The Herald-Dispatch Marshall Sports RSS 2009-07-05T13:22:42-04:00 urn:uuid:c60d7202-9a58-46a6-9fca-f804879f5ebc Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported), except where noted. Sports had a friend in Salvatore ANTHONY HANSHEW http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2009+0705_ernie 2009-07-05T00:00:00-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Beyond a respected, straight-forward approach and catch phrases such as "pardon me for asking," Ernie Salvatore built a journalistic career on versatility. </p> MU player comes in handy for Great Britain The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2009+0704_handy 2009-07-04T00:00:02-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Chantelle Handy from the Marshall University women's basketball team is the captain of her Great Britain squad playing in the World University Games. </p> Salvatore garnered the admiration of those from Huntington and beyond ANTHONY HANSHEW http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2009+0704_ernie+sidebar 2009-07-04T00:25:08-04:00 <p>Respect. Such was the overwhelming response following the overwhelming news that journalism icon and former sports editor of The Herald-Dispatch, Ernie Salvatore, passed way early Friday morning. Salvatore, a Marshall graduate who covered Thundering Herd athletics for more than four decades, was 87.</p> MU well represented in soccer tournament GRANT TRAYLOR urn:uuid:c2fadbf8-41f4-4cf9-8db4-e2edb2246660 2009-07-03T00:48:53-04:00 <p>In addition to the numerous players with local ties that will be involved with the tournament, there are several future players at Marshall University that will also be representing their club teams at the 2009 US Youth Soccer Region I Championships.</p> Marcum's tenure ends The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2009+0702_mu+athletics 2009-07-02T00:09:24-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Known informally as the &quot;money man&quot; within Marshall University athletics, David Steele added the job of interim athletic director to his resume.</p> Landon: Herald-Dispatch will be leader in US Youth Soccer coverage The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2009+0702_landon+column 2009-07-02T00:11:28-04:00 <p>Landon Donovan is not my nephew or cousin or any sort of relative.</p> Steele named MU's interim AD ANTHONY HANSHEW urn:uuid:6b9e97c9-8d50-4262-b31b-44faf2c5530c 2009-07-02T13:01:41-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON &#8212; Known informally as the &#8220;money man&#8221; within Marshall University athletics, David Steele added the job of interim athletic director to his resume.</p> Jackson small, but Herd gains big ANTHONY HANSHEW http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2009+0701_mu+football 2009-07-01T00:26:51-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- From his family background to competing against elite talent, Rashad Jackson insists he's been chiseled into a complete football player.</p> Marshall's Schiffbauer places fifth in USA race The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2009+0630_schiffbauer 2009-06-30T00:16:37-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Marshall University distance runner Matt Schiffbauer placed fifth in the 1,500-meter run Sunday at the USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.</p> Chuck Landon: Herd finds prospect in well-known Fla. hotbed The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2009+0630_landon+column 2009-06-30T08:26:42-04:00 <p>What do such NFL notables as Santonio Holmes, Jessie Hester, Louis Oliver and Andre Waters have in common with Marshall's newest football prospect?</p> Florida D back commits to Herd ANTHONY HANSHEW http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2009+0630_mu+football 2009-06-30T00:20:19-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- A couple of recruiting seasons ago, an undersized prospect promised to produce.</p>