Southern Miss Golden Eagles

NIT presents disappointment, opportunity to teams snubbed by NCAA

2013-03-18 08:05:00

Coming off of two consecutive NCAA Final Four appearances -- including a national championship last year -- Kentucky finds itself in a different position this postseason. Actually, it finds itself in a different tournament -- the NIT. But if it's any...

UCF baseball earns fifth seed in C-USA Tournament

2013-05-18 14:41:38

UCF baseball saw its chance at a Conference USA regular season title slip away at East Carolina. The Knights dropped the final two games of a series against the Pirates in Greenville, N.C. With the two losses, UCF (29-27, 13-11 C-USA) dropped to a No. 5...

Missouri Baptist wins endurance test

2013-05-18 03:14:01

In his 22nd season of coaching college baseball, Missouri Baptist's Eddie Uschold has never seen anything like it. Then again, few have. The Spartans, playing with their season on the line early this week in Kingsport, Tenn., outlasted defending...

LSU swamps Rebels

2013-05-17 06:14:01

The long ball that proved to be the difference on Thursday night as LSU beat No. 14 Ole Miss 7-1 at Alex Box Stadium. The Rebels (35-19, 14-14 SEC) out-hit the Tigers No. 2 LSU (47-7, 22-6 SEC), but the 11 singles couldn't compensate for the eight...

UCF baseball Conference USA title hopes still alive

2013-05-17 09:15:00

The first two pieces have fallen in favor of UCF baseball. Powered by a dominant performance from ace Ben Lively, the Knights picked up a 2-0 victory to open up their series at East Carolina on Thursday night. Meanwhile, in Houston, the Cougars downed...

Talks continue, but Wilder's pay raise is coming soon

2013-05-16 09:54:03

It's taken months longer than anticipated, but negotiations for a new contract between Old Dominion and football coach Bobby Wilder are going well and a new deal should be signed by mid-June, athletic director Wood Selig said. Selig had said shortly...

UCF baseball remains alive for C-USA regular season title

2013-05-15 17:32:00

UCF remains in contention for a Conference USA title, but needs a big weekend – and some help. The Knights got two solo home runs from sophomore first baseman James Vasquez, but fell to FAU, 4-3, in their final nonconference regular season game of...

College baseball roundup: Southern Miss pounds Ole Miss 10-3

2013-05-15 06:24:03

What looked like it might be a pitching duel early changed quickly with a pair of big middle innings as Southern Miss upset No. 14 Ole Miss 10-3 on Tuesday night at Hill-Denson Field. Five Golden Eagle seniors combined for 10 hits of Southern Miss' 16...

Rebels throw freshman at USM

2013-05-14 08:14:02

Freshman right-hander Jacob Waguespack will replace Josh Laxer as the regular mid-week starter tonight when No. 23 Ole Miss visits Southern Miss in the Rebels' final non-conference game. It's not a demotion for Laxer, just a chance for Ole Miss coach...

Memphis Tigers ranked No. 105 in Sentinel's preseason rankings

2013-05-13 08:59:00

Orlando Sentinel college insider Matt Murschel has ranked all 125 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the country. The Sentinel staff will take a closer look at a new team daily, counting backward from No. 125 to our projected No. 1 team. Today at No....

UCF seniors help Knights avoid Tulane sweep, stay in crowded C-USA title race

2013-05-12 14:59:00

UCF baseball coach Terry Rooney simply asked his baseball team to keep fighting. At the end of their final home series, the Knights hoped they would have the inside track on winning the first Conference USA regular season title in school history. By...

Ole Miss sweeps Bulldogs

2013-05-12 09:04:02

Ole Miss pitcher Mike Mayers took the handoff from Bobby Wahl to start Saturday and threw seven scoreless innings as the 20th ranked Rebels beat No. 13 Mississippi State 3-0 in game one at Oxford-University Stadium. The Rebels (35-16, 14-12) took the...

Pegasus and the UCF Knight warm up before the start of a C-USA football game against Southern Miss at the Brighthouse Networks Stadium on Saturday, October 13, 2012 in Orlando, FL.

2012-12-18 16:31:00

University of Central Florida coach George O'Leary and Southern Miss coach Ellis Johnson shake hands before the start of a C-USA football game at the Brighthouse Networks Stadium on Saturday, October 13, 2012 in Orlando, FL. (Joshua C. Cruey/Orlando Sentinel)

2012-11-27 17:04:00

University of Central Florida running back Latavius Murray (28) runs for yardage during double overtime action of a C-USA football game against Southern Miss at the Brighthouse Networks Stadium on Saturday, October 13, 2012 in Orlando, FL.

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