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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupWednesday, August 9, 2017

August 9, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

QB battle enters second week…Shoomee named Division I All-American Scholar…JMU ranked No. 1 in STATS FCS preseason poll…McClease aims to make his mark in Hokies’ backfield …WVU special teams hopes for less stress, more success …USF provides details in quest for on-campus football stadium…McIlroy feeling right at home at Quail Hollow for the PGA

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

QB battle enters second week  Greenville Daily Reflector

High school football, ECU football and Carolina Panthers updates WCTI 12

LOOK: ECU practices through rainy Tuesday evening247 Sports

Pirates Look Sharp in First Full Pad Football Practice of Fall Camp Rivals.com

On Campus: ECU’s Shoomee named Division I All-American ScholarSanford Herald

Breaking down BYU’s 2017 football schedule, team by teamDeseret News

WVU special teams hopes for less stress, more success theeet.com

JMU ranked No. 1 in STATS FCS preseason poll Winchester Star

Blake Shelton isn’t performing at postponed ECU concert, and fans are mad Raleigh News and Observer

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • One-on-One with Coach Fickell
  • Memphis Chosen as Favorite in 2017 American Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll
  • Houston to Host Team USA Ahead of FIBA AmeriCup 2017

Boone, Doaks will lead UC RB corps Cincinnati Enquirer

USF provides details in quest for on-campus football stadium Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

  • Latest Donald De La Haye video disappoints UCF coach Scott Frost
  • UCF QB Noah Vedral impressive in Knights’ first scrimmage
  • UCF baseball coach Greg Lovelady earns contract extension

SMU’s offense now has a home-run celebration to match the defensive celebration Dallas News

Memphis’ Dorceus brothers on same team ‘priceless’ Memphis Commercial Appeal

 Tulsa World

  • Guerin Emig: Chad President, Luke Skipper and a tricky balancing act at TU camp
  • TU Sports: Kim English departing basketball staff for Colorado

Diaco-Favorite Donovan Williams Moved From QB To Wide Receiver Hartford Courant

New Orleans Times Picayune

  • Off to Spain they go! Tulane men’s basketball team set to visit Madrid and Barcelona
  • ‘We’re pretty close’ How and why Tulane believes its offensive line will be much-improved

2017 Michigan football opponent preview and prediction: Cincinnati landof10

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • How NCSU’s Kyle Bambard has overcome the backlash from missing that field goal against Clemson
  • What Brandon Harris, LSU’s former quarterback of the future, is searching for at UNC

Clawson’s call to make: Which freshmen play? Winston Salem Journal

Columbia The State

  • Why going deep is vital for the Gamecocks’ offense
  • Tigers go full pads for first time in fall camp
  • If Ben Boulware has a chance to hit Deshaun Watson, this is how it will go down

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • McClease aims to make his mark in Hokies’ backfield
  • Virginia’s Andre Levrone has one last shot to make a splash

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • McIlroy feeling right at home at Quail Hollow for the PGA
  • Mickelson, Els reach milestone together in 100th major
  • Lawyer: No appearance at Florida DUI hearing for Tiger Woods
  • With challenger not admitted, Van Niekerk cruises to victory
  • Cutler comeback begins at Dolphins practice: ‘It felt right’
  • Makwala turned away from Olympic Stadium because of illness
  • Indians’ Brantley undergoing tests on injured right ankle
  • Sale strikes out 13 Rays, Red Sox win seventh straight, 2-0
  • Going, going, Gomes: 3-run homer in 9th lifts Indians
  • Army reservist Sam Kendricks wins pole vault gold at worlds

If Raleigh gets a stadium, what would that mean for WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary? Raleigh News and Observer

Charlotte Observer

  • What do PGA Tour players think of Quail Hollow’s makeover? ‘Tough, tough, tough’
  • Golf majors nothing new to the Carolinas
  • What is PGA’s policy for suspending golf tournament for severe weather?
  • Rory McIlroy considered buying a house in Charlotte?
  • Visit to Panthers coach Ron Rivera’s training camp office reveals his unsparing honesty
  • Cam Newton’s status for Panthers’ exhibition opener, and 10 other things we learned Tuesday

Winston Salem Journal

  • Panthers QB Newton out for preseason opener vs. Texans
  • Stenson is the latest to commit to Wyndham
  • Earnhardt treats Redskins players to high-speed laps

Washington Post

  • Three takeaways from Tuesday’s Redskins training camp practice
  • Despite the challenges of his accent, Bruce Allen finally said ‘Kirk’ correctly
  • Gibbs will be on ‘A Football Life’
  • Three QBs primed to become fantasy football breakouts in 2017
  • Anthony Rendon shouldn’t bat sixth or second for the Nats. He should bat first.
  • Depleted Nats hope for a better tomorrow after loss to Marlins

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Tim Tebow’s time with Columbia Fireflies helps set attendance mark
  • ESPN, facing headwinds, might still reverse its slide

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