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05.14.06: Southern
Cal cager shot and killed ... ECU's Hewett moves into C-USA
sprint finals ... Tulsa wins softball crown on walkoff homer
... Black college football pioneer Robinson dies |
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05.13.06: ECU's
Eric Frasure wins C-USA hammer throw ... ECU's Jake Smith in
running for Bench Award ... Houston boots Pirates from
softball tourney ... Illini plan major renovations of
football stadium |
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05.12.06: Pirates
still alive in C-USA softball tournament ... ECU women tied
for 20th in golf regional ... St. John's receives ruling on
infractions |
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05.11.06: Harrell
makes first team All C-USA ... Danger of spearing in
football cited ... Prep star says dream led him to Jayhawks |
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05.10.06: Vols
sign multi-sport standout Mattingly ... 2006 College
Football Hall class announced ... Ducks tab Casey Martin to
guide golf team |
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05.09.06: ECU's
Harrell honored on eve of tournament ... Washington's Romar
to guide USA under-18's ... Cavs, Terps take aim on NCAA
lacrosse title |
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05.08.06: Mountaineers
to be recognized in Raleigh ... Towe to join Lowe at NCSU
... 'Noles edge Deacs in record setter |
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05.07.06: N.C.
State's long hunt officially over ... ECU gains berth in
C-USA Softball Tourney |
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05.06.06: Hoops
rule committee looks at 3-point distance ... Blue chipper
makes late commitment to Duke ... Colorado cage coach faces
season in limbo |
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05.05.06: Lowe
and behold, Pack fills its vacancy ... Horns, Sooners extend
deal with Cotton Bowl ... Mascot lands 7th-seeded Illini on
the road |
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05.04.06: ECU's
Harrell snares another C-USA award ... 'Bama okays hefty new
contract for Shula ... Downey heading from Bearcats to
Gamecocks |
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05.03.06: ECU's
Chris Moore signs deal with Saints ... NCSU represented on
World Cup team ... Politics: Shuler projected to face Rep.
Taylor |
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05.02.06: ECU's
Baker inks free agent pact with Steelers ... ECU women
golfers headed for East regional ... UAB's Hackney signs
with Browns |
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05.01.06: Giants
take ECU's Whimper in fourth round ... Memphis back Williams
selected by Panthers ... More names popping up in N.C. State
search |
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04.30.06: C-USA
affiliates with new Birmingham Bowl ... UNCW, new coach Moss
get contract done ... Three NCSU D-linemen are first round
picks |
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04.29.06: NCSU's
Williams to go No. 1 in NFL draft ... Duke point guard's
brother commits to Heels ... Blue Devils get a lacrosse
victory |
04.28.06: Pirates
add juco guard to recruiting class ...
C-USA players contend for Howser Award ... ECU-Tulane Sunday
game time changed |
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04.27.06: Larranaga
gets contract extension at GMU ... Breakfast of Champions to
honor Hunt, Reale ... SMU captures Conference USA men's golf |
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04.26.06: Stanford
hires Iowa AD ... Houston, Memphis tied in C-USA golf ...
Another Huskie headed for NBA |
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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 |
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04.24.06: Lavin
reportedly offered NCSU post ... Pirates perform well in
rain-shortened meet ... Southern Miss hosting C-USA men's
golf |
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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 |
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04.22.06: Apparent
West Virginia spy nabbed at Marshall ... Veteran guard plans
to leave Georgia Tech ... ECU's tennis seasons end |
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04.21.06: UNCW
coaching search gathers Moss ... ECU women advance in C-USA
tennis ... NCAA examining prep diploma mills |
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04.20.06: Deacs
to install FieldTurf at Groves Stadium ... Zags' Morrison
headed to NBA ... Walberg to guide Pepperdine hoops program |
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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 |
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04.18.06: Two
Duke lacrosse players reportedly indicted ... ECU leads
C-USA women's golf ... Tar Heels ranked No. 1 by Collegiate
Baseball |
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04.17.06: Pirate track team has success in Knoxville ... ECU's
Salisbury wins women's javelin ... FSU's Johnson will
examine NBA option |
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04.16.06: Houston
Bowl payouts not yet fulfilled ... Simmons looking at NBA
draft status ... More apparent rejections for Wolfpack |
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04.15.06: Calipari
signs new contract with Tigers ... UAB's Davis selects staff
... NBA D- League lowers minimum age |
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04.14.06: Dooley
withdraws from consideration at UNCW ... Redick wins
Sullivan Award ... Young's death now believed accidental |
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News Nuggets, 05.15.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day Nuggets...
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Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Frasure, Cotto pace ECU in C-USA track & field
Eric Frasure closed out the 2006
Conference USA Track and Field championships Saturday in the same manner he
opened competition two days ago, setting a school record and earning NCAA
qualification in a throwing event.
A discus heave by the junior from
Charlotte helped lead East Carolina to a fourth-place overall finish at Kidd
Field in El Paso, TX. The Pirates completed the three-day event with 75
points, 29.50 behind third-place finisher Rice. Host Texas-El Paso captured
the C-USA crown in its first year of membership with 222 points while
Houston was runner-up with 218.50.
ECU finished ahead of Memphis (73),
Tulsa (57), Southern Mississippi (54) and Tulane (3).
Frasure, who picked up his
second-straight league hammer throw title
during the first day of competition on Thursday, shattered his own record of
51.81 meters in the discus event with a toss of 55.59 for third place.
Hector Cotto, a senior from Holly
Spring, turned in ECU's top finish of the day, finishing second in the
110-meter hurdles with a NCAA qualifying and season-best time of 14.00. Kris
Bell, a junior from Raleigh, placed in sixth in the event with a
personal-record clip of 14.95.
From
ECU Athletics Media Relations.
Tulsa headed to Fresno softball regional
Conference USA regular season and
tournament champion Tulsa will play its first NCAA Championship contest in
Fresno, CA, in the the pairings released by the NCAA Softball Committee on
Sunday, according to a release on the league website. The 64-team
championship begins next weekend at 16 regional sites across the country.
The Golden Hurricane earned the
league's automatic bid on Saturday with a 3-0 victory over Marshall in the
C-USA Championship title game. Tulsa will meet No. 12 seed Stanford in the
opening round on Friday. Fresno State, the host for the four-team regional,
will face off against Cal-State Fullerton in a first round game.
Fresno State and Tulsa are familiar
foes, having spent the previous nine seasons competing in the Western
Athletic Conference.
Both the regular season and tournament
titles were firsts in school history for Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane won the
C-USA regular season with a 15-8 record and captured the championship crown
after freshman Brooke Smart hit a
three-run, walk-off homer in the bottom
of the seventh inning in the win over the Thundering Herd.
Texas RB nabbed with
pot-filled backpack
The Austin American-Statesman, citing
authorities, has reported that Texas running back Ramonce Taylor was
arrested early Sunday after Bell County sheriff's deputies found a backpack
containing about five pounds of marijuana in the rear of his vehicle.
The Bell County sheriff's office said
in a news release that a live 40-caliber round of ammunition also was found
in the center console of the vehicle.
Taylor remained at the Bell County Jail
on Sunday afternoon on suspicion of possession of marijuana over five
pounds, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The
Bell County district attorney's office was weighing whether to file charges.
Taylor, 20, was scheduled to be
arraigned on Monday morning.
A sophomore running back for the
national champion Longhorns, Taylor was a part-time starter who scored a
touchdown in the Rose Bowl. But he was excused from spring drills with the
team in March for unspecified academic reasons.
Texas Head Coach Mack Brown released a
statement saying that Taylor has not participated in any team functions
since he was excused.
"We are aware of this recent situation
and will follow it as the legal system runs its course," Brown said in the
statement. "At this time, we will not consider reinstating him to the team."
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published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
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