Rider’s Kinner, Rutgers duo earn All-America status at NCAA Wrestling...
While it was not nearly as productive as some recent seasons, there were several highlights for New Jersey collegiate wrestling programs at this year’s NCAA Division I Championships in Kansas City. In...
View ArticleCollege Wrap: Kabiri helps Princeton men’s lacrosse bounce back with win at...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The best way to get the bad taste of a tough loss out of your mouth is to got out and win the next one. That’s what the Princeton men’s lacrosse team did. Nate Kabiri scored five...
View ArticlePrinceton women’s basketball unravels in 3rd quarter of NCAA Tournament loss...
There will be no primetime date with a megastar and her thousands of screaming fans. Princeton missed a golden opportunity to put itself in the national spotlight after it unraveled in the third...
View ArticleCornell’s Brian Earl is officially named new men’s basketball coach at...
The three Princeton teams Brian Earl played for in the NCAA Tournament in the 1990s were, to say the least, deliberate. Earl doesn’t mind using the word slow. For those who think he’ll bring that pace...
View ArticleCollege Wrap: Rider baseball sweeps Quinnipiac for 3-0 MAAC start
HAMDEN, Conn. — It had been a rough go for the Rider baseball team during non-league play, but the first MAAC series of the spring has brought about new life for the defending conference champion. Kyle...
View Article‘Obviously the mistake was made:’ Big East remains unbeaten in NCAA...
NEW YORK — Since a disappointing selection Sunday for the Big East, when all its bubble teams got left out of the NCAA field, the conference has not lost a game in the tournament. Defending national...
View ArticleThe NCAA Tournament wants to expand without losing its soul. It will be a...
Kevin Keatts and North Carolina State reached the NCAA Tournament the old-fashioned way. The way that existed before the bubble. Before bracketology. Before NET rankings, KenPom, the transfer portal,...
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Princeton men’s lacrosse to honor Hall of Fame coach Bill Tierney at...
There will be another hotly contested Ivy League game on Princeton’s Sherrerd Field on Saturday as the Tiger welcome Dartmouth. It’ll be a special day for former coach Bill Tierney, as well. Tierney...
View ArticleRider women’s lacrosse earns first-ever win MAAC win as new program
Coming off a rather demoralizing loss in their first-ever conference game, the Rider University women’s lacrosse team knew it had something to prove when it welcomed Manhattan on Wednesday. Were the...
View ArticleCollege Wrap: Princeton men’s lacrosse cruises past Dartmouth
PRINCETON — Welcome Back, Bill Tierney. The Princeton men’s lacrosse team honored its legendary former coach on Alumni Day in the best way possible. Star attacker Coulter Mackesy scored four goals and...
View ArticleUConn proud of Big East’s basketball pedigree even as football money upends...
BOSTON — Alabama and the rest of the football fans in the Southeastern Conference are about to find out what Big East basketball is all about. The Crimson Tide, who have won 18 NCAA football...
View ArticleMCCC baseball off to hot start, undefeated in conference play with local...
The Mercer County Community College baseball team has been pretty impressive the first several weeks of the season, and veteran coach Russ Stupienski feels the best is yet to come. The Vikings are...
View ArticleSeton Hall men’s basketball advances to NIT championship game
INDIANAPOLIS — Al-Amir Dawes scored 20 points, Dre Davis had 19 points and nine rebounds in a return to his hometown, and No. 1 seed Seton Hall routed fourth-seeded Georgia 84-67 on Tuesday night to...
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Local College Notebook: Coach Sally Miller becomes TCNJ softball’s all-time...
Earlier this season, The College of New Jersey softball coach Sally Miller surpassed legendary coach Dr. June Walker for the program record in wins. When the Lions defeated Gwynedd-Mercy, it gave...
View ArticlePenn State’s Drew Allar says he’s comfortable with new offense, coordinator
It’s only been three weeks since Penn State began on-field work with a new offensive scheme, but quarterback Drew Allar already likes what he sees from new coordinator Andy Kotelnicki. “I feel really...
View ArticlePenn State’s Dom DeLuca, several other linebackers battle for 2 vacant positions
When Penn State decided to move Abdul Carter to defensive end this offseason, it created a second vacancy at linebacker. Kobe King will return at middle linebacker for the Nittany Lions, but several...
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Princeton men’s basketball’s Zach Martini announces he’ll transfer to Rutgers...
Zach Martini isn’t leaving his home state to finish up his college basketball career. The 6-7 forward announced on Wednesday night that he’ll use his final season of eligibility at Rutgers after...
View ArticleLocal College Notebook: Dylan Palmer having super sophomore campaign for...
Dylan Palmer just continues to impress on the baseball field for Hofstra. After an awesome freshman season in 2023, the former Notre Dame star is having an even more impressive sophomore year. Already...
View ArticlePenn State’s Nick Singleton believes he will thrive in new-look offense
Nick Singleton talked four weeks ago about his excitement for the start of Penn State’s spring football practice. He couldn’t wait to get back on the field with his teammates and to see what new...
View ArticleSeton Hall men’s basketball beats Indiana State in thriller to win NIT
INDIANAPOLIS — Dre Davis scored on a layup with 16 seconds left Thursday night to cap Seton Hall’s decisive late run, giving the Pirates a 79-77 victory over Indiana State and their first NIT...
View ArticleCaitlin Clark gets her shot at NCAA championship with dream matchup against...
CLEVELAND — The perfect player vs. the perfect team. A perfect ending. This women’s college basketball season, which has pushed the sport to unprecedented popularity, will conclude Sunday with a dream...
View ArticlePrinceton’s Xavian Lee declares for NBA Draft, but retains college eligibility
Xavian Lee is testing the NBA waters. Princeton’s sensational sophomore declared for the NBA Draft on Friday night while retaining his college eligibility, he told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lee...
View ArticleCollege Wrap: Young pitches Rider baseball to 9th straight win
LAWRENCEVILLE — The Rider University baseball team is already off to its best start ever in MAAC play, and there are no signs of letting up. Brian Young spun eight-innings of one-run ball, the offense...
View ArticleIt will be UConn and Purdue in a clash of titans for national championship
GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn has blown through the NCAA Tournament again to reach college basketball’s final night, this time with a chance to claim the first repeat championship in 17 years. The final test...
View ArticleGrotz: Official bashing detracts from accomplishments of Clark, Iowa
You couldn’t ask for a better ambassador of women’s basketball than Caitlin Clark, whose immense skills shooting, passing, and rebounding have catapulted Iowa into the NCAA championship game. Clark is...
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Rider U. baseball sweeps another MAAC series for 10th straight win
Rider starting pitcher Clayton Poliey throws to the plate against Siena during a MAAC baseball game on Sunday afternoon at Sonny Pittaro Field in Lawrenceville. (Kyle Franko/ Trentonian Photo)Rider...
View ArticleSouth Carolina women complete perfect season with national championship...
CLEVELAND — Dawn Staley and South Carolina completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game Sunday. With Staley...
View ArticleMike LaGravenis sparks TCNJ baseball with stellar play atop lineup
When you are playing youth baseball, it seems the lower the number the smaller the jersey size. Once Mike LaGravenis got the No. 1, he liked it and continues to wear it these days at The College of New...
View ArticleNAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports. NCAA vows to...
By ERIC OLSON, AP Sports Writer The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the governing body for mostly small colleges, announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes...
View ArticleUConn men conclude dominant run to 2nd straight NCAA title
GLENDALE, Ariz. — A basketball beatdown. A coaching clinic. A double-digit domination. Take one guess who finished off a romp through college basketball again. You bet, it’s UConn — a team built to win...
View ArticlePenn State’s Abdul Carter impresses in his transition to defensive end
Moving an All-Big Ten first-team linebacker to a new position can be considered daring. But as Penn State nears the end of spring football practice, coach James Franklin likes how the gamble of moving...
View ArticlePenn State cornerback A.J. Harris explains why he transferred from Georgia
When cornerback A.J. Harris decided to leave Georgia last year, he turned to a school that had recruited him out of high school. That wound up being Penn State. “It was more so making the best decision...
View ArticlePenn State’s J’ven Williams receives the bulk of left-tackle repetitions
Penn State guard Vega Ioane has closely watched former Wyomissing star J’ven Williams the last several weeks and likes what he has seen. “Me and J’ven have been playing side-by-side all spring,” Ioane...
View ArticleOpinion: Penn State needs help at wide receiver and here’s why
Penn State might as well put up a Help Wanted sign for wide receivers. Matt Zenitz of 247 Sports reported Friday that KeAndre Lambert-Smith has been away from the team this week, the final week of...
View ArticleIs Penn State good enough at wide receiver? At least James Franklin thinks so...
STATE COLLEGE – Several veteran Penn State players sat out Saturday’s Blue-White Game at Beaver Stadium because they had injuries or because their coaches didn’t need to see them play. The defense...
View ArticlePenn State’s Abdul Carter might not be finished with playing linebacker...
It’s difficult to discern much from Penn State’s Blue-White Game in any year, but one thing was perfectly clear Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Abdul Carter is adjusting quite nicely to defensive end after...
View ArticleCollege Wrap: Rider baseball has MAAC win streak halted at 11
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — The Rider baseball team’s unbeaten start to Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has come to an end, but it wasn’t without a nearly remarkable comeback. The Broncs almost recovered...
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Princeton men’s basketball’s Matt Allocco headed to Notre Dame for graduate...
Matt Allocco is headed back to the midwest to finish his college basketball career. The Princeton senior announced he’ll play his final year of eligibility at Notre Dame as a graduate transfer next...
View ArticleJAY DUNN: Big Ten baseball is about to get a whole lot bigger
Lou Boudreau was the captain of Illinois’ 1937 basketball team. A decade later Robin Roberts was the captain at Michigan State. Dave Winfield was a star forward on Minnesota’s 1972 Big Ten championship...
View ArticleCollege Wrap: Rider baseball takes advantage of wild Princeton pitching to...
PRINCETON — Kyle Neri had three hits, knocked in five runs and the Rider University baseball team beat Princeton, 11-3, in a mid-week game between the Route 206 neighbors on Wednesday afternoon at...
View ArticleLocal College Notebook: Catholic University baseball’s Logan Eilbacher...
Logan Eilbacher was honored as the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Rookie of the Week for Division III from Catholic University. Eilbacher was a standout at Notre Dame before...
View ArticleCollege Wrap: Rider baseball sweeps Maine; huge series win for Princeton
ORONO, Maine — Brian Skettini, Joe Tiroly and Kyle Neri all homered and the Rider baseball team won for the 17th time in 19 games with a 13-2 victory over Maine on Sunday afternoon to complete a...
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Avery Kontura using lessons learned at Steinert to star on softball diamond...
Avery Kontura can recall the pressure that came with being a freshman and earning the starting shortstop job on a Steinert team that was fresh off Tournament of Champions season. She lived up to the...
View ArticleCollege Baseball Notebook: TCNJ needs hot streak to reach NJAC Tournament
The College of New Jersey had a highly successful start to the season, but now it’s going to need an equally good finish to reach its goals. The Lions (18-13, 6-8 NJAC) have lost seven straight, and...
View ArticleCollege Wrap: Luke Lesch gets 200th career hit in Rider baseball’s win over...
SOUTH ORANGE — Luke Lesch added his name to an exclusive list and the Rider baseball team won again. Lesch collected two hits to become the 13th player in program history to reach 200 for his career...
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Two Penn State players projected to go in NFL Draft’s first round
Olu Fashanu and Chop Robinson are projected to become the second Penn State duo since 2003 to be taken in the first round when the NFL draft begins Thursday night in Detroit. Fashanu, a left tackle who...
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Teagan Schein-Becker gives Rider U. first ever Penn Relays title with super...
PHILADELPHIA — Teagan Schein-Becker saved her best Penn Relays performance for last. It all culminated in a couple of firsts as day turned to dusk on Thursday inside the University of Pennsylvania’s...
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Penn State’s Olu Fashanu goes to Jets, Chop Robinson to Dolphins
Penn State offensive tackle Olu Fashanu will get a chance to protect Aaron Rodgers after the New York Jets selected him with the 11th pick in the NFL draft Thursday night. The 6-6, 312-pound Fashanu...
View ArticlePrinceton U. men’s lacrosse’s season comes down to win-and-in game at Yale
It all comes down to the final game of the regular season for the Princeton University men’s lacrosse team. A win over No. 9 Yale (11-2, 4-1 Ivy) and the No. 14 Tigers (8-4, 3-2 Ivy) qualify for a spot...
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Penn State’s Caedan Wallace, Adisa Isaac taken in third round of NFL Draft
Penn State offensive tackle Caedan Wallace became the third Penn State player to be taken in the NFL Draft when New England selected him Friday night with the 68th overall pick. The Patriots drafted...
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