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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Friday, March 9, 2018

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Gameday: No. 19 ECU Travels To Charlotte For Weekend Series…ECU Athletic Director Jeff Compher to accept buyout, resign…Pirate Nation reacts to Jeff Compher buyout news…Pirates’ Season Ends With First Round Loss To UCF……Softball Gets Back On Track With Doubleheader Sweep In Hawai’i…Team honors ECU great Williams…Davenport scores 27 as Memphis holds of South Florida 79-77…Temple avoids upset, holds off Tulane 82-77 in AAC 1st round…Emelogu, Agau combine for 44 as SMU holds off UConn 80-73…The Kevin Ollie Watch Begins; UConn Coach’s Future Up In Air…Another blue battle: Duke, UNC will clash in ACC tournament…

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • View from the East
    Resignation a reminder that football drives the bus
  • Basketball
    Coaching search in limbo as Pirates exit tournament

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates’ Season Ends With First Round Loss To UCF
  • Softball Gets Back On Track With Doubleheader Sweep In Hawai’i
  • Gameday: No. 19 ECU Travels To Charlotte For Weekend Series
  • Women’s Tennis Improves Winning Streak to Four in Orlando

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Compher buyout expected Friday
  • Team honors ECU great Williams
  • Pirates ousted, finish with 10 wins
  • It’s Trevon’s team now

No. 19 Pirates take trip to Charlotte Washington Daily News

ECU Athletic Director Jeff Compher to accept buyout, resign WNCT 9

SOURCE: Jeff Compher out as ECU athletics director, finalized deal expected today WITN 7

WCTI 12

  • Source: East Carolina University AD may be out of job
  • UCF wards off ECU down the stretch to advance in AAC tourney

247 Sports

  • Jeff Compher era coming to an end at ECU
  • Pirate Nation reacts to Jeff Compher buyout news
  • Wright talks defensive line personnel

Rivals.com

  • Compher to Accept Buyout of Contract as AD at East Carolina
  • Pirate Comeback Falls Short in UCF’s 66-52 AAC Tourney Win
UCF holds on for win over East Carolina to open AAC Tournament Orlando Sentinel

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • ECU Picks Up Doubleheader Sweep Over James Madison, Longwood
  • UCF Advances To Quarterfinals With 66-52 Win Against ECU
  • Postgame Quotes: ECU vs UCF
  • Temple Advances Past Tulane In First Round
  • Postgame Quotes: Tulane vs Temple
  • Mick Cronin Named National Coach of the Year by Sporting News
  • Davenport’s Career-High Helps Memphis Hold off USF In First Round
  • Postgame Quotes: Memphis vs USF
  • SMU Tops UConn In American Championship Opener, 80-73
  • Postgame Quotes: UConn vs SMU
  • Houston’s Beshoory Earns American Men’s Golfer of the Week
  • Memphis’ Goldenstein Collects Golfer of the Week Honors

The Associated Press

  • UCF wards off ECU down the stretch to advance in AAC tourney
  • Temple avoids upset, holds off Tulane 82-77 in AAC 1st round
  • Emelogu, Agau combine for 44 as SMU holds off UConn 80-73
  • Davenport scores 27 as Memphis holds of South Florida 79-77

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • UC plays at noon. Here’s what you need to know.
  • Cronin gets national Coach of the Year award

Dallas News

  • 5 things for SMU fans to know about Cincinnati, including one thing the Bearcats’ four losses have in common
  • With nothing left to lose, SMU’s relaxed attitude delivers a big win over UConn
  • SMU key spring issue No. 1: How do Mustangs adjust to new offense under Sonny Dykes?

The Kevin Ollie Watch Begins; UConn Coach’s Future Up In Air Hartford Courant

Philly.com

  • Temple survives late scare to beat Tulane in AAC tournament
  • Temple’s Josh Brown happy to tie a school record and extend his career

New Orleans Advocate

  • Tulane bows out of American Athletic Conference tournament, 82-77 to Temple
  • Tulane baseball: Jewett sees positives in the midst of one glaring negative

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Tigers hold off USF in AAC tourney as Smith rumors swirl
  • Mike Parks Jr. explains the importance of Tigers’ 20th win

Orlando Sentinel

  • AAC Tournament: Temple hangs on to beat Tulane in nail-biter
  • Embattled UConn coach Kevin Ollie says he believes he’ll be back in 2019
  • UCF G.O.A.T.? Sorry Shaquem Griffin, give it up for Daunte Culpepper

Momentum on Tulsa’s side heading into AAC Tournament Tulsa World

Gregg Marshall is playing this week for the first time…and he’s not a fan Wichita Eagle

Tampa Bay Times

  • Bulls’ rally falls short against Memphis in AAC tourney
  • USF women hope to begin NCAA play in Sun Dome

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

  • Bagley, No. 5 Duke rout Notre Dame 88-70 in ACC tourney
  • Notre Dame’s drubbing provides plenty of bubble intrigue
  • North Carolina beats Miami 82-65 and gets Duke next at ACC
  • Guy scores 19, No. 1 Virginia tops Louisville in ACC tourney
  • Barford scores 17 as Arkansas holds off South Carolina
  • Wright wins 414th game as No. 2 Nova tops Marquette
  • Oregon rallies to beat Utah 68-66 in Pac-12 quarterfinals
  • No. 15 Arizona surges past Colorado 83-67 at Pac-12 tourney
  • Board games become part of Tennessee’s road game routine
  • One-handed Northern Arizona player spreading inspiration
  • Southern Miss upsets top-seeded Middle Tennessee 71-68 in OT
  • No. 14 West Virginia beat Baylor 78-65 in Big 12 tourney

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Duke wins, UNC wins: Here’s what to know about Thursday’s ACC tournament games
  • Another blue battle: Duke, UNC will clash in ACC tournament
  • Marvin Bagley destroys Notre Dame, silly narratives at same time
  • Theo Pinson carries Tar Heels past Miami, sets up Duke-Carolina Round 3
  • Berry’s ankle scare an echo of Marches past, if not in bad way for UNC
  • Where are the stars of 2015 NCAA title game? Not where you might have expected.
  • NC Central upsets Savannah State, heads to MEAC Tournament semifinals

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • This time, Virginia skips the drama vs. Louisville in ACC tournament quarterfinals
  • ODU advances in Conference USA tournament, holding off Louisiana Tech

Columbia The State

  • Arkansas turns away South Carolina’s rally, upset bid in SEC tournament
  • Clemson holds off Boston College in quarterfinals of ACC Tournament
  • South Carolina announces price increase for football season tickets
  • The ‘old-school rule’ South Carolina special teams no longer follow
  • The Clemson freshman who already is being compared to Tigers legends

Peyton Aldridge chose Davidson for basketball. But how close was he to playing QB at Alabama?  Charlotte Observer

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Hurney-Rivera bond brought Cam Newton to Panthers. What it brings now can be bigger.
  • Charlotte Hornets look flat, get knocked around at home by Brooklyn Nets
  • ‘Totally unacceptable.’ Hornets are off the tracks; major changes must happen.
  • Daughter of ex-Hornets star talks about secret she kept hidden for nearly a decade
  • Charlotte Hornets made a bobblehead of ex-Panther Steve Smith. He thinks it’s handsome.

Washington Post

  • To have Stephen Strasburg sharp when it matters most, Nats may ease off when it means less
  • New goalie, same result as Capitals continue West Coast struggles

New York Times

  • For the Dodgers, Less (Time on the Mound) Is More (Wins)
  • In Seattle, a Seahawks Defense That Flowed Together Drifts Apart
  • Serena Williams Returns to WTA Tour ‘a Little Rusty’ but Still Winning
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