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08.06.06: Media
day no day off for Pirates ... Drew-Skip check goes to
Greenville Rec. Dept. ... Coordinator of ACC refs hanging up
whistle |
08.05.06: Holtz
likes what he sees as camp starts ... Buckeyes pegged as
team to beat; WVU #7 ... Groh reinstates senior safety Tony
Franklin ... Four from C-USA on Thorpe Award watch list |
08.04.06: Judge:
Buckeyes owe ex-coach big bucks ... Marshall takes preseason
volleyball accolades ... Conference USA adds administrator
to staff |
08.03.06: Four
Hurricanes will miss opener with FSU ... Report says Sooners
QB canned ... Tigers' Tate takes aim on Women's Amateur |
08.02.06: Kragthorpe
lassoes new pact, new transfers ... ACC champ to Orange;
makeup policy defined ... Blazers launching prep baseball
league |
08.01.06: C-USA
releases schedule of televised games ... 'The Voice' adds
morning duties on local AM's ... Huskers, Huskies set dates
in 2010, 2011 |
07.31.06: Blue
Edwards' twins' team seeking AAU title ... Bower suspends
USM LB for two games ... Preseason honors piling up for
Houston QB ... SMU grid luncheon will feature Forrest Gregg |
07.30.06: Love,
smitten with UCLA, spurns Tar Heels ... Wake won't enroll
indicted football signee ... Slippery Rock backpedals after
Title IX ruling |
07.29.06: Whimper,
Williams get multimillion-dollar deals ... Blazers DE nabs
C-USA preseason honor ... TCU coach resigns over phone
infraction |
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 |
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 |
07.26.06: "Meet
the Pirates" shin-dig set for Aug. 19 ... Leukemia claims
former UAB football star ... ACC honors Dukie Redick, Terp
Infante |
07.25.06: ECU
last in poll; Allison, Graham get respect ... Former Pirate
Ward joins Bulls baseball staff ... NCAA's impact lucrative
for Indianapolis |
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 |
07.22.06: Blue
Devils name new lacrosse coach ... Former Duke back issues
$1 million challenge ... Current Duke back Harris gets tube
time |
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 |
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 |
07.19.06: Irish
fill baseball coaching vacancy ... Fork Union, Oak Hill
getting review by NCAA ... Alabama cager denied fifth year
of eligibility |
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 |
07.17.06: LSU
paying baseball coach $450K per year ... Kruger uses rule
change to play for dad ... MAAC adopts new hoops tourney
format |
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 |
07.15.06: GMAC
Bowl in Mobile moves to January ... Louisville ponies up to
lock down Petrino ... Tulsa names McCombs women's golf coach |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
07.10.06: ECU
alum Godwin to wear LSU's purple & gold ... Tulane resumes
baseball stadium renovation ... Kelly rejoins O'Leary at
Central Florida |
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 |
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 |
07.07.06: Report:
No. 1 prep hoops star choosing USC ... Motorcycle wreck
claims Georgia Southern star ... NBA exhibition games coming
to Dean Dome |
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 |
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 |
07.04.06: Howard
joins ECU media relations staff ... Bertman leads college
baseball hall's first class ... Temple gets prized hometown
grid recruit |
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 |
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 |
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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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
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Compiled from staff reports
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Pirates strap
on shoulder pads
For the first time in preseason workouts,
East Carolina headed out for its daily afternoon practice session on Sunday
wearing shoulder pads, the school's athletics media relation office
reported.
The Pirates completed a 3-hour session at
the Cliff Moor Practice Complex in their third workout of the fall camp.
Single workouts scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, and three two-a-day
practices are slated to begin on Wednesday.
On Sunday, Coach Skip Holtz and staff
emphasized schemes and alignments. ECU closed the workout with a five-minute
scrimmage period involving the third and fourth offensive and defensive
units.
"The intensity level was very high today,"
said Holtz. "I liked the excitement and enthusiasm that the team showed
coming out in shoulder pads. In just three practices we have come a long way
and I can't wait until we put on the full pads."
The Pirates will spend Monday's workout in
shoulder pads and shorts before putting on full gear for the first time on
Tuesday afternoon, according to the ECU release.
Ex-Duke lacrosse coach has new program
Mike Pressler, the Duke lacrosse coach who
resigned his position after sexual assault allegations were made against his
players following an off campus party in March, has been hired by Bryant
University to fill the same position at the Division II school in
Smithfield, RI.
Pressler compiled a 153-82 record at Duke
that included three ACC championships and 10 appearances in the NCAA
tournament. His 2005 Blue Devils team was national runner-up and the 2006
team was expected to contend for the NCAA title before the season was
terminated by Duke officials following alleged events which led to charges
against three players.
NIT
will trim field from 40 to 32 teams
The National Invitation Tournament
continues its evolution with an announcement at ncaa.org that the event's
postseason field will be comprised of 32 teams.
At its recent summer meetings in New York
City, the NIT Committee recommended that the postseason NIT be a 32-team
format, reversing a change in 2002 when the tournament was expanded to 40
teams. A study of team and fan feedback concluded that the tournament is
best structured when comprised of four regions of eight teams each.
“After examining the structure and
operation of the event, the committee determined that a 32-team field is in
the best interest of the championship," said chairman C.M. Newton. "It is
more logical in terms of structure, easier to follow for fans and
participants, more workable in bracketing, it allows more scheduling
flexibility and it also eases the burden on travel.
“We studied different options very
carefully and having been through the post season tournament last March, we
are confident that a 32-team NIT is the way to go.”
The 2006 postseason NIT was the first ever
chosen by an independent at-large committee, a change that came about when
the NIT, which is owned by the NCAA, took over the tournament reigns in
August of 2005. The NIT will continue to offer berths to any regular season
conference champion which is not included in the NCAA field.
Besides Newton, the selection committee
includes Dean Smith, Don DeVoe, Reggie Minton, Carroll Williams and Jack
Powers, all of whom have experience as basketball coaches.
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
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