Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Saturday, March 10, 2018

ECU Trustees Approve Terms of AD Jeff Compher’s Departure…Compher to get $1.2M buyout, will still earn longevity bonus…No. 19 ECU Takes Series Opener At Charlotte, 3-1…Brewton’s 3 pushes Memphis past Tulsa 67-64, into semifinals…Shamet Shoots Wichita State To Semifinals In American Championship Debut…No. 8 Cincinnati tops SMU 61-51 in AAC quarterfinals…o. 21 Houston routs UCF in AAC Tournament quarterfinal…UNC beats Duke; Virginia beats Clemson…NC State subpoenaed by Justice Department amid investigation of college basketball…The Browns — yes, the Browns — are a team to watch after trading for Jarvis Landry and Tyrod Taylor

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Baseball: ECU tops Charlotte, 3-1 Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU Trustees Approve Terms of AD Jeff Compher’s Departure
• No. 19 ECU Takes Series Opener At Charlotte, 3-1
• ECU-Charlotte Series Revised; Doubleheader Saturday
• ECU Sweeps Two More Victories in Orlando
• Softball Splits Doubleheader To End Stay In Hawai’i

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Fans, officials hope for renewed Pirate spirit
• ECU takes Game 1 at Charlotte
• UPDATE: Compher initiated buyout talks, chancellor said

Compher out as ECU AD Washington Daily News

The East Carolinian

• ECU Board of Trustees approve Compher’s departure
• Men’s Basketball season ends in first round of Conference Tournament

WNCT 9

• ‘Thanks Jeff, but we needed a fresh start:’ ECU fans react to Compher’s departure
• Compher to get $1.2M buyout, will still earn longevity bonus
• A look into the Compher buyout
• Benton throws a gem as ECU wins series opener over Charlotte
• ECU-Charlotte series revised; doubleheader Saturday

WITN 7

• NEW INFO: ECU trustees agree to $1.26 million Compher buyout
• ECU baseball takes series opener at Charlotte, 3-1

247 Sports

• Chancellor, ECU Board Chair discuss Compher’s buyout
• Five questionable decisions that sealed Jeff Compher’s fate
• OFFICIAL: Compher agrees to buyout, will step down on May 1
• Five AD candidates with ECU ties the Pirates should consider
• ECU’s season comes to an end with first-round exit

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Shamet Shoots Wichita State To Semifinals In American Championship Debut
• Postgame Press Conference – Wichita State vs. Temple
• Houston Shoots Way To Semifinals With Win Against UCF
• Postgame Quotes: Houston vs UCF
• Brewton’s Buzzer-Beater Sends Memphis To Semifinals
• Postgame Quotes: Memphis vs Tulsa
• Back-To-Back Semifinal Appearances For Top-Seeded Cincinnati
• Postgame Quotes: Cincinnati vs SMU
• Cincinnati’s Blaut finishes National Runner-Up to highlight NCAA Indoor Track & Field Day 1 action
• Runs Abound, Smith Tosses No-HItter in 9-4 Day for Softball

The Associated Press

• Brewton’s 3 pushes Memphis past Tulsa 67-64, into semifinals
• No. 8 Cincinnati tops SMU 61-51 in AAC quarterfinals
• Shamet, No. 11 Wichita State beat Temple 89-81
• No. 21 Houston routs UCF in AAC Tournament quarterfinal

Houston Chronicle

 

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• No. 1 Virginia salts away ACC semifinal vs No. 19 Clemson
• North Carolina holds off Duke to advance to ACC title game
• NC State gets grand jury subpoena for records from NY court
• Corruption case won’t stop the calls on Selection Sunday
• Providence rallies from 17 down to stun No. 3 Xavier
• No. 18 West Virginia tops No. 14 Texas Tech 66-63 at Big 12s
• No. 2 Villanova crushes Butler on way to Big East title game
• Mobley, St. Bonaventure beat Richmond 83-77 in A-10 quarters
• Top-seeded Hampton stops NC A&T 96-86, reaches title game
• Elmore, Marshall stop Southern Miss 85-75, reach title game
• No. 15 Arizona beats UCLA 78-67 to reach Pac-12 title game
• Late run helps UC Irvine beat UCSB 61-58 in Big West semis
• BUBBLE WATCH: Alabama takes another step toward the NCAAs
• First-half run helps New Mexico beat Utah St. in MW tourney
• USC rolls past Oregon 74-54 into Pac-12 title game

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC beats Duke; Virginia beats Clemson: Here’s what to know about Friday’s ACC tournament games
• Virginia does what Virginia does to earn shot at ACC title
• Defense leads UNC past Duke into ACC title game
• Grayson Allen hip trip a blip as Tar Heels flip script to play for ‘ship
• NC State subpoenaed by Justice Department amid investigation of college basketball
• NCCU headed back to MEAC championship game

Winston Salem Journal

• Carolina fends off Duke’s late surge to advance to tonight’s ACC Tournament championship game against Virginia
• My Take On Others: Duke wants to learn but its leader hasn’t
• Appalachian State men’s basketball loses to UT Arlington in Sun Belt tournament

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• No. 1 Virginia salts away ACC semifinal vs No. 19 Clemson
• Monarchs fall to Western Kentucky in Conference USA semifinals

Davidson back in familiar territory in Atlantic 10 tourney after pounding Saint Louis  Charlotte Observer

Columbia The State

• Clemson falls to Virginia in semifinals of ACC Tournament
• South Carolina tames Tigers to capture series-opening win over Princeton
• Clemson baseball tops Georgia Tech in ACC opener
• NIT expert on South Carolina’s chances: ‘I feel comfortable having them in the field’

Washington Post

• A pair of unheralded scorers, typically stout defense send Virginia into ACC final
• At A-10 tourney, Rhode Island seeks the peak VCU held
• Why isn’t selection show on CBS? Where is it? Where did it go?
• Western Kentucky coach calls TV reporter ‘honey’ during postgame interview
• March Madness winners and losers: Updated NCAA tournament bracket projection
• Bob Huggins, 32 years later, still coaching ‘the hardest-working team in the nation’