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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupTuesday, May 22, 2018

May 22, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

ECU’s Packard named Baseball Player of the Year…No. 16 ECU First Round AAC Championship Game Moved To 9 A.M. ET…A 6-day baseball tourney in this weather? Good luck, AAC…UCF closer Bryce Tucker flips switch on the field, menaces opposing batters…Dooley Named USA Basketball Court Coach…Deacons men’s tennis team to play for NCAA national championship on Tuesday…Redskins guard Arie Kouandjio out for the season after quadriceps surgery…A physical Capitals team runs over Lightning and forces decisive Game 7…

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

From the Anchor Desk: AAC Tournament
Award-laden Pirates get down to business
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ecupirates.com

  • No. 15 ECU Opens AAC Championships Against UCF
  • No. 16 ECU First Round AAC Championship Game Moved To 9 A.M.
  • Packard And Burleson Take Home Yearly Honors
  • Packard Named AAC Player-Of-The-Week
  • Dooley Named USA Basketball Court Coach

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Packard takes top honor
  • Dooley helping Self on U18 team

ECU to take on UCF in AAC tournament The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

  • Packard named player of the year in American, Six Pirates earn All-Conference honors
  • American alters tournament schedule; Pirates will get early…

Six Pirates earn All-Conference accolades WITN 7

ECU’s Packard, Burleson get top honors; four other Pirates recognized WCTI 12

247 Sports

  • Pirates take home hardware with conference honors
  • Bryant Packard named AAC Player of the Year

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • ECU’s Packard named Baseball Player of the Year
  • ECU’s Packard and UCF’s Williams take home final baseball weekly honors
  • Baseball begins 2018 Championship presented by Visit St. Pete/Clearwater on Tuesday
  • Schedule Adjusted for American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship

 

UCF closer Bryce Tucker flips switch on the field, menaces opposing batters Orlando Sentinel

A 6-day baseball tourney in this weather? Good luck, AAC Tampa Tribune

UC early 15 1/2-point ‘dog in season opener Cincinnati Enquirer

 

Witherspoon focused on winning AAC tourney New Orleans Advocate

Tulane baseball’s Grant Witherspoon earns first-team all-conference honor New Orleans Times Picayune

Will local AAU scene change with Hardaway at Memphis? Memphis Commercial Appeal

Houston Chronicle

  • UH’s Aaron Fletcher wins AAC Pitcher of the Year
  • UH baseball’s Todd Whitting named AAC Coach of the Year

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winston Salem Journal

  • Deacons men’s tennis team to play for NCAA national championship on Tuesday
  • Wake Forest’s Kupcho wins NCAA individual golf title
  • Cleo Hill Jr. ready for challenge of turning around WSSU basketball program

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Ty Solomon, who collapsed during a basketball game at NC State, returning to Raleigh
  • Zonovan Knight, a four-star running back, decommits from Duke football
  • Former Duke star Jay Williams says LeBron would ‘dominate’ Michael Jordan 1-on-1

 

Columbia The State

  • What’s at stake for South Carolina in the SEC baseball tournament
  • Latest NCAA projections have South Carolina baseball heading to ACC country
  • Gamecocks shut out of All-SEC baseball awards
  • Will Muschamp on Jaylin Dickerson: ‘That’s what’s killing us right now’
  • Clemson baseball well-represented on All-ACC teams

College basketball recruiting was a scandal in the making. Is football all that far behind? Dallas News

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Criticize Stephen Curry’s defense? His college coach says experts should criticize Harden’s as well
  • Steph Curry’s televised F-bomb prompts a motherly rebuke, reminds us he’s not perfect
  • Update from Atlanta on David Tepper’s approval as Panthers owner, expected Tuesday

Panthers’ new owner tearfully recounts father’s abuse during commencement speech Winston Salem Journal

Redskins rookie Derrius Guice ready to start his pro football education Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Washington Post

  • A physical Capitals team runs over Lightning and forces decisive Game 7
  • Holtby picked the perfect time to play his best game
  • Vasilevskiy was brilliant once more. His teammates were not.
  • Niskanen is quick to take blame but deserves more credit
  • Signed for moments just like these, T.J. Oshie cashes in to keep Capitals alive
  • Juan Soto makes powerful first impression as Nationals rout Padres
  • Juan Soto’s home run was a Nationals shot heard round the world
  • Redskins guard Arie Kouandjio out for the season after quadriceps surgery

New York Times

  • Yankees Keep the Home Runs Flying in Win Over Rangers
  • LeBron James Got the Cavaliers a Win, but His Teammates Made it Fun
  • Courtside With Run TMC, Watching the Rockets Miss, Miss and Miss Some More
  • As Rangers Founder, Could the Yankees Snatch Up Cole Hamels?
  • Indian Tribes Dig In to Gain Their Share of Sports Betting
  • Mets Blank Marlins for Fourth Straight Win
  • Five Reasons the Vegas Golden Knights Are in the Stanley Cup Finals
  • Paolo Guerrero’s Fight to Reach World Cup Spurs Protests in Peru
  • World Cup 2018: The Big Names Missing Out

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