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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Sunday, August 23, 2020

August 23, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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East’s Hunter still firm with ECU…ECU student, State Highway Patrol intern dies in patrol vehicle crash…ECU picks up commitment from athletic forward Dondre Watson…Football, fan projections still complex, in flux…ECU identifies another cluster of COVID-19 cases at residence hall …Tigers to seat fans 12 feet apart for season opener …UC Bearcats football players to fellow students: Please be smart, keep university safe …MEAC plans February start for football season…Duke coach David Cutcliffe says COVID-19 has created unique challenges for his team…Marshall football schedule appears locked at 10 games …Tom Holmoe’s effort in fixing BYU’s fall football schedule is impressive…Braves overcome late 4-run deficit, walk off again…Ron Rivera knows he’s ‘going to struggle,’ and he needs his players to step up…James, Davis power Lakers past Trail Blazers for 2-1 lead…Schroder, Paul help OKC over Houston 119-107 in OT…Stars’ top line dominant in 5-3 win over Avs in Game 1

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

High school baseball: East’s Hunter still firm with ECU Salisbury Post

ECU identifies six additional COVID-19 clusters WNCT 9

WRAL

  • ECU student, State Highway Patrol intern dies in patrol vehicle crash
  • ECU identifies another cluster of COVID-19 cases at residence hall

247 Sports

  • 10 ECU players who really benefit from extra year of eligibility
  • ECU picks up commitment from athletic forward Dondre Watson

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Football, fan projections still complex, in flux
  • Six new clusters at ECU; record new cases in Pitt; one new death reported

Around the American Athletic Conference

UC Bearcats football players to fellow students: Please be smart, keep university safe Cincinnati Enquirer

Breaking down Memphis’ 2020 opponents: USF 247 Sports

Tigers to seat fans 12 feet apart for season opener Memphis Commercial Appeal

Guerin Emig: ‘I’ve been able to be with my guys’ — college coaches as impassioned to play on as their players Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Duke coach David Cutcliffe says COVID-19 has created unique challenges for his team
  • Rested NC State receiver Thayer Thomas feeling fresher, more elusive than ever
  • What can we learn from UNC’s Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice? Pausing sports can turn out OK

Ed Hardin: When college students head back home, athletics programs get their bubble Winston Salem Journal

MEAC plans February start for football season Fayetteville Observer

Jeff Jones hit the recruiting trail in a golf cart with an iPad. The trail was around ODU and he landed 3 recruits  Norfolk Virginian Pilot

The Associated Press

  • Tennessee center ready to use rare 6th year of eligibility
  • U. of South Carolina considers removing Thurmond’s name
  • Hawkeyes drop 4 sports amid financial crisis tied to virus
  • TCU QB Max Duggan out after tests reveal health issue

Marshall football schedule appears locked at 10 games Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Charleston Post Courier

  • Sapakoff: A fair plan for Clemson, South Carolina football attendance
  • Travis Etienne’s summer with younger brother rekindles his love for football

QB depth charts, open position battles and USC’s looming question under center  Columbia The State

A JERSEY GUY: Teams Now Scrambling For Games Sports Illustrated

Tom Holmoe’s effort in fixing BYU’s fall football schedule is impressive Deseret

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • There are no women in this year’s Indy 500. Why COVID-19 and sponsor sexism are at fault
  • Panthers practice observations: Rookie to have surgery, Bridgewater was accurate and more
  • Indy 500, NASCAR doubleheader at Dover: How to watch, weekend weather and lineup

Greensboro’s Erik Moses hired as first Black track president in NASCAR history Winston Salem Journal

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves overcome late 4-run deficit, walk off again
  • Paula Caray, wife of longtime Braves announcer Skip, dies
  • Pity Martinez’s goals lifts Atlanta United past Nashville

New York Times

  • Neymar Finally Grows Up
  • N.B.A. Playoff Teams Feel the Pain of Bubble Injuries
  • Baseball’s New Game Plan: Wait a Few Days and Hope for Good Health
  • Toronto Raptors’ Nick Nurse Named N.B.A. Coach of the Year

Washington Post

  • Ron Rivera knows he’s ‘going to struggle,’ and he needs his players to step up
  • What to know from Washington’s Saturday practice
  • Rivera’s cancer diagnosis is a challenge he and his players can turn into a building block
  • Stephen Strasburg to undergo surgery for carpal tunnel, almost certainly ending his season
  • Nationals fire employee who threw hot coffee at woman in Dominican Republic
  • In Wil Crowe’s major league debut, the Nationals settle for a doubleheader split vs. the Marlins
  • Baseball’s unwritten rules may be softening, but they haven’t gone away
  • After a quiet first-round exit, Capitals face tough questions and hard realities
  • It’s time to give Mike Rizzo the contract he has earned. Anything else is negligence.

The Associated Press

  • The Latest: Chicago Fire player tests positive for virus
  • Rivera wants ‘business as usual’ while battling skin cancer
  • How to do a virtual NFL training camp tour during pandemic
  • Higher-risk NFL coaches not punting on season of COVID
  • Gronkowski looks like old self with Brady-led Buccaneers
  • Column: Could this be the year Cinderella wins NBA title?
  • Slam Diego! Cronenworth hits Padres’ 5th slam in 6 games
  • LEADING OFF: Darvish, Greinke still among elite on mound
  • Marlins catcher Cervelli departs nightcap after two innings
  • Yankees: Torres out 2-3 weeks, Paxton no throw for 14 days
  • James, Davis power Lakers past Trail Blazers for 2-1 lead
  • Schroder, Paul help OKC over Houston 119-107 in OT
  • Stars’ top line dominant in 5-3 win over Avs in Game 1

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