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10.24.06: New
thumbnails: Baker, Byrd and Thompson ... Ore golden in
Hokies' win over Southern Miss ... Unbeaten start for ECU
swim teams ... Tar Heels picked first in ACC hoops |
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10.23.06: Jenkins'
three lifts Gold in scrimmage ... ECU volleyball takes sixth
straight C-USA win ... Bools finishes sixth in Lady Pirate
golf |
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10.22.06: Pirates
volleyball on record streak ... Mountaineers handle Huskies,
stay unbeaten ... Georgia golfer gets call to play in South
Africa |
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10.21.06: Report:
UNC-Chapel Hill's Bunting to resign ... Coaches' challenges
yield few reversals ... Southern Miss prepared for Hokies |
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10.20.06: ECU's
Roach nominated for Draddy Award ... Memphis picked first in
C-USA basketball ... 4th-ranked UTEP runners coming to
Greenville |
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10.19.06: Koren
Robinson suspended by NFL ... Miami broadcaster axed over
brawl comments ... Dartmouth, Holy Cross row gets
investigation |
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10.18.06: League
teams busy; ECU ends homestand ... C-USA names football
players of week ... ECU's Krug captures C-USA weekly honor |
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10.17.06: ACC,
Miami announce additional suspensions ... More suspensions
also on Sun Belt's agenda ... Duke lacrosse under "60
Minutes" scrutiny |
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10.16.06: Coker
suspends eight Miami players after brawl ... Pirate
volleyball continues roll at UCF ... Szilard leads ECU
women's soccer win ... Harris Poll's top 5 varies from BCS
Standings |
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10.15.06: Stokes
convenes season's first hoops practice ... Pirate volleyball
wins third straight ... ECU women open basketball practice
at Rose |
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10.14.06: EA
Sports video game features ECU baseball stadium ... Pirates
announce Tickets for Troops drive ... Six C-USA gridders in
All-American Classic |
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10.13.06: Pirate
basketball gets national TV dates ... ECU women's hoops
getting tube time, too ... East Carolina baseball to host
winter camp |
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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 |
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10.10.06: Tulsa
netter Brugues takes national title ... Miami (OH) reeling
after sixth loss ... Pirates host unique diving competition |
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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 |
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10.08.06: Jeff
Blake bows out of hall induction ... NCAA's tax status under
investigation ... North Dakota challenges NCAA mascot policy |
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10.07.06: Amato
continues mastery of Seminoles ... ECU volleyball triumphs
at home over UAB ... Millican continues bid for spot on LPGA
Tour |
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10.06.06: Big
Ten announces fines, reprimands ... Central Florida wins
late field goal battle ... Millican shoots 74 in qualifying
event |
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10.05.06: Gold
captures ECU World Series with 8-7 win ... Tulsa runs past
Southern Miss ... Former ECU golfer Millican in LPGA
qualifying |
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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 |
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10.03.06: Curry
to receive Stagg award ... Inspired by fallen teammate, Rice
whips Army ... ECU women's golf team finishes 11th |
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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 |
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10.01.06: Cavs
blast Duke 37-0 in Durham ... Vols deal Memphis a resounding
defeat ... Pirate women's cross country wins meet |
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News Nuggets, 10.25.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Ex-Pirate Adams attempts PGA qualifying
The first stage of the PGA
TOUR National Qualifying Tournament kicks off this week, where players
in five locations across the U.S. will try to beat tricky courses to
earn the ultimate treat — a chance to advance to the second round and
one step closer to the PGA Tour.
For former East Carolina
golfer Frank Adams, III, who is in the field at Florence Country Club in
Florence, SC, it's not going to be so frightening this year, according to a
report from Lauren Deason of PGATour.com as released on ecpirates.com.
That's because Adams, 27, has
experience on his side, as well as a helping hand. Younger brother Russ, 26,
will be caddying for Frank for the second consecutive year. And Russ knows a
thing or two about playing a high profile professional sport, having spent
the past two years as an infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays.
For Frank, it's a relief to
have his brother on the loop.
"I think the biggest thing is
just having someone on the bag that you are comfortable with and it helps
when you know someone that well. They are a little better at knowing when to
say something," said Frank. "The last two years the combination has worked
out pretty well. It is very reassuring to know that you have that
relationship with the person out there with you-that can be a great help to
you."
C-USA
names football players of week
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for a
career-high 242 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries to lead Marshall to a
31-24 win at UAB Saturday and earn Conference USA offensive player of the
week honors. Bradshaw's rushing total is the third highest recorded by a
player at MU and the first 200-plus yard rushing performance since Chris
Parker in 1993.
Bradshaw scored on runs of 26
and 67 yards. The Marshall standout compiled 174 yards on 11 carries with
the two scores in the first half alone. He averaged 9.7 yards per carry and
led a Marshall rushing attack that accumulated 317 yards for the game.
Houston senior nose tackle
Marquay Love captured defensive player of the week honors and special team
recognition went to Houston sophomore kicker Ben Bell.
Trailing 17-10 at the half,
the Houston defense, led by Love, shut down Texas-El Paso's offense in the
second half. The Cougar defense held the Miners to zero points and just 33
yards of total offense on 17 plays in the second half. Love finished with a
team-high seven tackles, including three for losses and one sack.
Bell nailed a career-best
42-yard field goal as well as a 35-yard attempt, and was perfect on all four
of his extra point attempts in helping the Cougars snap a three-game losing
streak with the 34-17 win over UTEP. Bell has now converted 41 straight PATs
dating back to last season and is a perfect 28-for-28 this season.
Tar Heels will retain many football recruits
Losing John
Bunting as head coach doesn’t necessarily mean the highly
regarded recruiting class he’s assembled won’t wind up at North
Carolina, according to a Fayetteville Observer report by Sammy
Batten.
Batten, who also authors a
football recruiting column for Bonesville.net, indicated in the article that
several of the top prospects in a class already ranked among the nation’s
best said Monday they’re going to stick with oral commitments to the Tar
Heels, despite Bunting’s departure after the 2006 season.
Foremost among those, reported
Batten, is Burlington’s Dwight Jones, a 6-foot-5, 210-pounder ranked as the
nation’s No. 3 wide receiver prospect by Rivals.com.
“I thought maybe they would
give Coach Bunting another year,’’ Jones was quoted as saying. “I'm going to
talk to my parents and my coach. I still want to go to Carolina. I want to
go there even if Coach Bunting is not there.’’
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 electronic services and other sources. Copyright 2006
Bonesville.net and other publishers. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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