Pirates Close Fall Camp In Charlotte …Former Pirate Hoffman struggles in MLB debut…Merritt leads U.S. to gold in 4X400 relay…

Headlines from East Carolina

Nuggets & Briefs for Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016 – Bonesville.net

Pirates Close Fall Camp In Charlotte – ecupirates.com

East Carolina Soccer Travels To Towson Sunday – ecupirates.com

Merritt leads U.S. to gold in 4X400 relay; Brown, Bahamas earn bronze  – Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Pirates Close Fall Camp In Charlotte  – WNCT 9

Former Pirate Hoffman struggles in MLB debut  – WNCT 9

Greenville bustling with students’ return  – Greenville Daily Reflector

ECU kicks off fall semester with Eric Church concert  – WITN 7

Dowdy-Ficklen concert draws 20,000 fans  – Greenville Daily Reflector

Countdown To Kickoff: No. 13 Pat Green  – 247 Sports

Jabari Craig Enrolls at East Carolina – Rivals.com

Headlines from around the American Athletic Conference

American Stories: Auriemma Comes Up Golden Again – theamerican.org

One-On-One with Temple Coach Matt Rhule – theamerican.org

Navy embraces scaled-back tackling approach – Annapolis Capital

UH/Oklahoma football showdown gets comic book treatment – Houston Chronicle

Norvell gets his Tigers football team into game-day state of mind – Memphis Commercial Appeal

Houston AD Hunter Yurachek on making a case for Big 12 membership, the Texas endorsement and Mike Gundy’s criticism – Dallas Morning News

Freshmen deliver impressive plays in TU scrimmage – Tulsa World

UCF Specialists get tattoos symbolizing commitment to new, improved season – Orlando Sentinel

UCF football dials up offense in second scrimmage – Orlando Sentinel

Raymond Woodie brings quiet strength as USF defensive coordinator – Tampa Bay TImes

Headlines from the Carolinas and beyond

Catamount Football Fall Report #6: August 20, 2016  – catamountsports.com

ODU will have to hustle to keep its 48-game sellout streak going  – Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Hangover cured, ODU aims for bowl eligibility  – Hampton Roads Daily Press

College Football: 2016 season preview – Fayetteville Observer

Law on App State’s side after bowl victory – Fayetteville Observer

Nathan Elliott wins UNC’s backup QB competition, Caleb Henderson to transfer  – Raleigh News and Observer

Win or lose, this is Krzyzewski’s last shot with U.S.  – Raleigh News and Observer

Lochte: I take full responsibility for ‘over-exaggerating’ – Charlotte Observer

Rain forces NASCAR race at Bristol to be postponed  – Charlotte Observer

Redskins coach Jay Gruden faces a few tricky questions  – Richmond Times Dispatch

Bene Benwikere makes presence felt in Panthers win  – Charlotte Observer

Cam Newton throws 1st preseason TD, finds Ted Ginn Jr. on 61-yarder in Panthers’ win against Titans – Charlotte Observer

Athletics arms race: How and why Clemson is spending more than $128 million on new facilities – Charleston Post and Courier

Iowa State president is ‘getting considerable input’ of adding BYU to Big 12, including ‘uncomfortable-ness’ on social issues – Dallas Morning News