Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Friday, January 18, 2019

Pirates Travel To Memphis For Saturday Contes…Gilbert letter hits on variety of topics…ECU lands commitment from versatile wing Brandon Suggs…UConn, Tulsa coaches ejected after a handshake? …List of Vols’ violations include Fulmer offering instruction…No. 4 Virginia visits No. 1 Duke to top ACC weekend slate…Maria Sharapova Beats Caroline Wozniacki in a Third-Round Grudge Match…Wizards top Knicks on late goaltending call, leaving London crowd enthralled, baffled…Canes acquire Nino Niederreiter from the Wild in trade for Victor Rask

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST
‘Shank’ back to site of past success Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Indoor Track Season Continues With Hokie Invitational
• Pirates Travel To Memphis For Saturday Contest
• An Update From AD Jon Gilbert

Greenville Daily Reflector

• ECU lacrosse swings into second season
• Gilbert letter hits on variety of topics

247 Sports

• ECU lands commitment from versatile wing Brandon Suggs
• Where are they now? Recent ECU hoops departures

Brandon Suggs Commits to ECU Rivals.com

Maryland hires former ECU coach Montgomery to run offense Associated Press

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Sampson Earns 600th Career Victory with Win at SMU
• UConn, UCF Sit as Remaining Unbeaten Teams in Conference Play

BCSNN

• AAC Daily: How Many AAC Coaches Will Get Ejected This Season?
• Rod Carey Retains Four Coaches on Temple Coaching Staff

UConn, Tulsa coaches ejected after a … handshake? Sporting News

Head coaches Frank Haith, Dan Hurley ejected during Tulsa’s 89-83 win over UConn Tulsa World

UConn men take a step back and more takeaways from a wild night in Tulsa Hartford Courant

Former UConn quarterback Jordan McAfee transferring to Assumption New Haven Register

Why UConn should probably drop to FCS SB Nation

Philly.com

• Temple basketball now on right side of NCAA Tournament bubble, but needs to keep winning
• Temple’s Shizz Alston and Penn’s Devon Goodman renew their rivalry with a city title on the line

Memphis basketball will host Ole Miss, visit Northeastern as part of 2019-2020 schedule Memphis Commercial Appeal

Houston Chronicle

• Meet new UH offensive assistant coach Shannon Dawson
• Meet new UH co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach…
• No. 21 UH leads throughout in win over SMU
• NFL Draft: Where will Houston’s Ed Oliver go?

Here are the six reasons why Wichita State was able to beat the top team in the American Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Tre Jones injury not considered season-ending; Duke guard could miss only a few games
• NC Central’s new football coach Trei Oliver reflects on his first month on the job

App Trail: After 11 days with App State, Junior Adams hired at Washington Winston Salem Journal

3-pointer with 2 seconds left spoils Charlotte 49ers’ comeback  Charlotte Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Monarchs add pair of former Hokies assistants to football staff
• Dajour Dickens’ dunk slams door on Louisiana Tech, lifts ODU

The Associated Press

• No. 4 Virginia visits No. 1 Duke to top ACC weekend slate
• No. 3 Tennessee dominant through first weeks of SEC schedule
• List of Vols’ violations include Fulmer offering instruction
• Harbaugh hires Nua, completes staff for 5th year at Michigan
• Georgia Southern agrees to raises for Lunsford, assistants
• 2 QBs leaving Longhorns as transfer frenzy hits Texas
• Miami QB Tate Martell arrives, says he’s ready to compete

Washington Post

• Baseball is a safer route than football, but it’s not the right choice for Kyler Murray
• To the NCAA, athletes can’t be paid but they can be held to contractual obligations