ISP Sports is the new corporate
marketing partner for Conference USA after obtaining a significant
portion of the league’s multimedia rights from CSTV.
CSTV, which acquired the rights
in 2005 through a long-term deal with C-USA, will continue to manage the
conference’s television and multimedia broadcast rights and production.
The agreement goes into effect July 1st, 2007, according to an
announcement from ISP.
ISP will be responsible for the
direction of C-USA partnerships with corporate sponsors on both the
regional and national level. Those rights include the management and
marketing of title and presenting sponsorships, all signage, hospitality
and at-event promotions involving C-USA championships, including
football and basketball.
On-site print materials and
other sponsorship opportunities at league championships also will be
available through ISP.
Williams returning to Pirates golf scene
Former East Carolina men's and
women's golf coach Kevin Williams has re-joined the Pirate athletics
department, accepting the position as women's golf coach according to an
announcement from ECU athletic director Athletics Terry Holland.
Williams, who became the Lady
Pirates' first head coach in 2000, returns to his alma mater after
spending the past 18 months as the head golf pro at Walnut Creek Country
Club in Goldsboro.
He replaces Kim Lewellen, who
left ECU to take the women's golf coaching job at Virginia.
Georgia Tech's mascot car takes turn for worse
Georgia Tech's "Ramblin' Wreck"
is in need of some repairs. The vintage car that has led the football
team onto Grant Field before home games since 1961 was wrecked for real
as it was being towed to Savannah to be used in a wedding.
Tech officials said Wednesday
that they hope to get repairs done to the 1930 Model A Sports Coupe in
time for the home opener against Samford.
June 21, 2007
Quartet from
C-USA involved in World Bowl XV
John Syptak, a two-time all
conference selection during his career at Rice, will be looking to help
the Frankfurt Galaxy win their fifth NFL Europe title in team history
when they meet the Hamburg Sea Devils in World Bowl XV.
The game will be played on
Saturday at Frankfurt's Commerzbank Arena. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and
will be broadcast live on the NFL Network.
Former Houston wide receiver
Brandon Middleton is a teammate of Syptak's. The Hamburg active roster
includes offensive tackle Jeremy Parquet of Southern Miss and wide
receiver Josh Davis of Marshall.
Nevada's
wolf has familiar appearance
The Reno Journal-Gazette has
reported that officials from N.C. State and the University of Nevada
will meet this week regarding the similar looks of the schools'
secondary logos. The meeting comes after of an article in the N.C. State
newspaper which pointed out the similarities between "Toughie", the N.C.
State wolf, and a wolf that has been appearing on Nevada merchandise.
Reports state that the two
wolves appear the same except for their color and type of headgear.
Theus
leaves New Mexico State for Kings
New Mexico State coach Reggie
Theus was introduced Wednesday as the new coach of the Sacramento Kings
of the NBA.
Theus had announced just last
Thursday that the Aggies had added Duke to their 2007-08 non-conference
schedule with a game in Durham at 7 p.m. on Nov. 12 to be shown on
ESPN2.
June 20, 2007
Judge's order ousts
Nifong from DA position
A judge has suspended Durham
district attorney Mike Nifong, thwarting the intentions of the
prosecutor disbarred for his handling of the Duke lacrosse rape case to
stay in office for another month and assist in the transition to a
successor.
Superior court judge Orlando
Hudson said the order was based on the probability that Nifong engaged
in willful misconduct in office.
Tar
Heels send Cardinals packing in CWS
North Carolina starter Luke
Putkonen quieted the rowdy Louisville bats, giving up just three hits
and striking out seven to pick up his eighth win and end Louisville's
NCAA College World Series baseball run with a 3-1 win in Omaha on
Tuesday.
Indiana football coach Hoeppner succumbs
Indiana football coach Terry
Hoeppner, 59, passed away Tuesday morning at 6:50 a.m. at Bloomington
Hospital following a lengthy illness, according to the university's
athletic web site.
"Coach died due to complications
from the brain tumor for which he had been treated surgically and
therapeutically over the past 18 months, " said team physician Dr. Larry
Rink. "His family was at his side."
June 19, 2007
Floyd, Solares
win C-USA recognition in track
Ebonie Floyd of Houston and
Rice's Pablo Solares were voted the 2007 Conference USA outdoor female
and male track and field athletes of the year, respectively, by a vote
of the league's head coaches.
Floyd capped off her career by
earning All-America status at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field
Championships. The sprint specialist won silver in the 100-meter (11.28
seconds) and bronze in the 200m (22.65).
Solares capped off a sterling
Rice career with three solid weekends of performances. He established a
personal-best time of 3:40.22 in the 1,500-meter to place ninth at the
NCAA outdoor championships.
Nifong stepping down July 13; Duke settles
Disbarred Durham district
attorney Mike Nifong has announced he will step down from that position
on July 13. Nifond said he will offer to assist in a transition with his
successor.
In related news, Duke officials
have announced that they have reached a settlement with David Evans,
Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann, the three Blue Devils lacrosse
players who were determined to have been victims of false accusations by
the Durham DA.
Terms of the settlement were not
announced.
Hawes planning to take his game up a level
Washington freshman center
Spencer Hawes has decided to forgo his remaining three years of college
eligibility, sign with an agent and remain available for the 2007 NBA
draft.
Hawes led the Huskies and ranked
10th among Pacific-10 Conference scorers with a 14.9 points per game
average. His 53.2 percent accuracy from the field was the league's
fourth-best figure. Hawes ranked second on the team and ninth among
Pac-10 players with an average of 6.4 rebounds per game.
