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03.21.06: VanSant
family visitation, memorial announced ... ECU makes strong
start in outdoor season ... Webcasts supplement CBS tourney
ratings |
03.20.06: Memphis
marches on ... Former Holland aide leads team into Sweet 16
... Cowboy grapplers lasso NCAA title |
03.19.06: Morgan
in charge after Hampton coach quits ... Virginia Wesleyan
wins Division III crown ... Report on Title IX goes to
Congress |
03.18.06: The
Big Dance ... literally ... DePaul legend Meyer succumbs at
92 ... Morgan out at Iowa State |
03.17.06: Jackie
Robinson tops NCAA list ... UTEP out of NIT ... Bomb scare
delays San Diego regional |
03.16.06: Dean
Dome designer dies ... Buckley bounced at Ball State ...
Westphal dismissed at Pepperdine ... C-USA Hoops Tournament
wrap-up |
03.15.06: Seahawk
cagers getting it done in classroom ... Title IX update due
from government agency ... C-USA Tournament Wrap-up |
03.14.06: Tulsa
draws Wolfpack in women's regional ... Henderson out at
Delaware ... Temple icon Chaney says it's time to step down
... C-USA Tournament Wrap-up |
03.13.06: Memphis
gets No. 1 seed ... Villanova's Ray expected to bounce back
...
C-USA Tournament Wrap-up |
03.12.06: Memphis
reigns as conference champ ... Pirates' Frasure 7th in NCAA
weight throw ... Arizona State ousts basketball coach ...
C-USA Tournament Scoreboard |
03.11.06: Special
days designated for football season ... Tulsa scrimmages
under Thursday night lights ... Tigers' Carney, Calipari
sweep C-USA honors ... C-USA Tournament Scoreboard |
03.10.06: Koonce
accepts position with Packers ... ECU spring football taking
spring break ... K-State shows Woolridge the door ... C-USA
Tournament Scoreboard |
03.09.06: Frasure
throwing his weight around ... Pirates top Tar Heels in
softball ... O'Leary planning to stay at Central Florida ...
C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament Schedule |
03.08.06: Hinnant
makes All
C-USA freshmen team ... ESPN nixes Vitale's commentary on
CBS ... Seahawks are dancin' ...
C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament Schedule |
03.07.06: Rouse
earns C-USA distinction ... Spring drills: Depth chart
two-plus weeks away ... Marshall, Rice players share hitting
honors ... C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament Schedule |
03.06.06: Tourney:
Bucs set for late-night joust with UCF ... ECU spring
drills: pads on, snap exchange off ... C-USA Scoreboard &
Tournament Schedule |
03.05.06: 49ers
experience technical difficulties ... Huggins returns for
Cincinnati's seniors ... C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament
Schedule |
03.04.06: Pirates
to strap on pads today ... Lady Pirates eliminated by Tulsa
... Briefs: More coaching exits; Tourney action ... C-USA
Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
03.03.06: Lady
Pirates nip UAB in C-USA Tournament ... UAB stuns Memphis to
boost dance prospects ... Mile High hosting in-state rivals
... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard |
03.02.06: Lady
Pirates Young, Mills collect accolades ... Cover boy Redick
and Duke tripped by hex ... Marlins need 9th-inning rally to
edge Miami ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard |
03.01.06: Golden
Hurricane starts spring workouts ... Tulane's 'refugee' grid
team returning home ... Cage coaching merry-go-round speeds
up ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard |
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News Nuggets, 03.22.06
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Southern Miss hurler shares national honor
The National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association released the national player of the week awards for the
period ending March 21 on Tuesday and Southern Miss closer Daniel Best was a
co-recipient of pitcher of the week honors, along with Texas Tech redshirt
freshman right-hander Miles Morgan.
James Madison sophomore centerfielder
Kellen Kulbacki was named national hitter of the week.
Best, a senior right-hander, was named
the Conference USA Pitcher of the Week Monday. He made four appearances last
week and finished with a win and a save. He pitched seven innings and
allowed just one unearned run on three hits, striking out 10 with no walks.
Best earned the win in Saturday's game
against Troy, retiring 12 consecutive batters, including seven strikeouts.
Opposing batters hit just .125 off of him for the week.
He has not given up an extra base hit
this season. For the season, Best is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 16.2 innings
pitched with five saves. He has given up one unearned run on six hits, one
walk and 21 strikeouts and opponents are hitting .109 against him.
Iowa State finds
its man
Greg McDermott, who elevated the
University of Northern Iowa program to unprecedented success, including
three consecutive NCAA Tournament bids, has been named Iowa State
University's 18th men's basketball coach. Athletics director Jamie Pollard
made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday night in Hilton Coliseum,
according to the university's athletic web site.
McDermott's meteoric rise in the head
coaching ranks occurred in his five seasons as the head coach at his alma
mater (2002-06). After taking over a program that had not posted a winning
season since 1997, McDermott's recipe for success launched the UNI program
into the national spotlight. In his third season (2004) with the Panthers,
McDermott led UNI to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title and its
second NCAA Tournament appearance in school history while recording a 21-10
mark.
Sweet 16 teams sweeten the conference pot
USA Today writer Steve Wieberg has done
the math.
As the annual take from the 11-year, $6
billion deal the NCAA Tournament has with CBS has risen, so has the value of
a tournament victory, Wieberg reports.
The NCAA counts the number of games
played by each school — except for the national championship game — and
calls them "units." Five years ago, each unit earned less than $94,000. This
year, units earned from 2000-05 are worth $163,981 each.
Next year's will earn more, though the
NCAA hasn't projected how much. That's when current tournament games will
first be factored in. Multiply each unit by the six years it's counted in
the NCAA revenue distribution to conferences and it will gross more than $1
million.
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
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