Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Friday, March 8, 2019

Gameday: ECU-Marist Weekend Schedule Revised; Lady Pirates Open AAC Championship Against SMU…No. 25 UCF upsets No. 20 Cincinnati 58-55, sends seniors out with sweet victory…Tennessee, LSU vying for SEC’s regular-season title…Redskins agree to deal for Broncos QB Case Keenum

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST
Houston set to go ‘full bore’ Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: ECU SB Heads To Florida For FAU/FIU Parent’s Weekend Tournament
• Gameday: Lady Pirates Open AAC Championship Against SMU
• ECU-Marist Weekend Schedule Revised

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Winning record in reach for ECU women
• ECU welcomes in Marist this weekend

Kuchmaner just misses on throwing no-hitter, Pirates split midweek games in Mississippi Washington Daily News

Rebels Fall to ECU Despite Ninth Inning Rally Hotty Toddy

The East Carolinian

• ECU WBB pulls off win on senior night
• ECU cruises to victory against Saint Francis
• ECU falls to North Florida

ECU baseball schedule altered this weekend  WNCT 9

247 Sports

• ECU alters rotation going into weekend series
• Ten four-stars ECU has offered for the 2020 class
• How long will it take to turn ECU around? Mike Houston weighs in
• 2019 ECU Position Primer: Defensive Backs

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Baseball: Memphis defeats Western Kentucky 9-6 in series opener
• Baseball: All nine teams play 3-game series this weekend
• USF’s 13 3-Pointers Help Bulls to Road Win

AAC Daily: Tulsa Football, Basketball, and More TV Contract Talk BCSNN

B.J. Taylor scores, No. 25 UCF beats No. 19 Cincinnati 58-55 Fox Sports

Orlando Sentinel

• No. 25 UCF upsets No. 20 Cincinnati 58-55, sends seniors out with sweet victory
• UCF center Tacko Fall’s mom saw her son play for first time during Knights’ magical win over Cincinnati | Commentary

USF’s long-range assault sinks Tulane Tampa Bay Times

Temple ends UConn’s streak at Gampel Pavilion, spoils Senior Night, 78-71 Hartford Courant

Shizz Alston’s career-high 34 points help Temple beat UConn, keep tournament hopes alive Philly.com

Turnover woes help bury Mustangs early; No. 12 Houston defeats SMU 90-79  Dallas News

Ashia Jones University of Memphis Tigers basketball Memphis Commercial Appeal

Philip Montgomery on TU offense in 2019: ‘I plan on us being more aggressive’ Tulsa World

UH defeats SMU to clinch share of AAC title Houston Chronicle

Former WSU walk-on turned multi-event star prepares for NCAA indoor championships  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Tennessee, LSU vying for SEC’s regular-season title
• No. 3 UNC meets No. 4 Duke to close ACC regular-season slate

Winston Salem Journal

• 5 things to know for this weekend’s Notre Dame-Wake Forest baseball series
• Boogie Basham is now Wake Forest’s most-experienced defensive lineman — and is elevating game to match what comes with that

Once an undersized low-post player, Ty Outlaw is one of the Hokies’ main 3-point threats. Norfolk Virginian Pilot

How to watch South Carolina baseball try to bounce back vs. Valparaiso  Columbia The State