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March 16, 2008
Palm Sunday
St. Urho's Day
Birthday - President James Madison (4th President)
From Bonesville.net
-BVL
Box Score:
East Carolina 7, Rhode Island 2
-BVL:
C-USA Tourney Wrap (Memphis Wins Title)
From ecupirates.com
-Long
Ball Propels Pirates Over Rams, 7-2
-Pirates
Sweep Southern Miss In Doubleheader
Wood, Pirates bash URI
Greenville Daily Reflector
Ryan Wood launches Pirates over Rhode
Island
New Bern Sun Journal
Pirates flex their muscles against Rams
Washington Daily News
ECU's Campbell back in action after heart attack
Fayetteville Observer
March 15, 2008
Ides of March
National Quilting Day
True Confessions Day
Birthday - President Andrew Jackson (7th President)
Admission Day (Maine)
From Bonesville.net
-BVL
Box Score:
East Carolina 13, Rhode Island 2
-BVL:
C-USA Tournament Scores & Schedule
From ecupirates.com
-Pirates
Run Past Rams For 10th Straight Win
-ECU
Set To Co-Host Pinehurst Intercollegiate
From
the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Holland
not rushing decision on coach
-Pirates
trounce URI for 10th win in a row
ECU runs winning streak to 10 straight
T.J. Hose earned a much anticipated
victory.
Washington Daily News
East Carolina speedster comes with a catch
Dallas Morning News
Still In Search Of- Backup QB
The fact the Vikings would bring in a kick
returner was a bit of a surprise considering the success receiver
Aundrae Allison had in that role in his rookie year.
scout.com
First offer comes in for NC safety
Charlotte (N.C.) Myers Park safety Katyree
Simpson has hauled in his first scholarship.
rivals.com
Vince McMahon To Get Star On Hollywood
Walk Of Fame
McMahon
graduated from East Carolina University with a business degree in 1968
ktla.com
March 14, 2008
International Ask A Question Day
National Pi Day
National Potato Chip Day
Birthday - Albert Einstein (genius)
From Bonesville.net
-Bradsher:
The Bradsher Beat
�
Streaks weave their own fate
-BVL Box Score:
East Carolina 12, Quinnipiac 9
-BVL:
C-USA Tournament Scores & Schedule
From ecupirates.com
-Batts
Propels ECU Over Quinnipiac, 12-9
-Icenhower
Set To Compete At NCAA Regionals
-Softball
Takes On Southern Miss
-Lady
Pirates Ace UAB In C-USA Opener, 5-2
-East
Carolina Nips College of Charleston, 4-3
From
the Greenville Daily Reflector
-No
word from ECU on coach
-Pirates
rally to extend streak
BLOG:
Who the hell will they draft 2008? East
Carolina RB Chris Johnson
Stampede Blue (Indianapolis Colts)
March 13, 2008
Good Samaritan Involvement
Day
National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day
Planet Uranus Day
World Kidney Day
Anniversary - Earmuffs
From Bonesville.net
-O'Brien:
Pirate Notebook No. 338
� Holland
facing difficult task
-BVL:
Tourney over for Pirates
-BVL:
C-USA Tournament Scores & Schedule
From ecupirates.com
-Pirates
Fall To Tulsa In C-USA Tourney Opener
Farmer leads East Carolina with 15 points.
-Emelie
Lind Named C-USA Golfer-of-the-Week
-ECU
Drops 7-0 Decision To No. 11 Tar Heels
-Softball
Splits To End Bulldog Invitational
From
the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Pirates
ready for major league-like slate
-Grinding
halt for ECU
Tulsa sinks Pirates in C-USA tourney
Washington Daily News
From the Tulsa World
-Tulsa
advances
-Jordan
leads TU in C-USA men's basketball win
Jordan's Dominating Effort Leads Tulsa Past East Carolina
tulsahurricane.com
Hurricane bounces Pirates
Raleigh News and Observer (AP)
K-Tribe Groundskeeper Tommy Walston Gets
the Call Up to ECU
KinstonIndians.com
March 12, 2008
Girl Scouts Day
BVL Box Score:
East Carolina 10, VCU 4
Bonesville.net
From ecupirates.com
-Pirates
Face Tulsa In C-USA First Round Game
Tenth-seeded East Carolina will open the
2008 Conference USA Tournament against seventh-seeded Tulsa Wednesday
afternoon at the FedExForum in Memphis. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m.
EDT.
-ECU
Wins Eighth Straight, 10-4, Over VCU
Senior Harrison Eldridge collected four
hits, smacked his second home run of the season and swiped four bases en
route to East Carolina's 10-4 win over VCU. With the win the Pirates
improve to 9-4 on the year while VCU falls to 2-10.
-Lady
Golfers Win Fifth Straight Tournament
The nationally-ranked No. 19 East Carolina
women's golf team won its school-record fifth consecutive tournament
Tuesday afternoon after carding a tournament record 295 in final round
action at the Pinehurst Challenge. The event was being played at the
par-72, 5,958-yard No. 8 Pinehurst Golf Course.
-Pirate
Tennis Edges The Citadel, 4-3
-Lady
Pirate Tennis Blanks Rio Piedras 7-0
-Live
Online Video Of ECU In C-USA Tourney
Current annual subscribers to Pirates
All-Access will be able to watch for free, while others can purchase as
a pay-per-view.
-ECU
Wins 'Pack the House' Challenge
East Carolina was one of 32 winners in the
NCAA Division I "Pack the House" Challenge. The Lady Pirates were chosen
as the top school in Conference USA.
-Pirates
Fall Twice At Bulldog Invitational
From
the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Pirates
looking to snap tourney skid today
East Carolina has exorcised a few demons
this season on the basketball court.
-Eight
straight for ECU
From the Tulsa World
-TU
aims toward an NCAA bid
Wojcik said the pressure is mounting, but
TU is focused.
-Scouting
Report
Eldridge powers Pirates past Rams
Washington Daily News
Eldridge offense a spark for ECU
Charlotte Observer
March 11, 2008
Johnny Appleseed Day
Organize Your Home Office Day
From Bonesville.net
-Bailey:
From the Anchor Desk
� ECU
sweep honors LeClair legacy
 Talk FM:
Bailey: W. Gulledge, M. Gray, D. LaBarrier
From ecupirates.com
-ECU's
Wood Named C-USA Hitter-of-the-Week
-ECU
Moves Up To Second At Pinehurst Challenge
-Pirates
Tied For Third At Pinehurst Challenge
-Softball
To Participate In Bulldog Invitational
Pirates take aim at eighth straight win
Greenville Daily Reflector
Auburn, Clemson, Tennessee interested in Tamburo
Tamburo, who recently attended junior days
at Clemson at East Carolina, said the Bulls want him to visit their
campus in Tampa.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Howle close to more offers?
The 6-foot-2, 290-pound center from Bunn,
NC holds offers from Penn State, East Carolina and Navy.
Yahoo! Sports
Signing twice is nice
Lyons has interest from Gardner Webb,
Niagara, Virginia Military Institute, Campbell, East Carolina, Winthrop,
Missouri-Kansas City, High Point, Air Force, ...
Hampton Roads Daily Press
March 10, 2008
Green Monday (Orthodox)
Harriet Tubman Day
National Napping Day
Orthodox Lent (Orthodox)
Anniversary - Salvation Army (US)
From Bonesville.net
-BVL
Box Score:
East Carolina 9, Georgia Southern 3
BVL Audio:
Billy Godwin on LeClair Classic Sweep
-Conference
USA Hoops Tournament Pairings
From ecupirates.com
-ECU
Claims LeClair Classic Title Over GSU, 9-3
-Softball
Drops Series Finale To UCF
From
the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Pirates
claim Classic crown
-Around Campus:
ECU alumni efforts, magazine earn top awards
Bristow fans seven in Pirates' win
New Bern Sun Journal
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March 16, 2008
From
the Charlotte Observer
-Clemson
ends its ACC misery, beats No. 7 Duke
-Hansbrough
lifts Heels into ACC title game
-Quail
Hollow field expected to have PGA Tour's best
From
the Hampton Roads Daily Press
-Hokie
heartbreaker
-Virginia
to play in inaugural tourney if NIT bid doesn't come
Close call has Hokies hopeful
Tech vows it will still play hard if it
must settle for the NIT.
Roanoke Times
Clemson one win from history
Anderson Independent
Hill hits last-second shot to beat Tennessee in SEC
semifinals
Memphis Commercial Appeal
NCCU ends season with a win
Durham Herald-Sun
MEAC may be coming to Winston-Salem
Winston Salem Journal
From the
Raleigh News and Observer
-ACC
expects five bids
-Road
to Final Four is shorter for top teams
-Heels
continue to reel in key in-state football commitments
Disher helps USC pound Vanderbilt
Greenville (SC) News
Former SWC commissioner Jacoby dies at 80
Dallas Morning News
March 15, 2008
From
the Atlanta Journal Constitution
-Storm
hits Dome
Fans rush from seats as high winds hit,
cause girder to shake during basketball game
-Dogs
play at noon at Tech
Memorial Coliseum to be played in
front of family, friends and media only.
From
the Columbia (SC) State
-Final
close call brings down curtain on Odom
Odom and his wife both deny he will be the
next coach at East Carolina, despite his connection to Terry Holland,
that school�s athletics director
-Finishing
touch | Another last-minute shot ends Gamecocks� season
From
the Charlotte Observer
-Clemson
hungry for ACC final
-Duke
holds off Ga. Tech
Blue Devils blow 20-point lead before
rebounding to beat No. 7 Yellow Jackets
-Va.
Tech pulls away from Miami
-Heels
advance to semifinals
-49ers
fall flat, lose to Temple
-Rockets
shut down Bobcats
Clemson rips Boston College
Anderson Independent
From the
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
-WVU
spring drills open with emphasis on pass
-Next
month will start court showdown between WVU, Rodriguez
It's an important spring for WVU defense
Charleston (WV) Gazette
Wellman- Deacons interested in NIT, not new CBI
tournament
Winston Salem Journal
Another blow for N.C. State
By virtue of its 12th-place finish in the
ACC regular season, the Wolfpack won't participate in next season's
ACC/Big Ten Challenge, ACC commissioner John Swofford confirmed Friday.
Raleigh News and Observer
USC falls at Vandy in 13th
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
From
the New Orleans Times Picayune
-Miles
now highest-paid college football coach
-BIG
MONEY
Top SEC football coaches annual
compensation
Stars to come out for loaded Five-Star
weekend
rivals.com
March 14, 2008
Chants baseball putting pressure on
pollsters
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Raleigh's hope- That Vols relax
Knoxville News Sentinel
LSU Baseball Opens SEC Play at Tennessee
Raleigh served as an assistant coach in
1999 at East Carolina, where he worked with LSU assistant coach Cliff
Godwin, an ECU catcher at the time.
LSUSports.net
Florida State Finds a Lucky Charm
WRAL.com
From the
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
-WVU
football team will add wrinkles to offense
-Ruoff
to ESPN analyst- Here's our signature win
Mountaineers proving critics wrong
WVU to install a few new grid wrinkles
Beckley Register-Herald
AAFL calls off debut until 2009
Birmingham News
From
the Charlotte Observer
-N.C.
State sent packing
-The
Lowe point- Leadership void sinks Pack's season
-FSU
strikes it Rich vs. Deacons
-Georgia
Tech downs Virginia
-Eagles
send Maryland home
-49ers
rally to win
They trailed by 17 at halftime, and then
...
-Panthers
to raise their ticket prices
-Redskins
make an offer to Hackett
From
the Columbia (SC) State
-All
together, now
Best �team� effort gives USC a win in SEC
first round
-Gamecocks
start at the top with SEC schedule
March 13, 2008
For many in league, hoping begins today
Durham Herald-Sun
From the
Raleigh News and Observer
-ACC
Tourney matters more this year
-Costner,
Pack eye another final run
-Champions
This is the 55th ACC men's basketball
tournament. A team from the state of North Carolina has won the title in
all but eight of the championships.
-Carolina
continues surge in Chicago
-Charlotte's
win is a close call
Gerrity's free throws lift 49ers in A-10.
From the Spartanburg Herald-Journal
-Bye
suits Tigers just fine
-Odom
knows last game is near
Recruiting- Heels add a pair of juniors
East Carolina signee Joe Womack teamed
with Moss to spark Northside to a school-record 14 wins and its first
East Central 2-A Conference championship
Fayetteville Observer
From the Rock Hill (SC) Herald
-Cooke
picks up 600th win in Eagles' victory
-Could
Miami coach Haith be on the list at USC?
UNCW baseball squad ranked No. 15 in RPI
Wilmington Star-News
March 12, 2008
From the Columbia (SC) State
-Close
encounters of the winning kind
Clemson�s new-found ability to win close
games is responsible for the Tigers� turnaround this year
-Wyrick
leaves USC
At South Carolina, Chris Wyrick�s job as
director of the Gamecock Club the past two years was to help run a $200
million capital campaign for the USC athletics department.
From the Durham Herald-Sun
-Duke
will be fresher for this postseason
-Clemson
a risky ACC pick
Sampson not included in UNCP�s coaching
search
Fayetteville Observer
Heels drop another
UNC 1-2 at Cary baseball park.
Raleigh News and Observer
From the
Charlotte Observer
-Panthers
receiver Jarrett charged with DWI
-Transfers
flip 49ers' fortunes
-Davidson
going back to NCAAs
Hurry up and wait 'til Sunday
UNC-Wilmington's basketball season might
end with a practice rather than a game.
Wilmington Star-News
Farewell, Queen City- This may be the
final time that the ACC Tournament will be held in Charlotte
Winston Salem Journal
March 11, 2008
From the
Charlotte Observer
-Wildcats
heading back to NCAAs
-Curry
is difference-maker for champion Wildcats
-Why
N.C. goes mad in March
Davidson douses Elon�s NCAA dream
Greensboro News-Record
History denied
William and Mary's quest to make school
history falls short Monday night against George Mason.
Hampton Roads Daily Press
Senior players hope to repeat George
Mason's success from '06
Losses to East Carolina, Georgia State and
other lackluster conference setbacks had many doubting how worthy this
team was.
USA Today
Turnaround aside, ratings hurt Hawks'
tourney hopes
Wilmington Star-News
Clemson basketball now the target
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
CIAA tournament is about much more than
basketball
The event traditionally ranks behind only
the ACC and Big East gatherings for the best-attended league tournaments
at any level.
The Virginian Pilot
From the Greenville (SC) News
-Havens
rescues USC
Reese Havens� bases-loaded single in the
10th inning lifted the University of South Carolina to a 2-1 victory
over a pesky Presbyterian College squad in college baseball Monday night
at Sarge Frye Field.
-Clemson
Report- Hunter adjusts to medication
From the Rock Hill (SC) Herald
-As
bandwagon fills up, Peele prepares for NCAA tourney
-Barring
SEC tourney win, this is it for USC's Odom
Disappointment marks Pack's season
Raleigh News and Observer
What can college football learn from March
Madness, and vice versa?
College Football News
March 10, 2008
From the
Charlotte Observer
-Wildcats
win 21st straight, advance to SoCon finals
-Winthrop
senior fuels win for trip to NCAAs
-Sources-
Lutz contract extension all but done
From the
Raleigh News and Observer
-Valvano
left two legacies
Jim Valvano died of cancer in 1993, at age
47. He was eulogized as a championship coach, as the man who led N.C.
State on one of the most thrilling tournament rides in basketball
history, coaching the Wolfpack to the ACC championship and the NCAA
championship in 1983.
-League's
Raleigh show is closing
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
brought its basketball tournament here three years ago with high
expectations.
-Heels
trip Devils
Fleury's bat leads baseball victory.
Enders, Lail, Cooper help Gamecocks
complete sweep
Greenville (SC) News
Elon ruins Cougars� fairy tale
Columbia (SC) State
From the Rock Hill (SC) Herald
-It's
party time
From Wichita to Rock Hill, everyone's
celebrating win
-Winthrop
falls to Southern Cal
From the Anderson Independent
-Next
stop for Clemson? Charlotte
-Friendly
advice to the AAFL
From the
Hampton Roads Daily Press
-Rest
can wait
It's been an amazing run for W & M, but is
there enough gas left to make it historic?
-Jeff
Jones chases American dream
Seahawks bounced from CAA Tournament as
offense sputters
Wilmington Star-News
From
the Winston Salem Journal
-Singletary
sparks Cavaliers by struggling Terrapins 91-76
-Wildcats
cruise past Spartans in semis
-Breakthrough
for Toyota- Kyle Busch's win is first for Japanese automaker on NASCAR's
top tour
-NASCAR
Notebook- Weather is fine, but many fans stay home
NCAAs fouled up?
The loss makes Tech the fourth seed in the
ACC tourney and could send the Hokies to the NIT.
Roanoke Times
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March 16, 2008
From
the Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Tigers
win 3rd straight C-USA tournament title
-Tigers
letting their record do talking
-Spring
a season of change for Tigers
From
the Tulsa World
-Tigers
too much for TU
-Improvement
hallmark of TU's season
-Future
foggy for Hurricane
From
the Birmingham News
-Filling
the Bracket
John Calipari could complain, but what
good would it do? The past two years, his Memphis basketball team found
itself at a home-crowd disadvantage in one of the biggest games of the
season.
-NIT
likely destination for Blazers
From
the Hattiesburg American
-C-USA
is better, so is Memphis
THE CONFERENCE USA Tournament has now
ended and I've come to a pair of conclusions - Memphis is scary good (I
know, duh!) and the rest of Conference USA is well ahead of where it was
last season.
-USM
turned season around and finished with flourish
-Southern
Miss' Clark shuts down Liberty
From
the Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Herd
hopes winning blossoms
-Next
season's Herd
Here is a look at a potential Marshall
men's basketball roster for the 2008-09 season. Note that some players
might leave the program; some might encounter academic problems; and
some more players might be recruited
From
the Houston Chronicle
-UH
lands spot in new basketball tourney
-BASEBALL-
UH falls in 10th to San Francisco
Late slump set stage for UCF's quick exit from C-USA
Tournament
Houston Chronicle
Green Wave rolls to victory
New Orleans Times Picayune
March 15, 2008
From conferenceusa.com
-Conference
USA Men's Basketball Championship Central
-Memphis
Defeats Southern Miss, 69-53
-Tulsa
Battles Past UTEP To Reach C-USA Championship Final
Calvin Walls scored the first four points
in overtime at the free throw line, and Tulsa held on for a 64-62
victory over UTEP on Friday night to advance to the Conference USA
tournament championship.
-Houston
Beats San Francisco 8-3 For Fourth-Straight Win
-Owls
Top Winthrop 10-4 Friday Night At Reckling Park
-Southern
Miss Defeats Cal State Northridge, 6-2 in the Coca-Cola Classic
-Hunt
Shoots 'Em Down As Tulane Blanks Oakland, 3-0
Rice fires men's basketball coach
Willis Wilson
Houston Chronicle
TU downs UTEP in overtime, advances to
C-USA title game
Tulsa World
From the
Memphis Commercial Appeal
-No.
2 Memphis beats Southern Miss 69-53
-U
of M preview- (1) Tigers vs. (7) Tulsa
C-USA coaches like MU's future
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
Historic day for softball
Today's opening of Marshall's new Dot
Hicks Field on Third Avenue signals another advancement in Marshall's
athletic facilities.
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Tulane searches for executive associate AD
New Orleans Times Picayune
March 14, 2008
From
the Tulsa World
-TU
KOs UAB
"We live another day."
-Conference
USA- A Cinderella will play in title game
-Young
talent key to Hurricane's revival
-C-USA
notebook- Tough misses
Blazers see NCAA Tournament hopes turn to thoughts of
making NIT field
The free fall for the UAB basketball team
ended on Thursday afternoon at the FedExForum.
Birmingham News
UH's slim NCAA hopes dashed by loss to
UTEP
The Cougars will have to try to make the
NCAA Tournament next season after falling to UTEP in the quarterfinals
of the C-USA tournament on Thursday.
Houston Chronicle
From
the El Paso Times
-UTEP
Miners move into C-USA tourney semifinals
-UTEP
Miners set for third meeting against Tulsa
Bring on Memphis
For just the third time since the creation
of Conference USA, the Southern Miss men's basketball team will be in
the C-USA tournament semifinals.
Hattiesburg American
Horton-led USM rolls into semis
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
UCF falls to Southern Miss
Orlando Sentinel
From
the Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Tigers
turn it up, rout Tulane
-Tigers
vs. Southern Miss preview
-Golden
Eagles overcome Wise's foul troubles
-Golden
Hurricane bounces Blazers
Tigers overpower Green Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
From the
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
-Herd
loss 'burns' in coach's heart
-Conference
USA tourney staying in Memphis
-Herd
baseball finished sweep of Valpo
From the Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-New
softball field is a dream
-Baseball
team takes winning streak into series visiting VMI
-Marcum
names Sutherland to lead Big Green
-Winning
season ends on downer
Jones, Herd shift focus to next season
Charleston (WV) Gazette
March 13, 2008
From conferenceusa.com
-Conference
USA Men's Basketball Championship Central
-Tulane
Sneaks by Marhsall in C-USA First Round, 48-47
-Culpepper,
Miners Cruise Past Mustangs In First Round
-Tulsa
Tops East Carolina In C-USA Men's Tournament Opener
-Blazers
Lose Second Straight To Hawaii, 3-1
-No.
20 UCF Moves to 13-1 with 7-3 Win at Stetson
UH likely must win it all, starting
with UTEP
Houston Chronicle
Taming Tulsa
Birmingham News
From the Tulsa World
-UAB's
Vaden threat to TU
-Conference
USA notebook- Guarding the 3
From
the Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Tigers'
focus stays on task
-CDR
C-USA's top player; Calipari top coach
-Southern
Miss Eagles hold off feisty Rice
-Tulsa's
Jordan dominates
-Memphian
Culpepper lights up Mustangs
-Green
Wave storms to victory
-Raines
deals death blow to new stadium for University of Memphis
C-USA TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP Tulane tops
Marshall
Biloxi Sun Herald
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune
-Wave
authors a fairytale rally to save season
-TULANE
VS. MEMPHIS
-Wave
has 23 hits in 18-11 victory
From the Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Herd
falls to Tulane in final seconds
-Douglas-Roberts
quick to credit Calipari for success
-Herd
baseball team sweeps Valparaiso
From the Charleston (WV) Gazette
-Conference
USA notebook
-Tulane
rallies past Herd
Herd blows 10-point lead to drop tourney
opener
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
SMU men make quick exit, 71-49
Dallas Morning News
Wise, Eagles put away Owls
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
2008 Spring Preview - The New Big Stars
College Football News
March 12, 2008
From conferenceusa.com
-Five
C-USA Men's Basketball Players Named USBWA All-District
-C-USA
Men's Basketball Championship to Return to Memphis in 2009
-C-USA
Announces Men's Basketball Specialty Awards
-Memphis'
Brach Davis Has Career Night in 3-0 Shutout of Arkansas State
-Rice
Falls At Home To Texas, 9-1
-Tulane
Outlasts Northwestern State; Wins 4-3 In 11 Innings
-No.
13 Houston Softball Defeats No. 21 Fresno State, 1-0, in 10 Innings
From
the Memphis Commercial Appeal
-C-USA
tourney begins today
-C-USA
coaches hunt words to inspire a run
-The
Conference USA tournament field
-Tournament
set for at least one more season in Memphis
-Stadium's
feasibility? That never mattered
Here's all you have to know about the
decision by the University of Memphis to kill the on-campus stadium
project: The resolution that emerged from Tuesday's subcommittee meeting
was in the works before the subcommittee even met.
Around Conference USA - Basketball
USA Today
From the Jackson Clarion-Ledger
-Can
Tigers be beat?
The odds are stacked heavily against the
teams that travel to the FedEx Forum today to begin the Conference USA
Tournament.
-Jackson
duo drives Golden Eagles
USM ON A ROLL
Biloxi Sun Herald
From the Birmingham News
-Vaden
calls team meeting
-C-USA
TOURNAMENT TRACKER
SMU men trying to not go one and done in
C-USA tournament
Coach Matt Doherty doesn't want to see a
hint of a bad attitude in the 11th-seeded SMU Mustangs as they open the
Conference USA tournament's first round against sixth-seed UTEP (17-12)
at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis' FedExForum.
Dallas Morning News
From the Houston Chronicle
-Canceled
flight a fitting end for road-weary Rice
Rice has experienced so many downs this
season that Monday's travel incident seemed to fit right into the grand
scheme of the Owls' misfortunes.
-Texas
baseball has easy time with Rice
From the Charleston (WV) Gazette
-NCAA
respect still elusive for C-USA
Memphis coach John Calipari thinks a
second Conference USA team will get into the NCAA tournament, but the
reality is this: That likely will happen only if his second-ranked
Tigers lose this week.
-Marshall
hoping third time a charm
From the Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Late
arrival alters Herd's pre-tourney practice
-Marshall
mission- Beat Tulane
Anything possible for Wave in C-USA tourney
For as long as many of them can remember,
there always has been something quirky about college basketball in March
-- the upsets, the incredible buzzer-beaters, the faces of the
underdogs.
New Orleans Times Picayune
Herd, Tulane to meet again in first round
Beckley Register-Herald
From the Tulsa World
-OSU,
TU may have to choose
Oklahoma State and Tulsa are among men's
basketball teams who will have to win their conference tournaments in
order to advance to the NCAA Tournament.
-Golden
Hurricane begins spring practices
UTEP Miners get familiar foe in
Wednesday's opener
El Paso Times
Marshall baseball games moved
The Marshall University baseball games
scheduled for today and Wednesday against Valparaiso at Appalachian
Power Park have been moved to Lawrence County High School in Louisa,
Ky., because of poor field conditions.
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
From the
Orlando Sentinel
-C-USA
basketball eyes more pieces of NCAA Tournament pie
-TV
move saves tradition
Originally
scheduled for Friday, Sept. 5, the game has been shifted to the
following day.
March 11, 2008
From conferenceusa.com
-C-USA
Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
-Two
Memphis Players Named Wooden Award Finalists
-Baseball
Notebook
The majority of this week's games in
Conference USA are scheduled for the friendly confines of C-USA parks.
League teams are 46-16 at home this season.
-Baseball
Players of the Week
-Owls
Host Longhorns Tuesday Night At Reckling Park
-Two
C-USA Players Named to Lombardi Award Watch List
Houston's Hunt and Southern Miss' McRath
Listed Among Players to Watch
-Tulsa
Opens Spring Drills on Tuesday
From
the Memphis Commercial Appeal
-C-USA
rankings
-CDR,
Rose named All-Conference USA
-Big
men hard to find on all-Conference USA team, or anywhere in league
-Tigers
stay at No. 2
From the Birmingham News
-Memphis
rules
With another Conference USA regular season
complete, it's now time to hand out some awards.
-UAB's
Vaden joins Memphis duo, UTEP's Jackson, Houston's McKiver
RICE NOTEBOOK- Men gear up for C-USA
tourney
Houston Chronicle
C-USA considers the BOK Center
Conference USA's men's basketball
tournament begins Wednesday in Memphis, but there's yet to be an
official announcement where next year's event will be held.
Tulsa World
Q&A with Panthers running back DeAngelo
Williams
Charlotte Observer
Atlantic 10, CUSA, WAC tourney previews
FOX Sports
March 10, 2008
From conferenceusa.com
-Weekend
Baseball Roundup
It was quite a week for the East Carolina
Pirates
-SMU
Wins 2008 C-USA Women's Basketball Title
-C-USA
Softball Recap
From the College Football News
-2008
Spring Preview - Conference USA
-2008
Conference USA Insider Spring Questions
Postseason's here; Tigers are hungry
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Bruised Blazers need some wins to
improve shot for postseason
UAB's Robert Vaden had yet to leave the
FedExForum on Saturday when he began talking about returning to the site
where the Blazers had just suffered the second-worst loss in the
program's history.
Birmingham News
Knights fear O'Donnell's foot might be
broken
Orlando Sentinel
Herd can't escape 8-vs.-9 rut
Charleston (WV) Gazette
For Herd, it's tournament time
Huntington Herald Dispatch
UTEP Miners prepare for men's C-USA
tourney
El Paso Times
Baseball- Cal State Fullerton 19, USM 6
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
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