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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPTuesday, February 2, 2021

February 2, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

No. 5 Houston looks to extend streak vs ECU  … ECU names Chris Foster as new running backs coach … Memphis Breaks Single-Game Steals Record in Win over UCF … Duke stunned by Miami. Coach K calls performance ‘soft’ … In the NBA, there’s not much home-court advantage these days … Fans ejected from courtside seats after verbal altercation with Lakers star LeBron James …  A NASCAR team president has died. His cars are ‘David competing against the Goliaths’ …Braves name Chipper Jones part-time hitting consultant … In the COVID era, even the Super Bowl is muted; Chiefs’ Robinson, Kilgore on COVID-19 list as close contacts

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

No. 5 Houston looks to extend streak vs ECU Raleigh News and Observer

Foster To Coach ECU Running Backs ecupirates.com

WNCT 9

  • ‘Things are going well so far’: ECU officials provide update on COVID-19 case numbers
  • ECU names Chris Foster as new running backs coach

ECU hires Chris Foster as new running backs coach WITN 7

Chris Foster Officially Named Running Backs Coach at ECU  Rivals.com

247 Sports

  • ECU names Chris Foster running backs coach
  • ECU baseball season preview: Second base

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Pirates searching for right complements to Gardner
  • Pirates hire Foster as RBs coach

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Memphis Breaks Single-Game Steals Record in Win over UCF
  • Wichita State’s Etienne, Tulane’s Pope Earn Weekly Honors
  • UCF’s Melville, Houston’s Frederick Earn Volleyball Week Two Awards
  • Tulsa’s Lescay, Tulane’s Jordan Named Week 10 Women’s Basketball Award Winners

Nolley II scores 20 to carry Memphis over UCF 96-69 The Associated Press

UH men’s basketball climbs back to No. 5 in AP Poll The Daily Cougar

Cincinnati Enquirer

  •  Chiefs’ Kelce emotional about domestic violence claims against ex-Seahawk
  •  Travis Kelce: 5 things to know about the former Bearcat playing in Super Bowl LV
  •  UC expected to hire Darren Paige as RB coach

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF hires search firm TurnkeyZRG to help find new AD
  • UCF should consider hiring Gene Chizik, a coach who will actually stay awhile

The real story and meaning behind John Chaney’s most unforgettable moment | Mike Sielski Philadelphia Inquirer

Tulane women’s basketball beats Temple for second straight day, this time in close game NOLA.com

New SMU kicker Blake Mazza, a Lou Groza finalist, transferred back home for reasons bigger than football Dallas Morning News

5 things we learned in Memphis’ blowout win vs. UCF Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU’s Lescay garners AAC honor Tulsa World

Breaking down UH’s No. 5 ranking in AP basketball poll Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • NC State women’s basketball team beats No. 1 again. This time, it was Louisville
  • Coach K calls his Duke basketball team ‘soft’ in Blue Devils’ loss at Miami
  • Analysis: UNC beating Clemson would be team’s best win in padding NCAA tournament resume
  • Saturday’s Duke-UNC basketball game will make the wrong kind of history

Winston Salem Journal

  • Southern Conference gearing up for basketball tournaments in Asheville in March
  • Three observations heading into Wake Forest’s basketball game at Notre Dame
  • The Latest: No. 20 Florida State at Boston College postponed
  • A college basketball season unlike any other — is it worth it?

Fayetteville Observer

  • Duke stunned by Miami. Coach K calls performance ‘soft’
  •  UNC sharpens strength in the post, grows identity during improved groove

Charleston Post Courier

  • College basketball roundup: Citadel drops heartbreaker at Western Carolina
  • What to expect from Clemson, South Carolina on National Signing Day

Columbia The State

  • South Carolina offers hometown, dual-threat quarterback
  • Gamecocks fill out baseball schedule with powerhouse opponent, report says

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Louisville, fatigue subdue Georgia Tech
  • The curious case of Bruce Pearl and Georgia basketball talent

The Associated Press

  • No. 13 Texas Tech wins 57-52 to end No. 9 Oklahoma streak
  • Virginia’s Mendenhall shakes up defensive staff assignments
  • Vince Young returns to Texas as special assistant to AD
  • QB Dylan McCaffrey to join dad at Northern Colorado

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Virus may reduce total Super Bowl bets, but online to surge
  • Today in sports history: Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb highlight first Baseball Hall of Fame class in 1936
  • In the NBA, there’s not much home-court advantage these days
  • Black coordinators make Super Bowl history with Buccaneers
  • Report: Coach, ex-manager Callaway pursued women in media
  • MLB to start on time after players reject delay
  • Done deal: Arenado traded from Rockies to Cardinals
  • Sports events on the air for Tuesday, Feb. 2

Charlotte Observer

  • A NASCAR team president has died. His cars are ‘David competing against the Goliaths’
  • Joe Gibbs Racing locks in Denny Hamlin, FedEx with multiyear contract extensions
  • Charlotte Hornets beat the Heat, but may have also suffered a loss to the lineup
  • Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball to get his first NBA start versus Miami Heat
  • The stat that’s carrying the Carolina Hurricanes to their near-perfect start
  • Brind’Amour on Canes’ penalty kill, which ranks second in NHL
  • In the face of unexpected adversity, Hurricanes have weathered the storm

New York Times

  • Caution and Distrust Go Hand in Hand as M.L.B. Negotiates a New Season
  • Former Mets Manager Accused of Making Unwanted Sexual Advances
  • Football Practices Pose More Concussion Risk Than Games, Study Suggests
  • What to Know About Covid-19 and the Super Bowl

Washington Post

  • With spring training looming, players’ union rejects MLB’s pitch for a delay
  • Capitals let a three-goal lead slip away in their first regulation loss of the season
  • Deshaun Watson is taking a stand against disingenuous NFL owners. It could change the league.
  • Russell Westbrook, finally healthy, is starting to look like himself again
  • His team is going to the Super Bowl. He’s staying on the coronavirus front lines.
  • Sports during a pandemic seemed like a terrible idea, but they have been worth the risk
  • Fans ejected from courtside seats after verbal altercation with Lakers star LeBron James

The Associated Press

  • Brady on playing past 45: ‘I would definitely consider that’
  • Chiefs’ Robinson, Kilgore on COVID-19 list as close contacts
  • Column: One number looms large in Super Bowl of numbers
  • Spagnuolo defense perfect complement to elite Chiefs offense
  • MLB players reject offer for delayed season, vow to play as scheduled
  • Chipper Jones assumes new role as Braves hitting consultant

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Hawks battle Lakers down to final minute, but come up short
  • Braves name Chipper Jones part-time hitting consultant
  • In the COVID era, even the Super Bowl is muted
  • Fans ejected from Hawks game for verbal altercation with LeBron James
  • Supporters tell MLS to let the players play
  • Mahomes tips Super Bowl hat to Falcons

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