Basketball News: Pirates move to 2-0 …East Carolina routs North Carolina Wesleyan 91-62…ECU’s Houston on 2020: ‘I could not have asked for a better end of the season’…ECU S Robert Kennedy appears in transfer portal…AAC Football Awards Make It To ECU And Memphis Players…Cincinnati stays No. 7 in latest CFP rankings…Report: Tulane offensive coordinator Will Hall to be named Southern Miss coach on Wednesday…ESPN’s College GameDay headed to Coastal Carolina for Chants’ showdown with Liberty…No. 2 Irish earn spot in ACC title game after cancellation…No. 6 Duke shoots poorly in loss to No. 8 Michigan State…Washington expected to sign Taylor Heinicke to practice squad as ‘quarantine quarterback’…Are You Ready for Some (Wednesday) Football?
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Basketball News
Pirates move to 2-0 Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
- Pirates Ease By N.C. Wesleyan
- Coach Houston’s Season Review Press Conference
- An Update From AD Jon Gilbert
The East Carolinian
WNCT 9
- Gardner’s big night helps ECU win home opener against NC Wesleyan
- ECU’s Houston on 2020: ‘I could not have asked for a better end of the season’
WITN 7
East Carolina routs North Carolina Wesleyan 91-62 The Associated Press
Rivals.com
- ECU Topples N.C. Wesleyan In Home Opener 91-62
- Mike Houston Puts a Wrap On East Carolina’s Football Season
247 Sports
- ECU improves to 2-0
- ECU 91, NC Wesleyan 62: How it looked from the baselines
- ECU S Robert Kennedy appears in transfer portal
- Everything Mike Houston said in his season-ending presser
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Around the American Athletic Conference
East Carolina Defeats NC Wesleyan, 91-62, to Improve to 2-0 American Athletic Conference
State of the AAC: ECU upsets SMU, UCF rides its offense The Daily Cougar
AAC Football Awards Make It To ECU And Memphis Players BCSNN
Cincinnati Enquirer
UCF receiver Marlon Williams opts out of rest of 2020 season, declares for NFL draft Orlando Sentinel
Report: Tulane offensive coordinator Will Hall to be named Southern Miss coach on Wednesday NOLA.com
College football picks (Week 14): Predictions for A&M-Auburn, Texas-KSU, Baylor-OU, SMU-Houston and more Dallas Morning News
As Tigers get set for return to FedExForum, officials outline health and safety protocols USA Today
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Penny Hardaway: ‘You’ll see a difference’ when Memphis gets back on the floor vs. Arkansas State
- Why Tulane’s defensive line is Memphis’ toughest test since Cincinnati
Tulsa QB Zach Smith expected to start Saturday against Navy Tulsa World
Navy football’s specialty uniforms for Army game celebrate 175th anniversary of the Naval Academy Annapolis Capital
This is why Morris Udeze is Wichita State’s most important player vs. Oral Roberts Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- No. 6 Duke shoots poorly in loss to No. 8 Michigan State
- Duke has often been young in the Champions Classic. But this time it played like it.
- Short on intensity against Michigan State, Duke basketball learned a tough lesson
- ‘Ugly’ or not, North Carolina basketball keeps winning
- NC State vs Georgia Tech: Jonas Pope IV’s one-minute preview
- Soccer showcase will bring thousands to the Triangle this week. What about COVID-19?
Winston Salem Journal
- Five things to know about Louisiana, Appalachian State’s football opponent Friday night
- Wake Forest’s football schedule changes again; next game is now at Louisville on Dec. 12
- ANALYSIS: What realigned NCHSAA conferences might look like
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- After 52-year wait, Old Dominion visits Norfolk State for a men’s basketball game
- Hampton seniors lead the way in season-opening win over George Washington
- William & Mary men’s basketball team pausing activities after positive COVID-19 test
- QB Quincy Patterson decides to leave Hokies, enters NCAA transfer portal
Charleston Post Courier
- ESPN’s College GameDay headed to Coastal Carolina for Chants’ showdown with Liberty
- Sapakoff: Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell looks to mom, Dabo as models for success
- Coastal Carolina climbs to No. 18 in College Football Playoff rankings
- Clemson No. 3 in College Football Playoff rankings, Coastal Carolina 18
- Near-empty gym for Charleston Southern in home-opening loss
- Gamecocks have so many reasons for having so few reliable receivers
- No. 19 Richmond won’t play at College of Charleston due to positive COVID-19 test
- ACC gives Clemson, Notre Dame Dec. 12 off, protecting double playoff shot
Columbia The State
- What’s the goal for next Gamecocks football hire? Is long-term stability paramount?
- Clemson, FSU won’t play makeup game after all. Here’s the latest
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Georgia’s Greg McGarity shares about anguish over firing Mark Richt
- Bulldogs say they’ll block Vanderbilt’s female kicker if need arises
- College Football Playoff rankings: Top four unchanged, UGA up to No. 8
- Jahmyr Gibbs’ status not clear as Georgia Tech preps for N.C. State
- Georgia Tech coaches believe Jackets belong among middle tier of ACC
Washington Post
- Deion Sanders is inspiring hope at Jackson State. But what happened at Prime Prep?
- Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State stay at top of College Football Playoff rankings
- Richmond’s upset of Kentucky was two years — and one billboard — in the making
The Associated Press
- No. 2 Irish earn spot in ACC title game after cancellation
- No. 2 Notre Dame rolling behind talent and quality depth
- Healthy, deeper No. 4 Clemson ready for championship run
- Ohio State still 4th in CFP rankings after cancellation
- Oklahoma taps Stoops to help with Riley’s depleted staff
- Arkansas RB Rakeem Boyd opts out to prepare for NFL draft
- Tennessee dismisses LB Kivon Bennett hours after arrest
- Auburn lineman Alec Jackson has hand surgery, out vs Aggies
- No. 7 Kansas overcomes offensive woes, beats No. 20 Kentucky
- College hoops back at MSG with Villanova-Virginia on Dec. 19
- Nova’s Wright says bubble stay takes mental toll on players
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Winston Salem Journal
- Today in sports history: Oakland’s Tim Brown, Jerry Rice rewrite record books in 2002
- A cautious start to NBA season, as camps open amid positives
- American women settle lawsuit with U.S. Soccer Federation on unequal working conditions with men, to appeal wage claims
Charlotte Observer
- The Hornets paid too much for Gordon Hayward, but that’s better than the alternative
- Hornets didn’t plan to sign major free agents, then paid Gordon Hayward. What changed?
New York Times
- Do We Need Football in America This Badly?
- Are You Ready for Some (Wednesday) Football?
- Perform Abysmally, Defend Yourself Vehemently: The Adam Gase Way
- Add Parkour to the Olympics? Purists Say ‘Nah’
- U.S. Soccer and Women’s Stars Reach Deal on Working Conditions
- With Trevor May, the Mets Make a Foray Into Free Agency
Washington Post
- Ranking the best NFL coaching jobs that could be available this offseason
- Flouting mask rules left the Broncos without any QBs Sunday, and now it could lead to fines
- Don’t look now, but Washington has the inside track on the NFC East crown
- Katie Ledecky couldn’t pursue Olympic medals in 2020. She got her degree instead.
- Scott Brooks has three weeks to make the pieces fit around John Wall and Bradley Beal
- Spencer Kieboom built his life around baseball. Then he quietly walked away.
- Washington expected to sign Taylor Heinicke to practice squad as ‘quarantine quarterback’
- Washington Spirit acquires USWNT’s Kelley O’Hara in trade with Utah Royals
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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