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07.28.06: Navy
game tickets available to Pirate Clubbers ... ECU grants
extension, raise to Baldwin-Tener ... League football
coaches visit New Orleans ... C-USA football media blitz set
for CSTV |
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07.27.06: ECU
recruiting thumbnail: Devon Wallace ... USM soph on Mackey
watch list ... Scribes pick Miami to win ACC title ... New
post-college football league in the works |
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07.26.06: "Meet
the Pirates" shin-dig set for Aug. 19 ... Leukemia claims
former UAB football star ... ACC honors Dukie Redick, Terp
Infante |
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07.25.06: ECU
last in poll; Allison, Graham get respect ... Former Pirate
Ward joins Bulls baseball staff ... NCAA's impact lucrative
for Indianapolis |
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07.24.06: Miami
football player shot at off-campus residence ...
'Star-crossed' defensive back leaving Auburn ... Admission
denied for Gamecock hoops signee |
07.23.06: Accident
claims life of Georgia hoops player ...
Ex-Navy quarterback Owens spared jail time ... Former
Gamecock suing university |
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07.22.06: Blue
Devils name new lacrosse coach ... Former Duke back issues
$1 million challenge ... Current Duke back Harris gets tube
time |
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07.21.06: Hoops
recruiting thumbnail: Jontae Sherrod ... Tiger recruit says
Irish used negative tactics ... Duke football hit by
suspension, dismissals ... UK to report self over Internet
shenanigans |
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07.20.06: ECU
to hold public "celebration" of LeClair's life ... LeClair
rites to be broadcast and live-streamed ... Future Pirate
Fields tallies 8 points in East loss ... C-USA announces
staff additions, promotions ... UCF uses buyout; Vols host
Wolfpack in 2008 |
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07.19.06: Irish
fill baseball coaching vacancy ... Fork Union, Oak Hill
getting review by NCAA ... Alabama cager denied fifth year
of eligibility |
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07.18.06: ECU's
Krog, Hauser recognized for academics ... UCF golfer fires
record round of 60 ... Rutgers drops six sports to trim
athletic budget |
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07.17.06: LSU
paying baseball coach $450K per year ... Kruger uses rule
change to play for dad ... MAAC adopts new hoops tourney
format |
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07.16.06: UTEP
track athletes achieve in classroom ... Former George Mason
cager gives up on NFL ... Jury hears tape of Navy
quarterback's call |
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07.15.06: GMAC
Bowl in Mobile moves to January ... Louisville ponies up to
lock down Petrino ... Tulsa names McCombs women's golf coach |
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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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News Nuggets, 07.29.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day Nuggets...
Next Day Nuggets...
Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Whimper, Williams get multimillion-dollar deals
The Hartford Courant has reported that
offensive tackle Guy Whimper, a fourth-round pick from East Carolina, signed
a four-year deal for approximately $2 million Thursday with the New York
Giants.
The Courant reported that Whimper signed
only moments after Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi put out a statement
criticizing his agents for dragging out the process.
The Charlotte Observer reported that
Carolina Panthers' first-round pick DeAngelo Williams agreed to terms late
Thursday night.
Williams is expected to sign his contract
today when the Panthers report to training camp at Wofford College, and be
on the field Saturday for the first practice.
A running back from Memphis, Williams
agreed to a five-year deal worth about $7.6 million. He could challenge
DeShaun Foster for the feature back role. Williams also could be used in the
return game.
The 27th overall pick, Williams is a speed
runner and was brought in as an alternative to Foster, whose career has been
plagued by injuries.
Blazers DE nabs C-USA preseason honor
UAB defensive end Larry McSwain has been
named the Conference USA preseason defensive player of the year, according
to a vote of the league's head coaches.
The senior from Mobile was one of three
Blazers selected to the preseason, first-team all-conference squad, joining
senior offensive tackle Julius Wilson and senior linebacker Orlandus King.
McSwain has been a first-team
All-Conference USA selection the past two seasons. As a junior he had 53
total tackles and four sacks, as well as five tackles for loss. During his
first season as a Blazer, he had 56 tackles, leading C-USA, and ranking No.4
in the nation in sacks with 13.
King led the Blazers in tackles in 2005,
recording 85 stops, including 41 solo hits. King registered three sacks and
six tackles for loss last season. Wilson is slated to start on the offensive
front for the Blazers for third consecutive season when the team kicks off
the 2006 campaign. Wilson was a third-team all-conference selection in 2005.
TCU
coach resigns over phone infraction
The Texas Christian athletics department
has announced the resignation of head men's tennis coach Joey Rive,
according to a release on the university's athletics website.
"TCU has been conducting an investigation
regarding excessive phone calls to international recruits in its men's
tennis program," Rive said. "Although my intent was not to gain a recruiting
advantage, I made a mistake with regard to the rule that permits just one
call per week. I take full responsibility for my actions and deeply regret
that I have negatively impacted both TCU and the men's tennis program. As a
result, I felt it was in the best interest of TCU to step down as head
coach."
"We are obviously very disappointed to
report this situation," said TCU athletics director Danny Morrison. "Once
the rule violations were discovered by our compliance staff, we commenced an
internal investigation to determine the extent of the infractions, and then
voluntarily reported them to the Mountain West Conference and the NCAA.
Coach Rive has been cooperative throughout the entire process, and TCU will
now be working cooperatively with the NCAA staff with respect to this
ongoing matter. We are serious about following NCAA regulations to the
letter."
A search for Rive's replacement will begin
immediately. Rive served six seasons as the Horned Frogs' coach.
News Nuggets are
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published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
schools; and reports from other sources. Copyright 2006
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