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
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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
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Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
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
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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