Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
Mitchelson encourages student body with holiday message The East Carolinian
WNCT 9
- Pirates improve to 5-0 after squeaking past North Florida, 73-67
- ECU women return to winning ways, hold off VCU
WITN 7
Scrappy ECU Moves to 5-0 With a 73-67 Win Over North Florida Rivals.com
247 Sports
- ECU survives scare from North Florida, moves to 5-0
- ECU 73, North Florida 67: How it looked from the baselines
- Three-star RB Joseph McKay commits to East Carolina
- True Freshman Report: RB Rahjai Harris
Clutch ECU is 5-0 after win over Ospreys Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- East Carolina Improves to 5-0 with Win over North Florida
- Houston-UCF Men’s Basketball Game on Dec. 15 Postponed
The Associated Press
- Army hosts Navy for 1st time in 77 years due to COVID-19
- College Football Picks: Conference title game spots on line
- Gardner carries East Carolina past North Florida 73-67
- Williams scores 27 to lead Cincinnati over Furman 78-73
- McGee lifts Tulane over Southern Miss 58-38
- Memphis goes up against Auburn
Cincinnati Enquirer
- AAC commissioner ‘upset’ over UC’s latest CFP ranking
- Cincinnati slips to No. 8 in latest CFP rankings
- UC’s Bryant enters transfer portal
- Williams carries UC to win over Furman
- Analysis: Eason could be special for UC
Cincinnati’s standing in latest playoff rankings ‘indefensible,’ conference commissioner says WCSI
Tampa Bay Times
- Record aside, it wasn’t all bad for USF football in 2020
- Cohesion comes in spurts for the USF men
- USF women’s basketball game vs. Stetson back on schedule
Orlando Sentinel
- UCF prepares for unique early signing period due to COVID
- Mike Bianchi Column: Welcome, Cincinnati, to UCF’s College Football Playoff hell
- UCF’s Dillon Gabriel, Marlon Williams and Richie Grant national award semifinalists
NOLA.com
- Tulane officially confirms Jack Curtis out as Tulane defensive coordinator after five seasons
- Tulane stifles cold-shooting Southern Miss, cruises to easy victory
SMU football will finish season with Frisco Bowl appearance on Dec. 19 Dallas Morning News
Memphis Tigers Landers Nolley okay to go for Auburn game Action News 5
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Memphis vs. Houston football rescheduled to 2:30 p.m. Saturday
- What Memphis basketball learned in homestand, Penny Hardaway’s scouting report of Auburn
Tulsa World
- Throwback Tulsa: Philip Montgomery hired as TU football coach on this day in 2014
- Who do oddsmakers favor in Big 12 game, OU or Iowa State? Plus Tulsa is big underdog in AAC title contest
- TU’s Zaven Collins named finalist for Nagurski Trophy, honoring college football’s national defensive player
The Opposition: UH returns to action against Memphis The Daily Cougar
After peak of ‘H-Town Takeover,’ UH’s football season ticket sales plummet Houston Chronicle
Annapolis Capital
- How Bill Belichick helped revive Navy football with a 20-minute phone call
- 2020 Army Navy game is a financial hit for athletic associations at both academies
- Ranking 13 Navy Midshipmen football uniforms against Army
Wichita Eagle
- Wichita State basketball prepares defense to face potential No. 1 NBA draft pick
- Wichita State to have limited capacity at Koch Arena for this week’s basketball games
- Here are the steps WSU’s missing basketball players are taking to return to play
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Pittsburgh holds off Georgia Tech
- Georgia Tech loses a game. Tech’s coach loses his composure
- Georgia Tech struggles to run — and stop the run — in loss to Pitt
- Week 15 college football schedule: How to watch all 42 FBS games
- How SEC’s new TV deal will affect league, fans
- Is this the calm before the playoff storm?
- 2nd place in East on line for Georgia at Missouri
SEC on ABC: ESPN to be exclusive TV home, starting 2024 USA Today
Three things to know about Troy football vs. No. 13 Coastal Carolina Montgomery Advertiser
Washington Post
- BC opts out of bowl game to spend Christmas at home
- LSU’s self-imposed bowl ban is final nadir in a national title defense to forget
- Amid college basketball’s pandemic ‘mess,’ calls for pausing the season grow louder
- Virginia men’s basketball postpones three games, and the Villanova game is in jeopardy
Charlotte Observer
- Homegrown talent will be on display in Charlotte 49ers-App State men’s basketball game
- ACC championship tickets were on sale for $17,000. Now only a limited group can buy them
- What Bob McKillop likes most about his Davidson basketball team thus far
Raleigh News and Observer
- Can UNC football avoid getting ‘whipped’ by Miami’s really talented defensive line?
- Duke cancels the rest of its nonconference basketball schedule
- ‘We’re just plowing through this.’ Why basketball during COVID-19 feels wrong to Coach K.
Winston Salem Journal
- Miami, North Carolina take QB star power into matchup
- Duke, Florida State seeking to end three-game losing streaks
- Five things to know about Appalachian State’s opponent, Georgia Southern
- Wake Forest football notebook: Luke Masterson healthy again is a cause to celebrate
- Coach K not the first with concerns about basketball in a pandemic, but he’s the loudest
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Old Dominion adds men’s basketball game at home against Northeastern as schedule continues to change
- ACC Deep Thoughts: Why the anticipated Cavaliers-Hokies social media jabfest never developed – and for good reason
- Molinaro: College basketball travel at the moment makes no sense
Fayetteville Observer
- ACC football weekend preview: UNC vs. Miami in battle of top-20 teams
- UNC adds basketball game against NC Central, won’t play Elon this season
- Duke cancels remainder of nonconference schedule
Charleston Post Courier
- No. 13 CCU looks to remain on path for New Year’s 6 bowl when it travels to Troy
- With Beamer contract nearly done, USC seeks ‘amicable’ Muschamp settlement to save millions
- Clemson’s Derion Kendrick savors touchdown scored on son’s birthday
- Marshall hands College of Charleston second straight loss
- Clemson men’s basketball rolls past Maryland at home, extending undefeated start
- Charleston Southern basketball paused due to COVID-19, game at Duke postponed
Columbia The State
- Gamecocks have ‘strong’ chance to go to a bowl, and the players want to, Tanner says
- When USC basketball can return from COVID-19 pause, what it means for Clemson game
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Winston Salem Journal
- NFL MVP watch: It’s a two-horse race between Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers
- Friday’s sports events on the air
- Olympics on tight timeline to chart new path on protest
- Tokyo Games sponsors pay $3.3 billion, but more still needed
- The year in photos: The top sports images of 2020
- DH drama unfortunately a sign of what’s to come in baseball’s negotiations
- Matt Nagy says he hasn’t talked with Chicago Bears ownership about his job status as rumblings about change grow louder
Charlotte Observer
- Panthers’ Rock Hill facility finally approved. What to know about 20-plus-year project
- Which players the Hornets plan to use in the preseason. Sorry, Duke and Kentucky fans
New York Times
- College Sports Has Reported at Least 6,629 Virus Cases. There Are Many More.
- U.S. Will Not Punish Olympic Athletes for Peaceful Protests
- Fighters Win Key Ruling in Case That Could Upend U.F.C.’s Business
- N.F.L. Week 14 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
- The Women Faced Off to Play Soccer. One Team Lost Because of Hair Dye.
- N.C.A.A. Crisis Shows How Biden’s Surgeon General Pick Navigated the Pandemic
- December Date for U.S. Women’s Open Brings New Challenges
- Suspension Reduced for Gymnastics Coach Accused of Emotional and Physical Abuse
- The Hall of Fame Kept Dick Allen Waiting. He Ran Out of Time.
Washington Post
- James Harden has confused player empowerment with self-sabotage
- Playing the 49ers reminds of past failures, but Washington finally seems to have moved on
- Trent Williams says he won’t carry grudge into Sunday’s game against ex-Washington teammates
- The Wizards’ Deni Avdija is an old pro at being a rookie
- Cam Newton’s struggles continue as Patriots’ postseason hopes plummet with loss to Rams
- A strange season ends in a familiar place with Virginia vs. Virginia Tech
- After pushback, U.S. Olympic leaders say they won’t punish athletes for social justice protests
- ABC, ESPN gain exclusive rights to SEC football in 2024 with 10-year deal
- Two soccer fans have attended every MLS Cup, and they’re not stopping now
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