News and Notes from East Carolina, Conference USA and Beyond

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10.12.06: ECU hoops scrimmages set for Homecoming ... Camels stun No. 3 UNC-Chapel Hill in soccer ... ECU picked 7th in
C-USA women's hoops

10.11.06: Dougherty gets
C-USA special teams honor ... Pirate promotions abound for Tulsa game ... UCF versus Pitt on TV Friday night

10.10.06: Tulsa netter Brugues takes national title ... Miami (OH) reeling after sixth loss ... Pirates host unique diving competition

10.09.06: Buckeyes, Trojans, Gators top Harris Poll ... Denny O'Brien's Harris Poll ballot ... Gators continue success in Swamp ... Pirates stun Memphis in volleyball ... ECU soccer shuts out Herd

10.08.06: Jeff Blake bows out of hall induction ... NCAA's tax status under investigation ... North Dakota challenges NCAA mascot policy

10.07.06: Amato continues mastery of Seminoles ... ECU volleyball triumphs at home over UAB ... Millican continues bid for spot on LPGA Tour

10.06.06: Big Ten announces fines, reprimands ... Central Florida wins late field goal battle ... Millican shoots 74 in qualifying event

10.05.06: Gold captures ECU World Series with 8-7 win ... Tulsa runs past Southern Miss ... Former ECU golfer Millican in LPGA qualifying

10.04.06: TV exposure continues for C-USA teams ... Former UVa stars make $1 million gift ... SMU takes two of three weekly league honors

10.03.06: Curry to receive Stagg award ... Inspired by fallen teammate, Rice whips Army ... ECU women's golf team finishes 11th

10.02.06: Takeaways, sacks mean good things for UVa ... Gators pull even with WVU in Harris BCS poll ... Swofford presented with Homer Rice Award ... Tulsa win streak continues at ECU's expense

10.01.06: Cavs blast Duke 37-0 in Durham ... Vols deal Memphis a resounding defeat ... Pirate women's cross country wins meet

09.30.06: Wave home after record road trip ... NIT selection committee adds two ... ECU women's golf gets underway

09.29.06: NCAA graduation rate inches higher ... ECU tennis alumni will hold Oct. 7 reunion ... Tulane's return home to be televised

09.28.06: ECU rolls out Mini Pack deal on football tickets ... O'Leary cites mistakes in loss to Southern Miss ... Finances major factor in Bunting's status

09.27.06: Struggling Cavaliers face winless Duke ... Upon further review: Review unwarranted ... ECU netters get singles wins in Port City

09.26.06: ECU diamond slate loaded with home games ... East Carolina 2007 Baseball Schedule ... Rice's Lloyd collapses at workout, dies ... Golden Knights-Golden Eagles collision on TV ... C-USA announces football players of week ... ECU gets tie in women's soccer

09.25.06: O'Brien: Buckeyes, Auburn, USC, WVU tops ... Ohio State, Southern Cal lead Harris BCS poll ... Blazers topped in OT for Bulldogs' first win ... Tulsa edges Navy on blocked kick ... UTEP tops East Carolina 3-0 in volleyball

09.24.06: Clemson recognizes 1981 national champs ... Ref gets assignment involving Stoops family ... ECU volleyball falls at Tulane, hosts UTEP

09.23.06: ACC football struggling despite expansion ... Cavs may have found their quarterback ... Southern Miss freshman setting records

09.22.06: Pirate baseball announces fall scrimmages ... Tulane football in ESPN spotlight today ... Southern Miss AD will chair NCAA group

09.21.06: Holland addresses crowd behavior ... WVU game at center of Pirate Club weekend ... AFCA cuts ties with Hula Bowl

09.20.06: Bad officiating costs Oklahoma against Oregon ... ECU women's hoops will travel to Cancun ... Pirate volleyball a shutout winner over A&T

09.19.06: Memphis ousts defensive coordinator Dunn ... ECU's Kasey Ross earns
C-USA weekly honor ... Sept. TV calendar filling up for
C-USA teams

09.18.06: Mountaineers have some things to work on ... New Jersey will test prep players for steroids ... ECU women's soccer falls 1-0 to Penn

09.17.06: Knife trouble nothing new at Northern Colorado ... South Carolina QB will rejoin team ... Pirate volleyball sweeps Grambling State

09.16.06: Yahoo report says Bush accepted benefits ... Pirate volleyball gets fourth shutout ... ECU women's soccer edged by Seahawks

09.15.06: Amato post-Akron comments fueling reactions ... Stabbed N. Colorado punter watches team ... Pirate volleyball topped by Herd

09.14.06: NFL rosters filled with C-USA alums ... Southern Miss coach Bower calls Pack "scary" ... Rice goalkeeper McClintock gets national honor

09.13.06: Pirate punter Dougherty on Guy watch list ... ECU golfers finish ninth at Mid Pines ... East Carolina sweeps Campbell in volleyball

09.12.06: WVU, Pirates to be shown on ESPN 2 ... UAB's Felder honored for game- saving strip ... C-USA volleyball accolade for Pirates' Krug

09.11.06: Buckeye cheerleader drinks, drives, hits veep ... Houston's Kolb sets school mark in rout ... Krug sets ECU volleyball assists mark

09.10.06: Aundrae Allison on Biletnikoff watch list ... SEC's artificial noise penalties reinstated ... ECU volleyball falls to North Florida

09.09.06: UAB focuses on covering Aundrae Allison ... Ga. Southern mourns death of Erk Russell ... Shelby named to ECU women's hoops staff

09.08.06: NCAA's Brand calls for 80 percent grad rate ... ECU women's soccer gets regional ranking ... Soccer Buzz recognizes ECU's Nicole Moore ... Pirates get volleyball sweep over UNCW

09.07.06: Tigers, Pack, Deacs highlight ECU hoops slate ... Record contradicts Tressel's poll vote claim ... Winston- Salem State coach gets extension

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

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

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

09.03.06: NCAA president Brand at Elon on Wednesday ... Pirate volleyball 2-0 after topping Georgetown ... National honor for Memphis soccer player

09.02.06: Miners prevail over Aztecs in season opener ... East Carolina has Wright stuff in volleyball ... ECU women's soccer gets another shutout

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

More than 40 nationally-televised basketball games are scheduled to feature Conference USA men's teams during the 2006-07 season.

Non-conference games against teams from the Big East, Big 12, Pac-10, Southeastern and Mountain West conferences, along with conference duels featuring all 12 C-USA members, highlight the league's national TV lineup on CBS, CSTV, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and Fox Sports Net.

According to a C-USA announcement, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise 14 games, beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 15, when Rice squares off with Gonzaga in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

CSTV will showcase 19 regular season games and will also carry early rounds of the 2007 C-USA basketball championship tournament from Memphis, TN, showing all four quarterfinal games on Thursday, Mar. 8, and the semifinals on Mar. 9.

CBS will once again air the championship game on Saturday, Mar. 10, at 11:35 a.m., and will broadcast the Houston at Memphis regular season game on Feb. 25.

East Carolina's game at Tulsa on Jan. 10 and the Pirates' home game with Memphis on Jan. 20 will be shown on CSTV, and the Pirates will appear on the ESPNU network when they play at N.C. State on Dec. 28.

The conference says it is also securing a number of games for regional and local packages.

C-USA Basketball 2006-07 National TV Schedule

CBS

Sun Feb 25 Houston at Memphis 2:00 pm
Sat Mar 10 C-USA Championship Final 11:35 am

CSTV

Sun Dec 03 New Mexico at UTEP 3:00 pm
Thu Dec 21 SMU at TCU 8:00 pm
Sat Dec 30 UNLV at Houston 8:00 pm
Sat Jan 06 Marshall at George Washington 7:00 pm
Wed Jan 10 East Carolina at Tulsa 8:00 pm
Sat Jan 13 SMU at Houston 6:00 pm
Tue Jan 16 UAB at Memphis 9:00 pm
Wed Jan 17 Houston at Rice 8:00 pm
Sat Jan 20 Memphis at East Carolina 6:00 pm
Sat Jan 27 UCF at UTEP 4:00 pm
Wed Jan 31 Tulsa at Tulane 8:00 pm
Wed Jan 07 Houston at SMU 8:00 pm
Sat Feb 10 UTEP at UAB 6:00 pm
Wed Feb 14 Memphis at Tulsa 8:00 pm
Sat Feb 17 UAB at Houston 6:00 pm
Wed Feb 21 Southern Miss at UCF 8:00 pm
Sat Feb 24 Southern Miss at Tulane 4:00 pm
Wed Feb 28 Rice at Marshall 8:00 pm
Sat Mar 03 Memphis at SMU 9:30 pm
Thu Mar 08 C-USA Championship Quarterfinals -
1:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:30 pm
Fri Mar 09 C-USA Championship Semifinals -
4:30 pm, 7:00 pm

ESPN

Thu Jan 11 Memphis at Houston 9:00 pm
Thu Feb 08 Memphis at UAB 9:00 pm
Sat Feb 17 Memphis at Gonzaga 6:00 pm
Thu Feb 22 Rice at Memphis 7:00 pm

ESPN2

Wed Nov 15 NIT Season Tip-Off -
           Rice vs. Gonzaga 12:00 am
Mon-Tue-Wed Nov 20-21-22 -
           Maui Invitational
           Mon Nov 20 Memphis vs. Oklahoma 2:30 pm
           Tue Nov 21 Memphis vs. Purdue/Ga Tech
           Wed Nov 22 Memphis vs. TBD
Wed Nov 22 Great Alaska Shootout -
           Marshall vs. California 12:00 am
Wed Dec 06 Memphis at Tennessee 9:00 pm
Thu Dec 21 Tulsa vs. Oklahoma 4:30 pm
Thu Jan 04 Cincinnati at Memphis 9:00 pm
Sat Feb 03 SMU at Memphis 12:00 pm
Thu Mar 01 Memphis at UTEP 9:00 pm

ESPNU

Thu Dec 28 East Carolina at N.C. State 7:00 pm

Fox Sports Net

Wed Dec 20 Memphis at Arizona 8:30 pm

Conference USA has announced that a total of 10 women's basketball games will be televised nationally or regionally during the 2006-07 season as part of the league's television package with ESPN and CSTV. Included will be four contests on ESPN2 and a six-game package on CSTV.

Tulsa, Rice, SMU, Tulane and East Carolina will each have at least two games televised, while UAB, Marshall, Houston and Southern Miss will each have one game televised.

After CSTV kicks off its national coverage with Tulane hosting Rice on Sunday, Jan. 7, Conference USA doubles up on Jan. 14 and Jan. 21 with games on both CSTV and ESPN2. The Jan. 14 matchups will be UAB at Southern Miss for a 2 p.m. tip on CSTV, followed by a 4 p.m. game between Tulane and SMU on ESPN2.

Sunday, Jan. 21, features another doubleheader involving the two networks as SMU travels to Tulsa for a 1 p.m. game on CSTV and Houston drives across town to meet Rice for a 3 p.m. tip on ESPN2.

East Carolina makes its first of two television appearance on Jan. 28 on CSTV, when the Pirates travel to Marshall for a 3 p.m. start time. ECU then travels to Tulsa for an ESPN2 game on Feb. 11.

CSTV will carry the two semifinal games of the 2007 C-USA women's basketball tournament, while ESPN2 will carry the championship game on March 4.

C-USA is entering its second season of a six-year deal with CSTV. CSTV, which has agreements with distributors that serve more than 65 million households nationwide, says it expects its programming to soon be available on cable in all Conference USA markets.

The 2006 East Carolina baseball winter camp is designed to prepare participants for the opportunity to play baseball at the collegiate level, according to an ECU athletic media relations release.

The quality of instruction will be oriented to the serious baseball player only. Games will not be played. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 16, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 17th.

The camp is also designed for parents who wish to learn the processes involved with preparing a player to play baseball in college. A seminar for the parents in attendance will be held in the club level of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16th.

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