Four Pirate Golfers Named All-America Scholars…Harold Varner III shoots Even-par 71 in round two of the RBC Heritage ; Says ‘Oh, F*** Me’ After Bad Shot…Former Carolina Forest QB Mason Garcia excited to report to East Carolina next week…Niumatalolo’s preparations for Navy football include 2-week quarantine, 6 weeks of workouts…Testing troubles: Varying policies jeopardize college football season, experts say…Clemson athletics’ 28 positive COVID-19 tests include many football players…Florida Is a Popular Site for Pro Leagues. It’s Also a Virus Hot Spot.

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Classic Rewind Preview: ECU Hosts Duke in Home Opener (1999)
• Four Pirate Golfers Named All-America Scholars

2021 NFL Draft Prospect: D’Ante Smith, OL, East Carolina University NFL Draft Diamonds

Former Carolina Forest QB Mason Garcia excited to report to East Carolina next week WBTW

247 Sports

• Five darkhorse players who could really help ECU in 2020
• ECU Football 2020 Player Expectations: DT Hozey Haji-Badri

America’s conference: Pirates listening to NCAA, state, AAC schools Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Harold Varner III shoots Even-par 71 in round two of the RBC Heritage PGA Tour

WATCH: PGA Golfer Harold Varner III Says ‘Oh, F*** Me’ After Bad Shot Heavy.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

SMU’s Meissner, Houston’s Kondis Named To CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Second Team American Athletic Conference

USF basketball standout David Collins remaining with Bulls for final season Tampa Bay Times

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Non-conference games added to 2020-21 Memphis basketball schedule, future tournaments set
• Two dads with sons on Memphis basketball team say this Father’s Day more significant

Niumatalolo’s preparations for Navy football include 2-week quarantine, 6 weeks of workouts Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winthrop to cut two sports programs due to COVID-19 budget hits, school says WBTV

‘It’s just upsetting’: Winthrop cuts 2 sports programs due to COVID-19 budget hits Rock Hill (SC) Herald

As UNC football players return to campus, health amid COVID-19 is No. 1 priority  Raleigh News and Observer

Winston Salem Journal

• Furloughs act as next phase for App State athletics’ money-saving measures
• Watch Now: Dominique and Kendyl Graves are navigating a strange summer ahead of WSSU’s football season

Hampton University football coach Robert Prunty educates players about race instead of hiding them from it Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Chuck Landon: College sports actually appear to be changing Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Columbia The State

• How much South Carolina could make from each 2020 football game — if stands are full
• The outlook for South Carolina’s athletic revenue is optimistic — with major caveats
• Gamecocks are after productive North Carolina pass rusher, but he’s in no hurry
• 23 Clemson football players have tested positive for coronavirus, school says
• ‘It’s just upsetting’: Winthrop cuts 2 sports programs due to COVID-19 budget hits

Previewing the 2020 college football season, from A to Z The Baltimore Sun

Testing troubles: Varying policies jeopardize college football season, experts say Washington Post

YAHOO!

• Clemson athletics’ 28 positive COVID-19 tests include many football players
• Report: UCLA players want independent medical official at all team activities due to distrust of injury handling

UGA band director explains decision to ban ‘Tara’s Theme’ from Redcoats’ playlist Atlanta Journal Constitution