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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupFriday, December 22, 2017

December 22, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Second Half Surge Helps ECU Beat Grambling…ECU Picked Fourth In Preseason AAC Baseball Poll…Temple beats FIU in Gasparilla Bowl, gets first bowl win since 2011…Home cooking an advantage for Navy going into Military Bowl…Report: SMU considering former Oregon State, Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen for defensive coordinator…Charlotte 49ers miss chance for win at buzzer, fall at South Florida late, 78-76 …Appalachian State slowly trying to turn Alabama into Mountaineers country…Longtime sportscaster Dick Enberg found dead at home at 82…Less than two weeks after taking over, new HU coach signs three…Papa John’s Chief Executive to Step Down, Weeks After Blaming N.F.L. for Sales Slump

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • The Bradsher Beat
    Spasojevic turns up the heat on Tigers
  • Basketball
    Pirates get past Grambling

ecupirates.com

  • Second Half Surge Helps ECU Beat Grambling
  • ECU Picked Fourth In Preseason AAC Baseball Poll

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Signing Day creates challenges
  • Pirates outlast Grambling

WNCT 9

  • ECU closes out non-conference slate with 76-68 win over Grambling State
  • Pirate baseball picked 4th in American preseason poll

WITN 7

  • Tyson helps East Carolina hold off Grambling 76-68
  • ECU picked fourth in preseason American Athletic Conference baseball poll

Pirates end nonconference play with victory\ WCTI 12

247 Sports

  • Ahlers, Winstead named Associated Press All-State
  • ECU 76, Grambling State 68: How it looked from the baseline
  • ECU wraps up non-conference schedule with victory
  • The Five Biggest Steals of ECU’s 2018 Signing Class

ECU Rallies To Beat Grambling 76-68 Rivals.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Temple Takes Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, 28-3, Against FIU
  • Memphis And Cincinnati Close Non-Conference Slate With Wins, Houston And Tulane Both Earn Second-Straight Win
  • American Teams Record Five Wins on Thursday
  • Volleyball year in review

The Associated Press

  • Nutile leads Temple over FIU 28-3 in Gasparilla Bowl
  • Samuel, South Florida holds off Charlotte late, win 78-76
  • No. 18 Arizona pulls away late to beat UConn 73-58
  • No. 20 Cincinnati beats Cleveland State 81-62 with late run
  • Fall’s double-double helps UCF beat South Carolina St. 89-64

Analysis: UC too strong for Cleveland State Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF football embraces competitive practice before the Christmas break Orlando Sentinel

Huskies Start Strong, But Fall 73-58 To Arizona Hartford Courant

Philly.com

  • Temple beats FIU in Gasparilla Bowl, gets first bowl win since 2011
  • Temple football safety Delvon Randall a leader on the field, and on camera, too

Tulane survives huge comeback attempt, outlasts South Alabama New Orleans Advocate

Dallas News

  • Report: SMU considering former Oregon State, Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen for defensive coordinator
  • Why SMU fans shouldn’t worry about a lingering effect from Frisco Bowl loss

Tubby Smith’s wife embraces father-son matchup Memphis Commercial Appeal

Bill Haisten: Fashionably late – Rick Couri’s 2010 TU football ring Tulsa World

UH players visit Pearl Harbor Houston Chronicle

Home cooking an advantage for Navy going into Military Bowl Annapolis Capital

Charlotte 49ers miss chance for win at buzzer, fall at South Florida late, 78-76 Charlotte Observer

Wichita Eagle

  • Markis McDuffie talks about his return
  • Time set for Houston-Wichita State game on Jan. 4

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Less than two weeks after taking over, new HU coach signs three Hampton Roads Daily Press

Winston Salem Journal

  • Appalachian State slowly trying to turn Alabama into Mountaineers country
  • Finding some unexpected Appalachian State names on Dauphin Street
  • NCAA grants UNC player extra year after criminal case ends

ODU will emulate FAU’s football stadium when it renovates Foreman Field Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Columbia The State

  • Clemson recruiting dominance shows: ‘We can get anybody and everybody’
  • Ranking the SEC recruiting classes: Who won? Who lost?

Christmas comes early for NC schools with early-signing period Greensboro News-Record

The Associated Press

  • Longtime sportscaster Dick Enberg found dead at home at 82
  • Penny vs Army’s triple-option in Armed Forces Bowl
  • Taggart’s first 2 weeks at Florida St focused on recruiting
  • Midseason bonfire ignites Missouri turnaround
  • Third Notre Dame player suspended for bowl game vs LSU
  • Improving Oklahoma defense faces CFP challenge in Georgia
  • Early signing period sees hundreds of players commit

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Official: NFL wasn’t told in advance about settlements with Jerry Richardson’s accusers
  • It’s ‘awkward,’ Stephen Silas says, as Hornets’ fill-in coach – but not how you think
  • NFL wants Panthers to stay in Charlotte. But regarding talk of a new stadium …
  • Panthers WR Brenton Bersin happy with Wofford Terriers’ upset of UNC Tar Heels 79-75

Washington Post

  • Dick Enberg remembered as sports broadcasting’s versatile gentleman
  • In survey, Redskins ask fans for their level of confidence in team’s executives
  • Hall uncertain what future holds with Redskins, NFL
  • Perine tweaks groin while Brown misses another practice
  • Cousins market may have changed but the demand has not
  • Miller’s defense could cause problems for the Redskins
  • The Nationals have a strong hand. They’re smart to hold their cards.
  • Nats sign Adams to replace Lind

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Hanifin and Hurricanes start fast in 4-1 win over Predators
  • Longtime sportscaster Dick Enberg found dead at home at 82

New York Times

  • The Real Mr. Met Is Selling Off His Past and Coping With the Present
  • In an Unforgiving Sport, They Minister to Hearts and Souls
  • Michael Beasley Lifts the Knicks to a Statement Win over the Celtics
  • In Kyle Kuzma, the Lakers Found a Gem Late in the First Round
  • N.F.L. Picks Week 16: Ezekiel Elliott Returns to the Cowboys
  • M.L.B. Executive Ousted for Inappropriate Behavior
  • Vitaly Mutko Said to Be Stepping Down From Russia World Cup Role
  • Owners of the Sabres Add N.W.H.L.’s Beauts to Buffalo Stable
  • Papa John’s Chief Executive to Step Down, Weeks After Blaming N.F.L. for Sales Slump

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