News and Notes from East Carolina, Conference USA and Beyond

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02.07.07: Duo shares
C-USA weekly honors ... Trojans sell out women's game with UCLA ... Tests show Southern Cal kicker was drunk

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

East Carolina's Eric Frasure has been named this week's Conference USA indoor track and field male athlete of the week.

The honor went to Frasure after he placed third in the weight throw at the Husker Invitational in Lincoln, NE, with an NCAA provisional mark and C-USA top performance of 68 feet, five inches (20.85 meters).

A senior from Charlotte, Frasure also was ninth in the shot put with a mark of 47 feet, nine inches (14.55 meters).

Houston has been selected the preseason favorite to win the 2007 Conference USA regular season softball title for the second consecutive year in voting conducted by the league's head coaches.

The Cougars earned 76 points and five first place votes to claim the honor. Tulsa, the 2006 regular season and tournament champion, garnered two first-place votes and 68 points to grab the second place spot, followed by Marshall in third. The Herd picked up two first-place votes and 62 points.

Houston junior right-handed pitcher Angel Shamblin was tabbed as the C-USA preseason pitcher of the year, while Marshall preseason All-America candidate at catcher Rachel Folden was selected as the preseason player of the year.

UAB was picked to finish fourth after coming off its most successful season in four years at 31-22 (15-9 C-USA) and a second place conference finish in 2006.

East Carolina and Memphis each tallied 40 points to tie for the fifth place spot. The Pirates finished 40-24 (13-11 C-US) in 2006 and are led by Keli Harrell, a preseason all-conference pick at pitcher. Harrell was named first-team All-Conference USA last season.

Harrell has broken the majority of the ECU career pitching records and is now chasing the C-USA career strikeout record of Depaul University's Lindsay Chouinard, who ended her career with 858 strikeouts. The ECU senior enters 2007 with 754 career strikeouts.

Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner John Swofford has announced that the ACC will extend its agreement with Jacksonville, FL, to host the 2007 league football championship game.

This year's ACC championship game will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, in Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (formerly Alltel Stadium) and will mark the third year that Jacksonville will host the ACC football title game.

In the league's inaugural championship game in 2005, Florida State defeated Virginia Tech 27-22. This past season, Wake Forest captured its first league football title since 1970, defeating Georgia Tech 9-6.

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