ECU Returns To Court After Pause Against Memphis; Memphis, East Carolina square off Sunday afternoon on ESPN2 …Dooley to miss first game as head coach: ‘It’s different’…Pirates Post Top Finishes At Liberty Invite…No. 8 Houston, SMU Pick Up Road Wins Saturday…UNC avenges its early-season loss to NC State basketball…Aaron’s death prompts call to change name: Braves to Hammers…Leftwich helping Brady transform potent Buccaneers offense…Poirier knocks out Conor McGregor in 2nd round at UFC 257
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
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Pirates post top finishes at Liberty Elite Invitational WNCT 9
Dooley, ECU hoops hope to host Memphis on Sunday WITN 7
Memphis, East Carolina square off Sunday afternoon on ESPN2 Memphis Tigers
Memphis looks to extend success against East Carolina Sports Illustrated
247 Sports
- ECU’s D’Ante Smith invited to NFL Combine
- Dooley to miss first game as head coach: ‘It’s different’
- How to watch Memphis’ road game against East Carolina
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
- ECU Notes: Genome sequencing could help wood duck conservation effort
- Different, all-digital experience for Dooley
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- No. 8 Houston, SMU Pick Up Road Wins Saturday
- UCF, Temple, Memphis Claim American Saturday Victories
‘Coaches can’t want it more than the players’: Tigers believe turnaround has started USA Today
USF-East Carolina women’s basketball game postponed Tampa Bay Times
Offensive struggles haunt Temple in 17-point loss to No. 8 Houston Philadelphia Inquirer
Marcus Sasser, Quentin Grimes lead No. 8 Houston past Temple Houston Chronicle
Another grad transfer: Tulane adds two-year Colorado starting safety Derrion Rakestraw NOLA.com
No coaches, no problem: An inside look at how SMU dealt with COVID-19 issues with its coaching staff Dallas Morning News
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Tigers lose two more players to transfer portal
- Memphis expected to hire Marshall’s Jordon Hankins as linebackers coach, per reports
SMU Mustangs stampede past Knights to mark 5th straight loss KnightNews
UCF basketball falls to SMU, drops fifth straight game Sun Sentinel
TU women fall short at Memphis, 59-50 Tulsa World
Wichita State beats Memphis for early lead in AAC title race Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- UNC avenges its early-season loss to NC State basketball
- Carlik Jones makes plays late as Louisville hands Duke its third straight loss
- Duke’s Moore: ‘The team is definitely frustrated.’ after Louisville loss
Winston Salem Journal
- N.C. colleges report first wave of cases as semester begins
- Progress is tough to gauge in a rebuilding program, but Wake Forest finally found some on Saturday
- Wake Forest breaks through, gives Steve Forbes his first ACC win
- Lewis leads App State men past Georgia State
- Duke falls to Louisville, 70-65
- North Carolina beats N.C. State, 86-76
No. 13 U.Va. escapes Georgia Tech’s upset bid in thriller, stays alone atop ACC Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Fayetteville Observer
- UNC crafts statement, maybe most complete game in defeating rival NC State
- Duke’s losing skid hits three games
Charleston Post Courier
- Auburn roasts Gamecocks as losing streak reaches three games
- Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic canceled for second straight year due to COVID-19
- After upset loss at Georgia Tech, No. 20 Clemson men’s basketball turns to Florida State
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Georgia Tech falls just short against No. 13 Virginia
- Georgia State struggles in loss to Appalachian State
- Bulldogs get schooled at home by Florida
- Should athletes have a place up front in vaccine line? That’s a no
The Associated Press
- North Carolina State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels 1/23/2021
- Red-hot Florida State routs No. 20 Clemson 80-61
- Jones, Louisville hand Duke third straight loss 70-65
- Massoud scores 31 with 8 3s, Wake Forest beats Pitt 76-75
- Hauser, Clark lift No. 13 Virginia past Georgia Tech, 64-62
- Pinson leads No. 19 Missouri to 73-64 win at No. 6 Tennessee
- Timme scores 22, leads No. 1 Gonzaga over Pacific 95-49
- Michigan athletic department on pause because of COVID-19
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Winston Salem Journal
- Today in sports history: New Orleans Saints reach their first Super Bowl in 2010
- Aaron’s death prompts call to change name: Braves to Hammers
- Zimmerman seals deal with Nats, says might not be last year
- Springer, Blue Jays finalize $150M, 6-year contract
- AP source: Red Sox agree to deals with Hernández, Richards
- Catcher Jason Castro, Astros finalize $7M, 2-year contract
- Remaining Free Agents
Raleigh News and Observer
- Carolina Hurricanes’ have sixth player added to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list
- Chicago Bulls 123, Charlotte Hornets 110
New York Times
Washington Post
- An iconic career was in the cards for Hank Aaron
- The pitcher who gave up Hank Aaron’s 715th home run appreciates their shared legacy
- Racism carved away a piece of Hank Aaron’s heart. What remained was still a gift.
- The NFL’s conference title games will feature an endangered species: The pocket passer
- When GOATs meet: Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers, by the numbers
- Bruce Arians is known for ‘letting players play.’ For the Bucs, it has been the right approach.
- After a taste of life without baseball, Ryan Zimmerman is back and eager to show what he can do
- The Wizards, with two new players aboard, finally return to play Sunday
- In Buffalo, the Bills are ingrained in your DNA. Good luck trying to escape.
- It’s early in the NHL’s pandemic season, but the Capitals already see how tough it will be
The Associated Press
- Poirier knocks out Conor McGregor in 2nd round at UFC 257
- After 4-0 weekend, can Pro Picks get Super Bowl teams right?
- All eyes on QBs as Packers host Bucs for NFC championship
- Leftwich helping Brady transform potent Buccaneers offense
- Bills’ Diggs among NFL elite receiving company this weekend
- Column: Mahomes ‘cleared’ for big game. What could go wrong?
- Chiefs’ Mathieu making most of opportunity in Kansas City
- AP source: Lions looking into trading QB Matthew Stafford
- Lions hire Aaron Glenn as defensive coordinator
- Packers elevate CB Williams to active roster for game day
- Saleh begins tough task of changing Jets’ identity, culture
- Falcons’ Smith adds veteran Gary Emanuel, 3 more assistants
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