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09.06.06: Holland
featured speaker at power lunch ... College games shorter
after rule changes ... Full day in
C-USA includes Pirates vs. Blazers ... C-USA names football
players of the week |
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09.05.06: Holtz
discusses loss to Navy, challenge at UAB ... UAB pleased
with performance vs. Sooners ... U of L's Bush has surgery
for broken leg |
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09.04.06: Ole
Miss survives Memphis in Sunday opener ... Blazers narrowly
miss upset bid at Oklahoma ... Early showdown tonight for
'Canes, 'Noles ... Cavaliers turn back Pirates in volleyball
final |
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09.03.06: NCAA
president Brand at Elon on Wednesday ... Pirate volleyball
2-0 after topping Georgetown ... National honor for Memphis
soccer player |
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09.02.06: Miners
prevail over Aztecs in season opener ... East Carolina has
Wright stuff in volleyball ... ECU women's soccer gets
another shutout |
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09.01.06: UAB
game off limits to Peterson's Dad ... Tulsa rolls past
Stephen F. Austin in opener ... Pirates announce nine
women's track signees |
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08.31.06: Ex-Buc
Witter hits home run to complete cycle ... Herd player helps
team to international win ... UAB takes aim on opener, plans
to honor Tuck |
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08.30.06: Army
six wins away from San Diego trip ... Rivers will get
starting assignment for Chargers ... With Campbell in goal,
ECU shuts out Camels |
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08.29.06: Holtz
indicates Pirates are ready ... C-USA teams face stiff
season-opening tests ... Three C-USA QB's on O'Brien watch
list |
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08.28.06: Herd
loses top receiver Moore for WVU opener ... Memphis puts
more walk-ons on scholarship ... Hokies claim title in ECU
volleyball event |
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08.27.06: Butkus
watch list features seven from C-USA ... UAB substitution
scrimmage pleases Brown ... Host ECU volleyball team falls
to Furman |
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08.26.06: Top
Pirate units overwhelm scout teams ... Coach Holtz ready to
take to the air ... waves ... ECU volleyball wins season
opener |
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08.25.06: ECU
announces Metcalf in compliance post ... ECU women's soccer
starts season at ODU ,,, Pirate volleyball hosts
invitational |
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08.24.06: Former
ECU standout joins Godwin staff ... It's not the Fort Worth
Bowl anymore ... Brown lightens up on banged up Blazers |
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08.23.06: Camp
behind them, Pirates refocus on Navy ... ECU checking
student body for diamond talent ... Buckeyes' bank account
$wells |
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08.22.06: End
of preseason camp in sight for Pirates ... ECU's Ray gets
honor for summer league play ... Miami, Northwestern set
tribute to Walker |
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08.21.06: Irish
'bump' into possible NCAA infraction ... Offense produces in
ECU's second scrimmage ... Herd extends Snyder's contract
through 2013 ... ECU nipped in women's soccer scrimmage |
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08.20.06: No
updates on this day while implementing site network changes |
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08.19.06: Note
to readers: Sunday content to be limited ... Pirates set to
scrimmage, meet fans today ... Marshall hires NCSU aide as
baseball coach ... Stitt leaving WSSU for hometown post |
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08.18.06: Goal
line work livens up flat ECU practice ... 'Pack third sacker
defects to Cowboys ... Indiana's Sampson sanctioned by NABC |
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08.17.06: ECU
kicker Lee selected to Groza watch list ... Another Pinkney
gets plaudits for Pirates ... Individual ECU game tickets go
on sale |
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08.16.06: Bucs
have depth chart heading into scrimmage ... Calipari
assistant named UTEP hoops coach ... Clemson gives Leggett
new five-year contract |
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08.15.06: Get
ready to "Meet the Pirates" ... Depth chart looms as Bucs
continue drills ... Red Raiders dedicate season to fallen
coach |
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08.14.06: New
thumbnails: Freeney, McNeil, Perryman ... Blazers hold first
scrimmage on Sunday ... NCAA clears Snider to play this
season at Tulsa ... Kansas officials undergo NCAA grilling |
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08.13.06: Dye
goes into college football hall of fame ... ECU scrimmage
helps shape depth chart ... Memphis works out at Liberty
Bowl |
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08.12.06: ECU
recruiting thumbnail: Ben Herlocker ... Pirates tune up for
Saturday scrimmage ... Blazers preparing for opener with
Oklahoma ... SMU golfer qualifies for U.S. Amateur |
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08.11.06: Pirates
dodge heat with nighttime drills ... ECU's Thorsen claims
Norwegian amateur title ... Manning pledges $1 million to
Vols |
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08.10.06: Thursday
'Nuggets' sacked by network glitch |
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08.09.06: Lou's
book says Skip was promised USC job ... Humid weather
doesn't dampen ECU drills ... 'Bright House' will be home
for Golden Knights |
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08.08.06: Pirates
shifting to full-gear practice mode ... Hattiesburg pro
takes over USM golf program ... Sooners turn to Thompson to
fill QB void |
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08.07.06: Pirates
strap on shoulder pads ... Ex-Duke lacrosse coach has new
program ... NIT will trim field from 40 to 32 teams |
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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 |
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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 |
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08.04.06: Judge:
Buckeyes owe ex-coach big bucks ... Marshall takes preseason
volleyball accolades ... Conference USA adds administrator
to staff |
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08.03.06: Four
Hurricanes will miss opener with FSU ... Report says Sooners
QB canned ... Tigers' Tate takes aim on Women's Amateur |
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08.02.06: Kragthorpe
lassoes new pact, new transfers ... ACC champ to Orange;
makeup policy defined ... Blazers launching prep baseball
league |
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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 |
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News Nuggets, 09.07.06
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Tigers, Pack, Deacs highlight
ECU hoops slate
East Carolina will host defending Conference USA
champion Memphis for a second consecutive season as part of its 29-game
regular season basketball schedule, which includes road dates at N.C. State
and Wake Forest, according to a release from the ECU athletic media
relations department.
The Pirates' non-conference schedule includes road
games against 2006 NCAA Tournament participants UNC-Wilmington (Dec. 5) and
N.C. State (Dec. 28), and a home date against Big South champion Winthrop
(Dec. 21) in the team's final game before the Christmas break.
ECU will its first trip to Richmond (Nov. 14) since
2001 when both teams were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).
Other non-conference road games include trips to UNC-Greensboro (Nov. 18)
and Liberty (Dec. 2).
For a second consecutive season, the Pirates will
usher in the new year at Wake Forest (Jan. 2).
Along with its non-conference home game against
Winthrop, ECU will host former C-USA rival South Florida (Dec. 9) in one of
eight Saturday games inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
ECU's non-conference home slate also includes games
against Limestone, North Carolina Central and Chowan.
Conference USA returns to a 16-game conference
format this season, which will create a home-and-home series for the Pirates
with mirror opponents Marshall, Rice, Tulane, Southern Mississippi and
Central Florida.
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2006-07 EAST CAROLINA BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Nov 11
Morgan State
Nov 14 at Richmond
Nov 18 at UNC-Greensboro
Nov 21 Limestone
Nov 25 N.C. Central
Dec 02 at Liberty
Dec 05 at UNC-Wilmington
Dec 09 South Florida
Dec 18 at Morgan State
Dec 21 Winthrop
Dec 28 at N.C. State
Jan 02 at Wake Forest
Jan 06 Chowan
Jan 10 at Tulsa
Jan 13 Rice
Jan 17 Tulane
Jan 20 Memphis
Jan 24 at Southern Miss
Jan 27 UAB
Jan 31 at Marshall
Feb 03 at Rice
Feb 07 Central Florida
Feb 10 at Houston
Feb 14 Southern Miss
Feb 17 at Southern Methodist
Feb 21 Marshall
Feb 24 Texas-El Paso
Feb 28 at Tulane
Mar 03 at Central Florida
Mar 07-10 Conference USA Tournament
Memphis, TN
Source: ECU
Athletics Media Relations
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Record contradicts Tressel's poll vote claim
Ohio State coach Jim Tressel is on
record saying that he voted Saturday opponent Texas No. 1 in the USA TODAY
Coaches' Poll, according to a report by the national newspaper.
However, Tressel's official ballot on
record at USA TODAY shows he did not vote for the Longhorns as No. 1.
USA TODAY's policy is that when a vote
is made public and the paper knows it to be inaccurate, then USA TODAY, in
its oversight role as administrator of the poll, will set the record
straight to protect the integrity of the poll, according to Jim Welch,
deputy managing editor for sports. The newspaper's policy is to not reveal
coaches' ballots, except in the final regular-season poll under an agreement
with the American Football Coaches Association.
USA TODAY editors became aware of the
apparent contradiction when a story appeared on Gannett News Service by the
(Mansfield, OH) News Journal quoting Tressel at the luncheon saying he voted
the Longhorns No. 1 because "I think they deserve that."
A transcript on the Ohio State
athletics website confirmed Tressel's words, including him saying, "I've got
them ranked No. 1 on our ballot."
Ohio State is No. 1 with 41 first-place
votes, Texas No. 2 with 14.
Stan Jefferson, OSU director of player
development, told The News Journal the Texas vote was a case of
miscommunication between Tressel and him.
"When it came time to vote on the
preseason poll, we voted Texas No. 1 and us No. 3 after talking about it as
a staff," Jefferson told the paper. "When I called in his poll (Tuesday), he
did not tell me to put Ohio State No. 1. I put that down because we were No.
1 in the preseason poll. ... I did not have time to get with him (Tuesday)
before the press conference. It was an honest mistake on our part. It was
not meant as a psychological ploy."
A coach can have another person call in
his vote as long as the head coach is the one making the selections.
Winston-Salem State coach gets extension
A few years ago Winston-Salem State
coach Kermit Blount almost left his alma mater to fill the coaching vacancy
at Howard, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report detailing his
contract extension.
Now, Blount has been rewarded for his
hard work and dedication to the Rams. The announcement came following one of
the biggest wins in his 14-year career at WSSU, a 41-14 blowout of North
Carolina A&T.
Blount's contract, which is close to
$100,000 a year, was extended for three more years and takes him through
2010, the first year the Rams will be eligible for the MEAC championship.
Before the extension, the contract ran through 2007.
WSSU is adjusting to a step up from
Division II to Division I-AA and athletic director Chico Caldwell said
having Blount in place will add stability to that transition.
Blount is 78-58-3 in his career at WSSU.
He needs three more wins to tie Tank Conrad for second most in school
history.
His teams won CIAA titles in 1999 and
2000 and played for the title in 2001 but lost to Virginia Union in the
championship game.
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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