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04.10.06: Memphis
AD focusing on keeping Calipari ... Frasure leads Pirates at
Clemson ... Hodge recovering from gunshot wounds |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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04.06.06: Pirates
hold final session before Purple-Gold ... Pressler resigns
as Duke lacrosse coach ... Division I athletes face summer
drug tests |
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04.05.06: Thirteen
C-USA alums in big leagues ... UAB interviews Davis ...
Rondo departs Kentucky |
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04.04.06: ECU
hurler Taylor earns league's weekly honor ... Pirates
prepare for Purple- Gold Game ... Wooden watches final from
hospital |
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04.03.06: Bruins
go for record 12th NCAA hoops title ... Throng watches Texas
spring game ... Pirates make strong showing in Florida |
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04.02.06: Sendek
may become a Sun Devil ... Brownell departs UNCW for Wright
State ... San Diego State star opts for NBA |
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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 |
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03.31.06: ECU
golfer shares C-USA honor ... UAB's Johnson to face
Globetrotters ... Rockne to be remembered across the globe |
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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 |
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03.28.06: Duke
president speaks out on lacrosse scandal ... USM, Houston
off to unbeaten league starts ... Auburn sweeps NCAA
swimming |
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03.27.06: UConn
shocked, by George! ... ECU's Frasure earns outdoor
qualifications ... Winona State takes Division II hoops
title |
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03.26.06: Bruins
end Memphis' run ... Scrimmage moves Pirates toward two-deep
.. East Carolina cagers to transfer |
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03.25.06: Orsini
jumps from Central Florida to SMU ... Orr walks the plank at
Seton Hall ... USC's Booty sidelined, may face surgery |
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03.24.06: Western
Carolina to retire LeClair's No. 23 ... Memphis reaches
Elite Eight, Duke bounced ... Cincinnati at hub of coaching
moves |
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03.23.06: Pirates
fine-tune for Friday night scrimmage ... Alford seeks to
defuse Indiana speculation ... Citadel forms hoops coach
search committee |
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03.22.06: Southern
Miss hurler shares national honor ... Iowa State finds its
man ... Sweet 16 teams sweeten the conference pot |
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03.21.06: VanSant
family visitation, memorial announced ... ECU makes strong
start in outdoor season ... Webcasts supplement CBS tourney
ratings |
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03.20.06: Memphis
marches on ... Former Holland aide leads team into Sweet 16
... Cowboy grapplers lasso NCAA title |
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03.19.06: Morgan
in charge after Hampton coach quits ... Virginia Wesleyan
wins Division III crown ... Report on Title IX goes to
Congress |
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03.18.06: The
Big Dance ... literally ... DePaul legend Meyer succumbs at
92 ... Morgan out at Iowa State |
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03.17.06: Jackie
Robinson tops NCAA list ... UTEP out of NIT ... Bomb scare
delays San Diego regional |
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03.16.06: Dean
Dome designer dies ... Buckley bounced at Ball State ...
Westphal dismissed at Pepperdine ... C-USA Hoops Tournament
wrap-up |
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03.15.06: Seahawk
cagers getting it done in classroom ... Title IX update due
from government agency ... C-USA Tournament Wrap-up |
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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
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C-USA Tournament Wrap-up |
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03.12.06: Memphis
reigns as conference champ ... Pirates' Frasure 7th in NCAA
weight throw ... Arizona State ousts basketball coach ...
C-USA Tournament Scoreboard |
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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 |
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03.10.06: Koonce
accepts position with Packers ... ECU spring football taking
spring break ... K-State shows Woolridge the door ... C-USA
Tournament Scoreboard |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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03.05.06: 49ers
experience technical difficulties ... Huggins returns for
Cincinnati's seniors ... C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament
Schedule |
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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 |
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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 |
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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, 04.11.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day Nuggets...
Next Day Nuggets...
Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
ECU's Smith is Johnny Bench Award candidate
East Carolina senior catcher Jake Smith
has been named to the 2006 Johnny Bench Award Watch List, according to
ecupirates.com. The award is given
annually to the top Division I catcher.
Smith, a Greensboro native, has played
33 of 34 games behind the plate and is batting .287 on the season. Currently
he leads the club in home runs (6), RBI's (35), doubles (10), total bases
(65), sacrifices (6) and slugging percentage (.504).
Calipari visits
Wolfpack
Memphis coach John Calipari was set to
visit N.C. State with his staff Monday, a source close to the Memphis coach
told Andy Katz of ESPN.com.
Calipari has been in negotiations with
Memphis about redoing his current contract, but N.C. State is making a
strong push for Calipari since it was turned down by Texas' Rick Barnes.
According to Katz' report, the source told ESPN.com that Calipari and his
staff were on their way to Raleigh to check out the facilities.
N.C. State officials began wooing
Calipari by visiting with the Memphis coach Sunday night, The Memphis
Commercial Appeal reported.
The meeting, which included N.C. State
Chancellor James L. Oblinger, athletic director Lee Fowler and other NCSU
officials, lasted for about two hours, the paper reported.
"We were aware of the meeting," Memphis
athletic director R.C. Johnson told the paper Sunday night. But beyond that
he declined comment while continuing to attempt to rework the contract of
Calipari. Johnson is also involved in the restructuring of the contract of
Tigers football coach Tommy West.
Fowler, who once worked for Dana Kirk,
a former hoops coach at Memphis, has strong ties to the area and has had
intermediaries working Calipari for weeks, according to Katz.
Calipari indicated he wasn't interested
in the Wolfpack last week. When directly asked if he would be interested in
replacing Herb Sendek (who went to Arizona State), Calipari told ESPN.com,
"No."
He said he wouldn't want to put himself
in the position of dealing with all that goes into being in the Triangle
with Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and North Carolina's Roy Williams. Calipari is
the king of Conference USA and essentially rules that conference as the
leader of the league's marquee program.
But taking a trip to Raleigh certainly
is a bold move that shows he could be ready to take the job. Memphis is
doing whatever it can to match N.C. State's offer. The Wolfpack reportedly
offered Barnes a deal worth more than $2 million per year.
If Calipari backs away from N.C. State,
the Wolfpack may turn to LSU's John Brady.
Barnes stays but Texas star headed to NBA
Texas basketball coach Rick Barnes is
staying despite a reported offer of $2 million annually from N.C. State. But
LaMarcus Aldridge, his star sophomore forward from Seagoville, is leaving,
according to The Dallas Morning News.
According to two sources, Barnes will
see his annual base salary jump from $1.3 million to $1.8 million with a
$125,000 incentive for reaching the NCAA Tournament.
Though Barnes will remain at Texas,
he'll be without Aldridge. The 6-11 forward averaged 15 points, 9.2 rebounds
and 1.97 blocks per game and has told teammates and the coaching staff that
he's headed for the NBA, according to three of the paper's sources.
Temple names in-town successor to Chaney
Fran Dunphy, who guided Pennsylvania’s
basketball program to a school-record 310 wins and 10 Ivy League
championships over the last 17 years, has been named the 17th head men’s
basketball coach in Temple history, according to the Owls' athletic web
site.
Dunphy becomes the first person to
serve as the head men’s basketball coach at two Philadelphia Big 5
institutions. He takes over from Hall of Fame coach John Chaney, who
announced his retirement after leading Temple to 516 wins and 23 postseason
appearances in 24 years.
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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