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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPSunday, June 7, 2020

June 7, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net RECRUITING CLASS OF 2020 UPDATE

  • Charlotte (NC) Mallard Creek HS via Oklahoma Sooners grad transfer TE RYAN JONES
  • Valdosta (GA) HS WR JAVONTE SHERMAN

Classic Rewind: ECU Wins Independence Bowl, 35-13 ecupirates.com

YouTube

  • Ruffin McNeill Interception In 1978 Independence Bowl …
  • Coach Frank Orgel, Defensive Assistant under Coach Pat…
  • 1978 ECU – La Tech (Full Game) Independence Bowl – YouTube

NCAA working on gameplan for 2020 college football practice Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Cape Fear, ECU pitcher Gavin Williams on brink of local draft history Fayetteville Observer

Hunting a Dream: ‘Cats wide out Sherman commits to East Carolina The Valdosta Daily Times

Priority deadline for season tickets approaches The East Carolinian

Gardner Minshew learned in college how to prepare without an offseason program NBC Sports

ECU Football 2020 Expectations: OT Bailey Malovic 247 Sports

Almost ‘Bama bound? Coach opens up about 2016 possibilities Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

AAC strength of schedule rankings 2020: Tulane, South Florida face tough nonconference games CBS Sports

‘This is the generation to make change,’ says USF Bulls cornerback KJ Sails Tampa Bay Times

West Chester Henderson DE Jordan Laudato commits to Temple Philadelphia Inquirer

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • How much did Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway report in outside income for fiscal year 2019?
  • Penny Hardaway’s outside income more proof Memphis needs him more than he needs Memphis | Giannotto

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

As college athletes close in on image rights, schools show their true color: green Raleigh News and Observer

While preparing for athletes’ return, Texas A&M puts its coronavirus plan in action after ‘less than five’ positive tests Dallas Morning News

Number of eliminated college sports programs nearing 100 Reading Eagle

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Source: C-USA to trim hoops tourneys, make other changes
  • Staying connected: Area college coaches are getting creative to keep in touch
  • Vic Hall was a record-breaking high school QB and a standout for U.Va. Now, he’s ready for his next role as Hampton University assistant coach.

A look into the Virginia men’s basketball team’s 2020-21 nonconference schedule Charlottesville Daily Progress

‘We need football’: Scott Woodward’s optimistic LSU will play football with fans Houma Courier

Sapakoff: Clemson overdue in addressing Danny Pearman issue Charleston Post Courier

Columbia The State

  • A coach’s voice speaks volumes in troubled times. Dabo’s words fell short, pundits say
  • The No. 1 thing this new South Carolina coach looks for in future Gamecocks
  • New South Carolina assistant feeding off veteran group led by ‘sharp, smart’ leader
  • Ray Tanner more optimistic, but football uncertainties mean finances still a mystery

Alabama guard Eli Richey commits to Georgia Tech Atlanta Journal Constitution

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Panthers end relationship with CPI Security after CEO’s George Floyd protest remarks Charlotte Observer

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • No spectators but no lack of speed as racing resumes at AMS
  • Pressure compels NFL to finally say Black Lives Matter, but will it show it?
  • The NFL is right in admitting, ‘We were wrong’
  • Falcons applaud Goodell’s switch on social justice issues; others are skeptical  
  • Colin Kaepernick has more support but still does not have a team

New Orleans Times-Picayune

  • Walker: Drew Brees hits the mark in his response to Trump and takes a big step in right direction
  • Walker: Drew Brees’ words may have been a problem, but now his words can help with the solution
  • Michael Thomas is one of a handful of Saints who says he accepts Drew Brees’ apology
  • Drew Brees apologizes, says his comments were ‘insensitive,’ ‘completely missed the mark’
  • Marques Colston to Drew Brees: ‘Your comments today cut deep’

Washington Post

  • An oral history of Stephen Strasburg’s unforgettable MLB debut
  • Answering the stickiest questions regarding MLB’s hopes of playing ball in 2020
  • MLB formally rejects union proposal, leaving season in doubt
  • What made Roger Goodell say ‘Black Lives Matter’ and where it leaves the NFL
  • NFL says it was wrong in handling of protests over racial injustice
  • At the lowest moment of my life, I rediscovered sports’ greatest gift: Hope
  • The NBA’s return-to-play plan and playoff format explained
  • Players’ union approves plan for season to resume
  • Noah Lyles runs for his country, and he wants to help make it better
  • Tensions rise in U.S. Olympic community
  • Worker dies in fall, stopping construction on new Los Angeles football stadium
  • MLS team releases player after wife mocks protesters on Instagram

Chicago Tribune

  • Column: When Drew Brees uses the American flag to virtue signal, he ignores black contributions to the military — and the systemic reasons many don’t know their family history
  • Column: Change is definitely in the air, but we only can guess what’s next for sports

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