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February 11,
2007
Grammy Awards
Man Day
National Shut-In Visitation Day
Orthodox Meatfare Sunday (Orthodox)
Satisfied Staying Single Day
White Shirt Day
World Marriage Day
Birthday - Thomas Edison (inventor)
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
Cougars cancel out Jenkins' heroics
-BVL:
East Carolina douses Flames [Box Score]
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Old Dominion selects Wilder as football coach
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NCAA announces record football attendance
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Mills leads Lady Pirates to victory at SMU
From
ecupirates.com
-Women's
Basketball Faces Tulsa Sunday on ESPN 2
-Jenkins
Pours In 31 In Loss To Houston
Junior guard tied ECU record for 3s in a game
-Ostrander
Pitches Pirates Past Flames
Mathews Picks Up First Save Of The Season
-Baggett
Launches Two Home Runs In 9-0 Win
-ECU
Women's Tennis Opens Home Schedule With Sweep
-Pirate
Tennis Falls At Appalachian State, 5-2
Pirates bounce back
Greenville Daily
Reflector
Pirates
slide deeper into C-USA cellar
Raleigh News & Observer (AP)
UH hits stride, routs East Carolina
Penders pleased as Cougars breeze to 19-3 lead, then coast to
83-59 win
Houston Chronicle
Pirates Use Unearned Runs to Down Flames, 7-4
LibertyFlames.com
Region Roundup- East Carolina beats LU in baseball
Lynchburg News and Advance
February 10,
2007
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
Flames burn Pirates in opener [Box Score]
 WNCT:
Talk of the Town (Billy Godwin et al)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Cougars signing autographs after ECU game
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Duke women win battle of unbeatens
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USC looks into football recruit's comments
From
ecupirates.com
-Pirate
Basketball GameDay Central
The East Carolina men's basketball team will take on Houston
Saturday night at 8 o'clock EST looking to secure its first Conference
USA victory of 2007.
-Mills
Leads East Carolina to 70-58 Win at SMU
Mills pulls down career-best 16 rebounds in the win
-Pirate
Drop Season Opener 6-2 To Liberty
Errol Hollinger smacked a grand slam to left field and Tyler
Light pitched five innings of scoreless relief as Liberty defeated East
Carolina 6-2 in the season opener for both schools Friday afternoon at
Clark-LeClair Stadium.
-Pirates
Take Two On Opening Day
The East Carolina softball team won back-to-back games against
Ohio and Gardner-Webb in the first two of four games at the Carolina
Classic in Chapel Hill.
 Linkmeister Note: The
Associated Press reported that Oklahoma receiver
Eric Huggins (Conway, SC) plans to transfer at the end of the
semester. Internet posts identify East Carolina as Huggins
possible destination.
From the
Kinston Free Press
-Which
comes first, fans or wins?
-Liberty
spoils Pirates' home opener
Plunked in Opener
Grand slam seals Pirates' fate
New Bern Sun Journal
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Flames
cool off Pirates
With one swing, Liberty's Errol Hollinger was able to ruin East
Carolina's baseball opener on Friday.
-Captain's
final homecoming
While his 12 teammates can look forward to next season, Courtney
Captain is staring at the end of his college basketball career
-UNC
board approves ECU tuition increase
-Web
error exposes personal ECU data
Officials corrected the error on Jan. 29. The exposure likely
affects "most, if not all" current students, said Kevin Seitz, ECU vice
chancellor for administration and finance.
Men's Basketball Team Plays Host To East Carolina At Hofheinz Pavlion
Saturday Night
uhcougars.com
Foul Shots
ECU: Nobody is saying you have to win Conference USA but one
C-USA win would be a bonanza.
Raleigh News & Observer
College Roundup- LU opens baseball season with a victory
Lynchburg News and Advance
Mustang Women Fall to East Carolina, 70-58
smumustangs.com
No comfort at home for SMU women
The SMU women had won two straight before settling in for a
four-game homestand that began Friday night with East Carolina. The
Mustangs had the perfect opportunity for a late-season charge.
Dallas Morning News
Freeney officially becomes a Pirate
Darryl Freeney has been verbally committed to the Pirates since
this past summer, but Wednesday's signings made it official. Now, only
three months before getting started with summer classes and summer
workouts at ECU, Freeney is excited about both opportunities.
Suffolk (VA) News-Herald
Cathy Andruzzi- Driving Women�s Basketball Forward at Fordham
Fordham University
February 9, 2007
Anniversary - Beatles's Appearance Ed Sullivan Show
Birthday - President William Henry Harrison (9th President)
From Bonesville.net
-Bradsher:
The Bradsher Beat
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Sons of Blackbeard popping up all over
WNCT:
Talk of the Town (guest David Garrard)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Camels edge ECU in women's tennis
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North Carolina lands premier lineman
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Tar Heels triumphant before Cameron crazies
Linkmeister Note: Defeated
in Conference...East Carolina is not alone. Currently North Florida
(A-Sun 0-13), Princeton (Ivy 0-4), Maryland-Eastern Shore (MEAC 0-11),
and Arizona State (PAC 10 0-12) are all Division I teams that have not
won a conference game this season.
From
ecupirates.com
-ECU
Baseball Set To Open 2007 Season Against Liberty
The East Carolina Baseball team will open the 2007 season Friday
afternoon at 3 p.m. (EST) inside Clark-LeClair Stadium when the play
host to Liberty.
-Ray
Sharpe, Ed and Barbara Mizell Initiate Endowment Drive With Gifts
-Campbell
Edges Lady Pirate Tennis 4-3
Terry
Holland Talks One-On-One
Athletics Director Terry Holland has been on the job at ECU for a
little over two years now. WITN sports director Billy Weaver sat down
with the former college basketball coach to get his reaction on a number
issues surrounding the athletics program at ECU.
WITNtv.com
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Fields
provides bright spot in loss
Wednesday's Central Florida-East Carolina men's basketball game
was already decided as the final seconds ticked off the Minges Coliseum
clock. But even though the Pirates were inching closer to their ninth
consecutive loss, ECU freshman forward John Fields was playing like the
game had just tipped off.
-Pirates
hit the diamond today
East Carolina baseball coach Billy Godwin admitted he sounds like
the cliche of a broken record, hammering the same point over and over
again to his players or anyone who might ask about what he thinks of
this year's club.
-ECU
fire suspect agrees to plea
LU knows the importance of pitching
Liberty opens a three-game set at East Carolina this afternoon.
Lynchburg News and Advance
Baseball Notes -- Games 1-3 -- at East Carolina
libertyflames.com (.pdf)
College
baseball
The Pirates lost big boppers Jake Smith (.344, 13 HRs), the
Johnny Bench Award winner as the nation's top catcher, and Adam Witter
(14 HRs), but they return an experienced team.
Raleigh News & Observer
Cox Sticking With East Carolina
Rodney Cox followed through with his verbal commitment Wednesday
and signed a football grant-in-aid with East Carolina University.
Dunn Daily Record
From the
Washington Daily News
-Holtz
excited about his 26 new recruits
Skip Holtz was all smiles as he talked about his 26 newest East
Carolina Pirates.
-Pirates�
hoops drop ninth straight game
There�s cold. And then there�s arctic.
Around Campus:
Tuition hikes would take effect this fall under UNC plan
Students at some schools would face steeper increases, including
9 percent at Western Carolina University and 9.6 percent at East
Carolina University
Winston Salem Journal
(AP)
February 8, 2007
Boy Scouts Day
Laugh and Get Rich Day
Leadership Success Day
From Bonesville.net
-Myatt:
View From The
'ville
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Holtz, on solid footing, lures solid class
-BVL:
ECU Football Class of 2007 Signing Day Roster
BVL Audio:
Skip Holtz Signing Day
Press Conference
-BVL:
Knights gallop away in second half
WNCT:
Talk of the Town
(Eric Latham, Art Chansky)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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ECU's Frasure selected for league honor
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ECU softball picked in tie for fifth in C-USA
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ACC football title game staying in Jacksonville
From
ecupirates.com
-ECU
Football Announces 2007 Signing Class
Enhancing its strong ties to high school programs in the state of
North Carolina and addressing skill position needs were third-year East
Carolina Head Football Coach Skip Holtz' top priorities as the Pirates
announced their 26-member 2007 signing class Wednesday.
-Signing
Day Photo Gallery
-Men's
Basketball Unable To Find Second Half Rhythm in Loss To UCF
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-In-state
players highlight ECU recruiting class
Skip Holtz would prefer to manufacture his own stars rather than
chase someone else's, and that point was hammered home Wednesday.
-Pirate
faithful tailgate at ECU football signing day
Let's see: a chilly breeze - check; purple-and-gold garb - check;
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium rising in the background - check; mouth-watering
pig on the cooker - check. Must be an East Carolina University football
tailgate party, right?
-Falcons
Wells, Worthington will play at the collegiate level
-Running
Rampant- Eight Rose players heading to college ranks
-Pirates
prep for spring drills
While East Carolina football tried to give itself a turbo boost
with the announcement of its speedy 2007 recruiting class Wednesday, it
simultaneously continued preparations for spring drills beginning in
less than a month.
-Pirates'
losing skid hits nine
From the
East Carolinian
-Pirates
get some home-grown help
-Pirates
succumb to the senior play of the Black Knights
-ECU
club hockey team falters on the big stage
From the
Kinston Free Press
-Central
Florida rips ECU, 67-49
-ECU,
Holtz sign slew of talented players for football program
Peppers Shoots UCF Past East Carolina
Senior forward Josh Peppers (Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven) recorded
a game-high 24 points to lift the UCF men's basketball team to a 67-49
win over East Carolina in Conference USA play at Minges Coliseum on
Wednesday evening.
ucfathletics.com
Knights run away in 2nd half
Orlando Sentinel
UCF 67, East Carolina 49
Florida
Times-Union
Pirates hit NC hard, focus on skill positions
Myrtle Beach Sun News (AP)
Haynes chooses ECU; Blair to UAB
Jacksonville
Daily News
7 'Gades sign
to play at next level
Running back JR Rogers signs with East Carolina
Bakersfield
Californian
From the
Asheville Citizen-Times
-WNC
players sign for college ball
Over at Reynolds, Banks, linebacker Chad Holby (Lenoir-Rhyne) and
tight end Will Towery (East Carolina) were joined by their families for
a signing ceremony
-Towery
commits to ECU (02.06.07)
Local standouts sign letters of intent
East Carolina also signed two area players - defensive linemen
Antonio Allison (6-4, 300) of West Iredell and Antwan Jones (6-6, 320)
of West Stokes.
Winston
Salem Journal
Football's chosen ones
Rocky Mount
Telegram (02.07.07)
Godwin is ready for baseball to get going
Washington
Daily News
2007 Baseball Preview
LibertyFlames.com
Johnny Narron headed to Cincy
Goldsboro News Argus
February 7, 2007
National Signing Day - Football
Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbors Day
National
Girls and Women In Sports Day
From Bonesville.net
-Hinton:
Henry's
Highlights
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Recruiting: The Pirates are back in vogue
WNCT:
Brian Bailey Show
(Mack McCarthy)
WNCT:
Talk of the Town
(Betsy Durkin Matthes)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Duo shares Conference USA weekly honors
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Trojans sell out women's game with UCLA
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Tests show Southern Cal kicker was drunk
From
ecupirates.com
-Eric
Frasure Named C-USA Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week
-Pirate
Basketball GameDay Central
East Carolina will look to end its eight-game losing streak
Wednesday night as it plays host to Conference USA rival UCF inside
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum beginning at 7 p.m.
-Pirate
Softball Picked Fifth In C-USA Preseason Poll
-East
Carolina Football To Host Signing Day Fan Fest
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Pirate
football expecting to ink 27 signees
Head coach Skip Holtz's third signing class is expected to be his
biggest, and should be topped by six defensive backs, five defensive
linemen and five total running backs.
-UCF
up next for ECU's men's basketball team
Golden Knights Visit ECU on Wednesday
After a pair of contests at home, the UCF men's basketball team
returns to the road to face East Carolina for a Conference USA matchup
on Wednesday...
ucfathletics.com
Catholic's
Herlocker wins national award
Charlotte Catholic running back Ben Herlocker, who will sign with
East Carolina today, has been named one of 50 national Old Spice Red
Zone players of the year.
Charlotte
Observer
ECU Baseball starts this weekend
The East
Carolinian
Reynolds making the grade
On anniversary of signing with ECU former Bear reflects on
academics
New Bern Sun
Journal
Wilcox finds her home at ECU
The Free
Lance-Star
February 6, 2007
African-American Coaches Day
Birthday - President Ronald Reagan (40th President)
Lame Duck Day
From Bonesville.net
-Bailey:
From the
Anchor Desk
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A week marked by big days
WNCT:
Talk of the Town
(guest Sammy Batten)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Dolan, Frasure highlight ECU track efforts
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Seminoles edge Duke before Cameron crazies
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NCAA picks championship swim sites
Linkmeister Note: This is
known as the dead period in college football recruiting. Most
dyed-in-the-wool recruitniks believe it's the calm before the storm.
On Wednesday morning, starting at 7 a.m., National Signing Day begins.
Until then no face-to-face contact is allowed between college coaches
and athletes. That won't stop the text messaging and the telephone
calls.
-Pirate
Football Recruiting Thumbnails
From
ecupirates.com
-2007
ECU Softball Preview
Pirates To Face #2 Tennessee In Opener Friday
-Track
and Field Enjoys Successful Weekend in Nebraska
Lindsay Dolan sets new school record in the 60 meter hurdles
Around Campus:
ECU leadership digs deep to make waterworks a campus centerpiece
Damage to a drainage line allowed the East Carolina University to
use the fountain at Wright Circle only on special occasions. Crews razed
the structure, built in 1932, last week.
Greenville Daily
Reflector
ECU softball looks to rally around youth
The East
Carolinian
Bat on ball is a glorious sound
Washington Daily
News
Captain tries to keep things in perspective
Ball grad happy with playing time, not record
Daily News - Galveston County (TX)
LaShawn Merritt teleconference excerpts
USA Track and Field
February 5, 2007
National Weatherman's Day
From Bonesville.net
-Peele:
Woody's Ramblings
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Godwin expects deeper, older club to excel
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Rice baseball opens with shutout victory
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Tar Heels laid Lowe by inspired Wolfpack
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Ex-NFL QB Leaf coaching college golf team
-Pirate Time Machine
Replay:
Luke Fisher
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February 11, 2007
From the
Durham Herald-Sun
-Looking
for a recruiting edge
Only eight of the top 20 players on Scout.com's list of the
state's top high school football prospects chose in-state schools on
Wednesday's national signing day.
-Blue
Devils hire Pearman to lead special teams, tight ends
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-Miami
handles State
-Pack
baseball rolls to 23-0 win
From the Winston Salem Journal
-Disconcerting-
Deacons unable to stop Tar Heels' inside game
-Virginia
Tech routs Virginia
Record day for USC's Chisenhall
All nine starters for South Carolina crossed the plate at least
one time and Lonnie Chisenhall tied two school records with two triples
and two sacrifice files as the Gamecocks pounded Western Kentucky 12-0
in Wilmington, N.C., on Saturday
Spartanburg Herald Journal
Hefty bill only sure thing for UNCC football
Charlotte Observer
February 10, 2007
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-Tar
Heel lineman Gray dismissed from team
Davis: Starting lineman violated rules
-Pack's
Brackman chills Tribe
-ACC
fans to get tournament games in HD
-NHL:
Trade brings
a Hurricane home
When Josef Vasicek says he's coming home, he's not talking about
the small Czech Republic town where he grew up. He's talking about the
Triangle. Other trades seem likely soon for Carolina.
From the
Durham Herald-Sun
-Vaas
takes over Devils' running backs and passing game
-Browning
to coach RBs under Davis
Mack Brown, Carl Torbush, John Bunting and Butch Davis share more
in common than experience as head football coach in Chapel Hill.
Cremins thrives on the action
Bobby Cremins has been here before. Sort of.
Greensboro News-Record
ODU hires Wilder as football coach
The former assistant at Maine was one of four finalists.
Hampton Roads Daily Press
UNCP football- Braves sign 18; two from Robeson
Bobby Moore, who has been a running back and a linebacker in his
career, began the season with his eye on playing Division IA football at
East Carolina.
But early season injuries caused the Pirates to back away from the
6-foot, 257-pound defensive lineman.
The Robesonian
From the Greenville
(SC) News
-Hyman
develops concept for ticket prices
As athletic director Eric Hyman envisions it, the University of
South Carolina football team will play a few "headliner" games each
season and such premium games should generate more interest and more
revenue.
-USC
searches for stepping stone
With the University of South Carolina's NCAA tournament hopes
dwindling with every loss, coach Dave Odom said the Gamecocks need to
turn into spoilers.
Eagles'
tourney picture becomes more clear after today
Rock Hill (SC) Herald
From the Wilmington
Star-News
-UNCW
stands empty, wallet full
Everybody loves a winner.
-Pitching
solid despite opening loss
Imagine making your college baseball debut in your team's season
opener like freshman Daniel Cropper did on Friday.
February 9, 2007
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-Healthy
Brackman ready for season's start
Four of the area's five Division I schools open their baseball
seasons with series this weekend, with East Carolina playing at home
against Liberty
-Bible
is back on familiar turf
Ex-NCSU assistant now leads Pack offense
-Duke
hires Notre Dame assistant
Duke has hired former Notre Dame football assistant Peter Vaas to
coach the Blue Devils' running backs and is close to filling a second
vacancy, coach Ted Roof said Thursday.
Beamer excited about Hokies� future
... with the spring football game slated for April 21 at Lane
Stadium. The Hokies open the 2007 campaign on Sept. 1 by hosting East
Carolina.
Bluefield (WV) Daily Telegraph
From
Columbia (SC) The State
-Surf's
up for USC, Clemson baseball
Video and audio options available on teams' Web sites
-Studies
get in the way of Tigers� recruiting
Denial of recruits has some taking sides of academics-athletics
issue
-Promising
USC's freshman crop is ranked best in the nation thanks in large
part to several players choosing school over the pros
Seahawks face daunting schedule early
This weekend - really, the first month of the baseball season -
is bound to be an eye opener for UNC-Wilmington.
Wilmington Star News
London out of ODU search; timetable remains same
Virginia assistant Mike London stays put, but ODU still expects
to name a coach by next week.
Hampton Roads Daily Press
From the Charlotte
Observer
-UNCC
unveils football poll
UNC Charlotte leaders have unveiled the list of questions that
will be included in a student poll on bringing a football to the
university.
-NASCAR:
Dale
Jr. seeks DEI control
Driver wants to be majority owner of company
U.S. Davis Cup team plays Czechs today
Winston-Salem will get tie if Americans, led by Roddick, Blake,
advance
Winston Salem Journal
February 8, 2007
UNC-CH steals the
day with late signings
The best in-state class after UNC may have been signed by East
Carolina.
Fayetteville Observer
Big
finish gives area schools a fresh start
Charlotte
Observer
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-UNC-Chapel
Hill hires Lovett
Special teams will be focus.
-Late
rush for UNC-CH
Austin, Little bolster Heels' class.
-Devils
need fast recovery
Tar Heel�s rally fitting of rivalry
When your football teams finish a combined 3-21 and haven't won a
conference title in nearly two decades, there's one infallible
distraction on national signing day: your basketball teams renewing the
sport's premier rivalry.
Hampton Roads Daily Press
From the
Durham Herald-Sun
-No
flash on Pack's singing day
-Little's
choice tops heels' big day
-Duke
recruits keep commitments
-Little's
choice tops heels' big day
-UNC-CH
surges back to beat Duke
From
Columbia (SC) The State
-A
ranking to repeat
With a top-10 recruiting class in the books, USC will try to
match that success on the field
-New
uniforms promise pizzazz
-USC
only half bad
Kelley�s best not enough to overcome dreadful opening period
-Tigers
stop the slide
Clemson nearly surrenders another big lead before holding off FSU
-Tensions
flare over policies
Tigers lose two recruits when school rejects them; third bolts
for Florida State
Clemson's crop solid but not flashy
Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
Hokies' 25-man class addresses key needs
The Virginian Pilot
February 7, 2007
From the Charlotte
Observer
-Recruiting:
Heels, Wolfpack to have lean year
Under coach Skip Holtz, East Carolina has made progress with
in-state talent, getting commitments from Observer top-25 North Carolina
prospects Rodney Cox and Tyrell Worthington after failing to attract
that kind of talent in recent years.
-Best
class in history for South Carolina
-'07
ACC title game set; Charlotte to bid for '08
-Winthrop
gets wake-up call, victory
ACC title game is staying put
The game will be held in Jacksonville for another year despite
attendance concerns.
Orlando
Sentinel
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-Wake's
plan works
Demon Deacons recruit players who fit their program.
-Rison
promoted, will lead Eagles
-This
town is big enough for the two of them
Mike Krzyzewski won't be on the bench tonight when Duke
University plays UNC at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Neither will Roy
Williams. They plan to watch the game on television -- in Walkerton,
Ind.
-Physical
Jackets rally past Wolfpack
From the
Winston Salem Journal
-Defense
sparks Deacs- Wake Forest clamps down in second half to beat WSSU
-Seniors
prepare for national signing day
Deacs keep their eyes on the prize
Greensboro
News-Record
Recruits finally
get to sign with their schools
Durham Herald-Sun
ODU interviews third candidate
Maine assistant Bobby Wilder interviews for the Old Dominion
football job.
Hampton
Roads Daily Press
February 6, 2007
From the
Fayetteville Observer
-Duke
students enjoy camp at Krzyzewskiville
-Heels
focus on juniors
East Carolina has a shot at basketball recruit Javarris Barnett,
6-5 wing guard of Charlotte Victory Christian.
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-NHL:
Canes
clinging to life
The Hurricanes' ability to overcome problems in five major areas
may go a long way in establishing whether they are able to defend the
Stanley Cup.
-Pack
heads to Atlanta with mojo
-Yow
joins 700 club
February 5, 2007
From the
USA Today
-Colts
reign supreme over Bears
-Budweiser
takes ad crown again
-How
all the ads ranked
-View
and rate the ads
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-Doritos
eats up Cary startup's ad
-Man
sacks Super Bowl beer thief
-Riverside's
Saunders chooses Gamecocks
-Hogs'
recruiting class gutted
-Redick
reaches the rafters
Winthrop
takes it on chin, loses Game 3 to Bruins
Winthrop's season-opening series at No. 13 UCLA ended on a sour
note Sunday when the No. 23 Eagles dropped the rubber match 19-5.
Rock Hill (SC) Herald
From the
Durham Herald-Sun
-Devils
can't get winner to drop vs. FSU
-Inexperience
leads to Devil's hiccups
Duke�s stock is falling and it fell further Sunday.
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February 11, 2007
From conferenceusa.com
-Golden
Eagles Use Second-Half Comeback to Defeat Tulsa, 70-65
-Tulane
Falls On The Road At No. 8 Memphis
-Tourville's
Seventh Inning RBI Single Lifts Herd to 5-4 Comeback Win
-Berry
Shines In First Start
-No.
15 TCU Earns 12-1 Win Over UCF Baseball
From the Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Snyder
reflects on Herd's 2007 recruiting class
-Sharp-shooting
Knights rout Marshall
Focus pays dividend for UCF
Orlando Sentinel
3s lift UCF
past Marshall
Charleston (WV)
Gazette
Blazers hang on to end 3-game skid
Glance at the final score in Saturday's Conference USA game at
Bartow Arena and it's easy to assume UAB had a tough with UTEP.
Birmingham News
From the
Houston Chronicle
-Rice,
Berry silence Baylor 7-0
-Aggies
surge past Cougars
-Almond
heats up late to lift Rice past SMU
SMU has trouble with Rice ringer
Dallas Morning News
From the Jackson Clarion Ledger
-Miami
RB falls into USM's lap
-Golden
Eagles rally behind freshman duo
-Eustachy's
gamble with foul-plagued Wise pays off
USM puts the kibosh on streak
Biloxi Sun Herald
Golden Eagles rally for victory
Hattiesburg American
From the El Paso Times
-UAB hands
UTEP men another big C-USA loss
-UTEP
suffers second ugly loss in a row
-Lack
of Hispanic football officials a concern
The numbers are undeniable. Conference USA has one Hispanic
football official. The Big 12 has zero. The Western Athletic Conference
has zero.
Tulane no match for Tigers
Memphis Commercial
Appeal
February 10, 2007
From conferenceusa.com
-Feb.
10 Men's Basketball Notebook
-C-USA
Women's Basketball Roundups
Cherie Mills pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds and added 18
points for her fourth double-double of the season leading the Lady
Pirates to a 70-58 win over SMU Friday evening at Moody Coliseum.
-Tulane
Downs Southeastern Louisiana In Baseball Season Opener, 19-4
Houston
Takes 4-2 Win over No. 20 Baylor on Friday
uhcougars.com
Vanderbilt Rallies For 7-3 Win Over Rice Friday At Houston College
Classic
riceowls.com
Golden Eagle Football Announces Wide Receivers Coach
Southern Miss Head Football Coach Jeff Bower has announced the
employment of Michael Grant as the Golden Eagles wide receivers coach
and that Courtney Messingham has been promoted to running backs coach.
southernmiss.com
Doherty content with SMU
Charlotte Observer
Stopping Rice's Almond a tough task for SMU men
Dallas Morning News
Marshall, UCF rematch today
Beckley (WV)
Register-Herald
Herd looks for better play in the clutch
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Marshall
getting used to the road
Noon game at UCF caps long C-USA journey
Charleston (WV)
Gazette
From ucfathletics.com
-UCF
Men's Basketball Hosts Marshall on Saturday at Noon
-UCF
Baseball Suffers 10-1 Loss to No. 15 TCU
Blazers Welcome UTEP To Bartow Arena For First Time
uabsports.com
From the
Birmingham News
-Davis
likes how scrappy Blazers are playing at last
UAB head men's basketball coach Mike Davis was disappointed with
the final result in Thursday night's loss to Memphis.
-NCAA
to revisit new clock rules
The NCAA Football Rules Committee will huddle Sunday through
Wednesday in Albuquerque, N.M., and evaluate two controversial clock
rules implemented last season to shorten games.
Easterling will meet with Bower
Oak Grove standout receiver Taiwan Easterling reiterated Friday
that he wants to sign with Southern Miss to play Division I football
next season
Hattiesburg American
Southern Miss to take on Tulsa
A USM victory will snap a two-game losing streak
Biloxi Sun Herald
Stephens endures ups, downs at USM
Jackson Clarion Ledger
From the
Houston Chronicle
-Ex-Oiler
McDowell joins Houston's staff
-Brown
leads Houston past Baylor
-Top-ranked
Rice bows to Vanderbilt
From the
Memphis Commercial
Appeal
-Dozier
struggling, but teammates confident he'll bounce back
-No.
8 Tigers vs. Tulane
From the
New Orleans Times
Picayune
-Tulane
gains momentum
For the past two seasons, John Calipari's Memphis Tigers have
proven to be Conference USA's No. 1 team. They have won 23 of their past
24 league games.
-Wave
turns it on late for big win in opener
After failing to take full advantage of the everything
Southeastern Louisiana was offering during the first six innings, Tulane
erupted for 14 runs in the seventh and eighth innings to take a 19-4
victory over the Lions on Friday night in the season opener for both
teams at Zephyr Field.
February 9, 2007
From conferenceusa.com
-Hunt's
30 Lead No. 8 Memphis to 12th Straight Win
-SMU
Basketball Hosts Rice Saturday At 7 p.m. - 183rd Series Meeting
-Green
Wave Baseball To Open 2007 Season With Senator's Cup Series vs.
Southeastern Louisiana
-Owls
Head Way Downtown To Compete In Houston College Classic
-C-USA
Women's Basketball Participates in February Frenzy
Two of Conference USA women's basketball programs will be
participating in ESPN2 February Frenzy on Sunday, Feb. 12. The East
Carolina at Tulsa game will be one of eight games taking part in the "whiparound"
coverage.
-2007
C-USA Softball Action Begins Today
Around Conference USA - Football
USA Today
From the
Birmingham News
-Tigers
blow out Blazers at Bartow
The scouting report put together by the UAB men's basketball
coaching staff on Memphis senior Jeremy Hunt was very specific.
-UAB
SIGNEES
From the
Memphis Commercial
Appeal
-Hunt
has hot hand from 3-point range as Tigers handle Blazers
-West's
quest to fill out staff continues
-Tiger
football assistant leaving for Miami
Central Florida assistant is 4th prospect in ODU coach search
The Virginian Pilot
From the
New Orleans Times
Picayune
-TUSSLE
AT THE TOP
Since Rice joined Conference USA before the 2006 season, it
looked like the Owls and Tulane could be the dominant baseball programs
of the league.
-READY
TO ROLL
Ever since its appearance in the College World Series in 2001,
Tulane's baseball program has faced a question that hasn't changed
season to season. It's not whether the Green Wave will be good, but
whether it will be good enough to get back to Omaha, Neb., for another
shot at a national title.
-Toledo
off to flying start with first crop of recruits
Baseball Starts Play at Houston College Classic this Weekend
uhcougars.com
MU recruiting includes several top storylines
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Marshall FB Class
Rated Near Top Of C-USA
goherd.com (scout.com)
A closer look- A league-by-league recruiting breakdown
Florida Sun-Sentinel
Newest Eagles join the flock
Hattiesburg American
UTEP nabs 17
recruits on National Signing Day
El Paso Times
February 8, 2007
From conferenceusa.com
-Conference
USA Football Signees
Here is a look at the list of official signees
-Marshall
Men Edged By Tulsa, 63-60
-Almond
Torches Southern Miss for 35 points - Owls Win 70-55
-Mustangs
Fall At Home To Houston, 64-49
-Tulane
Handles UTEP, 92-67
From the
Houston
Chronicle
-Cougars
cash in on C-USA title to fill urgent needs
-Owls'
Bailiff makes up for shortened recruiting time
-Rice
star thrives throughout rout of Southern Miss
From the
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
-Eagles
aim to fill void in secondary
Southern Miss lost five defensive backs from its 2006 football
team, including both starting cornerbacks.
-Almond
goes off for 35 to spark Owls
Morris Almond scored 20 of his game-high 35 points in the second
half to lead Rice to a 70-55 victory over Southern Miss on Wednesday
night.
From the
Orlando Sentinel
-UF,
FSU, UCF and UM restock with top talent
-UCF
2007 football signees
-What
O'Leary says about the Class of 2007
From the
Memphis Commercial
Appeal
-U
of M adds plenty of size in class filled with huge linemen
-Blazers
nearest to Tiger rivalry
From the
Birmingham News
-Davis
wants 4 good minutes from Blazers
Mike Davis wants four minutes of inspired basketball from his UAB
men's basketball team tonight when eighth-ranked Memphis comes to Bartow
Arena.
-Blazers
satisfy most, if not all, their needs
His first recruiting effort may not have been everything he had
hoped for, but first-year UAB head coach Neil Callaway still had a
reason to smile Wednesday.
From the
Huntington
Herald-Dispatch
-Marshall
signs 23 new recruits
-Late
surge carries Tulsa past Marshall
A good home-court advantage can mean everything. Marshall and
Tulsa locked up Wednesday night in a Conference USA men's basketball
game at Reynolds Center where the Golden Hurricane has won 14 of its 15
games this season.
Marshall coaches changing school's recruiting geography
When the fax machine in Marshall's football complex began spewing
national letters of intent, there were some unusual datelines.
Charleston (WV)
Daily Mail
From the
Dallas Morning News
-Fresh
horses could keep Bennett in the saddle
-SMU
runs into small problem with Houston
Toledo 'pleased' with his first class
New Orleans Times
Picayune
Tulsa- Tulsa signs good crop
Tulsa World
Baseball:
No. 15 TCU Visits UCF's Jay Bergman Field Friday-Sunday
ucfathletics.com
February 7, 2007
From conferenceusa.com
-C-USA
Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
SMU's Gaelle Niare and East Carolina's Eric Frasure have been
named this week's Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the
Week.
-C-USA
Celebrates National Girls and Women In Sports Day
-Texas
State Rallies Past Owls In The Bottom Of The Ninth, 3-2
-Houston
Again Tops C-USA Preseason Softball Coaches' Poll
-Special
Presentation Of SMU vs. Houston Men's Basketball To Be Made Available
Nationwide
-Southern
Miss Returns to Road to Face Rice, Wednesday
Rice's Autry Court to receive $23 million face lift
Rice announced Tuesday a $7 million gift from Bobby Tudor, a 1982
Rice graduate, and his wife, Phoebe, that will jump-start a $23 million,
18-month renovation of 57-year-old Autry Court.
Houston
Chronicle
From the
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
-Bower
knows drill
For Southern Miss coach Jeff Bower, the last stage of the
recruiting season seems to play out the same way, year in, year out.
-Rice's
Almond hard to stop
One man does not a basketball team make.
-Marshall's
short streak makes tight pack tighter
Predatory birds battle for a bye
Southern Miss, coming off a 15-point home loss to Tulane, faces
one of the nation's premier scorers tonight in Rice's Morris Almond.
Biloxi Sun Herald
USM's Reaves has surgery
Southern Miss backup quarterback Stephen Reaves has had
athroscopic knee surgery to remove a floating bone chip. Reaves, a
senior-to-be who played in seven games last season
Hattiesburg American
From the
Memphis Commercial
Appeal
-Tigers
expected to have solid '07 class
-Taggart
works to be ready for Tigers
Area players absent from Callaway's first class
Birmingham
News
From the
Huntington (WV)
Herald-Dispatch
-Few
surprises expected on signing day
-Getting
in the mix
Marshall University is in the mix of Conference USA men's
basketball teams playing for higher seeds in the league tournament.
-Former
Marshall football coach dies at age of 84
From the
Charleston (WV)
Gazette
-Herd
hopes for repeat performance at Tulsa
For the first time in its short Conference USA history, Marshall
has fought its way out of the bottom third of the standings at the
halfway point of the league season.
-Marshall
recruiting list
-Marshall
shopping for more beef
In many ways, the Marshall recruiting class coach Mark Snyder
will unveil today will resemble his first one � and many of his
predecessor, Bob Pruett.
-Centering
on big men, recruiting and Trickett
Beckley lineman keeps personal rivalry going
Charleston (WV)
Daily Mail
Houston's 3-point shooting concerns SMU
Dallas Morning News
Two Texans end Green Wave's recruiting
Tulane's initial recruiting venture under new coach Bob Toledo
has been finalized.
New Orleans Times
Picayune
Miners now
in must-win situation vs. Green Wave
El Paso Times
A matter of inches
College football recruiting, some say, is not an exact science.
To some, it's more a study in psychology -- as in, 'What were they
thinking?'
Tulsa World
Conference USA Recruiting Rankings
scout.com
February 6, 2007
From conferenceusa.com
-Men's
Basketball Notebook
-SMU
Men's Basketball Returns Home To Face Houston Wed.
-Baseball
Notebook
-Tulane
Baseball Receives Most Meteoric Rise In Latest Baseball America Study
-Houston
Baseball Opens 2007 Season vs. Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday
-Owls
Meet Texas State Tuesday Night In San Marcos
SMU president is thinking big
Turner discusses goals for athletic department, growth of college
sports
Dallas Morning News
From the Memphis
Commercial Appeal
-Win
streak pays off as Tigers land in top 10
-C-USA
Notebook - Tigers have two candidates for C-USA's top player
Shot blocking 101 taught by Bro Grebe
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Marshall �committed' to good defense
Charleston (WV)
Daily Mail
RICE NOTEBOOK- Owls ready for College Classic
Houston Chronicle
From the Orlando
Sentinel
-Recruiting-
Homestead recruit feeds UCF's need for speed
-Golden
Knights land an 'athlete'
UAB lands top tuba player in Williamson's McCants
UAB isn't merely getting an offensive lineman with potential.
Birmingham News
From the Tulane World
-TU's
Idris Moss arrested
-High
Schools- Recruiting- Prospects visit TU over the weekend
Miners to
begin key two-game road trip
UTEP faces a pivotal week in the Conference USA basketball chase
-- the chase that begins with Memphis and then everyone else.
El Paso
Times
February 5, 2007
From conferenceusa.com
-Men's
Basketball Weekend Round-Up
-C-USA
Women's Basketball Roundups
Around Conference USA - Basketball
USA Today
C-USA hoops
still Memphis and the 11 Dwarfs
Charleston (WV)
Gazette
A Balanced Offensive Attack Lifts UCF Baseball Over FIU, 9-3
ucfathletics.com
Technology helps Douglas-Roberts
With the help of a certain local shipping company
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Tulane's Sims feels at home
Returning to Mississippi was all Tulane guard Kevin Sims needed.
New Orleans Times
Picayune
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