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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupMonday, September 3, 2018

September 3, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Turnovers Doom Pirates in Season-Opening Setback…Montgomery: Can’t blame on Mother Nature…Thunderstruck: A&T’s long, strange trip to Greenville exposes ECU flaws…”It’s definitely not the finish we thought we would have”…ECU VB Sweeps N.C. Central For Third-Straight Victory…No. 25 LSU off and running with 33-17 win over No. 8 Miami …College football opening-weekend weather woes: Stadiums cleared, games called …Brad Keselowski’s late move in the pits wins Southern 500…Serena Williams Loses a Set but Surges to a Win in the U.S. Open

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

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ecupirates.com

  • Turnovers Doom Pirates in Season-Opening Setback
  • ECU VB Sweeps N.C. Central For Third-Straight Victory
  • Pirate soccer Falls to George Mason 2-1

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Pirates upended again, lose 28-23
  • Montgomery: Can’t blame on Mother Nature
  • ECU’s youth gets trial by fire
  • A&T-ECU: Three answers

ECU misses too many opportunities in 28-23 loss to NC A&T Raleigh News and Observer

Greensboro News-Record

  • Ed Hardin: Thunderstruck: A&T’s long, strange trip to Greenville exposes ECU flaws
  • A&T makes the big plays, stays perfect against imperfect East Carolina

North Carolina A&T upsets ECU, 28-23 WNCT 9

North Carolina A&T knocks off FBS team for 3rd straight year WITN 7

ECU falls in season opener plus more college highlights & Panthers WCTI 12

247 Sports

  • “It’s definitely not the finish we thought we would have”
  • FINAL: North Carolina A&T 28, ECU 23
  • Final sequence, turnovers haunt ECU in shocking loss to A&T
  • Three takeaways from ECU’s opening loss to NC A&T
  • North Carolina A&T 28 @ ECU 23: How it looked from the sidelines

A&T State Stuns ECU 28-23 Rivals.com

WRALSportsFan

  • East Carolina loses opener as North Carolina A&T knocks off FBS team for 3rd straight year
  • ECU loses opener against North Carolina A&T
  • Rain postpones ECU’s season opener

North Carolina A&T knocks off East Carolina 28-23 Fayetteville Observer

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Cincinnati and ECU VB conclude weekend action with Sunday wins.
  • ECU Falls To North Carolina A&T In Rescheduled Opener
  • Cross country wins 9 races and collects 9 individual titles on Opening Weekend

Jones: Get excited about USF, a team on the rise Tampa Bay Times

UConn Football Nepotism Case Heading To Court Hartford Courant

Five quick observations a day after the Temple’s season-opening loss Philly.com

TU football: Season-opening win produces celebration, areas to improve in Tulsa World

Ed Oliver Watch: Heisman campaign begins Houston Chronicle

Niumatalolo reflects on season-opening loss to Hawaii Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

  • North Carolina A&T knocks off FBS team for 3rd straight year
  • No. 25 LSU off and running with 33-17 win over No. 8 Miami 
  • Canceled openers leave ISU, Huskers scrambling to find games

BATTLE FOR NC: Wolfpack debuts in 1st Greenville Daily Reflector

BOZICH | Top 13, Bottom 5 — with a new Number One in college football WDRB

Hokies looking to show they won’t wilt in national spotlight Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Sunday progress report: Grading the UNC Tar Heels’ performance against the Cal Bears
  • Analysis: Five observations from the UNC Tar Heel’s season-opening loss to Cal
  • NC State’s happy to be 1-0 but has plenty of room to improve

Winston Salem Journal

  • Kerrion Moore saves the day as WSSU has to rally to beat UNC Pembroke 23-20 at Bowman Gray Stadium
  • ‘The sky’s the limit’ for collection of weapons on the App State offense

As ACC’s youngest team, Hokies face historic opener at FSU Hampton Roads Daily Press

Columbia The State

  • What Dabo said about Clemson’s plan for the quarterbacks vs. Texas A&M
  • Scouting Clemson’s next opponent: Texas A&M
  • South Carolina defensive starter will miss practice time this week, expected to play
  • Five things we learned from South Carolina’s win against Coastal

College football opening-weekend weather woes: Stadiums cleared, games called Syracuse.com

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Brad Keselowski’s late move in the pits wins Southern 500 Winston Salem Journal

Thomas Pope: Darlington delivers once again Fayetteville Observer

Charlotte Observer

  • How Brad Keselowski avoided a ‘death sentence’ to win his first Cup race this season
  • NASCAR: Results and 3 takeaways from the Cup Series race at Darlington
  • With Matt Kalil out, it’s not what should Panthers do at OT, but what they shouldn’t
  • Panthers offensive line gains 2, loses 1 (for 8 games) on an eventful Sunday
  • Matt Calkins: Seahawks’ Shaquem Griffin has been a preseason star, but can he do it in the regular season?

Washington Post

  • Jonathan Allen plays a ‘fighter’ role for Redskins’ defense. His dad helped get him ready.
  • Kapri Bibbs among eight signed to practice squad
  • Undrafted FA’s Cam Sims, Danny Johnson stick
  • Analysis: Washington hopes injury issues won’t sink season again
  • 875 pounds of fish, 54 dozen eggs and a kombucha machine: A week feeding an NFL team
  • Nationals’ season has been a flop, but September still brings intrigue
  • Jefry Rodriguez struggles as Nationals fall, 9-4, to Brewers
  • Erick Fedde to start Tuesday; Sean Doolittle nears return
  • Pedro Severino, Austen Williams added to big-league roster
  • Former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova advances to a rematch with Serena Williams at U.S. Open

New York Times

  • Serena Williams Loses a Set but Surges to a Win in the U.S. Open
  • Nikoloz Basilashvili Falls to Nadal but Gives Georgians Something to Cheer
  • How Short Tennis Players Compete in a Sport of Giants
  • Pinch-Hit Ploy Falls Short, Ending ‘Easy’ Stretch for Yankees
  • With Daniel Murphy on Board, the Cubs Try to Win Every Pitch
  • Paxton Lynch and Davis Webb, Once Hyped, Are Suddenly Jobless

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