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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupThursday, July 29, 2017

July 20, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

ECU Named GCAA All-Academic Team…Cincinnati and East Carolina Earn 2016-17 WGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Awards…Righting the ship: ECU’s Montgomery moving forward after disappointing 2016 season…Coaches differ on social media issues…ECU’s stock car deal sputters…Reports: Chad Holbrook to College of Charleston hits a snag…Dramatic Major League Soccer stadium plan faces dramatic challenges

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Football Recruiting: Coveted tackle Noel finds his calling with Pirates Bonesville.net

ECU Named GCAA All-Academic Team ecupirates.com

Righting the ship: ECU’s Montgomery moving forward after disappointing 2016 season The Robesonian

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Coaches differ on social media issues
  • ECU’s stock car deal sputters

ECU’s 20 Most Important Players for 2017: No. 16 247 Sports

College Football: 2017 East Carolina Pirates Preview getmoresports.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Cincinnati and East Carolina Earn 2016-17 WGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Awards
  • American Stories: Pow6r Play In Newport
  • UConn’s Chris Dailey To Receive Margo Dydek Award

American Conference trying to break into ‘Power Six’ as football season approaches Dallas News

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • UC is part of ‘Power 6’ AAC plan
  • Tuberville resurfaces as ESPN analyst

Some coaches not happy to see summer end and fall camps begin Orlando Sentinel

Philly.com

  • Temple’s Finch healthy again, ready to lead
  • Temple’s Jacob Martin lucky to be spared from Aurora theater shooting 5 years ago

Which Memphis football newcomers have stood out so far? Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU Sports: Junior-college cornerback commits to Hurricane Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Why more athlete freedom could come at the expense of intensified academic scrutiny from the NCAA
  • NCSU has 3 players on All-ACC preseason football team. Duke, UNC have 0. Here’s who made the roster.

Reports: Chad Holbrook to College of Charleston hits a snag Columbia The State

UAB football is “just like every other team, but we sat out two years.” Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Coaches from Wake Forest, App State see value in renewing football series Winston Salem Journal

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

MLS Expansion Update: Phoenix, San Diego, Cincinnati, Nashville … The Blue Testament

MLS expansion candidate North Carolina FC reveals stadium plan … MLSsoccer.com

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Dramatic Major League Soccer stadium plan faces dramatic challenges
  • How MLS (and the Raleigh community) will decide whether the Triangle deserves a top-tier soccer team
  • The 4 most important factors in joining MLS, and how North Carolina FC stacks up

MLS expansion tour continues after Nashville makes its case Fox Sports

MLS execs kick the tires on Charlotte expansion bid (PHOTOS) Charlotte Business Journal

The Associated Press

  • The Latest: Journeyman Manley has the early clubhouse lead
  • British Open begins with rain, wind and big numbers
  • Fearsome 6th hole the ultimate test at Birkdale
  • Dodgers win 11th straight, spoil Moncada’s White Sox debut
  • LEADING OFF: Dodgers chase 12th straight, Bryant heals
  • Arenado hits 3 homers, powers Rockies past Padres 18-4
  • OJ Simpson drawing world attention during plea for freedom
  • Key events in OJ Simpson’s fall from sports hero, movie star
  • US survives bites,
  • Dallas police suspend probe into incident involving Elliott

Charlotte Observer

  • Former Panthers GM Marty Hurney is back, promising things will be different this time
  • At this dysfunctional time in Panthers history, Marty Hurney 2.0 right man for GM job
  • Why Kyle Busch’s winless streak is one of most perplexing in modern NASCAR history
  • As screamers go, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith knows the power in his shtick

Washington Post

  • Former draft pick Alex Meyer shows Nationals what may have been
  • Keeping Wizards’ core together leaves their window open
  • Here’s someone willing to defend Bruce Allen’s statement about Kirk Cousins: Chris Cooley
  • U.S. soccer beats El Salvador, advances to Gold Cup semifinals

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