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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupSunday, Dec. 4, 2016

December 4, 2016 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

East Carolina Cruises Past NC Central, 69-56…Sheppard steals spotlight on Tyson’s milestone night…Mids beaten up, knocked off by Temple…Harold Varner III uses 2 late eagles to position self for 1st Euro Tour win…Relocation leads to ACC Championship record for lowest attendance

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Pirates turn back NCCU Bonesville.net

East Carolina Cruises Past NC Central, 69-56 ecupirates.com

Pirates post complete effort Greenville Daily Reflector

Pirates win 3rd straight, ready for Cavaliers Washington Daily News

East Carolina cruises past N.C. Central 69-57 Fayetteville Observer

247 Sports

  • Pirates dispatch of Eagles to stay unbeaten at home
  • Sheppard steals spotlight on Tyson’s milestone night
  • Watch: Former ECU coach says Alabama benefits from referee bias 

East Carolina Soars Past Eagles 69-56 for 7th Win of the Season Rivals.com

Pirates improve to 7-2 with 69-56 win over NC Central WNCT 9

White scores 20; East Carolina cruises past NC Central 69-57 WITN 7

Harold Varner III uses 2 late eagles to position self for 1st Euro Tour win Golf Week

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Temple Crowned 2016 Football Champions
  • American Stories: Promise Fulfilled
  • #AMericanHoops Teams Collect Four Wins on Saturday
  • SMU falls to Texas in second round of NCAA Volleyball Tournament

Temple claims first conference championship since 1967; likely sends WMU to Cotton Bowl College Football Talk – NBC Sports

Philly.com

  • Temple beats Navy, wins AAC title
  • After win, Rhule talks up Temple’s conference
  • Jensen: Owls make an emphatic statement
  • Owls down the Quakers for fifth straight win

Mids beaten up, knocked off by Temple Washington Post

Annapolis Capital

  • Navy loses to Temple; Worth out for season
  • Navy goes from hopeful to heartbreak during AAC Championship
  • Notebook: Navy loses two offensive mainstays on the same play
  • Schmuck: Loss of Worth, Gulley could cost Navy against its biggest rival

College Football News

  • American Athletic Final Regular Season Rankings, Bowl Projections, Scores
  • American Athletic Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10: What Does It All Mean?

Busy Owls: Temple clears bowl puzzle, wins AAC, clouds Army-Navy Game fanragsports.com

Tampa Bay Times

  • Reports: Willie Taggart meets with Oregon about head coaching job
  • USF loses to George Washington in final seconds

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Doc: Being patient with UC’s Tuberville is an expensive gamble
  • UC announces postseason football awards
  • UC: Celebration over, time to play again

St. John’s nails 16 3-pointers to blow past Tulane with 95-75 victory New Orleans Advocate

Dallas News

  • Five big questions SMU must address in the offseason
  • SMU 49, CSU Bakersfield 43: Recap, analysis, reaction and more from the Mustangs’ ugly win

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Tigers fall to Ole Miss, 85-77, in Oxford
  • Saiz’s double-double, Lawson’s foul woes bury Memphis
  • Memphis making most of recruiting contact period

Marcus Johnson Jr., UALR outpace Tulsa 72-62 Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

  • Viva Las Vegas! Cougars to face Mountain West champ in bowl game
  • Art Briles not on Cougars list of coaches to be interviewed
  • UH to keep close eye on coaching candidates involved in…

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

  • Watson, Clemson claim ACC title and await playoff berth
  • No. 1 Alabama romps past Florida 54-16 in SEC title game
  • Penn State gives playoff committee something to ponder
  • Penn State makes playoff case with 38-31 win over Wisconsin
  • Mayfield, Oklahoma top Oklahoma St. 38-20 to win Big 12
  • No. 11 UCLA upsets top-ranked Kentucky 97-92

Washington Post

  • College football winners and losers from the 2016 regular season
  • College Football Playoff rewards the best teams, not always the most deserving ones
  • Increase the College Football Playoff to eight teams. Lose conference title games.
  • No. 3 Clemson holds off Virginia Tech for ACC title

Columbia The State

  • Twice as nice: Clemson captures ACC crown; playoffs up next
  • Clemson QB Deshaun Watson adds another record
  • Gamecocks have made four bowl requests

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Clemson survives again, defends ACC Championship 
  • Clemson notes: Relocation leads to ACC Championship record for lowest attendance
  • ‘It hurts’: Wofford knocks Citadel from FCS playoffs

Hampton Roads Daily Press

  • Virginia Tech hangs with Clemson after slow start, falls short 42-35 in ACC title game
  • Hokies ‘sold out for the cause’ in ACC championship loss to Clemson

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Clemson hangs on for 42-35 win over Virginia Tech in ACC title game
  • Wolfpack gets ugly 77-73 win over Boston U. Terriers
  • Tatum, Bolden make debuts in Duke’s 94-55 win over Maine

WKU outlasts La Tech in record-setting Conference USA championship game College Football Talk – NBC Sports

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Players: Kerr’s marijuana admission could spark dialogue
  • Warriors at 106 regular season games without losing 2 in row
  • A brief run by Tiger, and now everyone chasing Matsuyama
  • Hirscher leads France challenge in WCup giant slalom 1st run

Washington Post

  • Back home in Washington, Vernon Davis is now the man he wanted to be
  • Redskins tell the stories behind ‘My Cause, ‘My Cleats’ initiative
  • Brewer: Redskins see Josh Norman’s fire as a controlled burn

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Camping at the NFC mountaintop: Seattle Seahawks still do it, but Carolina Panthers have fallen off
  • Kreider scores 2 in 3rd to lift Rangers past Hurricanes 4-2

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