ECU Athletics Begins Phase 1 Of Student-Athlete Return; ECU outlines guidelines for student-athlete return…Pirate’s defensive line work toward big year…Pirate athletes and coaches speak out on injustice…ECU changing depth chart with influx of transfers…ECU or the majors? Cary pitching prospect Koen Moreno awaits fate on eve of draft…REWIND: Earl Boykin hurls Bucs into finals …Three-star QB Walter Simmons at the top of ECU’s board…Tulsa’s Chris Paul Appointed to NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee…TU coach Frank Haith opens up about his nephew being killed by police in 2006: ‘It’s something that’s been with me for a long time’…3 UCF football players test positive for COVID-19 after return to campus…USF football players return for voluntary workouts Wednesday …NCAA’s Football Oversight Committee working extra this year…Artificial turf returning to Grant Field surface at Bobby Dodd Stadium …The night chase is on at charming and challenging Martinsville ; Bubba Wallace says NASCAR should ban confederate flags: ‘Get them out of here’; NASCAR set to allow fans back in Florida, Alabama…U.S. Soccer Reconsiders Its National Anthem Policy…Deshaun Watson, DeAndre Hopkins urge Clemson to drop name of slave-owning politician…Al Sharpton criticizes NFL, says ‘give Colin Kaepernick a job back’ at George Floyd funeral…Rugby in New Zealand Is Back. So Are 35,000 Fans.
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
ECU Athletics Begins Phase 1 Of Student-Athlete Return ecupirates.com
The East Carolinian
- Pirate’s defensive line work toward big year
- AAC considers a region-based schedule for Olympic sports
- Pirate athletes and coaches speak out on injustice
- Clinics on-campus to face changes come fall
- ECU Dental School receives grant
ECU or the majors? Cary pitching prospect Koen Moreno awaits fate on eve of draft WTVD
Fayetteville Observer
REWIND: Earl Boykin hurls Bucs into finals Wilson Daily Times
Atlanta Braves 2020 MLB Draft Preview: RHP SB Nation
247 Sports
- How ECU’s offseason lines up under new NCAA proposal
- ECU outlines guidelines for student-athlete return
- Three-star QB Walter Simmons at the top of ECU’s board
ECU announces safety protocols for workouts Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- Tulsa’s Chris Paul Appointed to NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
- #AmericanR6wind to Feature Key Football Games from the American Athletic Conference
3 UCF football players test positive for COVID-19 after return to campus Orlando Sentinel
Seventeen Knights Named to Athlon’s Preseason All-Conference Team UCF Knights
Tampa Bay Times
- Three football players from UCF, at least one from FSU test positive for COVID-19
- USF football players return for voluntary workouts Wednesday
Bulls Return To On-Campus Athletic Activities South Florida Bulls
Temple receives commitment from receiver Jaden Coffen of Washington, D.C. Philadelphia Inquirer
Liberty Bowl All-Decade Team for 2010-19 includes two Memphis Tigers players Memphis Commercial Appeal
Tulsa World
- TU coach Frank Haith opens up about his nephew being killed by police in 2006: ‘It’s something that’s been with me for a long time’
- TU offensive lineman Chris Paul selected to NCAA student-athlete committee
Navy’s summer search for a new NCAA football pilot WTOP News
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- New challenge of high school football practice in North Carolina? Staying 6 feet apart
- Cancer, COVID-19 and one North Carolina sports nerd’s 30 days in the sports desert
- ‘Potential abuse’ could come from name, image, likeness legislation, Duke AD says
NCAA finalizing plan for extended college football preseason WDBJ
App State to announce plan for return of student-athletes to campus Winston Salem Journal
Non-revenue sports fret over college athlete compensation Rocky Mount Telegram
Methodist’s Kachler Voted NCAA Division III Academic All-American Fayetteville Observer
New pitch steered Hokies’ Ian Seymour to possible selection in this week’s Major League Baseball draft Norfolk Virginian Pilot
NCAA’s Football Oversight Committee working extra this year Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Baseball draft brings more uncertainty for Gamecocks, other college teams during pandemic Charleston Post Courier
Former Wolfpack Commit McDowell Headed to South Carolina Sports Illustrated
‘Dream school’ offer finally comes from South Carolina for in-state receiver Columbia The State
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Artificial turf returning to Grant Field surface at Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Georgia prepares for big hit in MLB draft
BIG ROCK: Michael Jordan’s boat ‘Catch 23’ reels in 442.3-pound big blue marlin WITN 7
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Bubba Wallace says NASCAR should ban confederate flags: ‘Get them out of here’ Fayetteville Observer
Charlotte Observer
- NASCAR, it’s time for the Confederate flag to go. No exceptions. No excuses. No more.
- NASCAR night race at Martinsville: How to watch, starting lineup and predictions
- Hornets ended their season how they started it — without a superstar. How to fix that
Raleigh News and Observer
- Carolina PHWA chapter nominates Canes’ James Reimer for Masterton
- NASCAR set to allow fans back in Florida, Alabama
Ed Hardin: The night chase is on at charming and challenging Martinsville Winston Salem Journal
Atlanta Journal Constitution
New York Times
- A Para-Swimmer Is Using the Gap Year to Dominate Cycling
- Bubba Wallace Wants NASCAR to Ban the Confederate Flag
- Captains Urge Premier League to Allow Show of Support for Black Lives Matter
- U.S. Soccer Reconsiders Its National Anthem Policy
- L.P.G.A. Cancels First Major Tournament
- Rugby in New Zealand Is Back. So Are 35,000 Fans.
Washington Post
- Black and white teammates know: Conflict is inevitable; winners confront it
- U.S. Olympic officials take step to support protesting athletes
- GW’s Jamion Christian and Mason’s Dave Paulsen commit to action after speaking out on racism
- Georgia Tech calls for the NCAA to give athletes Election Day off
- Al Sharpton criticizes NFL, says ‘give Colin Kaepernick a job back’ at George Floyd funeral
- Baseball squandered its chance at a best-case return. Now it is left with a mess.
- CrossFit founder retires amid consumer demands for corporate action against racism
- Bubba Wallace wants NASCAR to ban Confederate flags, will drive ‘Black Lives Matter’ car
- Deshaun Watson, DeAndre Hopkins urge Clemson to drop name of slave-owning politician
Chicago Tribune
- Matt Nagy ends the Chicago Bears’ virtual offseason program 13 days early: ‘We would know if we needed more time’
- ‘We knew this was going to be the year’: Former Chicago Blackhawks look back on a wild and wonderful 2010 Stanley Cup run
- What was it like to cover Sammy Sosa’s career in Chicago? Simply put, he was one of a kind.
- What’s next for Iowa football? One former player defends head coach Kirk Ferentz, while another is ‘asking for change’ after alleged racist remarks by strength coach.
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