ECU Soccer Drops Overtime Match At Memphis 2-1…Motivated Pirates deliver for Carolinas…Pirates show progress in AAC defeat…ECU opens as favorite over Old Dominion…How did ODU pull off the impossible? A perfect game plan and unwavering belief …AP Top 25 Heat Check: Basketball schools storm football poll…UCF moves up to No. 13 in AP poll, No. 14 in coaches’ poll …Wake Forest fires defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel after repeated problems…Tiger Woods, Golf’s Dominant Force, Hoists a Trophy Once Again…Nigerian-born Efe Obada’s Carolina Panthers debut a smashing success…Jack of all trades: McCaffrey’s talents help Panthers trip Bengals…Adrian Peterson, Redskins run over Packers

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Insights from Brett: Resurgent defense helping Pirates turn the corner Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU Soccer Drops Overtime Match At Memphis 2-1
• Pirates Set To Tee Off At OTC Collegiate Invitational

Greenville Daily Reflector

• WOODWARD: Motivated Pirates deliver for Carolinas
• Pirates show progress in AAC defeat
• BATTLE FOR N.C.: Top duo still unbeaten

ECU’s strong defensive performance not enough as USF pulls away Washington Daily News

ECU falls short against USF The East Carolinian

ECU Drops Overtime Match At Memphis 2-1 WITN 7

ECU opens as favorite over Old Dominion 247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• SMU, Tulsa and Wichita State start off 2-0 in VB conference play
• Tulane’s Emmanuel Rotich takes first place at Texas A&M XC Invitational

Takeaways from Cincinnati Bearcats’ stirring comeback win over Ohio University Cincinnati Enquirer

The Three Stars of Cincinnati’s Comeback Win Over Ohio Down the Drive

Drive for January: A look at how the top Group of 5 teams fared Tampa Bay Times

UCF moves up to No. 13 in AP poll, No. 14 in coaches’ poll Orlando Sentinel

Randy Edsall Says UConn Needs Consistency Off The Field, As Well As On Hartford Courant

UConn football: Five takeaways from loss to Syracuse New Haven Register

Sixers to partner with Temple ahead of preseason trip to China Philly.com

Tulane walk-on against Ohio State extends team streak of 100-yard rushing games New Orleans Times Picayune

Best, worst from Memphis’ 52-35 win over South Alabama Memphis Commercial Appeal

Turnovers tell the story of the 2018 season Tulsa World

Bill Wagner: Navy’s triple-option offense still seeking consistency Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Unbeaten start lands Duke in AP Top 25 for first time since 2015  Raleigh News and Observer

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest fires defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel after repeated problems
• App State running back corps proves it’s in a far better spot than this time last year
• Ram Ramblings: Five things to know about Bowie State

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Anatomy of an upset: How ODU shocked college football and knocked off No.13 Virginia Tech
• Former Salem High star is dismissed from Virginia Tech football team

How did ODU pull off the impossible? A perfect game plan and unwavering belief Hampton Roads Daily Press

Columbia The State

• Gamecocks receiver dealing with ‘painful’ genetic issue, will have scan Monday
• South Carolina-Kentucky opens as a pick’em, but line starts shifting wildly
• Scouting South Carolina’s next opponent: Kentucky
• Clemson QB decision on hold, plus an update on an injured linebacker
• Scouting Clemson’s next opponent: Syracuse

Virginia Tech lost *at* ODU. Here’s why the road trip made sense at the time SB Nation

From Norfolk to eternity: Old Dominion springs a glorious upset for the ages Washington Post

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Heat Check: Basketball schools storm football poll
• Wake Forest fires defensive coordinator after ND loss
• STAT WATCH: OU linebacker sets FBS record with 28 tackles
• Huskers’ Frost on Purdue: ‘We get a game that we can win’