‘Great day for football’ …Pirates adjust practice schedule with season opener shifted …ECU alum Harold Varner III finishes seventh at Wyndham Championship…Clemson’s Dabo Swinney prepared USF’s Jeff Scott to be head coach, but not during pandemic…UNC faculty call special meeting as fourth COVID-19 cluster among students reported…A spring college football season reeks of ‘health and safety’ hypocrisy…The quietest Wyndham Championship is over: ‘To be able to have it was a real blessing’; Jim Herman, golf friend of President Donald Trump, stays steady with three birdies in final six holes to win Wyndham Championship…Chase Elliot wins Daytona’s 1st Cup road course race …Eighth-inning error lifts Nationals to a 6-5 victory and a series win over the Orioles
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VIEW FROM THE EAST
‘Great day for football’ Bonesville.net
ECU alum Harold Varner III finishes seventh at Wyndham Championship WITN 7
Pirates adjust practice schedule with season opener shifted 247 Sports
‘Hamilton’ Lighting Designer Howell Binkley Dies at 64 Variety
Around the American Athletic Conference
SMU Men’s Golfer Osborne Finishes As Runner-Up At 2020 U.S. Amateur American Athletic Conference
Clemson’s Dabo Swinney prepared USF’s Jeff Scott to be head coach, but not during pandemic Charleston Post Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
- UC commit Luke Collinsworth wants to lead East Central to undefeated season
- Reactions: Jim Herman of St. Xavier HS and Cincinnati Bearcats wins third PGA Tour title
A spring college football season reeks of ‘health and safety’ hypocrisy Tampa Bay Times
Orlando Sentinel
- UCF DB Devunte Dawson is first Knight to opt out due to COVID-19
- Former UCF star Bruce Miller signs with Jaguars
Tigers scrimmage, team ‘excited’ to resume rivalry vs. UCF and 3 more takeaways from Week 2 of fall camp Memphis Commercial Appeal
SMU’s Ollie Osborne comes up short against Tyler Strafaci in US Amateur final Dallas Morning News
TU defense not expecting dropoff despite returning only four starters Tulsa World
Top five stories from Navy athletics during the 2019-2020 school year Annapolis Capital
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
UNC faculty call special meeting as fourth COVID-19 cluster among students reported Raleigh News and Observer
ODU lineman is playing some new tunes as fall athletes are left with time on their hands Norfolk Virginian Pilot
NCAA’s top doctor: COVID-19 testing needs to improve to play The Associated Press
SEC football updates: Here’s the latest news about fall sports on Aug. 17 Columbia The State
Washington Post
- Justin Fields starts online petition as Big Ten parents question decision to postpone football
- College football’s con has been laid bare by the coronavirus crisis
- Alabama and Auburn players agree on this: More people should wear masks
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Good to the last shot again, Tech’s Strafaci captures U.S. Am
- Justin Fields launches petition calling on Big Ten to play football
- Bulldogs ‘super excited’ to get back to playing football
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Winston Salem Journal
- The quietest Wyndham Championship is over: ‘To be able to have it was a real blessing’
- Jim Herman, golf friend of President Donald Trump, stays steady with three birdies in final six holes to win Wyndham Championship
- Ed Hardin: Looking ahead and hoping we all meet again in 2021 at Wyndham Championship
- Photos: Wyndham Championship, Final Round Action
Charlotte Observer
- North Carolina peppers Wyndham leaderboard, but title proves elusive
- Golf, in a vacuum: A sport that demands quiet at times is lost in it at others
- Panthers training camp observations: Samuel shines, Okung leaves early and more
Bill Belichick has nothing but praise for Cam Newton USA Today
Fayetteville Observer
Raleigh News and Observer
- NASCAR’s Daytona road course trial was a success. But the race couldn’t beat the heat.
- Chase Elliott locks in NASCAR win at Daytona road course, bubble drivers hold spots
- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour mulls lineup changes without Andrei Svechnikov
- Canes Brind’Amour says he highly doubts Svechnikov can return in Bruins series
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Minus Foltynewicz and Newcomb, the Braves’ future dims
- Falcons’ Lindstrom took ‘brotherhood’ to next level in offseason
New York Times
Washington Post
- Barry Trotz is in Todd Reirden’s head, and the results are clear on the ice
- Capitals are on the brink after overtime loss to Islanders in Game 3
- Quarterback Alex Smith activated off the physically unable to perform list
- Foster remains polarizing, but coaches are committed to giving him a chance
- Eighth-inning error lifts Nationals to a 6-5 victory and a series win over the Orioles
- Baseball is honoring the Negro Leagues. It needs to explain why they existed.
Baltimore Sun
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