When Marc Iavaroni was let go as the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies Jan. 25, the move needed no explanation on the surface.
In exactly one and a half years as head coach, Iavraroni “led” the Grizzlies to a putrid 33-90 record, accumulated a miserable .268 winning percentage and lost 15 of his last 17 […]

Of all the storylines circling around this year's Super Bowl, including Ken Wisenhunt's shot at Steel City redemption; Mike Tomlin's bid to become the youngest coach ever to win the Super Bowl and Ben Roethlisberger's continued assault on the pantheon of big-game quarterbacks, the most compelling is what Big Ben's Arizona counterpart, Kurt Warner, can accomplish.

After four losing seasons in five years, Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson announced Sunday that men’s basketball coach Shawn Finney will not be returning for the 2005-2006 season.
“We are certainly appreciative of the hard work Shawn and his staff have done on behalf of Tulane University over the last five years,” Dickson said. “We have shown […]

When it comes to Tulane baseball, winning is a way of life, especially at home in the increasingly hostile Turchin Field.
After all, it’s never easy for a visiting team to win on the road against a top-ranked team, much less in a place where alumni chant the “Hullabaloo” at the top of their lungs after every […]

 
The �Tulane Hullabaloo" is thrilled by the recent success of Tulane baseball. Spurred by a preseason No. 1 ranking in Baseball America � a ranking the Wave maintains today, 11 games into the season � the baseball team has enjoyed unprecedented popularity. There is a buzz around campus and the community about the Green Wave. […]

 
Dear �Tulane Hullabaloo,�
He is my brother.
He is from a prominent New Orleans family.
He pitched a no hitter for Newman School.
He graduated cum laude from Princeton University and holds a degree from the London School of Economics.
He has worked on Wall Street.
He has probably had more speaking engagements than Tulane has had commencement speakers.
He has written many best sellers and is a regular […]

Just one day after Baron Davis told ESPN that he felt unwanted in New Orleans, the Hornets confirmed his feelings by trading him to Golden State in exchange for Speedy Claxton and Dale Davis yesterday.
The deal also includes cash to be sent from the Warriors to New Orleans, reportedly near $350,000.
“It was just time for us to […]

Even when the Hornets win this year, the victories refuse to come easily.
Just when New Orleans thought it had the Sixers pinned down last Friday, Philadelphia’s Kyle Korver hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer that sent the game into overtime.
“It was a very exciting game,” Head Coach Byron Scott said. “You have to give [Korver] credit. He caught it […]

The Green Wave became Louisville’s latest victim Saturday as the Cardinals continue to tear through Conference USA.
In its previous six games, No. 12 Louisville defeated opponents by an average of 32.3 points per game and the Cardinals demonstrated the same type of domination against Tulane (8-11, 2-6 C-USA).
Louisville had six players scoring in double digits, as the […]

 
“Hullabaloo:” How have practices been going so far?
Rick Jones: They’re going well so far and I expected them to be crisp because we have a veteran club who understands what we do. There’s not a whole lot of education on what our format’s going to be on a daily basis so it makes it easier to […]

 
East Carolina
(51-13 overall, 25-5 C-USA; finished first in C-USA)
East Carolina baseball is starting to hit its stride as the Pirates, who claimed their first regular season C-USA title last season, will start play in the brand new, $10 million Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates are coming off a season where they had a school-record 51 wins, ended the […]

Against the Clippers Saturday, New Orleans finished strong outscoring Los Angeles 18-10 over the final 5:06. New starting point guard Dan Dickau scored a career-high 27 points and the game-winning three-pointer over seven foot center Mikki Moore with 2.1 seconds left.
“I told him, basically, to read the whole situation,” Head Coach Byron Scott said. “You can […]

Coming out of the gate against UAB, Tulane (8-10, 2-5 C-USA) looked like the team that got thumped by DePaul 81-63 two Saturday’s ago.
However, senior Ben Benfield provided a tremendous spark, scoring 12 points in 10 minutes coming off the bench to keep the Green Wave within one point at halftime.
Tulane came out aggressive to start the […]

Big Easy Beat
 
Eight La. soldiers killed in Iraq in one week
Two Louisiana National Guard soldiers were killed Monday by a roadside bomb in Iraq, just four days after a similar attack left six Louisiana soldiers dead. American officials warn that more attacks are likely leading up to the Jan. 30 elections of a provisional government in Iraq. […]

The Broncos got started early and had little trouble drubbing the Saints, 34-13 Sunday.
On the Broncos very first offensive play of the game, Reuben Droughns took off for a 51-yard touchdown scamper. From there things cascaded for the Saints, with the Broncos again scoring quickly on a three play drive culminating in a 37-yard-touchdown pass from […]