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Run lays Highlanders low Bonesville.net
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UNCW-East Carolina rivalry needs men’s basketball games to stay healthy
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- Gardner scores 20 to carry East Carolina over Radford, 63-50
- Duke drops ECU women’s basketball, 72-47
December 5th Sports; ECU men’s basketball 3-0 to start season for first time in 7 years WCTI 12
ECU Beats Radford 63-50 For Third Straight Victory Rivals.com
Basketball roundup: ECU men defeat Radford Roanoke Times
ECU football coach sees growth after final win Fayetteville Observer
247 Sports
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
- Gilbert proud of Pirates for their fight, final results
- ECU beats Radford for 3-0 record
- ECU Notes: College of Education receives largest-ever gift
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- East Carolina, Houston and SMU Stay Undefeated
- No. RV USF, Houston Pick Up Big Saturday WBB Wins
- Tulsa Clinches Spot In Championship Game With 19-6 Win at Navy
- Tulane Closes Regular Season With 35-21 Win Against Memphis
The Associated Press
- No. 22 Tulsa beats Navy 19-6 to earn berth in AAC title game
- Pratt in on four TDs as Tulane beats Memphis 35-21
- South Florida WBB tops No. 6 Mississippi State 67-63 in OT
Tulsa World
- Tulsa clinches spot in AAC championship game with 19-6 win at Navy
- Fourth and short: Everything you need to know about TU’s game in four downs
- View from the sidelines: No. 22 Tulsa at Navy
- Message from mom: Before every game, Zaven Collins’ mom sends her son a good-luck text. It’s a reminder that with determination and focus good things happen
Annapolis Capital
- Without strong offensive output, one play sealed Navy football’s fate against Tulsa
- Quarterback Xavier Arline not enough as Navy offense struggles again in 19-6 loss to No. 22 Tulsa
- Tim Schwartz: Navy football should honor its 26 seniors again when normalcy returns | COMMENTARY
UCF Knights Face-Off Against Undefeated Michigan, First Matchup in History Between Both Programs Space Coast Daily
NOLA.com
- Game notebook: productive group of stalwarts honored on Tulane’s Senior Day
- Hall ball: Tulane handles Memphis 35-21 in offensive coordinator’s final game with the Wave
- Three and Out: Guerry’s thoughts on Tulane’s 35-21 win against Memphis
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Tulane 35, Memphis 21: Five things learned from the Tigers’ loss in New Orleans
- Memphis is an ‘average football team’ because Tigers’ high-powered offense lost its way | Giannotto
- Memphis football running out of time to end season on positive note
Cincinnati Enquirer
- Reports: Bearcats’ Pitts enters transfer portal
- UC, XU enter Crosstown Shootout coming from different places
- Three keys, prediction: Cincinnati Bearcats host Xavier Musketeers in Crosstown Shootout
SMU collects big 66-64 win over Dayton as Emmanuel Bandoumel sinks buzzer-beater Dallas Morning News
UH coach Kelvin Sampson, assistant Kellen Sampson out for COVID-19 reasons Houston Chronicle
Grimes helps rally Houston past Gamecocks Charleston Post Courier
South Carolina hangs tough but misses opportunity to upset No. 10 Houston Columbia The State
‘Eight is enough’: Wichita State basketball will again be undermanned against Missouri Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
College Basketball Roundup: Wright leads High Point to first win North State Journal
Myrtle Beach Sun News
- Coastal Carolina battles BYU in college football thriller
- How 1 yard and brutish play factored into No. 18 Coastal Carolina’s win over No. 13 BYU
- Charming and quirky: How ESPN College GameDay repped the Grand Strand Saturday morning
- Who wants a ‘Mormons vs. Mullets’ T-shirt? It’s a thing heading into the BYU-CCU game
Charleston Post Courier
- CCU stops BYU in final seconds to win battle of unbeatens
- Gamecocks set to hire Shane Beamer as head football coach
- Gamecocks’ nightmare season ends at Kentucky, countdown to new coach begins
- Sapakoff: A tribute to 2020 South Carolina football endurance, courage
- Lawrence, Clemson plow past Virginia Tech to clinch ACC Championship berth
- College of Charleston’s rollercoaster week ends with a thud against Furman
Columbia The State
- Shane Beamer to be South Carolina’s next head football coach, reports say
- Harris makes history, but Gamecocks close turbulent 2020 with loss to Kentucky
- Clemson knocks out Va Tech, punches ticket to Notre Dame rematch in ACC title game
- Dabo shares key injury updates after Virginia Tech game, addresses Justyn Ross status
Raleigh News and Observer
- More turnovers. A shutout loss. Duke is losing in ways of yesteryear
- Duke’s woes continue with lopsided loss to No. 9 Miami
- NC State defeats Georgia Tech to complete a remarkable turnaround
- Alim McNeill, NC State nose tackle, headed to the NFL. Here’s how he became a star.
- NC State’s bubble bursts as college basketball stumbles through a season of COVID
- In UNC seniors’ last game at Kenan, younger players get the chance to play against WCU
- UNC battles Western Carolina in college football action
Winston Salem Journal
- Wake Forest football team hits the practice field again for the first time since Thanksgiving Day
- Carter’s 3 TDs help carry North Carolina past Western Carolina 49-9
- As Louisiana celebrated in Boone, App State comes to terms with what’s held it back
Roanoke Times
- South Carolina reportedly hiring Shane Beamer as coach
- McFarling: Misplaced caution throws Hokies into the wind
- Second half offensive woes, injuries sink Virginia Tech’s long shot upset bid in loss to Clemson
- ‘An immense challenge’: Virginia Tech QB Knox Kadum makes unexpected debut in loss to Clemson
- Second half offensive woes, injuries sink Virginia Tech’s long shot upset bid in loss to Clemson
- How Virginia Tech’s early offensive game plan kept Clemson grounded
- Virginia football team outlasts Boston College for fourth straight win
- Doughty: An almost empty Scott Stadium is where the wins have been for Virginia
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- ACC Deep Thoughts: Shane Beamer may be closing in on South Carolina job, so how does that sit with Hokies fans? Should it matter?
- Virginia weathers big passing day to down Boston College in home finale
Fayetteville Observer
- NC State completes 2020 turnaround with senior night win over Georgia Tech
- UNC cruises past Western Carolina in home finale for bounce-back, tune-up
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Shorthanded Georgia Tech loses on the road to N.C. State
- Depleted defense good, but Georgia Tech’s offense back to form in loss
- Thin Georgia Tech defense holds N.C. State below average scoring total
- Josh Pastner ‘misevaluated’ team in 0-2 start; Kentucky next
- COVID-less Georgia frustrated by latest game postponement
- Florida beats Tennessee, ends Georgia’s run as SEC East champion
The Associated Press
- No. 14 Coastal Carolina holds off No. 8 BYU 22-17
- AP Top 25 Takeaways: More games like BYU-Coastal Carolina?
- No. 4 Clemson beats Va. Tech, sets up Notre Dame rematch
- Book leads No. 2 Irish past Syracuse 45-21; Clemson next up
- AP source: Oklahoma’s Beamer to take over Gamecocks
- Jones bolsters Heisman case; No. 1 Alabama beats LSU 55-17
- No. 13 Oklahoma tops Baylor, earns trip to Big 12 title game
- No. 12 Iowa State, No. 13 Oklahoma set for Big 12 title game
- Rodriguez scores 3 TDs, Kentucky routs South Carolina 41-18
- King, defense help No. 9 Hurricanes beat Blue Devils 48-0
- Saturday’s best
- No. 12 Cyclones rout WVU 42-6; next stop Big 12 title game
- Armstrong, balance lead Virginia past Boston College, 43-32
- Hockman, defense carry N.C. State over Georgia Tech, 23-13
- Rice uses 5 interceptions to upset No. 15 Marshall 20-0
- Carter’s 3 TDs help carry N. Carolina past W. Carolina 49-9
- Missouri erases late deficit to beat Arkansas in wild finish
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Winston Salem Journal
- Today in sports history: Syracuse’s Ernie Davis first Black player to win Heisman in 1961
- ‘Welcome home’: Premier League’s soul is back as fans return
- Fans jeer as players take a knee in English soccer match
- Ex-NFL player Burfict arrested in Vegas on battery charge
- Jets coach Adam Gase admits he let QB Sam Darnold down
- Mark Bradley: This we know: The NFL won’t cancel anything
- NASCAR to run 2021 Daytona 500 with limited fans. Here’s what we know.
Charlotte Observer
- Why Charlotte Hornets’ James Borrego no longer ‘driven’ by last season’s prime agenda
- Analysis: The Panthers are where we expected them to be, and that’s a good thing
New York Times
- N.F.L. Week 13 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
- Talking About Race Made Two N.F.L. Teammates Partners in Activism
- Nothing Lasts Forever
- What’s the Deal With Russell Westbrook?
- Rights Group Demands End to Sex Testing of Female Track Athletes
- Soccer Faces a Cash Crunch. Its Leaders Aren’t Feeling It.
Washington Post
- With the Wizards, Russell Westbrook will just be himself
- Beal looking forward to playing with Westbrook
- How athletes built a voter-turnout machine for 2020 and beyond
- College football winners and losers: Ohio State takes care of business at Michigan State
- Coastal Carolina edges BYU in a battle of unbeatens
- Virginia Tech can’t keep up with Clemson, clinches first losing regular season since 1992
- NFL games on TV: Week 13 brings a surprisingly good Browns-Titans game, Patrick Mahomes in prime time
- NFL Week 13 playoff scenarios: Steelers, Chiefs and Saints can punch their tickets
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