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Memphis accepts invite, joins Big East
At long last, Memphis is part of the Big East.
The Tigers officially accepted an invitation on Wednesday to be part of the conference's next incarnation in 2013. Memphis is the seventh school, and fourth from Conference USA, to sign up since December for future membership in the Big East.
The Tigers will compete in the Big East in all sports.
"It certainly is an historic day for us," University of Memphis president Shirley Raines said during a teleconference with Big East commissioner John Marinatto and Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554557/memphis-tigers-accept-invitation-join-big-east
