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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPThursday, January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • East Carolina WBB Falls To UCF, 58-51
  • Volleyball Reveals 2020-21 Spring Schedule

WNCT 9

  • ECU women fall at home to Central Florida, 58-51
  • ECU announces 2021 spring volleyball schedule

WITN 7

  • ECU women fall to UCF at home, 58-51
  • Health director placing faith in adjusted planning as ECU students return

ECU football: Who is staying and who is going? Wilmington Star-News

East Carolina’s Jayden Gardner leaving his mark in program’s record book Jacksonville Daily News

247 Sports

  • True Freshman Report: DL Suirad Ware
  • ECU among the final schools for forward Jaquan Scott

ECU women fall to UCF for third straight loss Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Wichita State Improves to 4-1 in Conference Play with Win over Tulsa
  • No. 16/17 USF Remains Unbeaten In Conference Play At 7-0
  • Houston-USF Game Scheduled for Jan. 14 Postponed
  • Pair of American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Games Postponed

With East Carolina Game Postponed, Bearcats Prepare for Tulane SB Nation

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Boise State, San Diego State consider joining American Athletic Conference, per report
  • How Zach Harvey became one of the most important players on the Cincinnati Bearcats

Tampa Bay Times

  • USF men’s game against Houston postponed due to coronavirus issues for Bulls
  • USF women win program record-tying ninth in a row, roll Tulane

Brandon Moore has no ‘bad blood’ with UCF as he heads off to FSU Orlando Sentinel

Temple hangs around but loses second game to SMU after return from COVID pause  Philadelphia Inquirer

Tulane women can’t keep up with No. 16 South Florida NOLA.com

Dallas Morning News

  • SMU football adds ex-Oklahoma TE Grant Calcaterra, who recently came out of retirement
  • SMU basketball postpones both games this week after detecting COVID-19 case in program

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  •  Hardaway gives update on Memphis’ NCAA infractions case
  •  Memphis-SMU postponed; Tigers have at least 19 days between games
  •  Another Memphis football player enters transfer portal

Tulsa World

  • Former OU linebacker Jon-Michael Terry to transfer to TU
  • TU basketball: Off shooting night results in 72-53 loss at Wichita State
  • Holland Hall defensive end Owen Ostroski commits to TU

UH basketball game at South Florida postponed due to COVID-19 Houston Chronicle

SMU basketball forced to postpone Sunday’s Wichita State game because of COVID-19 Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

NC State blown out on the road by Florida State basketball  Raleigh News and Observer

Winston Salem Journal

  • N.C. State crushed in 105-73 loss at Florida State
  • Wake Forest falls to No. 16 Louisville at home
  • LaTaya Hillard-Gray promoted at WSSU to associate director of athletics
  • Big Ten basketball takeaways from the start of the season
  • Shannon Ryan: A complicated college football season — filled with exasperation and exhilaration — is over. Was it all worth it?
  • Urban Meyer reportedly weighing options on whether to return to coaching

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • U.Va. breakdown: Cavs’ Casey Morsell responds in first game back from quarantine, provides scoring punch against Notre Dame
  • Hokies promote Jack Tyler to linebackers coach after Tracy Claeys decides to step away from coaching
  • Norfolk State forces season-high 25 turnovers, rolls past N.C. Wesleyan

Charleston Post Courier

  • Sapakoff: Beamer’s staff is a South Carolina football ‘Moneyball’ experiment
  • Furman holds off The Citadel to hand Bulldogs first loss

Columbia The State

  • What Justin Stepp is looking for as he builds Gamecocks’ receiving group
  • Clemson baseball 2021 schedule set. Series with Gamecocks shifts to new weekend
  • College football’s sack leader will transfer to play for Beamer and the Gamecocks

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia’s lopsided loss to Auburn spoils strong debut of K.D. Johnson
  • After COVID-19 issues, Georgia Tech expects to play vs. N.C. State

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

New York Times

  • Houston Rockets to Trade James Harden to the Nets
  • Will N.F.L. Teams Learn the Right Lessons From Josh Allen’s Success?
  • N.F.L. Playoff Predictions: Our Picks in the Divisional Round
  • After Much Different Bubble Stays, Rangers and Islanders Start New Year

AP source: Harden headed to Nets in blockbuster 4-team deal Charleston Post Courier

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Green Bay Packers win their second Super Bowl in 1968
  • Kristian Winfield: Deal for Harden gives Nets explosive Big 3, but it’s a gamble that must lead to a title
  • Andy Murray tests positive for virus before Australian Open
  • Marcus Hayes: It sure looks like Carson Wentz got Jeffrey Lurie to fire Doug Pederson as Eagles coach

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Can the Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup in 2021? Here are 10 things that need to happen.
  • Canes season starts Thursday, but fans have fewer ways to watch. Here are the options. 

Washington Post

  • James Harden deal shows Nets are all in, both for a title and as a personality experiment
  • A night before the trade, Harden said Rockets ‘can’t be fixed’
  • For Peter Laviolette, Thursday is the start of a new challenge in just about every way possible
  • Coronavirus issues cast shadow over start of NHL season
  • Mesut Özil playing for D.C. United seems unlikely. But it’s not impossible.
  • United captain Birnbaum sidelined 8-12 weeks after ankle surgery
  • Olympic gold medalist charged in Capitol riots after being spotted in Team USA jacket
  • Wizards’ game Friday at Pistons postponed, marking second scratch after positive tests
  • Despite Wizards’ nightmarish start, this isn’t the season to rush to judgment
  • As MLB arbitration deadline nears, Nats contend with increasingly odd process
  • Washington begins process of hiring a GM, requests interview with Martin Mayhew of 49ers
  • Trinity Rodman, daughter of NBA ‘Bad Boy’ Dennis Rodman, drafted by NWSL’s Washington Spirit
  • What makes a great NFL quarterback? Not even head coaches can agree.
  • MLB suspends political contributions following Capitol riot

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • The Falcons need a coach. Doug Pederson is available
  • Lloyd Pierce isolating, Hawks employee tests positive for COVID
  • Around the NL East: What Braves’ rivals have done this offseason
  • Report: Titans’ Arthur Smith had second interview with Falcons

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