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10.05.06: Gold
captures ECU World Series with 8-7 win ... Tulsa runs past
Southern Miss ... Former ECU golfer Millican in LPGA
qualifying |
10.04.06: TV
exposure continues for C-USA teams ... Former UVa stars make
$1 million gift ... SMU takes two of three weekly league
honors |
10.03.06: Curry
to receive Stagg award ... Inspired by fallen teammate, Rice
whips Army ... ECU women's golf team finishes 11th |
10.02.06: Takeaways,
sacks mean good things for UVa ... Gators pull even with WVU
in Harris BCS poll ... Swofford presented with Homer Rice
Award ... Tulsa win streak continues at ECU's expense |
10.01.06: Cavs
blast Duke 37-0 in Durham ... Vols deal Memphis a resounding
defeat ... Pirate women's cross country wins meet |
09.30.06: Wave
home after record road trip ... NIT selection committee adds
two ... ECU women's golf gets underway |
09.29.06: NCAA
graduation rate inches higher ... ECU tennis alumni will
hold Oct. 7 reunion ... Tulane's return home to be televised |
09.28.06: ECU
rolls out Mini Pack deal on football tickets ... O'Leary
cites mistakes in loss to Southern Miss ... Finances major
factor in Bunting's status |
09.27.06: Struggling
Cavaliers face winless Duke ... Upon further review: Review
unwarranted ... ECU netters get singles wins in Port City |
09.26.06: ECU
diamond slate loaded with home games ... East Carolina 2007
Baseball Schedule ... Rice's Lloyd collapses at workout,
dies ... Golden Knights-Golden Eagles collision on TV ...
C-USA announces football players of week ... ECU gets tie in
women's soccer |
09.25.06: O'Brien:
Buckeyes, Auburn, USC, WVU tops ... Ohio State, Southern Cal
lead Harris BCS poll ... Blazers topped in OT for Bulldogs'
first win ... Tulsa edges Navy on blocked kick ... UTEP tops
East Carolina 3-0 in volleyball |
09.24.06: Clemson
recognizes 1981 national champs ... Ref gets assignment
involving Stoops family ... ECU volleyball falls at Tulane,
hosts UTEP |
09.23.06: ACC
football struggling despite expansion ... Cavs may have
found their quarterback ... Southern Miss freshman setting
records |
09.22.06: Pirate
baseball announces fall scrimmages ... Tulane football in
ESPN spotlight today ... Southern Miss AD will chair NCAA
group |
09.21.06: Holland
addresses crowd behavior ... WVU game at center of Pirate
Club weekend ... AFCA cuts ties with Hula Bowl |
09.20.06: Bad
officiating costs Oklahoma against Oregon ... ECU women's
hoops will travel to Cancun ... Pirate volleyball a shutout
winner over A&T |
09.19.06: Memphis
ousts defensive coordinator Dunn ... ECU's Kasey Ross earns
C-USA weekly honor ... Sept. TV calendar filling up for
C-USA teams |
09.18.06: Mountaineers
have some things to work on ... New Jersey will test prep
players for steroids ... ECU women's soccer falls 1-0 to
Penn |
09.17.06: Knife
trouble nothing new at Northern Colorado ... South Carolina
QB will rejoin team ... Pirate volleyball sweeps Grambling
State |
09.16.06: Yahoo
report says Bush accepted benefits ... Pirate volleyball
gets fourth shutout ... ECU women's soccer edged by Seahawks |
09.15.06: Amato
post-Akron comments fueling reactions ... Stabbed N.
Colorado punter watches team ... Pirate volleyball topped by
Herd |
09.14.06: NFL
rosters filled with C-USA alums ... Southern Miss coach
Bower calls Pack "scary" ... Rice goalkeeper McClintock gets
national honor |
09.13.06: Pirate
punter Dougherty on Guy watch list ... ECU golfers finish
ninth at Mid Pines ... East Carolina sweeps Campbell in
volleyball |
09.12.06: WVU,
Pirates to be shown on ESPN 2 ... UAB's Felder honored for
game- saving strip ... C-USA volleyball accolade for
Pirates' Krug |
09.11.06: Buckeye
cheerleader drinks, drives, hits veep ... Houston's Kolb
sets school mark in rout ... Krug sets ECU volleyball
assists mark |
09.10.06: Aundrae
Allison on Biletnikoff watch list ... SEC's artificial noise
penalties reinstated ... ECU volleyball falls to North
Florida |
09.09.06: UAB
focuses on covering Aundrae Allison ... Ga. Southern mourns
death of Erk Russell ... Shelby named to ECU women's hoops
staff |
09.08.06: NCAA's
Brand calls for 80 percent grad rate ... ECU women's soccer
gets regional ranking ... Soccer Buzz recognizes ECU's
Nicole Moore ... Pirates get volleyball sweep over UNCW |
09.07.06: Tigers,
Pack, Deacs highlight ECU hoops slate ... Record contradicts
Tressel's poll vote claim ... Winston- Salem State coach
gets extension |
09.06.06: Holland
featured speaker at power lunch ... College games shorter
after rule changes ... Full day in
C-USA includes Pirates vs. Blazers ... C-USA names football
players of the week |
09.05.06: Holtz
discusses loss to Navy, challenge at UAB ... UAB pleased
with performance vs. Sooners ... U of L's Bush has surgery
for broken leg |
09.04.06: Ole
Miss survives Memphis in Sunday opener ... Blazers narrowly
miss upset bid at Oklahoma ... Early showdown tonight for
'Canes, 'Noles ... Cavaliers turn back Pirates in volleyball
final |
09.03.06: NCAA
president Brand at Elon on Wednesday ... Pirate volleyball
2-0 after topping Georgetown ... National honor for Memphis
soccer player |
09.02.06: Miners
prevail over Aztecs in season opener ... East Carolina has
Wright stuff in volleyball ... ECU women's soccer gets
another shutout |
09.01.06: UAB
game off limits to Peterson's Dad ... Tulsa rolls past
Stephen F. Austin in opener ... Pirates announce nine
women's track signees |
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Big Ten
announces fines, reprimands
As a direct result of unsportsmanlike
conduct involving Illinois and Michigan State players occurring in the
immediate aftermath of the Sept. 30 football game, each institution has been
fined $10,000 and Illinois coach Ron Zook and Michigan State coach John L.
Smith have been reprimanded by the Big Ten Conference for failing to ensure
that their teams conducted themselves in an acceptable fashion.
The conference made the announcement in a
release on the league's website.
Illinois players reportedly attempted to
plant a school flag at midfield after a 23-20 win at Michigan State on
Saturday.
"The Big Ten and its member institutions,
coaches, student-athletes and fans place a high value on competing fairly
and with dignity regardless of the competitive outcome," Commissioner James
E. Delany said. "The conduct of the players last week in the postgame
environment violated our rules and expectations for student-athletes and as
a result we have taken the aforementioned actions."
The Big Ten Conference stated that it
considers the matter concluded and will have no further comment.
Central Florida wins late field goal battle
Kevin Smith rushed for a season-high 166
yards before getting hurt and Michael Torres kicked a 22-yard field goal
with 6.7 seconds left to lift Central Florida to a 23-22 victory over
Marshall on Wednesday night, according to a release on the Conference USA
website.
Anthony Binswanger's career-high 50-yard
field goal gave Marshall a 22-20 lead with 3 minutes left, but that left
enough time for UCF quarterback Steven Moffett.
Moffett, who was benched for most of the
first half, completed four straight passes to move the Golden Knights (2-3,
1-1 C-USA) to the Marshall 17 with 50 seconds remaining. He finished
13-of-19 for 165 yards.
Jason Peters then ran 14 yards to the 3,
setting up Torres' third field goal of the game, all from 22 yards.
Marshall (1-4, 0-1) couldn't take advantage
of the 181-yard rushing effort of Ahmad Bradshaw and the energized
atmosphere of having actor Matthew McConaughey on the sidelines.
McConaughey is starring in an upcoming film
on the aftermath of a 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people, including most
of the Marshall football team. He led the current team on a walk to the
stadium before the game. A 4-minute scene from the film, scheduled to be
released Dec. 22, was shown at halftime.
Smith's 34-yard run set up Moffett's
28-yard TD pass to Mike Walker to give UCF a 20-9 lead early in the third
quarter. Smith suffered an undisclosed injury late in the third quarter and
didn't return.
Bradshaw answered a minute later with a
32-yard TD run and Binswanger's 26-yard field goal early in the fourth
brought Marshall within 20-19.
Marshall drove 99 yards for its first
score, aided by Bradshaw's 59-yard run. Bernard Morris hit freshman tight
end Cody Slate with a 7-yard TD pass for a 6-0 lead after the missed extra
point.
Kyle Israel replaced Moffett on UCF's third
series and scored on a 2-yard run to put the Golden Knights ahead 7-6 early
in the second.
Millican shoots 74 in qualifying event
Former East Carolina standout golfer
Adrienne Millican moved one step closer to earning her LPGA Tour card on
Wednesday when she fired another 2-over-par round of 74 to finish tied for
22nd at the Venice (FL) LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournament at Plantation
Golf and Country Club, according to an ECU athletic media relations release.
Tara Bateman of Chandler, AZ, took a
two-shot lead after shooting a 2-under-par 70. Bateman is only one of two
players currently under par for the tournament and is one of only seven
players to post an under-par round after windy conditions on Wednesday. The
dream of LPGA Tour status is still alive for 73 players who survived the
36-hole cut Wednesday, which fell at 153 (+9).
Bateman, who played on the Panther course,
is currently at 3-under-par 141 (71-70) and holds a two-shot lead over South
Korean Hae-Jung Kim.
With her two-day total of 148 (74-74),
Millican advances to the third round and will play the Bobcat Course
(par-72, 6,401-yard) Thursday morning. In first round action, she carded a
2-over-par 74 put her in a tie for 34th.
The first two days, players competed on
both the Bobcat and Panther courses at Plantation Golf and Country Club,
playing each of the courses once before the 36-hole cut was made today. The
final two rounds will be played on the Bobcat Course. The top-30 players and
ties at the end of 72 holes will advance to the LPGA Final Qualifying
Tournament at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, FL, Nov. 29-Dec. 3.
The Venice qualifier is the second of the
LPGA Tour's two sectional qualifying events in 2006. The first was at
Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, CA, two weeks ago. The top-30
finishers and ties from each qualifier join current LPGA Tour members
attempting to improve their status and the players who finished sixth
through 15th on the final 2006 Duramed Futures Tour money list at the LPGA
Final Qualifying Tournament.
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published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
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