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June
28-July 2, 2006
From Bonesville.net
JULY 2,
2006
Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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College of Charleston hires Bobby Cremins
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Duke gets pair of football commitments
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Georgia Tech baseball coach gets extra year
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Big Sky Conference expands by one
JULY 1,
2006
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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SI.com columnist rates O'Leary among best
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Bogdan, Floyd get top awards in C-USA track
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Northwestern mourns passing of Randy Walker
JUNE 30, 2006
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
JUNE 29, 2006
-Myatt:
View From The
'ville
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Date with Midshipmen edging closer
-BVL:
ECU's Jake Smith snags Johnny Bench Award
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
JUNE 28, 2006
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
From
ecupirates.com
-Jake
Smith Takes Home Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award
Smith Named National Collegiate Catcher of the Year
-Brody
Taylor Named To ABCA/Rawlings All-East Regional Team
Taylor Is The 33rd Pirate To Be Named To The ABCA/Rawlings
All-East Team
Smith named best college catcher
Jake Smith, who led East Carolina's baseball team in most
measurable and intangible diamond categories, was given the Johnny Bench
Award, which is bestowed annually to the best college catcher in the
nation.
Greenville Daily Reflector
Former Southern Guilford star Smith wins Johnny Bench Award
Greensboro News-Record
Brandon Peguese
will enroll Monday at USF
Peguese originally committed
to East Carolina in December, but ECU withdrew its scholarship offer
because Peguese had not qualified. Grimsley has received clearance by
the NCAA Clearinghouse.
Tampa Tribune
Wiestling working hard on kicking
Adam Wiestling tries to earn a roster spot at East Carolina
University as a walk-on.
Waynesboro Record Herald
Catching Up
With...Vonta Leach
packers.com
June
27, 2006
From Bonesville.net
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Beavers beat Heels to win College World Series
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Irish baseball coach to interview for LSU job
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Cal QB suspended after assault charge
 WNCT:
Talk of the Town
ECU's Davenport Named Recipient Of C-USA Postgraduate Scholarship
Four-year Sprinter Is ECU's Team Captain and Two-time All C-USA
Performer
ecupirates.com
Preps:
Cats' Mincey named All-State
McCleney, who graduated in the top 15 of his class, plans to
walk-on at East Carolina in football as a kicker, where he's likely to
be redshirted
Wilmington Star News
June
26, 2006
From Bonesville.net
-Hinton:
Henry's
Highlights
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ECU triumvirate busy building bridges
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Mustangs lead C-USA teams in Director's Cup
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Tulane AD receives prestigious service award
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Calipari racking up some broadcast work
Recruiting:
Tigers continue to play strong nationally
Athlete Michael Bowman (5-11, 164) of Wadesboro, N.C., is very
strong on USC ...Tennessee and East Carolina also are high on his list.
Columbia (SC) The State
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June
27,
2006
From the Raleigh News & Observer
-Tar
Heels throw it away
North Carolina-Chapel Hill, seeking the ACC's first baseball
championship since 1955, comes up short against Oregon State. The Tar
Heels made four errors and left numerous runners on base.
-UNC-CH's
title dreams stall in 8th inning
-Free agents
get offers
Canes have rights to match money for Staal, four others.
-Lawyers
press for specifics in lacrosse case
Attorneys for an indicted Duke University lacrosse player want to
know exactly what the state thinks happened the night a woman told
authorities she was raped.
From the Winston Salem Journal
-Pack
strikes again, gets prep commitment
NC State was the first program to offer Justin Whaley a
grant-in-aid, but North Carolina and East Carolina had shown interest in
him.
-Waiting
is bugaboo for Deacs' Williams
NBA Draft on Wednesday will end long period of uncertainty for
center
Talented Corner Has USC Offer
DB Dominique Ellis camped this summer at USC and NC State and
picked up offers from both. He has also been hearing from North
Carolina and East Carolina.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
From the Durham Herald-Sun
-Oregon State
takes advantage of Tar Heels' miscues
One minute, the North Carolina at Chapel Hill baseball team was
one out away from batting in the top of the ninth inning with a tie
score.
-Missed
opportunities sink Tar Heels
Big decisions await Jordan in Charlotte
Greensboro News-Record
Tournament expansion a big step backward
The NCAA men's basketball tournament is as close to perfection as
the postseason gets. There's drama and adventure, symmetry and
surprises. Top seeds topple, underdogs advance and, for three weeks, a
nation is enthralled.
Charlotte Observer
Could NASCAR get a new sponsor?
Another piece has emerged in what appears to be a continuing
shake-up in the Sprint-Nextel camp in the wake of the merger of the two
companies.
Anderson Independent
What a ride
With gas prices high, and summer vacationers planning to stay
close to home, the Blue Ridge Parkway may be an easy choice for those
looking for nearby recreational adventures.
Greenville (SC) News
June
26,
2006
From the Raleigh News & Observer
-Heels'
title hopes placed on hold
Beavers' 7-run 4th leads to decisive game 3 at CWS
-NHL finds
real home in Triangle
-Top
prospect Thomas picks Pack hoops
OSU rolls Past UNC-CH: Beavers score 7 in fourth to force Game 3
Winston Salem Journal
NHL:
Hurricanes,
Laviolette agree on five-year contract
Durham Herald-Sun
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June
27,
2006
From the
Memphis Commercial Appeal
-C-USA
filled with talented quarterbacks
-Dec.
29 new date for Liberty Bowl
Matchup will feature SEC vs. C-USA teams
New date, SEC tie-in for Liberty Bowl
The Dec. 29 game will mark the first matchup of Conference USA
champion vs. a Southeastern Conference opponent.
Scripps Howard News Service
Houston team seeks NCAA OK for new bowl
The Dec. 29 game will mark the first matchup of Conference USA
champion vs. a Southeastern Conference opponent.
Scripps Howard News Service
Houston Chronicle
Conference
USA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners Announced
conferenceusa.com
Strength in
numbers
Marshall�s new weight room triple the size of old one
Charleston (WV) Gazette
Season ticket sales on torrid pace at Marshall
Beckley Register-Herald
2006 Memphis Football Media Guide
View media guide sections in PDF format
gotigersgo.com
Good moves
for Rodriguez, Herd coach
Rich Rodriguez got pretty much what he wanted (and maybe more
financially) in his West Virginia University football contract
extension. Ron Jirsa proved (again) to be pretty much the quality guy
many know him to be in his rollover refusal in Marshall basketball.
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
June
26,
2006
New guys stand up to conference's older crew
There were the obvious advantages of geography, academics and
natural rivalries.
Tulsa World
2006 Football
Preview- Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Fox Sports
Marshall game
1- West Virginia
With the schools squaring off for the first time since 1997 on
opening weekend, we�ll take a quick look today at the Mountaineers and
Thundering Herd.
Charleston (WV) Gazette
Q & A with Bob Marcum
Marshall University athletic director Bob Marcum talks
extensively about the status of television coverage for the upcoming
Marshall-West Virginia football game, the future of facilities upgrades
and the direction of the program.
Huntington
Herald-Dispatch
Miner gives time
to underprivileged kids
UTEP punter Ryan Hotchkiss doesn't remember, exactly, how he
started volunteering at the Child Crisis Center. All he knows is that,
once he arrived in El Paso from Newport Beach, Calif., in January 2005,
he saw an environment very different from the one he knew.
El Paso Times
Lone
Star looks like it will be Houston Bowl's Lone Ranger
The plan is designed to keep the Houston bowl game on the NCAA
calendar despite financial problems under its former operator, SMG,
which operates Reliant Park.
Houston Chronicle
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