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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupThursday, May 17, 2018

May 17, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Story of Hope! Jeff Charles Beats Colon Cancer with Mistletoe!…Gameday: No. 9 ECU Closes Out Regular Season At No. 22 UCONN…A lot on the line at UConn…Washer Named Semifinalist For Bench Award…ECU women’s golf, softball lauded…Chiefs sign WR Davon Grayson…How Harold Varner III signed with Jordan Brand, played TPC in Air Jordan 3…Texas-Alabama series hurts UCF and could have affected USF, too…How UNC, Duke and NC State can finish first in ACC baseball…Why South Carolina’s Mark Kingston isn’t a fan of key NCAA selection factor…Wichita State baseball heads to Memphis with postseason at stake…N.B.A. Playoffs: Rockets Pull Even With Warriors in Conference Finals

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

The Bradsher Beat
Women’s track and field sets new benchmark
 Bonesville.net

Please watch “The Voice” Jeff Charles’ Story of Hope!  Jeff is asking everyone to watch this YouTube video & please share…VIDEO: Believe Big Story of Hope – Jeff Charles

Story of Hope! Jeff Charles Beats Colon Cancer with Mistletoe! believebig.org

ecupirates.com

  • Gameday: No. 9 ECU Closes Out Regular Season At No. 22 UCONN
  • Washer Named Semifinalist For Bench Award

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • ECU women’s golf, softball lauded
  • A lot on the line at UConn
  • Dooley wants to win at ‘football school’

Pirates win potential postseason preview The East Carolinian

Packard goes for school hitting streak record at UConn WNCT 9

Chiefs sign receiver Davon Grayson, waive Jordan Smallwood NBC Sports

Chiefs sign WR Davon Grayson and waive WR Jordan Smallwood Chiefs Wire – USA Today

247 Sports

  • Former ECU WR Davon Grayson signs with Chiefs
  • Chiefs sign receiver Davon Grayson, waive Jordan Smallwood
  • Latest ECU Regional Projections: May 16
  • ECU undergoing change in leadership philosophy

ECU’s Jake Washer Named a Semifinalist for Bench Award Rivals.com

How Harold Varner III signed with Jordan Brand, played TPC in Air Jordan 3 The Undefeated

College Baseball’s Coaching Carousel: 50 Names To Watch Baseball America

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • UCF Advances to NCAA Golf Championship for Second Straight Year
  • Campus Connect – New Era for Wichita State Softball
  • The American Announces Outdoor Track & Field Most Outstanding Performance Awards

No. 23 UConn Baseball Drops Late Lead to Rhode Island The UCONN Blog

Texas-Alabama series hurts UCF and could have affected USF, too Tampa Tribune

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF baseball to honor seniors, chase momentum during regular-season finale series
  • UCF football game at Texas scheduled for 2023 canceled
  • UF, UCF advance to NCAA championships, Gators set record

Hartford Courant

  • Mike Anthony: Jim Calhoun Sounding, Acting, Like A Coach Again
  • Ex-UConn Commit Emmitt Matthews Jr. Finds Home At West Virginia

Quentin Jackson, junior-college point guard, commits to Temple Philly.com

Low-stakes series: not much on line for Tulane at UCF New Orleans Advocate

Dallas News

  • Five reasons to be optimistic about SMU football heading into the fall
  • The return of Jarrey Foster gives SMU basketball an older, more experienced core heading into 2018

Tulsa World

  • Guerin Emig: TU pitcher Emily Watson stands in way of Sooners and history… again
  • TU women’s tennis ‘going to get greedy’ after making program history

Report: UH’s Kelvin Sampson a candidate for Magic’s head.coach Houston Chronicle

Wichita State baseball heads to Memphis with postseason at stake Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charleston Southern expected to name Jeff Barber as new athletic director Charleston Post and Courier

Raleigh News and Observer

  • How UNC, Duke and NC State can finish first in ACC baseball
  • ‘Exhausted’ Capel takes place among new ACC peers to conclude a very long year
  • Duke’s Coach K netted about $1M less in 2016. He can blame a national title.
  • Five-star power forward Joey Baker signs with Duke as Class of 2018

Winston Salem Journal

  • Top-seeded Deacons set to play host to NCAA tennis tournament
  • App Trail: App State men’s basketball assistant heading to College of Charleston

Hampton’s football program paying a heavy price for dispute with MEAC Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Columbia The State

  • Gamecocks react to passing of SEC legend
  • Will Muschamp, Frank Martin address chance of sports gambling in South Carolina
  • Why South Carolina’s Mark Kingston isn’t a fan of key NCAA selection factor
  • As NCAAs arrive, Bev Smith is up for any challenge, including facing Ray Tanner

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Your Hornets questions: Kemba Walker trade? Draft deception? Mitch Kupchak style?
  • Sherry Pollex, NASCAR’s Martin Truex Jr. help ensure fight against cancer endures
  • These five words should guide new Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper
  • ‘That’s my guy.’ Undrafted Panthers rookie makes an impression at minicamp.
  • Short takes: The appeal of Panthers rookie camp; that Hornets pick that slipped away

Winston Salem Journal

  • Carolina Panthers sign agreement to sell NFL team to David Tepper
  • 2019 Wyndham Championship likely to move to early August

Lexi Thompson returns to Kingsmill, where she has felt right at home Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Washington Post

  • The Nationals’ bullpen prayed for rain, and now it has a chance for a much-needed reset
  • Nationals-Yankees postponed to June 18
  • Bryce Harper won’t play any games with N.Y. media
  • After taking the Warriors’ best punch, the Rockets responded with a haymaker in Game 2
  • After an uncharacteristic playoff performance, Braden Holtby takes stock — and moves on
  • Backstrom may be nearing return
  • Settlement with Larry Nassar victims will have impact on Michigan State

New York Times

  • N.B.A. Playoffs: Rockets Pull Even With Warriors in Conference Finals
  • Inside the Hamptons House Where Kevin Durant Hosted N.B.A. Suitors in 2016
  • Yoenis Cespedes Hits the D.L. as Mets Fall to the Blue Jays
  • Preakness 2018 Draw and Odds: Justify Is Overwhelming Favorite
  • Yankees’ Visit to Washington Was Brief, but Not Without Benefits

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