Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Saturday, January 26, 2019

Gameday: Pirates Host USF In Saturday Matinee; Lady Pirates Try To Snap Skid At Temple…Mike Houston: All Pirate Fans Invited To NSD Celebration…ECU Baseball Holds First Spring Practice…Ex-UConn coach Ollie takes dispute to state, federal court…UCF QB McKenzie Milton goes through another knee surgery…Duke-Syracuse hoops game expected to set attendance record…Clemson baseball will look different this year — but that’s not a bad thing…DeAngelo Hall says he interviewed to be Redskins’ DB coach, was offered same job at Maryland

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: Pirates Host USF In Saturday Matinee
• Gameday: Lady Pirates Try To Snap Skid At Temple
• ECU Baseball Holds First Spring Practice
• Mike Houston: All Pirate Fans Invited To NSD Celebration

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates have faced AAC’s top teams
• Pirate baseball enters scrimmage season

2019 Pirate baseball team opens practice WNCT 9

Jan. 25 6 p.m. sports: ECU trying to overcome four-game skid WCTI 12

247 Sports

• ECU opens preseason practice with first scrimmage
• Pirates looking to snap skid as they return home

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Cincinnati and Temple Post Thursday Night Wins
• The Players’ Lounge – USF Point Guard Sydni Harvey

Dana Holgorsen Adds Zac Etheridge to Houston Football Staff BCSNN

The Associated Press

• Ex-UConn coach Ollie takes dispute to state, federal court
• The Latest: Judge hears arguments in Ollie-UConn dispute

Laquincy Rideau nearing USF’s steals record Tampa Bay Times

University of Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball hits road against a tough Temple team Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF QB McKenzie Milton goes through another knee surgery Orlando Sentinel

Dan Hurley expects a desperate, physical challenge as UConn men face Wichita State Hartford Courant

Tulane men’s basketball staying positive during a negative year New Orleans Advocate

Penny Hardaway: Memphis basketball needs Kyvon Davenport to play better on the road Memphis Commercial Appeal

UH football well represented again in Super Bowl LIII Houston Chronicle

If basketball reflects life, then Ricky Torres knows what it takes to overcome the odds Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State looks to bounce back, with or without injured point guard Markell Johnson
• Duke’s Coach K says injured guard Tre Jones ‘probable’ to play against Ga. Tech Saturday
• Crowded basketball standings take their cue from ACC football’s Coastal Division
• What Clemson must do to turn its season around, beginning Saturday against NC State
• Mark Kingston, Gamecocks begin preparations for 2019 season

Kendall Hinton to return to Deacons for next season Winston Salem Journal

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• With his family in his corner, Jason Wade is already making an impact at Old Dominion
• Undefeated in MEAC, Spartans drawing on past successes, failures
• Set for an ACC Saturday: No. 10 Hokies host Syracuse; No. 3 Cavs head to Notre Dame

Charleston Post Courier

• Clemson baseball will look different this year — but that’s not a bad thing
• Charleston Southern success cemented Jamey Chadwell’s future at Coastal Carolina
• Former Gamecock Mike Boynton tasked with beating South Carolina in Big 12/SEC Challenge
• Clemson basketball still searching for identity as ACC competition ramps up

The Associated Press

• Duke-Syracuse hoops game expected to set attendance record
• Syracuse purring offensively as it begins road trip
• PG Tre Jones probable to play for No. 2 Duke against Ga Tech
• Kentucky vs. Kansas showdown highlights SEC/Big 12 Challenge