Mike Tony
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Penn baseball's Ryan Deitrich headed for Duke
Ryan Deitrich won’t be returning to Penn for his final year of eligibility after missing his freshman campaign due to injury, but he’ll still be playing college baseball — as a Duke Blue Devil.
Penn softball headed to Texas A&M for NCAA regional
The Quakers will travel to College Station, Texas, to battle Texas A&M in the first round of Penn’s first ever NCAA Tournament Friday at 6 p.m. Eastern time, in a game that will be aired on ESPN2.
Career symposium back for NFL at Penn
The NFL chose Penn as the place to inject more diversity within its coaching and management ranks.
Penn women's lacrosse to face Virginia in NCAA Tournament
Penn women’s lacrosse (11-5) will face Virginia (9-9) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday at 3 p.m., in Washington, D.C. If the Quakers win, they will square off with host No. 6 Georgetown in the second round.
Penn women's lacrosse advances to Ivy Tournament final
The No. 16 Penn women’s lacrosse team took care of business at Franklin Field Friday night, handling Cornell, 10-5, to advance to the Ivy League Tournament final for the second straight season.
Ivy League announces conference-wide digital video network
The Ivy League announced Friday that it has partnered with Internet Protocol television company NeuLion to create the league’s first-ever digital sports network.
Community shares shock and stories from Boston Marathon
As of Monday evening, the University and Athletic Communications have not been made aware of any Penn athletes and affiliates injured in the attacks. RELATED: Alum journalists reflect on covering Boston explosions
Wayward boat sinks Penn heavyweight rowing's chances
A high school boat veered into the middle of Penn’s lane roughly 800 meters into the 2000m race, taking the No. 13 Quakers out of contention and helping ensure the fourth victory in a row for No. 15 Princeton with a time of 5:45.0.
Q&A: Robert Morris coach and former Penn basketball player Andy Toole
I asked Robert Morris coach Andy Toole about and former Penn basketball player Andy Toole Thursday about his relationship with fired Rutgers coach Mike Rice did have a lot to say about the state of Robert Morris’s program following a memorable first-round NIT home win over Kentucky last month and why he never wants to go up against Penn again.
Tony | Ivy success not made of just money for Penn basketball
What can Penn basketball do to get better? One answer is to keep having recruiting classes like the Quakers’ Class of 2017.
Penn men's golf finishes in middle of pack at Yale Spring Invitational
The Penn men’s golf team took sixth place in the Yale Spring Invitational Saturday at The Course at Yale, shooting 298-302—600 over 36 holes.
Penn has several ties to Rutgers scandal
Penn has many connections to the coaching scandal, which broke when ESPN aired video footage of Rutgers men’s basketball coach Mike Rice hitting and taunting players, at times yelling homophobic slurs.
From The Buzz: Who should be Penn's starting point guard in 2013-14?
In this week’s roundtable discussion, our editors ask who should be Penn basketball’s starting point guard in 2013-14.
BRIEF | Penn men's tennis suffers another loss to Princeton
Penn (8-6, 0-1 Ivy) came back to win the last three matches over No. 52 Princeton (12-4, 1-0) to move closer, but the Tigers had already clinched the victory.
A path toward out for LGBT Penn athletes
PATH and Penn Athletics are teaming up to support LGBT athletes in the Penn community, who are trying to improve the environment to help others in the LGBT community
The Palestra: A gym for all ages
Every Saturday morning, the Palestra gives guys like Scott Kegler a chance to mean a lot to both friends and strangers alike, while losing themselves in basketball.
Tony | Penn basketball's defense can make the grade next season
It’s Penn’s defense first and foremost that can elevate the Quakers back to Ivy contender status next season.
Tony | Princeton showed the jury’s still out for Penn basketball
While conventional wisdom holds that the Quakers will make leaps and bounds with more experience in 2013-14, the reality is that nothing is guaranteed.
Princeton means payback for Penn basketball
To get revenge, Penn (9-21, 6-7 Ivy) will have to flip the script of its last dance with Princeton (16-11, 9-4), a 65-53 defeat for the Quakers at Jadwin Gym on Jan. 12 that was more decisive than its final score suggests.
Tony | Time for Penn basketball to grow up
Next season will decide once and for all whether this team full of underclassmen has what it takes for long-term Ivy success. But the glimpses of brilliance Penn has shown from time to time in 2012-13 have been too few and far between to suggest that this team isn’t still a youthful bunch with everything to prove.
