News and Notes from East Carolina, Conference USA and Beyond

PREVIOUS NUGGETS

02.06.07: Dolan, Frasure highlight ECU track efforts ... Seminoles edge Duke before Cameron crazies ... NCAA picks championship swim sites

02.05.07: Rice baseball opens with shutout victory ... Tar Heels laid Lowe by inspired Wolfpack ... Ex-NFL QB Leaf coaching college golf team

02.04.07: Friday night lights going on in Carrier Dome ... WCU gets verbal from state player of year ... Favre says he'll return as Packers QB

02.03.07: ECU women's golf coach back on Golf Channel ... Lady Pirates seek to rebound from OT loss ... Mauk's transfer leaves Wake QB job to Skinner

02.02.07: Pirates to unveil signing class at Murphy Center ... Conference USA baseball on tap this weekend ... ECU preparing for diamond opener

02.01.07: Ex-ECU coach Thompson returns to coaching ... UK makes Brooks a million dollar man ... Pac-10 games moved to Thursdays for ESPN

01.31.07: ECU's Frasure takes weight throw at UNC-CH ... ACC baseball games to be shown online ... Duke's McClure may miss Virginia game

01.30.07: C-USA player of the week a Wise choice ... Ross resigns, Army promotes Brock ... Herd, coming off Houston loss, hosts ECU

01.29.07: Powell will wear No. 23 for baseball Pirates ... ECU's Allison snares TD pass in Senior Bowl ... Lady Pirates fall short despite Young's effort

01.28.07: McCullough will manage in Gulf Coast League ... Officials' timing error aided Duke win ... Western Carolina guard recovering at home

01.27.07: Clark-LeClair Stadium featured in video game ... Rice rated No. 1 in coaches baseball poll ... Topps to feature cards of former Duke stars

01.26.07: ACC releases 2007 football schedule ... Iona only winless team left in Division I hoops ... S.C. prep star disappoints Gamecock fans

01.25.07: ECU baseball will get CSTV appearance ... Hot water getting deeper for Durham DA ... WVU's Rodriguez hires Smith, shuffles staff

01.24.07: Jackson gets honor for leading UTEP wins ... Young Kiffin selected to guide Raiders ... Duke women invade Tennessee and win

01.23.07: Golden Eagles get the roll ... Shortfall doesn't affect Rutgers assistants ... Yow returning to coaching at NCSU

01.22.07: Rowe throws West past East in Shrine tilt ... Pirates tennis underway with two wins, loss ... Mills leads Lady Pirates' triumph at Memphis

01.21.07: Fighting Irish receiver catches Cubs offer ... "Bowden Bowl" shifts to Labor Day ... No ramblin' for Ga. Tech's Gailey

01.20.07: Rice summons Bailiff to guide grid program ... Tigers, Tar Heels picked in ACC baseball ... Lady Pirates look to bounce back at Memphis

01.19.07: Amato resurfaces on Seminoles staff ... Jagodzinski gets warm welcome at BC hoops ... BC boots basketball players Williams, McLain

01.18.07: O'Brien brings Archer aboard at N.C. State ... Hokies' Foster gets long-awaited Broyles honor ... Carter named running backs coach at FSU

01.17.07: Former Tar Heels assistant gets Gopher post ... Abbate leaving Deacs for shot at pro football ... Tar Heel women overcome Connecticut

01.16.07: ECU's Graham helps Aina to Hula Bowl triumph ... Brohm announces he's staying at Louisville ... Cochran leads Lady Pirates past Rice

01.15.07: Memphis tops Southern Miss with late run ... Hokies knock off top-ranked Tar Heels ... Another No. 1, Terps women, takes a tumble

01.14.07: Golden Hurricane snatches Rice coach ... Tar Heels name Shoop offensive coordinator ... Snow makes Cowboys, Cornhuskers a no go

01.13.07: ECU guard Hinnant sidelined for several weeks ... FB thumbnails: Allison, Carter, Davis, Williams ... Hoops recruiting thumbnail: Brock Young ... Owls consensus top pick in preseason polls ... Duke retiring numbers for Williams, Redick ... Notre Dame facing void in backfield in '07

01.12.07: Smith resigns as baseball coach at Campbell ... C-USA hoops: Houston edges Lady Pirates ... Russell says adios to LSU, hello to NFL

01.11.07: Tar Heels return to No. 1 in college hoops ... Coker mentioned as candidate at Tulsa ... Tulane moves UAB start for fans to see Saints

01.10.07: N.C. prep product Leak propels Gators to title ... Tulsa's Kragthorpe in line for Louisville job ... C-USA player of the week to Memphis's Hunt

01.09.07: Petrino leaves Louisville for NFL's Falcons ... Golden Eagles dominant in GMAC Bowl ... LSU's Russell making up mind on NFL

01.08.07: Buckeyes, Gators go after BCS crown ... Police probe death of Southern Cal kicker ... Lady Pirates triumph over Central Florida

01.07.07: Bearcats win bowl north of the border ... Yellow Jackets dispense stern discipline ... Southern Miss subdues Lady Pirates at the line

01.06.07: Tide contract gets reaction from Iowa senator ... LSU, Louisville QB's put on show for NFL scouts ... Ducks knocked from unbeaten ranks

01.05.07: Baseball: "Meet the Pirates" is Jan. 27 ... C-USA soccer standouts converge on combine ... Cowher expected to resign as Steelers coach

01.04.07: Crimson Tide shows Saban the money ... Southern Miss has last bullet in C-USA gun ... Marshall's Dorris named C-USA player of week

01.03.07: Boise State inserts itself into national title picture ... Lady Pirates master Marshall in C-USA opener ... Alabama coaching search focusing on Saban ... Paterno watches Penn State win from press box

01.02.07: Bobby Knight gets milestone victory ... Gophers coach Mason axed after bowl loss ... Hurricanes hang on in Coker's last game ... Seminoles' Timmons taking talents to NFL

01.01.07: Herd shocks Hokies ... Costner leads Wolfpack to rout of UNCW ... Boston College kings for a day in Queen City

For the second time this season, two individuals share Conference USA's basketball player of the week honors.

Memphis junior Joey Dorsey and Texas-El Pasa sophomore Stefon Jackson have been selected for the accolade.

Dorsey, a junior forward from Baltimore, led the nationally-ranked Tigers to a pair of wins this week by nearly averaging a double-double with 14.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. He registered career-highs of 22 points and five steals in an 87-65 road win at Central Florida, hitting a career-best 10 field goals (10-of-13). He also had four steals and two blocks in an 88-52 victory over Southern Methodist. His 162 career blocks move him into sixth place on the Memphis career chart. In the two games, Dorsey was 12-of-16 from the field.

Jackson, a sophomore guard from Philadelphia, posted a pair of 20-point games last week and set a UTEP record for rebounds by a guard against Houston on Saturday. Jackson started the week with 20 points, going 7-of-15 from the field, with three rebounds in 29 minutes in the Miners' 87-78 loss at Southern Miss. In Saturday's 79-71 win over Houston, he collected 21 points, 17 rebounds, three assists and a steal in 37 minutes.

The Southern Cal women's basketball team has set a new milestone for the program, as all tickets have been sold for the upcoming cross-town rivalry showdown between the Women of Troy and UCLA. The sellout is the first such achievement for the Trojans' women's team, which welcomes the Bruins to the brand-new Galen Center for an 11 a.m. game on Saturday, Feb. 10.

Recent matchups between the Trojans and the Bruins have been heated. The past six games have been decided by no more than four points. The Women of Troy have claimed the past four wins.

Saturday's game also has potentially strong postseason implications for both teams, as USC currently sits fourth in the Pac-10, and UCLA is in fifth, just a game behind the Trojans. Both teams were among six Pac-10 squads that reached the NCAA Tournament in 2005-06.

According to a Los Angeles Times report, Southern California kicker Mario Danelo had a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit when his body was found at the bottom of a San Pedro cliff last month, but the manner of his death remains undetermined, according to a Los Angeles County coroner's report released Monday.

The body of Danelo, 21, was found about 150 feet below Point Fermin Park on Jan. 6. Deputy medical examiner Jeffrey P. Gutstadt wrote in the autopsy report that Danelo died of multiple traumatic injuries. No illegal drugs were found in his body, according to the report.

With the toxicology results now in, the Los Angeles Police Department will continue its investigation, said officer Jason Lee, a department spokesman. Police previously ruled out foul play.

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