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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupMonday, January 21, 2019

January 21, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Labbe Helps Pirates Open Season With 4-3 Win…UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, Houston, Memphis Victorious Saturday…Hokies face quick turnaround against quick-tempo Tar Heels…Super Bowl matchup is set: Patriots to play Rams for NFL championship…Two goals from both Niederreiter and Wallmark help lead Hurricanes past Oilers 7-4…Roger Federer Knocked From Australian Open by Stefanos Tsitsipas, Age 20

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Insights from Brett
Gilbert gets off to brisk start as ECU’s AD
 Bonesville.net

Labbe Helps Pirates Open Season With 4-3 Win ecupirates.com

Notable stats: Where ECU stands early in conference play 247 Sports

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, Houston, Memphis Victorious Saturday theamerican.org

UCF Knights Erase 15-Point Deficit to Beat Tulsa in Orlando, 64-62 BCSNN

Fouls, flat offense doom Bulls in loss to Houston Tampa Bay Times

The UConn men still ‘have a season’ and more takeaways from a face-saving win over Tulane Hartford Courant

Tulane streak reaches 7 in loss at UConn New Orleans Times Picayune

3 takeaways from SMU’s 83-61 loss to Memphis: Tigers silence Mustangs’ top scorers in complete rout Dallas News

Pair of Power Five safeties to transfer to UH Houston Chronicle

Here’s what Gregg Marshall, Shockers had to say about officials in loss to Cincinnati Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Hokies face quick turnaround against quick-tempo Tar Heels Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Given the week that was, Duke’s win over Virginia was extra special for Coach K and his young Blue Devils
  • Duke adds Trooper Taylor to coach wide receivers
  • NC State football adds assistant coach Todd Goebbel to staff

Wake Forest’s defense is better in the first half when in front of its bench, but that doesn’t translate to offense in the second half Winston Salem Journal

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

L.A. has Super Bowl team for first time in 35 years as Rams beat Saints in overtime LA Times

New Orleans Times Picayune

  • Saints stunned after missed chances, call cost them Super Bowl berth
  • Could Saints’ loss to Rams create another rule change? It happened after 2010 win

This is one of Bill Belichick’s greatest game-planning masterpieces Boston Globe

Chiefs breakthrough season breaks down in end. But Mahomes is still start of new era Kansas City Star

New York Times

  • In the Din of the Dome, the Rams Beat the Saints in Overtime
  • New England Patriots Down Kansas City Chiefs in Overtime for Super Bowl Berth
  • Missed Call Dooms Saints, Thrills Rams and Pains New Orleans
  • Roger Federer Knocked From Australian Open by Stefanos Tsitsipas, Age 20
  • Reintroducing Frances Tiafoe, the New Mr. Upset of the Australian Open
  • Serena Williams Defeats Halep to Reach Australian Open Quarterfinals
  • Danielle Collins Rolls Right Past Kerber and Into the Australian Open Quarterfinals+

Washington Post

  • Super Bowl matchup is set: Patriots to play Rams for NFL championship
  • Rams beat Saints to advance to Super Bowl, after a big comeback and a controversial call
  • ‘I ain’t calming down!’: New Orleans Saints radio hosts lament blown call
  • The Rams deserve to play in the Super Bowl, even if they got some help to make it there
  • Nickell Robey-Coleman’s pass interference was also a brilliant improvisation
  • ‘It took everything’ for the Patriots to come out on top in a wild AFC championship game
  • Patriots outlast Chiefs to reach fourth Super Bowl in five years
  • Tony Romo was the biggest star of the AFC championship game
  • Patrick Mahomes never got the ball. Should the NFL change its OT rules?

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Patriots make 3rd straight Super Bowl, beat Chiefs 37-31 OT
  • Blown call, Zuerlein’s 57-yard FG send Rams to Super Bowl
  • Two goals from both Niederreiter and Wallmark help lead Hurricanes past Oilers 7-4
  • Pacers, Victor Oladipo hold off Hornets, who had won 3 straight

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