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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPThursday, March 19, 2020

March 19, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

WSSU assistant football coach Ryan McManus headed to East Carolina…ECU baseball was just hitting stride before cancellation…ECU move out process begins Thursday…Chargers, DT Linval Joseph agree on 2-year, $17M deal…The Panthers killed Cam Newton’s trade value Tuesday by forfeiting their leverage…Redskins’ free agent signings show how Ron Rivera values versatility…Kevin Durant among four Brooklyn Nets players to test positive for coronavirus

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

WSSU assistant football coach Ryan McManus headed to East Carolina Winston Salem Journal

2012-13 East Carolina Men’s Basketball Highlight Video  ecupirates.com

The East Carolinian

  • ECU baseball was just hitting stride before cancellation
  • Pirates sweep Bucknell in spring break showdown
  • ECU to close residence halls for the remainder of spring semester

ECU move out process begins Thursday WITN 7

247 Sports

  • Linval Joseph agrees to deal with Los Angeles Chargers
  • ECU showing interest in grad transfer Ryan Murphy
  • ECU lefty CJ Mayhue ranked among top freshman pitchers
  • Pirates in the NFL: Who is a free agent, who is under contract
  • ECU looking into transfer portal

Report: Chargers agree to deal with DT Linval Joseph USA Today

Chargers, DT Linval Joseph agree on 2-year, $17M deal Los Angeles Daily News

4 things to know about new Chargers DT Linval Joseph Chargers Wire

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Joseph headed to Chargers
  • Spring football practices all in doubt

Booth commits to ECU Rocky Mount Telegram (sub req’d)

Elijah Hughes: What went right, what was a concern in 2019-20 (Syracuse basketball review) syracuse.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

How does Cincinnati look with a big transition ahead? 247 Sports

Coronavirus costs early football enrollees chance at head start Tampa Bay Times

UCF AD Danny White’s family feels impact of coronavirus sports cancellations Orlando Sentinel

Kushner: Unlike other national tragedies, sports isn’t here to bring us together NOLA.com

D.J. Jeffries’ plan to seek feedback from NBA personnel in limbo due to coronavirus Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa’s all-time NCAA Tournament team Tulsa World

UMass basketball lands Wichita State transfer Noah Fernandes, 3-star guard from Mattapoisett, played at Woodstock Academy MassLive

Wichita Eagle

  • ‘Learn from this and try to adapt’: WSU’s Marshall speaks after five players transfer
  • The defining quotes of a Wichita State hoops season filled with off-the-court drama
  • Ex-Shocker P.J. Couisnard believes mass transfers like at WSU will become the norm

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Dawn Staley’s South Carolina team finishes No. 1 in AP women’s basketball poll Philadelphia Inquirer

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Former Shaw coach files pay discrimination lawsuit against the school
  • Was NC Central basketball primed for another NCAA appearance? Now we will never know

College tours canceled? High school students can tour N.C.’s colleges virtually WRAL

Fayetteville Observer

  • Big South cancels spring sports season due to coronavirus
  • Putting UNC’s historically bad basketball season in perspective

Mad memories: They won’t happen this year, but Old Dominion, Norfolk State and Hampton all had their moments to dance Norfolk Virginian Pilot

NBA careers on hold for two former College Charleston stars due to coronavirus Charleston Post and Courier

Report: Lightning, NCAA, Tampa lose millions in March Tampa Bay Times

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Updated: NFL trades, signings and free agent deals announced so far
  • Martinsville awaits a green light for the green flag

Charlotte Observer

  • Panthers free agency tracker. Who’s leaving, who’s staying and who are the new players?
  • The Panthers killed Cam Newton’s trade value Tuesday by forfeiting their leverage
  • The Carolina Panthers are releasing safety Eric Reid, will take a $5 million cap hit

Panthers parting way with Cam Newton; talking to Teddy Bridgewater Fayetteville Observer

NFL offseason tracker: Tom Brady, other football stars on the move  Raleigh News and Observer

Stadium construction continues in MLS Soccer

New York Times

  • With No N.C.A.A. Tournament, Here Are Past Games Coaches Say You Should Watch
  • Close the Schools and Bars and Stay Home, but Keep the Horses Racing
  • I.O.C.’s Reassurance About the Tokyo Olympics Rankles Some Athletes
  • Tom Brady in Tampa Bay? It’s Not as Weird as It Sounds
  • Will the Olympics Go On? Japan’s Businesses Would Like to Know
  • In Pausing Their Sport, Soccer’s Leaders Put Everyone on the Clock

Washington Post

  • For Tokyo 2020, the IOC is weighing many factors. Are athletes one of them?
  • U.S. Olympic training centers close, sending Tokyo hopefuls scrambling
  • Kevin Durant among four Brooklyn Nets players to test positive for coronavirus
  • Ottawa Senators confirm first NHL player with coronavirus
  • Redskins are moving carefully in free agency, but there could be more deals to come
  • Redskins’ free agent signings show how Ron Rivera values versatility
  • Baseball has survived pandemics before, and for desperate fans, that counts
  • Tom Brady isn’t the first sports legend to leave the team he defined
  • Meet Jarrett Stidham, Tom Brady’s possible successor. He’s already on the quarterback’s diet.
  • Can Tom Brady lead the Bucs to the Super Bowl? Watching him try will be fascinating.
  • The Bucs have been an NFL laughingstock for most of their history. Good luck, Tom.
  • Projecting the Tom Brady-less AFC East
  • NFL free agency: Nick Foles traded to Bears, adding to QB movement
  • A 21-year-old Spanish coach died from coronavirus. He didn’t know he also had leukemia.

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • 1995 Braves: ‘Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!’ A championship call years in the making 
  • Top 10 Greatest Final Fours of all-time: No. 6 — 1985
  • Without a team, Tech’s Josh Pastner coaching his kids in the driveway
  • Falcons to sign Dante Fowler to three-year, $48 million deal 
  • Out of caution, Hawks close practice facility indefinitely
  • Falcons officially release cornerback Desmond Trufant 
  • Atlanta United’s Martinez has surgery on torn ACL
  • (Dollar) signs and omens pointing to a possible October Masters?

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