ECU Announces Men’s Swimming & Diving Class…Harold Varner III keeps his word, mows his parents’ lawn the day after huge payday…UCF football favored to repeat as American Athletic Conference champions…UConn Joins FSU, MSU and Clemson in Never Forget Tribute Classic…Wichita State assistant leaving program for similar position at Dayton…Hokies’ defense absorbs another blow with dismissal of Reynolds…Canes assistant coach Steve Smith resigns…Sale of Panthers to David Tepper finalized. What we know, including 1 big change…The World Cup can be a small world, especially for the France-Belgium semifinal…With ESPN’s help, NBA is becoming a year-round concern for sports fans
Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines
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Harold Varner III keeps his word, mows his parents’ lawn the day after huge payday Golf Digest
Varner cuts parents’ lawn after Greenbrier close call Golf Channel
Harold Varner III Mows Parents’ Lawn a Day After Finishing Fifth in PGA Tour Event Sports Illustrated
ECU golfers Harold Varner III, Blake Taylor deserve recognition The East Carolinian
How Harold Varner celebrated his fifth-place finish at Greenbrier Winston Salem Journal
247 Sports
- 10 members of ECU’s 2018 class who could play right away
- ECU’s Top 25 Most Important Players for 2018: No. 19
Around the American Athletic Conference
UConn Joins FSU, MSU and Clemson in Never Forget Tribute Classic BCSNN
Tampa Tribune
- USF’s Coco Montes continues hitting tear at pro level
- Former USF standout Gus Gilchrist found in Maryland (UPDATED)
UCF football favored to repeat as American Athletic Conference champions Orlando Sentinel
UConn Men Notebook: Jim Calhoun’s All-Star Game To Reunite Huskies Stars In August Hartford Courant
Wichita State assistant leaving program for similar position at Dayton Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- Joshua Harris, one of the top defensive tackles in North Carolina, picks NC State
- Running back Zonovan Knight commits to NC State
- Payton Wilson, NC State football’s top recruit, likely to redshirt after hurting knee again
- Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh cracks Coach K joke at nomination
Winston Salem Journal
- My Take On Wake: Deacons’ roles in Summer League make sense now
- Renovated weight room will give WSSU athletes more options
- App State announces hires, promotions for men’s basketball coaching staff
Virginia Tech LB Mook Reynolds dismissed from the football team Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Hokies’ defense absorbs another blow with dismissal of Reynolds Hampton Roads Daily Press
Columbia The State
- Swansea football coach, former Gamecock speaks out on his dismissal
- South Carolina’s biggest wildcards for 2018? Look for the old hands
- 5 Clemson seniors with the most to prove in 2018
How does the Charlotte 49ers’ nonconference basketball schedule stack up? Charlotte Observer
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- Hornets rookie Miles Bridges finds himself in a summer game of trial-and-error
- Miles Bridges’ 3-pointers a nice touch in Charlotte Hornets’ summer loss
- Tony Parker wants to protect ‘little brother,’ playoff streak with Hornets in 2018-19
- Why Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak accumulates 2nd-round picks, plus a list of draft assets
- Sale of Panthers to David Tepper finalized. What we know, including 1 big change
- UEFA president says World Cup showcasing strength of Europe
- LEADING OFF: Red Sox, Rays look to keep surging
Tina Becker resigns as Carolina Panthers’ chief operating officer Winston Salem Journal
Raleigh News and Observer
- Canes assistant coach Steve Smith resigns
- After awful year, Scott Darling tries to rise again. Can he save his career – and the Canes?
- Phil Rosenthal: With ESPN’s help, NBA is becoming a year-round concern for sports fans
- Women’s quarterfinals take center stage at Wimbledon
Washington Post
- The World Cup can be a small world, especially for the France-Belgium semifinal
- After years of failure, England fans are starting to believe
- Russians embrace the world, one relationship at a time
- The most bonkers soccer play of the year didn’t happen at the World Cup
- Jefry Rodriguez struggles early, and the Nationals fall back to .500
- Wieters activated; Severino optioned
- The Nationals are in legitimate jeopardy of missing the playoffs
- Boswell: Starting rotation is a disaster, and it may ruin the season
- D.C. United ushers in ‘a new era’ with Audi Field ribbon-cutting ceremony
New York Times
- Split Doubleheader Costs Yankees Ground in A.L. East Race
- Michele Roberts on N.B.A. Competitive Imbalance: Don’t Blame the Players
- As Serena Williams Rolls, It’s Tempting to Think About No. 24
- Russia’s Most Soccer-Mad City, Excluded From the World Cup
- John Isner Tries to Wring Happy Memories From His ‘House of Horrors’
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