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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupFriday, August 4, 2017

August 4, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

ECU Kicks Off 2017 Campaign With First Practice…Sirk, Minshew begin QB battle…Pirates open camp without Brown…Derrell Scott has high hopes with Pirates…Compher: Nothing more important than TV deal…Panthers sign Bryce Williams…Houston Texans move Pratt from Active…Alabama No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 in preseason coaches’ poll …For only second time, Bulls have a preseason ranking…The SMU defense is dunking the ball into a trash can after each turnover at fall camp…This ultimate Wolfpack fan tailgating bus is for sale – cheap!…Stars and starters sit out, Cowboys beat Cardinals 20-18…Panthers show off what $47 million buys in stadium renovations…At arena board, some hope for better days as sale of the Hurricanes proceeds … slowly

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

View from the East: Special teams could make ECU special Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Kicks Off 2017 Campaign With First Practice
  • ECU Baseball To Hold Walk-On Tryouts In Late August

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Compher: Nothing more important than TV deal
  • VIDEO: Montgomery after 1st practice
  • Sirk, Minshew begin QB battle
  • Reloaded Pirates hit the field

Pirates open camp without Brown Washington Daily News

Another year, another poor ranking in Conference for the Pirates The East Carolinian

ECU Pirates hold 1st official 2017 practice, begin fall camp WNCT 9

WITN 7

  • ECU holds first preseason football practice
  • More details on canceled Blake Shelton concert as fans seek refunds

Derrell Scott has high hopes with Pirates WCTI 12

Panthers sign Bryce Williams panthers.com

Panthers Sign TE Bryce Williams, Waive/Injured S Travell Dixon nfltraderoumors.co

247 Sports

  • Pirates kick off fall practice with QB battle underway
  • LOOK: ECU Begins 2017 Preseason Practice
  • Former ECU tight end Bryce Williams signed by Panthers
  • ECU’s Top 20 Most Important Players for 2017: No. 3

ECU Successfully Completes Day One of Fall Football Practice Rivals.com

Houston Texans move Pratt from Active/NFI, waive T.J. Daniel UPI

Analyzing Tech’s 2017 football schedule: Part I Norfolk Virginian Pilot

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

Tampa Bay Times

  • Jones: Sunny college forecast may give way to doom and gloom
  • USF journal: Flowers shines. Sun? Not so much
  • For only second time, Bulls have a preseason ranking

Orlando Sentinel

  • Donald De La Haye enlists cyberspace allies in fight vs. NCAA
  • UCF football sees big gains during second year in strength program

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Memphis takes on $10M debt for football facility
  • Memphis adds ex-Auburn signee Gonzalez

UH in running for LSU transfer Maea Teuhema Houston Chronicle

The SMU defense is dunking the ball into a trash can after each turnover at fall camp Dallas News

‘Jack of all trades’: TU safety Sam Gottsch runs a snow-cone stand every summer Tulsa World

Navy, Ravens fans get a first look Saturday in Annapolis Annapolis Capital

San Antonio trio sticks together for Wichita State baseball Wichita Eagle

Three prospects — Patrick Shegog, Carlos Hatcher, Michael Remondet — commit to Tulane New Orleans Times Picayune

Temple gets commitment from Omari Spellman’s 6-foot-8 brother philly.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Alabama No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 in preseason coaches’ poll NBC Sports – College Football Talk

Raleigh News and Observer

  • This ultimate Wolfpack fan tailgating bus is for sale – cheap!
  • How UNC coach Larry Fedora stays ‘hip’
  • Is the ACC the nation’s best conference? Preseason Coaches Poll doesn’t quite think so

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Hokies lose promising freshman WR Caleb Farley for the season
  • Hokies 22nd in Amway Coaches Poll
  • Breaking down Virginia Tech football schedule: Part II

Charlotte 49ers football: What we know, don’t know about 2017 team Charlotte Observer

App State surprises senior Bill Cecil with football scholarship Winston Salem Journal

Columbia The State

  • Tigers begin climb back up the mountain
  • Clemson football starts out season in Top 5 in coaches poll

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Citadel considers 3,800-seat plan for east side of Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Clemson kicks off first day of practice as new season officially begins
  • Gamecocks’ defense has short time to grow up

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Stars and starters sit out, Cowboys beat Cardinals 20-18
  • Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill reinjures left knee in practice
  • Stephen Curry heats up after slow start in pro golf debut
  • A year later, Olympic displaced are left to rebuild lives
  • NFL commissioner: Kaepernick isn’t being blackballed
  • MLS gaining respectability, soccer league ‘on a good path’
  • Record-breaking Neymar jets into Paris for PSG presentation
  • How soccer’s financial rules impact Neymar’s move to Paris
  • LEADING OFF: Darvish makes Dodgers debut; Judge off bench
  • Redskins LB Galette back after tearing both Achilles tendons

Charlotte Observer

  • Among NFL draft’s biggest busts, Aaron Curry coaching Panthers on what not to do
  • Scariest part of football for Panthers punter Andy Lee? It’s not punting
  • Unable to walk in February, Panthers’ Charles Johnson wondered if his career was over
  • Bank of America Stadium renovations continue
  • Panthers show off what $47 million buys in stadium renovations
  • Charlotte Hornets’ Kemba Walker visits South Africa, but what’s the latest on his knee?
  • 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club: Here’s how to watch and keep up

Washington Post

  • The Redskins reportedly ‘want a downtown experience’ surrounding their new stadium
  • Takeaways from Redskins camp: No clarity for D-line
  • Fan playing hooky got best video of catch
  • Redskins find WR height for red zone
  • Are Nationals ready for October? Who cares? Enjoy the daily drama they are now.
  • Skittles-branded tarp coming to Nats Park

At arena board, some hope for better days as sale of the Hurricanes proceeds … slowly Raleigh News and Observer

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