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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPFriday, January 15, 2021

January 15, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirates turn page to 2021 … ECU hoops in limbo for the time being … ECU reports 10 cases of COVID-19 among baseball team… Could former ECU player Dwayne Ledford be Marshall’s new coach?

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • VIEW FROM THE EAST
    Pirates turn page to 2021
  • AUDIO FEATURE
    Joe Dooley presser
  • Basketball News
    ECU hoops in limbo for the time being

ecupirates.com

  • ECU-Houston Women’s Basketball Start Time Altered
  • ECU Pauses Basketball Activities

The East Carolinian

  • Men’s basketball suspends all team activities
  • ECU announces COVID-19 cluster within baseball team

WNCT 9

  • ECU reports 10 cases of COVID-19 among baseball team
  • ECU pauses basketball activities due to multiple COVID-19 cases

WITN 7

  • ECU announces COVID-19 cluster within nationally-ranked baseball program
  • ECU-Houston women’s basketball start time altered on Saturday
  • East Carolina pauses all men’s basketball activities due to COVID-19

COVID-19 pauses ECU men’s basketball, 2 games postponed WCTI 12

ECU Puts Basketball On Pause Due To Multiple Covid-19 Cases  Rivals.com

247 Sports

  • 10 COVID-19 cases identified within ECU baseball team
  • Next two ECU games postponed due to COVID-19
  • True Freshman Report: CB Nasir Clerk

Pirate basketball on pause; Cluster identified with baseball Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Herd’s coaching search could move quickly  [Former Charlotte coach Brad Lambert and former ECU player Dwayne Ledford current Louisville offensive coordinator/ offensive line coach are among those who will be interviewed.] Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Temple Defeats UCF, 62-55, in Thursday Matinee
  • The American Announces Changes to Men’s Basketball Schedule
  • UCF Players Lead American Contingent in Initial 2021 Oracle/ITA Rankings
  • American Athletic Conference Players in Initial 2021 Oracle/ITA Rankings

Cincinnati Enquirer

  •  Saturday’s UC hoops game postponed due to COVID-19
  •  UC receiver Jackson enters NCAA transfer portal

UCF basketball falls at Temple after long layoff Orlando Sentinel

Temple earns first conference win at home vs. UCF Philadelphia Inquirer

Tulane men’s hoops to host Temple on Saturday instead of playing at Cincinnati NOLA.com

 Memphis-SMU basketball game rescheduled Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

  • Season in review: Was the 2020 season a success for Tulsa?
  • Watch Now: Kelly Hines on a wild, but successful 2020 season for TU football

‘A new aura’: How Isaac Brown has guided WSU basketball through adversity to success  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • NC State postpones men’s basketball game as school reports athletics COVID cluster
  • NC State men’s basketball postpones another game due to COVID-19 issues within program

Winston Salem Journal

  • Two-way artist: Wake Forest’s Jalen Johnson has two passions, basketball and his art work
  • UNCG continues road success with easy 87-63 win over Samford
  • Wake Forest’s Conti scores 30 in loss to Notre Dame
  • N.C. State’s game Saturday postponed; Wolfpack crushed in 105-73 loss at Florida State

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Norfolk, Suffolk cancel winter sports over COVID-19 concerns
  • “I want to be here.” Taylor Heinicke hopes to stay with Washington after dazzling playoff debut

Charleston Post Courier

  • Clemson’s Justyn Ross announces return
  • Beamer regroups after Auburn poaches pieces of Gamecocks’ coaching staff
  • Sapakoff: Beamer’s staff is a South Carolina football ‘Moneyball’ experiment
  • Urban Hire: Meyer returns to sidelines with NFL’s Jaguars

Columbia The State

  • How Pete Lembo, the ‘ultimate team player,’ adds stability to USC football staff
  • Clemson’s Justyn Ross announces decision on his future
  • Gamecocks set to play again, but Frank Martin is out, among group in COVID-19 protocol

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Antwan Owens leaving Georgia Tech as grad transfer
  • Antwan Owens leaving Georgia Tech as grad transfer
  • He’ll miss Georgia Tech, but Jalen Camp jumps into draft prep

 

Charlotte Observer

  • Did 90 seconds change the course of Davidson’s basketball season?
  • Last weekend was a good one for Charlotte 49ers basketball to remember — and forget

The Associated Press

  • Arkansas-Alabama highlights weekend’s SEC men’s hoops action
  • AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Green Bay Packers win Super Bowl I over Kansas City Chiefs in 1967
  • Sports events on the air for Friday, Jan. 15
  • Golfer Cabrera arrested in Rio for extradition to homeland
  • Japan minister says ‘anything can happen’ with Tokyo Games
  • Urban Hire: Meyer returns to sidelines with NFL’s Jaguars
  • NHL 2021: Here’s a look at every team as a very unusual season begins
  • Kristian Winfield: Deal for Harden gives Nets explosive Big 3, but it’s a gamble that must lead to a title
  • Marcus Hayes: It sure looks like Carson Wentz got Jeffrey Lurie to fire Doug Pederson as Eagles coach

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Carolina Hurricanes open new season with 3-0 win over Detroit Red Wings
  • Can the Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup in 2021? Here are 10 things that need to happen.

Charlotte Hornets’ fourth-quarter rally falls short in loss to the Toronto Raptors Charlotte Observer

New York Times

  • Jets Hire Robert Saleh of the 49ers as Head Coach
  • Bruno Fernandes and the Long Game
  • Hopes for Tokyo’s Summer Olympics Darken
  • N.F.L. Playoff Predictions: Our Picks in the Divisional Round
  • One Basketball Might Not Be Enough for the New-Look Nets
  • Urban Meyer to Make N.F.L. Jump With Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Will N.F.L. Teams Learn the Right Lessons From Josh Allen’s Success?
  • He Just Wanted to Play Catch. They Got Relief From Troubled Times.
  • U.S. Figure Skating to Pay $1.45 Million to Ex-Skater Who Says He Was Abused
  • Raiders Owner Mark Davis Is Set to Buy W.N.B.A.’s Las Vegas Aces

Washington Post

  • Urban Meyer returns to coaching, jumps to NFL with hiring by Jacksonville Jaguars
  • College football coaches in the NFL: The good, the bad and the Holtz
  • Jets hire Robert Saleh, an Arab-American who last led 49ers’ vaunted defense
  • New Capitals season, old names in the goal column as Caps beat Sabres in opener
  • Alex Ovechkin transformed his legacy and shattered our expectations — and he isn’t finished
  • What you may have missed in the Caps’ offseason, and what experts predict for this season
  • Washington interviews Titans’ Ryan Cowden for GM job, plans to meet with other candidates
  • Ranking Washington football seasons in the Daniel Snyder era from least to most fun
  • The Nets got better with the James Harden trade. How much better is up to Kyrie Irving.
  • Third Wizards player tests positive for coronavirus

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Reports: Falcons make offer to Arthur Smith
  • Terry Fontenot’s Saints work makes him good Falcons hire
  • Around the NL East: What Braves’ rivals have done this offseason
  • Braves plan promotions in hopes of fans’ return
  • Jake Fromm lives the lonely life of Bills quarantine quarterback
  • Braves organist announces he’s back for 13th season

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