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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPThursday, April 2, 2020

April 2, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Godwin gauges eligibility ruling’s impact on ECU baseball…Despite a sudden end to season Ryan Davis looks ahead…ECU to provide Wi-Fi for K-12, college students without broadband access…AAC commssioner Mike Aresco on coronavirus impact: ‘I hope it doesn’t come to anybody having to cut any sports’ …UCF AD Danny White: Spring football season would be better than no football season…‘By September, the world is going to need football,’ Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley says…Scaled-down MLB draft could help Wake Forest retain more talent than in previous seasons, depending on a few factors…Pinehurst resort raises $294,000 for employee relief fund…Amid social distancing, Georgia Southern hires a basketball coach…Wimbledon Canceled: A ‘Kick in the Gut’ Not Felt Since World Wars…Jake Delhomme was in Cam Newton’s shoes and knows where it all went south with Panthers…A long way from their banner day, Nats fans can find solace in October memories

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

An Update From AD Jon Gilbert ecupirates.com

The East Carolinian

  • Godwin gauges eligibility ruling’s impact on ECU baseball
  • Despite a sudden end to season Ryan Davis looks ahead
  • Professors work to deliver online exams efficiently
  • Resources remain available after transition to online
  • ECU students create petition before pass/fail option granted
  • Pirate Nation needs to stay positive
  • Senator Thom Tillis co-sponsored student VA GI-Bill

WNCT 9

  • A look back at ‘The Big Shave’ for ‘Mustache March’ with ECU baseball
  • ECU to provide Wi-Fi for K-12, college students without broadband access

247 Sports

  • ECU makes final group for grad transfer Ryan Murphy
  • Three big needs for ECU’s 2021 class
  • ECU joins the offer list for dual-threat QB from Florida

ECU offering free outdoor Wi-Fi Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

AAC commssioner Mike Aresco on coronavirus impact: ‘I hope it doesn’t come to anybody having to cut any sports’ Dallas Morning News

UCF AD Danny White: Spring football season would be better than no football season | Commentary Orlando Sentinel

USF’s David Collins to explore NBA options Tampa Bay Times

Guerin Emig: Coaches see as we do: Family can be crucial source of light during dark time Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Pinehurst resort raises $294,000 for employee relief fund
  • Some great, some bad, but overall the first year of the ACC Network was a success
  • North Carolina’s high school basketball state championships could still be played

Winston Salem Journal

  • WSSU’s athletics director Etienne Thomas trying to plan despite the slowdown
  • Scaled-down MLB draft could help Wake Forest retain more talent than in previous seasons, depending on a few factors

Gamecocks swoop in with first Power 5 offer for JUCO linebacker Columbia The State

‘By September, the world is going to need football,’ Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley says Fayetteville Observer

NCAA, MLB draft calls make for tough baseball decisions for Gamecocks, others Charleston Post and Courier

UNCW baseball senior happy to have option to return for one final season WECT

Will the 2020 college football season start on time? Stakeholders are discussing their options CBS Sports

College Football Teams with Best Shot to Go Undefeated in 2020 Bleacher Report

Why Are LSU’s Colors Purple and Gold? FanBuzz

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia making sure ‘non-combine’ NFL prospects get noticed
  • Amid social distancing, Georgia Southern hires a basketball coach

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Top Running Backs in NFL Draft: Best of the Rest Sports Illustrated

John Isner: Tennis without Wimbledon ‘a tough pill to swallow’ Winston Salem Journal

Charlotte Observer

  • Jake Delhomme was in Cam Newton’s shoes and knows where it all went south with Panthers
  • NASCAR engineers work dawn until midnight to help North Carolina hospitals fight COVID-19

New York Times

  • Wimbledon Canceled: A ‘Kick in the Gut’ Not Felt Since World Wars
  • When the Tokyo Olympics Went Missing
  • ‘It’s Just So Devastating’: Olympic Delay Is Especially Hard for Gymnasts
  • The Masters on Halloween? Golf Weighs Tradition Against the Calendar
  • ‘Boys Are Boys and Girls Are Girls’: Idaho Is First State to Bar Some Transgender Athletes

Washington Post

  • A long way from their banner day, Nats fans can find solace in October memories
  • Amid outbreak, MASN workers left without pay are uncertain what comes next
  • How the NFL’s new labor deal came together
  • With NFL front offices working from home, the draft process looks a lot different this year
  • NFL’s new 14-team playoff format will create an even bigger advantage for No. 1 seeds
  • Wimbledon canceled for the first time in decades as coronavirus outbreak continues
  • For sprinter and single mom Natasha Hastings, an Olympic delay is more than a wait
  • Kendall Fuller returns to Redskins with a Super Bowl ring. He wants another one.
  • Quinton Dunbar on why he forced his way out of Washington
  • Simone Biles wept at Olympic postponement, now worries about delay’s mental toll
  • Antonio Brown, Lamar Jackson working out together, leaving Ravens fans plenty to ponder
  • Former 49ers star Aldon Smith, seeking NFL return, agrees to deal with Cowboys

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Tom Brady is so old, his first playbook was a scroll
  • What’s new at Truist Park? New grass, new scoreboard sign
  • Photos of a sad sight: The Braves’ Truist Park without baseball
  • In a time of contraction, the NFL playoffs grow

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