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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Saturday, March 23, 2019

March 23, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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No. 14 ECU Tops UCF In AAC Opener, 13-8; Lloyd Named Candidate For Senior CLASS Award…UCF picks up first tournament win, sets up matchup with No. 1 Duke…No. 3 Houston Runs Past No. 14 Georgia State and into NCAA Second Round…Cincinnati basketball back in same uneasy spot after first-round exit …Duke slow in starting, unstoppable at the finish…12th-seeded Flames keep on dancing

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

BASEBALL NEWS
Pirates take AAC opener
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ecupirates.com

  • No. 14 ECU Tops UCF In AAC Opener, 13-8
  • Lloyd Named Candidate For Senior CLASS Award
  • East Carolina Captures AAC Opener At Memphis In Eight Innings
  • Pirates Sweep George Washington 4-0
  • Spring Notebook No. 5 – Specializing The Little Things
  • Gameday: Pirate LAX Visits Longwood For Saturday Matinee

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • High-scoring Game 1 goes to Pirates
  • Verity, Pirates kick through pressure

WITN 7

  • No. 14 ECU Baseball beats UCF in AAC opener, 13-8
  • ECU Softball captures AAC opener at Memphis, 5-4
  • Brady Lloyd named candidate for senior class award

247 Sports

  • ECU takes conference opener over UCF in slugfest
  • What Cliff Godwin said following ECU’s win over UCF 13-8
  • ECU 13, UCF 8: How it looked from the dugouts
  • What Mike Houston said after ECU’s Friday spring practice

ECU Picks Up a 13-8 Win Over UCF Rivals

Broncos cut WR Jimmy Williams USA Today

College Baseball Roundup: Loaded SEC Slate Produces Drama, Texas Tech Rides Again Baseball America

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

The Associated Press

  • Tall Fall leads ninth-seeded UCF to first NCAA win over VCU
  • Iowa rallies past Cincinnati 79-72
  • Houston gets comfortable in NCAA tourney, routs Georgia St.
  • Ballock, Zegarowski carry Creighton over Memphis in NIT

Making History: UCF picks up first tournament win, sets up matchup with No. 1 Duke Raleigh News and Observer

theamerican.org

  • UCF Downs VCU, Earns First NCAA Tournament Victory
  • No. 3 Houston Runs Past No. 14 Georgia State and into NCAA Second Round
  • Cincinnati Edged by Iowa in NCAA First Round
  • Memphis Falls in NIT Second Round at Creighton
  • UConn, ECU, USF and Wichita State open conference play with wins
  • ECU’s Lloyd and Wichita State’s Ritter Named Senior CLASS Award Candidates
  • UCF Falls to Arizona State in NCAA First Round
  • UConn Cruises into Second Round With Win over Towson

AAC Daily: Mick Cronin Strikes Again as Cincinnati Falls in Opener BCSNN

Hawkeyes roar back, bounce Bearcats in first-round upset Reuters

Cincinnati basketball back in same uneasy spot after first-round exit Sporting News

Doc column: The Bearcats should’ve won this game. But this is March Madness. Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF rolls past VCU, earns first NCAA Tournament win in school history
  • After NCAA win over VCU, UCF basketball, like football, is putting Knights on national map | Commentary
  • UCF women can’t keep pace with Arizona State, fall 60-45 in NCAA Tournament opener

Houston Chronicle

  • UH smokes Georgia State in NCAA Tournament
  • Fans cheer UH to victory from local watch party
  • How far will UH go in Barack Obama’s bracket?

UConn women roll past Towson, advance to second round of NCAA Tournament  Hartford Courant

New Orleans Advocate

  • Tulane beats Houston Baptist 6-2 behind masterful performance by Kaleb Roper
  • All in the family: DB coach J.J. McCleskey, WR Jalen McCleskey reunited at Tulane
  • Freshman phenom: Hudson Haskin having fabulous debut season for Tulane baseball

New Orleans Times Picayune

  • Kaleb Roper’s 12 strikeouts come in jersey color he chose to wear
  • Kaleb Roper fans 12, Kody Hoese homers again for Tulane in win

Tigers season comes to an end with loss at Creighton WREG

Tigers end season with NIT loss at Creighton Memphis Tigers

Penny Hardaway: ‘Everything will be different’ for Memphis basketball next year Memphis Commercial Appeal

Five things to know about Wichita State’s NIT opponent: the Clemson Tigers  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Iona provides UNC a scare, and leaves with a memory
  • No. 1 North Carolina overcomes sluggish start to defeat No. 16 seeded Iona 88-73
  • To beat Iona, UNC needed some passion, along with some aggression from Nassir Little
  • History is hard: Gardner-Webb awakens from ‘dream’ after halftime, falls short of upset
  • Duke slow in starting, unstoppable at the finish
  • Duke’s defense came up big to start its NCAA tournament run right
  • Duke advances to second round after easy win
  • March Madness: Best games, top plays, biggest upsets, standout performers of first round

Winston Salem Journal

  • Danny Manning will be back as the coach of Wake Forest men’s basketball
  • The usual suspects lead Duke past North Dakota State
  • UNC overcomes slow start, rolls past Iona in second half
  • The NCAA Latest: Duke’s Williamson gets a fast start

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Hokies race to early lead, cruise past Saint Louis in first round
  • Column | Virginia uses last season’s NCAA nightmare as fuel to avoid another
  • “Magical” ride ends for ODU: “The way these guys did it, ugly was beautiful.”

Roanoke Times

  • 12th-seeded Flames keep on dancing
  • Virginia Tech advances over Saint Louis with first NCAA Tournament win in 12 years
  • “Thank God:” Virginia Tech basks in NCAA Tournament win
  • Liberty and Virginia Tech began their season competing; now they’ll meet at the end

New York Times

  • Zion Williamson Wills Duke to an Opening Win
  • N.C.A.A. Tournament Day 2: Duke, Virginia and U.N.C. Stumble, Then Stroll
  • A Supposed Stickler for the Rules, Now at the Center of a U.S.C. Scandal
  • UVa men’s basketball: Diakite provides offensive boost in second half of NCAA opener

Washington Post

  • Before Virginia could advance past Gardner-Webb, it had to survive itself
  • Virginia puts away Gardner-Webb in second half
  • Virginia Tech starts fast and holds off Saint Louis to advance
  • Enjoy Maryland vs. LSU. But don’t forget the NCAA’s hypocrisy.
  • Jalen Smith might finally be the freshman sensation Maryland hoped for all along
  • March Madness: North Carolina and Duke roll; 12-5 upsets reign
  • UC Irvine moves on with roster full of NBA bloodlines
  • Liberty upsets Mississippi State behind 30 points from Caleb Homesley
  • Iowa’s Luka Garza is a rising star, and Lefty Driesell has been saying it for years

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Kentucky coach John Calipari: ‘I know how good Wofford is, and their league’
  • Sapakoff: Yes, there is Virginia basketball No. 16 seed redemption a year after UMBC loss
  • ‘Ravishing’ Randy Rose humbled by inclusion in Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Clemson cruises past Boston College; USC routed by Tennessee; Cougars win CAA opener

The Associated Press

  • TIPPING OFF: Wofford, Murray State aim for big March moment
  • Liberty upsets Mississippi St 80-76 for 1st NCAA tourney win
  • Massive growth spurt keyed Clarke’s rise at Gonzaga
  • Odd surprise, lots of top NBA talent left in NCAA Tournament
  • Making Morant: Shooting Js, pumping iron, studying film
  • Va Tech beats Saint Louis 66-52 for 1st tourney in 12 years
  • Oregon extends March run with 72-54 win over Wisconsin
  • Ohio St. upsets Iowa State 62-59 behind as Wesson scores 21
  • Duke’s Zion Show has successful NCAA Tournament debut
  • Top-seeded UNC overcomes slow 1st half to beat Iona in NCAAs
  • No. 13 seed UC Irvine upsets Kansas State 70-64
  • Looking dangerous, No. 6 seed Buffalo breezes past ASU
  • South Region: In ‘rebuilding’ years, Purdue, ‘Nova excel

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

New York Times

  • Mikaela Shiffrin, the Best on Skis, Gets Used to Putting a Sport on Her Shoulders
  • Robert Kraft Awaits Your Judgment

Washington Post

  • Capitals are off the mark in 2-1 loss to Wild
  • Braden Holtby says he won’t visit White House with Capitals
  • Michal Kempny out indefinitely
  • These Nationals look a lot different, but the goal remains very much the same
  • His rich contract was ridiculed after the NBA’s 2016 spending spree. Now he’s saving his school.
  • As large-market teams chase stars or tank, Pacers take a moderate approach
  • ‘Replay is difficult’ for the NFL. Will that keep it from fixing future Rams-Saints debacles?
  • Lamont Peterson is set to fight again after more than a year out of the ring
  • ’He’s ready’: Max Scherzer is in mideason form in final spring start, striking out 12 Marlins
  • NHL’s scoring surge has seven players on or above a 100-point pace

 

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