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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupWednesday, May 1, 2019

May 1, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

#UNCCStrong – Thoughts and prayers w/ UNC-Charlotte community

2 killed in UNC Charlotte shooting, 4 others injured. Suspect in custody, police say; UNCG baseball team pulled off field, sequestered during shooter lockdown at UNC-Charlotte…

Harold Varner excited for opportunity to play at home…Tiger’s message to Varner’s friend provides inspiration…ECU seniors reflect before commencement…Pirate fans share same love…UNO sweeps Tulane with 10 runs in eighth inning  …Penny Hardaway Is The Hottest College Coach In America, And He Wants A Super Team at Memphis…Former UConn men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie, mother of former player accuse former assistant coach Glen Miller of slander in lawsuit…UH men’s basketball adds Idaho guard transfer Cameron Tyson…McGinn, Canes set for Game 3 against Isles…Joe Theismann wants to meet with Haskins about his number

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

The East Carolinian

  • ECU seniors reflect before commencement
  • Pirate fans share same love

Harold Varner excited for opportunity to play at home WBTV 3

No autograph, no problem … anymore: Varner owes it all to Tiger YAHOO!

Tiger’s message to Varner’s friend provides inspiration PGA Tour

Tiger Woods’ message to young man with cancer resonates deeply with Harold Varner III USA Today

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Baseball collects four wins to close April action
  • Harvey, Nelson-Ododa, Walker and Williams to Compete in USA Basketball National 3×3 Championship
  • Houston sweeps men’s awards, Memphis and SMU split women’s honors

Memphis LB Curtis Akins Signs UDFA Deal with Cincinnati Bengals BCSNN

Hartford Courant

  • Former UConn men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie, mother of former player accuse former assistant coach Glen Miller of slander in lawsuit
  • Kevin Ollie is suing his former UConn assistant coach; here’s what you need to know

Completing the sweep: 10-run eighth inning lifts UNO to another win against Tulane  New Orleans Advocate

New Orleans Times Picayune

  • UNO sweeps Tulane with 10 runs in eighth inning
  • Pitching this weekend for Tulane: ‘TBD,’ coach says

Penny Hardaway Is The Hottest College Coach In America, And He Wants A Super Team at Memphis Forbes

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Five-star Memphis basketball target R.J. Hampton reclassifies to 2019
  • What advice Hawks star Trae Young gave rising Memphis basketball prospect Kennedy Chandler

TU basketball signs 6-11 junior college center Emmanuel Ugboh Tulsa World

UH men’s basketball adds Idaho guard transfer Cameron Tyson Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

2 killed in UNC Charlotte shooting, 4 others injured. Suspect in custody, police say  Charlotte Observer

UNCG baseball team pulled off field, sequestered during shooter lockdown at UNC-Charlotte Greensboro News and Record

Dave Clawson signs contract extension with Wake Forest Winston Salem Journal

UNC hires Princeton’s Banghart as women’s basketball coach  Raleigh News and Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Virginia adds 2 graduate transfer receivers to football team
  • ODU assistant Kelvin Jefferson named head basketball coach at Gannon University
  • College baseball highlights | ODU holds off Virginia Tech at Harbor Park

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Raleigh News and Observer

  • McGinn, Canes set for Game 3 against Isles
  • Canes’ Svechnikov feels ‘great,’ is ready to play
  • Despite lead, Hurricanes still have yet to adjust to a very different series
  • Canes learning a playoff truth: unexpected stars can grab the spotlight
  • The Hurricanes return to Raleigh for Wednesday’s NHL playoff game. Here’s what to know.
  • He got to pick his Derby horse but not his post position. He still has the favorite.

New York Times

  • Court Bars Women With High Testosterone From Some Track Races
  • The ‘Dumb Choice’ That James Harden, Stephen Curry and the Rest of the N.B.A. Increasingly Avoid: The 2-Point Shot
  • Surfer Sunny Garcia, Who Battles Depression, Is in Intensive Care Unit
  • End of the Line (in Print, Anyway) for ESPN: The Magazine
  • Ajax, Unshakable on Champions League Stage, Inches Closer to Final
  • Aaron Judge Is Everywhere for the Yankees, Except on the Field
  • The 76ers Beat the Raptors by Playing Like It’s 1999
  • Judge Overturns Conviction of Ex-Penn State President in Sandusky Case
  • Seaweed Pods, Anyone? Marathons Get Creative to Stop Littering the Streets
  • For the First Time, Trump Gives a Women’s Championship Team Its Own Celebration

Washington Post

  • Danny Ferry interviews for Wizards’ general manager job
  • James Harden once called ref Scott Foster ‘rude and arrogant.’ Guess who’s working Game 2?
  • Nationals’ offense struggles again in another close loss to the Cardinals
  • The Nationals hoped Anthony Rendon would get better. Now he’s on the IL.
  • Svrluga: Of course it’s the bullpen
  • Dwayne Haskins might be a rookie star for the Redskins, but history suggests otherwise
  • Bruce Allen: Redskins have ‘perfect environment’ for Haskins
  • Joe Theismann wants to meet with Haskins about his number

Charlotte Observer

  • The impending NBA change Jay Bilas calls ‘a slow drip of chaos’ for basketball
  • Wells Fargo Championship Pro Am Tee Times
  • Weak from cancer, the popular golf pro opened a video. Tiger Woods wanted to talk.
  • Charlotte Hornets’ Bismack Biyombo has arthroscopic knee surgery
  • In honor of the NFL Draft, what if NASCAR did the same? Your first overall pick is…
  • ‘Tired of senseless killing’: Washburn calls for change after player’s shooting death

Homers hurt Teheran, Braves in loss to Padres  Atlanta Journal Constitution

It’s a boy: Greensboro native John Isner and wife Madison expecting second child Greensboro News and Record

‘The Flock’ celebrates the Carolina Thunderbirds’ FHL championship Winston Salem Journal

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