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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupTuesday, August 8, 2017

August 8, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

AD: Cost of attendance is costly, necessary…Pirates outline objectives for preseason…NFL feel to special teams…2x NAIA National Champ Magnus Andersen Transferring to East Carolina…Bills’ Zay Jones: Surrounded by veteran…UCF lands $2 million donation for athletics village…Navy assistant coach retires from Marine Corps…Center of golf universe will be in North Carolina the next two weeks…Don Baylor, former MVP and Manager of Year, dead at 68

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

From the Anchor Desk: Back to work, finally Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

  • Summer Sessions: Raquan Wilkins
  • Boys Of Summer Report (Final)

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • AD: Cost of attendance is costly, necessary
  • NOTEBOOK: NFL feel to special teams

Pirates outline objectives for preseason Washington Daily News

The forgotten man in ECU’s secondary 247 Sports

2x NAIA National Champ Magnus Andersen Transferring to East Carolina swimswam.com

Bills’ Zay Jones: Surrounded by veterans CBS Sports

Another one: Vikings agree with nose tackle Linval Joseph on four-year contract extension Minneapolis Star-Tribune

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF lands $2 million donation for athletics village
  • UCF coaches fired up about first scrimmage

USF journal: speedster Duran Bell making fast impression Tampa Bay Times

Swedish OL Oskar Andersson commits to Temple philly.com

Tulane notebook: Freshmen quickly moving up the ranks, especially on defense New Orleans Advocate

Dallas News

  • Which coaching situations should SMU fans worried about Chad Morris watch in 2017?
  • What Tim Jankovich wants SMU to get out of its week-long Canada trip

Mike Norvell on ‘best practice of fall camp so far’ Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU practice report: Cooper Edmiston filling Trent Martin’s void at linebacker Tulsa World

Navy assistant coach retires from Marine Corps Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

It’s got to be the shoes: How Michael Jordan’s Jumpman could help UNC football  Raleigh News and Observer

Davidson headed to Italy, Slovenia for culture, hoops  Charlotte Observer

Panthers coach would have voted for Clemson’s Deshaun Watson to win Heisman Columbia The State

Charleston Post and Courier

  • CSU, Citadel, Wofford ranked in FCS preseason poll
  • Citadel plan for Johnson Hagood Stadium calls for 3,800 seats, office/residential space

“You enjoy every single second of it” – ODU senior Bunmi Rotimi on the first day of football practice Norfolk Virginian Pilot

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Center of golf universe will be in North Carolina the next two weeks
  • Joe Webb: ‘I could be the long snapper’

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Josh Norman, Zach Brown say NFL fines over rules emphasis won’t curb physicality
  • Hendrick Motorsports, Kasey Kahne to split after 6 years

The Associated Press

  • APNewsBreak: PGA Championship to move to May in 2019
  • Home run king Bonds wishes he played 1 more year
  • Machado’s grand slam upstages Trout, Orioles beat Angels 6-2
  • Don Baylor, former MVP and Manager of Year, dead at 68
  • Scherzer pitches 7 innings as Nationals top Marlins 3-2
  • Bills sign Boldin to provide experience at receiver spot
  • Gase: Cutler didn’t delay retirement to stand on sideline
  • AP source: Jaguars’ Albert reverses course on retirement
  • Hands-on approach: Purple pen helps WNBA’s Plum blossom
  • Jamaica overcomes the hurdles, finally gets its gold

Charlotte Observer

  • Handicapping a field of underdog receivers trying to make Panthers’ roster
  • Matt Kalil says playing for Panthers is different – for more reasons than brother Ryan
  • 5 sights to see at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow

Washington Post

  • Three takeaways from Monday’s Redskins training camp
  • Max Scherzer offers Nats one exhale. Stephen Strasburg could offer another.
  • Dusty Baker mourns the death of his longtime friend Don Baylor
  • More whiffs, walks and long balls: Baseball faces an existential crisis

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