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01.31.06: Signing
Day extravaganza looms for ECU fans ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.30.06: Wolfpack
sends cash to Southern Miss athletes ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.29.06: Diamond
Bucs assign LeClair's No. 23 to Witter ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.28.06: Tigers
eye UCF as next victim in climb up polls ... C-USA
Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.27.06: Fun,
not money, motivating DeAngelo Williams ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.26.06: Marshall
springs shocker on No. 9 West Virginia ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.25.06: Loaded
stogie nets trouble for Memphis player ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.24.06: C-USA
slams refs for upholding 'T' on Penders ... NCAA to release
RPI ratings for first time ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard &
Schedule |
01.23.06: Epic
upset makes long bus ride home a journey of joy ... C-USA
Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.22.06: Memphis
auction includes trip to Dowdy-Ficklen ... Houston coach's
collapse leads to technical ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard
& Schedule |
01.21.06: Bush
summons '66 Miners to watch Glory Road ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.20.06: Innovative
creator of I-formation passes at 92 ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.19.06: Southern
Miss extends Bower pact through '09 ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.18.06: Holtz,
Moore, Whimper team up for Hula Bowl ... ECU reaches
wide-ranging deal with ISP Sports ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.17.06: Katrina
blows friendly faces into UAB crowd ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.16.06: C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.15.06: Hawaii
on itinerary of ECU's Moore, Whimper ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.14.06: Former
ECU assistant Berry joins staff at Miami ... C-USA
Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.13.06: Southern
Miss punter wins prestigious award ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.12.06: I-A
coaches ponder replay, Friday night games ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.11.06: Fan
day signals approach of baseball season ... Area radio
stations announce T-shirt promotion ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.10.06: Injuries
take toll on East Carolina hoops squad ... Tulane shifts
baseball games to Zephyr Field ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.09.06: National
title game drew blowout TV ratings ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.08.06: Memphis
faces Winthrop in tune-up for ECU ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.07.06: N.C.
Hall to enshrine ECU grad Charlie Adams ... Pirates announce
'2-for-$20' hoops ticket deal ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule ... Final C-USA Football Postseason
Scoreboard |
01.06.06: College
baseball icon Rod Dedeaux dead at 91 ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule ... Final C-USA Football Postseason
Scoreboard |
01.05.06: Former
C-USA chief Slive takes reigns of BCS ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule ... Final C-USA
Football Postseason Scoreboard |
01.04.06: College
career over for injured UAB star Eddins ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule ... Final C-USA Football Postseason
Scoreboard |
01.03.06: Pirates,
Deacs face off for first time since 1986 ... C-USA
Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule ... Final C-USA Football
Postseason Scoreboard |
01.02.06: Rice
lures Tulsa defensive guru as head coach ... Final C-USA
Football Postseason Scoreboard ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.01.06: C-USA
Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule ... Final C-USA Football
Postseason Scoreboard |
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News Nuggets, 02.01.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
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Compiled from staff reports
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Marshall crash will become film theme
Plans for a movie about the 1970
Marshall University football team plane crash and the recovery that followed
at Marshall and in the Huntington, WV, community have been announced.
The crash occurred in bad weather and
poor visibility on the return trip from a 17-14 non-conference loss at East
Carolina on Nov. 14, 1970. The Thundering Herd and Pirates now compete as
members of Conference USA.
Matthew McConaughey will star in the
yet-to-be titled Marshall University Football Project. A portion of the film
will be shot in and around Huntington as well as on Marshall's campus.
Warner Bros. said filming will begin this spring.
"This film is a great opportunity for
West Virginia to receive international recognition for the tremendous
community spirit and empathy that West Virginians show when faced with
tragedy," Governor Joe Manchin said. "Beyond that, it shows our resilience
and will to move forward with a courageous spirit."
McConaughey will star as Jack Lengyel,
who coached the Thundering Herd football team for four years after the crash
that killed 75 people, including 37 players, six coaches, two athletic
department staff members, 25 supporters and five aircraft crew.
"We are very pleased that Warner Bros.
and Legendary Pictures are taking this legacy of Marshall University and
treating it with the respect and honor that it deserves," Marshall President
Stephen J. Kopp said. "Undoubtedly, this story will touch the lives of
people across the nation. It is a story that many have thought needed to be
told through a major film."
Where possible, Marshall faculty, staff
and students will be used as extras in the film, and university theatre and
broadcast students may be offered internships.
Memphis soccer faces professional team
The University of Memphis men's soccer
team will open its spring schedule against some of the best players in the
nation. For the third-straight year, the Tigers travel to Dallas to take on
Major League Soccer's FC Dallas on Saturday, Feb. 11. The exhibition will
take place on one of the practice fields at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas.
Green Wave gets
Omaha rings
The Tulane University baseball team has
its annual Alumni Game beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Zephyr Field.
Events begin at 11 a.m. with the Old-Timer's Game, and the 2006 team will
battle players from the Green Wave's past College World Series teams and
professional players starting at 1:30 p.m.
In between games, the members of the
2005 Green Wave baseball team will receive their College World Series rings.
The Green Wave opens the regular season
on Friday, Feb. 10, at noon against Texas Christian in the Houston College
Classic at Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros.
C-USA Basketball Standings, Scores & Schedule
(Updated
through Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006)
CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS
TEAM
C-USA ALL
Memphis
5-0 19-2
Texas-El Paso
5-0 12-5
UAB
5-1 15-4
Central Florida
3-2 9-9
Rice
3-3 9-10
Houston
3-3 12-6
Southern Methodist 2-3 10-8
Tulsa
2-3 7-11
Tulane
2-4 6-12
Marshall
1-4 8-10
East Carolina
1-5 7-12
Southern Miss
1-5 7-14
----- SCORES -----
TUESDAY,
JAN. 31
No games
scheduled.
MONDAY, JAN.
30
No games
scheduled.
SUNDAY, JAN.
29
No games
scheduled.
SATURDAY,
JAN. 28
Memphis 94,
Central Florida 61
East Carolina 59, Tulsa 45
Tulane 70, Rice 53
Houston 69, Marshall 56
UAB 87, Southern Mississippi 73
Texas-El Paso 57, Southern Methodist 53
----- SCHEDULE -----
WEDNESDAY,
FEB. 1
East Carolina
at Marshall 7:00 pm
Texas-El Paso at Houston 8:00 pm
Southern Methodist at Tulane 8:00 pm
Memphis at Tulsa 8:05 pm
THURSDAY,
FEB. 2
No games
scheduled.
FRIDAY, FEB.
3
No games
scheduled.
SATURDAY,
FEB. 4
UAB at Central
Florida 3:00 pm
Houston at East Carolina 5:00 pm
Memphis at Rice 7:05 pm
Southern Miss at Southern Methodist 8:00 pm
Texas-El Paso at Tulsa 8:05 pm
Marshall at Tulane 8:30 pm
SUNDAY, FEB.
5
No games
scheduled.
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published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
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