Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
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- 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
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
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
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