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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

August 8, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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Pirates wrap up final workout before donning full gear…Specialists Already Making A Difference…Pirates racking up ‘Down East’ talent …Montgomery reacts to UNC suspensions…ECU Drops Exhibition To VCU 3-2…Navy football program preparing for grueling travel schedule…’Hardly home but always reppin”: NBA’s Chris Paul gives $2.5M to Wake Forest basketball…Ed Hardin: Newest violations and penalties at Carolina are on the players…Steve Smith Sr. says he battled depression

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Drops Exhibition To VCU 3-2
  • Specialists Already Making A Difference

2018 American Football Previews: ECU Pirates theamerican.org

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Montgomery reacts to UNC suspensions
  • VIDEO: ECU practice, Aug. 7

Pirates wrap up final workout before donning full gear WNCT 9

Aug. 7 6 p.m. sports: ECU football team has first practice with pads WCTI 12

‘What’s the worst that can happen?’ ECU retools a rock-bottom defense. Raleigh News and Observer

Pirates racking up ‘Down East’ talent Fayetteville Observer

247 Sports

  • Leaders emerging in camp for ECU
  • One on One: Defensive Line coach Rod Wright
  • One on One: Darius Pinnix
  • LOOK: ECU starts second week of preseason practice

Spellacy and McGhin Are Set to Lead the Pirate Offensive Line Rivals.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

UCF Tabbed American Favorite in Preseason Coaches’ Poll theamerican.org

Carleton Ravens down Cincinnati Bearcats by 19 in Canadian exhibition Cincinnati Enquirer

Returning Player Refresher: Thomas Geddis Down the Drive

Tampa Tribune

  • Former Berkeley Prep star Jacob Mathis now at USF
  • Charlie Strong: Tuesday’s practice a ‘wasted day’ for USF

247 Sports

  • USF football practice notes: August 7th
  • Preseason Notes: Raynor provides RB depth, WRs make plays

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF looks to develop a backup to quarterback McKenzie Milton
  • UCF DC Randy Shannon on Knights defense

UCF Football: Can Knights repeat undefeated season? Saturday Blitz

UConn Running Back Nate Hopkins Leaves Team, Plans To Transfer Hartford Courant

Philly.com

  • Temple coach Geoff Collins praises his team’s depth
  • Temple receiver Ventell Bryant ready to make the most of second chance

New Orleans Advocate

  • Walker: Tulane looking to build off “game of inches” lesson learned in 2017 finale
  • Deep and talented: Willie Fritz loves potential of Tulane’s running backs

Memphis Basketball: 5 keys for a successful 2018-19 campaign Busting Brackets

Memphis 6-foot-5 punter Adam Williams aims to continue special teams standard Memphis Commercial Appeal

Bill Haisten: Derrick Gragg, Philip Montgomery and Frank Haith accept pay cuts, but there’s no panic at TU Tulsa World

UH camp report: Cougars put on full pads for first time Tuesday Houston Chronicle

Navy football program preparing for grueling travel schedule Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • UNC QB Nathan Elliott says his mindset won’t change even if he knows he’ll be the starter
  • His friends wanted to raise a dying man’s spirits. Coach K did that and more.
  • NC State is not panicking about the offensive line despite losses to the NFL. Here’s why.

Winston Salem Journal

  • ‘Hardly home but always reppin”: NBA’s Chris Paul gives $2.5M to Wake Forest basketball
  • Chris Paul in a North Carolina Tar Heels uniform? Dino Gaudio tells how Wake Forest got the guard from West Forsyth.
  • Ed Hardin: Newest violations and penalties at Carolina are on the players
  • Mountaineers notebook: Josh Thomas highlights Appalachian State’s first contact practice
  • ‘We know we have to be better’: WSSU’s Justin Martinez and the offensive line are ready to step up

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Tribe again seeking a clear starter at quarterback
  • Roanoke Times sues its former Virginia Tech reporter for rights to his Twitter account

A year later, W&M still searching for a quarterback Hampton Roads Daily Press

Columbia The State

  • On the field, Will Muschamp can be terrifying. Off it, he’s a ‘big softie,’ players say
  • South Carolina makes cut for another high-profile basketball recruit
  • Bad news, Clemson opponents: Dexter Lawrence was nowhere near 100 percent in 2017
  • Report: Gamecocks freshman D-lineman suffers knee injury

New coordinator, new formation: What are Charlotte 49ers’ biggest concerns on defense?  Charlotte Observer

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Sink or swim, every week. This man has the Carolina Panthers’ toughest job
  • Can Garrett Gilbert earn Panthers’ QB2 spot Thursday vs. Buffalo? What Ron Rivera says
  • Panthers’ offensive line depth tested by injury again. Is Ron Rivera worried yet?
  • Chase Elliott’s biggest lesson after first NASCAR Cup win? Don’t change a thing.

Steve Smith Sr. says he battled depression ESPN

Steve Smith Sr.: My personal battle with depression NFL

Winston Salem Journal

  • NASCAR goes back to business and away from France arrest
  • Braves beat Nationals 3-1 to salvage split

Washington Post

  • Nationals are lacing up for something new: an actual division race
  • Kelvin Herrera to get MRI on shoulder after exiting early
  • Nationals sign Greg Holland, but not for late inning help
  • Nationals squander another strong Max Scherzer start, settle for split vs. Braves
  • With preseason set to begin, Redskins shift from ‘camp mode’ to game prep
  • Alex Smith has been impressed with rookie RB Derrius Guice
  • Mystics, dealing with forfeit fallout, will play home playoff games at Smith Center

New York Times

  • Miguel Andujar Lifts Yankees to Narrow Win Over White Sox
  • A Baseball Player Needed a Haircut. His Barber Flew 7,000 Miles to Give Him One.
  • How Ed Kranepool’s Frosty Relations With the Mets Thawed Out
  • A’ja Wilson, W.N.B.A.’s Top Rookie, Finds Her Voice and Her Way
  • A White Face, a Blue Eye and a Bright Future
  • Clint Frazier, Michael Kay and the Danger of Criticizing Injured Players
  • U.S. Billionaire Gets Full Control of Arsenal, Buying Out Russian Rival
  • Brian France’s Arrest Puts Nascar at a Crossroads
  • LeBron or Not, the Cleveland Cavaliers Get Millions for Arena Renovation

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