Gardner Named The American Player-Of-The-Week…Best of the decade in local sports No. 8: Ruffin McNeill makes mark as ECU football coach…UCF gets 10th by beating Marshall 48-25 in Gasparilla Bowl…Charlie Weis Jr. hired as USF offensive coordinator…Wichita State quietly on rise as AAC begins to sneak up…Panthers’ Olsen rips own team as a ‘collective failure’ after 38-6 beatdown by Colts…It was another Monday night debacle for Kirk Cousins as the Packers win the NFC North…The NBA isn’t surprised its TV ratings are way down. Radical change was already afoot.
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Gardner Named The American Player-Of-The-Week ecupirates.com
Gardner Named The American Player-Of-The-Week WNCT 9
ECU’s Jayden Gardner named AAC Player of the Week WITN 7
Best of the decade in local sports No. 8: Ruffin McNeill makes mark as ECU football coach Fayetteville Observer
ECU’s Jayden Gardner Named AAC Player of the Week Rivals
247 Sports
- Biggest needs still remaining for ECU’s 2020 class
- Part of 2020 class may be counted on for immediate impact
This December is different for Houston, staff Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- ECU’s Gardner, Memphis’ Achiuwa Earn Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors
- Houston, SMU Win on Monday Night
- UCF Reaches 10 Wins With Gasparilla Bowl Victory Against Marshall
The Associated Press
- UCF gets 10th by beating Marshall 48-25 in Gasparilla Bowl
- Grimes’ big 1st half helps Houston get past Georgia Tech
UCF secures third straight 10-win season with Gasparilla Bowl victory over Marshall USA Today
Orlando Sentinel
- UCF routs Marshall in Gasparilla Bowl to clinch 10-win season
- 10 things we learned from UCF’s Gasparilla Bowl win
Cincinnati football: Bearcats’ top recruit Evan Prater following Gino Guidugli’s lead Cincinnati Enquirer
Jackets’ rally falls short in loss to Houston in Hawaii Atlanta Journal Constitution
Charlie Weis Jr. hired as USF offensive coordinator Tampa Bay Times
Temple’s Quincy Roche says thoughts of NFL draft can wait until after Military Bowl Philadelphia Inquirer
The Festivus Airing of Grievances: American Athletic Conference Edition The UConn Blog
Notebook: poor free throw shooting costs Tulane twice in D.C. tourney NOLA.com
Dunkin’ around the Christmas tree: SMU’s Feron Hunt sends Mustangs to break with SportsCenter-worthy slams Dallas Morning News
Relive the 10 best moments of the Memphis Tigers football season so far Memphis Commercial Appeal
Men’s basketball preview: Houston vs. Portland Houston Chronicle
Wichita State quietly on rise as AAC begins to sneak up seattlepi.com
Wichita State basketball finishes just outside AP Top 25 but makes coaches’ poll Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Winston Salem Journal
- Ed Hardin: Making a list and checking it … wait … where is that list?
- Wake Forest heads to bowl game in northeast, which has proved to be efficient recruiting ground
- The top 10 most memorable games of 2019
Sports Tuesday: Santa and Hawaii Bowl a perfect combination Fayetteville Observer
Columbia The State
- This under-the-radar Clemson player brings swagger, and big plays, to Tigers defense
- Clemson arrives for Fiesta Bowl. 5 storylines to watch as Tigers prep for Ohio State
The Associated Press
- No. 1 LSU could be missing top rusher against No. 4 Sooners
- LSU freshman cornerback Stingley will be tested vs Oklahoma
- BYU tries to extend winning streak against Hawaii
- No. 2 Ohio State gets another test with No. 22 West Virginia
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Panthers’ Olsen rips own team as a ‘collective failure’ after 38-6 beatdown by Colts Charlotte Observer
Utter dysfunction: Panthers’ latest debacle could signal more changes coming Winston Salem Journal
New York Times
- In Fighting Over the Minors, What Might Baseball Lose?
- He Won and Lost the Kentucky Derby. He Can’t Stop Watching the Replay.
- What We Learned in N.F.L. Week 16
- Eagles Finish Off Cowboys, in More Ways Than One
Washington Post
- No Redskins star hated the Cowboys like Dexter Manley. Now his daughter, Dalis, loves them.
- Dwayne Haskins is a favorite of Daniel Snyder, and we’ve seen where that can lead
- The NBA isn’t surprised its TV ratings are way down. Radical change was already afoot.
- NFL power rankings, Week 17: The Saints are the most trustworthy team among the NFC leaders
- Ranking the NFL’s potential head-coaching openings, from best to worst
- Gary Payton II helps save the day for the Wizards against the Knicks
- It was another Monday night debacle for Kirk Cousins as the Packers win the NFC North
- ‘Beast Mode’ returns: Injury-riddled Seahawks turn to Marshawn Lynch
- NBC suspends hockey analyst after ‘inappropriate’ sexual comments about co-workers
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