Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Baseball: Pirates top Duke, 9-4 Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• No. 8 ECU Tops Duke In Midweek Action, 9-4
• Pirate Tennis Blanks Mount Olive 7-0 in Their Return Home
• Celia Ruiz Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
• Softball Home Contest Against NC State Canceled

Holba helps Pirates rally past Duke  Greenville Daily Reflector

Duke’s Early Start Fades in Loss to No. 18 ECU GoDuke

No. 18 East Carolina uses fifth-inning eruption to blow past Duke baseball Duke Chronicle

247 Sports

• East Carolina rallies past Duke for midweek win
• Spring Position Battle: Defensive End

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• USF, East Carolina Players Take Weekly Tennis Honors
• Brian Gregory Named Head Coach at USF
• Campus Connect – Vorpahl to Attend ‘So You Want to be a Coach’ Program

Tampa Bay Times

• USF hires ex-Dayton, Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory to lead basketball team
• Jones: Splashy hoops hire? Nope, USF goes with Coach Next
• USF hires Brian Gregory as men’s hoops coach

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winston Salem Journal

• Deacons fall short: Wake Forest’s season ends with loss to Kansas State in First Four game
• Balanced K-State beats Wake Forest 95-88 in First Four
• Collins fights through: Despite heavy defense, Wake Forest sophomore puts up 26 points, 9 rebounds
• Another Defensive Collapse Turns Wake’s NCAA Appearance Into Cameo
• App Trail: Mountaineer baseball wins in Charlotte’s BB&T Ballpark

UNCG’s first-round NIT basketball game at Syracuse postponed Greensboro News-Record

Durham Herald-Sun

• Eagles see mirror image of themselves in Aggies
• FIRST FOUR: NCCU coach Levelle Moton can bring his son to this NCAA Tournament
• DeCock: NC Central bet on itself, making jump to D-I, and won

Raleigh News and Observer

• This time, NCCU’s Moton can bring son to the NCAA tournament
• Grayson Allen among Duke veterans with NCAA tournament impact
• UNC coach Roy Williams defends timeout philosophy in rambling, good-natured rant
• Prepare yourself now for the UNC-Duke apocalypse – DeCock
• Four-star defensive end chooses Duke through superhero-themed video
• NC State has an opportunity to surpass rivals with this coaching hire
• How NC State fans should watch the NCAA tournament

Columbia The State

• Big loss: Gamecocks without Coates for NCAA Tournament 
• Tigers blow 20-point lead in season-ending loss

Colorado State ends College of Charleston’s season, 81-74, in opening round of NIT  Charleston Post and Courier

The Associated Press

• Balanced K-State beats Wake Forest 95-88 in First Four
• Mount St. Mary’s beats New Orleans 67-66 to open First Four
• Season snapshots: Fultz’s 1 rocky year of Washington stardom
• Richard Pitino enjoys much-needed rebound at Minnesota
• Pick a winner? Las Vegas casinos can’t agree on NCAA fave

New York Times

• The Best and Worst of the N.C.A.A. Tournament
• Calipari Is a Media Machine. But Don’t Ask Him to Use a Computer.

USA Today

• Fresh off First Four win, can KSU bust brackets?
• Watch: NCAA player tries to choke teammate
• 8 teams aiming for deep tourney run | Cinderellas