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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPThursday, December 3, 2020

December 3, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

East Carolina Opens WBB Home Slate Against Georgia ecupirates.com

Ending season with 2 straight wins gives ECU momentum North State Journal

The East Carolinian

  • ECU athletics faces potential lawsuit over elimination of women’s sports teams
  • Gardner’s big night helps ECU win home opener against NC Wesleyan

247 Sports

  • Managing current roster ECU’s first priority this offseason
  • Looking at East Carolina’s 2021 opponents
  • Current BCS Top 10 differs from College Football Playoff
  • New Crystal Ball pick for ECU’s 2021 class

Robinson-White playing turnover-free ball Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Men’s Basketball 5-0 on Wednesday Night American Athletic Conference

The Associated Press

  • Southern Miss hires Will Hall as its new football coach
  • Nolley II carries Memphis over Arkansas St. 83-54
  • Durr lifts South Florida past Florida Gulf Coast 76-57
  • Adams-Woods lifts Cincinnati over Lipscomb 67-55

Houston-SMU football game postponed again due to COVID-19? Yardbarker

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Vogt leads the UC Bearcats to win over Lipscomb
  • Analysis: It’s different, but UC hoops is back

UCF receiver Marlon Williams opts out of rest of 2020 season, declares for NFL draft Orlando Sentinel

NOLA.com

  • Report: Tulane’s Willie Fritz set to hire Chip Long as offensive coordinator
  • It’s official: Tulane offensive coordinator Will Hall leaving to become Southern Miss coach
  • Freshman factor: Kentwood product Cornelius Dyson impressive in first start

Dallas Morning News

  • Source: SMU-Houston game called off again amid another COVID-19 outbreak, reportedly among SMU QBs
  • SMU pulls away to win big over Houston Baptist; Mustangs game vs. Vanderbilt canceled

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Penny Hardaway already sees Memphis Tigers freshman Moussa Cisse making big strides
  • Tigers Football Podcast: The good, bad from Memphis beating Navy and looking towards Tulane

Tulsa World

  • TU defense relying on cast of characters, not just Zaven Collins
  • Tulsa QB Zach Smith expected to start Saturday against Navy

Navy football coaches still waiting to see if Goslin, Arline or Morris seize starting quarterback job Annapolis Capital

A breakdown of how Tyson Etienne delivered for Wichita State when it needed a spark  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Heartbreaker! Texas sinks UNC in Maui Invitational championship on Matt Coleman’s shot
  • UNC loses to Texas on last second shot in the Maui Invitational
  • No ‘Maui’ title for UNC, but a step in the right direction — and away from last season
  • Analysis: UNC growing pains are tougher than expected for Tar Heels’ freshman backcourt
  • 16 will walk on UNC senior day, but 3 veteran Tar Heels will return, Mack Brown says
  • NC State wants to be the best, so it scheduled the No. 1 Gamecocks. Next up: Winning

Winston Salem Journal

  • Wake Forest football notebook: Clawson says his team intent on playing a game
  • Five things to know about No. 25 Louisiana, App State’s football opponent Friday night

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Old Dominion pulls away late in cross-town matchup against Norfolk State
  • Echoes abound as long-awaited Old Dominion and Norfolk State matchup takes place without fans
  • Virginia Tech has struggled, but hopes a high-profile closing stretch will salvage the season

Charleston Post Courier

  • CCU to host Louisiana in Sun Belt Championship Dec. 19 at noon on either ESPN, ESPN2
  • Report: Liberty QB Malik Willis tests positive for COVID-19; status unknown for Saturday at CCU
  • Sapakoff: Gamecocks football coach search history through Clemson eyes
  • Gamecocks’ Kevin Harris can join running back royalty with 72 yards in season finale
  • 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

Columbia The State

  • UPDATE: Liberty says it has ‘some COVID-19 concerns.’ Could CCU play BYU instead?
  • Dabo Swinney surprised the ACC gave Clemson next week off
  • A recruiter or a schemer? How that plays into South Carolina’s coaching search
  • Battle of the bigs: No. 1 Gamecocks, Aliyah Boston set for major test vs. NC State
  • USC’s Seventh Woods misses practice ahead of road game with No. 10 Houston

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Who is Josh Brooks, Georgia’s interim athletic director?
  • Camara, Wheeler lead Georgia over North Georgia
  • Georgia Tech coaches easing physical load in practice

Washington Post

  • Virginia Tech football’s final push to salvage season begins with No. 3 Clemson
  • ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit apologizes for suggesting Michigan may use outbreak to duck Ohio State
  • Maryland football’s game at Michigan canceled because of coronavirus cases in Wolverines program

The Associated Press

  • No. 1 Alabama looks to avenge last year’s loss against LSU
  • No. 4 Tigers take aim at clinching spot in ACC title game
  • Chanticleers, Liberty unapologetic entering Top 25 matchup
  • No. 12 Iowa State can clinch Big 12 title game spot with win
  • No. 10 Hoosiers, No. 18 Badgers meet with undefined stakes
  • Gonzaga and Baylor to face off in rare top-2 meeting
  • Coleman, No. 17 Texas beat No. 14 UNC 69-67 for Maui title
  • Clemson beats South Carolina State 75-38 in home opener

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • NASCAR to run 2021 Daytona 500 with limited fans. Here’s what we know.
  • Today in sports history: Packers’ Rodgers-to-Rodgers connection caps 2015 comeback over Lions
  • Dave Hyde: Football in a pandemic has become as sketchy as feared
  • Agent: LeBron inks 2-year, $85 million extension with Lakers
  • Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86
  • Thursday’s sports events on the air

Charlotte Observer

  • Rethink the way you view Hornets PJ Washington and Miles Bridges. A lot is changing.
  • Mailbag: Are Panthers satisfied with Bridgewater? Is he a better option than Cam Newton?

New York Times

  • Talking About Race Made Two N.F.L. Teammates Partners in Activism
  • Mourning at the Places Where ‘El Dios’ Walked
  • N.F.L. Week 13 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
  • Rockets’ Russell Westbrook Traded to Wizards for John Wall
  • Long Delayed Ravens-Steelers Meeting Is Hardly Must-See TV

Washington Post

  • The thoughtless husks who plunged this NFL season into chaos deserve a public shaming
  • Steelers stay unbeaten, hold off Ravens in rare Wednesday NFL game
  • Wizards trade point guard John Wall to Rockets for Russell Westbrook
  • Wizards’ deal of John Wall for Russell Westbrook is the right move, but packed with risk
  • NBA opening-week schedule features LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant for Christmas
  • Ron Rivera could have spent big in free agency. Instead Washington’s bargains have paid off.
  • Cubs tender contract to Kris Bryant; Nationals do the same with Juan Soto and Trea Turner
  • Jaret Patterson’s 409-yard, eight-TD performance for Buffalo is a reminder of his days at Pallotti

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • What Saints’ Sean Payton had to say about the Falcons
  • ‘It’s time to win,’ Bogdanovic says of Hawks’ progression
  • Braves keep seven players, let Duvall become free agent
  • Braves outfielder Adam Duvall becomes a free agent

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