Women’s Basketball Completes Staff with Weaver and Hollis…ECU chancellor lauds Compher’s work…Former ECU football player pleads guilty to killing dog…Men’s tennis takes step to prepare for upcoming season…John Feinstein: NCAA must hammer UNC for academic fraud…Palatial football digs at Clemson and USC are OK if players grasp college, too…VT extends football series with ODU and Liberty, adds BYU and VMI…MLB plans Asian, England games for ’19, ’20…Nationals upgrade their bench, land Howie Kendrick from Phillies…In Year 2 with Redskins, Josh Norman ready to show ‘that fire you just can’t coach’…‘Madden NFL 18’ rookie ratings just might have dissed the Panthers’ top draft pick

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Interview With Kenwick Thompson (Part 2 of 2): Pirates doing their homework on JMU Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Pirate Nation – Be Loyal & Bold
• Women’s Basketball Completes Staff with Weaver and Hollis
• Summer Sessions: Jabari Craig

Greenville Daily Reflector

• ECU chancellor lauds Compher’s work
• Former ECU football player pleads guilty to killing dog

Women’s Basketball Completes Staff with Weaver and Hollis WITN 7

Around the American Athletic Conference

Bristol blog: Charlie Strong making rounds at ESPN Tampa Bay Times

Tulane gains commitment from 2018 Florida OL Jason Swann New Orleans Times Picayune

Memphis’ Norvell: First practice ‘great start’ Memphis Commercial Appeal

Jeff Jacobs: Rose Now Firmly Planted At UConn, Edsall Tries To Spur Growth Hartford Courant

Wichita State close to ending pursuit of final non-conference opponent Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

John Feinstein: NCAA must hammer UNC for academic fraud CBS Sports

Winston Salem Journal

• WSSU, N.C. Central will play football in 2020
• Jamey Chadwell to coach Coastal when it plays App State on Oct. 21
• App State-UMass kickoff time set for 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 28

Raleigh News and Observer

• If these 5 players step up their games, Dave Doeren will have his best team yet at NCSU
• NC State adds a player who once scored 70 points in a game to its 2017-18 roster

Pump up the volume! Gamecocks add live DJ to Williams-Brice experience Columbia The State

Sapakoff: Palatial football digs at Clemson and USC are OK if players grasp college, too Charleston Post and Courier

VT extends football series with ODU and Liberty, adds BYU and VMI Hampton Roads Daily Press

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• ODU and Virginia Tech add six more games to football series
• Norview defensive end Derrick Eason commits to N.C. State
• Virginia opens fall practice with new faces and an abundance of bodies