Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Friday, February 16, 2018

ECU Baseball Hosts Western Carolina In Season Opener…Marshall, ECU add pair of games to football series…ECU Sweeps 200 Freestyle Relay Events At The American Championships…Houston Collects Resume Win, Downs No. 5 Cincinnati at Home…Wichita State overcomes Temple’s hot shooting, stays alive in title race…Wake Forest suspends three on eve of baseball opener…Daytona 500 favorites crash out, Danica Patrick plays it safe as race qualifying ends…Mikaela Shiffrin Fails to Medal in Olympic Slalom

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• View from the East
  Riley ‘feels’ the hunger
• Preview
  Pirates open baseball season

ecupirates.com

• ECU Sweeps 200 Freestyle Relay Events At The American Championships
• GAMEDAY: ECU Embarks On First Road Trip
• Gameday: ECU Hosts Western Carolina In Season Opener
• Berkowitz Selected For USTFCCCA Female Coaching Mentorship Program

Greenville Daily Reflector

• BASEBALL TAB: Pitching rotation
• BASEBALL TAB: ECU roster

ECU baseball set for season opener WITN 7

Feb. 15 6 p.m. sports: Pirates staying focused as season opens Friday WCTI 12

Marshall, ECU add pair of games to football series Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Marshall, ECU football to play in ’23, ’25 Charleston (WV) Daily Mail

Marshall, ECU schedule future home-and-home series NBCSports.com

247 Sports

• Three Burning Questions for ECU’s 2018 season
• Report: ECU, Marshall agree to another home-and-home series
• ECU’s 10 Most Wanted in North Carolina: WR Jordan Waters

Catamount Baseball Opens 2018 Season Friday at East Carolina catamountsports.com

ECU Men and Women Win Relays on Night Two of AAC Championships Swimming World

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• No. 19 Wichita State Rallies, Knocks Off Temple 93-86
• Houston Collects Resume Win, Downs No. 5 Cincinnati at Home
• Taplin’s 30 Leads Tulsa to Comeback Win at UConn
• Baseball: All teams in action for 2018 opening weekend
• Houston, Cincinnati Continues To Lead Through Day Two

The Associated Press

• Houston ends No. 5 Cincinnati’s 16-game win streak, 67-62
• Morris leads No. 19 Wichita State past Temple 93-86
• Memphis outlasts McMurray, SMU in 70-67 squeaker
• Taplin scores 30 to lead Tulsa to a 73-71 win over UConn

Houston Chronicle

• UH holds off No. 5 Cincinnati to post 67-62 upset win
• Former UH star, Vikings QB Case Keenum joins fans at Cougars game
• UH notebook: Forward Nura Zanna shines in Cougars’ upset of…

Cincinnati Enquirer

• No. 5 UC upset by Houston, as 16-game streak ends
• Watch: UC’s Cronin recaps upset loss at Houston

No. 22 UCF baseball to be tested early against No. 15 Virginia in season opener Orlando Sentinel

USF ace Shane McClanahan on everyone’s radar (gun) Tampa Bay Times

Tulsa Burns UConn Men In Second Half, Wins 73-71 Hartford Courant

Sterling Taplin scores career-high 30 points to lead Tulsa to a 73-71 win over UConn Tulsa World

Wichita Eagle

• Wichita State overcomes Temple’s hot shooting, stays alive in title race
• Temple coach says Koch crowd a factor
• Hear what national sports writer thought of crowd in Koch Arena

Morris leads No. 19 Wichita State past Temple 93-86 Philly.com

The great unknown: revamped Tulane baseball roster a mystery  New Orleans Advocate

Tulane baseball seeking a fast start beginning with Friday’s season opener New Orleans Time Picayune

Dallas News

• What does Sonny Dykes’ early recruiting success indicate?
• ‘Five to 10 words and a cool graphic’: How schools are becoming fluent in a new language of recruiting
• As he returns to visit SMU, Nic Moore reflects on what brought him to the Hilltop in the first place

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Brewton fills Memphis PG void with Martin hurt
• Podcast: Tigers stop skid, but future in doubt
• Tiger Football Podcast: The 2018 schedule

Jarren Jasper returns home, roughly two weeks following a heart transplant Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Wake Forest suspends three on eve of baseball opener Winston Salem Journal

Raleigh News and Observer

• Former NC State basketball star Dennis Smith is favorite to win NBA Slam Dunk contest
• Former Boston College, St. Louis basketball player headed to NC Central

B.J. Stith’s sick night – a career-high 36 points – gives ailing Monarchs just what they needed Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Charlotte 49ers rally against UTEP, but miss chance to end losing streak Charlotte Observer

Columbia The State

• Free throws — lots of them — fuel South Carolina to crucial win over Georgia
• ‘I’m really looking forward to seeing that atmosphere.’ Kingston preps for USC debut
• What’s new at Founders Park for 2018 USC baseball season
• Why Clemson’s Seth Beer is up until 2 a.m. some nights
• Dabo: Clemson landing Missouri DB shows ‘the reach of our brand’

The Associated Press

• Gophers’ Lynch drops appeal, denies sex assault allegations
• Clemson G Mitchell returns to campus, in concussion protocol
• Happ’s double-double leads Wisconsin over No. 6 Purdue
• Carr, Watkins lead Penn State over No. 8 Ohio State
• No. 17 Arizona holds off No. 25 Arizona State for 77-70 win
• Williams leads No. 9 Gonzaga over Loyola Marymount 76-46