April 2006 NewsStand
Aug 17, 2006 | General
April 30, 2006
Cannon Happy to be Coming to Detroit
DetroitLions.com
A rookie's first NFL camp can be a trying experience. But when linebacker Anthony Cannon reports on Thursday for the Lions' first rookie camp, he won't be fazed by it. Cannon, the Lions' second seventh-round draft pick out of Tulane, has experienced much worse...
East Carolina baseball bounces back, crushes Tulane
Greenville (N.C.) Daily Reflector
Brody Taylor stretched out on a couch in the East Carolina clubhouse and watched a portion of the NFL Draft on television about three hours before the Pirates' middle game of a Conference USA series against No. 20 Tulane. Taylor had been in digestive turmoil since 8:30 a.m. Saturday because of food poisoning. The Pirates didn't know until close to game time whether Taylor would even be able to pitch...
April 29, 2006
Tulane rallies past East Carolina Pirates, 9-5
Kinston (N.C.) Free Press
The most unlikely of heroes provided the game-winning blow, capping a five-run ninth inning rally, lifting No. 20 Tulane to its seventh straight win. Sophomore Brad Emaus (2-for-5, one run, three RBIs) pushed across the winning run with a three-run, bases-loaded, two-out double, into the right field corner giving Tulane an 8-5 lead it wouldn't relinquish...
April 28, 2006
Tulane gears up for a key series
New Orleans Times-Picayune
At this point, the Tulane baseball team is ready to concede, they are all big. Every at-bat, every game, every weekend series is magnified as the Green Wave's season enters the stretch run...
Pirates, Tulane series will be a critical one
Washington (N.C.) Daily News
East Carolina will head into this weekend's Conference USA series against Tulane with a new pitching rotation. Shane Mathews will get the nod tonight, replacing regular Friday-night starter T.J. Hose. Brody Taylor will get the call Saturday, while Dustin Sasser will throw on Sunday. Game times are set for 7 p.m. today, 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday...
April 26, 2006
Tulane prevails despite delays
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane baseball coach Rick Jones was intent on playing. No amount of lightning Tuesday night around Zephyr Field was going to do anything to deter his desire. The Green Wave and visiting Northwestern State were hustled into the dugout for two different weather delays of at least 37 minutes, but in the end Jones got his wish...
April 23, 2006
TU's spring game ends in tie
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane coach Chris Scelfo made it clear to his staff that no trick plays were going to be allowed in the Green Wave's spring game Saturday. Scelfo's second rule was only he could break the first rule...
April 22, 2006
Morgan dominant in Wave's 9-1 win
New Orleans Times-Picayune
It was one of those nights when Tulane's Sean Morgan wasn't going to need a lot of runs, but he got them anyway. Morgan, who has been superb in his past two outings, posted a career-high 13 strikeouts while throwing a two-hitter as the Green Wave easily beat Stephen F. Austin 9-1 at Zephyr Field...
April 21, 2006
Q & A with Rick Dickson
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Earlier this semester The Hullabaloo spoke with Tulane's Athletic Director Rick Dickson on the adversity in running an athletic department last semester across six different campuses in another state. Yesterday the Hullabaloo caught up with Dickson and asked about how the first semester back on campus has been for Green Wave athletics...
Professional pursuit
The Tulane Hullabaloo
If Quincy Davis wasn't the 6'9" 232-pound Green Wave center looking to clear room around opponents for a lay-up and find the bottom of the net, he would be prepping himself for a career involving clearing land and laying bricks for increasing his net worth...
Ricard expects himself, team to bounce back
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Around this time last year, there was no question as to who would be the starting quarterback for the Green Wave. Richard Irvin, who recently transferred to Harvard, had done an admirable job as a backup, but everyone believed the talented Lester Ricard would become the next great Green Wave quarterback to make NFL scouts drool... Green Wave snags good catch in Kwan
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Less than two weeks before the start of baseball season, Tulane coach Rick Jones knew he had some big holes to fill on this year's team. One spot, however, loomed larger than the rest...
April 19, 2006
Green Wave takes what LSU gives it
New Orleans Times-Picayune
LSU gave Tulane the opportunities Tuesday night and paid for them. The Green Wave used errors by the Tigers in the second and fifth innings to claim a 12-5 victory over LSU before a crowd of 10,011 at Zephyr Field. Tulane scored all but two of its runs in the second and fifth innings, and five of the Green Wave's runs were unearned...
Tulane rolls over LSU
Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane took advantage of its own timely hitting and LSU's poor pitching and sloppy defense to take a 12-5 nonconference victory Tuesday night at Zephyr Field. The Green Wave, which is second to last in Conference USA in batting average and runs, had 14 hits and eight players drove in at least one run...
Tulane thrashes LSU
Shreveport Times
Whatever momentum LSU had is gone, but there is always the weekend. Tulane ended LSU's 8-0 run in week day games this season with a 12-5 victory Tuesday night in front of 10,011 at Zephyr Field. LSU had not lost a non-weekend game since May 3 of last season when it fell 9-5 to Southern...
April 18, 2006
LSU-Tulane game could pack 'em in
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane's Rick Jones and LSU's Smoke Laval have seen their teams pack the ballparks and set attendance records in recent years. In 2002, Laval's first season as the Tigers' baseball coach, LSU and Tulane, both unranked, set an NCAA record for a college baseball game with a crowd of 27,673 at the Superdome...
April 17, 2006
Two big bops boost Tulane past UCF 7-6
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Junior first baseman Mark Hamilton and senior center fielder Nathan Southard hit home runs, and senior right-hander Billy Mohl overcame a rocky start to pitch seven solid innings as Tulane clinched its series against Central Florida with a 7-6 win Sunday afternoon at Zephyr Field...
April 16, 2006
Ricard looking like 2004 in Wave's spring training
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Last season, Tulane quarterback Lester Ricard was an emotional causalty of Hurricane Katrina's cruel aftermath. He was homesick. Frustrated. Lackluster. He left his swagger on the practice field back on campus...
Central Florida hammers Green Wave
New Orleans Times-Picayune
During the first five innings of Saturday's Tulane-Central Florida game, small ball ruled. If a batter reached first base early in the inning, a bunt seemed to be the next step. But in the sixth inning, Central Florida changed its course and turned the game into a one-sided home run derby...
April 15, 2006
Morgan dominant in Green Wave victory
New Orleans Times-Picayune
If Central Florida coach Jay Bergman had charted the outings this season by Tulane pitcher Sean Morgan, he would have known the Golden Knights were going to be in for a tough evening...
April 14, 2006
McFadden learns from tough break
New Orleans Times-Picayune
At the time, Warren McFadden couldn't see the positive side when he was sidelined by an injury for nearly all of his first season at Tulane. But today, McFadden, a redshirt freshman, says much of his success has been due to sitting and watching a year ago...
Wave trio hopeful for draft
New Orleans Times-Picayune
They know they're not up there with the big dogs, the ones who won't have to wait long for their names to be called on the first day of the NFL draft. In fact, Tulane's Anthony Cannon, Tra Boger and Chris McGee don't even know if their names will be called at all during the draft. But what they do know is they've done everything possible to enhance their standing...
Wave trio hopeful for draft
New Orleans Times-Picayune
LeFlore's Johnny Mayhane made it official this week, signing a college basketball scholarship with Tulane, and two of his classmates signed as well. LeFlore point guard Tifton Tate chose Alabama State and Lady Rattlers forward Jamie Freeman signed with Okaloosa-Walton (Fla.) College...
April 13, 2006
Patience pays off as TU signs 2
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Knowing it was going to be tough to land recruits during the fall signing period, first-year Tulane basketball coach Dave Dickerson put together a strategy to go after prep players who weren't expected to sign national letter of intents until four months later...
April 12, 2006
First recruiting class has Dickerson eager
New Orleans Times-Picayune
During Dave Dickerson's first year as Tulane's basketball coach, he has had good days and bad days. None of those days, however, will be as important as today. Today is signing day, and for Dickerson, it is his chance to land a class that will have an impact on the Green Wave's program...
April 10, 2006
Flores puts smile on coach's face
Houston Chronicle
Rayner Noble was not pleased with his pitchers in Saturday night's loss to Tulane. But the University of Houston baseball coach had no cause to complain Sunday after the Cougars defeated the Green Wave 6-2 to win the Conference USA series...
April 9, 2006
TU's Hamilton hammers Cougars
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Junior first baseman Mark Hamilton went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and four RBIs, and junior Tim Guidry came off the bench and had a pair of hits and drove in three runs as Tulane evened the Conference USA series at Houston with an 8-4 win Saturday at Cougar Field...
Tulane squares series with UH
Houston Chronicle
Tulane's pitchers succeeded where Houston's did not as the Green Wave posted an 8-4 victory on Saturday night at Cougar Field. Houston's second Conference USA loss in eight games evened the series at one game apiece and let Rice move into the C-USA lead...
April 7, 2006
Tulane's Emaus ends plate woes
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Based on some of the statistics Tulane second baseman Brad Emaus has produced halfway through this season, it would be difficult to believe he has been struggling at the plate...
Tulane inducts new Hall of Fame members
The Tulane Hullabaloo
In their freshly renovated James W. Wilson Center, Tulane University's T-Club presented their 2005 Hall of Fame class April 1 including alumni who came from as near as Metairie to as far away as France...
Langford earns honors
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Freshman point guard, Ashley Langford was named to the Freshman All-American team by the Women's Basketball News Service. She was one of 10 athletes recognized and the first Tulane basketball player to receive the award. Langford was also picked for the Conference USA All-Freshman team...
Time is ticking for track
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Freshman Valencia Wilson placed first in the 400 meters with a lifetime personal best time of 53.93 which qualified her for the NCAA regional meet, last weekend at the Georgia Tech meet. As well as the 400 meters, Wilson anchored the 4 x 400 relay that finished third and was only .60 seconds off from qualifying for regionals...
Q&A with Jajuan Dawson
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Saturday morning during the induction of Tulane's 2005 Hall of Fame class, video rolled of 6'1" 190 pound receiver/specialist JaJuan Dawson bouncing off of tackles and catching deep passes in double-coverage from Shaun King and Patrick Ramsey...
Wave starts spring practice
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Back in hard plastic and chasing laced leather in plus 80-degree weather, the Green Wave football team started their delayed spring practice Monday on their recently installed practice turf at the Westfeldt Facility to prepare for their 2006 season...
April 6, 2006
Scelfo sets sights ahead
New Orleans Times-Picayune
It usually takes a little longer for players to begin to show the improvement coaches like to see during spring drills. But so far, Tulane coach Chris Scelfo couldn't be happier with the way things are going...
April 5, 2006
Wave hitters pounce in rout of UNO
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane coach Rick Jones has said time and again that hitting is contagious. On Tuesday night, the much-needed hitting virus finally struck the Green Wave. Tulane had a season-high 20 hits, as the Green Wave had little trouble in disposing crosstown-rival UNO 19-5...
April 4, 2006
Wave, Privateers lick their wounds
New Orleans Times-Picayune
With Tulane having clinched the three-game baseball series with cross-town rival UNO this season, tonight's game seems to have taken on the aspect of a run-of-the-mill midweek game...
Tulane returns to practice field for first time since Katrina
CBS Sportsline (AP)
The Tulane football team can finally feel at home. For the first time since Aug. 27, 2005, one day prior to evacuating the Tulane campus in preparation for Hurricane Katrina, the Green Wave worked out on their home practice field Monday...
April 3, 2006
Green Wave can't measure up against Rice
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane went into its weekend series with No. 6 Rice thinking success could be measured by winning two of three games. As it turned out, winning one of the three would have been a shinning moment for the Wave...
Bramhall pitches in as Rice tops Tulane
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Rice lefthander Bobby Bramhall recorded all of one out and left quite the mess for Bobby Bell to clean up yet managed to filch a victory Saturday. Sunday, Bramhall produced an effort far more deserving of mention in the final box score...
April 2, 2006
Error does in Wave vs. Rice
New Orleans Times-Picayune
On Saturday, Tulane's downfall was as much about giving Rice one opportunity too many as it was about not taking advantage of the ones it had. An error by Tulane at the start of the eighth inning gave Rice center fielder Tyler Henley a chance to deliver a three-run homer...
Tulane adds seven to Hall of Fame
New Orleans Times-Picayune
On Saturday, Tulane added seven new members to its Athletics Hall of Fame during ceremonies at the James W. Wilson Center. The seven-member class included three baseball players, a pair of football standouts, and All-Americans from women's basketball and women's swimming...
April 1, 2006
Wave is 'overwhelmed' by Rice's stellar pitching
New Orleans Times-Picayune
In a rematch of last year's NCAA Super Regional, sixth-ranked Rice was at its best on the mound Friday night against Tulane. The Owls, who scored two runs early and added a run in the eighth inning, used the superb pitching of Eddie Degerman and Cole St. Clair in taking a 3-1 victory over the Green Wave in a key Conference USA matchup at Zephyr Field...
Bell, Henley lift Rice over Tulane
Houston Chronicle
Until Saturday afternoon, a nagging shoulder injury had prevented Rice pitcher Bobby Bell from fulfilling the potential he flashed as a freshman last season. A sophomore slump had done the same to outfielder Tyler Henley...
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