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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupFriday, August 3, 2018

August 3, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirates Report, Unveil New Home & Embrace Details…Edmondson wins to lead pro Pirates…Nelson no longer with Pirates…Harold Varner III getting closer to that elusive win on the PGA Tour; ‘Simple’ advice from two greats helped Varner focus…AAC coaches preparing to face multiple quarterbacks against Navy…After playing follow the leader, Virginia Tech’s Reggie Floyd ready to switch roles…Lamar Jackson debuts in second half as Ravens edge Bears, 17-16, in Hall of Fame Game…Carolina Hurricanes trade Jeff Skinner to Buffalo Sabres

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Pirates Report, Unveil New Home & Embrace Details ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Pirates set for preseason practice
  • Edmondson wins to lead pro Pirates
  • VIDEO: Pirates wowed by Ward facility

‘Simple’ advice from two greats helped Varner focus Fayetteville Observer

Harold Varner III getting closer to that elusive win on the PGA Tour Winston Salem Journal

Pirates move in; ECU will practice for the first time Friday WNCT 9

247 Sports

  • ECU Football Opponent Preview: Old Dominion Monarchs
  • ECU Preseason Camp Primer
  • Nelson no longer with Pirates
  • ECU players choose new jersey numbers
  • WATCH: ECU players react to new locker room, player lounge
  • West Virginia transfer punter added to ECU roster
  • ECU’s Top 25 Most Important Players for 2018: No. 1

East Coast Pro Day 2: Power And Speed Baseball America

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

Four teams take home ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award theamerican.org

Cincinnati Bearcats 2018 football: Preseason practice in Indiana starts Friday. Cincinnati Enquirer

USF’s Mitch Wilcox seeks new beginning after UCF ending Tampa Tribune

USF football season ticket sales surpass the 2017 season total WFLA 8

Young UCF volleyball team draws inspiration from trip to Puerto Rico Orlando Sentinel

Millville’s Armstead one of five things to watch as Temple opens camp Press of Atlantic City

Temple football coach Geoff Collins: Isaiah Wright to get prominent role, Kareem Ali no longer playing Philly.com

Transfer: Tulane picks up former Southern Miss QB Keon Howard  New Orleans Advocate

Tulane adds quarterback Keon Howard from Southern Miss New Orleans Times Picayune

Home sweet home: Watch Mustangs snap selfies while moving into new locker room Dallas News

Memphis Football Players Report Thursday, Start Practice Friday BCSNN

Previewing TU fall camp: Position battles and players to keep an eye on Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

  • UH camp report: Ed Oliver made future plans public to…
  • UH running back Terence Williams is fully recovered, ready for…
  • UH’s Kendal Briles says he’s ‘fired up’ for his father Art’s…

Annapolis Capital

  • AAC coaches preparing to face multiple quarterbacks against Navy
  • Navy picked third in West Division by AAC preseason media poll

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Tar Heels to name playing floor in coach Roy Williams’ honor Fayetteville Observer

Raleigh News and Observer

  • UNC will name Smith Center basketball floor ‘Roy Williams Court’
  • Duke’s receivers aren’t catching enough passes. Cutcliffe says he’ll improve things.
  • Five NC State football storylines to follow for the 2018 season

Winston Salem Journal

  • Here’s 10 story lines as Appalachian State opens fall football practices
  • Wake Forest’s defense keeping stride in early football practices
  • My Take On Wake: Watch lists can work, whether right or wrong
  • Kathleen Baker, an Olympic medalist in swimming and Winston-Salem native, will turn pro

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • After playing follow the leader, Virginia Tech’s Reggie Floyd ready to switch roles
  • Chesapeake’s Deshawn McClease could help cure Hokies’ ailing run game in 2018

Improved run game could prop up Hokies’ young defense Hampton Roads Daily Press

Columbia The State

  • As Urban Meyer situation unfolds, here’s what Will Muschamp told his staff
  • Gamecock transfer’s first impression of USC: ‘It’s not an adjustment, it’s a blessing’
  • Brian Dawkins explains what it means to be first Clemson player in NFL Hall of Fame
  • Five things to watch as Clemson begins preseason camp

South Carolina’s football camp will be ‘difficult, physical, violent’ Charleston Post and Courier

Catching up: 20 college football storylines from the offseason ESPN

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Baltimore Sun

  • Ravens rewind: Looking back at Thursday night’s 17-16 preseason win over the Bears
  • Lamar Jackson debuts in second half as Ravens edge Bears, 17-16, in Hall of Fame Game
  • Preston: Ravens backup quarterbacks turn in solid effort in preseason-opening win over Bears
  • Orioles’ Danny Valencia enjoys his MLB pitching debut and says there’s more where that came from
  • Coverage of Ray Lewis’ induction into the Hall of Fame

Winston Salem Journal

  • A 346-pound Carolina Panther walks onto the field — and, in a word, impresses everyone
  • At 66, Norv Turner relishes return to coaching with Panthers

Charlotte Observer

  • A 346-pound Carolina Panther walks onto the field — and, in a word, impresses everyone
  • Ryan Kalil’s welcome-to-the-NFL moment taught Panthers center a lesson to pay forward
  • NFL coaching vet Norv Turner’s game day plan: ‘Get away from all the craziness’
  • Biggest NFL rule changes for the 2018 season
  • Touchdown, Hayden Hurst! Gamecock great scores in first NFL action
  • Former Gamecock goes deep again, again and again for Red Sox in rout

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Jeff Skinner once embodied the Hurricanes’ bright future. Where did it all go wrong?
  • Carolina Hurricanes trade Jeff Skinner to Buffalo Sabres

Washington Post

  • Nationals keep building, stretch winning streak to three by thumping Reds, 10-4
  • The Nationals’ short history is full of weird moments. Max Scherzer finds a way to rise above.
  • Kelley feels described unfairly: ‘I’ve never been that guy’
  • Rizzo delivers message: ‘If you’re not in, you’re in the way’
  • Lerner to fans: ‘We just couldn’t give up on this team’
  • Redskins running back ‘Fit Rob’ Kelley slimmed down ahead of pivotal third season
  • Smith aiming to be ‘more violent,’ consistent
  • Doctson ‘okay’ after injury scare
  • John Isner makes an earlier exit than expected at waterlogged Citi Open

New York Times

  • Red Sox Pummel Yankees, Leaving No Mistake Unpunished
  • They Die in the Bullring. Then He Immortalizes Them.
  • Urban Meyer and the New Era of College Football: Winning Isn’t Everything
  • Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner Are the W.N.B.A.’s Iconic Duo. Don’t Wait.
  • Ian Poulter Leads Bridgestone Invitational. Let’s Talk About Tiger Woods.
  • The Woman Who Plans to Swim Around the World
  • Red Sox’s Steve Pearce Proves He Fits With a Timely Outburst
  • Braves Continue Their Mastery of Mets

 

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