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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupMonday, Feb. 20, 2017

February 20, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirates swept at OIe Miss….Softball Cruises Past Cleveland State 7-0 In Pirate Clash Finale…Temple falls to UConn on layup in closing seconds….Charlotte 49ers quarterback Kevin Olsen charged with rape, cyberstalking…NCAA exception for Liberty was right call, but could have unintended consequences …Lots of points, lots of dunks, not a lot of All-Star defense

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • Insights from Brett: QB competition could heat up
  • Baseball: Ole Miss rallies again

ecupirates.com

  • Softball Cruises Past Cleveland State 7-0 In Pirate Clash Finale
  • No. 8 Ole Miss Sweeps Series Against No. 6 ECU, 8-6
  • ECU Wins Third Straight American Title

Pirates swept at OIe Miss Greenville Daily Reflector

247 Sports

  • Pirates swept on opening weekend
  • Ole Miss Breaks Out The Brooms On Sunday

Rivals.com

  • Ole Miss Rallies to Sweep ECU 8-6
  • Ole Miss sweeps No. 10 East Carolina with Sunday rally

Scout.com

  • AAC recap Knights 61 Pirates 58
  • Ole Miss opens the 2017 season with a clean sweep of No. 10 ECU

WNCT 9

  • Rebels complete weekend sweep of Pirates
  • Burrough’s powers Pirates past Cleveland St.

WITN 7

  • East Carolina Cruises Past Cleveland State 7-0 In Pirate Clash Finale
  • No. 8 Ole Miss sweeps series vs. No. 6 East Carolina, 8-6
  • East Carolina Men’s Swimming wins third consecutive AAC Championship

Houston, East Carolina crowned AAC Champions SwimSwam.com

East Carolina Men, Houston Women Win American Athletic Conference Champs College Swimming News

Ole Miss rallies, finishes sweep of East Carolina Oxford Eagle

Woolfolk slams the door as Ole Miss completes sweep of No. 10 East Carolina NE Mississippi Daily Journal

No. 24 Ole Miss completes sweep of ECU with an 8-6 win Jackson Clarion-Ledger

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Houston and UCF earn series sweeps to start the season
  • Adams’ Layup with 2.9 Seconds Sends UConn Past Temple, 64-63
  • The American Today: UConn wins Two on Sunday
  • Temple Downs No. 22 USF for Fifth Straight Win

Temple falls to UConn on layup in closing seconds Philly.com

Hartford Courant

  • Jalen Adams Drives It Home For UConn In Final Seconds At Temple
  • Jeff Jacobs: Adams Maturing, Learning As He Leads UConn

UCF rallies, opens Greg Lovelady era with sweep of Siena Orlando Sentinel

‘Starting to drive me nuts:’ Strikeouts frustrate new Tulane coach Travis Jewett in 7-4 loss to Army New Orleans Advocate

Houston Chronicle

  • UH collects first swimming and diving title in school history
  • UH golfer scores hole-in-one at New Orleans tournament

With 80-60 defeat at Cincinnati, TU losing streak reaches six Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte 49ers quarterback Kevin Olsen charged with rape, cyberstalking  Charlotte Observer

College Football Talk – NBC Sports

  • Ex-Miami, current Charlotte QB Kevin Olsen arrested on felony rape charges
  • David Blackburn comes out and says he wants the Tennessee AD job

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Dispelling the national media’s myths about the NC State basketball job
  • ACC is back to being known as a superior basketball conference
  • John Calipari criticizes NCSU for firing Mark Gottfried during season

Columbia The State

  • Adam Hill shines but USC drops Game 3 to UNCG
  • Tigers fall again, drop season-opening series

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • NCAA exception for Liberty was right call, but could have unintended consequences
  • Reeling Cavaliers, needing a win, look to bounce back vs. Miami

U-Va. has no answers for its slump Washington Post

Winston Salem Journal

  • Deacons’ NCAA Tournament hopes boil down to one thing — winning
  • Sloan promoted to co-defensive coordinator at Appalachian State

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Lots of points, lots of dunks, not a lot of All-Star defense
  • Dustin Johnson wins at Riviera, goes to No. 1 in the world
  • AP Source: Pelicans acquiring Cousins in multi-player deal
  • How often have athletes snubbed the White House?
  • High profile gymnasts come forward, claim abuse by doctor
  • Elliott nips Earnhardt to win 2nd straight Daytona 500 pole
  • Logano takes advantage of late crash, wins Clash at Daytona
  • Clark: Comments “unprofessional” on Betances arbitration
  • ICYMI: Upsets galore and one near upset in women’s hoops.
  • Seminoles’ Martin has at least 2 seasons to overtake Garrido

USA Today

  • Kings agree to deal embattled Cousins to Pelicans
  • MVP Davis scores All-Star record 52 in West win
  • What Davis said about Cousins just before trade
  • Top five NBA story lines to watch in second half
  • Ex-U.S. gymnasts detail alleged abuse by doctor
  • Revis attorneys refute TMZ video | More to story?
  • Three fans injured in Florida sprint car crash
  • UFC heavyweight ‘holding my gas in’ during fight
  • MLB union chief: Yankees’ Levine ‘unprofessional’
  • Peace at last? Durant hits Westbrook on alley-oop
  • Curry takes cover to avoid Greek Freak fastbreak
  • New White Sox pitcher: Trade ‘breath of fresh air’

Ex-NFL player arrested while naked for third time

Charlotte Observer

  • NASCAR: Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr. to start on Daytona 500 front row
  • Joey Logano avoids final-lap crash to capture NASCAR’s Clash

Washington Post

  • At NBA All-Star Game, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant make best of brief reunion
  • LeBron did his best Steph Curry impression from deep
  • In the NBA, they play the feud almost as often as the games

New Orleans Times Picayune

  • Anthony Davis: ‘I wanted to get the MVP for this crowd and for this city’
  • Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans bask in limelight at NBA All-Star Game

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Canes drop fourth consecutive game, lose to Maple Leafs 4-0
  • Only a month ago, Hurricanes were knocking at playoffs’ door – DeCock

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