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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupFriday, Dec. 30, 2016

December 30, 2016 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

ECU Swimming & Diving Coach Rick Kobe To Retire At Season’s End…Flowers Led USF Past South Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl, 46-39 …No. 18 Va. Tech stages epic comeback

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ECU Swimming & Diving Coach Rick Kobe To Retire At Season’s End ecupirates.com

ECU’s Kobe to retire Greenville Daily Reflector

ECU Swimming & Diving Coach Rick Kobe to retire at season’s end WNCT 9

ECU swimming & diving coach Rick Kobe to retire WITN 7

Video: Highlights of ECU’s 60-49 victory over South Florida 247 Sports

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Flowers Led USF Past South Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl, 46-39
  • Huskies Down Terrapins in College Park

Tampa Bay Times

  • USF pulls out overtime victory against South Carolina in Birmingham Bowl
  • USF QB Quinton Flowers proves he didn’t need to change position coming out of high school

Columbia The State

  • One that got away: USC rallies but can’t overcome mistakes
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: USF

Gamecocks’ comeback falls short in overtime loss to South Florida in Birmingham Bowl  Charleston Post & Courier

College Football News

  • Birmingham Bowl: South Florida 46, South Carolina 39 OT, 5 Things That Matter, What’s Next For 2017?
  • Military Bowl: Wake Forest 34, Temple 26, 5 Things That Matter, What’s Next For 2017

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

  • Hokies revival stuns Razorbacks in Belk Bowl
  • Player in town for Belk Bowl accused of shoplifting at SouthPark Belk store
  • Clemson’s Deshaun Watson embraced the ‘student’ in student-athlete

Trailing 24-0, Hokies roar back to beat Arkansas 35-24 in Belk Bowl  Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Hampton Roads Daily Press

  • Virginia Tech gets 10th win with improbable comeback, beating Arkansas 35-24 in Belk Bowl
  • VT punctuates Fuente’s first season with epic comeback

The Associated Press

  • No. 18 Va. Tech stages epic comeback,
  • Player suspended from Belk Bowl for shoplifting at Belk
  • Mason Rudolph rolls, Oklahoma State routs Colorado 38-8
  • Even for contenders, keeping QB pipeline filled is tricky
  • Washington’s rise came after 25 years of turmoil
  • Cal freshman Charlie Moore plays with his father on his mind

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Sun Bowl wasn’t among UNC’s goals, but it offers Tar Heels one last chance
  • UNC’s TJ Logan steps out of shadows, into leading role at Sun Bowl
  • NC State women hold on to upset No. 2 Notre Dame 70-62

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Ronda Rousey returns to reclaim her title belt at UFC 207
  • Ferdy Kuebler, 1950 Tour de France champion, dies at 97
  • Ligety finds a new way to win _ by sponsoring his rivals
  • AP Interview: Ref Clattenburg opens up on coping with errors
  • Kemba Walker discusses Hornets win over Heat, joining 7,000-point club
  • Panthers’ Thomas Davis ‘like a fine wine,’ shuts down retirement rumors

Charlotte Observer

  • Kemba Walker discusses Hornets win over Heat, joining 7,000-point club
  • Panthers’ Thomas Davis ‘like a fine wine,’ shuts down retirement rumors

No rest for Ward as Canes goalie continues to carry heavy load – DeCock Raleigh News and Observer

Washington Post

  • The NHL needs the Olympics, so it would be foolhardy to skip the 2018 Games
  • Redskins’ draft class is marked absent
  • Casserly: Don’t give up on them yet
  • Riggins once gifted the Hogs rifles designed for hunting rhinos

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