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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupSaturday, March 10, 2018

March 10, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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
Rivals.com
  • Trey Benton and (19)ECU Beats Charlotte 3-1 Friday Afternoon
  • ECU Delivers Comphermation of AD’s May 1 Resignation

ECU athletic director, facing criticism over struggling football program, is out Raleigh News and Observer

East Carolina AD Jeff Compher to step down May 1 ESPN

 

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’

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Should Panthers be players in Richard Sherman sweepstakes? Weighing pros and cons Charlotte Observer

Washington Post

  • The Browns — yes, the Browns — are a team to watch after trading for Jarvis Landry and Tyrod Taylor
  • Cutting Sherman creates Seahawks intrigue
  • Otto Porter Jr. shakes off hip issue, powers Wizards past Pelicans

New York Times

  • Markelle Fultz Lost His Shot. Will He Ever Find It Again?
  • Remember When Athletes Didn’t Have to Specialize? These Hall of Famers Do
  • Tiger Woods Stays Near Top of Valspar Championship Leaderboard

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