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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPMonday, June 8, 2020

June 8, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Priority deadline for season tickets approaches…Marshall football 2020, Game 1: East Carolina looks to continue building…Three years in, Lincoln Riley is his own man …Cincinnati Bearcats Baseball Players Start Petition to Rename Marge Schott Stadium…‘This is the generation to make change,’ says USF Bulls cornerback KJ Sails…SMU football plans to bring wave of players back to campus on June 15, will test for COVID-19…Eyabi Anoma to play for Tennessee-Martin after departing UH; Miami bolsters offensive line with addition of Houston grad transfer Jarrid Williams…NC State, Gamecocks ends partnership with CPI Security over its CEO’s police brutality email…Notre Dame football players to move into hotel, quarantine before workouts …Harvick cherishes Atlanta win, looks to help off the track…From testing to prize money, the biggest takeaways from the PGA Tour’s plans for a return …Conor McGregor retires from fighting for third time, thanks fans for ‘amazing memories’…Kurt Thomas, world champion who helped elevate U.S. gymnastics, dies at 64

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Priority deadline for season tickets approaches The East Carolinian

ECU Football 2020 Expectations: OL Sean Bailey 247 Sports

Three years in, Lincoln Riley is his own man Sports Illustrated

Marshall football 2020, Game 1: East Carolina looks to continue building Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Around the American Athletic Conference

Cincinnati Bearcats Baseball Players Start Petition to Rename Marge Schott Stadium The Big Lead

ESPN

  • Iowa strength coach Chris Doyle disputes claims of biased behavior based on race
  • Ole Miss, USF football coaches, players participate in unity walks

‘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

Hunter Goodman was on pace for record-setting Memphis baseball season before pandemic hit Memphis Commercial Appeal

SMU football plans to bring wave of players back to campus on June 15, will test for COVID-19 Dallas Morning News

Eyabi Anoma to play for Tennessee-Martin after departing UH Houston Chronicle

Miami bolsters offensive line with addition of Houston grad transfer Jarrid Williams Miami Herald

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

NC State ends partnership with CPI Security over its CEO’s police brutality email  Raleigh News and Observer

Gamecocks, Fireflies cut ties with sponsor after CEO’s remarks about protests  Columbia The State

The Associated Press

  • Fan experience to change profoundly amid COVID-19 pandemic
  • Will open seats be familiar sight in sports as virus fades?

Notre Dame football players to move into hotel, quarantine before workouts United Press International

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Like normal times at AMS – Kevin Harvick wins Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 
  • NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace faints after hot race and long, emotional week  
  • Falcons coach Dan Quinn takes part in protest march to Governor’s Mansion 

Fayetteville Observer

  • Harvick cherishes Atlanta win, looks to help off the track
  • NASCAR vows to do better job addressing racial injustice
  • Amanda Nunes dominates Spencer, defends belt at UFC 250
  • Conor McGregor makes 3rd retirement announcement in 4 years

NASCAR race at Atlanta results: 4 things we learned from Kevin Harvick’s victory  Raleigh News and Observer

ESPN

  • Matt Rhule, Jeff Nixon build on long friendship to rebuild Panthers
  • From testing to prize money, the biggest takeaways from the PGA Tour’s plans for a return

McIlroy, Rahm and Koepka grouped together for PGA Tour restart YAHOO!

New York Times

  • The Shirts Were Red. The Fans Were All White.
  • New Pro Sports Venture Puts Women’s Sports in the Players’ Hands
  • Kneeling, Fiercely Debated in the N.F.L., Resonates in Protests
  • With Real-Life Games Halted, Betting World Puts Action on E-Sports
  • Larry Fitzgerald Jr.: This Is Not the Minneapolis of My Youth

Washington Post

  • Conor McGregor retires from fighting for third time, thanks fans for ‘amazing memories’
  • Kurt Thomas, world champion who helped elevate U.S. gymnastics, dies at 64
  • Noah Lyles runs for his country, and he wants to help make it better
  • D.C. United players, staff paint ‘I Can’t Breathe’ and ‘BLM’ on Audi Field grass
  • What made Roger Goodell say ‘Black Lives Matter’ and where it leaves the NFL

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