Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Friday, May 26, 2017

Suicide Squad: East Carolina Squeezes Past USF 6-5 To Reach Semifinals…Howell Remains Perfect As UCF Stays Alive With 8-3 Win Against Tulane…Houston Advances To Tournament Semifinals With 7-6 Win Against UConn…Randle’s personal impact even greater …NCAA: Former USF basketball assistant gave improper benefits…UNC’s response again challenges NCAA’s jurisdiction in academic scandal …No surprise: It’s Cavs-Warriors in the NBA Finals, again…NHL royalty vs. the rowdy neighbors in Stanley Cup Final…Kevin Harvick takes the pole in NASCAR’s longest race

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Baseball: AAC Tournament: Pirates nip USF in 9th
• Special Feature: AAC Tournament Photos
• AAC Tournament Audio: Postgame Presser

ecupirates.com

• No. 8 ECU Walks Off Against No. 4 USF, 6-5
• Stefano Migliorati Advances To NCAA Quarterfinals In 800-Meter Run
• Pol Solanellas Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 Team
• East Carolina Athletics Mourns Passing Of Sonny Randle

Randle’s personal impact even greater Greenville Daily Reflector

247 Sports

• Pirates walk-off to beat the Bulls
• East Carolina Baseball: AAC Tournament Central
• WATCH: ECU advances on walk-off squeeze
• ECU commits continue to add offers

East Carolina Scores Three in the Ninth to Take a 6-5 Win Over USF Rivals.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Houston Advances To Tournament Semifinals With 7-6 Win Against UConn
• Howell Remains Perfect As UCF Stays Alive With 8-3 Win Against Tulane
• American Athletic Conference Annual Spring Meeting Set for May 30-June 1 in Key Biscayne, Florida
• 117 Student-Athletes to Compete at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Regionals

Orlando Sentinel

• Robby Howell leads UCF baseball to win over Tulane in AAC Tournament elimination game
• Tacko Fall more confident, focused on UCF basketball after passing on NBA draft

Tulane season comes to an end with 8-3 loss to UCF in AAC Tournament New Orleans Times Picayune

UCF pitcher Robby Howell handcuffs Tulane knocks Wave out AAC tournament New Orleans Advocate

Tampa Tribune

• NCAA: Former USF basketball assistant gave improper benefits
• NCAA releases findings of probe into USF men’s basketball

UH holds off Connecticut to advance to AAC tourney semifinals Houston Chronicle

TU Sports: Hurricane lands four on Athlon’s AAC all-conference first team Tulsa World

UC baseball head coach resigns Cincinnati Enquirer

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC releases its response to NCAA’s third notice of allegations in academic scandal case
• UNC’s response again challenges NCAA’s jurisdiction in academic scandal
• Here’s what UNC’s response to the NCAA’s latest notice of allegations says
• Here’s the timeline of the UNC academic scandal, from 2011 until now
• Battle lines between UNC, NCAA never drawn more sharply
• With new contract extension, UNC’s Larry Fedora could win more than $1 million in bonuses
• Duke advances to ACC baseball semifinals with win over Virginia
• After long rain delay, UNC beats Boston College in ACC baseball tournament, 10-0

Wake Forest scores 4 in 9th to beat Georgia Tech 5-4 Fayetteville Observer

Gamecocks, N.C. State set for afternoon kickoff in Charlotte on Sept. 2 Charleston Post and Courier

Who’s next up for Tide baseball? Times Daily