The Penn men's heavyweight crew team just missed at the Navy Day Regatta held on Saturday on the Schuylkill river.
The Quakers came in a very close second in the college eights to Navy, which continued its domination of the annual event.
The Midshipmen completed the four-kilometer course in 12:35.3, while the Quakers came in 1.4 seconds later.
In the women's college eights, the Quakers finished fourth, 41 seconds behind Navy, which took the 12-team event, holding off Rutgers and Army.
The Penn men's lightweight team placed sixth out of nine teams in a race also won by the Midshipmen.
-- Zachary Levine
Former Penn player Jordan cut from team
Former Penn basketball player Michael Jordan was released from his German professional team this past weekend.
A statement on the Artland Dragons' Web site said that Jordan was cut due to an unspecified incident after practice last Wednesday.
Jordan, who had played with the Dragons since the 2002-03 season, released a statement on the Web site shortly after his release was announced.
"A decision was made and we all have to live with it and move on," he said. "I have no bad feelings towards the team or management. Everything happens for a reason. Maybe this is for the best."
-- David Burrick
