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06.02.06: Bucs'
new pitching coach has LeClair pedigree ... Three gridders
depart WVU program ... ECU announces blue chip tennis
signees |
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06.01.06: Pirates
announce kickoff times, TV games ... ECU excels among
C-USA's academic elite ... Rice's Degerman makes Academic
All-America |
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05.31.06: Owls,
Herd, Pirates pace C-USA academics ... ECU's Witter inks
baseball deal with Giants ... Hamrick discusses NCAA
baseball selections |
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05.30.06: Rice
leads four CUSA teams into NCAA playoffs ... ECU's Cotto
hurdles to NCAA title meet ... 'Horns' title ring goes on,
then off eBay |
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05.29.06: Rice
rolls in Conference USA baseball finale ... ECU 4x100 relay
qualifies for NCAA title dash ... Huggins takes disciplinary
action at K-State |
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05.28.06: O'Leary
gets lengthy deal at Central Florida ... City rivals set for
C-USA baseball showdown ... Duke women golfers defend NCAA
title |
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05.27.06: Alumnus
Wharton returns to lead Pirate Club ... Sampson subjected to
NCAA sanctions ... C-USA athletes selected for leadership
forum |
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05.26.06: SMU's
Turner to co-chair Knight Commission ... Blazers golf
recruit wins national juco title ... Former ECU player
Kilgore inks with UTEP |
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05.25.06: Large
Houston recruiting class becomes larger ... Duke women's
lacrosse supports men's team ... Wolfpack hands Heels ACC
Tournament loss |
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05.24.06: Jake
Smith headlines ECU's all-league picks ... ECU softball's
Krista Jessup inks pro deal ... SMU football gains award for
100% grad rate |
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05.23.06: Hart
may nix FSU recruit's grant after arrest ... Memphis, Rice
players take weekly awards ... Lady Vols coach rewarded with
fat new deal |
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05.22.06: Rice
hosting C-USA baseball; ECU starts early ... Inman gets
two-game suspension at UGa ... Tide linebacker booked on
multiple charges |
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05.21.06: 'Ride
with The Voice' fundraiser set for June ... Ga. Tech to host
Irish and ESPN Game Day ... Smith, Bowden, Paterno headed for
I-A Hall |
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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News Nuggets, 06.03.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
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Compiled from staff reports
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ECU's
Smith named 2nd-team All-America
East Carolina catcher Jake Smith has
been named second-team All-American by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate
Baseball, according to a release from the university's media relations
department.
Smith, who was named a finalist for
the Johnny Bench award on Wednesday, led the Pirates in seven offensive
categories including average, hits, doubles, runs batted in, total bases and
slugging percentage, while ranking second in home runs with 13. The Bench
Award is given annually to the top collegiate catcher.
The Greensboro native became the
eighth Pirate to earn first-team All-Conference USA honors with his
selection last week. Earlier in the season, Smith took home C-USA Hitter of
the Week honors on Feb. 27 after collecting a then-best five RBI's against
Duke in a 19-5 win. Smith finished his collegiate career with 29 home runs
and 135 RBI's, which ranks in the top 12 on ECU's all-time charts.
East Carolina finished the season
33-26, recording its tenth consecutive winning season.
Pirates get first signee in McPhaul golfing era
Brett Emmers has signed a national
letter of intent to play golf at East Carolina, according to an announcement
by first-year head coach Press McPhaul made through the university's
athletic media relations office.
Emmers becomes the first golfer to
commit to the Pirates since McPhaul assumed command of the program.
Emmers was a four-year letterman at
Wilson Fike and two-time North Carolina High School Athletic Association
regional champion. As a junior, he earned conference and regional player of
the year honors and was Fike's MVP.
"We are excited to be adding a player
of Brett's caliber," McPhaul said. "He's got great talent, that is obvious
from his scores. However, the special thing about Brett is his work ethic
and desire.
"I am so pleased to be adding a player
like him that has a special desire to be a great player. We will place a big
value on that in our program at East Carolina."
Emmers placed 22nd at the 2006 NCHSAA
3A state championship, helping Fike to a third place finish. Earlier in the
year, he finished 18th in the 16-18 year old division at the prestigious
Carolinas Junior Championship, shooting a three round total of three-under
par. He earned a first place finish at the annual Blue Devil Classic.
Duke men's lacrosse program to be reinstated
The Duke men's lacrosse program, which
was suspended from play following accusations of rape against three team
members, will be reinstated next week, ESPN's George Smith reported at
espn.com.
A news conference is expected Monday,
the site reported.
Duke president Richard H. Brodhead
announced on March 28 that the university was suspending future games of the
men's lacrosse team until there was a clearer resolution of the legal
situation involving team members.
On May 1, a Duke University committee
recommended that the lacrosse program be reinstated.
Three Duke lacrosse players have been
charged with raping a woman hired to dance at a March 13 team party. Coach
Mike Pressler resigned shortly after the accusations were first made, ending
a 16-year tenure marked by three Atlantic Coast Conference championships and
a trip to the 2005 national final.
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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