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05.20.06: 'Big
House' set for $226 million makeover ...
C-USA lands seven on preseason football list ...
Decades-long coaching career ends for Sutton |
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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News Nuggets, 05.21.06
NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day Nuggets...
Next Day Nuggets...
Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
'Ride with The Voice'
fundraiser set for June
The third annual "Ride With The Voice"
motorcycle excursion benefiting the Eastern North Carolina School for the
Deaf will be held this year on June 10, according to a release at
ecupirates.com.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. at J&E
Harley Davidson in Greenville with the ride commencing at 10 a.m. The ride,
a pet project of East Carolina play-by-play announcer and Director of
Electronic Media Jeff Charles, will conclude at approximately 11:30 a.m. at
Ron Ayer Motorsports. The cost of the ride is $10 per motorcycle.
All riders will received complimentary
breakfast from Krispy Kreme and lunch provided by Domino's and Logan's
Roadhouse. The first 200 riders will each receive official "Ride With The
Voice" t-shirts.
Over the past two years, 200
motorcyclists have joined Charles, ECU's longtime broadcast voice, in
support of the athletic programs at the Wilson school. The Eastern North
Carolina School for the Deaf is one of only two deaf schools in the state of
North Carolina and serves the entire region of eastern North Carolina.
All interested patrons should contact
Ron Ayer Motorsports at 758-3084 for more information.
Ga.
Tech to host Irish and ESPN GameDay
Georgia Tech's season-opening football
game against Notre Dame on Sept. 2 will have an 8 p.m. kickoff at Bobby Dodd
Stadium at Historic Grant Field and will be nationally televised by ABC,
according to an announcement from the Atlantic Coast Conference and ABC.
In addition to national television
coverage for the game, Georgia Tech will be the center of the college
football world that Saturday as ESPN's College GameDay will originate from
the Tech campus.
East Carolina will open its 2006 season
at Navy at 5:30 p.m. that day.
Smith, Bowden, Paterno headed for I-A Hall
Florida running back Emmitt Smith was
among the 13 players and two coaches selected from a national ballot of 77
candidates and a pool of hundreds of eligible nominees for induction into
the 2006 College Football Hall of Fame Division I-A Class, as announced by
the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
The 2006 class of inductees:
PLAYERS
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Bobby Anderson RB, Colorado,
1967-69
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Bennie Blades DB, Miami (FL),
1985-87
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Carl Eller T, Minnesota, 1961-63
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Steve Emtman DL, Washington,
1989-91
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Thomas Everett FS, Baylor,
1983-86
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Chad Hennings DT, Air Force,
1984-87
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Chip Kell OG, Tennessee, 1968-70
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Mike Phipps QB, Purdue, 1967-69
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Mike Rozier RB, Nebraska, 1981-83
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Jeff Siemon LB, Stanford, 1968-71
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Bruce Smith DT, Virginia Tech,
1981-84
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Emmitt Smith -- RB, Florida,
1987-89
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Charlie Ward QB, Florida State,
1989, 1991-93
COACHES
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Bobby Bowden Samford (1959-62),
West Virginia (1970-75), Florida State (1976-present); overall record
359-107-4.
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Joe Paterno Penn State
(1966-present), overall record 354-117-3.
News Nuggets are
compiled periodically based on material supplied by staff members; data
published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
schools; and reports from other sources. Copyright 2006
Bonesville.net and other publishers. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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