ECU baseball head coach Cliff Godwin earns contract extension through 2025…Betting line released for Marshall-ECU season opener…ECU enrollment holds steady; student housing numbers dip…Multiple major conferences reportedly may be dropping scheduled non-conference football games …Big Ten nixes non-conference football games, ACC could be next; SIAC announces suspension of sports for fall semester; CIAA is the latest college conference to suspend fall sports due to the coronavirus…Tulane’s game vs. Northwestern canceled as Big Ten says it’s only playing conference games; Appalachian State football program loses date with Wisconsin; Virginia Tech loses 2020 game against Penn State…Tech-UGA in jeopardy with ACC’s reported move to conference-only season; With latest COVID news, the looming questions around South Carolina-Clemson; ODU assistant Bryant Stith was exposed to coronavirus at a family function. Now, he’s telling a cautionary tale …Memphis athletics to reduce costs by $4.4M; coaches making salary sacrifices…Hurricanes’ Justin Williams has coronavirus concerns, But there’s a Stanley Cup to be won…MLB flew Dominican players to the U.S. for restart but didn’t test them for coronavirus first…MLS loses second team from its restart as Nashville SC withdraws because of virus
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- ECU Head Coach Cliff Godwin Earns Contract Extension
- Classic Rewind Preview: ECU Plays Host To Syracuse (2000)
Godwin signs contract extension The East Carolinian
ECU baseball head coach Cliff Godwin earns contract extension through 2025 WITN 7
ECU Extends Cliff Godwin’s Contract Through 2025 Rivals
247 Sports
- Betting line released for Marshall-ECU season opener
- ESPN’s FPI predictions for every USF football game in 2020
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
- Godwin extended through 2025
- Finances very fluid for Pirates, projections
- ECU enrollment holds steady; student housing numbers dip
ECU announces contract extension for baseball coach WRAL SportsFan
Around the American Athletic Conference
Dallas Morning News
- Multiple major conferences reportedly may be dropping scheduled non-conference football games
- SMU announces 4 more student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19
How Big Ten’s move to conference-only schedule in 2020 impacts Cincinnati Bearcats football Cincinnati Enquirer
Tulane’s game vs. Northwestern canceled as Big Ten says it’s only playing conference games NOLA.com
247 Sports
- Report: Big Ten cancels non-conference football games
- Cincinnati AD comments on Big Ten decision
- Report: Cincinnati hiring Greg Gillum as chief of staff
- SMU reports latest COVID-19 testing results
Memphis athletics to reduce costs by $4.4M; coaches making salary sacrifices Memphis Commercial Appeal
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- CIAA is the latest college conference to suspend fall sports due to the coronavirus
- NC State to play Florida Gators in home-and-home football series
- Despite precautions, UNC’s athletic program becomes one of many dealing with coronavirus
- Court document outlines $400,000 payment to Zion Williamson’s stepfather
Charleston Post Courier
- Big Ten nixes non-conference football games, ACC could be next
- Big Ten scraps nonconference football games due to pandemic
- Sapakoff: Best bet in college football? Heisman for Clemson’s Etienne
The Big Ten’s decision is a last-ditch effort to save the 2020 CFB season NBC Sports
Winston Salem Journal
- CIAA suspends all fall sports, but it’s not clear whether football will be played in the spring
- Appalachian State football program loses date with Wisconsin as Big Ten moves to conference-only fall schedule
- App State football dealt with “a couple” positive COVID cases, but staying on healthy course so far
- ACC sitting tight on football as Big Ten moves to conference-only games
Fayetteville Observer
- CIAA, including Fayetteville State, suspends fall sports
- N.C. State adds Florida to football schedule
- Football in spring? Shorter seasons? NCHSAA addresses questions about sports
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- ODU assistant Bryant Stith was exposed to coronavirus at a family function. Now, he’s telling a cautionary tale
- Virginia Tech loses 2020 game against Penn State as the Big Ten cancels nonconference play
Marshall football’s 10 most important players in 2020: No. 10 — WR Talik Keaton Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Columbia The State
- He tried to lock South Carolina-Clemson into law. It’s now in doubt 8 years later
- With latest COVID news, the looming questions around South Carolina-Clemson
- Benedict College won’t be playing football in the fall
No Governor’s Cup? Kentucky-Louisville football game might not happen this season Lexington Herald-Leader
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Tech-UGA in jeopardy with ACC’s reported move to conference-only season
- UGA’s McGarity on fall football: ‘Things are trending in the wrong direction’
- SIAC announces suspension of sports for fall semester
Savannah State football season canceled this fall as SIAC suspends fall sports Savannah Morning News
MAC commissioner shocked at timing of Big Ten’s decision to drop non-conference foes USA Today
BYU loses 2 games from its 2020 football schedule with Big Ten’s move to limit fall sports to conference games only Salt Lake Tribune
Conference USA Preview Rotoworld
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Hurricanes’ Justin Williams has coronavirus concerns … But there’s a Stanley Cup to be won Fayetteville Observer
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- What Braves’ name means to Atlanta fans
- Predicting Atlanta United’s 11 vs. New York Red Bulls in MLS tourney
New York Times
- A W.N.B.A. Owner Clashes With Players on Protests
- Fear and Loathing on the Bosporus
- ‘I Just Cost Myself 250 Grand.’
- Tennis Tours Hope to Salvage Their Seasons. It’s Not Getting Easier.
- Big Ten Will Play Fall Sports Only Within Conference, if at All
- Game Time Beer? For M.L.S., Make That a Kickoff Cappuccino
- Reeling Devils Hire Lindy Ruff to Coach
- As N.B.A. Forges Ahead, LeBron James Is ‘Ready for This Moment’
Washington Post
- Redskins’ review appears to be informal process; new name, logo unlikely to use native imagery
- To Native American groups, Redskins name is ‘worst offender.’ Now they hope for more changes.
- MLB flew Dominican players to the U.S. for restart but didn’t test them for coronavirus first
- Even in a pandemic and with a World Series ring, Mike Rizzo gets strung along by the Nats
- Wizards’ Thomas Bryant, Gary Payton test positive; team short five players at NBA restart
- Big Ten moves all fall sports, including football, to conference-only schedules
- MLS loses second team from its restart as Nashville SC withdraws because of virus
- Tiger Woods to make PGA Tour return at Memorial tournament
Chicago Tribune
- Big Ten’s move to conference-only schedules will have a ripple effect — especially on college football — if seasons are played: ‘We may not have sports in the fall’
- Is the Chicago Blackhawks name and logo as offensive as the Washington NFL team’s nickname? It’s complicated.
- Cubs shortstop Javier Baez is still waiting for a big payday, but signs of normalcy must precede his new contract: ‘I’m not in a rush’
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