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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Sunday, March 15, 2020

March 15, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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A pity the NCAA can’t give us a basketball bracket at a time we could really use one…Could ECU make a play for Wichita transfer Jamarius Burton?…Linval Joseph’s release a necessary evil for cash-strapped Vikings…Coaches have options on how to operate, fill time …College football programs trying to make sense of what’s next while dealing with coronavirus…Rick Pitino’s return to college basketball at Iona speaks volumes, and these volumes are quite funny…Canes owner Tom Dundon commits to relief for PNC part-timers: “We’ll do something” …Third NBA player tests positive for the coronavirus

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Linval Joseph’s release a necessary evil for cash-strapped Vikings The Viking Age

Could ECU make a play for Wichita transfer Jamarius Burton? 247 Sports

The East Carolinian

  • Trump to waive student loan interest
  • Roy Cooper suspends public schools

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Coaches have options on how to operate, fill time
  • Vidant and ECU prepared for COVID-19

Around the American Athletic Conference

UCF AD Danny White signs 5-year deal that tops $1M annually Associated Press

Notebook: no practices or organized activity in any Tulane sport for rest of semester NOLA.com

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Memphis cancels spring game, other public football events over coronavirus concerns
  • Memphis AD Laird Veatch acknowledges challenges of NCAA case, praises Penny Hardaway

Guerin Emig: A pity the NCAA can’t give us a basketball bracket at a time we could really use one Tulsa World

As American Conference suspends play, Aguilar was savoring 1.59 ERA Houston Chronicle

March Madness blues? Here’s our take on what NCAA tourney bracket would’ve looked like  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • A Duke team built to win titles never got the chance
  • ‘Absolutely a tournament team.’ Abrupt end leaves NC State to wonder what if?
  • What could have been: N&O’s simulated ACC tournament winner is … NC State!

AP Exclusive: Inside NCAA’s attempt to save March Madness Winston Salem Journal

We’ll never know what we’re going to miss from the NCAA tournament | Mike Jensen Philadelphia Inquirer

College football programs trying to make sense of what’s next while dealing with coronavirus The Oklahoman

Rick Pitino’s return to college basketball at Iona speaks volumes, and these volumes are quite funny Washington Post

No. 1 Gamecocks, Dawn Staley left wondering what might have been after coronavirus ends season Charleston Post and Courier

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

These 7 MLB players have something to prove in 2020 Winston Salem Journal

Charlotte Observer

  • What to expect from the Panthers as NFL free agency is scheduled to begin this week
  • Three players the Carolina Panthers should should keep in free agency, 9 guys to let go

Canes owner Tom Dundon commits to relief for PNC part-timers: “We’ll do something”  Raleigh News and Observer

New York Times

  • Does Coronavirus Mean the End of Sports as We Know Them?
  • The Financial Blow of the Coronavirus on Sports

Washington Post

  • Sports bring us together. We’ll miss that most while we have to be apart.
  • At the Iditarod, ‘they do a very good job of social distancing’

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Third NBA player tests positive for the coronavirus
  • Ed Clark’s Atlanta speedway reign ends far more quietly than it began 
  • Spring showings by these Braves might carry over to season 

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