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12.29.06: C-USA
champ Houston ready for Gamecocks ... Seminoles finish
strong for winning season ... Duquesne basketball coach
hospitalized |
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12.28.06: Ford,
former gridder and President, succumbs ... MAC champs cruise
to Motor City Bowl win ... Cremins fills a need with return
to coaching |
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12.27.06: Hoops:
Houston's Dowell named player of week ... Southern Miss
announces pair of juco transfers ... Fundraiser for
Buckeyes' families questioned |
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12.26.06: ECU
women's soccer performs in classroom ... Warriors' offense
rolls past ASU in Hawaii Bowl |
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12.25.06: Aborted
flight grounds ECU fans ... Utes' get their kicks at Tulsa's
expense ... Fumbles leave Lobos lamenting |
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12.24.06: Returnees
yield No. 1 baseball ranking for Rice ... Owls wings clipped
again at Superdome ... Air Force alum succeeds DeBerry |
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12.23.06: Nifong
hangs on to unraveling Duke rape case ... BYU seniors
realize their dream in Las Vegas ... Paulus wows homefolks,
Coach K in Big Apple ... Appalachian State basking in a
multi-sport roll |
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12.22.06: Former
ECU assistant Brindise leaving coaching ... USF's Burnett
apparently out for bowl ... ECU's Mills scores 24 in losing
effort in Cancun |
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12.21.06: Cavanaugh
joins Pirate baseball staff ... Lady Pirates lose opener in
Cancun to Pitt ... Derek Dooley leaving Dolphins for La.
Tech |
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12.20.06: ECU's
Graham getting double exposure ... Stanford names Harbaugh
as new coach ... Women's hoops contest called due to rain |
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12.19.06: ECU's
Allison selected for Senior Bowl ... BC picks longtime ECU
assistant Jagodzinski ... Television numbers up for college
football |
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12.18.06: Former ECU aide Calloway takes helm at UAB ... Auburn
suspends 3 from bowl game ... 17,000-plus watch Nebraska win
volleyball title |
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12.17.06: Orange
Bowl resets ECU-Wake hoops to Jan. 1 ... Spurrier's wife,
Lawing commit infractions ... Rebs, Bulldogs shuffled on
Memphis schedule |
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12.16.06: Appalachian
State repeats as I-AA champ ... DeBerry announces retirement
at Air Force ... Possible perp in Pata shooting held in
Boston |
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12.15.06: Boone
booming with football success ... All-America: Rice's
Dillard and UTEP's Higgins ... Miami offensive coordinator
moving to ASU |
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12.14.06: Grobe
gets national recognition for coaching ... ECU soccer duo
receives honors |
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12.13.06: Pirate
baseball competes to get in shape ... Holy Toledo! Green
Wave's search over ... Arizona State fills football coaching
void |
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12.12.06: Garrard
not complaining after Jags win ... Rutgers' Schiano named
coach of year ... Wolfpack dominates Lady Pirates in Raleigh |
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12.11.06: Watson
Brown heads home to Tennessee Tech ... Boston College names
Spaziani interim coach ... Georgia Tech's Johnson wins
Biletnikoff award |
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12.10.06: Junior
Smith involved in Cox commitment ... WVU's Rodriguez says no
to Bama's big bucks ... Boykin leaves Blue Devils hoops
program |
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12.09.06: Garrard
named AFC player of the week ... C-USA players of year:
Kolb, Bunting, Higgins ,,, Miami elevates Shannon to head
coach |
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12.08.06: Rivers
tips off conclusion of coaching search ... Orioles' Roberts
serving FCA baseball camps ... Hoops: Lady Pirates defeat
UNC-Wilmington |
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12.07.06: Nine
Pirates named to all-conference teams ... League honors four
ECU freshman gridders ... Recruiting thumbnail: Rodney Cox
... ECU's Norris named to All-South 2nd team |
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12.06.06: UTEP's
Higgins named AFCA All-American ... Memphis thumps Herd in
C-USA hoops opener ... C-USA names top cross country
performers |
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12.05.06: First-ever
Gators- Buckeyes match-up a big one ... Boise State crashes
BCS party in Fiesta ... Seminoles top Lady Pirates for
tourney title |
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12.04.06: New
recruiting thumbnail: Tyrell Worthington ... McFadden leads
Independence into title game ... Bearcats bound for new bowl
in Toronto |
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12.03.06: Paper:
Hudson among Cincy coaching targets ... UAB ousted from NCAA
volleyball by UCLA |
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12.02.06: Witter
wins minor league baseball honor ... Millican in position in
LPGA qualifying ... ECU announces challenging softball slate |
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12.01.06: C-USA
announces football players of year ... Rice's Graham gets
coach of year award ... ECU's Krug lands All-America honor |
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News Nuggets, 12.30.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Compiled from staff
and electronic reports
©Bonesville.net. All rights reserved.
Field goal lifts Cowboys past Crimson Tide
Oklahoma State had a two-touchdown
lead and was on the verge of blowing away Alabama, according to this
Tulsa World excerpt.
Then, during a dramatic and deflating
two minutes midway through the fourth quarter, the Cowboys found themselves
in a very uncomfortable spot.
Two huge special teams mistakes had
brought the Crimson Tide all the way back to a 31-31 score.
"Oklahoma State had lost four games on
the last play of the game," said Alabama interim coach Joe Kines. "They
found a way to win one on the last play."
The Cowboys, unable to close out
Alabama when they had chances earlier in the game, made a series of huge
plays on a beautiful 10-play drive to win the game.
Jason Ricks hit a 27-yard field goal
with eight seconds left to nail down a heart-stopping victory over Alabama,
34-31, Thursday night in the Independence Bowl.
Lynch leads Cal Bears past Texas A&M
California's football team
had seen this act before.
Holiday Bowl. Tactically annoying
opponent from the great state of Texas. A junior playmaker among its ranks,
playing coy about his future, but clearly with one foot out the door,
according to this Contra Costa Times excerpt.
Two years ago the Goodbye Guy was
quarterback Aaron Rogers, who fell flat in a two-touchdown loss to
pass-happy Texas Tech. Thursday it was running back Marshawn Lynch, who gave
himself a going-away party better suited to the occasion.
In fact, it worked out better all the
way around for Cal on Thursday. The Bears, initially confounded by Texas
A&M's option-centric offense, stabilized in the second quarter, then came on
strong in the second half for a 45-10 victory.
Lynch, who surely will declare himself
eligible for April's NFL draft, left his fans wanting more. Playing with
spirited abandon, he ran for 111 yards, caught three passes and scored two
touchdowns.
Wildcats face the music, finish on high note
The Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl was
music to the ears of Kentucky fans, according to this Nashville Tennessean
excerpt.
The Wildcats thumped favored Clemson
28-20 in front of a sellout and largely blue-clad crowd of 68,024.
It was Kentucky’s first bowl win since
1984 when the Wildcats defeated Wisconsin 20-19 at the Hall of Fame Bowl in
Birmingham, AL.
Kentucky quickly built on its 14-6
halftime lead when quarterback Andre’ Woodson threw a 24-yard touchdown pass
to Dicky Lyons, Jr., in the third quarter to give Kentucky a 21-6 advantage.
In the fourth quarter Woodson hit tight
end Jacob Tamme for a 13-yard touchdown score.
The Wildcats defense played nothing
like its No. 117 national ranking in total defense. It allowed only six
points for more than three quarters and kept Clemson’s outstanding running
attack in check throughout.
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 electronic services and other sources. Copyright 2006
Bonesville.net and other publishers. All rights reserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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