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04.09.06: Holtz
laments spring game deficiencies ... Camels announce return
to the gridiron ... Gonzalez to lead Pirates basketball ...
The Citadel selects Conroy |
04.08.06: Purple-Gold
stage is set ... Davis returns to native state as UAB coach
... Army women's basketball coach dies at age 28 |
04.07.06: 1070
airing Purple-Gold Game programming ... SMU dismisses Tubbs
... Tulane hoops star invited to Portsmouth event ...
Colorado College becomes C-USA women's soccer affiliate |
04.06.06: Pirates
hold final session before Purple-Gold ... Pressler resigns
as Duke lacrosse coach ... Division I athletes face summer
drug tests |
04.05.06: Thirteen
C-USA alums in big leagues ... UAB interviews Davis ...
Rondo departs Kentucky |
04.04.06: ECU
hurler Taylor earns league's weekly honor ... Pirates
prepare for Purple- Gold Game ... Wooden watches final from
hospital |
04.03.06: Bruins
go for record 12th NCAA hoops title ... Throng watches Texas
spring game ... Pirates make strong showing in Florida |
04.02.06: Sendek
may become a Sun Devil ... Brownell departs UNCW for Wright
State ... San Diego State star opts for NBA |
04.01.06: J.P.,
ECU air game in high gear ... Jury awards no dough in suit
against Petrino ... Redick reaps AP player of the year honor
... Lightning strikes Tigers twice |
03.31.06: ECU
golfer shares C-USA honor ... UAB's Johnson to face
Globetrotters ... Rockne to be remembered across the globe |
03.30.06: Pirate
Club leader moving up to new position ... ECU tennis duo
gathering accolades ... Ex-Tar Heel gridder charged with sex
crime ... Hoosiers tap N.C. native to guide hoops |
03.29.06: Lou
Holtz speaks to East Carolina gridders ...
C-USA baseball on television ... Duke lacrosse in limbo ...
Redick, Morrison unanimous choices |
03.28.06: Duke
president speaks out on lacrosse scandal ... USM, Houston
off to unbeaten league starts ... Auburn sweeps NCAA
swimming |
03.27.06: UConn
shocked, by George! ... ECU's Frasure earns outdoor
qualifications ... Winona State takes Division II hoops
title |
03.26.06: Bruins
end Memphis' run ... Scrimmage moves Pirates toward two-deep
.. East Carolina cagers to transfer |
03.25.06: Orsini
jumps from Central Florida to SMU ... Orr walks the plank at
Seton Hall ... USC's Booty sidelined, may face surgery |
03.24.06: Western
Carolina to retire LeClair's No. 23 ... Memphis reaches
Elite Eight, Duke bounced ... Cincinnati at hub of coaching
moves |
03.23.06: Pirates
fine-tune for Friday night scrimmage ... Alford seeks to
defuse Indiana speculation ... Citadel forms hoops coach
search committee |
03.22.06: Southern
Miss hurler shares national honor ... Iowa State finds its
man ... Sweet 16 teams sweeten the conference pot |
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, 04.10.06
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Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Hodge
recovering from gunshot wounds
The Denver Post, citing police,
reported that Denver Nuggets player Julius Hodge was shot three times early
Saturday as he drove east on Interstate 76, shortly after leaving a popular
nightclub.
Hodge, a rookie out of N.C. State, was
in fair condition with two bullet wounds in the upper legs and one in the
lower part of one of his legs, according to Nuggets coach George Karl.
A male passenger in the car suffered a
minor injury, Adams County Sheriff Doug Darr said.
The motive for the shootings was
unknown.
"He was in good spirits," Nuggets
general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said of Hodge.
Frasure
leads Pirates at Clemson
East Carolina turned in 13 top five
finishes and two athletes, junior thrower Eric Frasure and freshman sprinter
Brandon Small earned NCAA Regional qualification, to lead the Pirates to a
third-place finish at the Clemson Invitational held at Clemson's Rock Norman
Track over the weekend, according to ECU's athletics media relations office.
The Pirates recorded a total of 108
points, 112 behind host and meet champion Clemson and just 39 points short
of second-place finisher Western Carolina. ECU stood ahead of VMI (76), The
Citadel (68) and Howard (58).
Frasure captured all three events
competed in, winning the discus (51.49 meters), shot put (personal-record of
16.24) and the hammer throw after logging a season-best and NCAA Regional
qualifying mark of 61.52. Junior Terrance Myers added a third-place finish
in the hammer with an effort of 53.23 meters.
Small stood second in the 400-meter
dash after turning in a time of 46.99, besting the NCAA Regional Qualifying
mark of 47.26. Senior Bryson Bowling, a former wide receiver in the Pirates'
football program, ran his top career time (48.12) in the same event to
finish third.
Memphis AD focusing on keeping Calipari
While John Calipari reportedly surged
to the top of North Carolina State's coaching wish list, University of
Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson canceled a trip Saturday to remain in
town and focus on reworking the contract of his most-visible employee.
"I have a NCAA Management Council
meeting (this) morning (in Savannah, GA), but I have called (Conference USA
commissioner) Britton (Banowsky) and told him I am not going to make it,"
said Johnson, who is simultaneously working on a new deal for football coach
Tommy West. "I'm going to work diligently to get both contracts reworked.
That is my focus right now."
Johnson's change of plans came as
multiple media outlets reported that N.C. State's attention will now turn
toward Calipari following Texas coach Rick Barnes reportedly declining an
offer of more than $2 million per year.
It's unclear whether N.C. State will
make an official offer to Calipari, and if so whether it would be similar to
what it offered Barnes. But, Johnson said Saturday no school has requested
permission to speak with Calipari, which is a common courtesy in coaching
searches, though not a prerequisite to engaging in talks.
"Just about every year it's been like
this with John, and I'm OK with that," Johnson said. "The more successful we
are, this is going to happen. ... The good thing is that we've developed a
pretty good core of donors."
With Calipari back in town following a
week in which he fulfilled national TV obligations and went recruiting, he
and Johnson could meet as early as today and potentially end the N.C. State
speculation. Though Calipari has repeatedly expressed his desire to remain
at Memphis, he has constantly been mentioned as a possible replacement for
Herb Sendek, who left the Wolfpack for Arizona State last week amid rabid
criticism from a vocal faction of fans.
Ironically, Calipari, unprovoked, took
issue with that criticism before Memphis and N.C. State both played in the
NCAA Tournament last month in Dallas.
"There are some people saying they
should buy out Herb Sendek," Calipari said. "That is the business we are in.
... It is ridiculous."
Calipari's current contract runs
through the 2009-2010 season at a base salary of about $1.1 million per year
plus incentives that could push the total package to roughly $1.5 million
per year. For example, Calipari recently earned $200,000 in NCAA Tournament
bonus money thanks to the Tigers advancing to the Elite Eight, which this
year placed his pay at a minimum of close to $1.3 million. Tthe
season-ending loss to UCLA, it's worth noting, cost Calipari an additional
$100,000.
Calipari will collect a $2.5 million
annuity if he finishes the 2009-2010 campaign. Add that to the fact that the
Tigers are expected to be Final Four contenders again next season, and
leaving would require Calipari to walk away from a lot in favor of
rebuilding N.C. State in the shadows of Duke and North Carolina.
Regardless, Johnson doesn't want things
to get that far. That's why he's turned his focus toward securing a better
deal for Calipari and his assistants as soon as possible.
"The analogy I use is that I'm the
director of a Broadway play and my two lead actors are my football coach and
my basketball coach," Johnson said. "They are the ones out front. They are
the ones who get the perks and salaries and attention. I just direct the
Broadway play. But my job as the director is to keep my two lead actors as
happy as I possibly can, and that's what I'm trying to do."
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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