January NewsStand
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Feb. 7, 2003
January 31, 2003
A SPORTING CHANCE
New Orleans Times Picayune
Title IX, the law passed 30 years ago to increase opportunities for women athletes, on Thursday survived the most serious attempt yet to overhaul it...
January 31, 2003
Greenies get no respect?
New Orleans Times Picayune
There's the scowl. The cringe. The sigh. These are expressions commonly made by Tulane faithful as they scour the Top 25 women's basketball poll, searching for a little respect. Weekly, Tulane gets overlooked...
January 30, 2003
Smekodub makes racket as freshman
New Orleans Times Picayune
The most dominating athlete at Tulane University is hidden among the masses, essentially anonymous on campus. Julie Smekodub is an elite player in college tennis...
January 30, 2003
Eagles thrash Pirates
Greenville (N.C.) Daily Reflector
East Carolina has beaten Marquette both times it has played the Golden Eagles in Greenville. But on the road it's another story...
January 29, 2003
Pirates start road trip
Greenville (N.C.) Daily Reflector
Coming off a dramatic double-overtime victory over South Florida at home Saturday night, the East Carolina basketball team will play the first of three consecutive road games tonight, taking on No. 18 Marquette in Milwaukee...
January 28, 2003
ECU fans should applaude themselves
Kinston (N.C.) Free Press
For all of their rabid, crazy and relentless rooting over the past month, East Carolina basketball fans should turn their rowdiness onto themselves for a few moments the next time they gather at Minges Coliseum...
January 28, 2003
The fall of Memphis
New Orleans Times Picayune
The first three weeks of conference play have been a nightmare for Memphis coach John Calipari...
January 26, 2003
Wave prevails over UAB
New Orleans Times Picayune
As much as Tulane coach Shawn Finney was hoping for a convincing win to jump-start his team, deep down inside he knew Saturday's game against Alabama-Birmingham was going to be anything but easy...
January 26, 2003
Tulane needed
New Orleans Times Picayune
There are times -- and Saturday afternoon certainly was one of them -- when there should be a stronger, more demonstrative word than "need" in the English language...
January 26, 2003
Missed opportunites for UAB
Birmingham News
It only made sense for the UAB men's basketball team to watch two of its potential game-tying 3-point shots misfire in the final seconds of Saturday's 75-72 loss to Tulane University...
January 26, 2003
Jones always ready for baseball
New Orleans Times Picayune
After guiding Tulane to its only appearance in the College World Series in 2001, Green Wave baseball coach Rick Jones' 2002 team struggled to overcome injuries and finished 36-27, making the NCAA Regionals for a fifth consecutive season. Jones sat down with Times-Picayune staff writer Fred Robinson to discuss the upcoming season...
January 25, 2003
Ailing Wave hosts Blazers
New Orleans Times Picayune
Ending a four-game losing streak could be more difficult than Tulane would like. The Green Wave, which has struggled this season, might be without leading scorer Waitari Marsh when it plays host to Alabama-Birmingham today...
January 25, 2003
U-A-B (11-4) at Tulane (7-10)
Birmingham News
The UAB Blazers and Tulane Green Wave are heading in different directions in the Conference USA standings this season, as first and last meet each other tonight in New Orleans from Fogelman Arena...
January 25, 2003
Tulane rallies to slip past Lady Eagles
Hattiesburg American
Right up to the end of the halftime ceremony, the outlook was positive in Reed Green Coliseum Friday night...
January 24, 2003
Journey brings Wave's Haris a long way
New Orleans Times Picayune
Sometimes, when the defensive pressure is just a little too intense, or that jump shot isn't as automatic as in practice, Muci Haris remembers how lucky she is...
January 24, 2003
UAB not giddy over heady start
Birmingham News
Three weeks into the Conference USA basketball season, UAB is sitting in the spot not many predicted the Blazers would occupy first place in the National Division...
January 23, 2003
Coaches pick Houston to win C-USA; USM third
Hattiesburg American
After winning its third regular-season championship in four years and advancing to the NCAA Super Regionals last June, Houston has been selected as the preseason favorite in the 2003 Conference USA baseball poll, chosen by the league's 12 head coaches...
January 23, 2003
Frogs overtake Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane should have known from last season that no lead is safe at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum...
January 23, 2003
TCU fights off early deficit, tops Tulane
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The TCU Horned Frogs had plenty of experience coming back from big deficits last season, only to fall behind again. Facing another deficit Wednesday, they actually held their ground -- and their lead...
January 23, 2003
Former Tulane standout one play from becoming Bucs' hope
New Orleans Times Picayune
Former Tulane standout Shaun King didn't have time for small talk Wednesday morning...
January 22, 2003
Dougherty wants Daniel-Meyer Coliseum to rock
Fort Worth Star Telegram
TCU coach Neil Dougherty listed his expectations: Go hard, anticipate every play and leave in a sweat. But in this instance, he wasn't talking about his players. He was talking about the Horned Frog fans...
January 21, 2003
Role reversal
Birmingham News
Two weeks into league play, nothing is going according to script in Conference USA's National Division...
January 21, 2003
Upsets becoming norm in National
New Orleans Times Picayune
While Louisville, Cincinnati and Marquette have quickly separated themselves from the rest in the American Division of Conference USA, the National Division has turned into somewhat of a mess after just two weeks...
January 20, 2003
Predictable Wave strong in endgame
New Orleans Times Picayune
On Friday, the Tulane women's basketball team won, but the sloppy performance wasn't pretty. On Sunday, the Wave's 70-46 win against Memphis was easier on the eyes...
January 20, 2003
Missing a show in Conference USA
Fort Worth Star Telegram
I spent a lot of time on the road this past weekend, shuttling between Cincinnati and Louisville for some TCU basketball. Of the three games I covered, two were women's contests, one at Cincinnati's Shoemaker Center and the other at Louisville's Freedom Hall...
January 19, 2003
McKiver, Slaughter avoid fouls, triumph together
New Orleans Times Picayune
It was kind of like an old performing duo reunited after time apart. Together, they were golden. Apart, they couldn't make it solo...
January 19, 2003
Bearcats overwhelm Green Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
Entering Saturday's Conference USA game with Cincinnati, Tulane's strength had become its ability to keep its mistakes to a minimum...
January 19, 2003
UC 77, Tulane 54
Cincinnati Enquirer
University of Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins never expected Leonard Stokes to be another Steve Logan...
January 18, 2003
Green Wave's shooting figures can be deceiving
New Orleans Times Picayune
After struggling to score during the early part of the season, Tulane is ranked as one of Conference USA's best shooting teams. But don't try to convince Green Wave coach Shawn Finney of that...
January 18, 2003
Barker proves to be resilient
Cincinnati Post
When All-America Steve Logan departed after last season, he must have removed the chip from his shoulder and left it in No. 20's locker...
January 18, 2003
Barker knows Bearcats need Moore on the floor
Cincinnati Enquirer
Senior point guard Taron Barker said he was never upset about sharing his position with freshman Chadd Moore and welcomes Moore's contributions as the University of Cincinnati Bearcats strive for their eighth straight Conference USA championship...
January 18, 2003
Wave stifles Saint Louis
New Orleans Times Picayune
Although the Tulane women made just six second-half field goals Friday night against Saint Louis and turned the ball over 27 times, the Green Wave found a way to win at Fogelman Arena...
January 17, 2003
Billikens are no mystery to Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
Saint Louis University has always thrown the Tulane women's basketball team for a loop. Not on the court -- Tulane is 8-1 in the series -- but with its mascot: What exactly is a Billiken?...
January 17, 2003
Staying power energizes Tulane football program
New Orleans Times Picayune
Today's subject is progress in a collegiate football program...
January 16, 2003
The future is now
ESPN.com
They've turned around their programs, set new standards for their school and led their team to new heights. No one knows, of course, if they'll ever win a national title, but this group of 12 coaches is making a difference -- making the game and the players better. We like to call them the future of the game...
January 16, 2003
UC 66, Saint Louis 56
New Orleans Times Picayune
A five-game winning streak seems rather modest when judged by the standards of last season's University of Cincinnati basketball team, which won 20 games in a row on the way to a 31-4 season...
January 16, 2003
Schumann staying at Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane football defensive coordinator Eric Schumann, who in one season revitalized a Green Wave defense that was worst in Conference USA, isn't going anywhere.
January 15, 2003
Wade does a number on Tulane defenders
New Orleans Times Picayune
Last season, Tulane coach Shawn Finney wasn't sure which of Conference USA's two first-year players was better -- Memphis' Dajuan Wagner or Marquette's Dwyane Wade...
January 15, 2003
Elpheage to enter NFL draft
New Orleans Times Picayune
For many, the lasting image of Tulane football player Lynaris Elpheage will be the junior returning a punt for a touchdown in the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas night...
January 15, 2003
A Cajun classic for Wade
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Dwyane Wade made it look easy Tuesday night in the Big Easy...
January 14, 2003
Wave's Marsh takes control on, off court
New Orleans Times Picayune
If if hadn't been for basketball, Tulane guard Waitari Marsh said, he probably wouldn't be where he is today -- four months away from his college degree...
January 14, 2003
ECU, USM make strides
New Orleans Times Picayune
Cincinnati, Marquette, Memphis and Louisville figured to be the teams to watch in Conference USA going into the season. But since the start of league play, a few other teams have eye-catching victories...
January 14, 2003
UNO falls to Wave despite Taylor's career-high 26 points
New Orleans Times Picayune
With ankle-turning crossover moves and precise jump shooting, UNO's Monique Taylor gave Tulane fits Monday night. But the Green Wave found several ways to respond...
January 14, 2003
Merritt a man in motion
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
He was Tom Crean's first recruiting success as a head coach at Marquette University, having committed to play for the Golden Eagles in the fall of 1999...
January 14, 2003
Preview: Marquette at Tulane
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Marquette Golden Eagles (10-3 overall, 2-1 Conference USA) vs. Tulane Green Wave (7-7, 0-1)...
January 13, 2003
Green Wave is 'focused' for an 'aggressive' UNO rematch
New Orleans Times Picayune
Last January, the Tulane women's basketball team beat Southern Mississippi, then lost to UNO two days later, when the Privateers were below .500...
January 12, 2003
Hampton leads Wave's 64-42 win
New Orleans Times Picayune
In the Tulane women's basketball win against Southern Mississippi on Saturday, a dominating post player paved the way for the Wave. Surely it was Teana McKiver, the team's leading scorer? Guess again. Perhaps it was Gwen Slaughter, who's been unstoppable at times this season? Not her either...
January 11, 2003
Tulane looks to get well vs. USM
New Orleans Times Picayune
On the bench at Tulane's last basketball game Sunday at Auburn, the only thing missing was Jamie Farr. The women's team looked like a M*A*S*H unit, with more than half of the team doubled over with the flu or a stomach virus...
January 11, 2003
Eagles outrun the Bulls
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Home cooking sure is nice, even if it's only for a night. The Marquette Golden Eagles made the most of a brief stop-off at the Bradley Center on Saturday by drilling the South Florida Bulls, 96-63, in front of a crowd of 16,395...
January 10, 2003
Scelfo: Wave on the right track
New Orleans Times Picayune
It has been a little more than two weeks since Tulane's upset victory against Hawaii in the ConAgra Foods Hawaii Bowl, hardly enough time for Green Wave coach Chris Scelfo to sit back and reflect on what the win means to the program...
January 8, 2003
Stamp Sowell Special Delivery
New York Newsday
It's as if Jerald Sowell is a heat-seeking missile and the elongated pigskin tucked into an opponent's arms is the target...
January 8, 2003
Massie plays big to stymie Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
No one could blame Tulane's Brandon Brown and Nick Sinville if they didn't get much sleep Tuesday night. For 40 minutes, the two battled Memphis center Chris Massie and lost...
January 8, 2003
Tigers romp vs. Tulane
Memphis Commercial Appeal
As the University of Memphis basketball team walked through practice Monday night in preparation for its game with Tulane, John Calipari grabbed a ball and told Chris Massie to get under the goal...
January 7, 2003
No rest for weary U of M
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The last time was so long ago that Antonio Burks just chuckled at the question. And Rodney Carney wasn't even sure that the day ever existed...
January 7, 2003
ANALYZING THE KEYS TO THE GAME
Memphis Commercial Appeal
In the past two games against Memphis, Tulane forward Brandon Brown has been dominant. He's averaged 27 points and 8.5 rebounds in two Green Wave losses...
January 6, 2003
Tulane falls to Auburn 75-64 in OT
New Orleans Times Picayune
Auburn's Natasha Brackett hit a 3-pointer with no time left on the clock to tie the score at 57 at the end of regulation, and the Tigers outscored Tulane 18-7 in the extra period to claim a 75-64 victory at Auburn, Ala., on Sunday...
January 6, 2003
Putting on a little show
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Exactly what John Calipari said in the huddle we might never know. But to hear Billy Richmond relay the sequence of events, it turns out things went just as planned...
January 5, 2003
Ex-area players are Tulane teammates
St. Petersburg Times
Jovon Jackson (Gibbs) and Brandon Rottmayer (Countryside) knew each other only casually during their high school football days...
January 5, 2003
Wave shows its 'maturity' in routing Morris Brown
New Orleans Times Picayune
If Tulane coach Shawn Finney was wondering if his team was mentally ready for Saturday night's game with Morris Brown College, the Green Wave wasted little time answering Finney's questions...
January 5, 2003
Tulane facing tough tests
New Orleans Times Picayune
Call it Tulane's little pre-conference test. Tulane defeated No. 20 Boston College 69-50 Sunday. The Green Wave played at No. 7 Purdue and lost 76-66 Thursday. And Tulane plays at 11-1 Auburn at 2 p.m today...
January 4, 2003
Finney puts Wave's focus on team
New Orleans Times Picayune
After Tulane's loss to Kentucky on Dec. 10 at New Orleans Arena, Green Wave coach Shawn Finney concluded that some changes had to be made to get his team playing together...
January 3, 2003
Green Wave shuts down Georgia Tech
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane is now starting to look like the team it expected to be this season. With double-figure scoring from five players Thursday night, the Green Wave put together another solid performance while defeating Georgia Tech, 80-66, at Fogelman Arena...
January 3, 2003
Boilermakers stifle Green Wave, 76-66
New Orleans Times Picayune
Erika Valek matched a season high with 23 points, Beth Jones scored 15 and Lindsey Hicks 14 as seventh-ranked Purdue held off Tulane 76-66 in West Lafayette, Ind...
January 2, 2003
Sluggish start surprises Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
Expected to breeze through its non-conference schedule with very few bumps in the road, Tulane prepares to end non-league play after running into one obstacle after another...
January 2, 2003
Purdue tops Wave's agenda
New Orleans Times Picayune
James Brown sang about it. Mel Gibson starred in a movie about it. Tulane is ready to distribute it. The big payback...
