Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Sunday, March 24, 2019

No. 14 ECU Claims Series Win Over UCF, 7-4…Houston emphasizes tackling, family during ECU Football spring practices……Dawkins faces his alma mater as UCF meets Duke; In Zion’s game of ‘top this,’ UCF’s 7-6 center’s challenge raises the bar…Report: Ron Hunter headed to Tulane from Georgia State…Where’s Cinderella? Favorites dominating in NCAA 2nd round…Kentucky shuts down Magee, beats Wofford 62-56 at NCAAs…North Carolina tries to avoid repeat of early tourney exit…The AAC TV contract with ESPN would be garbage to UConn if SNY is pushed out of the picture…Charlotte Hornets top Boston Celtics on Kemba Walker’s near-triple double

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

BASEBALL NEWS
Pirates rally to take series Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• No. 14 ECU Claims Series Win Over UCF, 7-4
• Memphis SB Downs East Carolina 8-0 To Even AAC Series
• Spring Notebook No. 6 – Game Day Home, Game Day Practice
• Pirates Fall At Longwood LAX 15-8
• Dominant Singles Play Helps ECU Top Presbyterian
• Pirates Take Down Temple 4-2

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates clinch first AAC series
• Offense hits end zone to end practice
• ECU alum reunited with class ring 13 years after it went missing

WITN 7

• Houston emphasizes tackling, family during ECU Football spring practices
• No. 14 ECU Baseball claims series win over UCF, 7-4

247 Sports

• ECU clinches series over UCF with 7-4 victory
• What Cliff Godwin and players said after ECU’s 7-4 win over UCF
• What Mike Houston said after ECU’s Saturday practice
• ECU holds first Dowdy-Ficklen practice under Mike Houston

Rivals

• Senior Deondre Farrier is the Old Man of the ECU Wide Receiver Bunch
• Warren Saba Finding a Comfort Level in New ECU Defensive System
• ECU Takes UCF Series With a 7-4 Saturday Home Victory

This or That: Eight questions for PGA Tour pro Harold Varner III GOLF.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

The Associated Press

• TIPPING OFF: Dawkins faces his alma mater as UCF meets Duke
• Zion-Tacko matchup highlights NCAA second round in East
• Duke coach: Reserve Jack White unlikely to play against UCF

theamerican.org

• ECU, Tulane and Wichita State clinch series, Cincinnati and Houston complete comeback wins
• UCF Takes Series Win Saturday, Three Rubber Matches Coming Sunday

Raleigh News and Observer

• In Zion’s game of ‘top this,’ UCF’s 7-6 center’s challenge raises the bar
• An old friend stands in Duke’s way, and his son, too

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF focusing on more than just Tacko Fall matchup with Duke star Zion Williamson
• UCF coach Johnny Dawkins now must try to deconstruct Duke dynasty he helped build | Commentary

2019 March Madness: Duke vs. UCF odds, picks, NCAA Tournament predictions from model on 11-5 run CBS Sports

Report: Ron Hunter headed to Tulane from Georgia State Cincinnati Enquirer

USF spring football: takeaways from Day 4 Tampa Bay Times

Mike Anthony: The AAC TV contract with ESPN would be garbage to UConn if SNY is pushed out of the picture Hartford Courant

New Orleans Advocate

• Report: Georgia State’s Ron Hunter to be Tulane’s next men’s basketball coach
• Tulane beats Houston Baptist on walk-off single in bottom of 11th innjng

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Tulane nearing deal to hire Ron Hunter as basketball coach: report
• Before Tulane could celebrate another win, they had to hear the shirtless man speak
• Tulane walk-off win in 11 innings comes after many missed chances

5 things learned after Memphis’ first week of spring football practice Memphis Commercial Appeal

Houston Chronicle

• UH’s Caleb Broodo gets his 1st career bucket in NCAA Tournament
• Cougars’ Galen Robinson proudly wears Houston across chest
• Braeon Brady’s path to UH and college basketball’s biggest stage

WSU to take on Clemson in second round of NIT: ‘There’s no quit’ in the Shockers  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• Where’s Cinderella? Favorites dominating in NCAA 2nd round
• Kentucky shuts down Magee, beats Wofford 62-56 at NCAAs
• Robinson’s return provides boost for Virginia Tech
• Even before big upset, Virginia has history of NCAA flops
• Auburn blows past Kansas 89-75 to reach Sweet 16
• Inspired by grieving friend, Florida State rolls to Sweet 16
• Morant’s breakout season ends with blowout by Florida State
• Edwards leads Purdue to rout of reigning champ Villanova
• Spartans rout Gophers, return to Sweet 16 1st time since ’15
• Slammed: Clarke scores 36 in Gonzaga’s 83-71 win over Baylor
• Waters’ drive beats Maryland 69-67, sends LSU to Sweet 16
• Michigan returning to Sweet 16 after toppling Florida 64-49
• UC Irvine dubs assistant as its own ‘Sister Jean’ in NCAAs
• Looking for Cinderella? Check out Anteaters and the South
• Texas Tech-Buffalo gives high-octane guard matchup in NCAAs
• North Carolina tries to avoid repeat of early tourney exit
• Marberry lifts Lipscomb over UNC-Greensboro 86-69 in NIT
• NCAA to appeal ruling in antitrust case about compensation

Raleigh News and Observer

• An old friend stands in Duke’s way, and his son, too
• The NCAA game when Ty Lawson carried the Tar Heels on one foot.
• South Carolina rallies late, holds on to top Tennessee for first SEC win

 Washington Post

• Mamadi Diakite stands out in more ways than one for Virginia
• For Maryland’s Jalen Smith, an NCAA novel writes itself in final 30 seconds vs. LSU
• Maryland knocked out of men’s tournament
• March Madness: Purdue crushes Villanova; Gonzaga, Michigan State and Auburn all on to the Sweet 16
• Ja Morant is electric, but upstart Murray State is short-circuited
• Brandon Clarke and Gonzaga pick up pace, race to round of 16
• When Ritchie met Buzz: tournament is latest chapter in unlikely friendship

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Cavaliers have an NCAA encore thanks to strong supporting cast
• Hokies, Liberty meet again – only this time, it counts

Charleston Post and Courier

• Connolly, Bulldogs blank VMI; USC rallies past Tennessee; Clemson tops BC
• How South Carolina opened door at Duke for Mike Krzyzewski to build basketball dynasty