Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Saturday, April 6, 2019

East Carolina’s win streak ends…USF Claims SB Series Opener Over ECU, 2-0…Gameday: Pirates LAX Host Cincinnati In Johnson Stadium…ECU power combo ready to run…USF tops DePaul to claim CBI championship…UConn women stopped by Notre Dame once again…Nightmare at Turchin: Tulane loses after having six-run lead with two outs in ninth inning …At this star-starved Final Four, an underdog is guaranteed to have its dayAuburn’s Bruce Pearl has sheen of sweat, slime and success…Skill, and scheme, make this Tony Bennett’s best Virginia team…Vanderbilt hires Kinston native, UNC great Jerry Stackhouse…Canes go back to work, prepare for the ‘next one’ …Jeremy Lamb does it again: Late 3-pointer gives Charlotte Hornets a big win over Toronto Raptors…Curry moves up Warriors’ scoring charts in win over Cavs

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

BASEBALL NEWS
Houston ends ECU streak Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• No. 11 ECU Falls At Houston, 2-0
• USF Claims SB Series Opener Over ECU, 2-0
• Matchday: ECU WTennis Travels To Richmond For Final Road Match
• Spring Notebook No. 11 – Rushing For Depth & Balance
• ECU MGolf Heads to Cabarrus County Irish Creek Collegiate
• Gameday: Pirates LAX Host Cincinnati In Johnson Stadium

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Houston stops Pirates’ streak
• ECU power combo ready to run

No. 11 ECU falls to Houston, 2-0  WNCT 9

April 5 11 p.m. sports: East Carolina’s win streak ends; Wood Ducks also fall WCTI 12

247 Sports

• ECU cooled off in series opener in Houston
• 2020 South Carolina LB commits to ECU
• Darius Pinnix emerging in running back competition
• What Mike Houston said after ECU’s 11th spring practice
• LOOK: ECU holds final practice before second spring scrimmage

Rivals

• Houston Snaps ECU’s Ten Game Win Streak in a 2-0 Shutout
• Laurens High Athlete Duane Martin Commits to ECU

UH shuts out No. 13 East Carolina in series opener for 4th… Houston Chronicle

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• UConn Falls to Notre Dame in Final Four
• USF Wins CBI Championship at DePaul
• Cincinnati and Houston take down ranked conference opponents in series openers
• Tulsa’s Jeffries Wins 2019 College Slam Dunk Championship
• American Softball Release: Week 9

Collins scores 19, South Florida beats DePaul for CBI title The Associated Press

USF tops DePaul to claim CBI championship Tampa Bay Times

These life-size Bearcat statues will be installed throughout the city Cincinnati Enquirer

UConn women stopped by Notre Dame once again; lose 81-76 in Final Four  Hartford Courant

Temple kicker Aaron Boumerhi won’t return in the fall at Temple Philly.com

Nightmare at Turchin: Tulane loses after having six-run lead with two outs in ninth inning  New Orleans Advocate

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Tulane coach Travis Jewett: ‘Shame on me’ for blowing 6-run lead in 9th
• Tulane blows 6-run lead in ninth, loses in 11 against Wichita State

Memphis Tigers basketball targets to watch in AAU basketball this spring Memphis Commercial Appeal

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• His late father’s passion, lessons helped Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter grow into an NBA prospect
• Tony Bennett traveled the globe to get a Final Four team. Here’s where the Cavaliers came from.
• Skill, and scheme, make this Tony Bennett’s best Virginia team
• The basketball Bennetts: father Dick was Tony’s first coach; sister Kathi his toughest foe
• Virginia vs. Auburn: Breaking down the Final Four match-up
• Virginia Tech’s Wabissa Bede and Chris Clarke enter NCAA transfer portal

April 5 6 p.m. sports: Vanderbilt hires Kinston native, UNC great Jerry Stackhouse  WCTI 12

Raleigh News and Observer

• Zion crashes the Final Four, not exactly as planned
• Garner’s Thomas Allen to join NC State basketball as transfer
• Kay Yow Spring Game offers first look at NC State’s new QBs
• South Carolina can’t shake offensive funk, drops series to Alabama

The Associated Press

• Things to know for the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four
• Auburn’s Bruce Pearl has sheen of sweat, slime and success
• Injured stars making mark at Final Four for MSU, Auburn
• Vanderbilt hires Grizzlies assistant Jerry Stackhouse
• Duke’s Williamson wins AP men’s college player of the year
• Virginia, Texas Tech ride tough defenses into Final Four
• Virginia, Auburn match contrasting styles in Final Four
• Georgia State hires Tennessee assistant Rob Lanier as coach
• Jack Hoiberg enjoys ride at MSU, as dad takes Nebraska reins
• Art of the D: This Final Four, defense wins championships
• Final Four participants have followed Big Ten blueprints

New York Times

• Women’s Final Four: Notre Dame Knocks UConn Out Again
• Baylor Women Survive a Battle with Oregon to Reach the Title Game
• Bruce Pearl at Auburn: Rebirth of a Salesman
• Putting the Michigan in Michigan State
• N.C.A.A. Men’s Final Four Preview

Washington Post

• At this star-starved Final Four, an underdog is guaranteed to have its day
• Looking back at Virginia’s surprise run to the 1984 Final Four
• With Texas Tech in the Final Four, Lubbock wakes up a basketball town
• Virginia basketball is entering the Final Four ‘with a smile on our face’
• Kyle Guy and fiancee can post wedding registry online after all, Virginia athletic director says
• Notre Dame’s Arike Ogunbowale sparkles again, putting Fighting Irish back in title game
• The bigs loom large late as Baylor edges Oregon
• UCLA can’t hire any basketball coach it wants, but try convincing UCLA of that