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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupSaturday, January 27, 2018

January 27, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Women’s Basketball Heads to Cincinnati…Pirates swing into preseason …NCAA Investigating UConn Men’s Basketball Program; Inquiry Includes Recruitment Of At Least Three Players…Reports: Police fire Taser at former SMU guard Sterling Brown during arrest over parking ticket disagreement…Roy Cooper’s campaign spent more than $15,000 on UNC tickets in his first year as governor…In No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 4 Duke, Marvin Bagley says rankings ‘don’t really matter’…Charlotte Hornets’ Dwight Howard gets his revenge on Atlanta Hawks

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Tennis Wins Against Navy
  • ECU Baseball Conducts First Spring Practice
  • GAMEDAY: Women’s Basketball Heads to Cincinnati
  • Soccer Adds Early Enrollee Addison Salz To 2018 Roster

Pirates swing into preseason Greenville Daily Reflector

Shawn Williams emerging in conference play WNCT 9

ECU baseball team holds first spring practice WITN 7

Montgomery stops by to see huge 2019 target 247 Sports

ECU Faces Tough Test at SMU Rivals.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

UConn men’s basketball under NCAA investigation The Associated Press

Hartford Courant

  • NCAA Investigating UConn Men’s Basketball Program; Inquiry Includes Recruitment Of At Least Three Players
  • Twitter Reacts To The NCAA Investigation Into UConn Men’s Basketball
  • UConn Men Notebook: Sidney Wilson’s Appeal Denied By NCAA
  • Frank Giufre Named UConn Football Offensive Line Coach

Campus Connect – Wichita State Women’s Basketball ‘Go Get It’ theamerican.org

Jacobs: NCAA investigating UConn men’s basketball The UCONN Blog

UC’s Cronin on previous win over Memphis: Doesn’t matter Cincinnati Enquirer

Senior Bowl: UCF receiver Tre’Quan Smith has solid week in front of NFL scouts Orlando Sentinel

Dallas News

  • Reports: Police fire Taser at former SMU guard Sterling Brown during arrest over parking ticket disagreement
  • Report: Louisiana Tech CBs coach Kevin Curtis joining SMU coaching staff

Tubby Smith previews Cincinnati, discusses Jeremiah Martin’s status Memphis Commercial Appeal

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • How can NC State make the NCAA tournament? It could start by beating UNC.
  • In a best-on-best battle of Duke offense and Virginia defense, something has to give
  • In No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 4 Duke, Marvin Bagley says rankings ‘don’t really matter’
  • Roy Cooper’s campaign spent more than $15,000 on UNC tickets in his first year as governor

Winston Salem Journal

  • Joyner family familiar with legacy of Big House Gaines
  • Mountaineers Notebook: App State’s Taylor Lamb accepts GA position at South Carolina

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • No. 2-ranked Virginia is redefining how the game is played, one defensive stop at a time
  • The Monarchs, who have won 10 of 11, are in a zone. Literally.
  • New tax law has its winners, for sure; college athletics just isn’t among them

Columbia The State

  • How Frank Martin plans to spend his Saturday: Win, relax, watch SEC dominate
  • Longtime Clemson football SID to retire

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Raleigh News and Observer

  • A kill shot: Hornets’ Dwight Howard backs up his talk, including the play of the game
  • Charlotte Hornets’ Dwight Howard gets his revenge on Atlanta Hawks
  • Super Bowl LII point spread, kickoff time, streaming options, referee info, etc.

New York Times

  • A Teenager’s Basketball Dream Is Size XXXXXL
  • Nassar Case Topples U.S.A. Gymnastics Board and M.S.U. Athletic Director
  • In a Busy Year, Malcolm Jenkins Raised a Fist and Checked All the Boxes
  • By Looking to Asia, the Australian Open Found Itself
  • Tiger Woods Birdies Final Hole to Narrowly Make Cut
  • In the Death of Ex-Jet Joe McKnight, Jury Returns a Manslaughter Verdict

The Associated Press

  • USA Gymnastics board of directors to resign under pressure
  • Injury ends Cousins’ season in Pelicans’ win over Rockets
  • Bumpy road: Goepper overcomes depression for 2nd Olympic run
  • J.R. Celski is calming influence amid chaos of short track

 

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