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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Thursday, July 9, 2020

July 9, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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Mobile (AL) Christian playmaking WR Toler Keigley commits to East Carolina…Houston, ECU football enter first phase of NCAA’s summer access plan…SEast Carolina has become the leading destination for Tri-City football talent MU still planning for fall season, but adjustments are being made…Houston cuts athletic budget by 7.5 percent, reduces staff by 18 jobs…Stanford to discontinue 11 sports programs following 2020-21 academic year …Ivy League Places All Sports on Hold Until January …Marshall athletics has been losing money consistently; Despite coronavirus, South Carolina athletic department finished year in the black…Coronavirus cluster in UNC athletics department; voluntary football workouts paused…Charlotte MLS doesn’t have a team name, but it signed its first player …Charlotte’s Quail Hollow will wait to host golf’s Presidents Cup. But Wells Fargo returns…Redskins’ review appears to be informal process; new name, logo unlikely to use native imagery…Is the Chicago Blackhawks name and logo as offensive as the Washington NFL team’s nickname? Not all Native Americans agree.

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Houston, Pirates enter ‘Phase 1’ of NCAA’s Summer Access  WNCT 9

Mobile Christian playmaking WR Toler Keigley commits to East Carolina al.com

East Carolina has become the leading destination for Tri-City football talent Progress-Index

WITN 7

  • Houston, ECU football enter first phase of NCAA’s summer access plan
  • ECU AD Jon Gilbert: 270 COVID-19 tests, 15 positive results
  • Mike Houston integrating new social initiatives within ECU football program

247 Sports

  • ECU Football 2020 Player Expectations: DB David Laney
  • 2022 OL Jake Bingham is on the radar of several programs
  • Alabama WR Toler Keigley commits to East Carolina
  • ECU Football 2020 Player Expectations: DB Robert Kennedy

Recruiting road maps Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

Former USF athlete resurfaced rape allegation to school. It could be the start of change Tampa Bay Times

Memphis football adds commitment from 3-star receiver Cameron Wright Memphis Commercial Appeal

Dallas Morning News

  • SMU athletics COVID-19 updates: School still planning for fall season, but adjustments are being made
  • Zaria Rufus from defending 6A state champion Duncanville commits to SMU for basketball

Guerin Emig: One sport could actually start earlier due to COVID-19 — college basketball Tulsa World

Houston cuts athletic budget by 7.5 percent, reduces staff by 18 jobs Houston Chronicle

Q&A: Westminster High School graduate Evan Warren set for Naval Academy’s ‘Plebe Summer’ Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Coronavirus cluster in UNC athletics department; voluntary football workouts paused
  • NC State’s Doeren on COVID-19 and the football season: ‘We are doing everything we can do to help these players and staff members be ready for whatever comes our way’

‘Looming threat’: NC colleges and foreign students fear online classes mean deportation

Ivy League Places All Sports on Hold Until January New York Times

Ivy League won’t have any of its sports teams play in the fall semester Philadelphia Inquirer

What will the Ivy League’s fall sports decision mean for college football? ESPN

Stanford to discontinue 11 sports programs following 2020-21 academic year Washington Post

Winston Salem Journal

  • Carolina announces 37 positive COVID-19 tests in athletics department; voluntary football workouts halted
  • NCHSAA considering options but not ready to make decision on football
  • App State announces 2021 athletics HOF class, headlined by former NFL DB Mark LeGree
  • Wake Forest unveils new name for football stadium: Truist Field at Wake Forest

Fayetteville Observer

  • Coronavirus outbreak at UNC halts football workouts
  • NCHSAA commissioner: ‘Sports don’t exist if there’s no school’

New NSU AD’s varied background helps lead her to top post Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Chuck Landon: MU athletics has been losing money consistently Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Despite coronavirus, South Carolina athletic department finished year in the black  Columbia The State

Gamecocks’ football recruiting picks up pace after slow start Charleston Post Courier

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Herschel Walker: 2020 Georgia Bulldogs ‘can win it all’
  • Dacula’s Kaleb Edwards explains decision to commit to Georgia Tech

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte MLS doesn’t have a team name, but it signed its first player  Charlotte Observer

Charlotte’s Quail Hollow will wait to host golf’s Presidents Cup. But Wells Fargo returns  Raleigh News and Observer

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Is it time for Braves to change team name?
  • Fried sharp, Duvall homers as Braves play a little baseball at Truist Park
  • ESPN’s QB ratings: Matthew Stafford 10th, Matt Ryan 11th

New York Times

  • As N.B.A. Forges Ahead, LeBron James Is ‘Ready for This Moment’
  • Game Time Beer? For M.L.S., Make That a Kickoff Cappuccino
  • Six Feet? Try Seven Separate Tracks
  • Ivy League Places All Sports on Hold Until January
  • Stanford Permanently Cuts 11 Sports Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
  • Ryder Cup Postponed Until 2021 to Accommodate Fans

Washington Post

  • Redskins’ review appears to be informal process; new name, logo unlikely to use native imagery
  • A Redskins name change would be costly at first, but it could end up as a lucrative move
  • A Redskins name change could happen soon. But the process might drag on for a while.
  • As sports leagues prepare to resume, ‘I can’t wait’ has turned to ‘We sure about this?’
  • Testing problems cast doubt on viability of MLB season, days after baseball’s return
  • The Nationals, used to spitting and sunflower seeds, have a new way to kick their habits: Masks
  • Mystics’ Elena Delle Donne, Tina Charles don’t travel to Fla., could miss 2020 season
  • Life in the WNBA bubble is a mixed (and mostly fruitless) bag
  • Stephen Jackson says DeSean Jackson is ‘speaking the truth,’ adds anti-Semitic claims of his own
  • Olympic snowboarder Alex Pullin drowns while spearfishing in Australia
  • Ryder Cup will move to 2021 so that fans can be on the course
  • As deadline nears, Cowboys have added pressure to sign Dak Prescott to long-term deal
  • Buccaneers coach says his players will ‘all get sick’ when NFL returns

Chicago Tribune

  • Column: The Blackhawks are keeping their nickname. The decision walks — in the team’s own words — ‘a fine line between respect and disrespect.’
  • Is the Chicago Blackhawks name and logo as offensive as the Washington NFL team’s nickname? Not all Native Americans agree.
  • 4 takeaways from White Sox camp, including Lucas Giolito embracing the role as ace and the team putting cardboard cutouts of fans in the stands for the opening series
  • 5 takeaways from Cubs camp, including Craig Kimbrel’s comfort with his changeup and Anthony Rizzo’s continued absence with a stiff back
  • Cubs release reliever Brandon Morrow after 2 injury-plagued seasons
  • Coaching through COVID-19: After an online offseason, Bears coaches face a new batch of complications as they prepare for training camp in late July

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