Pirates shock No. 5 Houston … ECU knocks off No. 5 Houston at home, 82-73; first-ever win over top-5 ranked team …Women’s basketball changes date of USF game…Makarewicz looking to build off of strong preseason in 2021…SMU narrowly tops Tulsa 65-63…Memphis created a reasonable path to NCAA Tournament that seemed unlikely two weeks ago…Johnson ends slump, Pitt tops No. 16 Virginia Tech 83-72…St. John’s shuts down No. 3 Villanova in 70-59 upset…North Carolina, with Duke up next, loses at Clemson, 63-50…Charlotte 49ers add a 4-star QB transfer from Texas A&M, and he may not be the starter…Chiefs escape further coronavirus exposure after mishap involving barber who tested positive…Possible Cam Newton reunion with Ron Rivera a similar QB predicament to the Panthers’
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The East Carolinian
- Women’s basketball changes date of USF game
- ‘Home Sweet Homecoming’ to take place in hybrid format
- ECU football defensive recruits look to make an impact
- Interim Chancellor Mitchelson gives State of the University address
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- ECU knocks off No. 5 Houston at home, 82-73; first-ever win over top-5 ranked team
- ECU-USF women’s basketball game rescheduled for Feb. 10
WITN 7
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- No. 14 USF at ECU women’s basketball game rescheduled for Feb. 10
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- ECU earns highest-ranked win in program history over No. 5 Houston
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- Makarewicz looking to build off of strong preseason in 2021
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Fayetteville Observer
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Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- East Carolina Upsets No. 5 Houston in Wednesday Action
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- Defending American Individual Cross Country Champions Highlight 2020 Meet Field
- Houston’s Fredgaard Earns Women’s Golf Player Of The Week Honor
- The American Announces Men’s Basketball Schedule Changes
- Cincinnati, Houston Represented In American Indoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
- UCF’s Leslie Named Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
- UCF’s Decamps Takes Men’s Tennis Player of the Week Honors
- Houston’s Grimes Named to Wooden Award Watch List
- No. 14 USF-UCF Women’s Basketball Game Scheduled For Feb. 7 Postponed
The Associated Press
- SMU narrowly tops Tulsa 65-63
- Etienne scores 22 to lead Wichita State past Tulane 75-67
- No. 14 South Florida on pause due to coronavirus issues
Cincinnati Enquirer
USF-UCF women’s basketball game postponed Tampa Bay Times
UCF closes with surprisingly strong class despite coaching vacancy Orlando Sentinel
Stories of Temple legend John Chaney, as told by those who lived them Philadelphia Inquirer
NOLA.com
- Tulane adds 3-star defensive end to complete 2021 signing class
- Notebook: Tulane men’s hoops approaching school record for free throw accuracy
Dallas Morning News
- Kendric Davis posts double-double as SMU narrowly tops Tulsa
- SMU football national signing day: Head coach Sonny Dykes talks QB competition and other topics
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- What we learned in Memphis’ second win over UCF
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Tulsa World
- Late TU rally falls short against SMU
- Holland Hall standout Owen Ostroski signs with TU
- TU’s Class of 2021: A list of the eight signees
Wichita State basketball handles Tulane and catches unlikely break in AAC title race Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- Momentum again hard to find as N.C. State staggers through basketball season
- Virginia Cavaliers hold off NC State Wolfpack for 64-57 ACC road victory
- UNC football adds final piece to recruiting class on National Signing Day
- Hurricanes investing $215,000 in growth of girls youth hockey
Charlotte 49ers add a 4-star QB transfer from Texas A&M, and he may not be the starter Charlotte Observer
Winston Salem Journal
- UNCG rolls to seventh straight with victory on the road over The Citadel
- Stephen A. Smith’s ‘First Take’ is in the house at WSSU; ‘the country saw a great spirit here,’ Chancellor Elwood Robinson says
- Wake Forest football program adds wide receiver to recruiting class
- David Teel: Disconnect at Boston College reveals ambiguity of ACC basketball protocols
- Watch Now: ESPN show filming at WSSU on Wednesday morning
- Duke’s failure to compete leaves Coach K flummoxed heading into game against UNC
- North Carolina, with Duke up next, loses at Clemson, 63-50
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Virginia Tech’s Justin Fuente knew J.C. Price would be interested in assistant job
- Old Dominion ready to resume after multiple COVID-19 positives forced basketball season pause
Experience has helped new WR coach Joker Phillips hit the ground running at NC State Fayetteville Observer
Charleston Post Courier
- UNCG overwhelms The Citadel in second half for 85-66 victory
- Simmons to Syracuse highlights local National Signing Day; CCU football adds two transfers
- College signings around the Lowcountry
- ‘A champion of so many people’: Remembering Paul Banta, former CCU men’s soccer coach
- Citadel football flips commitments from Army and Navy on signing day
- Gamecocks’ football signings include many transfers, few stars
- Clemson defense stifles North Carolina in basketball
- South Carolina, Clemson football rivals team up with Tampa Bay in Super Bowl
Columbia The State
- Muschamp to Georgia is official. His role with Bulldogs detailed by Kirby Smart
- Former Tennessee standout set to be new Gamecocks running backs coach
- What Shane Beamer had to say about every National Signing Day addition for Gamecocks
- How South Carolina went to Gainesville and upset No. 22 Florida
- The buttons Brad Brownell pushed that helped Clemson get past North Carolina
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- UGA with too many quarterbacks? There’s no such thing
- A very quiet signing day for Georgia Bulldogs
- Georgia Tech reschedules postponed Pittsburgh game
- With signings completed, Georgia Tech quiet on signing day
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The Associated Press
- Johnson ends slump, Pitt tops No. 16 Virginia Tech 83-72
- The Latest: NCAA moving some championships to single sites
- No. 12 Illini’s offense facing test against No. 19 Wisconsin
- St. John’s shuts down No. 3 Villanova in 70-59 upset
- Surging St. John’s tops ice-cold No. 3 Villanova, 70-59
- Hoyas ride hot shooting to 86-79 upset of No. 15 Creighton
- Smith scores 22 to lead Chattanooga past W. Carolina 74-67
- Clemson beats 63-50, ends North Carolina’s 3-game win streak
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