Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Temple looking for payback against ECU …Brickhouse, Pirates sweep Cougs …ECU-Charlotte Series Revised; Doubleheader Saturday…Softball To Host JMU And Pittsburgh This Weekend In Greenville…Thomas Sirk predicted to land at East Carolina…East Carolina’s Conover Named American Men’s Golf Player of the Week…Seeding implications? SMU just wants to focus on winning itself another AAC tournament crown …AP source: Cowboys to release QB Romo when NFL year begins

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Baseball: Pirates power up for sweep Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: No. 9 East Carolina vs. No. 8 Temple
• No. 8 ECU Completes Sweep At College Of Charleston, 15-12
• ECU-Charlotte Series Revised; Doubleheader Saturday
• Softball Walks Away With Extra-Inning Win Over Youngstown State
• Softball To Host JMU And Pittsburgh This Weekend In Greenville
• Tim Conover Named American Golfer-Of-the-Week

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Brickhouse, Pirates sweep Cougs
• Perry: ‘We have something to play for’
• ECU guts out extra-inning win

Philadelphia Daily News

• Temple looking for payback against ECU
• Temple vs. East Carolina at a glance

247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• East Carolina’s Conover Named American Men’s Golf Player of the Week
• USF and East Carolina continue winning streaks
• American Athletic Conference Players Shine at NFL Combine
• Men’s Basketball Individual Awards Announced

AAC Tournament preview fanragsports.com

Seeding implications? SMU just wants to focus on winning itself another AAC tournament crown Dallas News

Hush Money: Why Would UConn Keep Silent On Contracts For Ollie, Auriemma? Hartford Courant

Tubby Smith bemoans expectations, distractions Memphis Commercial Appeal

Men’s basketball: Freshman Martins Igbanu brings toughness to Hurricane lineup Tulsa World

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane entering AAC tournament full of confidence
• Without catcher Jeremy Montalbano, Tulane baseball team moves on to four-game series vs. San Diego

AAC leader rules out ‘multiple’ additions, which may or may not mean Wichita State Wichita Eagle

UH’s Ed Oliver chimes in on difference at practices Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Duke advances, but remains a work in progress – DeCock
• Boeheim runs mouth (again) after Syracuse is run out of ACC tourney (again) – DeCock
• Greensboro roasts Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim on Twitter
• NC State’s roster could change along with coach
• Despite pre-election promise from McCrory, there’s no Hula Bowl coming to Raleigh

Charlotte 49ers bounced in wild 1st-round C-USA tournament loss to Alabama-Birmingham Charlotte Observer

Washington Post

• Freshman Kyle Guy shoots Virginia into ACC quarterfinals
• LeDay carries Hokies past Deacons in ACC tournament
• In throwback battle, Hoyas miss mark in final seconds
• Empty seats to open Big Ten tourney at Verizon Center

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest struggles in 2nd half, loses in 2nd round of ACC Tournament
• Deacons take Brooklyn: Despite early exit, Wake Forest players enjoy trip to New York
• App Trail: Short-handed Mountaineers end season with Sun Belt tourney loss to Troy

The Associated Press

• Bubble Watch: Tough day for ACC bubble teams
• Perrantes, No. 21 Virginia pull away from Pitt, 75-63
• Missouri beats Auburn 86-83 at SEC, extends coach’s tenure
• USC tops Washington in Pac-12 tourney, boosts NCAA hopes
• Michigan team plane slides off runway, players safe
• AP Source: LSU’s Jones out as basketball coach after 5 years

USA Today

• Shorter shorts trending up again in college hoops
• Matta upset he needed vote of confidence from AD
• Wake forward casually throws in long buzzer-beater
• Pac-12 has three quality contenders | Bracketology
• Michigan plane slides off runway on way to D.C.