Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Pirates eye USF after tough time at Tulane Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
- ECU Returns Home To Face USF
- ECU-Wichita State Women’s Basketball Postponed
- ECU To Restart Women’s Swimming & Diving, Women’s Tennis
Women’s basketball game against Wichita State postponed The East Carolinian
East Carolina hosts South Florida in AAC clash Sports Illustrated
WNCT 9
- Online Originals: Reaction to the return of ECU Women’s Swim, Dive and Tennis programs
- COVID-19 issue at Wichita State postpones ECU women’s game
247 Sports
No plans to add, subtract men’s teams Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Maryland football to part ways with offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery Baltimore Sun
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- The American Announces Changes to Two Men’s Basketball Games
- Tulsa’s Collins Adds Bednarik Award as Nation’s Top Defensive Player
Notre Dame hires Cincy’s Freeman as defensive coordinator The Associated Press
Cincinnati Enquirer
- Cincinnati DC Freeman heads to Notre Dame
- Bearcats getting QB Ridder, DE Sanders back for next season
Two former North Carolina defensive line players to transfer to Temple football Philadelphia Inquirer
Meet freshman Tylan Pope, a bundle of energy for Tulane men’s hoops NOLA.com
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Tulsa World
- TU linebacker Zaven Collins wins Bednarik Award as nation’s top defensive player
- Gallery: A look back at Josh Blankenship’s career so far
Houston Chronicle
- CB coach Zac Etheridge leaving UH for Auburn
- Brison Gresham is a blank sheet no more for UH basketball
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- Duke’s Coach K cleared to return against Wake Forest after coronavirus quarantine
- UNC’s basketball game against Clemson postponed, game against Syracuse rescheduled
- UNC’s basketball team made its threes. Now Mama Dip’s is feeding hundreds in need.
Winston Salem Journal
- COVID upends ACC schedule – again
- Wake Forest ends the week at No. 21 Duke. Here are a few items about the matchup with the Blue Devils.
- Wake Forest football team loses head strength coach Brandon Hourigan but Clawson promotes his replacement
- Triad coaches will help ESPN with coverage of Alabama-Ohio State national championship game
- Wake Forest athletics department won’t address status of ‘part-time hourly intern’ after tweets during insurrection at U.S. Capitol
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Malik Curry’s two free throws clinch ODU men’s series-opening victory vs. Florida Atlantic
- Norfolk State hopes to resume interrupted schedule with league play – and first game in nearly two weeks
- After attacking Stacey Abrams on Twitter, ex-ODU assistant football coach fired by Chattanooga
- Virginia coach Tony Bennett asked for assertiveness. Freshman Reece Beekman answered.
- Hokies set up possible Shane Beamer reunion, schedule South Carolina in 2025 Chick-fil-A Kickoff
Charleston Post Courier
- Clemson’s men’s basketball season paused due to COVID-19
- Gamecocks’ Beamer names new offensive coordinator one day after Bobo’s departure
- On second try, Payton Willis finds home at College of Charleston
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- This college football season a slog, not a success
- College football struggles to a conclusion, and I’m thankful
- Georgia’s ’unfinished business’ theme brings back two more Bulldogs
- Ohio State rides Justin Fields’ toughness, leadership to championship game
- Plenty to fix in Georgia Tech’s special teams in 2021
The Associated Press
- College football 2021: NCAA reforms and pandemic recovery
- The Latest: Duke’s Coach K back on sideline for Wake Forest
- Crutcher’s 29 points sends Dayton past Davidson in OT
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Winston Salem Journal
- Lasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93
- Photos: Remembering Tommy Lasorda, 1927-2021
- ‘Top five’: How a childhood mantra is driving Ravens TE Mark Andrews to greatness
- Today in sports history: Joe Louis retains boxing title with first-round knockout in 1942
- What time is the game on? Sports events on the air for Saturday, Jan. 9
- HBO film seeks a look behind Tiger Woods’ public persona
Charlotte Observer
- Hornets’ LaMelo Ball doesn’t play like a rookie. ‘It’s kind of what we expect now.’
- LaMelo Ball has near-triple double as Charlotte Hornets beat Pelicans on the road
- QB Dwayne Haskins scheduled to visit Panthers, sources say
New York Times
- Four Reasons the N.F.L. Shattered Its Scoring Record in 2020
- Talk About a Tricky Assignment. He’s Trying to Catch a Ball and a Baby.
- A Year Without a Win Is About to Get Worse
- Tommy Lasorda Was a Celebrity. He Was Also a Leader.
- A ‘Super’ N.F.L. Playoff Weekend Is Missing Something. Can You Guess What?
- What to Watch for in Saturday’s N.F.L. Wild-Card Games
- N.F.L. Playoff Predictions: Our Picks in the Wild-Card Round
- Asking the N.F.L. Playoff Questions That Need Answers
Washington Post
- Athletes know what rioters don’t: Real power is discipline, not unchecked rage
- Alex Smith, an injured soldier and a friendship born from a shared journey
- Washington’s young defenders grew up in awe of Tom Brady. Now they will try to stop the ‘GOAT.’
- Washington-Tampa Bay playoff preview
- Guard Brandon Scherff is a first-team all-pro, Washington’s first since 1996
- Capitol riot forced U-Mass.-GW game cancellation, then a rush to keep players safe
- Athletes know what rioters don’t: Real power is discipline, not unchecked rage
- Capitol riot forced U-Mass.-GW game cancellation, then a rush to keep players safe
Arthur Blank’s coaching hires – not great, but not always awful Atlanta Journal Constitution
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