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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupThursday, November 2, 2017

November 2, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Legendary NC sports columnist Caulton Tudor dies…Military Appreciation Day Activities Set For Nov. 11…Sutton has sudden impact for ECU….Houston will be a tough task but the Pirates have a chance to start a winning streak…UH’s Collin Wilder undergoes knee surgery…AAC Power Rankings: Central Florida Moves To Top Spot…Wichita State Opens at No. 7, Cincinnati at No. 12 in AP Preseason Poll…Construction on Memphis Tigers football indoor practice facility to begin in January…Hollywood ending! Astros beat Dodgers in Game 7 to win World Series…Hurricanes’ Pesce sidelined with concussion

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

The Bradsher Beat: ECU volleyball reaching hard for postseason Bonesville.net

Legendary NC sports columnist Caulton Tudor dies WRAL Sports

Former N&O columnist Caulton Tudor, 70, left a legacy in and out of the sports pages Raleigh News and Observer

Military Appreciation Day Activities Set For Nov. 11 ecupirates.com

Sutton has sudden impact for ECU Greenville Daily Reflector

The East Carolinian

  • Houston will be a tough task but the Pirates have a chance to start a winning streak
  • ECU Volleyball to take on USF
  • Men’s tennis to compete in the Wake Forest invitational this weekend
  • TECsperts’ Predictions for ECU’s Game at Houston
  • Courtney Cash named to American Athletic Conference second team
  • Pirate Women’s Tennis to wrap up season of firsts at the Kitty Harrison Invitational

247 Sports

  • Missed practice time not slowing Devon Sutton
  • Six JUCO offers to watch for ECU
  • Sirk bouncing back strong from injury
Breaking down Houston vs. East Carolina Houston Chronicle
Fantasy football Week 9: Start or sit Zay jones for ‘TNF’? sbnation.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

Houston Chronicle

  • AAC Power Rankings: Week 9
  • UH’s Collin Wilder undergoes knee surgery
  • Week 9 bowl projections for UH, AAC and Texas schools

Philly.com

  • Up-and-down Houston enjoyed an up week
  • Temple-Navy game has a much different look

theamerican.org

  • Wichita State Opens at No. 7, Cincinnati at No. 12 in AP Preseason Poll
  • Midweek Pow6r Points – Week 10
  • Top Defensive Plays – Week 9
  • The American Huddle: Episode 8
  • Women’s Soccer: Memphis’ Morton Sends Tigers To Semifinals
  • Women’s Soccer: Early Goal Advances SMU to Conference Championship Semifinals
  • USF’s Correa Named American Men’s Golf Player of the Month

USF journal: Defense’s second-half struggles continue Tampa Tribune

Orlando Sentinel

  • Steve Spurrier on Scott Frost: Gators would be ‘happy’ if they scored like UCF
  • Versatile UCF athlete Tristan Payton finds new home in secondary after suspension

Dallas News

  • UCF head coach Scott Frost could miss SMU game due to birth of first child
  • Post-Week 9 AAC power rankings: How did USF’s loss to Houston shake up the conference?
  • How SMU goes about creating its game plan every week
  • 5 things SMU fans need to know about UCF, including its dangerous pass rush

Hartford Courant

  • Jamar Summers Suspended Three Quarters By Randy Edsall, Faces Additonal Punishment From Huskies’ Leadership Council
  • AAC Power Rankings: Central Florida Moves To Top Spot

Tulsa World

  • TU running back Shamari Brooks out for the year with broken collarbone
  • TU notebook: WR Justin Hobbs added to Biletnikoff Award watch list

Wichita Eagle

  • ESPN’s BPI says Wichita State is the favorite to win the national title
  • Wichita State checks in at No. 7 in preseason AP poll, another first in 36 years

Can the Cincinnati Bearcats Still Make a Bowl Game? Down the Drive

UC basketball pummels Bellarmine: Instant analysis Cincinnati Enquirer

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Construction on Memphis Tigers football indoor practice facility to begin in January
  • Memphis vs. LeMoyne-Owen exhibition: What to watch 

Tulane battling huge turnover in roster for fall baseball camp New Orleans Advocate

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • NCSU’s Braxton Beverly isn’t done fighting for his eligibility, Kevin Keatts says
  • Duke begins the season as the nation’s No. 1 team; UNC ranked No. 9
  • UNC committee sides with professor on sports history course that includes recent scandal

What not to do when hiring Florida’s next football coach Tampa Bay Times

The Associated Press

  • College Football Picks: Ranking best ranked vs ranked games
  • No. 7 Penn St., No. 24 Spartans both are in bounce-back mode
  • SEC teams not named Alabama, Georgia struggle to keep pace
  • Notre Dame’s Mike Elko faces bittersweet reunion with Deacs
  • ACC features array of versatile backs that add big punch
  • Sorry, bro! Drew Brown set to pass Kris on Husker FG chart
  • No. 23 Arizona’s Tate proving to be unstoppable
  • PODCAST: The playoff rankings are out. Where is this race headed?
  • Paul Johnson: Georgia Tech can’t worry about keeping up with schools like Clemson
  • LSU gets its chance to topple Alabama in marquee SEC matchup
  • ‘Semifinal Saturday’ with Miami-VT, Clemson-NC State games
  • Bedlam to start November in Big 12; maybe more in December

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Miami assistant downplays facing his former team
  • U.Va.’s Kiser named a finalist for 2017 Campbell Trophy

For first time all season, Clemson faces a defensive line as good as its own Charleston Post and Courier

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Houston Chronicle

  • Hollywood ending! Astros beat Dodgers in Game 7 to win World Series.
  • Astros tie record for home runs in a postseason
  • Astros-Dodgers World Series followed a rare pattern
  • Three Astros World Series items headed to Cooperstown
  • Inside look at Astros’ first World Series champagne celebration
  • Astros’ World Series win generates 62,000 tweets per minute at…
  • Carlos Correa proposes to girlfriend Miss Texas USA Daniella…

The Associated Press

  • Astros win 1st World Series crown, top Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7
  • Called it: Sports Illustrated predicted Astros title in ’14
  • Who’s next? 7 MLB teams await their 1st title
  • Cuban baseball player smugglers face sentencing in Miami

Charlotte Observer

  • Astros win 1st World Series crown, top Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7
  • Kemba Walker, Malik Monk carry Charlotte Hornets past Milwaukee Bucks
  • Hornets get a glimpse of what made rookie Malik Monk so special at Kentucky
  • Kemba Walker made Hornets history in win over Bucks. Which record does he own now?
  • Cam Newton’s ability to move past Kelvin Benjamin trade vital to Panthers’ success
  • Cam Newton obviously dislikes trade, but now it’s his job to embrace it – and win
  • Hurricanes’ Pesce sidelined with concussion

 

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