News and Notes from East Carolina, Conference USA and Beyond

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04.25.06: Matt Doherty takes Mustangs' reins ... ECU's Henderson cops C-USA hitting honor ... Texas' Tucker exploring NBA option

04.24.06: Lavin reportedly offered NCSU post ... Pirates perform well in rain-shortened meet ... Southern Miss hosting C-USA men's golf

04.23.06: C-USA relief aces up for Stopper of the Year ... Mother Nature leaves Wolfpack, Heels hanging ... Freshman quarterback shines for Gators ... UCLA duo considering NBA

04.22.06: Apparent West Virginia spy nabbed at Marshall ... Veteran guard plans to leave Georgia Tech ... ECU's tennis seasons end

04.21.06: UNCW coaching search gathers Moss ... ECU women advance in C-USA tennis ... NCAA examining prep diploma mills

04.20.06: Deacs to install FieldTurf at Groves Stadium ... Zags' Morrison headed to NBA ... Walberg to guide Pepperdine hoops program

04.19.06: Krog leads Pirates to C-USA women's golf title ... UConn sophomore opts for NBA ... Another UConn cager eyes different pro route

04.18.06: Two Duke lacrosse players reportedly indicted ... ECU leads C-USA women's golf ... Tar Heels ranked No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball

04.17.06: Pirate track team has success in Knoxville ... ECU's Salisbury wins women's javelin ... FSU's Johnson will examine NBA option

04.16.06: Houston Bowl payouts not yet fulfilled ... Simmons looking at NBA draft status ... More apparent rejections for Wolfpack

04.15.06: Calipari signs new contract with Tigers ... UAB's Davis selects staff ... NBA D- League lowers minimum age

04.14.06: Dooley withdraws from consideration at UNCW ... Redick wins Sullivan Award ... Young's death now believed accidental

04.13.06: Sooners name Capel cage coach ... Bradshaw gives back to alma mater ... Little Leaguers to have their day at ECU ... New Buckeyes threads fuel backlash

04.12.06: Calipari reportedly remaining at Memphis ... U of M grants raise, contract extension to West ... 'Bama booster killed, son in custody

04.11.06: ECU's Smith is Johnny Bench Award candidate ... Calipari visits Wolfpack ... Barnes stays but Texas star headed to NBA ... Temple names in-town successor to Chaney

04.10.06: Memphis AD focusing on keeping Calipari ... Frasure leads Pirates at Clemson ... Hodge recovering from gunshot wounds

04.09.06: Holtz laments spring game deficiencies ... Camels announce return to the gridiron ... Gonzalez to lead Pirates basketball ... The Citadel selects Conroy

04.08.06: Purple-Gold stage is set ... Davis returns to native state as UAB coach ... Army women's basketball coach dies at age 28

04.07.06: 1070 airing Purple-Gold Game programming ... SMU dismisses Tubbs ... Tulane hoops star invited to Portsmouth event ... Colorado College becomes C-USA women's soccer affiliate

04.06.06: Pirates hold final session before Purple-Gold ... Pressler resigns as Duke lacrosse coach ... Division I athletes face summer drug tests

04.05.06: Thirteen C-USA alums in big leagues ... UAB interviews Davis ... Rondo departs Kentucky

04.04.06: ECU hurler Taylor earns league's weekly honor ... Pirates prepare for Purple- Gold Game ... Wooden watches final from hospital

04.03.06: Bruins go for record 12th NCAA hoops title ... Throng watches Texas spring game ... Pirates make strong showing in Florida

04.02.06: Sendek may become a Sun Devil ... Brownell departs UNCW for Wright State ... San Diego State star opts for NBA

04.01.06: J.P., ECU air game in high gear ... Jury awards no dough in suit against Petrino ... Redick reaps AP player of the year honor ... Lightning strikes Tigers twice

Iowa athletic director Bob Bowlsby has been selected as Stanford's next AD, it was announced Tuesday. He will begin work in July.

Bowlsby has gained a national reputation for his skill and integrity in running one of the country's most ambitious and successful Division I-A athletics programs. At Stanford, he will succeed Ted Leland, who left at the beginning of the year to become vice president for university advancement at the University of the Pacific.

Former football coach Bill Walsh has been director of the department on an interim basis since Jan. 1.

As Iowa's athletic director for nearly 15 years, Bowlsby has piloted a program that has excelled at football, men's and women's basketball, wrestling and many other sports while providing oversight for a department that includes 24 varsity sports and managing a budget of $56 million.

Houston and Memphis shared the second-round lead at 565 (-11) following Tuesday's second round action of the 2006 Conference USA Men's Golf Championship on the par 72, 7,000-yard course at the Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, MS. The 42nd-ranked Cougars erased a nine-shot deficit after posting the low-team round of the day at 280 to pull even with the Tigers, who shot a one-over, 289 following a first-round total of 276.

Junior Pablo Acuna led a trio of Cougars under par as he fired a six-under, 66 to share low-individual round honors with Central Florida senior Sonny Nimkhum. The Golden Knight veteran shares the overall lead at 138 (-6) with Southern Methodist senior Will Dodson, who registered his second-straight round in red figures with a 68. Dodson shot a 70 in the opening round.

Dodson has the 35th-ranked Mustangs in third place, four shots behind the two leaders at 569 (-7). Nimkhum helped UCF move within six shots of the lead at 571 (-5) as the Golden Knights had the second-best round of the day at 283. 24th-ranked Tulsa also came in under par through two rounds after posting a 287 to sit at 572 (-4) for the tournament.

Alabama-Birmingham sits in sixth place (577, +1), Rice is seventh (581, +5) and host Southern Miss moved up a spot to eighth at 583 (+7). East Carolina (593, +15) and Marshall (599, +20) also moved up one spot in the standings to place ninth and tenth, respectively. Texas-El Paso fell back to 11th at 602 (+26), while Tulane rounds out the team scoring for the second-straight day at 623 (+47).

University of Connecticut junior Marcus Williams announced Tuesday that he will forego his final season of eligibility and make himself available for the 2006 NBA Draft.

Williams is the third UConn player to declare for the draft in the past three weeks. Sophomore Rudy Gay entered the draft on April 17, while junior Josh Boone entered the draft on April 7, but has not hired an agent.

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