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05.19.06: Holland
heads up hoops scheduling task force ... Houston, Rice
hurlers on
10-man Clemens list ... Tucker turns away from Texas,
retains agent |
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05.18.06: Navy,
NCSU limit tickets for ECU fans ... C-USA trio invited to
USA Baseball tryouts ... Wolfpack's Brackman to sit out rest
of season |
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05.17.06: Houston
hurler gets national pitching honor ... Former UVa grid
coach Blackburn dies at 93 ... Three players leaving Ole
Miss hoops program |
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05.16.06: Former
ECU slugger Tracy inks mega-deal ... C-USA announces weekly
baseball awards ... Third Duke lacrosse player indicted |
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05.15.06: Frasure,
Cotto pace ECU in C-USA track & field ... Tulsa headed to
Fresno softball regional ... Texas RB nabbed with pot-filled
backpack |
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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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'Big
House' set for $226 million makeover
Improved concessions, more restrooms,
wider seats and aisles, a new press box, and the addition of enclosed
seating are among the improvements to Michigan Stadium in a renovation plan
approved by the board of regents Friday.
The plan is designed to modernize the
80-year-old stadium and improve the game-day experience for Michigan
football fans, said university president Mary Sue Coleman and athletic
director William C. Martin.
The Regents also approved the hiring of
HNTB Architecture to design the project. The expected cost of $226 million
will be funded through private donations and athletic department resources,
primarily the revenues generated by the new seating.
Approximately 83 suites and 3,200 club
seats will be added in total. Other enhancements, such as widening seats and
aisles and adding seating for mobility-impaired fans, will result in the
loss of some seats. When the renovations are complete, capacity at the "Big
House" will top 108,000.
C-USA lands seven on preseason football list
Conference USA had seven players named
to The Dave Rimington Trophy spring watch list released today by the
organization. The award, given annually to the nation's most outstanding
center, is in its seventh year, its first as a regular member of the
National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA).
The spring watch list consists of 39 of
the nation's top-returning centers and only the Big 12 Conference, with
eight, had more names on the watch list than C-USA. The list will be updated
once before the start of the 2006 season. Five sophomores, 11 juniors and 23
seniors make up this year's watch list.
Two of the seven C-USA players on the
list earned all-league honors in 2005. Central Florida's Cedric Gagne-Marcoux
was a first-team selection as a junior, while Marshall's Doug Legursky was a
second-team performer as a sophomore.
Other C-USA centers on the list are
Houston senior Sterling Doty, Southern Mississippi junior Robby D'Angelo,
Texas-El Paso sophomore Robby Felix, Tulsa senior Aaron Danenhauer and
Memphis senior Stephen Schuh.
The trophy is presented by Canon,
MidAmerican Energy Holdings USA, and Black & Decker. The award is hosted by
the Boomer Esiason Foundation and past winners include Minnesota's Greg
Eslinger (2005), Michigan's David Bass (2004 co-winner), LSU's Ben Wilkerson
(2004 co-winner), Virginia Tech's Jake Grove (2003), Miami of Florida's
Brett Romberg (2002), Ohio State's LeCharles Bentley (2001) and Nebraska's
Dominic Raiola (2000).
Decades-long coaching career ends for Sutton
The Tulsa World has reported that
Oklahoma State basketball coach Eddie Sutton announced his retirement Friday
from a coaching career that began nearly 50 years ago.
The paper noted that Sutton said he's
taking on a new role at the university. Sutton, whose final season ended
prematurely when he was arrested on a complaint of drunken driving after an
accident Feb. 10, will be part of a university program on alcohol education
and support.
During a 20-minute speech to a crowd of
reporters on campus, Sutton said he hoped he could help people who have
battled alcoholism. Sutton recently was released from a treatment center.
Sutton's coaching career started at
Tulsa Central High School in 1959. Since then, he's compiled 1,000 wins,
including 798 at the Division I level. He said some of his most special
memories were from the Final Four. He indicated he believed the program
would be in good hands with the next head coach — Sutton's son, Sean.
News Nuggets are
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published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
schools; and reports from other sources. Copyright 2006
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