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April 16, 2006
Easter Sunday (Christian)
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
East Carolina 11, Albany 3 [Box Score]
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Houston Bowl payouts not yet fulfilled
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Simmons looking at NBA draft status
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More apparent rejections for Wolfpack
From ecupirates.com
-Pirates
Extend Win Streak To Five With 11-3 Rout Of Albany
Josh Dowdy picked up his first collegiate win and Jay Mattox
knocked in a career-high five runs as the Pirates took game two of a
three-game series against Albany Saturday night at Clark-LeClair
Stadium.
-Softball
Completes Sweep Of UTEP
-Lady
Pirates Close Out Regular Season With 4-3 Win
-ECU
Men's Tennis Drops Regular Season Finale 6-1
2006 C-USA Women's Golf Championship Tees Off Sunday
Nine women's golf teams are set to tee off Sunday morning
as the 2006 Conference USA Women's Golf Championship, hosted by East
Carolina University
conferenceusa.com
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Pirates
give back
East Carolina's baseball players and coaches along with more than
150 youth baseball players who turned out for a 90-minute free session
that was just as much about instruction as it was about enjoyment.
-ECU
outruns Great Danes with late surge
Pick your cliche of choice: as different as night and day; hot
and cold; rich and poor. All could apply to describe the stark
differences between the bullpens of East Carolina and the University of
Albany thus far during this non-conference baseball series.
Dowdy delivers for Pirates
Josh Dowdy was dandy.
Washington Daily News
Eldridge is 5-6 but plays much bigger
A sophomore at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, he has
turned negative attention into positive reinforcement.
Knoxville News Sentinel
Tourney's showcase for top prospects
Prep players can catch eyes of scouts for college and
professional teams...Current player Devin Harris of Ashbrook is already
signed to play at East Carolina next season
Charlotte Observer
Gabbidon signs with Miss. State
Darrell "Smooch" Jenkins is in the process of visiting colleges
including the University of Northern Iowa, East Carolina University and
the University of California-Riverside.
Twin Falls (ID) Times-News
WVU (future opponent) news from the
Charleston (WV) Gazette
-Offense gets
it going
White shines in annual spring finale
-Limited signs
look good for untested WVU secondary
April 15, 2006
Husband Appreciation Day
Anniversary - Titanic Sinking
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
East Carolina 16, Albany 5 [Box Score]
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Calipari signs new contract with Tigers
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UAB's Davis selects staff
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NBA D-League lowers minimum age
From ecupirates.com
-Smith
And Witter Power ECU Pass Albany, 16-5
Jake Smith's two-out bases clearing double in the fourth
inning put East Carolina ahead for good as the Pirates defeated Albany
16-5 Friday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
-Pitchers
Lead ECU Softball Team To C-USA Doubleheader Sweep Of UTEP
-Pirate
Gameday Central
Pirates collar Great Danes
Jake Smith was all smiles after breaking out of a mini-slump.
Washington Daily News
Honoring the legend
Many former high school athletes from Lenoir County have extended
their playing and coaching careers to the next level, but the one that
has made perhaps the biggest impact is George Whitfield.
Kinston Free Press
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Seniors
lift Pirates
East Carolina's seniors helped to pick up the Pirates to a
victory against a pesky, first-time visitor to Clark-LeClair Stadium,
the University of Albany.
-Pirates
stay at home to find newest tennis signee Simon
April 14, 2006
Good Friday (Christian)
Anniversary - President Lincoln�s Assassination
From Bonesville.net
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Dooley withdraws from consideration at UNCW
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Redick wins Sullivan Award
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Young's death now believed accidental
Coaches work
together to boost ECU athletics
Because they were hired in such close proximity � Holtz took the
football job in December 2004, Stokes the basketball job last March and
Godwin the baseball gig in October � the trio spends plenty of time
bouncing thoughts.
Fayetteville Observer
ECU plays host to Great Danes
East Carolina will look to keep the momentum in its favor
when the Pirates play host to Albany this weekend.
Washington Daily News
Surging ECU tries to focus on the present
...no matter how emotional or satisfying (Wednesday's
victory over NC State), it only was win No. 22 in 35 games played thus
far.
Greenville
Daily Reflector
Rounding the
bases
A look at area college baseball
Raleigh News & Observer
WSSU Names Dee Stokes Head Women�s Basketball Coach
Stokes served as the head women�s basketball coach at East
Carolina University from 1998 through 2002
BlackAthlete.net
Future Opponent:
Cavs' CB taking on role of coach
Virginia's nonconference game at East Carolina on Oct. 7 is
scheduled to start 6 pm
Charlottesville Daily Progress
Future Opponent:
West
Virginia Football- Defensive backfield in transition period
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
April 13, 2006
Birthday - President Thomas Jefferson (3rd President)
From Bonesville.net
-Myatt:
View From The 'ville
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Emerging ground game could bode well for '06
-Myatt:
Bucs win high-drama marathon
-BVL:
ECU 2, N.C. State 1 (13 innings) [Box Score]
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Sooners name Capel cage coach
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Bradshaw gives back to alma mater
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Little Leaguers to have their day at ECU
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New Buckeyes threads fuel backlash
 WNCT:
Talk of The Town
From ecupirates.com
-Ray's
Single In 13th Lifts ECU Over N.C. State
Jamie Ray's RBI single in the bottom of the 13th gave East
Carolina their second win over a top-12 team this season with a 2-1 win
over in-state rival N.C. State before a record crowd of 5,041 at Clark-LeClair
Stadium.
-Softball
Falls At No. 22 North Carolina-Chapel Hill
-Pirate
Men's Tennis Falls to Elon 5-2
East Carolina Downs NC State 2-1 In A Marathon
Jamie Ray's two-out single up the middle scored pinch-runner
Stephen Batts with the winning run in the bottom of the 13th inning
Wednesday night as East Carolina edged past NC State 2-1 at Clark-LeClair
Stadium.
gopack.com
Pirates down Wolfpack in 13th inning
Needing desperately to notch a solid win against a quality
opponent, East Carolina picked one up against in-state rival North
Carolina State.
Kinston Free Press
Pirates win thriller over Wolfpack
The largest crowd in East Carolina University baseball
history certainly got its money's worth.
Washington Daily News
From the Greenville
Daily Reflector
-Pirates
upset 'Pack
East Carolina's Jamie Ray redeemed himself wonderfully as
the Pirates won what likely was the most emotional baseball game of the
season in front of the largest crowd ever at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
-ECU,
ISP formally announce deal
The arrangement boosts the marketing capability of ECU's
athletic department by associating itself with an organization that's
based in Winston-Salem but pulls resources from across the nation.
Pirates edge
Pack
Ray's hit gives ECU win in 13th.
Raleigh News & Observer
Sumpter East Carolina bound
The 2003-04 Gatorade Delaware track and field athlete of
the year signed a letter of intent to attend East Carolina on a full
scholarship Wednesday
Newszap Delaware
April 12, 2006
Passover/Pesach (begins at Sundown - Jewish)
From Bonesville.net
-Bradsher:
The Bradsher Beat
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Taylor still a winner in 2nd stint under Godwin
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Calipari reportedly remaining at Memphis
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U of M grants raise, contract extension to West
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'Bama booster killed, son in custody
WNCT:
Talk of The Town
From ecupirates.com
-Pirate
Gameday Central
The East Carolina baseball team will welcome in-state foe
and nationally-ranked (12) N.C. State to Clark-LeClair Stadium Wednesday
night for a midweek clash. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.
-Saturday's
Game Against Albany Tabbed Little League Day
From the Greenville
Daily Reflector
-Taking
on the best
To put a little perspective on the role of East Carolina
pitcher T.J. Hose, think of the first fireman to rush into a burning
building. That individual is put into the most precarious position
because the rest of the unit believes he can handle it the best.
-Jury
aquits former ECU athlete of charges
A Pitt County jury Tuesday found a former East Carolina
University basketball player Garth Grindley innocent of charges of
raping and sexually abusing a woman with whom he had a past romantic
relationship.
-UNC
governors OK funding request for dental school
ECU officials can move forward with their plans to start a
new dental school.
WCU honors an old friend
Cats celebrate former player, coach LeClair before loss to
Clemson
Asheville Citizen Times
From cstv.com
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WCU
Baseball Falls to #5 Clemson, 8-3; Keith LeClair's #23 Retired
As WCU head coach Todd Raleigh, who played with LeClair at
Western and coached under him at Western Carolina and East Carolina,
said in the pre-game ceremony, it was "appropriate that the ceremony to
retire LeClair's #23 came when Clemson was in town" as current Tiger
skipper Jack Leggett brought LeClair to Cullowhee twice, once as a
player and later as an assistant coach.
-NC
State Baseball Back On The Road Wednesday Night At East
Carolina
Streaking Pirates face red-hot NC State
Riding a two-game winning streak, East Carolina faces one
of its old nemeses in North Carolina State at 7 pm today at Clark-LeClair
Stadium.
Kinston Free Press
April 11, 2006
Mawlid Al Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad - Islamic)
From Bonesville.net
-Bailey:
From The Anchor Desk
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Coaches disappointed with spring outing
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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ECU's Smith is Johnny Bench Award candidate
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Calipari visits Wolfpack
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Barnes stays but Texas star headed to NBA
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Temple names in-town successor to Chaney
WNCT:
Brian Bailey Show (guest Skip Holtz)
From the East
Carolinian
-Holtz
not happy with spring game performance
Top two quarterbacks admit struggles
-Pirates
take crucial series from UCF
Diamond Bucs take two from Golden Knights
Jake Smith Named To Johnny Bench Award Watch List
ecupirates.com
Dental school plan on agenda
Greenville Daily Reflector
April 10, 2006
From Bonesville.net
-Cherubini:
Pirate Time Machine No. 38
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Jerry Tolley: A Pirate Prodigy
-BVL:
East Carolina 8, Central Florida 1 (Box Score)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Memphis AD focusing on keeping Calipari
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Frasure leads Pirates at Clemson
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Hodge recovering from gunshot wounds
From ecupirates.com
-Pirates
Take Series From UCF In 8-1 Win
East Carolina senior Brody Taylor posted his second consecutive
win and fifth of the season in an 8-1 win over UCF Sunday afternoon at
Jay Bergman Field.
-Softball
Unable To Hold Off Tulsa Rally
Jessica Barr's two-out double capped a Tulsa four-run seventh
inning giving TU a walk-off victory over visiting East Carolina, 7-6, in
the final game of a three-game Conference USA series Sunday.
From the Washington
Daily News
-Cowboys�
Copper catches up with Pirates
Terrance Copper was all smiles when he returned home to catch up
with his former East Carolina teammates at Saturday�s Purple-Gold spring
game.
-Kevin
Roach pleased with spring game
Kevin Roach stood just outside Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen
Stadium, his eyes focused on the field from where he just played.
-Pirates
win series over Golden Knights
East Carolina Tops UCF Baseball, 8-1
ucfathletics.com
3 medical
schools ranked with best
Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill and East Carolina University
have three of the best medical schools in the country, according to US
News & World Report
Raleigh News & Observer
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April 16, 2006
Athletes arrested in connection with U.Va. fraternity brawl
Police arrest three more University of Virginia athletes - and
issue an arrest warrant for a fourth - in the wake of a fraternity-house
incident.
Hampton Roads Daily Press
Jones next to interview at UNCW
Former UNC-Wilmington assistant Byron Jones is scheduled to
arrive this evening to begin interviewing for the men�s basketball
coaching at UNCW opening.
Wilmington Star-News
VCU's AD list narrowed?
names of prospective men's basketball coaches continue to
surface, as the Rams get ready to hire a successor to Jeff Capel, who
left Tuesday to become the coach at the University of Oklahoma.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
From the Columbia (SC) The State
-Campbell
harasses Rebs without pause
Senior delivers four hits, including RBI double to win game
-Tech
comeback TKOs Tigers
Avalanche of Yellow Jacket runs bury Clemson and its ACC
win streak
From the Winston Salem Journal
-Take
It Easy- N.C. State basketball fans can relax; search for a coach is
just about right on schedule
-Wake
Forest manages to hold off late rally by Duke
Pack fans
shouldn't panic
Raleigh News & Observer
Odom stays the course during trying times
In virtually any industry you want to name, insiders have a
different view of success than do people on the outside looking
in...That's especially true in sports.
Greenville (SC) News
College football notes- Hokies audition QBs in spring scrimmage
Greensboro News-Record
April 15, 2006
From the
Raleigh News & Observer
-Players
facing uncertain future
Two rival men's lacrosse programs confirmed on Friday that
they had been contacted by Duke players or Duke recruits inquiring about
transferring.
-Police
tried to interview team members
Durham police visited Duke lacrosse players on campus, a
move that on Friday drew fire from defense lawyers who said
investigators tried to grill the players without their attorneys
present.
-Errors mar
UNC-CH victory
-Deacs hold
off Blue Devils
-Canes post
pivotal win for home ice
-Stanley Cup
visit attracts fans -- and a parking ticket
From the Columbia (SC) The State
-USC
athletes master manners
Athletics director, wife stress table etiquette, interview skills
for students
-No
shootout, but Cisco holds down Mississippi
USC freshman righty again impressive in SEC pitching duel
-Casanova
halts Tech�s comeback bid
Tigers blow 6-0 lead, but late RBI saves day as Clemson posts
10th ACC win in a row
Terry pulls out; Jones to interview
One familiar name dropped out of the UNC-Wilmington men�s
basketball coaching search Friday while another one jumped in.
Wilmington Star-News
April 14, 2006
From the
Raleigh News & Observer
-For coach,
see plane
Web helps fans sniff out where Wolfpack hunts candidates.
-Eyes on
State -- Day 13
How about Billy Gillispie? The Texas A&M coach was the hot
name that surfaced Thursday as a possibility to follow Herb Sendek as
men's basketball coach at N.C. State.
-Canes' TV
partner may get tuned out in playoffs
Two new names come up for UNCW
One candidate pulled out late Wednesday. One toured the campus.
Two others could be close to entering the UNC-Wilmington men�s
basketball coaching search, which reached Day 13 on Thursday.
Wilmington Star-News
From the
Fayetteville Observer
-Effect of
football program�s revival widespread
That Campbell likely could never compete for a Division I-AA
national championship as a nonscholarship team mattered little to the
faculty, staff and trustees who decided to bring the sport back after
more than 50 years.
-A welcome
return to chaos for athletic director
Campbell football
makes little sense
This may be heresy, but perhaps it's a little safer to say now,
in April, rather than in September....Football does not big-time or
major money make.
Macon (GA) Telegraph
Pitching plays big role in Clemson's success
Tigers risk ACC streak with trip to Georgia Tech
Greenville (SC) News
From The Virginian Pilot
-It's
basic training for Hokies football team
Mike O'Cain, Virginia Tech's new quarterback guru, has four
candidates - with zero college starts - to get ready for this fall.
Their first real evaluation will come at Saturday's spring game.
-ODU
basketball coach signs up for another five years
Blaine Taylor liked his first five years at Old Dominion so
much, he signed on for five more.
Fresh
starts scarce
USC�s starters are 0-3 with a 6.92 ERA in past five games
Columbia (SC) The State
April 13, 2006
From the
Raleigh News & Observer
-Pack
search not grounded
After being spurned by Texas basketball coach Rick Barnes
and Memphis coach John Calipari, Wolfpack athletics director Lee Fowler
is 'shooting for people we can get who can do the job.'
-Big name
just isn't necessary
-N.C.
football stars stay close to home
Recruits commit to NCSU, UNC-CH, Wake.
-Heels rip
49ers in baseball
-Soccer
group making strides
USL organizers bringing more friendlies to Cary, including
U.S. women's team.
Clemson dominates USC to take series
If any doubt remained about who the best baseball team in South
Carolina was, Clemson�s booming bats erased it Wednesday night.
Anderson Independent
From the
Durham Herald-Journal
-N.C. State
Still Seeking Basketball Coach
North Carolina State has plenty of money to spend on its
next basketball coach. Finding someone to take it apparently is a
problem.
-Plans A and B
didn't work out too well for N.C. State
-Redick wins
Sullivan award
From the
Charlotte Observer
-Wolfpack
does wonders for rich coaches
N.C. State's "Aim for the Stars" basketball coaching search
has succeeded in only one respect so far: It has made two already rich
coaches even richer.
-Pack's
next target Brady?
Shortly after coach Herb Sendek left for Arizona State,
sources predicted how N.C. State's coaching search would play out.
-NBA:
Bobcats burned by former Hornet
Dooley withdraws name from Wilmington Job
Lawrence Journal World
VCU vacancy draws interest
Former Rams star Cheeks is among the prospects for position
left open by Capel
Richmond Times Dispatch
Smith lifts Deacons to win over Spartans
Winston Salem Journal
Monroe's status uncertain for UVA
Hampton Roads Daily Press
April 12, 2006
From the
Raleigh News & Observer
-Calipari
spurns State
The new N.C. State men's basketball coach will not be John
Calipari. He took a whirlwind visit to Raleigh on Monday night, and
those associated with the Wolfpack program were optimistic they would
receive a quick reply from him on Tuesday. NCSU offered Calipari a
package worth about $2 million a year.
-$2M
question- Where does cash come from?
So how do you find enough money to offer someone $2 million
to coach college basketball? If N.C. State goes that high for a new
men's basketball coach, it would have to put together a complicated deal
that would include funds from the athletics department
-Simmons to
test draft
N.C. State basketball standout has not signed with agent.
-Canes call
out refs after defeat
Calipari
appears to be staying put at Memphis
�I hate to say this, but there�s not a heck of a lot of
really good coaches out there that probably could be moved,� said one
source close to Fowler.
Fayetteville Observer
From the
Durham Herald-Journal
-Report-
Calipari will remain at Memphis
John Calipari apparently will accept a raise and stay at
Memphis instead of accepting an offer to coach basketball at N.C. State,
a source close to the Memphis athletics program said Tuesday.
-Capel Not
Just Another Coach K Protege
Mike Krzyzewski has developed quite a few coaching proteges
in college basketball. Jeff Capel thinks he might not fit the same mold
as the rest of his Duke brethren.
-Club manager-
Hodge dressed like gang member before shooting
-Duke awaits
final recruit
-Noel, Tar
Heels face future challenges
-Canes gets
needed point, feel penalized in defeat
Big time comes Sooner
Only 31 years old, Jeff Capel jumps from VCU to replace
Kelvin Sampson at Oklahoma.
Hampton Roads Daily Press
Maybe it's better not to be No. 1
A recent reversal of fortune greets Clemson and South
Carolina as the two rivals conclude their four-game baseball season
series tonight.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
April 11, 2006
From the
Durham Herald-Journal
-Lawyers- DNA
tests show Duke players innocent
Long-awaited DNA testing failed to link Duke lacrosse
players to the alleged gang rape of an exotic dancer at an off-campus
party last month, lawyers defending the athletes announced Monday.
-Duke students
relieved by results; some NCCU students skeptical
-Still no
suspect in Hodge shooting
From the
Raleigh News & Observer
-DNA clears
players, lawyers say; DA vows to continue inquiry
-NHL: Rule
changes, salary cap help create perfect storm
Lotta movin� and shakin�, but not here
It�s been 11 days since coach Brad Brownell announced in a
prime-time news conference that he was leaving UNC-Wilmington for Wright
State.
Wilmington Star News
Points for
Calipari to ponder
For N.C. State fans the procedure seems simple. Throw a
couple of suitcases filled with money out on the table, offer up some
luxurious office space on Tobacco Road and � Voila! � you have yourself
a basketball coach.
Fayetteville Observer
From the
Charlotte Observer
-Pembroke
preparing for 2007 kickoff
When football season begins next fall, Pete Shinnick won't
be a part of it. At least not in the way he's accustomed.
-Chanticleers
perfect example of success
College football has worked out just fine at Coastal
Carolina.
Sources say Capel will
replace Sampson
ouinsider.com
April 10, 2006
From the Winston Salem Journal
-Wolfpack
officials are waiting for Calipari's decision on job offer
N.C. State officials put the full-court press on Memphis' John
Calipari yesterday.
-Moore-
Mountaineers won't rest on laurels
Appalachian State coach wants team to look ahead
-Wolfpack
crushes Deacons, wins series
Talkin' in Memphis- N.C. State pursues Calipari
Greensboro News Record
From the
Raleigh News & Observer
-Attorney-
Party pics help players
A sequence of photos from the lacrosse team party where police
say a dancer was raped shows the accuser impaired and stumbling, team
members drinking beer and the accuser smiling before passing out on the
back porch, according to Joseph B. Cheshire V
-Wolfpack
right to aim high
USC
washed out twice by �Bama
South Carolina lost its first Southeastern Conference series of
the season and with it, the top spot in the conference as well.
Columbia (SC) The State
Gamecocks brave rain for Garnet & Black game
It was wet, the crowd was sparse and there was no ESPN, or
preseason All-American Sidney Rice.
Anderson Independent
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April 16, 2006
From the Houston Chronicle
-Friday
paces 27-hit attack as Rice romps
Owls collect 11 doubles to bury Memphis 22-6
-UH
hits keep on coming
Golden Eagles get mauled by Cougars again
For the second game in a row, Southern Miss dug itself a
hole against Houston.
Biloxi Sun-Herald
Cougars clobber Eagles yet again
Hattiesburg American
Central Florida hammers Green Wave
During the first five innings of Saturday's Tulane-Central
Florida game, small ball ruled. If a batter reached first base early in
the inning, a bunt seemed to be the next step.
New Orleans Times Picayune
From conferenceusa.com
-Houston
Takes Game Two, 13-5, Against Southern Miss
-Tulane
Drops Game Two Of C-USA Series vs. UCF, 9-2
From the Charleston (WV)
Gazette
-Knights'
defense springs forward
UCF's final scrimmage of the spring Saturday featured a little
bit of everything that has made the coaching staff smile the past three
weeks.
-UCF-
A spring review
From the Charleston (WV)
Gazette
-Defense
rallies in Herd scrimmage
The way the Marshall defense looked Saturday in the biggest
scrimmage of the spring, you could have called it the Green Wave.
-Marshall
football notebook
-Part of the
healing process
Movie of 1970 plane crash provides closure for Marshall community
Marshall
line's attitude makes coach's job easy
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
From the Jackson Clarion-Ledger
-Eagles
put emphasis on rebuilding D-line
Southern Miss defensive coordinator Jay Hopson has become a bit
defensive when he hears how the Golden Eagles may have slipped from the
standards of the past.
-Southern
Miss Spring Report Card
-Cougars
lambaste Eagles pitching for 2nd straight day
Sources- SMU talks to Texas assistant Terry
Incoming SMU athletic director Steve Orsini interviewed Texas
assistant Rodney Terry for the Mustangs' vacant men's basketball
coaching position
Dallas Morning News
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Baseball-
Powerful Rice humbles Tigers
Owls get 27 hits in mercy-rule rubout
-5 questions that must be answered before next season
John Calipari, new contract signed, is on board for the future.
That means University of Memphis basketball fans have one less thing
worry about. Still, many questions linger. Here, we'll try to answer
five.
Slive expects little change to formula
Expanding the pool for eligible at-large Bowl Championship
Series slots will be a topic of discussion later this month at the BCS
meetings.
Birmingham News
April 15, 2006
From conferenceusa.com
-Houston
Rolls to 24-7 Win at No. 22 Southern Miss in Series Opener
-Marshall
Offense Explodes in 22-8 Romp at UAB
-Memphis
Win Streak Snapped in 7-3 Loss to No. 2 Rice
-Morgan's
Arm, Riser's Slam Lead Tulane Past UCF, 5-1
Tigers push No. 2 Rice before falling
even at three-quarter throttle, Degerman and the
second-ranked Owls were too much for the upstart Memphis Tigers to
handle.
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Houston pounds Southern Miss
Golden Eagles look for revenge in second game
Biloxi Sun-Herald
Cougars blitz Southern Miss
Hattiesburg American
Cougars bruise Eagles with 28 hits
At various points this season, Southern Miss coach Corky
Palmer had expressed concern about the Golden Eagles' pitching, the
middle relief earlier this year, the starting pitchers here of late.
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Morgan dominant in Green Wave victory
If Central Florida coach Jay Bergman had charted the
outings this season by Tulane pitcher Sean Morgan, he would have known
the Golden Knights were going to be in for a tough evening.
New Orleans Times Picayune
From the
El Paso Times
-Miners
hope to sign more players this spring period
UTEP coach Doc Sadler is back on the road, chasing
basketball players for next season.
-Miners
on right track
Price wants offense to be explosive
Don't laugh; minor bowls are popular
Abowl game? In Birmingham? At Legion Field? Are you
serious?
Birmingham News
STANDING TALL
This time three weeks ago, UCF had just wrapped its first
full-pads practice of the spring.
Orlando Sentinel
Rice, college baseball epitomize team mentality
The Rice Thresher
April 14, 2006
From conferenceusa.com
-Calipari
Signs Contract Extension At Memphis
-White
Bests Blue 24-5 in UTEP Spring Game
-Houston
Opens C-USA Series Friday at #22 Southern Miss
-Memphis
Set to Host No. 2 Rice in Three-Game Conference USA Weekend
-Tulane
To Host C-USA Newcomer UCF Over Weekend
-UAB
Hosts Marshall for Conference USA Series
Birmingham may get new bowl game
Charlotte-based ESPN Regional TV has put in a proposal with
the NCAA's Post-Season Football Licensing Subcommittee for a bowl game
to be played at Legion Field on Saturday, Dec. 23, matching a team from
Conference USA with a team from either the Big East Conference or the
Mid-America Athletic Conference.
Birmingham News
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Players'
hopes swayed Calipari
loyalty to his current players was more important than the
additional money he could've made by accepting an offer to be the next
basketball coach at North Carolina State.
-Tigers
pumped about chance to slug it out with highly-regarded Owls, 'Dogs
what will transpire in the next six days is as much a
rarity for Tiger baseball as it is an opportunity
C-USA race is making a hard turn
Climb from fourth place starts with league leaders
Biloxi Sun-Herald
From the Hattiesburg American
-Next
two C-USA series might define Golden Eagles' season
-USM
signs four recruits
Hartel makes most of new opportunity
In the world of athletics, one player's injury often equals
another's opportunity.
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
From the Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Marshall,
Houston begin series today
-Green-White
getting Hollywood treatment
-Patton
featured in 'SI' article
The tale of Mark Patton being cast as a fictional character
in the movie about the Nov. 14, 1970 Marshall football plane crash
appears in the April 17 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine.
From the New Orleans Times Picayune
-McFadden
learns from tough break
At the time, Warren McFadden couldn't see the positive side
when he was sidelined by an injury for nearly all of his first season at
Tulane.
-Wave
trio hopeful for draft
They know they're not up there with the big dogs, the ones
who won't have to wait long for their names to be called on the first
day of the NFL draft.
April 13, 2006
From conferenceusa.com
-Memphis
Extends Win Streak to Eight Games with 6-2 Decision over Arkansas State
-Cougars
Land Junior College All-America Guard Robert Lee of Seminole College and
Tafari Toney of San Jacinto College
-Searle,
Rice Tennis team Stun #7 Texas
Contract ready, but Cal hasn't signed yet
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Giles won't be on staff
The official announcement won't come until Friday but sources
close to the UAB basketball program confirmed Wednesday that Mike Davis'
first coaching staff is expected to include Kerry Rupp, Donnie Marsh and
Tracy Dildy.
Anderson Independent
USM enacts Eustachy's plan by signing diverse quartet
Southern Miss men's basketball coach Larry Eustachy has
said he and his staff intended to procure talent from whatever sources
necessary - high schools, prep schools, junior colleges.
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Patience pays off as TU signs 2
Knowing it was going to be tough to land recruits during
the fall signing period, first-year Tulane basketball coach Dave
Dickerson put together a strategy to go after prep players who weren't
expected to sign national letter of intents until four months later.
New Orleans Times Picayune
QB depth no problem for Miners
El Paso Times
From the Houston Chronicle
-UH
uses spring for tweaking
-Rice
defense shows signs of improvement
Wilson a double threat
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
April 12, 2006
From the
Memphis Commercial Appeal
-All's
well- Calipari expected to stay at U of M
Coach decides against N.C. State, sources say
-Frenzy
ends without incident
Calipari decided to stay in Memphis for roughly $700,000 a
year less than he was offered by North Carolina State.
-West,
U of M settle contract
Deal extended with raise for coach, aides
-Tough
Tiger defense sinks Murray State
-Sources-
Calipari staying at Memphis
Katrina costs USM facilities time, $$$
It's been a little more than seven months since Hurricane
Katrina tore through the Gulf, flooding New Orleans and scouring south
Mississippi.
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Eustachy shake-up goes on
Hattiesburg American
From conferenceusa.com
-Outdoor
Track and Field Notebook
-Houston
Rolls Past McNeese State 11-1 on Tuesday
-Frederick
Homers Twice in 15-3 Marshall Win Over Morehead State
-Tiger
Defense Ties NCAA Record with Seven Double Plays in 12-1 Win over Murray
State
-Rodriguez'
Ninth Inning Blast Lifts Rice Past Baylor, 6-4
-Big
Sixth Lifts Tulane Past Nicholls State, 7-4
-UAB
Baseball Loses to Jacksonville State 5-4
-USF
Holds Off UCF, 4-3
From the Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-MU's
Spann working hard on comeback
Spann tore an anterior cruciate ligament last winter and
after attempting to play, opted to redshirt in 2005. Now Spann hopes to
add needed playmaking ability to the Thundering Herd offense.
-Frederick
hits 2 homers to lead Herd past Eagles
Rodriguez's homer drops Baylor
Three-run blast in 9th defies odds, gives Rice dramatic win
over Bears
Houston Chronicle
From the New Orleans Times Picayune
-First
recruiting class has Dickerson eager
During Dave Dickerson's first year as Tulane's basketball
coach, he has had good days and bad days. None of those days, however,
will be as important as today.
-Big
sixth lifts Tulane to victory
Senior center fielder Nathan Southard and junior first
baseman Mark Hamilton had two hits each, and freshman third baseman Seth
Henry delivered a two-out, bases-loaded single as part of a six-run
sixth inning as Tulane defeated Nicholls State 7-4 on Tuesday at Zephyr
Field.
Johnson leads USM rout of Southeastern Louisiana
Southern Miss' Toddric Johnson went 2-for-5, scored two
runs and drove in two to lead Southern Mississippi to a 12-2 rout of
Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday.
Biloxi Sun-Herald
New Orleans Bowl Loses Leadoff Bowl Slot
The bowl also faces re-certification this month. The game
was granted conditional approval last year, even though it has had
problems meeting the NCAA minimum average attendance requirement of
25,000.
Orlando Sentinel
April 11, 2006
From conferenceusa.com
-Baseball
Notebook
-Softball
Notebook
-Houston
to Meet McNeese State for Second Time in Eight Days
-Marshall
Baseball Starts Eight-Game Road Swing at Morehead State
-Owls
Begin Five-Game Road Swing Tuesday Night At Baylor
-Tulsa
to Host Conference USA Men's Tennis Championships
From the
Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Tigers
prepare offer for Cal
AD tries to counter big N.C. State deal
-All
eyes on Calipari
Wolfpack queued up for his services; but he's here eating
'cue
From the Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger
-Eustachy
planning major shake-up
Southern Miss could be looking at a radically revamped men's
basketball roster for a third consecutive season.
-USM's
starters struggle
Sometimes, Southern Miss baseball coach Corky Palmer must feel
like that Dutch kid of lore.
SMU must clear its name
We want to know the truth...SMU�s official statement released
last Thursday reads in part: �The few incidents described in recent
media reports are not the sum of the alleged violations in the program.
Those incidents would not, in themselves, warrant significant action on
the part of the university.�
SMU Daily Campus
O'Leary closely watches kickers
In some college football programs, it's not at all uncommon for
the kicker to have little to no one-on-one interaction with the head
coach.
Orlando Sentinel
From the Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-MU's
Slate makes fast impression
-UK's
Williams transferring to Marshall
Adam Williams
going to Marshall
Former St. Albans star transferring from Kentucky
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
Trio gives Miners solid options
El Paso Times
April 10, 2006
Weekend Baseball Roundup
Memphis (19-13, 6-3) improved to 3-0 in extra innings with a 9-8
victory at Marshall in 10 innings on Sunday. The win gave the Tigers
their first road sweep in Conference USA since 1998. With a 6-3 league
record, Memphis has already exceeded its C-USA win total from last
season.
conferenceusa.com
From the
Memphis Commercial Appeal
-N.C.
State talks ball
Perhaps much bigger bucks are in the air for Tiger coach Calipari
-U
of M coach eyed for North Carolina State job
North Carolina State University officials flew to Memphis Sunday
and discussed the school�s men's basketball coaching vacancy with John
Calipari.
From the New Orleans Times Picayune
-Small-school
players get little NFL interest
For a graduate of the University of Puget Sound, Rick Mueller
sure loves to draft guys from big schools.
-BREAKING
DOWN THE NUMBERS
The most players drafted from schools not in the BCS automatic
bid conferences, and Notre Dame
Bower's diligence helps Golden Eagles leave with degrees
Hattiesburg American
From the Houston Chronicle
-Flores'
pitching helps UH win series against Tulane
-Henley's
big day lifts Rice to 10th straight
Herd sees new
league as benefit, eventually
It is coach Dave Piepenbrink�s feeling that playing in a new,
more talented conference eventually will benefit the Marshall baseball
program.
Charleston (WV) Gazette
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