Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
ECU football falls short to Navy in Garcia’s collegiate debut, 27-23 WITN 7
247 Sports
- A look at ECU’s 18 first-time starters this season
- Harris looking like the potential lead back ECU’s been missing
Despite loss, Pirates show resistance to Navy triple option Wilson Daily Times (sub req’d)
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- ECU holds virtual fall open house
- New East Carolina University grant tackles environmental change and pollution
Around the American Athletic Conference
Memphis’ White Named Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week American Athletic Conference
Memphis QB Brady White Named the Walter Camp Player of the Week BCSNN
Cincinnati falls to No. 9 in AP poll after postponing Tulsa game because of COVID-19 cases Cincinnati Enquirer
TU football analysis: Schedule disruptions limiting Hurricane’s chances to generate momentum Tulsa World
UCF football searching for answers after disappointing loss Orlando Sentinel
UCF’s AAC Conference Announces 2020-21 Women’s and Men’s Basketball Schedule Format Space Coast Daily
Wichita State hasn’t suspended Gregg Marshall, and some faculty want to know why Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- NC State, UNC football both ranked entering rivalry game for first time since 1993
- NC State QB Devin Leary out 4-8 weeks after having surgery for broken fibula
Coastal Football Ranked in the Top 25 for the First Time in FBS History WBTW
Charleston Post Courier
- Coastal Carolina football ranked in AP, coaches polls for first time in school history
- 7 takeaways from Clemson’s mashing of Georgia Tech
- 7 Takeaways from Gamecocks’ historic upset of Auburn
Winston Salem Journal
Week 8 AP Top 25: Overrated and underrated teams in new college football rankings FanSided
Fayetteville Observer
- Four things to know as Duke basketball begins practice
- Five things to watch as NC State prepares for upcoming basketball season
- Five things to watch as Wake Forest prepares for upcoming basketball season
- AP Top 25: UNC drops nine spots to No. 14; NC State breaks into national rankings
- N.C. State’s sophomore Devin Leary to miss 4-8 weeks after breaking fibula against Duke
As if the college football season hasn’t been weird enough, now here comes the Big Ten Washington Post
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Georgia ‘not demoralized’ after 41-24 loss to No. 2 Alabama
- 5 takeaways from Georgia Tech’s loss to No. 1 Clemson
AP Top 25 Reality Check: Clemson poised for long stay at 1 The Associated Press
‘I Think There’s a Better Way’: Can—and Should—College Football Change Its Approach to Contact Tracing? Sports Illustrated
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
The Associated Press
- Bellinger HR sends Dodgers to 3rd World Series in 4 years
- Los Angeles Dodgers beat Atlanta Braves 4-3 in Game 7 of NLCS, advance to face Tampa Bay Rays in World Series
- Catch this! Betts saves Dodgers with 3rd web gem in 3 nights
- Dodgers-Rays rare wild-card era matchup of baseball’s best
- The Latest: Md. allowing up to 10% capacity at NFL stadiums
- On Football: Flames under coaching hot seats intensify
- Panthers place lineman Larsen on reserve/COVID-19 list
- Jimmy Garoppolo throws 3 TD passes, 49ers beat Rams 24-16
- Brady outplays Rodgers, Buccaneers rout Packers 38-10
Charlotte Observer
- The Panthers hit Nick Foles 9 times without a sack, but it was the D’s best game yet
- Analysis: Panthers never fixed the mistakes that hurt them in win streak. It cost them
- Joey Logano looks like he could be NASCAR’s next champion and he means business
- Dodgers going to the World Series, taking 2 Charlotte-area high school stars with them
New York Times
Washington Post
- Dodgers rally past Braves in Game 7 of the NLCS, setting up a World Series unlike any other
- What to know about the 2020 World Series
- Tampa Bay is having a sports moment, and Tom Brady’s Buccaneers are worthy of it
- Ron Rivera will be criticized for his decision. To hear him tell it, he didn’t have a choice.
- Ron Rivera has a vision, and it’s bigger than one failed two-point conversion
- Washington loses to Giants, 20-19, after failed two-point conversion attempt
- Chris Odoi-Atsem’s inspiring comeback continues with winning goal for D.C. United
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