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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Saturday, April 1, 2017

April 1, 2017 By Greg Vacek 1 Comment

Paint It Purple! Bagwell Field to have purple turf installed…UCONN Tops No. 16 ECU In Conference Opener, 3-2…Pirates Michel Nzege, Andre Washington tag team WrestleMania…UConn’s 111-game winning streak ends, Miss St wins at buzzer …North Carolina’s Dominance Fails to Cover Cheating’s Stain…USC approach: ‘We’re not supposed to be here, so why worry?…How CBS will keep sun from ruining Final Four

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Baseball: Huskies edge ECU, 3-2 Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

  • Bagwell Field: Paint It Purple!
  • UCONN Tops No. 16 ECU In Conference Opener, 3-2
  • Softball Opens AAC Series With 9-0 Run-Rule Victory Over UCF
  • Spring Football Notebook No. 6

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Cate, UConn edge ECU in opener
  • Pirates continue defensive rebuild today

Pirates Michel Nzege, Andre Washington tag team WrestleMania Washington Daily News

Oshiro, Ritchie lead ECU Softball to mercy rule victory The East Carolinian

Pirates strike out 19 times in AAC-opening loss 247 Sports

Huskies Hold On To Beat ECU 3-2 Rivals.com

UConn tops ECU 3-2 in conference opener WITN 7

UConn Baseball Beats East Carolina in Conference Opener theuconnblog.com

Graduate transfer QB from Duke will visit Gamecocks this weekend Columbia The State

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

Shocking! Mississippi State Does The Unthinkable: Stops Streaking UConn 66-64 In OT Hartford Courant

UConn’s 111-game winning streak ends, Miss St wins at buzzer Associated Press

After 111 straight wins, U-Conn. put in unfamiliar territory by Mississippi St. Washington Post

theamerican.org

  • UConn’s Record Winning Streak Ends In Final Four Heartbreaker
  • UCF, UConn, Memphis and Tulane Begin Baseball Conference Play With Wins
  • The American Today: East Carolina and Tulsa Pick Up Softball wins on Friday
  • Geno Auriemma Wins AP Coach of the Year for Ninth Time

USA Today

  • Mississippi State pulls off shocker vs. UConn
  • Watch winning buzzer-beater that took down UConn

New Orleans Times Picayune

  • UConn loses in stunning OT upset to Mississippi St., 66-64, in NCAA women’s Final Four
  • Merrill and a 5-run 7th give Tulane a 6-4 win over No. 25 USF

Tulane escapes another early deficit, beats South Florida 6-4 in AAC opener  New Orleans Advocate

Tampa Bay Times

  • Little time to think, or blink, in USF’s new offense
  • Ex-USF basketball coach Robert McCullum back at Final Four with Oregon

Wichita State’s MVC departure date, perhaps, may be coming soon Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

  • Things to Watch at Final Four of the NCAA Tournament
  • Final Four matchups that could make the difference
  • South Carolina and Gonzaga on the defensive in Final Four
  • Unfinished: Tar Heels, Oregon try to get it right this time
  • What’s it like on receiving end of Frank Martin’s glare?
  • South Carolina women beat Stanford 62-53 in Final Four
  • Tar Heels have spent years building to Final Four moment

USA Today

  • How CBS will keep sun from ruining Final Four
  • Is Oregon now a hoops school? | Good luck charm

North Carolina’s Dominance Fails to Cover Cheating’s Stain New York Times

North Carolina might be the most fortunate team in this Final Four Fox Sports

NOBODY’S BUSINESS? Tate: Tar Heels humming along without NCAA consequences Alton (IL) Telegraph

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Back in the Final Four, UNC puts redemption talk to rest – for now
  • Belief came to Tar Heels on different timetables – DeCock
  • ‘Boys from 704’: Luke Maye, Kennedy Meeks and the endorsement that ‘meant everything’
  • NC State’s Kay Yow Spring Game will be more like practice than a game
  • Opponents of HB2 replacement to NCAA: Don’t bring back sports
  • How has North Carolina fared in the Final Four, national title game?
  • UNC matches last year’s near-miss team in many categories

USC approach: ‘We’re not supposed to be here, so why worry? Charlotte Observer

Columbia The State

  • One win away: Gamecocks advance past Stanford and into championship game
  • Oh, my! Mississippi State stuns UConn, will face USC for national title
  • Relaxed Gamecocks not ready to quit dancing
  • 5 ways USC can beat Gonzaga
  • Look: The cheapest (and most expensive) seats for Saturday’s Final Four
  • Watch: Clemson’s Deshaun Watson asked to leave Alabama bar
College cheerleaders suspended amid allegations of prostitution, academic dishonesty Washington Post

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

USA Today

  • Randy Moss pulls April Fool’s prank in March
  • Rockets face quandary in Harden’s MVP quest
  • Shaq ‘destroyed’ studio after LeBron passed him
  • Tiger Woods will miss Masters due to back issues
  • See the millions deserted NFL cities still owe
  • Dolphins cut ex-1st rounder | Sign suspended safety
  • Giannis: ‘If you hesitate, I’m gonna punch you’
  • Chipper Jones, Boras spar over 27-year-old beef
  • Ex-NL MVP doesn’t make Giants roster | MLB picks

Warriors use big fourth quarter to hold off Rockets 107-98 Associated Press

Charlotte Observer

  • Backup plan: Charlotte Hornets show Friday how they might hit NBA playoff jackpot
  • Sunday’s game: Charlotte Hornets faces Oklahoma City Thunder’s triple-double machine
  • Panthers’ offseason moves so far show GM Dave Gettleman has gotten the message

Washington Post

  • John Wall unloads on officiating: ‘The refs made us lose this game’
  • Nationals leave politics aside

Canes, Skinner escape damaging injury  Raleigh News and Observer

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  1. Bill says

    April 1, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    Please let this Purple Field be an April Fool’s joke.

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