Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Pirates host Huskies on senior night …New-look scoreboard features mph display …ECU AD loves baseball, swimming hype…UNC Softball Carries Six-Game Win Streak Into Midweek Game At ECU…NFL prospects have been prepping for this big week

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ecupirates.com

• GAMEDAY PREVIEW: UConn at East Carolina
• Law Moves Into A Tie For 15th At Hurricane Invitational
• GAMEDAY PREVIEW: Elon at No. 9 East Carolina
• Gameday: East Carolina Softball Hosts In-State Foe North Carolina Wednesday Evening

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates host Huskies on senior night
• New-look scoreboard features mph display
• ECU AD loves baseball, swimming hype

Hartford Courant

• Homecoming: UConn’s Purvis Has Vital Role In Front Of Family And Friends At ECU
• Capsule; UConn At East Carolina

Another day, another big game for UConn men theday.com

Men’s basketball gameday: UConn at East Carolina The Middletown Press

UConn can take step towards first-round AAC tournament bye with win at East Carolina sportzedge.com

Connecticut Huskies vs East Carolina Pirates SportsBook Review

Temple to face East Carolina in the opening AAC men’s basketball tourney game Philly.com

Stepping Up: Pirates show their worth in decimation of LaSalle Washington Daily News

UNC Softball Carries Six-Game Win Streak Into Midweek Game At ECU GoHeels.com

Zay Jones’ NFL Combine Schedule CBS Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Softball Rolls into Week Four
• Memphis’ Peniston, Tulane’s Muller Earn Weekly Tennis Honors
• UConn Wins Loyola Intercollegiate
• American Athletic Conference Announces Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors
• Campus Connect: Coach Fisher is Excited to Lead USF Men’s Tennis
• Memphis’ Jake Elliott Named Football Scholar-Athlete Of The Year
• Top Dunk Tuesday

Temple’s Haason Reddick looking forward to the NFL Combine  Philly.com

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF baseball rally falls short at UF
• UCF alum Kenneth Dixon hopes to spark more athletics donations

USF-airport episode: Flight details rebut mom’s allegations Tampa Bay Times

Philip Montgomery attempts to get winning results from TU’s least-experienced QB stable since the Keith Burns era Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Jackson, Jefferson lead Duke past Florida State 75-70
• As March arrives, Jackson making his case for Duke – DeCock
• NC State football brings confidence, momentum to practice

New videoboards, replacing Owens Field House part of App State’s short-term plans, long-term goals Winston Salem Journal

Apps Take No. 5 South Carolina to Wire, Fall 8-4 Appalachian State Mountaineers

Pack vanquishes Spartans, welcomes 49ers Technician Online

The Associated Press

• Pick 6: Notre Dame, Texas positioned for turnaround in 2017
• Baylor suspends football player hit with protective order