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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupTuesday, May 8, 2018

May 8, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

ECU Baseball poised for busy week: moves up in polls after sweep…ECU Women Tied For 12th After Opening Round In Austin Regional…Packard And Poepping Named April Student-Athletes Of The Month…Hamilton returns to Memphis to work for Hardaway…Collins, Temple football players heading to Japan this week…Ex-Duke star’s mom blasts college basketball system, compares it to slavery and prison…Report: NASCAR majority owners exploring potential sale…Capitals beat Penguins as Washington reaches Eastern Conference finals, D.C. rejoices…N.B.A. Playoffs: T.J. McConnell Helps 76ers Avoid Elimination; LeBron James and the Cavaliers Earn Themselves Some Rest

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

From the Anchor Desk: Pirates back on course to postseason opportunities Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

  • Bracket Set For 2018 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship
  • Packard And Poepping Named April Student-Athletes Of The Month
  • Lady Pirates Add Fourth Signee For 2018-19
  • ECU Women Tied For 12th After Opening Round In Austin Regional

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Pirates settle for 12th-place tie
  • ECU poised for busy week

Bust or Breakout: Predicting the Future for NFL’s Biggest Rookie Disappointments Bleacher Report

WITN 7

  • Bracket Set For 2018 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship
  • ECU Adds Fourth Signee For 2018-19

247 Sports

  • Caleb Colvin is Another DT Prospect Out of JC Ranks and Owasso
  • ECU moves up in polls after sweep

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • UCF and Cincinnati take home weekly baseball awards
  • Thothong Tied for Second, Dunne Tied for Sixth After Opening Round of NCAA Regionals
  • Houston’s Williams, Tulsa’s Watson Collect Weekly Softball Honors
  • Outdoor track and field concludes regular season

Collins, Temple football players heading to Japan this week Philly.com

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Hamilton returns to Memphis to work for Hardaway
  • Boyd joins Hardaway for ‘life after basketball’

Reports: Assistant Kyle Lindsted leaving Wichita State for Minnesota Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Ex-Duke star’s mom blasts college basketball system, compares it to slavery and prison
  • How former NC State baseball star Trea Turner was called out on a glove fake out play
  • What each ACC team’s home court advantage can tell you about the basketball schedule

Appalachian State playing some inspiring baseball at the ideal time Winston Salem Journal

Columbia The State

  • Unlikely hero delivers ‘biggest at bat of the year’ for Clemson baseball
  • No. 8 Clemson baseball earns walk-off win against No. 16 FSU, takes series
  • Kansas City barbecue crushes South Carolina barbecue, former Clemson player says
  • ‘Yeah, we’re pissed’: Why another SEC series win left sour taste for Gamecocks

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Report: NASCAR majority owners exploring potential sale
  • One of NASCAR’s all-time greatest drivers is about to auction off his famous race cars
  • Veteran power back likes how Panthers fit his style, signs 1-year prove-it deal
  • Juventus, AC Milan have different goals in Italian Cup final
  • World Cup bid: US assures FIFA on travel discrimination fear
  • Mike Preston: Ravens’ Flacco takes the right stance in quarterback debate
  • Mike Bianchi: Now that Van Gundy is out in Detroit, Magic should bring him back
  • Ron Gardenhire has Tigers laughing, playing scrappy baseball
  • Heat’s Josh Richardson says it’s about more than being a steal
  • LEADING OFF: Red Sox-Yanks; D-backs vs Dodgers; Herrera hits
  • Forsberg, Rinne help Predators beat Jets to force Game 7

Washington Post

  • Capitals beat Penguins as Washington reaches Eastern Conference finals, D.C. rejoices
  • Washingtonians go bonkers after Caps’ OT win
  • Kuznetsov’s goal: Watch it, listen to it, never forget it
  • That Caps win was Washington’s biggest since …
  • Sudden end leaves Penguins in unfamiliar position
  • Capitals’ win puts a dagger in the D.C. sports ‘curse’
  • On one play, Alex Ovechkin and the Caps exorcise decades of D.C. demons
  • Matt Adams’s power surge continues in Nationals’ 8-5 win over the Padres
  • Is Zimmerman’s injury worse than it seems?
  • NBA playoffs: LeBron James still rules the Raptors — and the Eastern Conference
  • The day Donovan Mitchell won over the Jazz
  • A closer look at how first-round pick Da’Ron Payne fits in the Redskins’ defense

New York Times

  • To Dominate in New Orleans and Beyond, the Warriors Head to the Hamptons
  • Yankees Are Beating Everyone but Still Looking Up at the Red Sox
  • He Was Convicted of Molesting a 6-Year Old. Should He Have a Future in Baseball?
  • Frances Tiafoe Brings Fun Back to His Tennis, and Wins Follow
  • LeBron James and the Cavaliers Earn Themselves Some Rest
  • N.B.A. Playoffs: T.J. McConnell Helps 76ers Avoid Elimination
  • In Return to Cincinnati, Jay Bruce Leads Mets Out of Six-Game Slump
  • Tomahawk Chops and Indian Mascots: In Europe, Teams Don’t See a Problem
  • Boston’s Al Horford Has Enough Experience for His Entire Team
  • Stop Licking Opponents, N.H.L. Tells Brad Marchand. ‘It Is What It Is,’ He Says.

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