Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Thursday, March 1, 2018

GAMEDAY: Pirates Host Tulsa On Senior Night; Softball Begins 10-Game Hawai’i Trip With Aloha Tournament…No. 18 ECU Powers Past ODU In Midweek Match-Up, 10-3…Pirates get ‘encouraging’ news on Gavin Williams…Former Pirate quarterback Minshew commits to Alabama…Gray, Davis Jr. Keep No. 25 Houston In Hunt for Share of Regular-Season Title After Win at SMU…Carolina Panthers release running back Jonathan Stewart…Panthers GM Marty Hurney promised logic over loyalty. That is playing out this week…Redskins have all but ruled out possibility of using franchise tag on Kirk Cousins

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• The Bradsher Beat
  Pirates reap rewards on Puerto Rico expedition
• Baseball
  No. 18 Pirates defeat Old Dominion, 10-3

ecupirates.com

• GAMEDAY: Pirates Host Tulsa On Senior Night
• No. 18 ECU Powers Past ODU In Midweek Match-Up, 10-3
• Spring Football Notebook No. 6
• GAMEDAY: Softball Begins 10-Game Hawai’i Trip With Aloha Tournament
• ECU Welcomes Kennesaw State To Johnson Stadium

Greenville Daily Reflector

• ECU defense seeking comfort zone
• Pirates honor seniors tonight
• No letdown by ECU

WNCT 9

• (18) ECU downs Old Dominion, 10-3 in midweek tilt
• Former Pirate quarterback Minshew commits to Alabama

ECU baseball wins again, topples ODU 10-3 WITN 7

Feb. 28 11 p.m. sports: Pirates pick up mid-week win over ODU WCTI 12

2018 Draft Notebook: East Carolina’s Gavin Williams Joins Triple-Digit Club Baseball America

The East Carolinian

• ECU to host Tulsa on Senior night
• ECU softball to travel to Hawaii for spring break tournaments
• Women’s basketball loses regular season finale
• ECU lacrosse set to take on Kennesaw State University at home

247 Sports

• Pirates get ‘encouraging’ news on Gavin Williams
• Pirates down Monarchs
• LOOK: Pirates conduct Wednesday session

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Gray, Davis Jr. Keep No. 25 Houston In Hunt for Share of Regular-Season Title After Win at SMU
• Adams Leads UConn to Senior Day Win Over Temple
• Baseball improves to 8-0 this week with 3 Wednesday night wins
• American Roundball with Hali Oughton & Monica McNutt – Episode 7
• American Athletic Conference Announces 2018 Swimming And Diving All-Conference Teams
• American Athletic Conference Announces Indoor Track & Field Most Outstanding Performance Awards
• GEICO Top Plays – Feb. 28

The Associated Press

• Gray leads No. 25 Houston past SMU 69-56
• Adams scores 25 to lead UConn over Temple 72-66

Rob Gray leads No. 25 UH past SMU Houston Chronicle

Dallas News

• After overwhelming senior day, SMU can’t finish home schedule on a high note with loss to Houston
• Photos: SMU drops senior night to No. 25 Houston 69-56
• Predicting SMU’s starting lineup before spring football

UConn Men Pull Off 72-66 Senior Night Win Over Temple Hartford Courant

Temple’s second-half struggles lead to loss at UConn Philly.com

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane finishes off two-game sweep of Lamar with 6-2 win
• The road less traveled: Tulane’s Cameron Reynolds stayed put after early adversity
• Former Tulane star Matt Forte retires after 10 years in NFL, says he’ll ‘finally rest’

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis intent on ‘proving people wrong’
• Tubby Smith on Martin’s surgery, team progress and not overlooking USF

UCF focuses on tough matchup against No. 11 Wichita State Orlando Sentinel

Wichita Eagle

• Here’s what might be at stake for Wichita State and Fred VanVleet
• See what success WSU’s six basketball 2018 recruits have had this season
• What redshirt freshman Rod Brown could be at Wichita State

Tampa Bay Times

• Charlie Strong adds 10th assistant to USF staff
• USF spring preview: Who replaces Auggie Sanchez?

Tulsa World

• TU football spring practice preview: Quarterback battle set, juco players jumping in, and more storylines and players to watch
• Bill Haisten: Philip Montgomery’s top priority – repair a broken passing game

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Columbia The State

• No. 18 Clemson tops Florida State, sets school record for ACC wins
• Seniors shine as Gamecocks hold off LSU in overtime

The Associated Press

• Reed lifts No. 18 Clemson to 75-63 win over Florida State
• Arizona Board of Regents to discuss Sean Miller’s contract
• Plenty of opinions, but few solutions to fix college hoops
• No. 3 Xavier beats Providence 84-74 for 1st Big East title
• Bridges scores 23, No. 4 Villanova holds off Seton Hall
• Martin helps No. 21 Nevada rout UNLV 101-75

Raleigh News and Observer

• In first year, Keatts gives NC State chance to claim equal ACC footing in Triangle
• Last-second loss only a small part of why UNC was so emotional on Senior Night

Winston Salem Journal

• Byrd carted off field at Wake Forest’s second practice
• Appalachian State players noticing the energy Bryan Brown brings to new DC role

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• No. 1-ranked Virginia looks to finish perfect on the road in the ACC, and that’s saying something
• Six U.Va. pitchers combine on no-hitter that nearly ended in a loss
• For ODU’s Stephen Vassor, basketball is a stage, and he’s often the star – in practice, at least

Charlotte Observer

• Dreadful season nears end. New AD has been hired. What questions face Charlotte 49ers?
• J.C. Smith struggled in CIAA opener. Then Roddric Ross found his zone.
• What could replace the NCAA for college basketball? Here’s why we’ll never find out.