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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Monday, April 30, 2018

April 30, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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Houston Completes Series Sweep Of No. 7 ECU, 6-5…Softball Drops 5-1 Decision To Wichita State In Home Finale…Three more Pirates receive NFL opportunities…Former Duke/ECU quarterback Thomas Sirk signs free agent deal with Giants…Joey Logano snaps long losing streak with win at Talladega…With a bit of luck — and a lot of Braden Holtby — the Capitals tie up the series

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

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    Not all of the week’s news was bad
  • Baseball
    Cougars complete sweep

ecupirates.com

  • Houston Completes Series Sweep Of No. 7 ECU, 6-5
  • Softball Drops 5-1 Decision To Wichita State In Home Finale

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Cougars in control of AAC
  • Pirates get NFL shot
  • Patrick is perfect; Rose lacrosse rolls into postseason

The East Carolinian

  • ECU swept at home by Houston
  • ECU Softball honors seniors
  • ECU drops series to Wichita State

WNCT 9

  • Pirates fall to Wichita State on senior day
  • Pirates suffer first sweep at hands of Houston

WITN 7

  • Houston sweeps No. 7 ECU 6-5, wins eighth straight game against Pirates
  • ECU Softball Drops 5-1 Decision To Wichita State on Senior Day

WCTI 12

  • Houston hands ECU first sweep of season
  • ECU softball holds Senior Day & Jimmy Williams Signs NFL Contract

247 Sports

  • Houston 6, ECU 5: How it looked from the dugouts
  • Three more Pirates receive NFL opportunities

Former Duke/ECU quarterback Thomas Sirk signs free agent deal with Giants Raleigh News and Observer

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Houston and Cincinnati complete baseball sweeps; UCF, UConn and USF clinch weekend series
  • Three Series Decided with Sunday Afternoon Softball Wins

Seahawks drafting Shaquem Griffin and reuniting him with his twin? That’s pure Hollywood Charlotte Observer

Temple’s Jacob Martin, Jullian Taylor hear names called in 2018 NFL draft Philly.com

Memphis pitcher Bowlan joins dad in record book Memphis Commercial Appeal

University of Houston safety Terrell Williams signs with 49ers Houston Chronicle

UCF wins Sunday, takes series against Wichita State Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • NFL draft: Recap of NC players taken in rounds 4-7
  • Late rally lifts UNC to 6-5 baseball win at NC State

Wake Forest ends Georgia Tech series with 6-3 victory Winston Salem Journal

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • ODU’s Lawry signs free-agent deal with Bengals
  • Southern Miss routs ODU to complete baseball sweep

Columbia The State

  • Gamecocks rally twice from three runs down to top Vandy, win crucial SEC road series
  • No. 14 Clemson baseball holds off Virginia to complete series sweep
  • South Carolina linebacker forced to retire from football because of injury

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Panthers didn’t draft interior offensive linemen. Here’s their plan to fill that gap.
  • Panthers 4th-rounder Ian Thomas’ upside will surprise, but his backstory will amaze
  • Top Fuel champ says he lacks a four-wide ‘recipe.’ But at ZMax, he was cookin’
  • NASCAR Cup Series: Results and 3 takeaways from Sunday’s race at Talladega
  • Madrid hopes to avoid Champions League setback at home
  • Patrick Reusse: NHL’s expansion gamble paying off in Las Vegas – Minnesota hasn’t been so lucky
  • Inside look at new Jets QB Sam Darnold’s NFL preparation: ‘Sam is going to be an absolute superstar’
  • Kapler, Phillies have rebounded nicely after tough start

Joey Logano snaps long losing streak with win at Talladega Winston Salem Journal

Much-maligned Redskins point to strong NFL draft haul Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Washington Post

  • With a bit of luck — and a lot of Braden Holtby — the Capitals tie up the series
  • Could a suspension be coming for Tom Wilson?
  • Capitals tie series after replay ends in their favor
  • Penguins leave town fuming after Game 2 loss
  • How the Capitals improved their defensive play
  • For the Nationals, there’s no ill communication, just positivity run amok
  • Nats salvage a win against Arizona
  • For once, LeBron James’s supporting cast makes all the difference for Cavaliers
  • Rockets overwhelm Jazz in Game 1
  • Wizards’ Marcin Gortat implores Otto Porter Jr. and Kelly Oubre Jr. to bulk up
  • John Wall calls out teammates

New York Times

  • ‘King’ James Briefly Sat, and His Subjects Carried the Load
  • Mets Finish April on a High Note, but Some Tinkering Remains
  • Anything Andrelton Can Do, Didi Will Try to Do Better

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