ECU football set to face Georgia State following Panthers’ COVID-19 testing errors; No outbreak at Georgia State, which plans to host Pirates …Georgia State vs. Charlotte game mistakenly postponed because of ‘errors in reading COVID-19 test results’ …Opening line released for ECU-Georgia State…UCF football climbs in AP, coaches top 25 polls…Memphis football ranked No. 24 in this week’s Amway Coaches Poll, No. 25 in AP Top 25…Cincinnati Bearcats slip to No. 15 in latest AP poll…SMU anticipates playing game vs. Memphis; Tigers have had two games called off due to COVID-19…Back to the Finals: Heat oust Celtics, move to title series…Kurt Busch snags an upset win at his hometown track…Nationals fans lost their ballpark this season. They lost their World Series celebration, too….Another Falcons collapse: Foles’ 3 TDs lead 30-26 Bears win…With Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes at the center, Ravens vs. Chiefs could define NFL decade to come…Joe Montana, wife block attempted kidnapping of grandchild
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
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- ECU football set to face Georgia State following Panthers’ COVID-19 testing errors
- ECU tailgating looks different in socially-distant season opener
Generous ECU offense doesn’t keep pace with No. 13 UCF Wilson Daily Times
Georgia State to host East Carolina Saturday after game against UNCC postponed WCNC
247 Sports
- Georgia State announces COVID testing error caused postponement
- Opening line released for ECU-Georgia State
- Pirates’ backfield a bright spot in season opener, minus fumbles
- Plenty of teaching moments for ECU’s new defense in opening loss
Gabriel, No. 13 UCF beat East Carolina 51-28 in AAC opener CBS Sports
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
- No outbreak at Georgia State, which plans to host Pirates
- Chancellor search committee held video interviews last week
- ECU Notes: Library to receive donor’s 4,000-volume rare book collection
Around the American Athletic Conference
Dillon Gabriel, No. 13 UCF beat East Carolina in AAC opener Tampa Bay Times
Orlando Sentinel
- UCF football climbs in AP, coaches top 25 polls
- Scott Stricklin: Gators’ 2-for-1 offer included game on UCF campus
Replay: Knights Plunder the Pirates UCF Knights
Cincinnati Enquirer
- Cincinnati Bearcats slip to No. 15 in latest AP poll
- Inside Josh Whyle’s journey to become the Cincinnati Bearcats tight end of the future
USF seems a long way from naming a No. 1 quarterback The Ledger
Temple DT Ifeanyi Maijeh has suddenly emerged as an NFL prospect Philadelphia Inquirer
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Memphis football ranked No. 24 in this week’s Amway Coaches Poll, No. 25 in AP Top 25
- Memphis basketball schedule isn’t set but will be one of Tigers’ toughest in recent memory | Giannotto
Open date coming at perfect time for Tulane after 100-plus days of activity NOLA.com
SMU anticipates playing game vs. Memphis; Tigers have had two games called off due to COVID-19 Dallas Morning News
Tulsa World
- Interim athletic director Rick Dickson on challenging time at TU: ‘We’ll get through this’
- Happy birthday to TU legend and NFL Hall of Famer Steve Largent: Take a look back at his career
‘You’ve got to go on’: Children of Wichita State crash victims share a 50-year bond Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Georgia State COVID-19 results were false positives Atlanta Journal Constitution
Georgia State: Errors in test results led to postponement Charlotte Observer
USA Today
- Vols are ranked in the 2020 Week 3 Amway Coaches Poll
- AP Top 25 Reality Check: Big Ten back in poll, not on field
Raleigh News and Observer
- NC State’s Martin was examined for possible spinal-cord injury; released from hospital
- Trouble under center: QB struggles play big role in NC State, Duke defeats
Winston Salem Journal
- App State wins in a week of quarantines, executive decisions, offensive creativity and some faith
- On App State’s Nate Noel, Jalen McLeod and others who might shine beyond Saturday
Hokies breakdown: Drama at QB, missing coaches, promising ground game and the healing power of mustard. Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Stuck in coronavirus limbo, UNC reaches for reset button Fayetteville Observer
Is Will Muschamp’s USC program headed in the right direction? Former Gamecocks weigh in. Charleston Post Courier
Breaking down the good, bad of Mike Bobo’s 1st game as Gamecock offensive coordinator Columbia The State
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Was there ever any doubt these Falcons would blow this lead?
- Quinn’s job security openly addressed by players
- Someone stop Dan Quinn before he coaches again
- Braves lose finale to Red Sox, finish 35-25
The Associated Press
- AP Top 25 Reality Check: Big Ten back in poll, not on field
- STAT WATCH: Baylor’s versatile Ebner makes Big 12 history
- NC State safety being released from hospital after scare
- Joe Montana, wife block attempted kidnapping of grandchild
Washington Post
- What to make of this strange college football weekend? 2020 is unpredictable.
- Week 4 college football winners and losers: Oklahoma’s playoff hopes might be done already
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- Most important things we learned about the Panthers in their win over the LA Chargers
- ‘I’m trying not to tear up, man.’ Panthers win fueled by Mike Davis’ memory of his dad
- Panthers found joy with Matt Rhule on Sunday. Will win over Chargers be first of many?
- Panthers considered drafting Justin Herbert, but Teddy Bridgewater outplayed him in LA
- Analysis: Panthers changed the narrative at Chargers. A young defense finally got it
- NASCAR at Las Vegas results: Kurt Busch snags an upset win at his hometown track
Baltimore Sun
- With Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes at the center, Ravens vs. Chiefs could define NFL decade to come
- Orioles reset: Shortened 2020 season can’t be considered more than a qualified success
New York Times
Washington Post
- Nationals fans lost their ballpark this season. They lost their World Series celebration, too.
- Nationals choose to focus on 2019 and 2021 as an unusual 2020 season comes to an end
- Washington falls to Cleveland, 34-20, after five turnovers; Chase Young injured
- Four takeaways from Washington’s loss to the Browns
- Chase Young and Dwayne Haskins had a day to forget, but Ron Rivera will remember how they handled it
- There’s a lot to like in Dwayne Haskins’s fight. But there’s reason to worry about his ceiling.
- D.C. United shows signs of life, but the result is familiar in a loss to New England
The Associated Press
- Back to the Finals: Heat oust Celtics, move to title series
- The Finals are set: LeBron, Lakers will meet Butler, Heat
- Wilson throws 5 more TD passes, Seahawks beat Cowboys 38-31
- Another Falcons collapse: Foles’ 3 TDs lead 30-26 Bears win
- Rough day for quarterbacks Wentz, Cousins, Trubisky, Haskins
- Joe Montana, wife block attempted kidnapping of grandchild
- Pandemic playoffs: Brewers, Astros in despite losing records
- LeMahieu, Soto batting champs in shortest season in century
- Roenicke fired by Red Sox after 1 pandemic-shortened season
- Boston Red Sox say manager Ron Roenicke won’t return in 2021; team in last place in AL East
- Angels fire GM Billy Eppler after 5 straight losing seasons
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