Chillious, Roccaforte ready to take on ECU challenge with Dooley…Baseball Earns Third-Straight ABCA Academic Excellence Award…Pirates Earn IWLCA Academic Award…Pirates add to themed letters…East Carolina, West Virginia matchups highlight Big Four non-conference schedules…UCF opens fall football camp with excitement, energy ..Navy football captains promoting culture as key to success in 2018…After New Allegations, Urban Meyer Placed on Paid Leave…Gamecocks football ops sneak peek: ‘To win a championship, you’ve got to spend money’…Three big questions for Ravens vs. Bears Hall of Fame Game: Lamar Jackson’s debut can quiet doubts…Tiger Woods’ schedule is busy but likely won’t include Greensboro

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

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Dooley and staff focused on present and future Bonesville.net

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• Baseball Earns Third-Straight ABCA Academic Excellence Award
• Pirates Earn IWLCA Academic Award
• Strike Out ALS T-Shirt Campaign Gives Back To ALS North Carolina Chapter

Pirates add to themed letters Greenville Daily Reflector

247 Sports

• ECU’s Top 25 Most Important Players for 2018: No. 2
• Chillious, Roccaforte ready to take on ECU challenge with Dooley
• LOOK: ECU sends out 2019 offer letters

East Carolina, West Virginia matchups highlight Big Four non-conference schedules Greensboro News-Record

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

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Samari Curtis, previous Xavier University basketball commit, chooses UC Bearcats Cincinnati Enquirer

Opponent Preview: Tulane Green Wave Down the Drive

USF Fan Fest set for Aug. 11 Tampa Tribune

UCF opens fall football camp with excitement, energy Orlando Sentinel

Healthy and happy, Tulane grad transfer Freddy Canteen looking to live up to billing New Orleans Advocate

UH football: Opposing players to watch in 2018 Houston Chronicle

Navy football captains promoting culture as key to success in 2018 Annapolis Capital

Wichita State is bringing back this intense rivalry to its non-conference schedule Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

After New Allegations, Urban Meyer Placed on Paid Leave New York Times

Raleigh News and Observer

• As football training camp begins for the Tar Heels, three things to watch closely
• Quarterback Ryan Finley is back for NC State. Who will help him in 2018?
• Three position battles to watch as Duke football starts practice
• Meyer on hot seat over handling of assistant’s DV case

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest hits ground running – and throwing – in first practice
• Recruitment road ends for Mount Tabor’s Isaiah Wilkins after signing with Virginia Tech

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Former ODU great Ronnie Valentine: “I had no idea that many people still knew about me”
• ACC Network moves forward, but challenge of striking distribution deals is dead ahead
• Mike Bianchi: Ohio State coach Urban Meyer should resign after scandal

U.Va. men’s hoops nonconference slate features VCU, Maryland, South Carolina, Bahamas trip Hampton Roads Daily Press

Columbia The State

• Five things to watch as South Carolina begins 2018 football season
• Gamecocks plan to boost revenue, recruiting in vacated Williams-Brice space
• Gamecocks football ops sneak peek: ‘To win a championship, you’ve got to spend money’
• See the massive new South Carolina football operations center
• Want to meet your favorite Clemson players? Here’s how you can do it