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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupSaturday, August 11, 2018

August 11, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Staton orders ECU athletics audit…Young receivers in important roles…ECU Ready For First Scrimmage Saturday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium…Maryland places athletic staffers on leave in wake of football player’s death…New legal bills push UNC’s tab for academic scandal to $21 million…Death of man allegedly hit by Wake Forest basketball coach ruled a homicide…Redskins running back Derrius Guice suffers torn ACL, will miss season

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • Alignment, Assignment, Read & Technique
  • Pirates Close Exhibition Slate Against Gardner-Webb Saturday

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Young receivers in important roles
  • Staton orders ECU athletics audit

247 Sports

  • Scottie Montgomery shares expectations for first scrimmage
  • Talented youth on display in ECU preseason camp
  • ECU Football Opponent Preview: UCF Knights

ECU Ready For First Scrimmage Saturday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Rivals.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

The American In The NFL – Preseason Openers theamerican.org

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Cincinnati’s Fickell: My expectations are ‘double’ this season
  • UC OL Garrett Campbell says Bearcats much sharper this year, as first scrimmage nears

Tampa Tribune

  • Sam Barrington joins USF football radio team
  • USF celebrates preeminence with newly designed license plate

247 Sports

  • Former Bulls have big nights in their NFL debuts
  • Former USF LB Sam Barrington to join USF football broadcasts

Mike Anthony: Family Reunion At Jim Calhoun Charity Event Important Show Of UConn Pride Hartford Courant

New Orleans Advocate

  • Rising junior: Thakarius Keyes one reason Tulane coaches excited about cornerback play
  • Hoops recruiting: Kevin Zhang finally cleared to sign with Tulane

TU hosting preseason scrimmage and fan fest Saturday Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

  • Pro Cougars: Elandon Roberts shines for Patriots; meet William…
  • Ed Oliver feels snubbed by cover of Dave Campbell’s Texas…
  • Bayou Bucket trophy to get makeover
  • Famous former University of Houston students, alumni

Hoops Attendance Tops American Conference Leaderboard Wichita State Shockers

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Maryland places athletic staffers on leave in wake of football player’s death Washington Post

Raleigh News and Observer

  • New legal bills push UNC’s tab for academic scandal to $21 million
  • Death of man allegedly hit by Wake Forest basketball coach ruled a homicide
  • The clock is ticking on one-and-done basketball. Krzyzewski says Duke will adjust
  • Star recruits Tre Jones and Cameron Reddish will miss Duke’s Canada basketball games with injuries

Winston Salem Journal

  • Mount Airy’s Donavon Greene, a Wake Forest football commit, gets a taste of playing at BB&T Field
  • Five storylines for Wake Forest football as it prepares for its first scrimmage of fall camp
  • Appalachian State’s Darrynton Evans and Corey Sutton couldn’t play last year. So how did they impact the Dollar General Bowl win?
  • ‘Disrespectful’ preseason predictions resonate with Deacons for motivational reasons

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Returning specialists could put U.Va. in position for success
  • Former ODU star Taylor Heinicke making case to be Carolina’s No. 2 QB

Columbia The State

  • What Amari Rodgers brings to Clemson as a punt returner
  • This Clemson football assistant is No. 1 in country as being ‘ready for a top job’
  • Muschamp weighs in on biscuits vs. cornbread, and SI’s food expert loves his answer

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Panthers rookie Jermaine Carter Jr. was a beast for a night. Can he be one long term?
  • Panthers WR Jarius Wright has already showcased skill that attracted Carolina
  • Why we should know by early March if these Charlotte Hornets are playoff-worthy
  • LEADING OFF: Dodgers await wait on Jansen, Arenado ailing
  • Jets get strong QB play against sluggish Falcons, win 17-0
  • Raiders beat Lions 16-10 in Gruden’s return to sideline

Washington Post

  • Redskins running back Derrius Guice suffers torn ACL, will miss season
  • Injury bug rears its ugly head. Again. And again. And again.
  • Five takeaways from the Redskins’ preseason opener
  • NFL guards, once anonymous, now being paid like stars
  • One run showed all Derrius Guice is capable of — and all the Redskins will miss
  • Nationals’ 3-2 loss to Cubs has a haunting familiarity

New York Times

  • Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka Has an Off Night, and a Rangers Rookie Takes Advantage
  • Gary Woodland Sets a Scorching Pace at the Stormy P.G.A. Championship
  • Catching Golf’s Motion in a Still Photo
  • Johnny Manziel Looks Up From the Bottom of a Very Deep Hole
  • Zack Wheeler Wins His 5th Straight Start as the Mets Defeat the Marlins
  • Trump Blasts N.F.L. Players as Protests Resume During Anthem
  • Even the Umpires Approve of Carlos Santana’s Approach at the Plate
  • As Rain Pelts Tournaments, Two-a-Days Come to Tennis
  • Maurizio Sarri: Chelsea’s Tuscan Son

Jim France choosing to stay quiet as interim head of NASCAR Winston Salem Journal

‘I didn’t even ask who I was traded for.’ Meet Cliff Pu, who the Canes got for Jeff Skinner. Raleigh News and Observer

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