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PREVIOUS NUGGETS |
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07.14.06: N.C.
prep hoops star re-routes to Memphis ... ECU's Flye, Ray
land in CPL All-Star Game ... UNC-CH's Miller receives
Clemens Award |
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07.13.06: Logan
to have daily show on "The Bull" ... Marshall hires former
Blue Devil as hoops aide ... Redick 'backs' out of Team USA
workouts |
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07.12.06: C-USA
unveils 2005-06 athletes of the year ... Rape trial underway
for former Navy QB ... Clemson gridder on jet ski that
killed coach |
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07.11.06: ECU
recruiting thumbnail: D.J. McFadden ... Uggla poised to make
history in All-Star game ... COSIDA recognizes former
president Ford ... Houston associate AD Sparks succumbs |
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07.10.06: ECU
alum Godwin to wear LSU's purple & gold ... Tulane resumes
baseball stadium renovation ... Kelly rejoins O'Leary at
Central Florida |
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07.09.06: Fitzgerald
takes bittersweet promotion ... Paper defuses report on Mayo
to USC ... More national acclaim for Houston's Lincoln ...
SMU golfer wins Greater Cincy title |
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07.08.06: Former
ECU slugger Hastings joins BC staff ... Tar Heel baseball
stars transition to pros ... Rice's Britton packing to play
in Philippines |
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07.07.06: Report:
No. 1 prep hoops star choosing USC ... Motorcycle wreck
claims Georgia Southern star ... NBA exhibition games coming
to Dean Dome |
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07.06.06: Owls'
St. Clair chosen for Team USA baseball ... Houston, Rice
rookies make all-frosh team ... Case-era Pack hoops legend
Dickey passes |
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07.05.06: National
honors piling up for Houston's Lincoln ... Wade's wallet now
packs a wallop ... Duke gets QB from prestigious prep
program |
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07.04.06: Howard
joins ECU media relations staff ... Bertman leads college
baseball hall's first class ... Temple gets prized hometown
grid recruit |
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07.03.06: Paper:
C of C and Cremins come to agreement ... Four depart Oregon
in search of playing time ... Gator recruit wins national
prep QB award |
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07.02.06: College
of Charleston hires Bobby Cremins ... Duke gets pair of
football commitments ... Georgia Tech baseball coach gets
extra year ... Big Sky Conference expands by one |
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07.01.06: SI.com
columnist rates O'Leary among best ... Bogdan, Floyd get top
awards in C-USA track ... Northwestern mourns passing of
Walker |
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06.30.06: NCAA
gives new life to Houston bowl game ... Memphis duo makes
school history in NBA draft ... LSU selects Mainieri to
direct baseball program ... Marshall backpedals back to
Winthrop |
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06.29.06: BCS
to tweak timing of weekly poll ... Louisville to push two
players for Heisman ... Redick fares well in draft despite
impediments |
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06.28.06: Postgraduate
scholarship goes to ECU's Davenport ... UCF center foregoes
final year of eligibility ... Sinclair named women's athlete
of the year |
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06.27.06: Beavers
beat Heels to win College World Series ... Irish baseball
coach to interview for LSU job ... Cal quarterback suspended
after assault charge |
06.26.06: Mustangs
lead
C-USA teams in Director's Cup ... Tulane AD receives
prestigious service award ... Calipari racking up some
broadcast work |
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06.25.06: Coal
industry to sponsor Marshall-WVU series ... Mountaineers
extend Rodriguez deal to 2012 ... Vols add non-league
challenges |
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06.24.06: Del
Conte takes reins as AD at Rice ... Contact at combine means
fine for Emory ... UNCW aligns with adidas for shoes,
uniforms |
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06.23.06: Witter
starts professional ball with a flourish ... Big Ben's
little sister commits to Sooners ... Wake Forest football
recruit faces felony charges |
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06.22.06: Big
Ten scores momentous television deals ... Former ECU diver
Derr to coach at JMU ... Grizzlies turn to Tinkle on
hardwood |
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06.21.06: Troth
returns to the fold as ECU assistant ... College of
Charleston, Herrion settle on buyout ... Another national
award for Houston's Lincoln |
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06.20.06: ECU
announces long-term pact with Nike ... Pirates release
women's soccer schedule ... Three C-USA linemen on Outland
Trophy list |
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06.19.06: USM-Memphis
game shifts to Sunday for ESPN ... Tar Heels AD Baddour gets
contract extension ... U.S. Women's open to have distinct
Duke flavor |
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06.18.06: Rice
rallies in its College World Series opener ... Houston's
Lincoln gets 2006 Howser Trophy ... C-USA's top scorer backs
away from NBA draft |
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06.17.06: ECU
grad Millican wins N.C. women's amateur ... College World
Series: Tigers win in comeback ... LSU's Carter sweeps
national track honors |
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06.16.06: Ex-ECU
assistant named Campbell grid coach ... Pirate softball ace
Keli Harrell named All-State .. Report: Back woes nix Redick
draft workouts |
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06.15.06: Camels
expected to name football coach ... Rice leads C-USA
contingent on A-A team ... K-State, UCLA announce football
dates |
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06.14.06: ECU's
Smith among 7 C-USA All-Americans ... Duke star Redick
charged with drunk driving ... UAB selects Shoop to guide
baseball program |
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06.13.06: Owls
carrying C-USA banner to Omaha ... ECU's Ray shares Coastal
Plain League honor ... Terms of Huggins' K-State contract
reported |
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06.12.06: ECU
ticket office temporarily relocates ... Irish safety's ring
debut: Bell rung quickly ... Miners seventh in NCAA men's
track |
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06.11.06: Miami
loses Berry- recruited QB to baseball ... Clemens award
finalists have C-USA flavor ... Buckeyes announce series
with Toledo |
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06.10.06: ECU
network announces blowtorch flagships ... "The Buzz" remains
in Pirate broadcast lineup ... Former LSU athlete turned pro
wrestler dies |
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06.09.06: ECU's
"Voice" revving up for benefit "Ride" ... Pirates bow out at
NCAA track & field meet ... ODU makes plans to add I-AA
football |
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06.08.06: MLB
Draft: Smith selected by A's, Mathews by Giants ... ECU's
Hunt, Krug take Scholar Athlete honors ... NCAA nixes course
credits from 'diploma mills' |
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06.07.06: ECU's
track elite at NCAA meet in Sacramento ... Super region
pairings pit Rice against Sooners ... Cleared USC
quarterback says he's rejoined team |
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06.06.06: NCAA
change on grad transfers gets reaction ... Duke reinstates
men's lacrosse with conditions ... Cardieri resigns as
baseball coach at USF |
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06.05.06: Owls
carry C-USA banner against Bears ... Laval steps down as LSU
baseball coach ... Date of "Civil War" changed for TV |
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06.04.06: C-USA
players reap All-America honors ... "Flesh- eating" germ
claims Tulsa gridder ... Blazers baseball coach hangs up
cleats |
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06.03.06: ECU's
Jake Smith named 2nd-team All-America ... Pirates get first
signee in McPhaul golfing era ... Duke men's lacrosse
program to be reinstated |
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06.02.06: Bucs'
new pitching coach has LeClair pedigree ... Three gridders
depart WVU program ... ECU announces blue chip tennis
signees |
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06.01.06: Pirates
announce kickoff times, TV games ... ECU excels among
C-USA's academic elite ... Rice's Degerman makes Academic
All-America |
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News Nuggets, 07.15.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day Nuggets...
Next Day Nuggets...
Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
GMAC Bowl in Mobile moves to
January
The GMAC Bowl has been rescheduled for
Sunday, January 7, 2007 beginning at 8 p.m. EST at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in
Mobile, AL, according to an announcement on the Conference USA website.
The eighth annual GMAC Bowl will be shown
nationally on ESPN and will feature a team from C-USA versus an opponent
from the Mid American Conference or the Western Athletic Conference.
From 1999-2005, the GMAC Bowl was played on
the Wednesday or Thursday prior to Christmas. The new date will provide an
increased opportunity to showcase Mobile and the GMAC Bowl.
Bowl President Jerry Silverstein said, "To
play in prime time the night before the BCS national championship game
offers the city of Mobile, and the GMAC Bowl unbelievable exposure. The new
date presented an opportunity that we could not afford to pass up."
East Carolina has made two trips to the
GMAC Bowl.
Louisville ponies up to lock down Petrino
Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino has
signed a 10-year contract worth at least $25.5 million, according to a
Louisville Courier-Journal report.
The coach, who has interviewed for other
jobs after each of his three seasons at Louisville, said the new contract is
intended to send a message that he wants to remain as Cardinals coach.
Petrino wanted a long-term deal and reportedly insisted on including a $1
million buyout clause.
Petrino will make $1.6 million in base
salary next season. But he'll also have more than $700,000 available in
performance incentives, plus a $1 million loyalty bonus if he's still
Cardinals coach through next June. Those bonuses and incentives could push
his compensation to a level occupied by only a handful of college football
coaches.
He'll still trail Rick Pitino, who makes
$2.8 million a year plus incentives as the university's basketball coach.
Petrino's base salary will rise steadily to
a maximum of $2.6 million in 2016. His incentive package will be worth a
possible $1 million at that time. The contract also offers million-dollar
loyalty bonuses to be awarded in 2010 and 2013, and a $2 million bonus if he
completes the contract.
The salary increase represents the school's
most significant financial commitment to football since the building of Papa
John's Cardinal Stadium. Petrino's base salary when he was hired for the
2003 season was $450,000. John L. Smith was making $800,000, including
incentives, when he departed in 2002. Louisville assistants received a
significant boost in pay after last season and are due for another raise
this month.
Athletic director Tom Jurich said his
department can handle the added expense. Louisville athletics ran a $2
million surplus last season, its first in the Big East after leaving
Conference USA. Jurich said much of that will be plowed directly back into
Petrino's compensation. The Cardinals received bonuses from the Big East
this past season for their second-place football finish and appearance in
the Toyota Gator Bowl.
Tulsa
names McCombs women's golf coach
Trelle McCombs has been named women's golf
coach at Tulsa today, according to an announcement on the Conference USA
website.
The 30-year old McCombs has seven years of
head coaching experience on the Division I level. She has spent the past
three years (2003-06) as the head coach at Augusta State (GA) University,
and before that coached the men's and women's teams at Mercer for four years
(1999-2003).
This past year, McCombs led ASU to the
school's first-ever NCAA regional and national tournament appearances. In
her three seasons, she has seen her team climb 104 spots in the Golfstat
national rankings to a school-best ranking of 32nd at the close of the 2006
season. ASU completed just its fifth season of women's golf as an
intercollegiate sport.
She guided her 2006 squad to six team
tournament titles, while her players garnered five individual medalist
crowns. In the 2004-05 campaign, McCombs had the nation's second-ranked
freshman class, according to the Golfstat rankings for freshman class
impact.
News Nuggets are
compiled periodically based on material supplied by staff members; data
published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
schools; and reports from other sources. Copyright 2006
Bonesville.net and other publishers. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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