Friday, March 1, 2002

John Madden drops FOX for Monday Night Football

NBC cans Wizards game after Jordan knee injury

UT hires McWhorter as assistant football coach

N. Carolina quarterback to transfer for personal reasons

Curtains close on Billyball’s final act


David Dunai/STAFF REPORTER
Billy Tubbs gives the referee a piece of his mind during a game earlier this season. Tubbs has provided an ear full to referees from the Southwest Conference, Western Athletic Conference and Conference USA during his eight-year career at TCU.

All-Billyball Team at TCU

TCU may have ashot at postseason NIT, Tubbs says
By Ram Luthra
Sports Editor

Coach Billy Tubbs is not ready to declare Saturday’s contest his final home game at TCU.
Tubbs said if his team can win and keep it going into the Conference USA Tournament in Cincinnati, TCU might have a shot at earning a bid in the National Invitational Tournament.
But Tubbs said for that to happen the Frogs must win when they play East Carolina 7 p.m. at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in the regular-season finale.

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Tubbs wants regular season finale to be more than about him
By Ram Luthra
Sports Editor


Men’s basketball head coach Billy Tubbs has been in this situation before.
He has coached final home games at other schools (Southwestern University, Lamar and Oklahoma).

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Lady Frogs ride on wins
By Nathan Loewen
Assistant Sports Editor

Things are different than they were a year ago for the Lady Frogs as they head into the Conference USA Tournament Saturday at DePaul.
Last season the Lady Frogs went into the conference tournament after losing the final game of the year to Southern Methodist University. This season, head coach Jeff Mittie and the Lady Frogs are heading into the conference tournament on a four-game winning streak.
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Simon Lopez/SKIFF STAFF Freshman center Sandora Irvin goes up for a lay-up in the 72-57 win over Marquette Sunday. The Frogs have a first round bye in the Conference USA Tournament.

 

Final meet ‘last chance’ for Frogs
By Danny Gillham
Skiff Staff

The Flyin’ Frogs are in action today as they compete in the Iowa State Last Chance meet, in Ames, Iowa.
For the team (No. 13 Trackwire Online), this meet’s relevance is described in its name. With one week to go before the NCAA Indoor Championships, this is the last opportunity for some TCU athletes to make or to better qualifying times to compete in the championships.

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Football team opens Spring practice Saturday
BY jordan blum
Opinion Editor

Just two months removed from the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, the football team is ready to start up again as spring practice begins Saturday. With just 10 seniors lost from last season, the Horned Frogs will begin practice with an experienced team with higher expectations from last season.
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TCU set for weekend showdown
By Danny Gillham
Skiff Staff

The TCU baseball team is scheduled to be in action this weekend as they play a three-game series against Texas-Arlington.
The Frogs (5-6) will play the Mavericks (6-7) at 2 p.m. on Friday at Allan Saxe Stadium on the UTA campus. The series will then shift to the TCU Diamond where games scheduled for 1:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:35 p.m. Sunday.

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Erin Munger/SKIFF STAFF
A TCU pitcher tosses the ball to junior firstbaseman Walter Olmstead in TCU’s 14-13 loss Feb. 19. the Frogs will face UTA 2 p.m. Friday at Allan Saxe Stadium.

 


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