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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPThursday, June 27, 2019

June 27, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Governor signs alcohol sales bill; Beer and wine sales are now possible at college stadiums and arenas in North Carolina…Talented in-state edge rusher picks ECU…Fantasy camp introduces children to ECU hoops…Vanderbilt defeats Michigan to win 2019 College World Series, earn program’s second title…Kelvin Sampson: Cincinnati Bearcats – not UConn – American Athletic Conference ‘bell cow’…Phillip Fulmer open to Tennessee playing in Memphis. Against Memphis? Maybe not….UConn to rejoin Big East, board vote makes it official…Rutgers fans should not take pleasure in UConn football’s misery, because this could’ve been them…AAC unlikely to replace UConn with ODU, but as the University grows, expect that to change in a few years…‘Hot Dogs! Cold Beer!’ M.L.B. Will Bring the Familiar to London Stadium

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

The Bradsher Beat
Pirates walked the walk after weather calamity
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Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Governor signs alcohol sales bill
  • Fantasy camp introduces children to ECU hoops

5 early CFB win totals to consider theScore

June 25, 11 p.m. Sports; ECU partners with U.S. Cellular for Fantasy Basketball Camp WCTI 12

247 Sports

  • Talented in-state edge rusher picks ECU
  • ECU newcomers pick out jersey numbers

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Kelvin Sampson: Cincinnati Bearcats – not UConn – American Athletic Conference ‘bell cow’
  • Former University of Cincinnati Bearcat football coach Tommy Tuberville in good position to be U.S. Senator

Jose Fernandez: USF and UConn will keep playing each other in women’s hoops Tampa Bay Times

UConn trustees approve move to Big East, leaving AAC and UCF behind Orlando Sentinel

UCF close to selling out season tickets for 2019 season NBC Sports

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Memphis football adds two more 3-star recruits
  • Memphis football adds 3-star running back to fast-growing list of commitments

Phillip Fulmer open to Tennessee playing in Memphis. Against Memphis? Maybe not. Knoxville News Sentinel

Tulsa World

  • Guerin Emig: TU will be just fine without UConn as long as the AAC-ESPN contract is just fine
  • TU’s home-and-home series with OSU ‘a real coup’

Houston Chronicle

  • UH baseball hires Sammy Esposito as assistant coach
  • Problems found in new ceiling at UConn arena

Eric Wedge to complete his first WSU baseball staff with standout recruiter: sources  Wichita Eagle

Hartford Courant

  • Here are some key details in the UConn-Big East contract including a $30 million withdrawal fee
  • UConn’s move to the Big East made official with trustees vote; chairman says conference is a ‘better overall fit’
  • Mike Anthony: UConn’s official move to the Big East finally opens the door for questions to be answered
  • UConn Insider podcast: The Huskies head home to the Big East
  • UConn football lands two 2020 recruits, bringing total to six

New Haven Register

  • It’s official: UConn is back in the Big East
  • UConn football coach unsure of future after move from AAC

Edsall: UConn’s move to Big East leaves football program in transition Stamford Advocate

UConn officially approves move from American Athletic Conference to Big East UPI

UConn to rejoin Big East, board vote makes it official The Associated Press

AP Top 25 Podcast: UConn back to Big East; Why, what’s next? USA Today

UConn leaving AAC after accepting invitation to join Big East Conference in all sports except football CBSSports.com

The far-flung American Athletic Conference may soon have a football opening. Should BYU be interested in it? The Salt Lake Tribune

Minium: AAC unlikely to replace UConn with ODU, but as the University grows, expect that to change in a few years ODUSports

Rutgers fans should not take pleasure in UConn football’s misery, because this could’ve been them NJ.com

UConn’s Big East Return Is the Right Kind of Conference Realignment The Ringer

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Beer and wine sales are now possible at college stadiums and arenas in North Carolina
  • Why Lou Holtz says college football coaching salaries have ‘gotten out of hand’
  • After losing 4-star QB, UNC’s 2020 football recruiting class drops out of the top 10
  • After a banner season, how ACC hoops shapes up for 2020
  • From Alshon to Ace to Deebo, another rising Gamecocks star to wear No. 1 jersey

N.C. governor signs bill to allow game-day alcohol sales at university sports venues Winston Salem Journal

Alcohol sales now legal at college games Greensboro News-Record

New basketball coach Mike Young is dealing with the realities of his dream job, including losing a top player Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Spurrier defends son as recruiting coordinator, says ‘sickening’ attitude overtook USC  Columbia The State

Omaha World-Herald

  • Vanderbilt defeats Michigan to win 2019 College World Series, earn program’s second title
  • Kentucky family seeks return of CWS jersey stolen from car in Omaha

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

New York Times

  • ‘Hot Dogs! Cold Beer!’ M.L.B. Will Bring the Familiar to London Stadium
  • Baseball in London? It’s a Real Thing, Even When the Yankees Aren’t Visiting
  • Trump Criticizes Megan Rapinoe Over Refusal to Visit White House
  • Bare Feet, Selfies and Silence: The World Cup Walk-Through as an Oasis
  • Four Takeaways From a 1-0 Victory for the U.S. Men
  • Girl Hit by Foul Ball in Houston Had Serious Head Injuries, Lawyer Says
  • Why So Many Horses Have Died at Santa Anita
  • Yankees Hold Off Complacency, and Blue Jays, to Secure Sweep
  • U.S. Soccer, Amid an Outcry, Announces a New System for Employee Complaints
  • ESPN Host Bob Ley Retires After Nearly 40 Years With the Network

Washington Post

  • VAR is working at World Cup, FIFA says. That’s not wrong, but it could work better.
  • Trump invites USWNT to White House after Megan Rapinoe says she’s ‘not going’
  • As Mike Rizzo ponders whether to buy or sell, Nationals stay afloat with another win in Miami
  • Could Stephen Strasburg opt out of his contract at season’s end? It’s complicated.
  • Wayne Rooney’s long-range strike lifts D.C. United against Orlando City
  • Wizards extend qualifying offers to Tomas Satoransky, Thomas Bryant
  • Justin Robinson’s name wasn’t called in the draft, but he sees opportunity with Wizards
  • Joe Buck on London Series, MLB analytics and why announcers should stay off Twitter
  • Findlay Prep produced 17 NBA players. Then overnight, the controversial program shut down.
  • Adrián Sanchez, Nationals’ second-longest tenured player, is running out of options and time
  • Norway, minus its star, seeks World Cup revenge against England in quarterfinals

Charlotte Observer

  • Here’s what you need to know about the Hornets and star Kemba Walker’s free agency
  • Amazon’s inside look at Cam Newton and Panthers’ 2018 season coming in July
  • Canes obtain Finnish center Erik Haula in trade with Golden Knights
  • Consider the unthinkable: 7-time champion Jimmie Johnson could miss NASCAR’s playoffs

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Keuchel gets first win as Braves edge Cubs again
  • The Braves’ midyear MVP is … Anthony Swarzak?
  • How will the Hawks’ young core fit? Competition will  answer
  • Atlanta United falls to Toronto on late penalty kick

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