Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Sunday, March 2, 2017

UCONN Takes Series From No. 16 ECU In Extras, 3-2…Pirates score 10 TDs in 1st scrimmage…Shawn Armstrong makes Cleveland Indians’ opening day roster…UNC scandal hangs over Final Four, again, with no end in sight …Gonzaga, North Carolina a hefty NCAA title matchup…Clock strikes midnight: Gamecocks’ Cinderella run ends in Final Four

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Baseball: ECU falls to 0-2 in AAC Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• UCONN Takes Series From No. 16 ECU In Extras, 3-2
• Pirates Split Saturday Matches with Elon and North Carolina A&T
• Pirates Edged by College of Charleston in Marathon Match
• Spring Football Notebook No. 7

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates score 10 TDs in 1st scrimmage
• Another 3-2 win for UConn

247 Sports

• ECU drops series to UConn
• Shawn Armstrong makes Cleveland Indians’ opening day roster
• Notes, Reaction and Stats from ECU’s first spring scrimmage

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• UConn and Tulane Earn Baseball Series Wins With Victories on Saturday
• The American Today: UCF, Memphis, and Tulsa Pick up conference softball wins on Saturday

Tulane continues to work on improving passing game New Orleans Advocate

Five takeaways from USF’s Saturday scrimmage Tampa Bay Times

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• Gonzaga, North Carolina a hefty NCAA title matchup
• Gonzaga, N Carolina feature beastly bigs in NCAA title game
• Hall of Fame coach vs future Hall of Famer for NCAA title
• Meeks shoots, and rebounds, and saves the day for Tar Heels
• Gonzaga makes first NCAA title game with win over S Carolina
• Collins stars for Gonzaga in what could be only NCAA run
• Hobbled Berry plays through pain for UNC in Final Four win
• After its stunner, Mississippi State turns to title game

USA Today

• National championship preview: Who has the edge?
• UNC returns to national title game | 3 keys to win
• Kennedy Meeks’ career night powers UNC
• Offensive rebounds save North Carolina’s season
• Jordan Bell, Oregon leave Final Four dejected
• Gonzaga drops South Carolina | 3 keys to win
• Gonzaga is no longer the cute mid-major | Gallery
• Phil Knight says Nike has ‘interest’ in Lonzo Ball
• Bill Walton offers up unique takes on Final Four

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC scandal hangs over Final Four, again, with no end in sight – DeCock
• UNC survives, advances to national championship game with 77-76 win over Oregon
• Meeks wills Tar Heels to brink of redemption – DeCock
• How UNC survived final, frenetic seconds against Oregon and advanced to championship game

Columbia The State

• Clock strikes midnight: Gamecocks’ Cinderella run ends in Final Four
• Thornwell simply the best
• Dozier doesn’t know if he’ll go pro
• The ‘high-water mark’ in USC’s athletics history
• 5 things South Carolina must do win the national championship
• Gamecocks not surprised to be facing Bulldogs instead of Huskies
• ‘Now it’s our turn:’ USC football hoping to build on momentum
• Grand time for Carlos Cortes in Gamecocks’ win over Auburn

Washington Post

• The Gonzaga-North Carolina title game is Goliath vs. Goliath
• North Carolina secures passage to national title game — with two giant rebounds
• For Oregon’s Jordan Bell, two missed rebounds, total anguish
• Gonzaga outlasts South Carolina in Final Four thriller
• Zags freshman Zach Collins answers the challenge
• Fancy Stats: UNC is the best team left in the tournament