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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Sunday, August 16, 2020

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Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU golf alum Harold Varner III sits six strokes off the lead at the Wyndham Championship WNCT 9

ECU’s Harold Varner III shoots 67, six strokes back after three rounds at Wyndham Championship WITN 7

With opener pushed back, ECU has more time to focus on itself 247 Sports

ECU, Marshall plan for Sept. 12 game date Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco says league plans to play football this fall Annapolis Capital

George Wilson reflects on Cincinnati Bearcats’ NCAA Championship teams: ‘We’re a family’ Cincinnati Enquirer

USF Football Fall Camp: Offensive Line, Secondary Shine in First Scrimmage at Raymond James SB Nation

USF appears close to finding new football opponents, Jeff Scott says Tampa Bay Times

Dallas Morning News

  • Iron Skillet revived: SMU-TCU rivalry is back on after initially being canceled
  • Source: A ‘handful’ of SMU football players have tested positive for COVID-19

247 Sports

  • After cancelation, SMU-TCU rescheduled to be played in Ft. Worth
  • Sources: SMU Football returns negative COVID-19 tests this week 
  • Breaking down Memphis’ 2020 season: Cincinnati

Bill Haisten: The next source of stress for college football coaches – the start of the fall semester Tulsa World

Humble area parents put trust in college coaches during coronavirus pandemic Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • NC State opponent Liberty’s coach says it hasn’t been testing for coronavirus recently
  • Duke coach David Cutcliffe pleased with team’s progress, responsibility after one week

Old Dominion was ready for its inaugural volleyball season. Now, the Monarchs are stuck waiting. Norfolk Virginian Pilot

A JERSEY GUY: A New Year’s 6 Bowl Plan For EVERYONE Sports Illustrated

The Associated Press

  • Big Ten parents call on league to play; OU has 9 positives
  • The Latest: 9 Oklahoma football players positive for virus
  • Powerful Southern leagues aim to forge on with fall football
  • The Latest: Alabama veterans preach caution to teammates

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

  • Neal Brown happy WVU football able to stay the course
  • Chuck Landon: Scheduling means thinking outside the box
  • Baker, Scarcelle show solidarity, support for teammate’s family

Dabo Swinney supports a college football players association, no union Charleston Post Courier

Columbia The State

  • SEC football updates: Here’s the latest news about fall sports on Aug. 16
  • Six Gamecock position battles to watch through preseason, starting with the QBs
  • Clemson’s Tony Elliott defends Dabo Swinney after criticism-filled offseason
  • Conference Carolinas postpones fall sports until spring

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Braves place OF Ronald Acuña on 10-day IL with sore wrist
  • Column: Baseball holding its own, a third of the way through
  • World Series MVP Strasburg on IL with nerve issue in hand

Winston Salem Journal

  • Young Si Woo Kim back on top after an ace for the ages
  • At Wyndham Championship, backyards around Sedgefield become little galleries of their own
  • Wyndham Championship insider: What to expect Sunday in the final round
  • Austin Dillon tests positive for COVID, will miss Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona

Charlotte Observer

  • NASCAR at the Daytona road course: How to watch, predictions and starting lineup
  • ‘Lots to celebrate.’ Alex Smith declared fit to practice with Washington

Fayetteville Observer

  • Key information for NASCAR Cup race on Daytona road course
  • Hoge, a footnote to Tiger, contends at Wyndham

Rask-less Bruins top Hurricanes 3-1, take 2-1 lead in series WRAL SportsFan

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Canes’ Brind’Amour can only think of Svechnikov injury after playoff loss to Bruins
  • After a terrible second period, things only got worse for Hurricanes in loss to Bruins
  • Jaroslav Halak replaces departed Tuukka Rask in net as Bruins tops Canes 3-1 in Game 3

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves place Ronald Acuna on injured list due to wrist soreness
  • With extra study, Falcons’ Deion Jones striving for ‘flawless’ play
  • Two solo shots, another Fried gem help Braves snap losing skid

New York Times

  • They’re Teens Biking Across a Turbulent Country. The Lessons Keep Coming.
  • Cardinals Return With a New Appreciation for a Fragile Season
  • Damian Lillard Gets Help Moving Portland Out of the Yacht Club
  • These Uber Drivers Are Stressed. Archery Soothes Them.

Washington Post

  • Nats are younger, a little more restless, and handled by Orioles, 7-3
  • Stephen Strasburg heads to injured list, and Dave Martinez expects he’ll be there awhile
  • Pitcher injuries are piling up, raising a new concern for teams
  • Quarterback Alex Smith expected to be activated off the physically unable to perform list
  • Foster remains polarizing, but coaches are committed to giving him a chance
  • The Capitals’ once-reliable offense is sputtering against the Islanders
  • Blazers survive Grizzlies, earn playoff date with Lakers after a play-in thriller
  • NBA championship picture, once clear, is now complicated

Baltimore Sun

  • ‘A bunch of grinders’: Orioles’ success against top starters continues in 7-3 victory over Nationals
  • Projecting the Ravens 53-man roster as full practices begin: Who makes the cut?

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