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News Nuggets, 05.23.05
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Compiled from staff reports and electronic dispatches

PREVIOUS NUGGETS

05.22.05: Final C-USA standings, scoreboard & brackets ... Instant replay with a twist put forth by C-USA ... More...
05.21.05: TCU turns to Carolinas-bred leader as new AD ... 12th game reawakens Tulane-LSU series ... More...
05.20.05: Raft of decisions issued from C-USA meetings ... Clemson halts Hurricane hurler's streak at 24 ... More...
05.19.05: Dye, Nehlen anointed to College Football Hall ... South Carolina QB denied sixth year of eligibility ... More...
05.18.05: League releases beefed up national TV lineup ... Memphis joins loaded field for preseason NIT ... Frosh guard bolting Louisville for Washington ... More...
05.17.05: New ECU strength boss reconnects with Holtz ... Huggins calls UCs bluff on shortened contract ... Temple football program moving to MAC ... More...
05.16.05: C-USA baseball standings, scores & schedule ... Tulane locks up piece of league baseball title ... More...
05.15.05: Conference USA weekend baseball scoreboard ... Spider assistants follow Wainwright to DePaul ... More...
05.14.05: Huggins' era about to come to an end at Cincinnati? ... Blue Devils' Randolph to test NBA waters ... More...
05.13.05: UVa hoops co-captain booked on weapons counts ... Tribute set for former Cincy baseball coach ... More...
05.12.05: Bearcats land Kentucky's 'Mr. Basketball' ... Heart problem caused players sudden death ... More...
05.11.05: Pair with N.C. ties no longer on Bearcats hoops team ... Clarke leaving Billikens basketball program ... Tulane gears up to host post-season baseball ... More...
05.10.05: Basketball player dies in hometown pickup game ... 5 UConn football players charged in shooting ... Baseball America and Collegiate Polls ... More...
05.09.05: C-USA baseball standings, scores & schedule ... Delaware strength coach moving to Tulane ... More...
05.08.05: C-USA Baseball Tournament approaches sellout ... Valpo player emerges from month-long coma ... More...
05.07.05: Dissenters simmer over Marquette name change ... Sugar Bowl serves as Sugar Daddy for Big Easy ... More...
05.06.05: Air Force coach succeeds Wainwright at Richmond ... Marquette dodges Warriors in changing name ... More...
05.05.05: CAA raids A-10 to launch 12-team football league ... Black Bears football program to join Colonial ... More...
05.04.05: Charlotte center Iti bolting after sophomore season ... New bowl has sponsor, draws C-USA support ... Report: ACC strikes silent deal to settle case ... More...
05.03.05: Raleigh sports talk station adds Durham signal ... Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball Polls ... More...
05.02.05: C-USA baseball standings, scores & schedule ... 12 C-USA, Carolina players make Howser list ... More...
05.01.05: Burke switch from ECU helps Crean seal Top 10 class ... 22-inning marathon sets new NAIA mark ... More...

Former Cougar stars in 'Longest Yard' remake

Former University of Houston football player Maurice Bryant is set to make his acting debut when the remake of the 1974 classic "The Longest Yard" hits movie theaters nationwide on May 27.

Bryant wears #86 in the movie as a member of the 'Mean Machine' prison team.

A six-year veteran of the Arena Football League, Bryant is currently both a wide receiver and linebacker for the Philadelphia Soul.

Bryant lettered for Houston in 1996 and 1997 after transferring from Los Angeles Valley College. He finished his career with the Cougars with49 receptions for 634 yards and two touchdowns.

Adam Sandler and Chris Rock star in "The Longest Yard," Paramount Pictures' and Columbia Pictures' comic story of a former pro quarterback trying to make good in the toughest possible situation. When former NFL player Paul Crewe (Sandler) is sent to prison, the warden forces him to transform a diverse group of inmates into a football team.

Unlikely teammates, the convicts unite when they find out who they are playing — the guards. With the help of fellow inmates Nate Scarborough (Burt Reynolds) and Caretaker (Rock), Crewe promises the cons a chance to exact revenge in a bone-crushing showdown where anything goes.

The film, which also stars James Cromwell, Nelly, and William Fichtner, has been rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, violence, language & drug references.

The film's cast also includes a who's-who of famous NFL names, including Michael Irvin, Bill Romanowski, Brian Bosworth and Terry Crews.

Professional wrestlers Bill Goldberg, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Kevin Nash and kick-boxing champion Bob Sapp also have roles in the movie.

Compiled from a Houston Athletics news release.


Final C-USA standings, scoreboard & brackets

(Final 2005 Standings - Through games of May 21)

                  CONFERENCE       OVERALL
                 ------------    ------------
TEAM              W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#Tulane          24   6  .800    47   9  .839
#Texas Christian 20  10  .667    37  18  .673
#Southern Miss   20  10  .667    39  17  .696
#East Carolina   18  12  .600    34  22  .607
#Houston         16  13  .552    27  28  .491
#South Florida   15  14  .517    32  29  .525
#Louisville      15  14  .517    32  22  .593
#UAB             14  16  .467    31  25  .554
 Charlotte       13  17  .433    31  23  .574
 Cincinnati      10  19  .344    25  30  .455
 Saint Louis      8  22  .267    13  40  .245
 Memphis          5  25  .167    13  42  .236

#Note: Clinched berth in 8-team C-USA Tournament.

WEEKEND SCORES

Thursday:

   East Carolina 8, Saint Louis 7
   Southern Miss 10, Houston 5
   South Florida 9, Cincinnati 1
   Charlotte 11, Memphis 5

Friday:

   Charlotte 9, Memphis 7
   South Florida 6, Cincinnati 2
   Houston 11, Southern Miss 7
   Louisville 5, UAB 4
   UAB 5, Louisville 4
   Tulane 5, Texas Christian 2
   Texas Christian 6, Tulane 0

Saturday:

   East Carolina 9, Saint Louis 5
   Saint Louis 6, East Carolina 0
   Louisville 5, UAB 2
   Tulane 5, Texas Christian 1
   Southern Miss 11, Houston 7
   South Florida 18, Cincinnati 8
   Charlotte 13, Memphis 2

CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT BRACKETS

2005 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
Presented by POWERade
Pete Taylor Park, Hattiesburg

(Seeds in parentheses; All times Eastern Time)

Wednesday:

   1. (5) Houston vs. (4) East Carolina  10:00 am
   2. (8) UAB vs. (1) Tulane  1:30 pm
   3. (7) Louisville vs. (2) TCU  5:00 pm
   4. (6) USF vs. (3) Southern Miss  8:30 pm

Thursday:

  5. Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 10:00 am
  6. Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 1:30 pm
  7. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 5:00 pm
  8. Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 8:30 pm

Friday:

  9. Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7 4:00 pm
 10. Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8 7:30 pm

Saturday:

 11. Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 10:00 am
 12. Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10 1:30 pm
 13. Game 11 teams play again, if necessary 5:00 pm
 14. Game 12 teams play again, if necessary 8:30 pm

Sunday:

 Championship 2:00 pm (CSTV & C-USA TV Network)

NCAA TOURNAMENT

Friday-Sunday, June 3-5
 NCAA Regionals (Sites TBD)

Friday-Sunday, June 10-12
 NCAA Super Regionals (Sites TBD)

Friday, June 17-Monday, June 27
 College World Series (Omaha)

Compiled from Bonesville.net staff, Conference USA and other reports.


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