squad is back to help him do so.
All five starters return, led by the backcourt of Doug Davis and Dan Mavraides. Both averaged in double figures a year ago and were particularly solid in league play.
Marcus Schroeder joins them on the wing, with Kareem Maddox and Pavel Buczak in the frontcourt.
Also returning for the Tigers is sixth man Patrick Saunders, experienced big man Zach Finely and newcomer Ian Hummer. Hummer may see time at wing forward, since the Tigers have more depth on the inside than they do on the outside.
Traditionally, the Tigers have been one of the Ivy League powers. Johnson and the Tiger faithful hope that last year shows that after a brief fall from grace, Princeton can regain a position in the league hierarchy.
3. Harvard
Tommy Amaker was brought in with an impressive resume, with his background as an assistant at Duke and head coach at Seton Hall and Michigan. His mission? To turn Harvard into a big-time college basketball team and a perennial power in the Ivy League.
Entering his third season, the Crimson are making progress. The talent level is high, and Amaker has used his recruiting acumen to bring in another solid class.
But the pressure will be on him and the program to show improvement in 2009-10, especially since recruiting season saw many of the team's higher-rated targets wind up elsewhere.
That's not to say Amaker doesn't have a lot to work with. He returns several key components from a team that beat Boston College as well as Cornell and finished with a 6-8 league record a season ago.
It all starts with Jeremy Lin, who filled up the stat sheet a year ago like nobody else in college basketball. He finished in the top 10 in the Ivy league in every statistical category, and at times seemed unstoppable on the court.
Sophomore guard Oliver McNally will join Lin in the backcourt, coming off a strong freshman season. Also looking to take a leap forward in his second season is center Keith Wright.
The rest of the frontcourt will be controlled by Doug Miller, Paul Magranell and Andrew Van Nest, along with highly touted freshman Kyle Casey. Max Kenyi is the top returning guard off the bench.
When Harvard was at its best a year ago, it could compete with any team on its schedule, but the problem was that it wasn't at its best very often. Getting a high level of play consistently from his players will be the key as Amaker hopes to take the Crimson to the next level.
4. Pennsylvania
Year in and year out, there's no Ivy League program with more of a big-time feel than Penn. That can be good and bad, as coach Glen Miller and the Quakers are finding out.
Penn might play in a league noted for academics, but it's located in a city that prides itself on being perhaps the biggest college basketball hotbed in the country.
The Quakers aren't only members of the Ivy League, they're part of the Big Five, a city-wide group that also includes Villanova, Temple, LaSalle and St. Joseph's.
Add Drexel to the mix, and there's no shortage of big-time basketball in the area -- and no shortage of fans with high expectations.
That hasn't been a great thing for Miller, who has struggled in Years 2 and 3 since taking over for Fran Dunphy, who now is coaching at local rival Temple.
Two seasons out of serious Ivy League title contention have left the fans restless, and it would be good for his long-term future at the school if he could improve upon last season's disappointing 6-8 conference mark.
For that to happen, Miller will be counting on Zack Rosen and Tyler Bernardini.
Bernardini, the Ivy League's Rookie of the Year last season, is a high-scoring forward and team leader. Rosen, who many think should have won that honor a year ago, already is one of the best point guards in the league entering his sophomore season.
The question is, who will play alongside them? One player who looked like the answer last season was Harrison Gaines, but he elected to transfer. So Miller is hoping for some of the players who lost last year to injuries -- such as Andreas Schreiber and Darren Smith -- to fill the void.
The 2008-09 season was Penn's first losing season in the Ivy League since 1990-91. Regardless of injuries, bad luck or the unusually talented Cornell team at the top of the preseason standings, that's not going to fly for the Quakers faithful for much longer.
5. Columbia
With the new talent at Joe Jones' disposal, Columbia is one of the few teams in the Ivy League that can match up with Cornell.
Columbia offers challenges that few can match among the Ancient Eight. In addition to the 13 returning players, new faces add host of challenges for opposing coaches to deal with.
The Lions have added Brian Grimes, a transfer from LaSalle who missed the 2008-09 season because of a torn ACL, and 7-footer Max Craig, a transfer from Loyola Marymount.
That, combined with returning frontcourt players Asenso Ampim and Zack Crimmins, gives the Lions some depth in an area that it had trouble with a season ago.
The backcourt was the strength of the team, and nearly everyone of note is back in 2009-10.
Patrick Foley missed significant time because of an injured foot but can take the team to another level if healthy. Nico Scott and Noruwa Agho are contenders for All-Ivy honors, and Kevin Bulger and Steve Egee are capable threats off the bench.
Columbia isn't quite at the level of its Ivy League travel partner, but even with the Big Red's additions, the separation is not as large as it has been in the past.
This is a team that can definitely surprise.
6. Yale
The Bulldogs suffered some key losses during the offseason, but there's still enough in New Haven to give Yale a shot at staying in the top half of the standings.
Alex Zampier is the only returner among the top three scorers of a year ago (Ross Morin and Travis Pinick graduated). He averaged 13.2 points per game in 2008-09 in earning honorable mention honors on the All-Ivy team.
The loss of Morin and Pinick affects the Bulldogs in the scoring column and on the glass. That will put pressure on the veterans returning in the frontcourt -- Garrett Fiddler, Michael Sands, Paul Nelson and Jordan Gibson.
Fiddler in particular brings a physical presence to the paint but now will need to be more active on offense as well.
But the key to the team might be at the point. Porter Braswell had an up-and-down season a year ago and will be looking to emerge as a force as a junior.
If he doesn't, he will be pushed hard for minutes by freshman Michael Grace.
James Jones has led the team to a .500 or better finish in the Ivy League for the past nine seasons.
Getting that to double digits will be difficult, but the pieces are in place to make that a definite possibility in 2009-10.
7. Dartmouth
The Big Green were one of the Ivy surprises in 2008-09.
After being buried in the basement thanks to only two victories in the non-conference schedule, Dartmouth rebounded behind Ivy League Player of the Year Alex Barnett to stay in the conference race until March, finishing with a 7-7 record.
Unfortunately for coach Terry Dunn, Barnett graduated. That means the underclassmen who let Barnett carry the load a year ago will need to step up their production.
Chief among those players are sophomores David Rufful and Jabari Trotter, who both had their moments a year ago but deferred to the red-hot Barnett most of the time.
Now that the security blanket is gone, both will have to adjust to their new roles in the offense.
So will the rest of the veterans, but the good news is that there are a lot of them on the roster.
Forwards Herve Kouna, Josh Riddle and Clive Weeden and guards Ronnie Dixon and Robby Pride all were effective role players a year ago.
It's difficult to predict how the Big Green will do, since last year was so Barnett-focused that there weren't many opportunities for the remaining players or any pressure for them to step up their game.
Both will be abundant in 2009-10.
8. Brown
There's nowhere to go but up for the Bears.
After coming in last place in the Ivy League with a 3-11 conference record in Jesse Agel's first season at the helm, the Bears welcome back a solid core of players who will look to make a bigger impact in the standings this time.
Like last year, Brown will be dominated by its frontcourt.
Leading the way is center Matt Mullery, a first team All-Ivy pick who took to Agel's motion offense like it was second nature. He averaged 16 points a game, highlighted by a 20-20 double-double against Harvard.
Back alongside him is Peter Sullivan, who will also see younger brother Matt added to the backcourt. Sullivan was the fifth-leading scorer in the Ivy a season ago, and led the conference in minutes played.
The other forward slot will likely be taken by either Chris Taylor or Stefan Kaluz.
Once again, the questions occur in the backcourt, specifically ball-handling. Adrian Williams will open as the point guard, with Garrett Leffelman alongside.
However, if Marques Coleman can come back from the injury that sidelined him a year ago, he could move into the lineup and shift Williams to the wing. That would give Agel increased flexibility to use a smaller lineup.
There's no question Mullery and Sullivan are good enough to get the Bears a few more Ivy victories than the team earned a year ago. Now, the task for Agel and his staff is to find the right mix of players who can do the same.
A Look at the Polls...
Cornell Athletics Press Release on Top 25 Coaches' Poll
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's basketball team received three votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 poll that was released today. The Big Red was the lone Ivy League school to capture votes in the preseason poll and finished up tied for 48th. In all, just 55 Division I teams received top 25 votes.
Two two-time defending Ivy League champion and preseason Ancient Eight favorite Big Red, directed by head coach Steve Donahue, will be looking to become the fourth team in Ivy League history to capture three consecutive outright Ancient Eight titles when it begins the upcoming campaign.The 2008-09 Big Red posted a 21-10 mark, claimed its second straight Ivy League title with an 11-3 record and became the first Ivy League school other than Penn or Princeton to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in consecutive years. Cornell set team records for points (2,281), 3-pointers (241) and blocked shots (121) this past season. The Big Red will return all five starters, including two-time first-team all-league selections Louis Dale and Ryan Wittman and reigning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year Jeff Foote, as well as eight of the team's top nine scorers for the 2009-10 campaign.
The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The board for the 2009-10 season include Ivy League representative Tommy Amaker of Harvard and future opposing coaches Jim Boeheim of Syracuse, Bob McKillop of Davidson, Phil Martelli of Saint Joseph's and Tom Pecora of Hofstra (possible opponent).
Cornell opens its 2009-10 season on Saturday, Nov. 14, when it visits Alabama of the SEC in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Kansas (27) 0-0 770
2. Michigan State (3) 0-0 732
3. Texas 0-0 676
4. North Carolina (1) 0-0 653
5. Kentucky 0-0 635
6. Villanova 0-0 620
7. Purdue 0-0 586
8. Duke 0-0 528
9. West Virginia 0-0 501
10. Butler 0-0 408
11. Tennessee 0-0 406
12. California 0-0 370
13. Washington 0-0 364
14. Connecticut 0-0 361
15. Michigan 0-0 279
16. Oklahoma 0-0 244
17. Ohio State 0-0 241
18. Minnesota 0-0 151
19. Mississippi State 0-0 149
20. Georgia Tech 0-0 136
21. Georgetown 0-0 134
22. Dayton 0-0 130
23. Louisville 0-0 123
24. Clemson 0-0 114
25. Syracuse 0-0 111
Maryland 100, Illinois 83, Siena 72, UCLA 59, Vanderbilt 38, Oklahoma State 29, Missouri 28, Xavier 25, Gonzaga 24, Notre Dame 22, USC 22, Pittsburgh 19, Tulsa 17, Kansas State 16, Brigham Young 16, Florida State 15, Florida 13, Wake Forest 13, San Diego State 8, Creighton 7, Boston College 4, Texas A&M 4, Southern Illinois 3, Utah State 3, Cornell 3, Memphis 3, Mississippi 3, UNLV 2, South Carolina 1, Northern Iowa 1.
A.P. Poll Released
1. Kansas
2. Michigan State
3. Texas
4. Kentucky
5. Villanova
6. North Carolina
7. Purdue
8. West Virginia
9. Duke
10. Tennessee
11. Butler
12. UConn
13. California
14. Washington
15. Michigan
16. Ohio State
17. Oklahoma
18. Mississippi State
19. Louisville
20. Georgetown
21. Dayton
22. Georgia Tech
23. Illinois
24. Clemson
25. Minnesota
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Individual Preseason Honors Piling Up
Ryan Wittman
- CBS Sports Ivy League Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- March Madness All Season (CollegeHoopsNet) Ivy League Preview (Ivy Player of the Year)
- March Madness All Season (CollegeHoopsNet) Ivy League Preview (1st Team All-Ivy)
- BloggingTheBracket.com2009-2010 Season Preview (Ivy League Player of the Year)
- BloggingTheBracket.com2009-2010 Season Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Yahoo Sports College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (Ivy League Player of the Year)
- Yahoo Sports College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- RushTheCourt.net (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Sporting News College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (Ivy League Top Player)
- Sporting News College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview(1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Blue Ribbon Yearbook 2009-2010 (1st Team All Ivy-League)
- Lindy's College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (Ivy League Player of the Year)
- Lindy's College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Lindy's College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (Ivy League Top Shooter)
- Lindy's College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (Ivy League Best NBA Prospect)
- Athlon Sports' College Basketball Preview, '09-'10 (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- CBS Sports Ivy League Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- March Madness All Season (CollegeHoopsNet) Ivy League Preview (1st Team All-Ivy)
- BloggingTheBracket.com2009-2010 Season Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Yahoo Sports College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- RushTheCourt.net (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Sporting News College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview(1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Lindy's College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Athlon Sports' College Basketball Preview, '09-'10 (Ivy League Player of the Year)
- Athlon Sports' College Basketball Preview, '09-'10 (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Athlon Sports' College Basketball Preview, '09-'10 (Top Shooters in America)
- March Madness All Season (CollegeHoopsNet) Ivy League Preview (1st Team All-Ivy)
- BloggingTheBracket.com2009-2010 Season Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Yahoo Sports College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- RushTheCourt.net (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Sporting News College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview(1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Lindy's College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Lindy's College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (Best Defender)
- Lindy's College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (Best Rebounder)
- Athlon Sports' College Basketball Preview, '09-'10 (1st Team All-Ivy League)
- Yahoo Sports College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (2nd Team All-Ivy League)
- Sporting News College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (Top Newcomer)
- Sporting News College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (Top Coach)
Katz Reports on Ivy Poll
Cornell was picked for a three-peat as Ivy League champs in the preseason poll. Princeton was slotted second, followed by Penn, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Brown and Dartmouth. The Big Red will have player of the year candidates in Ryan Wittman and Louis Dale. But don't sleep on Harvard's Jeremy Lin as a possible POY, even if the Crimson doesn't win the league.
Cornell Basketball in the News
Cornell Basketball in the News: Is Harvard a Contender... or a Pretender?
This is not the first time that journalists have claimed Harvard was getting itself into position to win an Ivy crown. Before the days of Tommy Amaker and as recently as the 2005-2006 season, many media members were talking about Harvard as the Ivy League favorite. The '05'-'06 Crimson team had two All Ivy League players on the frontline, including 7'0" 250 lb. Brian Cusworth and 6'8" Matt Stehle. That team also featured future All-Ivy player Drew Housman.
The reality is that if Cornell claims its third consecutive title this season, then the Big Red will most likely be the favorite, or at least in position, to win a fourth consecutive title in 2010-2011.
Even after Cornell's loaded class of 2010 graduates, the Big Red should have unmatched balance in all position areas on the 2010-2011 team. Next season's roster will be led by 6'9" Kentucky transfer Mark Coury, 6'8" Centenary transfer Anthony Gatlin, 6'4" UMass transfer Max Groebe, and 6'2" point guard (and reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year) Chris Wroblewski. A fifth starter could come from either proven veteran 6'6" Adam Wire or highly touted current freshman, 6'6" Errick Peck.
BOSTON - Harvard coach Tommy Amaker called it the worst practice thus far.
``If we play like this, we won't beat anyone," Amaker told his team following Wednesday's practice.
That may be accurate, but the Crimson will improve. Amaker and his staff have brought in recruits that will eventually put Harvard in a position to claim its first-ever Ivy League crown.
``These guys are way better than I was as a freshman," Harvard senior guard Jeremy Lin admitted. ``Harvard hasn't seen this level of recruit – ever."
While Cornell is the clear-cut favorite to win the Ivy League, Harvard has put itself in a position to be in the mix with the return of Lin (who ranked in the Top 10 in the league in just about every statistical category last year) and the addition of guys like freshman wing Kyle Casey.
Amaker calls Lin (17.8 ppg) a throwback player.
``I think I'm qualified to say that he can play anywhere," said Amaker, who played at Duke and coached at Seton Hall and Michigan. ``The kid can play."
But the difference is that the Crimson will be more athletic and have quality depth with a freshman class that includes Casey, point guard Brandyn Curry and wings Dee Giger and Christian Webster.
Harvard also brings back sophomore big man Keith Wright (8 ppg, 5.5 rpg) and talented face-up forward Andrew Van Nest – who missed his entire freshman campaign due to a shoulder injury. Senior Pat Magnarelli, after suffering a knee injury that cost him all of last season, is also back healthy.
``We talked about going from a nobody to an upstart," Amaker said. ``And this year we want to position ourselves to be a contender."
``Cornell is clearly the favorite," he added. ``We want to be in the mix."
Harvard, in Amaker's second season at the helm, finished 15-15 last season and 6-8 in league play – but showed its potential with a victory at then-ranked Boston College and also on its home floor against Cornell.
But this is a different Crimson team. Even with the addition of the freshman class, there are holes to plug. Point guard Drew Housman is gone and will be replaced by sophomore Oliver McNally or Curry. Evan Harris (5.0 ppg) was a solid reserve and Andrew Pusar (6.4 ppg) was invaluable due to his leadership abilities.
The 6-foot-3 Lin, who grew up in Palo Alto, Calif., and played his high school ball basically across the street from Stanford, wasn't truly recruited by the Cardinal. He chose the Crimson over Brown and has developed into a player who will make money playing professionally next year.
While he has seen his improvement and also the strides that the program has made since he arrived, there is still one more goal.
``To win the Ivy," said Lin, who wants to become a pastor working with inner-city underprivileged kids down the road. ``That's all we're looking at. To be honest, that's all I want."
News and Notes: Around the Ivy League
- The big news of the day appears to be Cornell receiving votes in the Top 25 ESPN/USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll Preseason Coaches Poll. Cornell previously ended the 2007-2008 season with votes in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, finishing in 29th position nationally.
- Bostonian Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com stopped by a Harvard practice this week. He noted on his Twitter account, "Watching Harvard practice - m[y] gut says Tommy Amaker and Crimson win Ivy for first-time ever in next few years; kyle casey looks terrific."
- Penn Athletics released the official announcement of its team captains. No surprises in the selections.
- The Providence Journal gives a brief recap of the Ivy League's media day and notes as follows:
League officials held a conference call Wednesday to discuss the season and reported that defending champion Cornell is a strong choice to win again. The Big Red received all 16 first-place votes for 128 points.
Princeton is picked second with 96 points, followed by Glen Miller's Penn team with 92, Harvard 86, Yale 59, Columbia 55, Brown 41 and Dartmouth 19.
Cornell (21-10, 11-3) returns all five starters, including three all-Ivy choices. ``It's a great group to coach," said Big Red coach Steve Donahue. ``There's very little maintenance."
- Trenton Times published the story, "Tigers believe they will challenge Cornell" following Wednesday's Ivy League media day.
- Columbia Athletics, Cornell Athletics, Dartmouth Athletics, Harvard Athletics, Penn Athletics, Princeton Athletics (w/audio) and Yale Athletics, have all posted stories on the Ivy League media poll, while Harvard Athletics added some quotes. Princeton Athletics also has some multimedia video, while The Ivy office add a audio file for those interested in listening to the conference. The Ithaca Journal also covered the media poll results
- The Philadelphia Inquirer writes in the article, "Penn court outlook: In pack behind Cornell" as follows:
It came as no surprise yesterday that two-time defending champ Cornell, with all five of its starters back, was picked to take the Ivy League men's basketball crown again.
In the media poll, the Big Red were the unanimous choice after going 21-10 overall and 11-3 in the conference. The team returns three all-league players in forward Ryan Wittman, guard Louis Dale, and center Jeff Foote, who was the Ivy League's defensive player of the year. Chris Wroblewski, a guard, was the '09 rookie of the year.
"They're a very good team, and they've proven they can play both ends of the floor," Penn coach Glen Miller said. "For the league to be won by some other team than Cornell, it's going to take multiple teams to beat Cornell. We've improved, and other teams have improved also."
Cornell Basketball Picked To Three-Peat By Ivy League Media
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ITHACA, N.Y. -- For the third straight year, the Cornell men's basketball team will be the hunted. The Big Red was the unanimous choice by the media as the favorite to take home the 2009-10 Ivy League championship when the preseason poll was announced on Wednesday by the league office. The Big Red is the first team in the League's storied history not named Penn or Princeton to garner a unanimous first-place selection and has now pulled that feat two years in a row.
The two-time defending Ivy League champion men's basketball team, directed by head coach Steve Donahue, will be looking to become the fourth team in Ivy League history to capture three consecutive outright Ancient Eight titles when it begins the upcoming campaign.The 2008-09 Big Red posted a 21-10 mark, claimed its second straight Ivy League title with an 11-3 record and became the first Ivy League school other than Penn or Princeton to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in consecutive years. Cornell set team records for points (2,281), 3-pointers (241) and blocked shots (121) this past season. The Big Red will return all five starters, including two-time first-team all-league selections Louis Dale and Ryan Wittman and reigning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year Jeff Foote, as well as eight of the team's top nine scorers for the 2009-10 campaign.
Directly behind Cornell is traditional Ivy League power Princeton, who received 96 votes just a year after being picked to finish eighth. Each of the eight schools had two media representatives who cover Ivy League basketball eligible to vote. Penn (92 points) was picked third, followed by Harvard in fourth (86 points). Yale was fifth with 59 points, while Columbia (55), Brown (41) and Dartmouth (19).
Cornell opens its 2009-10 season on Saturday, Nov. 14, when it visits Alabama of the SEC in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2009-10 Ivy Men's Baketball Preseason Media Poll
1. Cornell - 128 points (16 first-place votes)
2. Princeton - 96
3. Penn - 92
4. Harvard - 86
5. Yale - 59
6. Columbia - 55
7. Brown - 41
8. Dartmouth - 19
Ivy League Preview from "March Madness All Season" of CollegeHoopsNet.com
2. Princeton: The Tigers have a lot of work to do to get back on top of the League; Douglas Davis and Dan Mavraides are a good place to start.
3. Penn: The Quakers were a disappointment last season, but Tyler Bernardini is one of the league's best players and will carry them.
4. Harvard: Expect Tommy Amaker and co. to get some publicity this season, thanks to outstanding all-around performer Jeremy Lin.
5. Columbia: The Lions could be the sleeper this season, behind La Salle transfer Brian Grimes and several quality returnees from a year ago.
6. Yale: Can the Bulldogs finish .500 for the tenth straight season? If they do, it will be as a result of guard Alex Zampier, an all-conference player.
7. Brown: The Bears finished in last a year ago by a full three games, but Matt Mullery and Peter Sullivan form a dynamite forward tandem.
8. Dartmouth: The Big Green lose Player of the Year Alex Barnett, and could struggle to repeat their 7-7 mark of a season ago.
Player of the Year: Ryan Wittman, F, Cornell
All-Conference Team:
G- Louis Dale, Cornell
G- Jeremy Lin, Harvard
F- Matt Mullery, Brown
F- Ryan Wittman, Cornell
C- Jeff Foote, Cornell
Second Team:
G- Tyler Bernardini, Penn
G- Alex Zampier, Yale
G- Zack Rosen, Penn
F- Douglas Davis, Princeton
F- Peter Sullivan, Brown
Cornell Receives Votes in USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25
Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Kansas (27) 0-0 770
2. Michigan State (3) 0-0 732
3. Texas 0-0 676
4. North Carolina (1) 0-0 653
5. Kentucky 0-0 635
6. Villanova 0-0 620
7. Purdue 0-0 586
8. Duke 0-0 528
9. West Virginia 0-0 501
10. Butler 0-0 408
11. Tennessee 0-0 406
12. California 0-0 370
13. Washington 0-0 364
14. Connecticut 0-0 361
15. Michigan 0-0 279
16. Oklahoma 0-0 244
17. Ohio State 0-0 241
18. Minnesota 0-0 151
19. Mississippi State 0-0 149
20. Georgia Tech 0-0 136
21. Georgetown 0-0 134
22. Dayton 0-0 130
23. Louisville 0-0 123
24. Clemson 0-0 114
25. Syracuse 0-0 111
Maryland 100, Illinois 83, Siena 72, UCLA 59, Vanderbilt 38, Oklahoma State 29, Missouri 28, Xavier 25, Gonzaga 24, Notre Dame 22, USC 22, Pittsburgh 19, Tulsa 17, Kansas State 16, Brigham Young 16, Florida State 15, Florida 13, Wake Forest 13, San Diego State 8, Creighton 7, Boston College 4, Texas A&M 4, Southern Illinois 3, Utah State 3, Cornell 3, Memphis 3, Mississippi 3, UNLV 2, South Carolina 1, Northern Iowa 1.
The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The board for the 2009-10 season: Mike Adras, Northern Arizona; Dana Altman, Creighton; Tommy Amaker, Harvard; Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio); Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Greg Graham, Boise State; Rob Jeter, Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Billy Kennedy, Murray State; Billy Lange, Navy; Dan Leibovitz, Hartford; Fran McCaffery, Siena; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Bob McKillop, Davidson; Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's; Ron "Fang" Mitchell, Coppin State; Matt Painter, Purdue; Tom Pecora, Hofstra; John Pelphrey, Arkansas; Mike Rice, Robert Morris; Doc Sadler, Nebraska; Herb Sendek, Arizona State; Scott Sutton, Oral Roberts; Bob Williams, UC-Santa Barbara; Gary Williams, Maryland; Doug Wojcik, Tulsa.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Cornell Basketball in the News
Ithaca Journal
October 29, 2009
The Big Red was a unanimous selection to repeat as champion when the 2009-10 Ivy League Preseason Media Poll was released Wednesday by the league office.
Princeton was picked to finish second, followed by Penn, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Brown and Dartmouth. Cornell returns all five starters and a deep group of reserves from last year's 21-10 team, while adding two potentially helpful transfers in guard Max Groebe and forward Mark Coury.
"(Cornell has) gotten a lot of hype, but they've gotten that hype through their play, not through their talk," Miller said during Wednesday's teleconference call with the league's eight head coaches. "It's going to take multiple teams to beat Cornell. ... Cornell is a favorite and rightfully so. I just think for someone else to win the league, which is definitely possible, we're going to have to have multiple teams that can beat them."
Cornell opens the 2009-10 season on Nov. 14 at Alabama. The Big Red's home opener is Nov. 20 against Seton Hall. Last year, the Big Red finished league play with an 11-3 record, with road losses to Princeton, Harvard and Yale. In 2007-08, Cornell went 14-0 in Ivy League play.
Cornell coach Steve Donahue said his team had a terrific offseason, and the personnel makes life easier on the coaching staff because they're a low-maintenance group.
"Not a lot of drama on this team," he said. "They come in and practice hard. They love playing basketball, and they love playing basketball with each other more than they love playing college basketball."
Dartmouth's women's team received 11 of 16 first-place votes and was picked to repeat as Ivy champion. Harvard, which received five first-place votes, was tabbed to finish second, followed by Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Yale, Penn and Brown.


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Extremely pleased with all of the feedback, guys. Honestly didn't expect to see that much, and was quite surprised to see some people review, so thanks. I'm glad the Edge vs Flair match went down well, because it was a bitch to write. As some of you seem to have noticed, I enjoy writing matches like Helms vs Benjamin and much prefer writing those type of simple matches where you can showcase both a wrestler's ability and athleticism to put on a fun contest, rather than going out there with a whole bunch of gimmicks. Call me weird like that, but I enjoy it more.
As for Wolfy's point on Cena, I noticed it too while writing the show. I considered adding in a promo from him, but decided that since the focus of the night was on Flair to just leave it. I was hoping the ending would do enough for Cena.
Anyway, thread is moving a little slower thanks to school being back, however SmackDown! is indeed done. Until then, here's a preview...
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This week Friday Night SmackDown! rolls into the Florence Civic Center in Florence, South Carolina for what is guaranteed to be a huge night for the SmackDown! crew.
Two weeks ago The Worlds Strongest Man Mark Henry made the ultimate impact when he made his return to Friday Night SmackDown!, making Batistas business his business by interrupting his tag team steel cage match with Rey Mysterio against MNM by tearing the door off the cage and beating the holy hell through Batista. Henry threw The Animal around into the cage, hit him with the door and absolutely clubbed him, leaving the World Heavyweight Champion down and out, with Henry standing atop the steel cage as the show went off the air. To follow that up, Friday Night SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long last week proclaimed Batista would not be in the building. He did however let us enjoy a high profile match as our main event, with Mark Henry taking on Rey Mysterio, the number one contendership for Batistas World Heavyweight Championship being on the line. After an affair which showcased the strengths of both men the big man ultimately prevailed, setting up a huge match with Batista at the Royal Rumble. That however was not enough for The Worlds Strongest Man as he threw Mysterio to the outside after the match and began to tore away at the protective mats on the outside, looking to complete his decimation, only for Batista to come charging out, despite apparently not being in the building! The two giants brawled off as the show came to an end, Batista getting the upper hand as we closed away. With these events in mind and Batista confirmed to be in the building tonight after being medically cleared, just what exactly can we expect to see between these two unstoppable beasts?
The rivalry between Booker T and Chris Benoit is a long, complicated tale. After competing against one another for the United States Championship back in WCW in a best of seven series the two became the best of friends, sticking together through thick and thin. Almost a decade later Benoit once again held the gold last year after winning the gold from Orlando Jordan in just twenty-three seconds. Despite his wife Sharmell pleading with Booker to do anything possible to get his hands on the gold, Booker said no. He wanted to do things the honourable way... or at least thats what he told us. Finally, the ultimate double cross came as the charade ended before our very eyes on Friday Night SmackDown! in November of last year. Booker had just won the United States Championship thanks to an unknown assist from his wife Sharmell when Bookers so-called friend Chris Benoit confronted her, asking her why she felt the need to interfere in Bookers matches when he told her not to. Booker seemingly chastised his wife, only to suddenly turn around and absolutely drill Benoit with the gold, leaving him laying. After the pair had a match that went to a double pin draw, SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long decreed that the title become vacant, with it to be decided in a best of seven series between the pair, reminiscent of their series in WCW. Booker starts out extremely strong, taking what looked to be an unassailable three-nil lead. However, Benoit was able to launch a comeback, winning the next match before Booker was injured at a WWE live event. Teddy Long decided the series had gone too long to end just right then and there, so he decided to allow Booker a substitute, meaning the series could continue. Two men came forward: Randy Orton and Orlando Jordan. While Booker laughed in the face of Jordan, telling him he had accomplished nothing besides tapping out to Chris Benoit three times in under twenty-five seconds, he accepted the offer from The Legend Killer. Orton was hungry, coming off a loss in Hell in a Cell to The Undertaker at Armageddon, though that couldnt stop him from allowing Benoit to make it three apiece, with the seventh and final match being set for last week. With the US Title finally set to find a home Orton and Benoit looked to put on a wrestling classic, especially when Booker and Sharmell were booted from ringside. However the match degenerated into chaos when the referee was knocked from his feet, with Booker making his way back down to the ring, only to be locked into the Crippler Crossface. This wasnt the end of it though, with Orlando Jordan then jumping in the ring and assaulting Benoit with the US Title before Orton nailed the RKO and got the three count from the recovered official, stealing the US Title for Booker. After these events Booker T has promised us a celebration tonight, saying he plans on sharing his insight into what happened last week with the world. With the issue with Benoit still seemingly going on, what will go down between the pair this Friday, and what will we see of Orlando Jordan?
For weeks The Boogeyman has been making John Bradshaw Layfields life a living hell, much to the amusement of the SmackDown! fans. Boogeyman has not only physically assaulted JBL, but has also psyched him out, using his worms to get into the mind of Layfield. Last week their story was set to come to an end when the pair were set to go one-on-one, only for JBL to get a doctors certificate excusing him from the match on the grounds of him being allergic to worms. As JBL smiled smugly at Teddy Long, an old enemy of his in Matt Hardy suggested to Teddy that JBL should compete against Boogeyman this week if he were to get the Royal Rumble slot he had complained about for weeks. With Teddy agreeing to the idea JBL now finds himself in a compromising position. Does he wrestle The Boogeyman and risk being eaten alive, or does he walk away on a spot in the Rumble and subsequently, a chance at main eventing WrestleMania 22?
Six other men all interested in showing what theyve got in the lead-up to the Royal Rumble are Rey Mysterio, Matt Hardy, Bobby Lashley, Finlay and The Bluebloods. This week they will all get their chance as in six man tag team action, Mysterio, Hardy & Lashley take on Finlay & The Bluebloods. While Mysterio is coming off a losing effort last week against Mark Henry, the little man has the heart of a champion and will no doubt want to bounce back, as will Matt Hardy after his unsuccessful run at JBL a few weeks ago. The Bluebloods will look to continue their form after a win last week, while Lashley and Finlay may have their own problems after Finlay blasted Lashley with his shillelagh in his debut match last week, causing him to lose via disqualification. Not all of these men can get what they want, so the question has to be asked: which team will come out victorious?
Last week a man who in his short time on Friday Night SmackDown! has made quite the impact made his return in one Mr (Ken) Kennedy. Kennedy had a lot to say, informing viewers of his impending return to the ring at the Royal Rumble in the Royal Rumble Match. While since his return match is set for the Rumble he wont be in action tonight, we have heard that Kennedy has requested himself some time to voice his opinion again this week. What will the upstart have to say?
Also in action this week will be Juventud and Nunzio as they vie for a shot at the Cruiserweight Championship at the Rumble. While Juventud is looking to regain the gold he lost to the champ Kid Kash back at Armageddon, Nunzio is looking to get the gold he held twice in 2005. In other championship related news, WWE Tag team Champion, Johnny Nitro will be taking on Shannon Moore this week, with his entourage in tow, no doubt. Who will win these two exciting contests?
With these question in mind SmackDown! is set to be a huge show this week, so be sure to tune into Friday Night SmackDown! this week, 9/8C on The CW Network.
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In line with Rigoberto Gonzalez's last blog post, "Letras Latinas and Building Community," I have been thinking about community, and my own work with/in community.
Over the past few years, I've found myself exhausted by gossip (chisme/tsismis), labeling, claiming, status seeking. Networking. Tantruming. Backstabbing. Name dropping. Name calling. Political and aesthetic segregation, social avoidance, bullying, belittling, erasing, and rendering invisible. Lines drawn, loyalties to declare, all kinds of jealousies, hurt feelings and bruised egos. Pity partying. Mean girling. It's all bullshit.
You may argue that poetry "communities," have operated that way for years, people sniping at one another for sport, or alternately, publicizing their self-pity and forcing people's sympathy. Or talking a lot of talk but not producing results. Screw that.
But I wish to end my time here on a positive note.
I believe community has everything to do with work ethic, practice, mutual respect and generosity, actual concrete work. My community is not ethnic specific. The folks that make up my community are plugging away, hustling for that next book contract, teaching, mentoring, reading. We engage in dialogue—"shop talk," sure, about works in progress, about prospective publishers. But also about the issues that inform our work (see above image by Niki Escobar, if you're still unsure what kinds of issues inform my work). We share resources. We inspire one another. We don't hoard, and we don't use one another as strategic objects. The folks in my community are doing the best they can, and then they're doing more.
As for me, I think of myself as also plugging away at the work. One manuscript at a time. One or two teaching gigs at a time. One commissioned writing gig at a time. One curated event at a time. One reading or performance or classroom visit at a time. With room to breathe, and to express gratitude.
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