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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPSunday, June 21, 2020

June 21, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Classic Rewind: ECU Tops Duke In Home Opener (1999)…ECU#80 for social media interactions generated on official accounts…Staton files suit against former UNC, its former board chairman, others …Group still fighting for ECU swimming, but also giving…UNC football players return to campus with $40M on the line …LSU football dealing with coronavirus outbreak to at least a quarter of its roster…How the RBC Heritage came back to Hilton Head after coronavirus halted everything…Tiz the Law wins Belmont in front of empty grandstands…All MLB teams shut down spring training sites after players on several clubs test positive for COVID-19

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Classic Rewind: ECU Tops Duke In Home Opener (1999) ecupirates.com

All 130 FBS college football teams ranked by social media interactions generated on official accounts (ECU#80) Twitter – SkullSparks

How the top-ranked ECU CB recruits have fared 247 Sports

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Group still fighting for ECU swimming, but also giving
  • Staton files suit against former UNC, its former board chairman, others

Around the American Athletic Conference

Tampa Bay Times

  • USF basketball standout David Collins remaining with Bulls for final season
  • Colleges are having athletes sign waivers upon return, but is it legal, ethical?

Sapakoff: (SMU’s) DeChambeau’s 240 pounds? Fun, if copycats avoid shortcuts Charleston Post Courier

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Duke Ranked No. 56 in Social Media Sports Illustrated

Three crucial questions for South Carolina football in 2020 ColaDaily

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Cade Hungate feels Liberty is the best fit Bristol Herald Courier

UNC football players return to campus with $40M on the line Fox Business

Ranking the SEC’s offensive play-callers for 2020 Saturday Down South

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

Tar Heels take football steps, navigate health guidelines in return Fayetteville Observer

Tahj Bullock wasn’t Hokies’ first pick of quarterbacks in Class of 2021, but he’s out to prove he’s the right choice Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Marshall football 2020: Game 8 – Can Taggart continue FAU’s success? Huntington Herald-Dispatch

LSU football dealing with coronavirus outbreak to at least a quarter of its roster Washington Post

How Clemson linebacker’s social justice leadership can translate to field Charleston Post Courier

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Columbia The State

  • How the RBC Heritage came back to Hilton Head after coronavirus halted everything
  • Coronavirus looms over PGA Tour event on Hilton Head Island after positive test

Charlotte Observer

  • Love, tragedy and Aria: Panthers receiver has always been the father he never had to be
  • NASCAR is changing and growing more diverse. It may leave behind fans stuck in the past
  • NASCAR GEICO 500 race at Talladega: How to watch, starting lineup and predictions

After Volvo Car Open was cancelled, pro tennis is back on Daniel Island Charleston Post Courier

Fayetteville Observer

  • Tiz the Law claims 1st leg of Triple Crown with Belmont Stakes victory
  • Winston-Salem Open pushed out on revised tennis calendar

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Tiz the Law wins Belmont in front of empty grandstands
  • Second Atlanta United player tests positive for COVID-19
  • Braves sign pitcher Bryce Elder, completing 2020 draft class
  • Sports will be different. So will the sports media 
  • WNBA players preparing for 2020 season bubble, but it’s complicated

New York Times

  • Tiz the Law Wins an Unusual Belmont Stakes
  • For Belmont Jockeys, the Return of a Gig
  • The PGA Tour Resumed Last Week. A Golfer Has Now Tested Positive for the Coronavirus.

Washington Post

  • Stephen Jackson lost a friend. It’s why he’s now leading a movement.
  • Tiz the Law lays down the law, wins 152nd Belmont Stakes to open the reshaped Triple Crown season
  • When Father’s Day and the U.S. Open mean a little more
  • Union leaders’ vote and coronavirus threat loom over MLB’s pitch for a 60-game season
  • NFL union advises players not to participate in group workouts because of virus threat

Chicago Tribune

  • All MLB teams shut down spring training sites after players on several clubs test positive for COVID-19
  • Column: A leaked letter from an anonymous source adds another twist to the baseball stalemate
  • Stalemate continues: MLB tells the players union it won’t agree to more than a 60-game season

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