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January 7, 2007
I'm Not Going To Take It Any More Day
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
Pirates find relief before C-USA wars
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Bearcats win bowl north of the border
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Yellow Jackets dispense stern discipline
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Southern Miss subdues Lady Pirates at the line
From ecupirates.com
-Men's
Basketball Ends Seven-Game Skid With Win Over Chowan
Freshmen Gabe Blair and John Fields each registered a
double-double to lead East Carolina to a 68-50 win over Division II foe
Chowan here Saturday night, ending a seven-game losing streak.
-Women's
Basketball Hosts UCF Sunday Afternoon
The East Carolina women's basketball team will look for its
second Conference USA win as the Lady Pirates host UCF Sunday afternoon.
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Pirates
snap streak
ECU freshman Fields shines as team ends seven-game skid
-ECU
students use play, friends to stay fit
The squeak of the glossy hardwood. The swoosh of running feet.
The thwack of ball meeting racquet.
East Carolina ends seven-game skid with win over D-II Chowan
Debut by freshman Fields is impressive as well for Pirates
New Bern Sun Journal
Basketball- Trip into the great unknown for Pitt
The South Florida Bulls are having a hard time with the Big East
transition. One Pitt player knows what the players from South Florida
are going through. Mike Cook played against the five new Big East
members when he was at East Carolina in Conference USA.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Football's fun, but baseball is what he'll play in college
Spencer Terry is also expected to pick a college soon...The
senior right-handed pitcher is leaning toward either Elon or East
Carolina.
Charlotte Observer
January 6, 2007
Epiphany
Twelfth Day
Three Kings Day
From Bonesville.net
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Tide contract gets reaction from Iowa senator
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LSU, Louisville QB's put on show for NFL scouts
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Ducks knocked from unbeaten ranks by USC
From ecupirates.com
-Women's
Basketball Drops Heartbreaker to Southern Miss, 65-59
-Men's
Basketball -
ECU vs. Chowan Hawks Game Notes (.pdf)
Hawkcast- live
audio
Chowan will travel to Greenville on Saturday where they will face
off against East Carolina University at 7:00pm. Listen to the HawkCast
as play-by-play man Gattis Hodges brings you the action live from
courtside. Airtime will begin at 6:45pm
chowan.edu
ECU women falter against Southern Miss
Greenville Daily Reflector
Lady Eagles celebrate road win
Southern Miss' women connected on 7 of 8 free throws in the final
28.3 seconds Friday night to secure a 65-59 victory over East Carolina
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Prospect Watch -
Jan. 5
Catching up on some signings from the 2007 class: East Carolina
inked a trio from North Carolina, including Tiahana Brown, a 6-1 forward
from Southeast High
HoopGurlz.com (scout.com)
BC football staff gets a makeover
The biggest change at The Heights comes on offense, where former
East Carolina coach Steve Logan will take over as coordinator and
quarterbacks coach
Boston Herald
January 5, 2007
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
Talk 1070 execs in on new radio venture
WNCT:
Talk of the Town (Caulton Tudor)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Baseball: "Meet the Pirates" is Jan. 27
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C-USA soccer standouts converge on combine
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Cowher expected to resign as Steelers coach
From ecupirates.com
-Lady
Pirates Look For Third Straight Win, Host Southern Miss Friday Evening
-ECU
Announces Baseball's Annual Meet the Pirates
East Carolina University baseball fans will get their first
chance to meet the 2007 Pirates up close and personal on Saturday, Jan.
27
From the Greenville
Daily Reflector
-ECU
women try for third straight win
-Dillard
trying to fill the lane for 4-8 ECU Pirates
When a player is thrust into the starting lineup unexpectedly,
one of two things usually happen.
January 4, 2007
From Bonesville.net
WNCT:
Talk of the Town (Steve Logan, Boyd Lee)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Crimson Tide shows Saban the money
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Southern Miss has last bullet in C-USA gun
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Marshall's Dorris named C-USA player of week
ECU assistant coach leaving for Boston College
Special teams and tight ends coach Don Yanowsky was leaves after
one season
Greenville Daily Reflector
Pirates looking for good news
Seven-game losing streak has put team in deep hole
New Bern Sun Journal
ECU pounds Marshall at Minges
Kinston Free Press
Automatically athletes?
Critics might argue that all a driver does is sit in a car and
turn left....As it turns out, many of NASCAR�s top drivers were star
athletes in other sports long before they began their racing careers.
Smoky Mountain Sentinel
January 3, 2007
Festival of Sleep Day
From Bonesville.net
WNCT:
Talk of the Town (M.
McCarthy, D. Parrott)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Boise State inserts itself into national title picture
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Lady Pirates master Marshall in C-USA opener
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Alabama coaching search focusing on Saban
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Paterno watches Penn State win from press box
Women's Basketball Opens 2007 With a Bang, Downs Marshall 73-51
Jessica Slack's 16 points led the East Carolina women's
basketball squad to a convincing 73-51 win over Marshall Tuesday evening
at Minges Coliseum in the Lady Pirates Conference USA opener. ECU
improves to 4-2 in C-USA openers and ties the all-time series record
with Marshall at 3-3.
ecupirates.com
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-ECU
women roll in C-USA opener
-Going
bowling with the Pirates (from 12.31.06)
Herd women fall to C-USA foe ECU
Huntington Herald Dispatch
Logan takes
post as BC coordinator
The next stop for the "Logan Zone" will be Logan International
Airport.
Raleigh News & Observer
Logan says he's BC coordinator
Former East Carolina head coach Steve Logan, who for the past
three seasons has been a quarterbacks coach and an offensive coordinator
in NFL Europe, announced yesterday he had accepted an offer to become
Boston College's offensive coordinator.
Boston Globe
Florida Gator parents adopt "We Believe" slogan
The inspiration for Earl Rissler's "We Believe" campaign came
when the father of five football-playing sons sat in the stands and
watched North Carolina State lose to East Carolina in the 1992 Peach
Bowl.
Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune
January 2, 2007
National Day of Mourning for Former President
Gerald Ford
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
Wake bombards Pirates
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Bobby Knight gets milestone victory
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Gophers coach Mason axed after bowl loss
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Hurricanes hang on in Coker's last game
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Seminoles' Timmons taking talents to NFL
Pirates Lose To Demon Deacons, 81-65
Sam Hinnant scored 13 points and James Dillard and Darrell
Jenkins added 12 each for East Carolina (4-8), which suffered its
seventh consecutive loss.
ecupirates.com
Wake Freshmen Lead Balanced Effort in 81-65 Victory Over East Carolina
wakeforestsports.com
Hot shooting helps Wake Forest storm past East Carolina 81-65
Winston Salem Journal
Deacs' shots drop this time
The Demon Deacons shot 57.1 percent from the field, including
12-for-22 from behind the 3-point line, and defeated East Carolina 81-65
at Joel Coliseum.
Greensboro News-Record
Gurley takes out Pirates
New Bern Sun Journal
Gurley steps
up for Deacs
Raleigh News & Observer (AP)
Recruiting report- Holiday weekend news in review
Riverdale wide receiver Rashad Tukes has received offers from
South Carolina, Memphis and East Carolina.
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription req'd)
January 1, 2007
New Year's Day
From Bonesville.net
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Thundering Herd shocks Hokies
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Costner leads Wolfpack to rout of UNCW
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Boston College kings for a day in Queen City
Pirate Basketball Gameday Central
East Carolina will usher in 2007 Monday afternoon with a New
Year's Day game at Wake Forest (2 p.m./No TV)
ecupirates.com
Wake Forest will take on East Carolina today
Winston Salem Journal
From the Kinston Free
Press
-Ingram
ready for return to Wake
-The
difference in football fans- College vs. pro
Ingram making return to Wake as a Pirate
Greenville Daily Reflector
Gameday | ECU @ Wake Forest
Charlotte Observer
Here�s hoping for a happy New Year
Washington Daily News
Gray newest
QB candidate
Replaces Garrard in loss to KC
jaguars.com
8-8, so-so, bye-bye
Coach Jack Del Rio opened a quarterback Pandora's Box on Sunday
when the Jaguars ended the season with a loss that raised more questions
about the team's future than it answered
Jacksonville Times-Union
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January 7, 2007
From the
Raleigh News &
Observer
-Devils
denied at finish
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski isn't pleased with Greg Paulus'
decision to try a 3-pointer on Duke's last possession -- or with the
Devils' 22 turnovers. Virginia Tech defeats the Blue Devils 69-67.
-Eagles
muzzle Pack
-O'Brien
brings in 2 more BC aides
-ACC teams
must play catch-up
The Atlantic Coast Conference has a long way to go in football
recruiting this season.
Wake Forest storms past Miami
Hale scores 17 points in second half to lead Deacons to 59-58 win
Winston Salem Journal
Drexel gives UNCW lesson
The benches inside the toasty Daskalakis Athletic Center told the
tale Saturday afternoon.
Wilmington Star News
From espn.com
-Cincinnati
wins inaugural International Bowl
-Schiano
wins Eddie Robinson Award as top coach
-NCAA
president calls for hiring of more black coaches
Tigers make it sweet 16
Clemson is only undefeated Division I team after victory over
Georgia Tech
Greenville (SC) News
USC
faces statement game
Gamecocks treating Kansas as the unofficial start to the
conference season
Columbia (SC) The State
January 6, 2007
From the
Raleigh News &
Observer
-Yow gets
good news on health
NCSU women's coach ponders return
-BC
coaches join Pack
N.C. State head coach Tom O'Brien will bring his entire offensive
coaching staff from Boston College, including former Wolfpack assistant
Dana Bible.
From
Columbia (SC) The State
-Liberty
Bowl trophy takes slow ride home to USC
The trophy survived a long ride in the crowded back seat of a
Pontiac and a three-hour stop in a Hooters� parking lot outside Atlanta
-Jones
may head for USC�s roost
Former Lower Richland star likely coming home after transferring
from Syracuse
U.Va.'s backup QB leaving school
Kevin McCabe, who started one game last season, wants to transfer
to a Division II school
Hampton Roads Daily Press
From the Winston Salem
Journal
-'It's
a Whole New Ball Game'
Young Deacons will go on the road against pesky Hurricanes
tonight
-WSSU
falls to Morgan State 53-50
-Streaking
Apps to take on Mocs
From the Durham
Herald-Sun
-Devils ready to
get going
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski realizes that his Blue Devils haven't
always looked like a top-five team in preparation for the rigorous ACC
schedule that starts today against Virginia Tech, but the Blue Devils
have managed to amass a win-loss record worthy of such a ranking.
-Eagles face
road test today
Henry Dickerson hopes his N.C. Central men�s basketball team can
end its road woes tonight.
-Struggling
Canes looking to have fun
-Cowher's Career
Was a Constant Shake-Up
Hot start puts Tigers in rare company
Clemson puts unbeaten mark up against Georgia Tech today
Greenville (SC) News
WVU assistant gets Central Michigan job
Central Michigan hired West Virginia receivers coach Butch Jones on
Friday to guide its football program
Charleston (WV) Gazette
January 5, 2007
Coker- No
interest in UNC-CH job
Former Miami head coach Larry Coker � who coached with Butch
Davis at Miami and Oklahoma State � said he doesn't anticipate
re-joining Davis in Chapel Hill.
Raleigh News &
Observer
From the Charlotte
Observer
-Football
talks to continue at Charlotte
University could authorize study of sport's feasibility in
February
-Bobcats
find an unexpected go-to guy
-Top
assistant leaves FSU to join Saban
-49ers'
effort can't make up for errors
Coaches keep eye on Saban contract
Spurrier happy with �middle of the pack� deal from USC
Columbia (SC) The State
Big East proves its BCS status, now, about the ACC...
Suffolk News-Herald
Despite tough Chick-fil-A Bowl loss, future of Tech football remains
bright
The 2007 schedule. LSU, Florida State, Miami, Boston College,
Georgia Tech, Clemson, Ohio and East Carolina all went to bowls
following this past season....you've got the most challenging and
exciting schedule in Tech history.
hokiesports.com
Wake Forest- Even better football in '07?
Greensboro News-Record
Coaches� denials growing tiresome
Kinston Free Press
BLOG:
The latest scoop on coaching changes
Been making some calls, and here's what I'm hearing on the
coaching front.
The Sporting News
Addition of Minter has ASU on winning streak
Fancher says UVa transfer is 'like winning the lottery'
Winston Salem Journal
UNCW may not flip this switch
Horowitz leads the charge for reserves in loss
Wilmington Star News
January 4, 2007
From the Charlotte
Observer
-UNC
Charlotte officials to discuss football
UNC Charlotte Chancellor Phil Dubois and university trustees
today will discuss a hot topic among some students and alumni: whether
the school should have football.
-49ers
open A-10 slate at Dayton
-`Purist'
McInnis is a Bobcat
Silas: Outspoken former W. Charlotte guard to fit in
From the
Raleigh News &
Observer
-Boise State
leaves us wanting more
BCS gives us Broncos, but not enough
-Why the
long wait before the BCS championship game?
-Hokies
rally by Spiders
Zabian Dowdell scored 22 points as Virginia Tech overcame
stubborn Richmond 65-53 in a nonconference men's basketball game
Wednesday night.
-Deacs feel
foundation for success is in place
-January
gives Canes a chance to make a move
The Carolina Hurricanes spent the first three months of the
season just trying to survive. They see January as their time to thrive.
-WNBA folds
Sting franchise
Poor attendance causes Bobcats, league to give up.
Spurrier can relate to Saban's quandary
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
From the Birmingham
News
-Saban
arrives
-College football world shocked by Alabama's deal with Saban
Big East Nearing Perfection in Bowl Games
New York Times
Unbeaten Big East makes a case for top football conference
St Petersburg Times
Hammonds keeps Tigers unbeaten
In front of friends and family, the junior sinks winning layup
with 3 seconds left
Columbia (SC) The State
Sheldon,
Raley-Ross step up for injury-depleted Gamecocks
This wasn't a basketball game -- it was an episode of "General
Hospital," starring the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Rock Hill (SC) Herald
W&M defeats G. Mason
Facing last year's Cinderella Story of college basketball,
William and Mary dominates the glass and beats George Mason for the
first time in five years.
Hampton Roads Daily Press
NFL:
Panthers� cloudy
future
Fayetteville Observer
January 3, 2007
Out of steam? Wake Forest unable to hold three-point lead in fourth
quarter
Winston Salem
Journal
From the
Greensboro News-Record
-Wake
fumbles away its chances
-UNCG
falls to N.C. State in OT
From the
Raleigh News &
Observer
-Spartans
extend Wolfpack to the limit
It took clutch plays and all the heart, hustle and guts the Pack
had to wrest this gut-check game from a spirited Spartans team that made
a school-record 16 3-pointers. The Wolfpack won 95-93 in overtime
against UNC-Greensboro on Tuesday night.
-Deacs drop
the ball
Wake Forest, which did a good job of taking care of the ball
throughout the season, runs out of magic against Louisville.
-Pagano
to lead Heels' 'D'
Chuck Pagano, who coached the defensive backs at East Carolina in
1989 and from 1992-94, must try to revitalize a defense that was ranked
92nd in the nation.
Eagles fall
to No. 11 Aggies
If coach Gregg Marshall has learned anything about his team in 14
non-conference games, it's the kind of opponent that give his Eagles
fits.
Rock Hill (SC) Herald
Seahawks, Pride going in opposite directions
Wilmington Star News
Tigers face rite of manhood
Start of ACC play signals a time when �real men are made� and
perfect records gain legitimacy
Columbia (SC) The State
McRoberts powers
Blue Devils past Owls
Durham Herald Sun
Virginia Tech has too many flaws to win title next year
The Virginian Pilot
Gator Bowl memorable, but not an instant classic
Charleston (WV) Gazette
January 2, 2007
New Years bowl coverage
from foxsports.com
-Instant Classic
If you went to bed early Monday, you missed one of the greatest
bowl games of all-time in the Fiesta Bowl.
FIESTA BOWL
HIGHLIGHTS
-Booty better as
USC routs Michigan in Rose
-Wisconsin finishes
off first 12-win season
-West Virginia
wins Gator Bowl despite injured Slaton
-Penn St. didn't
need Paterno on sideline
-Auburn ends season
on high note in Dallas
From the College
Football News
-In what might be the
best game in college football history, Boise State captures America's
heart
-2007 FedEx Orange Bowl -
Louisville vs. Wake Forest
What about an eleven-win season and an ACC championship doesn't
the world get?
The big day arrives
After month of waiting, WFU will play tonight
Winston Salem Journal
Orange Bowl marks a big step for Wake Forest, Louisville
Greensboro News-Record
From the Charleston
(WV) Gazette
-Later, Gator
jinx
WVU gets past obstacles, rallies to beat Georgia Tech 38-35
-Rodriguez
proved his worth on New Year�s Day
Eagles take
on hungry No. 11 Texas A&M
Winthrop (10-3) faces its fourth top-25 opponent of the season
tonight when the Eagles walk into Reed Arena to take on No. 11 Texas A&M
(11-2).
Rock Hill (SC) Herald
From the
Raleigh News &
Observer
-Knight
passes Smith's record
Texas Tech helps coach win No. 880.
-Town's link
to Deacs is weak
WFU's old home shrugs at bowl bid.
-UNC-Greensboro
at N.C. State
Dean's reign is
over
Nearly 10 years after UNC legend Dean Smith passed Kentucky's
Adolph Rupp as the all-time winningest men's basketball coach in
Division I, Texas Tech's Bobby Knight set the new mark Monday with his
880th win.
Durham Herald Sun
Bowden runs out of excuses for failures
Anderson Independent
Gibbs faces complicated off-season
The Virginian Pilot
Grounded- Falcons fire Mora
espn.com
January 1, 2007
Deacons' assistant lived the tragedy
It is a real memory. On Nov. 14, 1970, Mitchell, a captain and
cornerback at East Carolina, had been part of a 17-14 victory over
Marshall.
Florida Sun Sentinel
From the Winston Salem
Journal
-Orange
Bowl Notebook
Bobby Dodd Award special, Grobe says
-Panthers
end season with a win
UNCW missed chances vs. Pack
Wilmington Star News
From the
Raleigh News &
Observer
-Better late
than never
Fifth-ranked Duke saves itself a long postgame debriefing by
trading a shaky first half for an energetic, productive second half that
ends with a 70-51 men's baske
-NHL: Canes
end their big year with loss
-NFL:
Carolina knows change coming
-NFL: Cowher
hasn't decided yet
First impressions
reveal differences in new coaches
Fayetteville Observer
It's showtime in Jacksonville
It is a real memory. On Nov. 14, 1970, Mitchell, a captain and
cornerback at East Carolina, had been part of a 17-14 victory over
Marshall.
Florida Sun Sentinel
Charleston Gazette
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January 7, 2007
C-USA Bowl Gameday:
2007 GMAC Bowl - Ohio vs.
Southern Miss
Only two games left in the college football season. Before you
get ready for the national championship, Kalvin McRae and Ohio take on
Southern Miss in the 2007 GMAC Bowl.
College Football News
From the
Hattiesburg American
-Bowl
day finally arrives
The Southern Miss football team hasn't played a game in 37 days.
An entire month's worth of analysis, debate and discussion will be
rendered meaningless at 7 p.m. today inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
-Savannah
St. stuns Eagles
Chris Linton hit a game-winning jumper with nine seconds
remaining to lift Savannah State to a 54-52 non-conference basketball
victory over Southern Miss Saturday afternoon at Tiger Arena.
From the
Jackson
Clarion Ledger
-Welcome
to January
Southern Miss hasn't played a football game in January in nearly
50 years.
-Look
out for...
-3
Keys for Southern Miss
-Road
still unkind to Golden Eagles
Eagles want to go out in style
Biloxi Sun Herald
From conferenceusa.com
-Blazers
Drop C-USA Opener To UTEP, 76-63
-Taylor,
Payne Lead UCF Past South Dakota State
-Last
Second Shot Trips Southern Miss at Savannah State, 54-52, Saturday
-George
Washington Tops Marshall, 74-65
-Tulsa
Ends Non-Conference Schedule With 72-64 Win over Texas-Pan American
-Mustangs
Claim 60-56 Overtime Victory Over Brown
Davis angry, embarrassed after loss
UAB men's basketball coach Mike Davis soaked in the warm applause
after his introduction prior to the Blazers Conference USA opener at
UTEP. The first-year UAB coach then strolled over to the scorers table
and commented on the friendliness of the patrons at the Don Haskins
Center.
Birmingham
News
From the El Paso Times
-Defense leads to
key Conference USA victory
-Miners lead from
start to finish in big first win
SMU men win in OT
Donatas Rackauskas hit a 3-pointer with six seconds remaining in
overtime to help SMU seal a 60-56 victory over Brown on Saturday night.
Dallas Morning News
Herd sees big lead slip away in defeat
George Washington turned things around in the second half in a
big way to defeat Marshall on Saturday.
Huntington Herald Dispatch
Dozier begins to tap into huge potential
Tiger plays his own game, is better for it
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Golden Knights cruise to victory
Orlando Sentinel
January 6, 2007
From conferenceusa.com
-Jan.
5- Women's Basketball Roundup
Southern Miss connected on 7-of-8 free throws in the last 28.3
seconds of the game in a 65-59 victory over East Carolina Friday night
and posting its first road win of the season.
-Jan.
6 Men's Basketball Notebook
Davis and Barbee Make Conference USA Head Coaching Debuts
From the
Jackson
Clarion Ledger
-Eagles,
Bobcats prepare to lace up gloves
Counter to GMAC Bowl tradition, Sunday's game figures to be
slugfest
-Notebook-
Game sells out in record time
GMAC Bowl officials announced Friday that Sunday night's game
between Southern Miss and Ohio University was a sellout.
-Solich
seen as favorite for Minnesota vacancy
Two other potential candidates listed by the Star-Tribune: Tulsa
coach Steve Kragthorpe and East Carolina coach Skip Holtz.
-Facing
last USM start, Batiste has no regrets
-Road
trip worries Eagles' Eustachy
ON-JOB TRAINING
As a first-year starting quarterback for Southern Miss, Jeremy
Young endured his share of ups and downs during the course of the 2006
season and believes he'll enter the GMAC Bowl on Sunday night against
Ohio University a wiser player.
Mobile Register
From the
Hattiesburg American
-USM
crew staying busy
-Boomer
tells Bower that Raiders' job is open
-Eagle
fans flocking to bowl
MOBILE MAULING?
Golden Eagles gear up for Ohio Bobcats
Biloxi Sun Herald
�We Are Marshall' is anything but a true story
Charleston (WV) Daily
Mail
Herd visits
rebuilt GW
Charleston (WV) Gazette
From the Birmingham
News
-Callaway
adds three more to staff
UAB head football coach Neil Callaway announced the addition of
Eric Schumann, Tyson Helton and Ervin Lewis to his first staff.
-Current
events concern Davis in C-USA opener
An unforgettable evening in El Paso won't find its way into Mike
Davis' pre-game speech tonight when his UAB men's basketball team
prepares to take the floor at the Don Haskins Center for the Conference
USA opener against UTEP.
From the Huntington
Herald-Dispatch
-Whitted,
Herd looking to steal road win at George Washington
-Snyder's
focus on recruiting, finding defensive coordinator
Miners set for
second season to begin today
The chase for a championship, the chase for postseason, the chase
to make a season begins tonight in the Don Haskins Center, in arenas all
over Conference USA.
El Paso Times
SMU's nonconference season ends with Brown
Dallas Morning News
U of M fans irked by Finch event
University says focus was on fund-raising for icon
Memphis
Commercial Appeal
January 5, 2007
From conferenceusa.com
-No.
22 Memphis Dominates Cincinnati 88-55
-Doherty
Gets Win No. 100 As Mustangs Top Broncs
-Non-Conference
Play for Southern Miss Ends Saturday with Road Tilt at Savannah State
-UCF
Continues Road Trip at South Dakota State
From the Memphis
Commercial Appeal
-Tigers
treat boisterous home fans to blowout win over Cincy
-They're
still the Bearcats, so this victory was sweet
-West
backs new football stadium
From the Hattiesburg
American
-USM
defense to play patient
-USM
players get bevy of gifts during bowl game trip
ONE LAST TIME
GMAC Bowl to end D'Angelo's USM career
Biloxi Sun Herald
Toledo fills out his Green Wave coaching staff
Tulane football coach Bob Toledo returned to New Orleans on
Wednesday night, and with him was his completed football staff.
New Orleans Times Picayune
UTEP men ready
for C-USA play
And now it is on. UTEP and Alabama-Birmingham, a pair of 8-6
teams with much higher aspirations, will face off Saturday night in the
Don Haskins Center to begin the Conference USA schedule.
El Paso Times
O'Leary promotes Kelly to wide receivers coach
Orlando Sentinel
Former Marshall QB is NFL's Comeback Player of the Year
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
Doherty gets 100th win in SMU's victory
Dallas Morning News
Finally, Herd gets a breather
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
January 4, 2007
From conferenceusa.com
-Cougars
Edged In Lexington
Kentucky had its worst shooting game of the season but held off
Houston 77-70 Wednesday night
-Houston's
Lanny Smith Will Sit Out the Rest of the 2006-07 Season
-Thundering
Herd Dumps Bobcats, 70-60
-UCF-Colorado
Postgame Notes
-Football
Continues GMAC Bowl Preparation
USM Football- Chompin' at the bit
The horses have returned to the fold, and the hosses up front are
ready to roll.
Jackson
Clarion Ledger
From the Biloxi Sun
Herald
-McRath
tackles all the adversity
Southern Miss linebacker Gerald McRath has stared adversity
between the eyes on three different occasions
-Darren
does Houston
McCaleb tapped for All-Star Classic
Denley blossoms for USM
Mobile Register
Effects of C-USA split still being felt
Bearcats struggling in expanded Big East
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Whitted fuels Herd's comeback
Marshall guard Tre Whitted and assistant coach Kenny Blakeney
played a shooting game in practice leading up to the Ohio game.
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Whitted�s treys
lift Marshall
Senior scores 19 points as Herd rallies past Ohio
Charleston (WV) Gazette
Buffs boot Knights
A well-rested Colorado squad had six players score in double
figures -- including 21 points from Kal Bay -- as the Buffaloes beat UCF
96-87 on Wednesday night.
Orlando Sentinel
USM topples Auburn
Hattiesburg American
Not even Almond's 44 save Rice from Vanderbilt
Owls can't erase 18-0 hole; Vandy's Foster pours in 29
Houston Chronicle
January 3, 2007
From conferenceusa.com
-Beasley's
Jumper Gives Eagles 56-54 Win Over Auburn
-Vanderbilt
Holds Off Rice Rally to Win
-Jan.
2 Men's Basketball Notebook
-Jan.
2- C-USA Women's Basketball Roundup
From the Jackson
Clarion Ledger
-USM
Football- Conference pride rests with Eagles
Bowl-seasoned USM represents C-USA's last hope for postseason
victory after four others go down
-USM
Hoops- Winning touch
For three years, Southern Miss had been searching for that
signature basketball victory it could present to its home crowd at Green
Coliseum.
From the Biloxi Sun
Herald
-Golden
Eagles get back to grind in Mobile
USM hopes for GMAC victory, 9-win season
-Beasley's
jumper beats Auburn
Southern Miss claims dramatic victory
Beasley nails winning shot, then Tigers just miss 60-footer
Birmingham News
National media zeroing in on Golden Eagles
One reason GMAC Bowl officials were ecstatic about moving the
game back to Jan. 7 is that the event would get media attention for the
entire bowl season
Hattiesburg American
Bowl excitement greets Bobcats, Golden Eagles
Ohio University senior quarterback Austen Everson knew this road
trip was going to be different when he climbed aboard the Bobcats'
chartered jumbo jet early Tuesday morning.
Mobile Register
Miners roll in
final tuneup for C-USA
UTEP continued its offensive onslaught on a chilly Tuesday night
in the Don Haskins Center, obliterating Cal-Riverside 95-55 in its final
non-conference game of the season.
El Paso Times
Herd hosts Ohio in rematch
Huntington Herald Dispatch
UH's Kolb takes first steps on road to NFL draft
Houston Chronicle
Proposed stadium- It's gonna cost ya
If a Memphis booster has the means and the desire to build the
Tigers a new football home, he'll be doing a great service to his
university. But the city shouldn't be called upon to foot the bill.
Memphis Commercial Appeal
January 2, 2007
From conferenceusa.com
-Houston's
Basketball Team Travels To Kentucky on Jan. 3
-Owls
Host Vanderbilt
-SMU
Basketball Begins New Year At Home On Thursday At 7 p.m.
-Southern
Miss Football Returns to Practice Field After Holiday Break
-UCF
Basketball to Begin 2007 on the Road
Auburn travels to Southern Miss
Southern Mississippi will host an SEC school for the first time
in more than a decade when Auburn plays its final non-conference game
there tonight.
Mobile Register
SEC comes to Reed Green for first time in a decade
USM to take on Auburn at home
Biloxi Sun Herald
Miners get
final tuneup as C-USA play nears
"Just win it, that's our goal for this game," junior Marvin
Kilgore said. "Whatever way, we need to get a win."
El Paso Times
'Great' fans help Marshall in its upset of Virginia Tech
Every time that everybody starts to write this Marshall
basketball team off ...
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
January 1, 2007
College postseason future still cloudy
"What's the long-term plan to grow college football � the
five-year, 10-year, 20-year plan?" said Britton Banowsky, the
commissioner of Conference USA
Gainesville Sun
'We had to have heart'
Hattiesburg American
Bears hire UH assistant receivers coach Phillips
Waco Tribune Herald
Herd gets it done late to beat Hokies
Huntington Herald Dispatch
Wave, UNO out for style points
New Orleans Times Picayune
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