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Philadelphia drafts former Falcon Holmes

6/27/2015

Richaun Holmes

Brooklyn, New York – Former Bowling Green State University men's basketball standout Richaun Holmes was selected at pick No. 37 by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2015 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft on Thursday night.

"I'm just going to work hard and be a contributor to the team," commented Holmes. "I'm going to keep working and keep doing the things that got me here and even more so now. I'm going to continue to work hard to show people that I belong in the NBA."

By being chosen in this year's NBA Draft, Holmes becomes the first BGSU Falcon to be drafted since Antonio Daniels was picked fourth overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies (Memphis Grizzlies) back in the 1997 draft.

He also becomes the first NBA draft pick from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) since both Chris Kaman and Brandon Hunter were each selected in the 2003 NBA Draft. Kaman was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the sixth overall pick out of Central Michigan, while Hunter went 56th overall to the Boston Celtics from Ohio.

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Miami and BSU add players

6/24/2015

-- RedHawks ink 'post' player
-- Cardinals bring in DB

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CMU gridder passes away

6/24/2015

Central Michigan Athletics was informed Monday that football student-athlete Derrick Nash had passed away.

"This is a very difficult loss for our football program and entire Chippewa Athletic Program," said CMU Director of Athletics Dave Heeke. "Derrick was an inspiration to us all and the fight he showed will never be forgotten. The incredible courage he exhibited in never allowing this terrible disease to dampen his positive outlook on life, is a tremendous representation of the type of man he was. Our thoughts and prayers are with Derrick's family and friends during this difficult time."

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MAC updates 2015 football schedules

6/13/2015

Cleveland, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference has announced an updated version of the 2015 football schedule, with kick times and television for the first three weeks of the regular season and much of the midweek October and November games slated for national television distribution. All remaining game kick times and television will be announced 12 days prior to the scheduled games.

Highlighting the schedule will be 16 midweek nationally televised games during the months of October and November slated for national television on ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and CBS Sports Network as the conference race unfolds in both the East and West divisions.

The regular season will conclude with the 19th Marathon MAC Football Championship game on Friday, Dec. 4 at 8:00 pm ET at Ford Field in Detroit on ESPN2. This will mark the 12th Marathon MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, Super Bowl XL, and the 2009 NCAA Men’s Final Four.

For the eighth year in a row, league schools will face a formidable non-conference slate of opponents from the following Football Bowl Subdivision conferences – ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and Notre Dame. In addition, the conference will also face opponents from the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt Conference and Independent Army.

MAC programs will face five non-conference foes that finished in the final AP Top 25 poll: Ohio State (1), Michigan State (5), Wisconsin (13), Marshall (23) and Memphis (25). MAC programs will twice face National Champion Ohio State as NIU plays in Columbus on Sept. 19 and Western Michigan on Sept. 26. Also, Western Michigan will host Michigan State in its season opener on Friday, Sept. 4 at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich.

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Team pregame prayer sacked

6/13/2015

Group claims violation of U.S. Constitution
TOLEDO, Oh – University of Toledo head football coach Matt Campbell will be back at the helm this year, once again attempting to take the Rockets to a Mid-American Conference football title. It appears, however, he will not be leading the team in any pre-game prayers.

Armed with a video clip from a Rockets game in 2012, the Freedom from Religion Foundation (a Wisconsin-based nonprofit) complained last month that Campbell led the team in the Lord’s Prayer before that 2012 game. Such action, it said, violated the U.S. Constitution (separation of church and state).

Campbell issued a statement this week indicating future mental preparations will take a more individual direction.

NCAA adopts 30-second clock, other changes.

6/9/2015

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved a package of proposals and identified several areas of focus for men’s basketball effective in the 2015-16 season.

Among the changes is a 30-second shot clock, which is part of an effort to improve pace of play and offense – particularly after Division I men’s basketball scoring dropped to 67.6 ppg last season. That approached historic lows.The shot clock was last reduced for the 1993-94 season, when it dropped from 45 seconds to 35.

Another change involves time outs, with each team getting one fewer stoppage – four instead of five. Only three can be carried over to the second half.

Other pace of play items include:

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MAC extends Steinbrecher contract

6/9/2015

Cleveland, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference has extended the contract of Commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher for three additional years through the 2019-20 academic year. Steinbrecher began as MAC Commissioner in May of 2009 and this marks his second contract extension as the conference presidents unanimously rewarded Steinbrecher with another three-year contract extension.

“I am very appreciative to the Council of Presidents and the confidence they have placed in me during my years as Commissioner of the Mid-American Conference. We share the same vision, and I look forward to continuing to lead this conference, our members and our students,” said Steinbrecher.

During his term as MAC Commissioner, Steinbrecher has brought long-term security for the Conference through partnership in the new College Football Playoff, national television rights deals, greatly increased national television exposure, expanded bowl opportunities, stabilized conference membership and enhanced neutral site conference championships with long-term agreements for football and men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
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Taylor leaves Marquette for UT

6/3/2015

TOLEDO, OH — Head coach Tod Kowalczyk has announced rsday that 6-7, 240-pound forward Steve Taylor, Jr. is transferring to the University of Toledo from Marquette University. Taylor will need to sit out the 2015-16 season before playing his final season as a collegian in a Rocket uniform.

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MAC reaches multi-year deal with CBS Sports Network

6/3/2015

CBS Sports Network has reached a multi-year deal to televise college football and basketball games from the Mid-American Conference. The deal, which begins this season and continues through 2018-19, is through a sublicense agreement with ESPN.

CBS Sports Network will air up to 12 football and 12 basketball games per year, with the first year calling for six football games and up to seven basketball games. In 2015, the six football games will include two Thursday and three Saturday games, as well as one game on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

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