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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupWednesday, October 18, 2017

October 18, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Grace Sullivan Tabbed AAC Female Athlete Of The Week…Montgomery makes plea; “the product will get better”…Never say die for ECU’s Grayson…ECU hoping to keep Thomas Sirk upright this week…ECU backcourt shooting critical…BYU football: Michael Shelton relishes opportunity to play in his home state this Saturday…Angry Wave figures to greet South Florida on Saturday…Sandusky to learn if he’ll get new trial or charges tossed…Former Clemson pitcher dies after accident…Yankees Feast on the Astros’ Bullpen in a Comeback Victory…Wrigley Field falls quiet as Dodgers push Cubs to brink of elimination in NLCS

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • Grace Sullivan Tabbed AAC Female Athlete Of The Week
  • ECU Hosts Student-Athlete Career Networking Event
  • Cross Country Men Earn First-Ever USTFCCCA Regional Ranking

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Never say die for ECU’s Grayson
  • ECU backcourt shooting critical

Montgomery makes plea; “the product will get better” Washington Daily News

247 Sports

  • ECU hoping to keep Thomas Sirk upright this week
  • Witherspoon excited to make presence felt at ECU
  • JUCO DB on ECU offer: ‘It meant a lot’

Coach Mo: You’re Forming, You’re Storming,Then You’re Performing Rivals.com

Hughes talks about transition to Central Florida WCTI 12

Deseret News

  • BYU football: Michael Shelton relishes opportunity to play in his home state this Saturday
  • BYU football notebook: Cougars hope to finish strong for the seniors
  • BYU’s Brothers El-Bakri fulfill improbable dream of playing in backfield together

BYU football defenders frustrated with themselves because of opponent success Daily Herald

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Houston and ECU earn final cross country weekly honors
  • American Stories: Sixty Minutes Makes The Difference For UConn
  • Houston’s Gray Named to Jerry West Award Watch List
  • American Athletic Conference Announces Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors
  • American Stories: Shockers Meet the Media, Set Sights High
  • Memphis defeats Tulane in five set thriller on the road

Will Moore remain UC Bearcats starting quarterback? Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF’s scoring machine is a pain for cheerleaders
  • UCF coach Scott Frost lines up as scout team QB to help Knights prep for Navy

Abey on pace to shatter Navy single-season record for rushing attempts Annapolis Capital

Philly.com

  • Temple faces major challenge to become bowl eligible
  • Temple to host benefit exhibition basketball game with Jefferson
  • What Temple coach Geoff Collins is saying

Angry Wave figures to greet South Florida on Saturday New Orleans Advocate

Why SMU’s offense didn’t focus on the starters during bye week practices Dallas News

Tiger Football Podcast: Another test at Houston Memphis Commercial Appeal

UH wide receivers Ellis Jefferson, Derek McLemore ruled out… Houston Chronicle

TU football: Against Houston, TU found success with two-quarterback system Tulsa World

How Wichita State basketball is adjusting to changes to its coaching staff Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • What Duke, UNC and NCSU basketball programs are doing in wake of FBI investigation
  • UNC’s Roy Williams not worried about Nassir Little’s connection to FBI probe
  • Former NC State basketball star’s ‘bad run’ ends in prison sentence

The Associated Press

  • Go for 2 or play for OT? How coaches make that call
  • Mayfield, Love, Barkley lead AP midseason All-America team
  • Sandusky to learn if he’ll get new trial or charges tossed
  • Midseason checkup: SEC twofer in playoff?
  • No. 13 Notre Dame dreams alive and well at season’s midpoint
  • For the Pac-12, parity is both a good and a bad thing
  • Texas’ Tom Herman still talking rebuilding at 3-3

Winston Salem Journal

  • Williams, Tar Heels move on after NCAA ruling
  • Appalachian State’s Devin Papenheim still settling in new position

Columbia The State

  • Former Clemson pitcher dies after accident
  • Clemson is spending its bye week looking back before moving ahead
  • Loaded SEC makes it tougher for USC to return to NCAAs, ESPN analyst says

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Under-the-radar Hokies who could give second half a lift
  • JMU defender Simeyon Robinson showing the maturity of an emerging leader
  • ODU made the right call in hiring Stephen Ballard to rebuild Foreman Field

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

New York Times

  • Yankees Feast on the Astros’ Bullpen in a Comeback Victory
  • Yankees Solve the Astros, but Can’t Crack the Mystery of Betances
  • Dodgers’ Yu Darvish Confounds the Cubs With a Dominant Outing and a Bat Flip
  • Celtics’ Gordon Hayward Fractures Ankle in Season Opener
  • A Season of Cleveland Anxiety, Brought to You by LeBron James
  • N.B.A. Eastern Conference Preview: Are the Celtics and Cavaliers Vulnerable?
  • N.B.A. Western Conference Preview: The Warriors and 14 Other Guys
  • N.F.L. Owners Won’t Penalize Players for Kneeling During Anthem

Charlotte Observer

  • Could Panthers center Ryan Kalil’s return solve one of team’s biggest problems?
  • Luke Kuechly at Panthers’ Tuesday practice, but how much did he do?
  • Dwight Howard is still a big kid at heart, with a big vision for the Charlotte Hornets

Hurricanes start fast, turn back Oilers 5-3 Raleigh News and Observer

Washington Post

  • Wrigley Field falls quiet as Dodgers push Cubs to brink of elimination in NLCS
  • Yankees storm back to take Game 4 from Astros and even ALCS at two games each
  • Hayward’s gruesome injury shatters the Celtics’ best-laid plans
  • Rockets rally to spoil opening night for the defending champion Warriors
  • The waiting is over: The Washington Wizards are on the clock
  • Experts split on whether Wizards will eclipse 50 wins
  • Redskins place K Hopkins on IR
  • Redskins sign kicker Nick Rose after placing Dustin Hopkins on short-term injured reserve
  • The Steelers may have beaten the NFL’s top team. But their problems are hardly solved.
  • Colin Kaepernick was asked by players to attend Tuesday’s meeting with NFL owners
  • Capitals tighten up defensively, but offense struggles in loss to Leafs
  • ESPN’s Sam Ponder slams Barstool Sports, which happens to have an ESPN show making its debut Tuesday

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