Tulane News Stand

Welcome to the "Tulane News Stand," a listing with links to stories from around the country on the Green Wave brought to you by CapitalOne.

May 17, 2013

Tulane crushes UAB by largest victory margin this season, 15-3
NOLA.com
Something was different in Tulane's clubhouse after the Green Wave slammed UAB at Turchin Stadium Thursday. Players were more energetic when they poured on the runs and didn't stop. As Coach Rick Jones said, Tulane (28-25, 11-11) found the offensive groove it had searched for all season in its fifth straight game with double-digit hits.

Tulane's Stephen Martin, an African American pioneer in college sports, was an inspiration to those around him
NOLA.com
There was one way Stephen Martin got through the backlash of being the first African American to play varsity sports in the Southeastern Conference in 1966. Martin, a former Tulane baseball player who died on Tuesday, insulated himself from angry fans yelling racial slurs at him during games.

May 16, 2013

Tulane hits final regular season series vs. UAB with confidence
NOLA.com
But the players are feeling good, and strangely, not tense as they play host UAB (20-33, 5-16 in C-USA) for a three-game set that begins on Thursday.

Andrew Garner heats up as Tulane hits homestretch
The Advocate
The tear Andrew Garner has been on in the last three weeks, though, would be newsworthy for any team in any era. Garner, a junior who was batting .191 in late April, has raised that average more than 100 points by going 29-for-49 (.592) in his last 11 games.

Tulane women's golf team moves up to 14th in Golfstat.com rankings
NOLA.com
The Tulane women's golf team jumped six places in the latest Golfstat.com rankings Tuesday, moving from 20th to 14th. The Green Wave finished second in last week's NCAA East Regional in Auburn, Ala., to second-ranked Alabama.

Tulane community mourns death of SEC pioneer Stephen Martin
NOLA.com
Tulane legend and integration pioneer Stephen Martin died on Tuesday of an undisclosed illness. Martin was the first black athlete to play varsity sports in the SEC conference. He played varsity baseball for the Green Wave in 1966, paving the way for other black athletes in the South and at Tulane

May 14, 2013

Tulane's Andrew Garner adds second weekly award to his coffers on Monday
NOLA.com
The same day that Tulane junior Andrew Garner won Conference USA's Hitter of the Week, the junior from Lake Jackson, Texas, was named the Louisiana Sports Writer Association's Hitter of the Week.

May 13, 2013

Tulane women's golf team grabs berth in NCAA Championships
NOLA.com The Tulane women's golf team is headed for the NCAA Championships for the third time in five years. The 20th-ranked Green Wave shot a 4-under-par score of 284 on Saturday to finish as the runner-up of the event to Alabama at Auburn, Ala.

Tulane's Andrew Garner hits for the cycle and Green Wave clinches series vs. UCF with victory Saturday
NOLA.com Tulane's Andrew Garner hits for the cycle and Green Wave clinches series vs. UCF with victory Saturday

May 10, 2013

Tulane high on life, leaderboard at regionals
GolfWeek.com
This week at the Auburn University Club, it's all about earning a berth into the NCAA Championship. Tulane has accomplished the feat three times in program history.

May 9, 2013

Lasting Legacy Of 2013 NCAA Women's Final Four Impacts New Orleans Community
SportsNOLA.com
The impact of the 2013 NCAA Women's Final Four on the New Orleans community will be felt for years to come thanks to numerous legacy programs that the NCAA and New Orleans Local Organizing Committee implemented in the Crescent City, with additional help from Tulane serving as the host institution.

May 8, 2013

Tulane baseball nips Nicholls State, 8-7, behind five double plays
NOLA.com
The Green Wave added a one-run game to the win column Tuesday night, though, edging Nicholls State 8-7 at Turchin Stadium

Tulane women's golf team ready for NCAA East Regional bright lights
NOLA.com
The stage on which the 20th-ranked Tulane women's golf team is about to get on is crowded with good teams and a bright spotlight. With three freshmen, a sophomore and a senior on the roster, it'd be understandable if the Green Wave would be a little overwhelmed by it.

May 6, 2013

Tulane channels some emotion and scores a 6-3 victory against Houston on Saturday
NOLA.com
The blood got pumping for the Tulane baseball team in Friday's night's loss to Houston. It just took a day to see the result.

May 3, 2013

Tulane third baseman Garrett Cannizaro improves at the plate recently, hoping for the best vs. Houston this weekend
NOLA.com
The Tulane third baseman entered his senior season after being drafted twice - once out of high school and once after his junior year--and with the expectation that this would be the year he helped push a senior-laden Green Wave club into its first regional since 2008.

May 2, 2013

Tulane baseball squeaks out a quick 3-1 victory against UNO
NOLA.com
In the teams' fourth meeting this season, Tulane leaned heavily on its pitching staff and had limited offense. But it was enough for the Green Wave Wednesday as it won 3-1 in front of an announced crowd of 1,941.

May 1, 2013

Jeff Cummings made most of short time at Tulane
SportsNOLA.com
For his accomplishments in college basketball in Louisiana, Cummings has been elected to the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame. He will be inducted during the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches' 39th Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, May 4, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Baton Rouge.

April 30, 2013

Sean Payton, Tulane's Curtis Johnson both excited about quarterback Ryan Griffin's potential with New Orleans Saints
NOLA.com
Saints coach Sean Payton said he actually expected Griffin to be drafted by another team. But if he went undrafted, the Saints had targeted him as a guy they wanted to sign for a developmental role. And that's a role the Saints and Payton have always taken seriously.

April 29, 2013

Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin says going to the New Orleans Saints is a great fit
NOLA.com Ryan Griffin's home in Westlake Village, Calif., was soaked in champagne and stuffed with friends, family and former high school coaches on Saturday at dinner time on the West Coast.

Tulane sweats out a long day for two wins and a C-USA series win vs. Marshall Saturday
NOLA.com
Tulane had a long day in West Virginia but came away with a Conference USA series victory against Marshall. April 26, 2013

Tulane QB Ryan Griffin playing it cool, hoping for good NFL draft news
NOLA.com
Ryan Griffin is approaching this weekend the way he always handles a high-stress, nerve-wracking life moment. As the NFL draft rolls on, Griffin is calmly surveying and going on with life until something this weekend changes it.

Tulane's defensive-minded catcher Cameron Burns will be leaned on heavily against Marshall
NOLA.com
Tulane freshman Cameron Burns looks like he's about 12 years old. But the youthful appearing catcher could not have a more grown-up job at this point in the Green Wave's baseball season. Video Included April 25, 2013

Tulane nearly gets signature win at LSU, but falls 4-3 in Baton Rouge
NOLA.com
For five innings, redshirt sophomore right-hander LeBlanc was having a career outing. As quickly as LSU hopefuls entered the batter's box, LeBlanc was sending them trotting back to the dugout.

April 24, 2013

Tulane closer Ian Gibaut named to National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List
NOLA.com
Tulane baseball closer Ian Gibaut was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List - awarded to the nation's top collegiate baseball reliever - announced the organization on Tuesday

April 22, 2013

Tulane multi-sport athlete Richard Carthon talks sports diversity
NOLA.com
Tulane's Richard Carthon is a DB on the football team and a LF on the baseball team. He is one of four football players playing spring sports. His thoughts on the athletic class in this video April 19, 2013

Tulane benefits from faulty UNO fielding, return of Reeves for 3-2 win
NOLA.com
The Green Wave got a vital shot in the arm, however, from the appearance of starting pitcher Andrew Reeves. Reeves hadn't appeared in a game since last season thanks to a forearm injury. He returned to pitch three encouraging innings in the Green Wave's 3-2 victory against the Privateers on Wednesday in front of 2,160

Tulane's on-campus football stadium on schedule for fall 2014 opening
NOLA.com
It's a little unsightly, but boy is it a glorious mess for Green Wave fans who have yearned for an on-campus football stadium since the old Tulane Stadium was demolished in 1980. There is no question, construction of what will be called Yulman Stadium is under way

April 17, 2013

Tulane baseball vs. UNO preview capsule
NOLA.com
Tulane is coming off a 5-2 win at University of Louisiana Monroe on Tuesday. UNO is coming off a 3-2 victory against Georgia State on Sunday. The Privateers won the last meeting between the two teams.

April 15, 2013

Injured Tulane football player Devon Walker makes first public appearance
WWLTV.com
His devastating football injury shocked the nation. Seven months later, Devon Walker made his first public appearance. The Tulane football player was paralyzed in September. Thurdsay night, he was greeted with a standing ovation inside Tulane's McAlister Auditorium.

April 12, 2013

Tulane's David Napoli makes rapid improvement, >that spreads to the team in the East Carolina series
NOLA.com
When senior left-handed pitcher David Napoli takes the mound on Sunday to start against East Carolina on the tail-end of Tulane's three-game set against Conference USA foe East Carolina, there are a few things to count on.

April 10, 2013

Tulane tests out new helmet designs
Yahoo!Sports
Things are changing at Tulane. The school is preparing for a move to the Big East in 2014, but before it does that, it's getting some fresh helmets to join the uniform craze that's been sweeping the country

April 9, 2013

Tulane RHP Alex Facundus undergoes surgery on arm Monday; out for season
NOLA.com
The Tulane baseball team has played most or all of the season without pitchers Alex Facundus, Alex Massey and Andrew Reeves. But Green Wave Coach Rick Jones said on Monday that he expects none of them back this season after setbacks in their rehabilitations from various arm injuries

Women's national championship preview with Tulane's Lisa Stockton
NOLA.com
Tulane women's basketball coach Lisa Stockton talked with sports reporter Rachel Whittaker on Monday to offer her insight on Tuesday's national championship game between Connecticut and Louisville at 7:30 p.m.

April 2, 2013

Former Voice of the Green Wave, Bruce Miller, dies at age 81; remembered fondly by Tulane community
Times-Picayune
The top memory of Bruce Miller for many Tulane sports fans is hearing the way he called the Dec. 1, 1973 Green Wave football game against LSU.

Tulane's Rick Jones maintaining faith in his team at 15-15
Times-Picayune
New Orleans, La. - The college baseball season is at the midway point and with a record of 15-15, 3-3 in Conference USA, the Tulane Green Wave are in unfamiliar territory.

March 28, 2013

Tulane's baseball team eager to get on track with C-USA series at Rice
Times-Picayune Tulane's Andrew Garner is considering growing out his beard again. The team's Friday ace Tony Rizzotti is thinking about buying the hitters dinner.

March 26, 2013

Tulane's Porras, LSU's Sagstrom tie for second in LSU Tiger Golf Classic
Times-Picayune
Tulane's Maribel Lopez Porras and LSU's Madelene Sagstrom tied for second place and the 25th-ranked Lady Green Wave placed second as a team in the LSU Tiger Golf Classic at the University Club in Baton Rouge on Sunday. Porras and Sagstrom both were 5-over-par 221 in the 54-hole tournament.

LSU, Tulane turn to Parkview pitchers
The Advocate LSU and Tulane both plan to hand the baseball to a former Parkview Baptist pitcher for their game Tuesday night at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans.

Tulane and LSU collide for the first time in 2013, with two Parkview Baptist alums in the spotlight
Times-Picayune
No. 2-ranked LSU heads down I-10 to face Tulane at 6:30 p.m. at Turchin Stadium, the start of a four-game road trip for the Tigers and four-game grind unlike any other this season for the Wave.

March 25, 2013

Tulane makes up for Saturday's poor performance with a series-clinching 3-2 win against Memphis Sunday
Times-Picayune
Consider the Tulane fan base officially motion sick. The Green Wave baseball team has taken its faithful on a heck of a roller coaster ride in the past week and that topsy-turvy feeling didn't stop on Sunday in front of Turchin Stadium's 2,022.

March 21, 2013

Tulane men's basketball beats South Alabama, 84-73, for CIT win
Times-Picayune
Tulane's first postseason game in 13 years was one they'll like to look back on. The Green Wave never trailed Wednesday night in eliminating South Alabama from the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, 84-73, at Devlin Fieldhouse.

Tulane women's basketball begins third straight WNIT on Thursday against Sam Houston State
Times-Picayune
Tulane coach Lisa Stockton wore something special to the Green Wave's practice Wednesday, the day before its WNIT opener against Sam Houston State.

March 20, 2013

Tulane men's basketball team gets a crack at postseason success against South Alabama on Wednesday in CIT first round
Times-Picayune
Kendall Timmons' five-year stint on the Tulane men's basketball team almost had an inglorious finish.

Tulane's future conference, armed with ESPN television deal, will be renamed by May
Times-Picayune
The Big East conference's new name won't be decided for another month or two, but Tulane's future conference has signed a new television deal with ESPN through the 2019-20 school year. Both parties expressed satisfaction with the agreement, saying it will pave the way for advancement in the conference.

March 19, 2013

Tulane hoping to build on two-game win streak against UNO on Tuesday
Times-Picayune
Every midweek game looms like a monster for the Tulane baseball team (12-10). And it isn't just because the NCAA selection committee hasn't picked the Green Wave for a regional field in the past four years. The Green Wave opens up Conference USA play this weekend by hosting Memphis and the hitting has been sporadic at best.

Tulane women's basketball earns WNIT berth, will host Sam Houston State on Thursday
Times-Picayune
Lisa Stockton confidently asserted after her Tulane team's first-round exit at the Conference USA tournament last week that the Green Wave could still have a shot at the postseason. She was right.

March 18, 2013

Tulane offense comes alive Sunday for 8-3 victory vs. UTSA to clinch series
Times-Picayune
But the luck of the Irish was with Cannizaro and the beleaguered Tulane hitters on St Patrick's Day Sunday, however. Cannizaro cranked his first career grand slam squarely over the left field wall to help the Green Wave to an 8-3 victory on Sunday against UTSA to clinch the series at 2-1.

Tulane men's basketball elicits first postseason basketball berth since 2000
Times-Picayune
Tulane men's basketball team will be playing in the postseason for the first time since 2000 after its 19-14 campaign. The Green Wave announced its acceptance of a CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) bid on Friday afternoon. Tulane's 19 wins are the most in 13 seasons.

March 14, 2013

Tulane women's basketball embarks on Conference USA tournament in Tulsa
Times-Picayune
Senior guard Olivia Grayson thinks fondly of her freshman season at Tulane, and with good reason. It ended with a victory in the Conference USA tournament in Tulsa, Okla.

Tulane men's basketball team wins thrilling C-USA Tourney opener
Times-Picayune
The Tulane men's basketball team did something on Wednesday night it hasn't done in four years - extend its season. The Green Wave defeated Marshall, 66-64, Wednesday night in the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Green Wave has not won a C-USA tourney game since 2009.

March 13, 2013

Tulane hoping for some March madness to strike in first round of Conference USA Tournament on Wednesday
Times-Picayune
On the eve of the Conference USA men's basketball tournament, inspiration is everywhere. It is in Josh Davis' backyard, as a matter of fact. The Tulane junior forward, who was named to the All C-USA first team on Monday, saw a friend from his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, punch a ticket to the NCAA Tournament.

Tulane women like chances in C-USA tournament
The Advocate
When Tulane topped off its 2010 Conference USA regular-season women's basketball championship by winning the league tournament and advancing to the NCAA tournament, then-freshman guard Olivia Grayson figured this was the way it would be for the rest of her college career.

March 11,2013

Tulane freshman Tim Yandel's game-winning hit propels Tulane past High Point, 11-10
Times-Picayune
Tulane and High Point combined to score 11 runs in the Friday and Saturday games of their weekend series at Turchin Stadium. Sunday's game couldn't have been more different.

Tulane baseball players shave their heads for pediatric cancer research
Times-Picayune
After pulling off a whirlwind 11-10 victory Sunday against High Point, some members of the Tulane baseball team have a lot less hair. Players shaved their heads after the game to increase awareness for pediatric cancer, raising more than $10,000 in the process.

Tulane junior Josh Davis makes first-team All Conference USA
Times-Picayune
Tulane junior forward Josh Davis earned a spot on the Conference USA First-Team, which was announced by the league office Monday afternoon. Sophomore point guard Ricky Tarrant was honored as well, making the league's second team.
March 5, 2013

Tulane baseball shuts out Northwestern State, 3-0
Times-Picayune
What a difference six days makes. The Tulane baseball team's previous home game Feb. 27 against UNO snapped a four-game losing streak.

Tulane women's golf team jumps into Top 25 this week
Times-Picayune The Tulane women's golf team jumped seven spots in the Golfweek.com rankings this week to 24th after last week's fourth place finish in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship. Four Green Wave golfers are now among the top 125 in the nation.

March 4, 2013

Tulane quarterback Nick Montana scores two touchdowns in Saturday's spring game
Times-Picayune
Long after the Tulane spring game ended on Saturday at Tad Gormley, there was still a swarm of fans around Nick Montana. He seemed confused by the fuss, but flashed an easy smile throughout, laughed, and signed footballs, T-Shirts and chatted.

Tulane women's basketball sends seniors out on a high note by beating Southern Miss 80-69
Times-Picayune
The Tulane women's basketball team led by 12 points in the waning minutes on Senior Day against Southern Miss, and Coach Lisa Stockton turned to the Devlin Fieldhouse crowd behind her and raised her arms to pump up the fans even more.
March 1, 2013

Tulane baseball down four pitchers early in the season
Times-Picayune
Just eight games into Tulane's 2013 season, coach Rick Jones has injury concerns on his hands. The team is missing four pitchers, most recently senior right-hander Tyler Mapes, who Jones said may be done for the season because of an arm injury he suffered Tuesday against Nicholls State.

Feb. 28, 2013

Tulane's Devin Powell doesn't get all the attention, but he is in the quarterback battle this spring too
Times-Picayune Every day after spring practice, Tulane quarterbacks Coach Mike Neu has a quarterback competition. He includes himself, too, for he was a former passer. He, Nick Montana, Devin Powell and Jordy Joseph all try to hit the cross bar of the uprights with a long pass, all launching from the same point.

Lewis: Tulane men's basketball sets sights on postseason
The Advocate
"Tulane basketball" and "postseason tournament." Now those are two phrases which haven't been used in the same sentence in a while -- 13 years to be exact. But for the first time since Perry Clark's final team made the NIT in 2000, the Green Wave is at least in the conversation.

Tulane baseball holds off UNO in close duel, 5-3
Times-Picayune Tulane would have taken a win just about any way it could get one Wednesday afternoon against city rival UNO. Things looked grim early for Tulane, as UNO scored three runs in the second inning off Tulane starter Daniel Rankin.

Feb. 27, 2013

Tulane finishes fourth in Allstate Sugar Bowl women's golf tournament
Times-Picyaune
A fourth-place finish in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship would have looked pretty good to Tulane women's coach Andrew Pratt before the tournament started. But not after.

Green Wave effort for football improvement a work in progress this spring
SportsNOLA.com
One of the greatest spring practices in the history of Tulane football might be taking place right now. But you and I would never know it. The Green Wave is practicing at the Saints facility in Metairie where practices have been closed to the media and the public. That will change Saturday, when the Green Wave will host a scrimmage outside at Tad Gormley Stadium.

Feb. 26, 2013

Tulane grabs first round lead of Allstate Sugar Bowl women's golf tournament
Times-Picayune
Led by freshman Emily Penttila, the Tulane women's golf team took the first round lead of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship at English Turn on Sunday.

Tulane players practiced harder on Monday when New Orleans Saints receiver Marques Colston watched some of their spring practice
Times-Picayune
The Tulane program has perhaps the best setup in all of college football for spring practices. With construction ripping up its old practice field on campus, the team is spending most of its allocated spring workouts at the New Orleans Saints practice facility on Airline Dr. in Metairie. Last Monday, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton wandered in to watch some Green Wave practice. This Monday, Saints receiver Marques Colston got a peek.

Feb. 25, 2013

Tulane men's basketball defeats Rice 89-64 on the road Saturday night
Times-Picayune
The Tulane men's basketball team's 89-64 victory over Rice on the road Saturday gave the Green Wave program it's most wins in a season since 1999-2000.

Tulane grabs first round lead of Allstate Sugar Bowl women's golf tournament
Times-Picayune
Led by freshman Emily Penttila, the Tulane women's golf team took the first round lead of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship at English Turn on Sunday.

Feb. 20, 2013

UNO Women's Tennis Pays Visit to Crosstown Rival Tulane
Times-Picayune
The New Orleans women's tennis team will face a stern test as it seeks its second win in a row, visiting No. 57 Tulane on Wednesday for a 4 p.m. dual at City Park.

2013 NCAA spring football: Tulane looks for second-year leap
USA Today
That gives Tulane eight seasons in a row with eight or more losses. When is this trend going to change? Sooner rather than later, perhaps. Bear with me.

Tulane Green Wave rallies to 5-3 win over Southeastern Louisiana in home opener
Times-Picayune
It wasn't quite the beginning Tulane right-hander Tyler Mapes had in mind Tuesday when the Green Wave went down against Southeastern Louisiana by two runs in the top of the first inning. But then Mapes, who surrendered two hits in the first, settled down, threw strikes, trusted his defense and eventually the Green Waves bats came to life in a 5-3 home-opening win over the Lions at Turchin Stadium.

Feb. 19, 2013

Tulane baseball faces familiar foe in first midweek game: Southeastern Louisiana
Times-Picayune
Tulane Coach Rick Jones and his baseball club have a good news, bad news scenario heading into their first midweek contest against regional foe Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday.

Former pitcher Micah Owings trying to become a full-time position player
Washington Post
The work is what Micah Owings missed most. Being a pitcher meant a structured, protective routine, a limit to how much baseball he could play. Being a hitter means all the batting practice he wants, extra groundballs after workouts, staying late to catch more flyballs. "That's what I'm looking forward to," Owings said. "Getting after it and working."

Tulane quarterback Nick Montana 'accurate' at Monday's spring football practice; star guests on hand to watch
Times-Picayune
Nick Montana, Tulane's newest quarterback, had some extra incentive to perform well in Monday's spring football practice. As if the quarterback battle between him and Devin Powell wasn't enough. Mom, dad, and Mr. Payton were watching. Nick's father, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana, his mother Jennifer and even New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton came to watch some practice in the Saints practice facility on Airline Drive.

Feb. 18, 2013

Tulane's Jordan Sullen returns to the program and an intense depth-chart competition
Times-Picayune
While his teammates were busy playing football over the past year, senior Jordan Sullen couldn't have been further from the field. In other words, Sullen could not have been further from what he loves.

Tulane crowned winner of baseball tournament in Texas
Times-Picayune
Tulane was declared the winner Texas State baseball tournament Sunday evening, after going 2-1 in games over the weekend at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas.

Robert Turchin, philanthropist, dies at 90
Big News Network
Robert L. Turchin, the namesake of a Tulane University baseball stadium and business library, died peacefully at the age of 90, his family said.

Feb. 15, 2013

Tulane opens its season with high hopes for a post-season bid
Times-Picayune
There is a quiet confidence about this 2013 Tulane baseball team. The club, though infused with fresh talent that will be used in this weekend's starting lineup, has some swagger.

Tulane women's hoops capitalizes on Rice turnovers to win, 61-45
Times-Picayune
Rice snagged nine more rebounds than Tulane in their Valentine's Day showdown in New Orleans, but Tulane capitalized on 20 Rice turnovers and racked up 16 fastbreak points en route its second win against the Owls this season.

Feb. 14, 2013

Tulane rises early for spring practice
The Advocate
Good thing for Tulane's Julius Warmsley that he's an early riser. Because if you want to play football for the Green Wave, you have to be.

Tulane quarterback battle begins with the first day of spring practice
Times-Picayune
The open of the Tulane spring football campaign is basically code for one phrase this season: quarterback battle.

Allstate Sugar Bowl women's golf event will feature impressive field
Times-Picayune
The Tulane women's golf team got off to a good start in spring season Tuesday by finishing second in the UCF Challenge at Red Tail Golf Club in Sorrento, Fla.

Feb. 13, 2013

Tulane carries a two-game winning streak heading into Southern Miss game Wednesday
Times-Picayune
Tulane went from a two-game slide to a two-game winning streak after defeating Houston on the road, 88-85, on Saturday.

Tell us: Who is Tulane's all-time best running back?
Times-Picayune
Tulane's spring football practice starts today, so we'll continue our look at some of the school's all-time greats. Tulane's rich football history doesn't just include standout quarterbacks.

Tulane football will begin spring campaign Feb. 13 at New Orleans Saints practice facility
Times-Picayune
he Tulane football team will begin its second spring season under coach Curtis Johnson when the Green Wave takes the field on Wednesday, Feb. 13 for the first of 15 practices.

Tulane brings new higher tempo offense to Southern Miss for Wednesday's game
Times-Picayune
The Tulane men's basketball players were weaving through Mardi Gras crowds on Tuesday morning in making their way to the Hertz Center for a final practice before heading to Hattiesburg for Wednesday's big game.

Feb. 8, 2013

Tulane women's basketball knocks off C-USA foe UTEP, 56-49
Times-Picayune
Olivia Grayson affirmed why Tulane women's basketball coach Lisa Stockton loves to put the ball in her hands with the game on the line. She pulled her team through in the clutch against one of Conference USA's best teams.

Feb. 7, 2013

Tulane's offense revs up in 91-75 C-USA victory against Marshall
Times-Picayune
With the confetti of National Signing Day still essentially flittering in the Uptown air and Mardi Gras parades rolling down its streets, the Tulane men's basketball team decided to join the party.

Feb. 6, 2013

Tulane baseball coach Rick Jones highlights 2013 club on Baseball Media Day on Tuesday
Times-Picayune
Ten days away from the season opener, Tulane baseball coach Rick Jones talked about the potential of his 2013 club and how he has adjusted the program to gain better RPI footing come NCAA regional selection time.

Feb. 5, 2013

Texas vs the Nation provides chance for college players to impress scouts
WFAA.com
Allen High School's glitzy new $60 million stadium is home to a college senior all-star game this week. "Oh my gosh, this is unreal," said Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin. "I can't believe it. I took pictures and sent to my brothers and sisters. We thought our high school was pretty big and pretty cool, but this is unbelievable."

Tulane pole vaulter Merritt Van Meter breaks school record in New Mexico Collegiate Classic
Times-Picayune
Tulane sophomore pole vaulter Merritt Van Meter broke the school record for the second time this season by clearing 4.05 meters (13' 3½") during the second day of the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Saturday.

Feb. 4, 2013

With life changed forever, Devon Walker talks about his future
WWL-TV.com
By now, you probably know the story of Tulane University football player Devon Walker. On Sept. 8, 2012, his life was at a crossroads.

Lead Super Bowl 2013 official Jerome Boger connected to Tulane
Times-Picayune
The lead official in Super Bowl 2013 - Jerome Boger - has some Tulane connections. His son, Tra Boger, is a former standout Tulane defensive player.

Tulane president, Big East commish trade emails about long-term vision
CBS Sports
Cowen emailed Genshaft and Aresco on Dec. 30 and asked that Genshaft might consider adding the "New" Big East's core values -- "who we are" as a conference -- on the agenda for a Jan. 11 meeting of Big East presidents and athletic directors in Dallas. Without a clear vision, Cowen wrote, he worried about the long-term implications.

The mummies that attended three Super Bowls in New Orleans
Yahoo! Sports
In preparation for Super Bowl XLVII, the Baltimore Ravens practiced on the baseball field at Tulane University this week, and the NFL installed black netting up around the field so the team could keep its game plan secret. There is, after all, nothing like a Super Bowl surprise.

Feb. 1, 2013

Super Bowl 2013 will leave Tulane football fans pondering the possibilities
Times-Picayune
What if Jim Harbaugh had become the head football coach at Tulane? Don't laugh. It's not so far-fetched. In fact, it almost happened. Today Green Wave athletic director Rick Dickson can only shake his head at the big one that got away back in 2005.

Ravens notebook: Team shifts to Saints' practice facility
Times-Picyaune
"The people at Tulane -- it has really been incredible what they've done there," coach John Harbaugh said. "They're building a new stadium -- an on-campus, 30,000-seat stadium. It's going to be first-class; it's going to be beautiful. The people are so nice, so professional. Everything has been great at Tulane. The facility is under construction right now, so that's a little bit tough."

Jan. 31, 2013

Super Bowls at Tulane Stadium lacked glitz, glamour of modern game but were still special
Times-Picayune
Jerry Romig is slight man hunched over now with age - 83 years to be exact. His voice is still strong but not as booming it was when it danced over the speakers at Tulane Stadium.

Ellerbe, Pitta work as Ravens practice in heavy winds at Tulane baseball diamond
Washington Post
The Ravens practiced for nearly 2 hours on a makeshift 80-yard field stretching across the outfield at Tulane's Greer Field baseball stadium.

Jan. 29, 2013

ESPN's 'Mike and Mike in the Morning' launches weeklong Super Bowl 2013 stand in New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic began their weeklong Super Bowl 2013 stand broadcasting "Mike and Mike in the Morning" from New Orleans with a visit from locals James Carville and Mary Matalin.

Jan. 28, 2013

Tulane Stadium left mark on New Orleans
FoxSportsNorth.com
It's quaint, narrow, this stretch of Willow Street, lined with colorful houses and dotted with puddles. A stray cat will scamper across if you wait long enough. The pavement buckles in spots, sinks in others, just as all roads in New Orleans are wont to do.

Jan. 25, 2013

Tulane baseball begins practice on Friday at Turchin Stadium
Times-Picayune
The team will have a little less than three weeks to prepare for their first game of the 2013 campaign. Practices will regularly take place at 2:15 p.m. at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium before the season begins

Jan. 24, 2013

Tulane will remain in the West Division in the reconfigured C-USA
Times-Picayune
Tulane has one more year left in Conference USA and it looks like it will remain in the West Division despite new teams entering this fall and others departing according to fbschedules.com.

Tulane's baseball venue -- Turchin Stadium -- will be Baltimore's practice field
Times-Picayune
About this time of year, the ping of aluminum bats can be heard from Tulane's Turchin Stadium as baseball season nears its open. But the whack-whack of shoulder pads? It's the smacks of Super Bowl.

Jan. 23, 2013

Tulane sees two new schools join C-USA: Middle Tennessee and Florida Atlantic
Times-Picayune
For weeks speculation raged that Middle Tennessee and Florida Atlantic would join Tulane in Conference USA. It's now official.

Jan. 22, 2013

Tulane's Josh Davis wins Conference USA Player of the Week honor
Times-Picayune
It wasn't a big surprise to see Conference USA honor Tulane forward Josh Davis with league Player of the Week on Monday. The 6-foot-8 junior out of Raleigh, North Carolina nearly achieved a triple-double.

Tulane stymies Memphis in women's basketball, 72-62
Times-Picayune
Missing its leading scorer and allowing a 13-2 run didn't prohibit the Tulane women's basketball team from pulling off its third straight Conference USA win Sunday at Devlin Fieldhouse.

Tulane fights off Tulsa and a former area prep star for its first C-USA win
Times-Picayune
Tulane had its share of local "swill" and thrill on Saturday against Tulsa in the Devlin Fieldhouse. The Green Wave weathered a hairy final minute of Saturday's Conference USA game against Tulsa in front of 2,147 for a 75-72 victory

Jan. 18, 2013

Tulane women's basketball holds off Rice, 69-65
Times-Picayune
Tulane remained unbeaten away from home Thursday night with a 69-65 Conference USA victory against Rice.

Jan. 17, 2013

Tulane DB Ryan Travis to play in Raycom All-Star game Saturday
Times-Picayune
Tulane defensive back Ryan Travis will be one of several college football seniors from across the nation playing in the inaugural Raycom College Football All-Star Classic on Saturday, Tulane confirmed on Wednesday

Jan. 16, 2013

Tulane' Cairo Santos earns another national award, CFPA Placekicker Trophy
Times-Picayune
Tulane junior kicker Cairo Santos, winner of the 2012 Lou Groza Award, pulled in another national honor on Tuesday.

Jan. 15, 2013

Contender or pretender? Tulane tries to prove its worth in C-USA hoops
The Advocate
It's all Tulane coach Ed Conroy can focus on, and with good reason. The Green Wave (12-3) has won nine of its past 10 games and rides a five game winning streak into its conference opener at 7 p.m. today against UTEP (6-6) in Devlin Fieldhouse.

Jan. 14, 2013

Tulane women beat Marshall, 67-57, behind 13 3-pointers
The Tulane University women's basketball team played its lone three-game week of the regular season and came away 2-1 after sandwiching an 81-41 win over Loyola on Thursday and a 67-57 victory at Marshall on Sunday around a 62-56 loss to SMU on Thursday to improve to 12-3 on the year and 1-1 in Conference USA play.

Jan. 10, 2013

Tulane women's basketball team hosts SMU to open Conference USA play
Times-Picayune
Tulane was picked No. 1 in this season's Conference USA preseason rankings, and SMU was No. 8. The Green Wave and Mustangs each had one player on the preseason All-Conference USA team

Jan. 9, 2013

Tulane's Josh Davis' big jump puts him atop the C-USA scoring and rebounding leaders
Times-Picayune
There is a rhythmic background to Josh Davis' life. It is the distinctive thump of a basketball hitting the ground. It has defined him since childhood and it is the Tulane junior's badge of honor now -- he is always working that basketball.

Jan. 8, 2013

Tulane women's basketball sets single-game steals record vs. Loyola
Times-Picayune
The Green Wave set a single-game school record in steals and led by as many as 43 points in knocking off Loyola, 81-41.

Dickson Affirms Tulane Committment to Big East
SportsNOLA.com
Tulane athletic director Rick Dickson is not showing any sign of concern publicly about the stability of his school's new conference. In a letter to contributors to the department, Dickson confirmed Tulane's commitment to moving into the Big East Conference.

Jan. 2, 2013

Tulane hopes to improve shooting, maintain rebounding edge against Wofford on Friday
Times-Picayune
Tulane is coming off its biggest win of the season - a 53-50 defeat of Alabama on the road.

Dec. 30, 2012

Tulane women win their fifth straight DoubleTree Classic
Times-Picayune
Redshirt-sophomore forward Whitney Bibbins led three Green Wave players in double figures with a game-high 25 points as the Tulane University women's basketball team won over McNeese State in the championship game of the 17th Annual Tulane/DoubleTree Classic on Sunday evening in Devlin Fieldhouse. Dec. 30, 2012

Tulane men's basketball team defeats Alabama 53-50 on the road Sunday evening
Times-Picayune
Green Wave forward Josh Davis notched his seventh double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Tulane out-rebounded Alabama 34-30.

Dec. 25, 2012

Tulane's Devon Walker is home for Christmas
Times-Picayune
Devon Walker is home today. It has been a long way home and it the Destrehan native won't stay there - there is more work to be done in a rehab facility in Atlanta.

Dec. 21, 2012

Cairo Santos is consensus All-America and other Jazzes: Editorial
Times-Picayune
Tulane junior kicker Cairo Santos is officially one of the most-decorated players in school history.

Dec. 20, 2012

New Orleans Saints players recount their moving visit with Tulane's injured safety Devon Walker
Times-Picayune
Devon Walker knew he was getting a famous visitor on Nov.28. The 22-year-old Tulane senior football player was expecting something big that day in Atlanta.

Tulane empties the roster in 76-49 victory over Texas-Pan American
Times-Picayune
Tulane hit the books in the past 11 days - both for the classroom and the court with finals and with a first-quarter season report from the coaching staff on the team's first 10 games.

Dec. 18, 2012

Devon Walker to spend holidays at home, according to Tulane
Times-Picayune
Tulane safety Devon Walker will be able to spend the holidays at his home, according to a news release from Tulane which contained the first photos of Walker released since he was hurt.

Dec. 12, 2012

Tulane's All-America and Lou Groza-winning kicker Cairo Santos processes an award-winning week
Times-Picayune
It's hard to imagine anyone with the name Cairo Santos as unemotional. The Brazilian-born Tulane place-kicker has a giddy, boy-like quality and a love for celebration.

Dec. 11, 2012

One of a kind: Tulane Coach Curtis Johnson's poise during an unimaginable first season
Times-Picayune
You have that feeling about Tulane head football Coach Curtis Johnson as he reflects back on his first year as a head coach. There have been so many crushing moments -- many dealt far from a football field.

Dec. 7, 2012

Tulane kicker Cairo Santos wins the Lou Groza Award
Times-Picayune
Tulane junior place-kicker Cairo Santos spent the week in West Palm Beach, Fla., charming the media on hand to document the 2012 Home Depot College Football Awards ceremonies.

Kicking it in America: How Cairo Santos turned a one-year stay into a possible career in the NFL
Yahoo! Sports
He came to America for a simple reason: He wanted to learn English. He stayed in America for a reason he can't quite believe and his mom has only begun to fully grasp. Cairo Santos arrived in Florida at age 15

Cairo Santos, Tulane Kicker With Inspiring Story, Wins The Lou Groza Award
HuffingtonPost.com
When a Tulane University kicker arrived in the United States as an exchange student, football was a foreign sport. Now, it's probably going to be his career.On Thursday, Cairo Santos was given the Lou Groza award

Dec. 6, 2012

Social scene: Tulane supporters raise a Hullabaloo
Times-Picayune
For 11 years, Tulane University has presented an auction and party to support Tulane student-athletes. It's marqueed Helluva Hullabaloo.

Dec. 5, 2012

Tulane defeats Nicholls State, 65-48, in men's basketball on Tuesday
Times-Picayune
Tulane senior guard Jordan Callahan scored 16 points and surpassed the 1,000-career points mark tonight.

Tulane's Cairo Santos vies for the Lou Groza Award on Thursday
Times-Picayune
Tulane University's Cairo Santos has caught the eye of the college football nation with his 21-for-21 field goal kicking this season. He is one of three finalists for the 21st Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, honoring the nation's finest kicker.

Tulane's Darion Monroe and Lorenzo Doss make All-Conference USA freshman team
Times-Picayune Tulane's two talented defensive backs from the New Orleans area racked up a prestigious post-season honor on Tuesday. Safety Darion Monroe, an East St. John product, and Lorenzo Doss of St. Augustine made the Conference USA All-Freshman team, released by the league office Tuesday.

Dec. 4, 2012

Tulane's shift to the Big East will require new approaches for its teams
Times-Picayune
Tulane basketball player Janique Kautsky perhaps said it best: Starting in 2014, Tulane gets to "compete with the big dogs."

Dec. 3, 2012

Tulane women's basketball dominates UNC Wilmington, has season-low 10 turnovers
Times-Picayune
Tulane is 6-1 for the third straight season. "We hadn't really dominated a team yet this season or past seasons," Grayson said. "That's something we need to work on" Nov. 30, 2012

Tulane safety Devon Walker getting birthday wishes on Thursday
Times-Picayune
The Tulane athletic department collected a host of birthday cards made this week for Injured Tulane safety Devon Walker and sent them to Walker to celebrate his 22nd birthday Thursday.

Nov. 29, 2012

Tulane feels the Big East offers it a better shot at a BCS national title
Times-Picayune
Though the BCS structure and how it selects elite bowl participants is undergoing change, Johnson said being a member of the Big East will better the Green Wave's chances of top-shelf bowl games at the end of the season for all its league members.

Nov. 28, 2012

Tulane will join the Big East -- 'a conference of opportunity' -- in 2014
Times-Picayune
The moment wasn't lost on Tulane President Scott Cowen. In signing the university's acceptance to the Big East Conference as a full-sport member beginning in July 2014, Cowen said his hand shook.

Tulane coaches and student-athletes enthused about Big East move
Times-Picayune
Tulane football coach Curtis Johnson didn't know if it was true. He had heard about the possibility, but he wasn't sure if it would come to fruition.

Tulane moving to the Big East could have major impact on recruiting
Times-Picayune
Tulane has always focused on recruiting the South for athletes in all major sports. It makes sense from a geographical standpoint and they haven't established a national brand that would allow them to raid other regions

Tulane to begin Big East play in 2014
The Gambit
It's official. Tulane University is leaving Conference USA and joining the Big East in July of 2014.

Tulane gets big lift from Timmons in 69-57 win over Loyola on 'historic' day
Times-Picayune
Tulane could not have capped a dreamier day on campus than by defeating cross-campus rival Loyola big in front of 2,136 at Devlin Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.

Why Tulane's Big East acceptance matters more than many think
Times-Picayune
That's why membership in the Big East Conference is landmark news. It's the most significant transaction for the school's athletic program since that fateful day in 1966

Nov. 27, 2012

Familiar foes Tulane, Loyola face off

Times-Picayune
It could be the shortest road trip in college sports.When Loyola plays Tulane on Tuesday, the Wolfpack merely need to walk a block down Freret Street from their gym to get to Devlin Fieldhouse.

Nov. 26, 2012

Tulane and Houston are partners in adversity this season
Times-Picayune
The lights of Houston's Robertson Stadium will be turned out for the final time this weekend. But one of the Cougars' team captains won't be on the field for the sendoff against Tulane on Saturday at 2:30 p.m., and the Green Wave can relate to that pain.

Tulane men's basketball team holds off late rally by Southern to win 68-65
Times-Picayune
Before Saturday night, Southern had never beaten the Tulane men's basketball team in five tries. So naturally, Tulane had to work hardest of all for win number six.

Tulane kicker Cairo Santos finishes the season perfect on field goals
Times-Picayune
Cairo Santos is a can't-miss kicker. The junior finalist for the Lou Groza Award nailed a 32-yard field goal with 5:17 left in the third quarter Saturday at Robertson Stadium to finish the year a perfect 21-of-21

Nov. 21, 2012

Tulane's football team is coping with late-season injuries
Times-Picayune
Two Tulane starting linebackers won't get to finish their junior seasons on the field Saturday at Houston. Dominique Robertson suffered his second concussion of the season against East Carolina, and Logan Hamilton tore his ACL.

Tulane's Groza Award finalist Cairo Santos is one step away from perfection
Times-Picayune
The announcement of the three finalists for the Lou Groza Award, given to the best kicker in college football, was scheduled for late Monday. That was too long of a wait for the Brazilian-based family of Tulane kicker Cairo Santos.

Nov. 20, 2012

Tulane kicker Santos one of three finalists for Lou Groza Award

SportsNOLA.com
The national panel of college football experts assembled by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission has selected the three finalists for the 21st Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award and Cairo Santos of Tulane will vie for the honor.

Nov. 19, 2012

Tulane wide receiver Ryan Grant reaches 1,000-yard plateau
Times-Picayune
Grant hauled in 10 passes for 94 yards Saturday from quarterback Ryan Griffin, just shy of his fifth straight game with 100 yards or more, which would have tied the Tulane record set by JaJuan Dawson in 1999.

Tulane thumps Chicago State, 79-51, in front of a lively, star-studded home crowd
Times-Picayune
New Orleans Hornets prodigy Anthony Davis hunkered down to take in the Green Wave's game against Chicago State in the Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic.

Nov. 15, 2012

Tulane adjusts to its new surroundings in the Devlin Fieldhouse
Times-Picayuned
Tulane is coming off its first win this season - a 65-55 victory over Bethune-Cookman Tuesday night in the Green Wave's first appearance in its refurbished home venue.

Nov. 14, 2012

Tulane's Ryan Griffin preparing for final home game
The Advocate
The 17th day of November is a day Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin has tried to bury in the deepest crevice of his mind since the start of training camp in August.

Nov. 13, 2012

Tulane women's basketball beats ULM 70-60
Times-Picayune
The Tulane women's basketball team never trailed in the second half Monday night against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks and emerged from Fant-Ewing Coliseum with a 70-60 victory.

Tulane freshman Darion Monroe leads the Green Wave defense
Times-Picayune
Tulane freshman safety Darion Monroe called it a monkey on his back. The East St. John product had not scored a touchdown since arriving on campus, though he scored plenty of them as a quarterback for the Wildcats.

Tulane injured safety Devon Walker video chats with teammates
Times-Picayune
Walker, who is an in-patient at an undisclosed spinal injury rehabilitation facility after breaking his neck in a football game at Tulsa on Sept. 8, recently had a video chat with his Tulane football teammates

Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin coming off rough outing against Memphis
Times-Picayune
Tulane football coach Curtis Johnson leaned on super hero metaphors in Tuesday's football media luncheon to explain the dip in quarterback Ryan Griffin's performance.

Nov. 12, 2012

Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson introduces Devlin Fieldhouse
Times-Picayune
Just a few hours before the Tulane women's basketball team's season opener at the Devlin Fieldhouse, Athletic Director Rick Dickson was brimming with excitement.

Nov. 9, 2012

Tulane football has a familiarity with Memphis, Saturday's opponent
Times-Picayune
In many ways the Tulane football team has a Memphis connection. As the Green Wave continues its season with a game against the Tigers on the road Saturday night, let the correlations begin.

Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin, with consecutive 400-yard passing games, takes aim at Memphis
Memphis Commercial-Appeal
It is one of the most impressive in Green Wave history.Griffin, a fifth-year senior, will attempt to post a third straight 400-yard passing game. After setting a school record two weeks ago in a 466-yard effort against UAB, he followed it with a 476-yard performance against Rice.

Newly named Devlin Fieldhouse ready for Tulane women's basketball opener
Times-Picayune
Tulane's 79-year-old basketball and volleyball gym has a new name. And not just a new name, but new renovations to start the basketball season off with a bang.

Nov. 8, 2012

Tulane has three games left to improve its rushing offense
Times-Picayune
coach Curtis Johnson sees potential for the running game to establish its identity this weekend at Memphis. He said Tulane hasn't been ahead enough to really manifest any rushing production.

Nov. 7, 2012

Stadium donation in line with Tulane's mission: Letter
Times-Picayune
Tulane brings in non-regional students, learning from and teaching them and sending its graduates back home with an appreciation for New Orleans.

Tulane passing game could hit new highs with the return of Shackleford
Times-Picayune
It hasn't been easy for Tulane sophomore wide receiver Justyn Shackleford to sit on the sidelines the past two weeks with a hamstring injury.

Nov. 6, 2012

Tulane football program seeks to rediscover 2002 stride
The Advocate
It's been a decade of turbulence and losing since Tulane last went to a bowl game. A kind of season like that seems so far away, yet that remains the goal for the program, its leadership and its fans.

Nov. 5, 2012

Tulane DB Ryan Travis gives Wave spark with interception return
Times-Picayune
There were two big momentum-changing plays that helped ignite Tulane's third-quarter rally in the Wave's 49-47 loss to Rice on Saturday, Green Wave Coach Curtis Johnson said.

Tulane kicker Cairo Santos sets record with 57-yard field goal
Times-Picayune
Death, taxes and Cairo Santos. Though it has been a rough season for Tulane, the one constant has been Santos, the Green Wave's junior kicker from San Paulo Brazil.

Nov. 2, 2012

Tulane Names New Football Home Yulman Stadium
NolaDefender.com
The new Tulane stadium won't be called Tulane Stadium, or even New Tulane Stadium. No, all ghosts of the past will lie with the mummies below New Orleans.

Yulman, Benson, Glazer step up for Tulane stadium project
SportsNOLA.com
By 2014, Tulane football will return to campus for the first time in four decades. Tulane moved from Tulane Stadium to the Louisiana Superdome in 1975. Now, a new Tulane Stadium with a different name will bring the Green Wave home in less than two years

Non-traditional athletic donors, the Yulmans donate $15 million for Tulane stadium
Times-Picayune
By no means did Richard and Janet Yulman ever think their name would be slapped on the outside of a football stadium. A classroom maybe, but the couple never imagined a sporting venue.

Nov. 1, 2012

Optimism reigns at Tulane after two football wins
SportsNOLA.com
These are not the conditions for optimism--starting the season 0-5, experiencing light attendance, losing star players before the season started, losing a starting quarterback for weeks and losing a player to a tragic injury.

New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson confirms Tulane stadium donation
Times-Picayune
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson confirmed Wednesday that he has chipped in money to Tulane's on-campus football stadium project

Oct. 31, 2012

Tulane's Eric Jones rides the Wave this week despite 'Bama roots
Times-Picayune
Tulane senior right tackle Eric Jones is from Hoover, Alabama - a part of the country fairly focused on one football game this Saturday. The one in Baton Rouge that pits No. 1 Alabama against No. 5 LSU in Tiger Stadium.

Tulane to announce stadium naming rights Thursday
Times-Picayune
Will Tulane fans be filing into Tom Benson Stadium on Saturdays in the future for football games?

Oct. 30, 2012

Tulane Green Wave Should Join the Alternate Uniform Craze: Fan's Opinion
Times-Picayune
When things aren't going well, college football teams have to look for others ways to grab the attention of the media, fans, and potential recruits. The latest trend in college football is the alternate uniform.

Tulane's Lorenzo Doss' two interceptions key in Wave's victory
Times-Picayune
In a game where the teams combined for 100 points and 1,241 yards, it's hard to imagine a defensive play standing out. But, in the eyes of Tulane Coach Curtis Johnson, Green Wave freshman cornerback Lorenzo Doss made two.

Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin has record-breaking day in 55-45 victory against UAB
Times-Picayune
More than a month ago, Tulane fifth-year quarterback Ryan Griffin went into halftime of a game at Tulsa unsure if he would be able to play college football again because of an injury to his throwing (right) shoulder. "I had no idea," Griffin said.

Rice answers call to aid an injured rival
Houston Chronicle
On occasion, Rice coach David Bailiff will gather his team in a huddle after a practice and issue a challenge. This time was different. A football player from an opposing team, not one of their own, needed assistance.

Oct. 25, 2012

Three keys for Tulane against UAB on Saturday
Times-Picayune
Tulane has played plenty of teams this season that had more talent and experience. UAB isn't one of them.

Tulane and UAB bear striking similarities as teams brace for Saturday's game
Times-Picayune
There aren't a lot of coaches that can relate to what Curtis Johnson has gone through this season as Tulane's first-year football coach. But UAB Coach Garrick McGee has some idea.

Tulane President Scott Cowen says on-campus football stadium on track
Times-Picayune
Tulane President Scott Cowen said construction plans for the school's on-campus football stadium are coming along according to schedule. "We believe that we are on track to break ground on the stadium within the next several months and to have the stadium open in the fall of 2014," Cowen said in an interview last week

Oct. 24, 2012

Tulane's injuries pile up Tuesday; WR Justyn Shackleford and LB Dominique Robertson among many
Times-Picayune
Tulane had some injuries in Tuesday morning football practice. Linebacker Dominique Robertson left practice early with a head injury and multi-purpose player Derrick Strozier hurt his hand

Oct. 22, 2012

Tulane can't find late-game magic in loss to UTEP
Times-Picayune
When UTEP's LaQuintus Dowell fumbled the ball with 50 seconds left, freshman cornerback Darion Monroe successfully fought to recover the ball for Tulane. As he ran back to the sideline, the only noise you could hear in the Sun Bowl came from the Green Wave sideline as the players erupted in a cacophony of cheers.

Oct. 18, 2012

Curtis Johnson believes there are many more wins in Tulane's future
Times-Picayune
The ball sits atop a bookcase in his office, wedged sideways between books and recruiting binders, almost an afterthought. Curtis Johnson hasn't had time to properly display the trophy from his first win as a college head football coach. In fact, he hardly found time to celebrate it.

Tulane football team trying to build off season's first win
Times-Picayune
A week ago the Tulane football team was scratching for its first win in 16 tries. Now it seems like the Green Wave might be able to begin a streak in the opposite direction.

Tulane women's basketball team counting down the days until season begins
Times-Picayune
Twenty-two days. That's all that remains before the Tulane women's basketball team takes the court against Louisiana Tech to tip off its 2012-13 season schedule. The Green Wave is determined to get back into contention for a championship after falling in the finals in the Conference USA tourney last season.

Tulane-UTEP football showdown a Price family reunion
Times-Picayune
Adversity steamrolled the Price family in 2003. Current Tulane offensive coordinator Eric Price, his father Mike and brother Aaron -- UTEP head coach and offensive coordinator, respectively -- were caught up in a scandal at Alabama just a few months after Mike Price was hired as Crimson Tide coach and his sons were named assistants.

Oct. 17, 2012

C-USA Preview: With good health, Tulane could jump from last place to relevance
Yahoo! Sports
From 2006 to 2010, Conroy had transformed the Citadel from a seven-win laughingstock into a winning program, a feat thought to be nearly impossible before he achieved it. Then in spring 2010, Tulane president Scott Cowen and athletic director Rick Dickson tried to persuade him to leave the waterfront house he loved, the school he once played for and the players he'd recruited to tackle a rebuilding project as daunting as the one he'd just completed.

Tulane golfer Maribel Lopez Porras has trip of a lifetime
Times-Picacyune
Tulane's Maribel Lopez Porras is looking forward to outstanding senior season this school year. She's the defending Conference USA women's golf champ and the anchor for the Green Wave team that should contend for the C-USA title and an NCAA Tournament berth next spring

Tulane football players get what they have yearned for since Sept. 8, word from Devon Walker
Times-Picayune
Members of the Tulane football team have spent most of the past five weeks waiting to hear Devon Walker's voice.

Oct. 15, 2012

Tulane football team snaps 15-game losing streak with 27-26
Times-Picayune
Tulane fifth-year quarterback Ryan Griffin has seen way too much in the past year to think a one-point edge over SMU and 35 seconds left meant victory. The guy could have felt a little more comfortable after pushing his offense 68 yards in five plays in a mere 48 seconds in his first day back on the job after a shoulder injury sidelined him for past five weeks.

Tulane defense records three sacks, one interception of SMU's Garrett Gilbert
Times-Picayune
Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin said it best after the Green Wave's one-point win against SMU: "Hat's off to the defense." Tulane's defense played for 40 minutes and 17 seconds of game time Saturday, eclipsing its previous high by more than seven minutes (against Ole Miss), but the Green Wave put just enough pressure on SMU quarterback Garrett Gilbert with three sacks and one interception to emerge with a 27-26 victory.

Three Tulane receivers have season-best days in victory over SMU
Times-Picayune
Tulane redshirt freshman Marc Edwards wished one thing was different about Tulane's 27-26 victory against SMU on Saturday. His 79-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Ryan Griffin was the first of his career and Griffin's career-long, but Edwards was a little let down for one reason.

Oct. 12, 2012

Tulane women's golf gains valuable experience at Murphey event
Times-Picayune
Tulane women's golf coach Andrew Pratt said even though the finish may not have been something to hang on the wall, the experience the Green Wave took from last weekend's Liz Murphey Fall Preview in Athens, Ga., was invaluable.

Tulane football: Three keys for Saturday's game against SMU
Times-Picayune
Now that Tulane has its trusty passer back -- Ryan Griffin will start after missing three starts because of a shoulder injury -- the Green Wave receivers have no excuse for drops

Tulane guard/forward Whitney Bibbins striving to stay healthy this season
Times-Picayune
Redshirt sophomore guard/forward Whitney Bibbins experienced an all-too-familiar injury during a pickup basketball game with her Tulane teammates before the 2011-12 season.

Tulane linebackers face a huge challenge this week against SMU without Zach Davis
Times-Picayune
It seems there is a little black cloud hanging over the Tulane middle linebacker position.

Tulane receiving unit is coming around, Coach Curtis Johnson says
Times-Picayune
Now that Ryan Griffin is back running the first team at quarterback for Tulane after being out since Sept. 8, Coach Curtis Johnson's attention in Wednesday's practice turned to another direction on the offense - its fringes. Johnson is hyper-focused now on the guys catching Griffin's passes.

Oct. 10, 2012

With Ryan Griffin back, Tulane heads into SMU tilt with healthy backfield
SportsNOLA
Tuesday morning, Tulane players saw something on the practice field they hadn't seen for nearly two months - Ryan Griffin behind center with the first unit, Orleans Darkwa lined up behind him.

Tulane football team embraces return of quarterback Ryan Griffin
Times-Picayune
Griffin finally was back with the first-team offense and is listed as the starter on the depth chart for Saturday's game against SMU

Oct. 4, 2012

Tulane football targets wide receiver Ryan Grant at practice on Wednesday morning
Times-Picayune
The Tulane football team worked under clear skies and mild temperatures on Wednesday morning and the intent seemed clear - get rid of the ball quickly and, if at all possible, into receiver Ryan Grant's hands.

Tulane football player Derrick Strozier experiences more change in a move to defense
Times-Picayune
Strozier never could have envisioned one of his best friend's - Devon Walker - would be in an in-patient rehabilitation facility right now embarking on the long road to recovery from a cervical spine fracture suffered from a hit in the Sept. 8 game at Tulsa.

Oct. 3, 2012

Quarterback position is Tulane Coach Curtis Johnson's primary concern
Times-Picayune
Ponder could have admitted he was a little sore. But he told the post-game media on Saturday his pride was in worse shape than his body.

Tulane women's basketball hopes maturity gives team fast start to 2012
Times-Picayune
Tulane's women's basketball coach Lisa Stockton liked much of what she saw from her team last season, but with a new season just more than a month away, she knows it's time to do more.

Oct. 2, 2012

Tulane Coach Curtis Johnson pulls from other areas to shore up secondary
Times-Picayune
There are several key position changes that Tulane Coach Curtis Johnson is making this week to help a battered up secondary.

Sept. 28, 2012

Tulane football team hoping for first win against Louisiana-Monroe Saturday
Times-Picayune
The way things are going this season, many Tulane football fans have tempered their previous hopes of the program making a bowl game under first-year Coach Curtis Johnson into hopes that Tulane can win a game this season.

Family of injured Tulane player speaks out for the first time, thankful for support
WWL-TV
For the first time since Tulane safety Devon Walker was seriously injured, his family is speaking out.During a fundraising event dedicated to Walker Thursday night, Walker's sister, Yolan Walker-Bender said her entire family appreciates the outpouring from the community.

Sept. 26, 2012

Tulane quarterback D.J. Ponder has steep learning curve this week
Times-Picayune
Tulane fifth-year senior D.J. Ponder recently rejoined the football team after initially deciding to forego his final season of eligibility in favor of baseball.

Changes in plans for Tulane stadium could ease some opposition
Times-Picayune
In a move that could soften the opposition of at least some nearby residents to Tulane University's plans to build an on-campus football stadium immediately behind their homes, architects have redesigned the west side of the stadium so that it will be only 38 feet high, not 48 feet.

Sept. 24, 2012

Tulane's cross country teams take a first and second in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Times-Picayune
It hadn't happened for the Tulane men's cross country program in eight years, but on Saturday at the Southern Miss Dedicated Cross Country Facility, the Green Wave won a team championship.

When a Severe Injury Shakes a Team to Its Heart
New York Times
Then he thought about the Tulane players who had to keep playing after seeing their teammate taken away in an ambulance.

Tulane DB Darion Monroe makes defensive impact in loss to Ole Miss
Times-Picayune
The East St. John alumnus has played at cornerback and safety for the Green Wave in his three games so far, rising to the challenge to make up for the loss of senior safety Devon Walker.

Latest plans for Tulane football stadium to be discussed tonight
Times-Picayune
A public forum, the fourth that Tulane has held on the issue, will begin at 6 p.m. at Freeman Auditorium in Woldenberg Art Center on the Tulane campus.

Sept. 21, 2012

Tulane football returns to play on Saturday against Ole Miss but not to normal
Times-Picayune
It won't be quite football as usual in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, however.

Ole Miss, Tulane to honor Walker on Saturday
Daily Mississippian
When Ole Miss plays Tulane in New Orleans Saturday, more than football will be on the minds of both teams.

Sept. 19, 2012

Coach Curtis Johnson decides to shakeup Green Wave secondary
Times-Picayune
Considering Tulane Coach Curtis Johnson often compares defensive back Darion Monroe to Baltimore Ravens All-Pro free safety Ed Reed, it should come as no surprise that he moved the freshman to the same position.

Sept. 18, 2012

Spinal cord injuries exact a staggering cost
NWI Times
It's been 10 days since Tulane safety Devon Walker injured his cervical spine when he collided with a teammate as they tackled a Tulsa receiver. Surgery to stabilize the fracture followed a day later. Since then, not a word about progress.

Sept. 17, 2012

Devon Walker's injury a reminder of inherent dangers of the country's most popular sport
Times-Picayune
As exiled New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton saw the play that left Tulane safety Devon Walker with a fractured spine in last week's game at Tulsa, it reminded him of the fragility of the human body, the instantaneous transformation of a life, the inherent dangers of the country's most popular sport.

Tulane safety Devon Walker can draw inspiration from Penn State's Adam Taliaferro
Times-Picayune
As Tulane's Devon Walker lies prone in a Tulsa hospital bed, at least one person knows exactly what he has gone through this past week and what is ahead.

Elementary schoolchildren give bundle of get-well cards to injured Tulane player
CBS Sports
The fruits of that fun and heartfelt labor are obvious in the picture above: a genuine bundle of get-well cards for Tulane football safety Devon Walker, who was taken away by ambulance after fracturing his spine last Saturday during the team's game against Tulsa.

Sept. 14, 2012

Tulane players balance concern for Devon Walker with football during bye week
Times-Picayune
The Tulane football team is grateful for a bye this weekend for more than one reason.

Tulane safety Devon Walker has better chance of recovery with recent medical innovations
Times-Picayune
But with widespread advances in care, patients such as Tulane's Devon Walker, who sustained a cervical spine fracture (broken neck) Saturday against Tulsa, have new hope of potential recovery.

Sept. 13, 2012

Tulane University ramps up fund raising for injured football player Devon Walker's family
Times-Picayune
The outpouring of support - financial and emotional -- for injured Tulane football player Devon Walker came moments after Walker hit the ground in Tulsa last saturday after sustaining a neck-breaking accidental blow from a teammate.

Sept. 12, 2012

Former player Marc Buoniconti relates to Tulane safety Devon Walker's condition
Time-Picayune
Marc Buoniconti knows first-hand the pain a spinal cord injury can cause. In 1985, as a linebacker for The Citadel, he suffered a cervical spine injury like Tulane's Devon Walker did last weekend against Tulsa.

Mother of Eric LeGrand reaches out to Walker and his family
Kentucky.com
Karen LeGrand was hit with a rush of awful memories when she heard a Tulane player had been carted off with a spinal cord injury.

Tulsa doctor stays calm in scary situation, thanks to emergency training
CBS Sports
Without much in the way of conscious thought, Dr. Brad Boone started running across the field. Somehow he just knew, even if he had never seen this before. Not in more than 20 years as Tulsa's team physician. Not in more than 200 football games. Not ever, on a playing field. But when Tulane's Devon Walker went down and didn't get up Saturday against Tulsa, Boone knew.

Tulane football team practices, coping surprisingly well after Devon Walker injury
Time-Picayune
Tulane's Julius Warmsley probably will never get that moment from last Saturday out of his head.

Sept. 11, 2012

Injured Tulane football player Devon Walker moves shoulders; press conference today in Tulsa
Times-Picayune
Walker, who broke his neck in Saturday's football game at Tulsa, has some movement in his shoulders just one day after undergoing a three-hour surgery to stabilize his spine.

Sept. 10, 2012

Injured Tulane safety Devon Walker has three-hour surgery to repair spine; time will tell on recovery
Times-Picayune
A day after Devon Walker broke his neck in Tulane's football game at Tulsa, the Green Wave athletic department announced that Walker underwent a three-hour surgery to stabilize his spine on Sunday.

Devon Walker: The Embodiment of Tulane
TulaneInsider.com
Let's forget for a moment about Saturday football games, final scores, and championships, and instead look at the things we sometimes take for granted. Devon Walker is the embodiment of all things we stand for as Tulane fans and alums.

Local and national fans praise and pray for Tulane safety Devon Walker, who incurred a dangerous blow in today's game at Tulsa
Times-Picayune
Tulane safety Devon Walker, who sustained a head-on collision right before halftime of today's game at Tulsa, has become the object of prayers nationwide and in his backyard of Destrehan.

Sept. 6, 2012

Lingering ankle injury likely to keep Tulane running back Orleans Darkwa out of lineup
Times-Picayune
Orleans Darkwa, Tulane's starting tailback the past two seasons and its leading rusher those years, is not listed on the depth chart and will likely not return to action until preparations for the Ole Miss game in a couple weeks.

Tulane Green Wave coach Curtis Johnson back on his feet after health scare
Times-Picayune
Tulane football coach Curtis Johnson was back at practice Wednesday morning, showing no ill effects of the heat fatigue he suffered during a session Tuesday morning.

Sept. 5, 2012

Tulane football Coach Curtis Johnson is released from the hospital after being treated for heat illness
Times-Picayune

Tulane football Coach Curtis Johnson was released from the Tulane Medical Center after being hospitalized for a heat fatigue incident incurred in practice this morning.

Sept. 4, 2012

Tulane football must diversify offense for success this season
Times-Picayune
The one thing Tulane coach Curtis Johnson did not want this season was to burden the fate of the offense on senior quarterback Ryan Griffin.

Tulane's Zach Davis, Darryl Farley replace Trent Mackey at middle linebacker
Times-Picayune
The Green Wave had a big void to fill in the heart of its defense after losing senior middle linebacker Trent Mackey, who was suspended indefinitely after he was charged in an alleged armed robbery.

August 28, 2012

Tropical Storm Isaac nudges Tulane football team to Birmingham, Alabama for next two days
Times-Picayune
With the Isaac storm system bearing down in the Gulf of Mexico today, the Tulane football team has decided to move its operations to Birmingham, Alabama for Tuesday and Wednesday.

August 27, 2012

Tulane Green Wave football coach Curtis Johnson ready to tackle challenges
Times-Picayune
He was hired in December as the Tulane Green Wave's 39th and first black head football coach.

August 24, 2012

Tulane looking to solidify safety positions heading into opener
Times-Picayune
Tulane's starting safeties, Shakiel Smith and Kyle Davis, exude confidence, a necessary trait for the team's last line of defense between the opposing offense and the end zone.

August 23, 2012

Tulane running back Lazedrick Thompson impresses coaches with toughness and physical play
Times-Picayune
The ankle injury suffered by running back Orleans Darkwa has left an opening for any of Tulane's plethora of backs looking to work their way into the rotation.

Tulane Coach Curtis Johnson surprises team en route to afternoon practice, pulls into Rock 'n' Bowl
Times-Picayune
At the midway point of the final week of preseason practice, first-year Tulane head football coach Curtis Johnson decided his team needed a break from the routine.

August 21, 2012

Tulane football program moves ahead, can't afford to lament absence of linebacker Trent Mackey
Times-Picayune
Tulane football program moves ahead, can't afford to lament absence of linebacker Trent Mackey.

August 20, 2012

Tulane Green Wave's Julius Warmsley is voice of encouragement on defense
Times-Picayune
It sounded like junior Julius Warmsley was shouting out lyrics to a Ludacris song during Tulane's football scrimmage Saturday.

Tulane's Davis assumes role of suspended linebacker Mackey
Times-Picayune
"It's definitely a big role to fill," Davis said. "I think I have the ability to do so. I'm going to lean on my teammates. We all have to come together and it has to be a team effort.

August 17, 2012

Tulane running back Orleans Darkwa injured
Times-Picayune
Junior running back Orleans Darkwa sustained an injured ankle towards the end of practice Thursday and had to be helped from the field.

Tulane running back Josh Rounds continues to impress
Times-Picayune
If there is any position where Tulane has depth and doesn't need a freshman to step up, it's at running back. But that hasn't stopped former McMain standout Josh Rounds from making an immediate impact.

August 15, 2012

Tulane tight ends excited about the position's possibilities
Times-Picayune
The arrival of first-year head coach Curtis Johnson, a former New Orleans Saints assistant who brought with him Sean Payton's high-octane pro-style offense and a penchant for multiple-tight end sets, inspired a renewed sense of purpose for Marfisi.

August 13, 2012

Tulane Green Wave backfield in good hands with Orleans Darkwa leading the way
Times-Picayune
He caught 37 passes in 2011, becoming the first player to lead Tulane in receptions and rushing yardage since Mewelde Moore in 2001.

August 10, 2012

Tulane athletic department loses key employees
Times-Picayune
While Tulane football fall camp finishes up its final week and plans for an on-campus football stadium swing into full gear for a hoped-for January ground-breaking, the athletic department is looking to fill several key positions.

Tulane Green Wave defensive ends working to make the grade
Times-Picayune
The Tulane defensive ends are feeling that exposure thanks to a daily grade chart on their showing at fall football camp.

August 9, 2012

Tulane's Curtis Johnson won't shy away from playing freshmen
Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane football coach Curtis Johnson used to believe every freshman recruit should receive a redshirt. A young running back he signed at San Diego State changed his mind.

August 8, 2012

Timmons, Green Wave team set for basketball in the Bahamas
Times-Picayune
Island paradise awaits Tulane senior basketball player Kendall Timmons, but beach and sunshine are mere side notes to his upcoming trip.

Tulane football will rely on standout freshmen this season
Times-Picayune
Throughout spring and summer practices, Tulane Coach Curtis Johnson insisted that this year's freshmen will provide star power and the potential to dazzle fans.

August 7, 2012

Tulane freshman quarterback Devin Powell turns heads on first day of fall camp
Times-Picayune
The Tulane football team went through its first day of fall camp this morning and at least one player had the coaches' heads shaking - in a good way.

July 31, 2012

Former Tulane golfer Stephanie Wagstaff honored for her academics
Times-Picayune
Former Green Wave golfer Stephanie Wagstaff just finished her career at Tulane and pulled in another academic honor. Wagstaff was named a 2011-12 All-America Scholar by the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA).

July 26, 2012

Tulane Green Wave's Ryan Griffin eager to take spot as C-USA's top passer
Times-Picayune
But many of the conference's passers have exhausted their eligibility, peeling back a layer of talent that reveals -- well, Tulane senior quarterback Ryan Griffin.

July 23, 2012

Coach Terri Sisk has built promising Green Wave tennis team from scratch
Times-Picayune
Before Tulane's women's tennis team reached No. 52nd in the nation this spring, its highest ranking since the 2004-05 season, there was nothing but an empty court and Coach Terri Sisk.

Tulane Green Wave's season still may depend on quarterback Ryan Griffin
Times-Picayune
Tulane Green Wave's season still may depend on quarterback Ryan Griffin.

July 12, 2012

Tulane Stadium gets go-ahead after New Orleans City Council kills interim zoning district
Times-Picayune
Releasing the brake that it applied in May on the construction of a football stadium at Tulane University, the New Orleans City Council this morning killed a measure that would have barred the project from the Uptown campus.

July 10, 2012

Tulane continues push for new stadium
Times-Picayune
A push to bring college football back to uptown New Orleans with construction of a new stadium at Tulane University continues when the university hosts a forum on the issue.

July 5, 2012

Former Tulane Green Wave players Cummings, Fowler, Jurries, McEachrane selected to Hall of Fame
Times-Picayune
Four former Tulane Green Wave athletes have been selected to the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame, the university announced Tuesday.

June 29, 2012

NCAA unveils logo for Women's 2013 Final Four in New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Members of the New Orleans Local Organizing Committee, comprised of Tulane, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the Allstate Sugar Bowl, along with the NCAA introduced the logo at the Dryades YMCA on Thursday morning.

June 15, 2012

Forte' eager for better days for Tulane's football program
Times-Picayune
"It looks like they're headed in the right direction," Forte' [Tulane alum and Chicago Bears running back] said.

June 6, 2012

Tulane's Ana Ruzevic hopeful as NCAA Track & Field Championships begin today
Times-Picayune
"Javelin is so technical that even the smallest things matter, and if you move one thing, everything else falls out of place," said Ruzevic, a senior..

June 5, 2012

Talladega native leads Tulane tennis team to best record since Hurricane Katrina
The Daily Home
When Talladega native Terri Sisk accepted the head coaching job for the women's tennis team at Tulane University in 2007, she knew the road to success would not be an easy one.

June 4, 2012

Draft-eligible juniors make Tulane anxious
Times-Picayune
Tulane's most promising asset could turn into a painful liability if the Green Wave doesn't fare well with draft-eligible juniors in this week's Major League Baseball draft.

June 1, 2012

Tulane's newest men's basketball signee Kajon Mack talks about why he signed with the Green Wave
Times-Picayune
Kajon Mack confirmed to the Times-Picayune early this morning that he has signed with the Tulane men's basketball program. Mack is a 6-foot-2 shooting guard out of Gardena, California.

As Tulane baseball braces for the Major League Baseball draft next week, changes to the draft are in play
Times-Picayune
It might be one of Coach Rick Jones least favorite times of year -- the approach of the Major League Baseball draft and the possibility he might lose players in the program or those entering it.

May 25, 2012

Tulane's Hagar Elgendy hopes to represent Egypt in Olympic Games
Times-Picayune
After being introduced by Sean Payton, Tulane University coach Curtis Johnson spoke of God's presence in his life's accomplishments, including collegiate and professional football championships, at the Jefferson Parish prayer breakfast Thursday.

Tulane coach Curtis Johnson testifies about his Christian faith
Times-Picayune
Hagar Elgendy said the dream of representing Egypt in the Olympics first started when she watched fellow Egyptian Rania Elwani swim in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

May 24, 2012

Tulane baseball tops East Carolina to begin Conference USA tournament
Times-Picayune
With little margin for error in the Conference USA Tournament, Tulane logged a critical 4-3 victory against East Carolina on Wednesday.

May 23, 2012

Tulane baseball team hoping C-USA Tournament provides ticket to NCAAs
Times-Picayune
The last time Tulane made the postseason was 2008.

May 21, 2012

Tulane will have four track and field athletes to advance to the NCAA regionals
Times-Picayune
Tulane track and field program will send four individuals to the 2012 NCAA East Regional Championships to be held at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida.

May 18, 2012

Tulane baseball takes care of Marshall
Times-Picayune
Tulane provided another positive for its NCAA postseason resume , defeating Marshall 3-1 Thursday in front of Turchin Stadium's 2,447.

May 15, 2012

The Tulane Green Wave baseball team continues to make NCAA Tournament push
Times-Picayune
The Tulane Green Wave baseball team is making its case for its first NCAA postseason bid since 2008.

May 14, 2012

Tulane Green Wave's Ana Ruzevic repeats as javelin champ at Conference USA meet
Times-Picayune
Tulane's Croatian-born Ana Ruzevic didn't need an American history lesson to motivate her teammates Sunday, the final day of the Conference USA Track and Field Championships at Tad Gormley Stadium.

May 13, 2012

Tulane triple-jumper Estefany Cruz overcomes tragedy on her way to elite status
Times-Picayune
Cruz's journey from Guatemala to Tulane began in the spring of 2010.

May 11, 2012

Brandon Boudreaux, Brennan Middleton to lead Tulane baseball against Houston
Times-Picayune
Tulane has a secret of the B's -- Brandon and Brennan -- who have keyed its four-game winning streak as the team pushes for an NCAA Tournament berth.

Rare home track meet a thrill for Tulane Green Wave
Times-Picayune
Beginning today, the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships return to Tad Gormley Stadium for the first time in 12 years.

May 8, 2012

Tulane's baseball team makes strong NCAA Tournament push
Times-Picayune
Tulane (32-16) heads into its matchup against Louisiana-Lafayette (21-25) tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Turchin Stadium fresh off a sweep of visiting Southern Mississippi this past weekend.

May 7, 2012

http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2012/05/schaffers_single_in_ninth_lift.html
Times-Picayune
The NOLA blend of blaring sun and raging humidity beat down on Turchin Stadium on Saturday as Tulane spent the day battling University of Southern Mississippi pitching.

May 4, 2012

New Orleans slows Tulane University's timetable for new football stadium
Times-Picayune
Tulane University's journey toward an on-campus football stadium ran into a roadblock Thursday.

Tulane on-campus football stadium plans will get closer scrutiny as Interim Zoning District hearing motion is passed by City Council
Times-Picayune
Council member Susan Guidry's motion to create an Interim Zoning District hearing succeeded on Thursday -- allowing the city to have a hearing on an IZD that would give the city's planning committee the power to peruse Tulane's plans for an on-campus football stadium before Tulane can move forward with the construction process.

May 2, 2012

Tulane football stadium construction project faces zoning hurdle
Times-Picayune
Tulane reached out to the community and its supporters Tuesday when it appeared its January groundbreaking for an on-campus football stadium could be in jeopardy.

May 1, 2012

The LSU Tigers' baseball team to face a familiar foe in the Tulane Green Wave
Times-Picayune
While Broussard is more of a mystery to Tulane, the Tigers are familiar with the Green Wave's starter.

April 25, 2012

Tulane Green Wave baseball bounces back, defeats Northwestern State 10-3
Times-Picayune
The Tulane baseball team was looking to raise its spirits after being swept in a weekend series against No. 12 Central Florida, losing three games by a combined four runs.

April 24, 2012

2012 Tulane Football Preview: Time For A Pop Quiz
SP Nation
First-time head coach Curtis Johnson inherits a Tulane squad that is full of both experience and former three-star recruits.

April 23, 2012

Tulane's plans for new football stadium have some neighbors on edge
Times-Picayune
Tulane's plans for new football stadium have some neighbors on edge.

April 20, 2012

Tulane baseball team's hot hitters to get their toughest test yet against Central Florida
Times-Picayune
It's a good thing the Tulane bats are swinging, because Conference USA's best pitching staff is visiting the Big Easy.

April 18, 2012

Tulane pitcher Alex Byo leads Green Wave baseball to win against Southeastern La.
Times-Picayune
Tuesday evening at Turchin Stadium was much the same for Byo, who repeated his seven-inning performance, leading Tulane to a 7-3 victory and a season sweep of the Lions.

April 17, 2012

Tulane Green Wave baseball ready for important week
Times-Picayune
It's a big week for Tulane and its hopes of returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008.

April 13, 2012

Tulane baseball team swinging hot bats ahead of UAB series
Times-Picayune
Two transfers in the past two years have provided some pop in the lineup.

April 12, 2012

Tulane Green Wave comes up just short of a shutout in 14-1 victory over Alcorn State
Times-Picayune
There is one thing Tulane baseball hadn't accomplished since facing Alcorn State last season: a shutout. The Green Wave came within an out of that feat against the Braves on Wednesday.

April 11, 2012

Alex Massey pitches Tulane Green Wave baseball past Nicholls State
Times-Picayune
Whispers and murmurs have been chattering out of Tulane baseball the past few weeks about injured starting pitcher Alex Massey's progress.

April 10, 2012

Tulane baseball team's big problem has been starting pitching
Times-Picayune
You could look at the Tulane baseball team's performance this season as a good news, bad news scenario.

April 4, 2012

Final Four: New Orleans is getting high marks for its efforts
Times-Picayune
Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson, whose school served as host institution, said 2018 is the preferred target date because that year is the city's tricentennial.

April 3, 2012

The Tulane Green Wave baseball team defeats the Memphis Tigers
Times-Picayune
"We had some timely hits today," Tulane Coach Rick Jones said. "The key was Kyle. He really pitched well. He had dominant stuff."

March 30, 2012

David Napoli has been the answer in Tulane Green Wave's starting rotation
Times-Picayune
When the baseball season began for Tulane, there were more than a few questions about a team that had been devastated by injuries and finished the previous season 31-26, its worst record since 1993. One such question: Who would emerge as the ace of the pitching staff?

March 29, 2012

Three-point shot has changed the game in college basketball
Times-Picayune
Conroy, now Tulane's coach, was eating breakfast and reading USA Today when something caught his eye. "I was looking at the paper and it said college basketball adopts the 3-point line," Conroy said. "And I did a fist pump because I knew right away that I became more valuable."

March 23, 2012

Tulane women's basketball team enjoyed a solid season
Times-Picayune
The premature exit from the WNIT precludes the Tulane women from participating in the traditional celebratory basketball rituals, but it doesn't prevent the Green Wave, who finished 23-11, from celebrating its season.

March 22, 2012

Tulane hoops standout Benzio has local ties
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Benzio, a senior women's basketball player at Tulane, became the second women's player in Tulane history and third overall to record 1,000 career points and rebounds.

March 21, 2012

Tulane's 1991-92 NCAA Tournament team turned program around
Times-Picayune
At the time, the Tulane men's basketball program was in the beginning stages of a restoration project.

March 20, 2012

Storm brought Texas Tech, Tulane together
Lubbock Online
The Tulane women's basketball coach bussed her team to Lubbock in the fall of 2005, unsure about the future of her season, her program and the city of New Orleans.

Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team sees improvement despite its final record
Times-Picayune
On the surface, the Tulane Green Wave men's basketball season displayed the same ineptness that has hindered the program for the past three seasons. The Green Wave lost its final eight games and made a third consecutive first-round exit from the Conference USA Tournament. For the third consecutive season, a major offensive threat was lost for most of the year because of injury.

March 19, 2012

Tulane baseball team scores 10 runs in first, coasts by Brown
Times-Picayune
The Green Wave (13-6) coasted from there for the 20-2 victory.

March 15, 2012

Tulane women's team to tip off in NIT vs. Mississippi Valley State
Times-Picayune
The clock is ticking on the storied career of Tulane women's basketball's lone senior, Brett Benzio.

March 13, 2012

Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team secures a spot in the WNIT
Times-Picayune
Now with an invitation to play Mississippi Valley State in the WNIT on Thursday at Fogelman Arena, the Green Wave will continue its roller coaster of a season with the hopes of concluding the ride as tournament champions.

March 12, 2012

LSU, Tulane in discussions to play each other in football in 2013
Times-Picayune
The game could be a season opener but the sources said there are many hurdles to cross before it becomes reality, not the least of which is LSU is still working on a conference schedule format.

March 9, 2012

Tulane freshman triple jumper Estefany Cruz qualifies for NCAA Indoor track meet
Times-Picayune
With a hop, skip and a jump, Tulane freshman Estefany Cruz landed in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships that begin today at the Jackson Indoor Track in Nampa, Idaho.

Tulane baseball team will play a weekend series against Wichita State
Times-Picayune
Ask a typical Tulane student where they intend to spend spring break, and their answer is more than likely: "On a beach somewhere." Ask the same question to a Tulane baseball player, and the answer is simple: "Wichita, Kansas."

March 8, 2012

Q&A with Tulane president Scott Cowen
SI.com
Tulane president Scott Cowen is a member of the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee.

Tulane women's basketball team likes its chances at Conference USA Tournament
Times-Picayune
A brutal two-week spell, in which Tulane lost three consecutive games, hasn't dampened the Green Wave's outlook as it enters the Conference USA Tournament today with an 11 a.m. game against 11th seed East Carolina at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis, Tenn.

March 6, 2012

Tulane basketball freshman Ricky Tarrant is chosen to the All-Conference USA first team
Times-Picayune
Tulane fans have been thrilled by 18-year-old point guard Ricky Tarrant's performances this season.

March 3, 2012

Tulane baseball surges past Alabama on Schneeberger's grand slam
Times-Picayune
Schneeberger ripped a grand slam to left field, and the Crimson Tide never recovered.

March 2, 2012

Tulane baseball team feeling confident entering series against Alabama
Times-Picayune
Tulane, winner of four in a row, rides into the weekend series on a high after getting a season-best six extra-base hits in Tuesday night's 12-1 victory against Southeastern Louisiana.

March 1, 2012

Tulane women's basketball to honor Brett Benzio on senior night
Times-Picayune
The term for the Tulane women's basketball team tonight holds true in the singular sense. Senior night at Fogelman Arena means just one player this season, and if all goes well, it could easily just be renamed Brett Benzio Night.

February 29, 2012

NCAA Men's Final Four organizers in New Orleans assert all systems go for Big Dance
Times-Picayune
Billy Ferrante, Vince Granito and Jeff Hundley, the co-directors of the New Orleans Final Four Organizing Committee, look a little more relaxed than they have in the past. One month away from the NCAA Final Four, and they say everything is looking good.

February 28, 2012

Tulane Green Wave baseball team faces tough challenge in Southeastern Louisiana
Times-Picayune
Compared with the Tulane Green Wave baseball's disappointing start in 2011, this year's has been strong.

Times-Picayune
It's crunch time for the Tulane men's basketball team (15-13, 3-11 in Conference USA) with two regular season league games remaining.

February 27, 2012

Tulane's baseball team defeats Indiana 6-2, sweeps three-game series
Times-Picayune
Tulane and Indiana relied on strong defense and pitching Sunday, until the Green Wave -- in what seemed like the drop of a hat -- dispatched with the pleasantries and put down the Hoosiers with timely hitting to sweep a three-game series with a 6-2 victory at Turchin Stadium.

February 23, 2012

Tulane Green Wave set to host Allstate Sugar Bowl golf tournament
Times-Picayune
After a disappointing fall campaign for the Tulane women's golf team, the spring season got off to a strong start. The Green Wave finished third in the UCF Challenge on Feb. 14, by far its best showing under new coach Andrew Pratt.

Tulane football has first spring practice under Coach Curtis Johnson
Times-Picayune
As the city turned a new page after Mardi Gras, so did the Tulane football program.

Tulane football players practice hard for new head coach Curtis Johnson
Times-Picayune
The opening phase of Tulane's first spring football practice under its new coach was supposed to be a walkthrough.

February 22, 2012

Jobs available as Tulane Green Wave opens spring football practice
Times-Picayune
The program has a new coaching staff featuring first-time head coach Curtis Johnson, who has not been specific about his plans other than to say he wants a multiple offense under new offensive coordinator Eric Price and a multiple defense under co-coordinators Lionel Washington and Jon Sumrall.

February 17, 2012

Tulane baseball team has reason to be confident this season
Times-Picayune
There is reason for that quiet, confident smile adorning many of the faces in the Tulane baseball clubhouse.

February 16, 2012

Tulane baseball team will have plenty of competition in the outfield
Times-Picayune
Tulane Coach Rick Jones doesn't believe any of his outfielders will be getting lonely in 2012.

February 15, 2012

Tulane baseball player Garrett Cannizaro is making the transition to third base
Times-Picayune
Tulane's Garrett Cannizaro is virtually a shortstop by birthright.

February 14, 2012

Tulane's athletic program is going to join new-look conference
Times-Picayune
The idea of merging Conference USA and Mountain West schools into a football federation expanded Sunday as talks began on forming a new conference.... Tulane President Scott Cowen is the spokesman for the initiative.

February 13, 2012

Tulane Green Wave pitching staff looks to reverse fortunes
Times-Picayune
Tulane starting pitchers Randy LeBlanc and Kyle McKenzie couldn't be more different despite both throwing right-handed -- with fastballs clocked at 90 miles per hour -- having youth on their side and a 2011 season ruined by an ulnar collateral ligament (elbow) tear. It begins with roots.

Tulane Green Wave catcher Jeremy Schaffer ready to shoulder the load
Times-Picayune
Jeremy Schaffer might play catcher in one game. He might play first base another. But his biggest role might not be either.

February 8, 2012

Metro player of year Ricky Tarrant rides wave at Tulane
Birmingham News
The Birmingham News Metro Player of the Year and Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 5A Player of the Year for the 2010-11 season has picked up where he left off, stepping into the starting role as the Green Wave's point guard as a freshman with a vengeance.

Tulane basketball coach Ed Conroy has an example for his team with NBA player
Times-Picayune
One never can determine who Tulane Coach Ed Conroy might know. Last night, as Tulane enjoyed a bye on the Conference USA schedule, Conroy broke bread with Chicago Bulls backup point guard C.J. Watson.

February 6, 2012

Tulane Green Wave women hold off SMU for fifth consecutive win
Times-Picayune
Tulane Coach Lisa Stockton has been emphasizing that her team needs to "start fast and finish strong." Mission accomplished.

February 2, 2012

Tulane National Signing Day updates: Green Wave Coach Curtis Johnson's first signing class is complete, all 16 commitments sign
Times-Picayune
Tulane football has hit the ground running this morning.

Tulane Coach Curtis Johnson signs encouraging first class of football recruits
Tulane Coach Curtis Johnson wasn't quite sure about the green-and-white striped tie his wife Angel brought to him Wednesday for the National Signing Day press conference.

Tulane's football recruiting class a reason for its fans to get excited
Tulane's football recruiting class a reason for its fans to get excited.

January 30, 2012

Tulane women's basketball team defeats Marshall 68-52
Times-Picayune
After a week off, Tulane looked sluggish during the first 13 minutes of Sunday's early contest against Conference USA foe Marshall before storming back for a resounding 68-52 win over the visiting Thundering Herd, giving the Green Wave its third consecutive victory.

Freshmen keying Tulane women's team's recent solid play
Times-Picayune
However, ever since the Green Wave returned to classes Jan. 17, the team appears poised to be on a roll.

January 28, 2012

Tulane President Scott Cowen ready to build on his hard work in athletics
Times-Picayune
"Scott Cowen changed the paradigm for how college football plays its regular season and really is the godfather for the rise of teams like Boise State and teams like Utah and teams like TCU (getting selected to BCS bowl games since 2003)," Thamel said

January 27, 2012

Tulane Green Wave schedule boasts 7 home games next season
Times-Picayune
Tulane released its 2012 football schedule Thursday afternoon, a lineup that features seven homes games and two savory nonconference games, Rutgers and Ole Miss.

Tulane baseball eyes rebound after injury plagued 2011 season
Times-Picayune
The program begins practice today for the 2012 season.

January 26, 2012

Tulane Green Wave men race past SMU Mustangs behind the efforts of freshman Ricky Tarrant
Times-Picayune
Program resurgence or a couple of good games? It might be both for the Tulane men's basketball program...

January 25, 2012

Final Four is a bigger event than ever before
Times-Picayune
Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson, whose university is serving as the host school, noticed as much when he and a contingent of locals traveled to Atlanta in 2008 to watch the championship and make the city's pitch for this year's basketball semifinal and title games.

January 24, 2012

Tulane baseball names Brian Meyer director of operations
Times-Picayune
Meyer joins the Green Wave after coaching stops at Wright State University and Otterbein University, where he was a three-year starter for the Cardinals.

January 23, 2012

St. Augustine coach David Johnson joins Tulane football staff
Times-Picayune
David Johnson was hired in 2009 to coach the Purple Knights after being the wide receivers coach at Millsaps College.

Tulane tops Texas-El Paso for first Conference USA win
Times-Picayune
Ding, ding, ding." That's how Tulane forward Tre Drye described the sound of the victory bell in Fogelman Arena on Saturday evening against UTEP.

January 20, 2012

Tulane women's basketball team makes statement with 52-41 win over UAB
Times-Picayune
Tulane junior guard Olivia Grayson scored 18 points and senior center Brett Benzio had 15 rebounds as the Green Wave defeated Alabama-Birmingham 52-41 in a Conference USA contest at Fogelman Arena on Thursday night.

January 19, 2012

Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team look to get on track against Alabama-Birmingham
Times-Picayune
When the Green Wave (12-5, 1-3 Conference USA) plays host to Alabama-Birmingham at Fogelman Arena tonight at 7 p.m., it will face one of its most difficult tests of the season.

January 16, 2012

Tulane men's basketball leading scorer Kendall Timmons out for season with an Achilles tendon injury
Times-Picayune
Kendall Timmons, a junior guard for the Tulane men's basketball team, will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing successful surgery to repair the Achilles tendon in his right leg, Coach Ed Conroy announced today.

Tulane football coach Curtis Johnson continues to work on staff
Times-Picayune
Though the Tulane football program has not officially hired any assistants yet for football Coach Curtis Johnson, he is reaching out to some of the best coaches in the business to complete his staff.

January 12, 2012

Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team set to go against Rice Owls
Times-Picayune
When Tulane junior guard Olivia Grayson says Rice is spicy, she's not talking about a local restaurant's jambalaya. She actually means the style of play of the Rice University's women's basketball team, who the Green Wave will pay tonight at 7 p.m. in Houston.

January 11, 2012

Former Tulane football coach Vince Gibson was happy until life's final whistle
Times-Picayune
When Gibson showed up at Tulane in 1980, after head-coaching stops at Kansas State and Louisville, he had no idea it would be his coaching farewell or that he'd leave an indelible mark with a 17-17 record.

January 8, 2012

Tulane Green Wave women stay undefeated at home
Times-Picayune
Behind Snow's 13 points and a stifling Green Wave defense, Tulane (12-3, 1-1) defeated the Knights 64-52 on Sunday. The Green Wave also remained undefeated at Fogelman Arena this season at 8-0.

January 4, 2012

Tulane football Coach Curtis Johnson expected to name Eric Price offensive coordinator, several sources say
Times-Picayune
New Tulane football Coach Curtis Johnson is expected to add Eric Price to his staff as offensive coordinator pending administrative approval, several sources said.

Tulane Green Wave awaits 7-footer Tomas Bruha's return
Times-Picayune
Having a 7-footer on the bench is like having a lock on the cookie jar.

December 22, 2011

Tulane Green Wave basketball faces challenge, opportunity vs. No. 1 Syracuse
Times-Picayune
It is always hard to play the top-ranked team in the nation.

Tulane women's basketball team is relaxed, ready to battle Louisiana-Lafayette
Times-Picayune
Tulane's women's basketball team has a unique opportunity tonight against Louisiana-Lafayette. The Green Wave could come home as undefeated state champions.

December 15, 2011

Tulane Green Wave commitments to stay on board with new coach Curtis Johnson
Times-Picayune
After more than a month of uncertainty, it appears most -- if not all -- of the Tulane football commitments for 2012 will stick after the coaching change from Bob Toledo to Curtis Johnson.

December 11, 2011

Tulane officials say commitment to athletic program now evident
Times-Picayune
It appears there is money where Tulane's mouth is now.

Tulane Green Wave tops Jacksonville State to win Prosser tourney
Times-Picayune
With Sunday night's 59-51 win against Jacksonville State, the Green Wave (11-1) finished a run of eight games in 16 days, managing a 7-1 mark during that stretch.

Grayson refuses to let Tulane Green Wave women lose
Times-Picayune
All told, the Wave outscored Southern (1-5) 51-27 in the second half -- with 23 of those coming from Grayson.

Curtis Johnson has left a big imprint on the New Orleans Saints
Times-Picayune
Johnson this week was named head coach of the Tulane football program

December 10, 2011

Tulane basketball team rebounds with rout of MacMurray
Times-Picayune
Everything came in bunches for the Tulane Green Wave on Saturday night at the Skip Prosser Tournament -- whether it was points, scoring runs, steals or rebounds.

December 8, 2011

Tulane plans to build a 30,000-plus seat on-campus football stadium
Times-Picayune
Tulane will be playing football games on campus by the fall of 2014, university president Scott Cowen said in a news conference on Thursday in the Wilson Center.

Tulane football stadium will be 'crown jewel' of athletic department
Times-Picayune
The genesis of plans for a new on-campus Tulane football stadium took place in the most New Orleans of locales -- a bar.

Tulane Green Wave among four teams to play in Skip Prosser Classic
Times-Picayune
Tulane will play host to the Skip Prosser Classic today at Fogelman Arena, a tournament that holds special meaning for Tulane Coach Ed Conroy.

North Texas' rebounding a challenge for Tulane Green Wave women
Times-Picayune
Having spent nearly three weeks on the road since the end of November, the Tulane women's basketball team can see a home game in sight right after tonight's trip to North Texas.

December 7, 2011

Tulane will announce plans for an on-campus stadium in a press conference Thursday, sources say
Times-Picayune
Tulane is expected to announce plans for an on-campus football stadium Thursday in a 1:30 p.m. press conference in the Wilson Center, three sources confirmed Wednesday.

December 6, 2011

Tulane's new football coach gives fans reason for optimism: An editorial
Times-Picayune
Tulane University football fans haven't had much to feel good about lately. That changed Monday with the announcement that Saints wide receivers coach Curtis Johnson will be the school's new head coach.

New Tulane football coach Curtis Johnson considering bringing Lionel Washington on staff
Times-Picayune
Tulane's football program is officially unveiling New Orleans Saints wide receivers coach Curtis Johnson in a 2 p.m. press conference today at the Wilson Center and it appears he already has one staff member penciled in on his staff, former Tulane defensive back Lionel Washington, a source said.

Tulane Green Wave gives new football coach a warm welcome
Times-Picayune
If the brass band belting out "When the Saints Go Marching In" wasn't too obvious, the cascade of Saints players, General Manager Mickey Loomis and Coach Sean Payton into the Wilson Center on Monday afternoon offered a further hint that the next leader of Tulane football would have a distinct fleur-de-lis leaning.

December 5, 2011

Tulane hires Saints assistant Johnson as coach
Times-Picayune
Tulane has hired Saints wide receivers coach Curtis Johnson as the new head coach of the Green Wave.

December 3, 2011

Tulane's slow rise from obscurity continues with victory over Georgia Tech
Yahoo.com
For Tulane, arguably its ugliest performance of the season came in its biggest game to date.

December 2, 2011

Tulane women's basketball Coach Lisa Stockton hopes road helps prepare Green Wave for conference
Times-Picayune
This time last week, the Green Wave (5-1) was staying at a resort in Cancun, Mexico, soaking up sunshine and playing at the Cancun Challenge.

Injuries, key staff loss dooms Tulane football season early on
Times-Picayune
Injuries, key staff loss dooms Tulane football season early on.

December 1, 2011

New Orleans Saints assistant Curtis Johnson still in the running for Tulane head coaching job
Times-Picayune
New Orleans Saints wide receivers coach Curtis Johnson remains in what appears to be a final pool of candidates for the Tulane head football coaching job, a source confirmed Wednesday.

November 28, 2011

Tulane Green Wave men's basketball defeat San Diego Toreros
Times-Picayune
Playing its third game in as many days, the Tulane men's basketball team didn't allow fatigue to keep it from getting physical.

November 18, 2011

Play of Tulane newcomers taking pressure off returning starters Timmons, Callahan
Times-Picayune
The biggest takeaway from Tulane's first two games is that Kendall Timmons and Jordan Callahan don't have to be heroes this season.

November 17, 2011

Tulane University to Dedicate Hertz Center with Public Ceremony this Thursday
Times-Picayune
Tulane University will dedicate the Hertz Center, the new practice facility for the Green Wave men's and women's basketball and volleyball programs, this Thursday, Nov. 17 with a public ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m.

November 16, 2011

Tulane men's basketball team roars past Nicholls State 96-50
Times-Picayune
The professional basketball season might be on hold, but the Tulane men's basketball did its best NBA-style impression against Nicholls State on Tuesday night at Fogelman Arena.

November 15, 2011

Report says Tulane is interested in Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin
Times-Picayune
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday evening that Tulane has interest in Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin.

Tulane basketball team hopes to avenge last year's loss to Nicholls State
Times-Picayune
The Green Wave faces Nicholls State in a 7 p.m. game tonight in Fogelman Arena, but it won't face the mountain it tried to scale last season.

November 14, 2011

Tulane women's basketball team wants to be physical vs. Louisiana-Monroe
Times-Picayune
Tulane women's basketball coach Lisa Stockton is starting to get a feel for her new-look roster.

November 10, 2011

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says Tulane has contacted him about coaches
Times-Picayune
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says that Tulane athletic director Rick Dickson has talked to he and general manager Mickey Loomis about a couple of Saints assistant coaches in regards to the Green Wave's football coaching vacancy.

November 9, 2011

Tulane running back/return specialist Dante' Butler suspended
Times-Picayune
Running back Dante' Butler has been suspended for the rest of the season for violation of university policy, Tulane confirmed Tuesday.

Former Miami of Ohio's Michael Haywood interviewed by Tulane for football coaching position
Times-Picayune
Former Miami of Ohio and Pittsburgh Coach Michael Haywood has been interviewed by Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson, according to a source, and is a serious candidate for the Green Wave's football vacancy.

Rich Rodriguez rumors fly regarding Tulane head football coach search
Times-Picayune
Two reports emerged Tuesday that former Tulane assistant coach Rich Rodriguez is "rumored" to be in town on Thursday to meet with former players and interview again for the Green Wave's head coaching position.

November 4, 2011

Tulane checking out trio from MAC for football head coach's job
Times-Picayune
Tulane's search for its next football coach is headed to the Midwest.

November 2, 2011

Ex-Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski interviews for Tulane job
Times-Picayune
Tulane is reaching out to several former coaches in the beginning stages of the search for a head football coach.

October 28, 2011

Tulane interim coach Mark Hutson shortening playing rotation for some backups
Times-Picayune
Desperate to end a five-game losing streak, Tulane interim Mark Hutson is not promising his backups the same amount of playing time they may have enjoyed under former coach Bob Toledo.

Tulane football team eager to stop mistakes with East Carolina up next
Times-Picayune
Tulane's football team had another chance last Saturday to gain some much-needed confidence after not winning a game in almost a month.

October 27, 2011

Tulane safety Derrick Strozier beats the odds to be an all-around contributer
Times-Picayune
Derrick Strozier was a one-man wonder in Tulane's loss against Memphis last Saturday.

Texas Tech football Coach Tommy Tuberville says Big 12 should go after Tulane according to a report
Times-Picayune
Texas Tech football coach Tommy Tuberville told ESPN radio today that he thinks the Big 12 should go after schools in interesting destination cities if expanding and included Tulane as one he would target.

October 26, 2011

Video: Conroy, Stockton Speak at Tulane Basketball Media Day
SportsNOLA
Conroy, entering his second season at the helm of the Green Wave, addressed the media at annual media day

Development the key for young Tulane women's basketball team
How well can Tulane women's basketball team replace six departed seniors with seven freshmen?.

Infusion of 12 newcomers has Tulane's basketball coach excited for season
The second edition of Coach Ed Conroy's Tulane men's basketball team looks vastly different from the first one, even with the return of a key component.

October 24, 2011

Tulane football coaching search should cut to the chase
Times-Picayune
Tommy Bowden? Sure, he's pining to get back on the sideline for Tulane, after having sprinted away at the first sign of daylight to conclude his first tenure.

October 21, 2011

Tulane interim coach Mark Hutson has his shot to win head coaching job
Times-Picayune
As a career assistant coach, Tulane's Mark Hutson has long desired to become a head coach -- but he didn't expect for it to happen this season.

October 20, 2011

Who's up next for the Tulane football coaching job?
Times-Picayune
With the Bob Toledo era drawing to a close this week, Tulane is abuzz with just who will don the Blue and Olive on the sideline next season?

October 19, 2011

Last week's loss to UTEP and four years of losing ended Bob Toledo's tenure as football coach at Tulane
Times-Picayune
Tulane football coach Bob Toledo resigned under pressure from the school's administration Tuesday morning after a four-game losing skid and mounting discontent from the Green Wave's fan base.

Bob Toledo's departure doesn't stir too many emotions on Tulane's campus
Times-Picayune
An hour after Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson announced Bob Toledo's resignation as football coach Tuesday, most of the students on campus went about their normal business.

Challenge of being Tulane's football coach proved to be too much for Bob Toledo
Times-Picayune
Another Tulane football coach walks the plank.

If Tulane can get its act together, LSU assistant could be key to success
Times-Picayune
This, in short, is a plan for Tulane's football program.

October 17, 2011

Tulane men's basketball team welcomes bevy of newcomers
Times-Picayune
The courts of the Hertz Practice Facility on Friday resembled something like a United Nations for basketball.

October 14, 2011

Tulane's new practice facility gets big thumbs up from players
Times-Picayune
The Tulane women's basketball team, along with the volleyball team and men's basketball team, have occupancy permits to practice in the 43,000-square-foot, $14 million marvel that is expected to be ready for a November ribbon-cutting and dedication.

October 13, 2011

Tulane wide receiver Xavier Rush steps up in a big way
Times-Picayune
During his media luncheon earlier this week, Texas-El Paso Coach Mike Price specifically mentioned Rush as a player the Miners must focus on Saturday at the Superdome.

October 12, 2011

Tulane's Sam Schofield is cleared to play, Green Wave injury report
Times-Picayune
Tulane safety Sam Scofield broke his wrist in Saturday night's game but was cleared to play against UTEP on Saturday, Coach Bob Toledo said.

Tulane Green Wave linebacker Trent Mackey not afraid to step up where needed
Times-Picayune
Tulane junior Trent Mackey is banged up like any other linebacker that has started every game this season.

October 10, 2011

Tulane comes up short in 37-34 loss to Syracuse
Times-Picayune
This time, Tulane enjoyed four quarters of a football game. However, the Green Wave didn't enjoy the final 2:47, in which Syracuse drove for the go-ahead score on Saturday in The Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Tulane defense, though outscored, finally delivers in second half
Times-Picayune
After two weeks, Tulane Coach Bob Toledo finally saw his defense deliver tackles instead of repeatedly giving up big plays in the second half.

Tulane needs to give its football coaches a fighting chance
Times-Picayune
But unless and until Tulane's administration decides it wants a competitive program, and really shows it's willing to do what's necessary in terms of a budget and recruiting to make that happen, then all we're waiting for is the next Toledo.

October 7, 2011

Tulane's chances of getting invited to join Big 12 said to be slim
Times-Picayune
However, it's remote at best, according to Kristi Dosh, an Atlanta lawyer who founded businessofcollegesports.com.

October 6, 2011

Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson addresses fans in Wave Chat letter
Times-Picayune
Tulane athletic director Rick Dickson addressed football fans in his latest Wave Chat letter.

Tulane might be considered for inclusion in the Big 12 a report says
Times-Picayune
A report on ESPN.com on Wednesday night discussing Big 12 expansion candidates mentioned Tulane as a possibility, among several other schools.

October 5, 2011

Tulane receiver undergoes sports hernia surgery
Times-Picayune
Tulane junior wide receiver Ryan Grant has undergone surgery for a sports hernia and could miss the rest of the 2011 season.

Reports on sale of house rankles Tulane coach Bob Toledo
Times-Picayune
Bob Toledo has endured much in his 40-plus years of coaching, and with his usual upbeat demeanor, he rarely gets rankled, at least with members of the media.

October 4, 2011

Tulane Coach Bob Toledo says house on the market doesn't mean he's leaving
Times-Picayune
Tulane football Coach Bob Toledo has had his English Turn house on the market since May, and when it was reported Monday that his 4,416-square foot home was an active listing, Green Wave message boards lit up with speculation that Toledo was expecting a quick exit from Tulane.

September 30, 2011

Army offense hopes to get off the ground against Tulane
Times-Picayune
Running the football hasn't been a problem for Army Coach Rich Ellerson's Black Knights, who are third in the nation in rushing.

September 29, 2011

Conference USA, Mountain West continue to explore football merger
Times-Picayune
Earlier in the day, Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson chimed in via text message from Dallas -- site of the meeting. Dickson said he was one of three athletic directors representing C-USA.

Tulane's Orleans Darkwa seeking a return to freshman form
Times-Picayune
The slow start of Darkwa, a Nashville, Tenn., native, might be attributed to a partially torn toe ligament during the summer that limited him in fall camp.

September 28, 2011

Tulane's football team is getting physical in its practice sessions
Times-Picayune
Expect some added thumping of shoulder pads at the Westfeldt Practice facility this week.

September 23, 2011

Conference USA, Mountain West to discuss merger that could create football-only conference
Times-Picayune
It seems every day brings a rash of new college football conference realignments. So far, it hasn't affected Tulane and its membership in Conference USA. However, that might change as C-USA and Mountain West Conference representatives meet next week in Dallas to discuss a football-only merger.

September 21, 2011

Tulane's defense is flexing its muscles in Conference USA
Times-Picayune
In a conference dominated by high-powered offenses, Tulane's defense is holding its own, and them some.

September 19, 2011

Griffin throws for 3 TDs as Tulane routs UAB 49-10
Times-Picayune
The Tulane football team didn't just exhale a sigh of relief after this one. It belted out perhaps the most lusty Hullabaloo since Bob Toledo became coach after Tulane's 49-10 victory against UAB on Saturday.

Tulane routs Alabama-Birmingham, off to best start under Bob Toledo
Times-Picayune
Ryan Griffin threw for three touchdowns and Orleans Darkwa rushed for two as Tulane routed Alabama-Birmingham 49-10 on Saturday.

September 16, 2011

Tulane, UAB football programs in similar situations
Times-Picayune
In four seasons at Alabama-Birmingham, Coach Neil Callaway has not had a winning season or finished higher than fourth place in Conference USA.

September 15, 2011

Tulane's offense seeks to get back on track against Alabama-Birmingham
Times-Picayune
The look of determination on Griffin's face was even more pronounced as he prepared for Tulane's game at Alabama-Brimingham for a critical conference matchup Saturday.

September 12, 2011

Tulane unable to resolve its Tulsa issues in 31-3 loss
Times-Picayune
The Tulane football team found a new preamble to its tale with Conference USA heavyweight Tulsa.

September 8, 2011

Tulane freshman Robert Kelley makes immediate impression
Times-Picayune
Kelley, 5 feet 11, 223 pounds, returned seven kickoffs for 213 yards against Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday at the Superdome.

September 7, 2011

Ailing Tulane has big concerns for its game against Tulsa
Times-Picayune
Starter Shakiel Smith's and Kyle Davis' each have a separate [sic] shoulder after Saturday's 47-33 opening victory against Southeastern Louisiana, Coach Bob Toledo said Tuesday.

September 6, 2011

Tulane's Robert Kelley sets return mark in first collegiate game
Times-Picayune
If there was any doubt Robert Kelley could play at the college level, it was erased on the first play of his career at Tulane.

Tulane's football team is impressive in season-opening win vs. Southeastern
Times-Picayune
Tropical Storm Lee swirled around the Superdome, moving up the Tulane-Southeastern Louisiana kickoff by two hours, but it was all clear and calm for Tulane inside.

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