Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Thursday, April 25, 2019

Women’s Golf Headed To 13th Regional In Program History…No. 11 ECU Defeats ODU, 10-7…Houston breaks down his QB plan, rule changes…JUCO guard Miles James commits to East Carolina…John Brannen hires Sean Dwyer as Cincinnati Bearcats assistant coach…Temple coach Rod Carey calls competition at running back ‘wide open’…Navy football building fullback depth…Informant testifies he paid former UNC football players, among others…Keatts’ name pops up in basketball bribery trial…Hurricanes win double-overtime thriller on McGinn goal to top Caps, win series…Washington Capitals’ bid for back-to-back Stanley Cups ends in double overtime against the Carolina Hurricanes

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• The Bradsher Beat
  Dominating Pirates rekindle visions of glory
• BASEBALL NEWS
  Pirates win 10-7 at ODU

ecupirates.com

• Women’s Golf Headed To 13th Regional In Program History
• No. 11 ECU Defeats ODU, 10-7

Greenville Daily Reflector

• ECU tops ODU for six-game streak
• ECU women make NCAA field
• Houston breaks down his QB plan, rule changes

WNCT 9

• (11) ECU downs Old Dominion, 10-7
• Pirate women make NCAA regional field

ECU Athletics provides media tour of TowneBank Tower WITN 7

April 24, 11 p.m. sports: Pirates win again; Wood Ducks fall  WCTI 12

247 Sports

• No. 11 ECU defeats Old Dominion in Norfolk
• JUCO guard Miles James commits to East Carolina
• ECU in the College Baseball Projected Field of 64: April 24th

ECU Tops ODU 10-7 in Norfolk Rivals

College baseball | ECU bests ODU; Norfolk State blanks N.C. Central Norfolk Virginian Pilot

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Baseball sweeps Wednesday opponents
• UConn’s Wallace and Houston’s Villarreal Named to Stopper of the Year Award Midseason Update
• Three Teams and Three Individuals Headed To NCAA’s

BCSNN

• Houston Closer Added to Stopper of the Year Award Watch List
• Cincinnati Baseball Takes Care of Business Against EKU Colonels

Report: John Brannen hires Sean Dwyer as Cincinnati Bearcats assistant coach Cincinnati Enquirer

Bulls add home-and-home series with Boise State Tampa Bay Times

Temple coach Rod Carey calls competition at running back ‘wide open’  Philly.com

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis basketball provides vision for five-star prospect Precious Achiuwa
• Penny Hardaway, Memphis basketball coaching staff juggle priorities as AAU ramps up

Popularity of Wichita State basketball alumni team in TBT is ‘absolutely unbelievable’  Wichita Eagle

Navy football building fullback depth Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Informant testifies he paid former UNC football players, among others
• Keatts’ name pops up in basketball bribery trial

Winston Salem Journal

• NFL Draft 2019: Scouting Big Four, in-state prospects
• 5 things to watch in this weekend’s Wake Forest-Florida State series
• App State’s Jalin Moore, Dominique Heath hope their NFL dreams provide for their 3-year-old daughters

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• ODU’s Oshane Ximines and Travis Fulgham hoping to make history in NFL draft
• Hokies disappointed in NCAA’s decision to deny transfer’s request to play immediately
• Virginia Tech’s Ricky Walker is baffled, motivated by lack of NFL draft buzz

Charleston Post and Courier

• College Baseball Roundup: Freshman Lindley lifts Clemson over Tennessee Tech
• Sapakoff: The 2019 NFL draft is just another commercial for Dabo World

NCAA fine with Final Four being first basketball games in The Benz  Atlanta Journal Constitution