David Howard of Brown University was drafted by theTennessee Titans in the 2010 National Football League Draft with the 241st overall pick, according to IvyLeagueSports.com. As the 34th player selected in the seventh round, Howard was the second defensive lineman and one of a total of six defensive players picked by the Titans. Leading the Bears with eight quarterback hurries during his senior year, Howard is a two-time first-team All-Ivy recipient. Checking in at almost 6'3" and 290 pounds, Howard is the first Ivy player to be drafted into the NFL since linebacker Zak DeOssie of Brown was picked by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2007 draft.
Bill Courtney was named the new head coach of Cornell University's men's basketball team on Friday, according to the University's website. Having served as an assistant coach at various institutions including Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Commonwealth University and George Mason University for a total of 15 years, Courtney helped lead his teams to 15 winning seasons, eight postseason appearances and four conference titles. "No one thinks we're going to be that good next year, losing all of those guys, but I told them to put no limits on what they can accomplish because I certainly won't," Courtney said, according to a Cornell press release. Courtney will replace previous head coach Steve Donahue, who recently announced he would be taking over the head coaching position at Boston College. Donahue led the Big Red to its third consecutive Ivy crown and a Sweet 16 appearance in this year's NCAA tournament.
The United States men's national soccer team has chosen Princeton University as the site of its training camp in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, IvyLeagueSports.com reported. The players will descend on Roberts Field on May 15 for the eight-day program. All of the training sessions will be closed to the public. U.S. coach Bob Bradley graduated from Princeton in 1980. Following the camp, the team will travel to East Hartford, Conn., to take on the Czech Republic, and then to Philadelphia, Penn., to face Turkey, as part of the Send-Off Series leading up the World Cup.
