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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupFriday, Dec. 16, 2016

December 16, 2016 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Ice cold Pirates fall to College of Charleston, 53-35…Pirates set inauspicious scoring record …Sources: Wichita State emerges as potential basketball-only addition to the AAC…Virginia Tech joins Louisville, Army in WakeyLeaks scandal

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • Pirates harvest helpful talent
  • Pirates cold in loss to Charleston

Cold Shooting Hampers ECU In Loss To College Of Charleston ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Pirates set inauspicious scoring record
  • Three-pointers paying off for Pirates

Cougars use smothering defense to stuff East Carolina, 53-35  Charleston Post and Courier

Charleston dumps East Carolina 53-35 behind Chealey’s 14 PTs  Associated Press

Ice cold Pirates fall to College of Charleston, 53-35 WNCT 9

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • UCF, ECU Drop Contests on Thursday
  • 12 Plays of Christmas: Peach Bowl Trickery
  • American Moments: Houston Claims 2015 Peach Bowl
  • Ticket Galaxy to Serve as Official Secondary Market Partner for American Men’s Basketball Championship
  • Women’s Soccer: Three Named to 2016 NSCAA Women’s Scholar Teams

Sources: Wichita State emerges as potential basketball-only addition to the AAC fanragsports.com

Houston Chronicle

  • UH notebook: Quarterback Kyle Allen waiting in the wings
  • UH punter Dane Roy discusses first trip to Las Vegas
  • UH’s Ed Oliver enjoying Las Vegas’ buffets, bright lights
  • Former Texas quarterback Chris Simms: Major Applewhite ‘treated me like crap’

Tampa Bay Times

  • USF’s Charlie Strong: No reason we can’t compete for championships every year (w/ video)
  • Five takeaways from the Charlie Strong introduction
  • Jones: Hiring Charlie Strong is USF AD Mark Harlan’s biggest decision; will it be his best?
  • Fennelly: It’s USF West as Taggart, Leavitt getting the band back together in Eugene

Philly.com

  • Jensen: Temple’s new coach knows how to sell
  • Collins makes good first impression
  • Basketball preview: NJIT at TU

Bearcats pummel Texas Southern, move to 8-2 Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF struggles without B.J. Taylor, falls at George Washington Orlando Sentinel

TU arrives to Miami Beach ahead of bowl game Tulsa World

Hartford Courant

  • UConn Football Player Charged With Assault, Breach Of Peace
  • UConn’s Noel Thomas Jr., Justin Wain Honored By Gridiron Club of Greater Boston

Former Mississippi St. commit Russell chooses Memphis Memphis Commercial Appeal

SMU rolls to blowout win behind guard-heavy play: ‘That’s who we really are’  Dallas News

New Orleans Times Picayune

  • Q&A with Troy Dannen on Willie Fritz, the Big 12, and his first year as Tulane’s Athletic Director
  • Former Texas Tech running back Corey Dauphine announces transfer to Tulane

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Virginia Tech joins Louisville, Army in WakeyLeaks scandal
  • Yurtseven plays first game for NC State as Wolfpack beats Appalachian State 97-64
  • Facing stratospheric expectations, Yurtseven’s best yet to come
  • Cost of admission: North Carolina at Duke tickets go for thousands on StubHub
  • NC State’s Bradley Chubb, Josh Jones consider NFL draft options

In blasting Appalachian State, Wolfpack finally looks the part of ACC heavyweight Fayetteville Observer

Washington Post

  • Virginia Tech is also part of “WakeyLeaks” — for a game that went to overtime tied 0-0
  • Wake Forest football scandal offers window into murky ethics of football strategy

The Associated Press

  • Hokies AD: Ex-Wake assistant shared game plan in 2014
  • Minnesota players to boycott all football activities
  • Colorado’s Mike MacIntyre wins AP Coach of the Year

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Cheerful, colorful NBA reporter Craig Sager dies at 65
  • Remembering Craig Sager’s battle with cancer
  • Reaction to the death of NBA reporter Craig Sager at age 65
  • Seahawks wrap up another division title by romping over Rams
  • Cowboys’ Prescott unfazed by Romo talk, and owner knows it
  • AP Interview: Union president Chris Paul talks labor deal
  • American Ross leads WCup Alpine Combined race after downhill

Charlotte Observer

  • Alternate universe: How the Panthers’ season would have gone if Josh Norman had stayed
  • Josh Norman on Panthers exit: GM Dave Gettleman was all smiles – until the end
  • Panthers WR Kelvin Benjamin limited after hurting back in Thursday’s practice
  • Charlotte Hornets veterans relieved there won’t be an NBA lockout
  • Daniel Suarez a big deal in Mexico – and with NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing

Washington Post

  • Norman expecting an emotional game against his former team
  • Key matchups to watch in Monday’s Redskins-Panthers game
  • Long, Blackmon return to action, Compton, Cravens sidelined
  • Chris Thompson is easy to overlook. Redskins opponents find him hard to stop.
  • Everett fined $48,000 for special teams hits against the Eagles
  • A deeper look inside the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement
  • Craig Sager was a true original whose courage and commitment will never be forgotten

Raleigh News and Observer

  • MLS announces expansion process, including timeline and fees
  • Battle of the office supplies: NFL fans mock Thursday night ‘color rush’ uniforms
  • Derek Ryan emerges to give Canes a needed boost

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