Archive for the ‘Big East’
USF coach Leavitt fired amid allegations he hit a player
South Florida football coach Jim Leavitt has been fired following an investigation of an allegation that he struck one of his players in the locker room. Leavitt confirmed his dismissal, telling The Associated Press he was “disappointed” and the allegation was “absolutely false.” USF would not confirm Leavitt’s dismissal, but university spokeswoman Lara Wade said [...]
Big East hoop tickets on sale
MORGANTOWN — Individual tickets for Big East home games for the 2009-10 WVU men’s basketball season are now on sale online at wvugame.com. Starting Thursday at 9 a.m., fans can call 1-800-WVU GAME or stop by the Mountaineer Ticket Office in the Coliseum to order tickets. Tickets for the Louisville and Villanova games are priced [...]
Butler Named Player of the Week
Da’Sean Butler MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University men’s basketball player Da’Sean Butler has been named the Big East Player of the Week, the conference announced today. Butler, a Newark, N.J., native, earned the award after being named tournament MVP of the 76 Classic, which featured wins against Long Beach State (85-62), Texas A&M (73-66) [...]
Sands, Bitancurt Honored By Big East
Robert Sands Tyler Bitancurt MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia football players Robert Sands and Tyler Bitancurt were honored by the Big East for their performances in WVU’s 19-16 win over Pitt last Friday evening. Sands was tabbed as the conference’s defensive player of the week for his efforts in limiting the ninth-ranked Panthers to a [...]
USF’s Daniels winning as he learns on the job
TAMPA — The rapid development of quarterback B.J. Daniels may be the biggest reason South Florida has remained a Top 25 team after the loss of Big East career total offense leader Matt Grothe. Since taking over when Grothe was sidelined for the season with a knee injury, the redshirt freshman has emerged among the [...]
Louisville has three who can win as QB
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – If what’s happened thus far this season is any sort of indication, Louisville’s football team can be sure of two things. It will not finish with a winning record, but will win two more games. The Cardinals are 3-5 (0-3 in the Big East Conference) and haven’t beaten a team from a [...]
Cincinnati QB Pike to resume practice
CINCINNATI – Quarterback Tony Pike had X-rays Tuesday that showed his non-passing arm is healing nicely from surgery, another step toward getting him back to full practice with fourth-ranked Cincinnati. Pike expected to practice today wearing a special splint instead of a bulky cast on the left forearm, which was injured in an Oct. 15 [...]
Louisville coach lauds WVU gameday crowd
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Louisville Coach Steve Kragthorpe gathered his football team for a weekly meeting Sunday and spoke highly of the trip to Mountaineer Field that awaits the Cardinals this weekend. West Virginia (6-2, 2-1 Big East) hosts the Cardinals (3-5, 0-3) at noon Saturday on the Big East Network. “Morgantown is one of the [...]
No. 4 Cincinnati can match best start
CINCINNATI — In each of coach Brian Kelly’s first three seasons, No. 4 Cincinnati has accomplished a big breakthrough. Another one is only a victory away. The Bearcats (8-0) will match the best start in school history if they beat Connecticut (4-4) at home on Saturday night. The 1951 Mid-American Conference championship team also won [...]
Orange suspend 3 players for violating team rules
SYRACUSE, N.Y. –The Syracuse Orange have taken another hit with the suspension of three players. A day after coach Doug Marrone announced that star wideout Mike Williams had quit the team, the first-year coach said Tuesday that he suspended tailback Antwon Bailey, defensive end Torrey Ball and offensive guard Andrew Tiller for violating team rules. [...]
