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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupWednesday, December 25, 2019

December 25, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates go winless in West Palm Beach The East Carolinian

Joe Burrow says his first ‘real’ scholarship offer was from Lincoln Riley and East Carolina USA Today

Around the American Athletic Conference

UCF gets 10th win, beating Marshall 48-25 in Gasparilla Bowl Times Union

Notebook: Tulane coach Willie Fritz happy with pre-Christmas bowl practices NOLA.com

Grading SMU’s first 10-win season since 1984 Dallas Morning News

Cotton Bowl: 5 things to know for Memphis vs. Penn State Memphis Commercial Appeal

At the Cotton Bowl, Penn State and Memphis will do the coaching-staff shuffle Lancaster Online

Rebounds the key to Kelvin Sampson’s heart, UH’s success Houston Chronicle

Wichita State basketball finishes just outside AP Top 25 but makes coaches’ poll Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Wake Forest’s last three original Beef Boys ready for last ride in Pinstripe Bowl Winston Salem Journal

Sapakoff: Ohio State gloom from Woody Hayes’ punch to Clemson band troll Charleston Post and Courier

With a visit from her parents, ODU’s Marie Reichert is getting a German Christmas Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Self-inflicted wounds kept Marshall football from meeting expectations Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Now as a Sooner, Jalen Hurts makes another defining stop in Atlanta   
  • Photos: Oklahoma arrives in Atlanta for Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl 

The Associated Press

  • McDonald leads Hawaii to 38-34 win over BYU in Hawaii Bowl
  • Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts enjoying final college season

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

New York Times

  • Quiz: The 2019 Baseball Trivia Extravaganza
  • For the N.B.A., Christmas Showcases Its Best (and Some of Its Worst)
  • Done Singing for the Blues, He Happily Wears Their Stanley Cup Ring
  • The Decade’s Best and Worst (Sorry, Knicks)

Washington Post

  • Parity was supposed to make this NBA season exciting. We’re still waiting.
  • NFL power rankings, Week 17: The Saints are the most trustworthy team among the NFC leaders
  • No Redskins star hated the Cowboys like Dexter Manley. Now his daughter, Dalis, loves them.
  • Callahan takes pride in Redskins’ positive steps
  • Robo umps will help bring baseball into the 21st century — in more ways than one
  • Capitals enter holiday break with a minor issue
  • Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are ‘winning ugly.’ He’s just fine with that.
  • Online culture can be toxic. These women gamers are fighting back.

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves have signed most players, but not spent the most this offseason  
  • Cellar-dwellers a month ago, Falcons-Bucs in battle for 2nd division spot 

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