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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupFriday, January 3, 2020

January 3, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Lebo returns to coaching…Gardner Minshew’s name game…No. 23 Cincinnati Romps Boston College in Lightening-Delayed Birmingham Bowl…UConn’s athletic department has self-reported at least 28 minor violations over the past two years, including one involving Kyrie Irving…Alcohol sales debut at first South Carolina athletics event. It’s ‘a very big deal’…Dan Snyder finally made a smart move by hiring Ron Rivera in Washington; Ron Rivera is a solid, smart football man, but that’s often not enough in Washington…Yankees’ Domingo German Suspended 81 Games for Domestic Violence

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST: Lebo returns to coaching Bonesville.net

2021 Class: Five names to know from Virginia that ECU’s offered 247 Sports

Gardner Minshew’s name game: How an inside joke with an old sportswriter went viral Florida Times-Union

Around the American Athletic Conference

No. 22 Cinicnnati Overwhelms Boston College in TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl theamerican.org

QB Desmond Ridder leads Cincinnati past Boston College in soggy Birmingham Bowl al.com

Cincinnati crushes Boston College in Birmingham Bowl behind Desmond Ridder’s four TDs USA Today

Birmingham Bowl live updates: Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Boston College Eagles Cincinnati Enquirer

No. 23 Cincinnati Romps Boston College in Lightening-Delayed Birmingham Bowl Sports Illustrated

Birmingham: No. 21 Cincinnati breezes past B.C. Reuters

5 takeaways from BC football’s lopsided loss to Cincinnati in the Birmingham Bowl Boston.com

USF hires former West Virginia star Pat White as running backs coach Tampa Bay Times

After being fired by UCF, Donnie Jones resurfaces as Stetson’s basketball coach Orlando Sentinel

Temple’s Quincy Roche says that transferring is the best decision for him and his family Philadelphia Inquirer

UConn’s athletic department has self-reported at least 28 minor violations over the past two years, including one involving Kyrie Irving  Hartford Courant

Homecoming: Tulane practicing for bowl game at high school of safety Larry Brooks NOLA.com

Isiaha Mike scores 24 to lead SMU over South Florida 82-64 Dallas Morning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • 901 Hoops: Tigers’ streak at 10 wins, National Hoopfest returns
  • Memphis basketball: How to follow to Tigers’ game vs Georgia
  • Memphis pulls from Pac-12 to fill director of football operations vacancy

247 Sports

  • No. 21 Cincinnati Dominates Boston College 38-6
  • Offensive woes plague BC in Bowl game loss to No. 21 Cincinnati
  • Brotherly bond leading to early success for young Tigers

TU opens conference play against Temple, seeking to end three-game skid Tulsa World

Men’s basketball preview: Houston vs. UCF Houston Chronicle

Bill Wagner: Navy defense deserves tremendous credit for narrow Liberty Bowl win Annapolis Capital

Five things to know from Wichita State’s win over East Carolina to start AAC play Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

UNC football and assistant coach Scott Boone part ways  Raleigh News and Observer

Winston Salem Journal

  • 5 things to watch in Saturday’s Wake Forest-Pittsburgh game
  • Three takeaways from App State’s loss to Georgia State

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • After up-and-down season ends with two losses, well-stocked Hokies optimistic about 2020
  • ODU opens conference play by beating Middle Tennessee

South Carolina football: 5 New Year’s Resolutions the Gamecocks need to make and keep Saturday Down South

Columbia The State

  • Alcohol sales debut at first South Carolina athletics event. It’s ‘a very big deal’
  • LSU, Heisman winner Joe Burrow have high praise for Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • If Jake Fromm comes back, Georgia returns to CFP in 2020 
  • Fromm Watch 2020: Bulldogs anxiously await quarterback’s call
  • Bowl standings! (You know you want to look)

The Associated Press

  • Ohio faces off with Nevada in Idaho Potato Bowl
  • Ole Miss hires former Maryland coach Durkin as assistant
  • Nate Woody named Army defensive coordinator
  • No. 7 Louisville’s home game with No. 18 FSU tops ACC slate
  • Big East deep and full of NCAA tournament contenders
  • Unbeaten Auburn visits Mississippi St. to open SEC schedule
  • Baylor, West Virginia surprise teams as Big 12 play begins

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Washington Post

  • Redskins introduce Ron Rivera as head coach, say he will have broad authority
  • Redskins make commitment to defense with Ron Rivera-Jack Del Rio pairing
  • Ron Rivera is a solid, smart football man … but that’s often not enough in Washington
  • ‘Riverboat’ Ron Rivera has a great nickname, but he’s not the gambler you think
  • Nationals agree to deal with reliever Will Harris, who allowed World Series-winning home run
  • Bradley Beal returns, but this weekend’s back-to-back will force a decision
  • ‘We’re trying to find our way again’: Ailing Capitals hit midway point of the season on late lull
  • What on Earth are the Cowboys doing with Jason Garrett?

Charlotte Observer

  • Tom Talks: Dan Snyder finally made a smart move by hiring Ron Rivera in Washington
  • Devonte Graham’s 3 from way out there finally ends Hornets’ losing streak at six

Stars rally to beat Preds 4-2 in Winter Classic at Cotton Associated Press

He’s not flashy but he’s smart. He’s Lucas Wallmark of the Hurricanes Raleigh News and Observer

In most eyes, baseball’s biggest stars still can’t hold a candle to those in other sports Norfolk Virginian Pilot

New York Times

  • Many Felt David Stern’s Wrath. He’ll Be Missed Anyway.
  • How David Stern Navigated Race in the N.B.A.
  • Don Larsen Became an Unlikely Legend in 9 Perfect Innings
  • Mario Balotelli’s Italian Homecoming
  • Yankees’ Domingo German Suspended 81 Games for Domestic Violence
  • N.H.L. Takeaways at the Season’s Midpoint

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