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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, February 6, 2021

February 6, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU Recruiting Evaluation, Part 1
Offensive report card: Skill positions reinforced
 Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

  • East Carolina Wins Season Opener In Four Sets
  • ECU Faces Next Challenge At Memphis
  • East Carolina Releases 2021 Softball Schedule
  • East Carolina Set For Road Challenge At Memphis
  • ECU Returns To Liberty For Brant Tolsma Invite

2021 American Athletic Preview: Tulane, Others Chasing East Carolina D1 Baseball

The East Carolinian

  • ECU cross country set to compete in conference championship
  • Men’s basketball to take on Memphis

WNCT 9

  • Former ECU star reflects on three Super Bowl wins with Cowboys, playing in the NFL
  • Pirates win in four sets to win volleyball season opener

For the few fans in attendance, history of ECU upset will be special Fayetteville Observer

Elijah Jamison Comments On New ECU Offer, Lists Top Four  Rivals.com

Memphis taking nothing for granted vs. East Carolina Sports Illustrated

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • How to watch, stream Memphis basketball vs. ECU: Game time, TV channel, odds
  •  Podcast: Why ECU, Cincy games are more important than Houston

Tigers look to stay hot Saturday afternoon against East Carolina Memphis Tigers

247 Sports

  • Fast-rising 2022 DL adds East Carolina offer
  • How to watch Memphis’ home game against East Carolina
  • Kirkpatrick takes final look back at season ‘unlike any other’

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Easy to wonder ‘what-if’ on Pirate celebration
  • Nearly $1.9 million grant will boost ECU pharma program

Around the American Athletic Conference

ECU Wins In Season Volleyball Opener On Friday Night American Athletic Conference

Sports Illustrated

  • Tulsa puts focus on UCF after heartbreaker
  • Our Lady of the Lake-Houston Preview

UH has unique opportunity against Our Lady of the Lake Houston Chronicle

Cincinnati Bearcats had to weather COVID-19 storm to get first win in 28 days Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF basketball shows improvement but falls at Memphis Orlando Sentinel

Turnovers doom Temple in 63-60 loss to Cincinnati  Philadelphia Inquirer

Owls lose close home game against stifling Bearcats defense The Temple News

NOLA.com

  • Dominant week: Tulane DE Cam Sample helped his draft status tremendously at Senior Bowl
  • Notebook: Collin Burns a preseason standout for Tulane baseball team
  • Tulane alums Ryan Griffin of Bucs and BoPete Keyes of Chiefs make Super Bowl a win-win for Green Wave

SMU basketball continues to struggle holding second-half leads. Can the Mustangs fix this problem? Dallas Morning News

February homestand gives TU a chance to get back on track Tulsa World

UCF targeting Mizzou’s Sterk for AD job? The Bryan Times

Wichita State Shockers

  • Wichita State Meets Temple for Round Two on Saturday
  • Shockers Host Temple 2 p.m. Sunday on ESPNU 

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • UNC basketball team and sneakerheads follow Roy Williams’ ever-changing Air Jordans
  • Brits. Beach music. Basketball. How one band’s Duke-UNC theme song came to be.
  • Duke and UNC clash tonight. How to watch, here’s the betting line
  • The last Duke-UNC game between unranked teams was 1960, an era far from forgotten
  • How USC, Clemson baseball teams will play ball and navigate COVID obstacles in 2021

Winston Salem Journal

  • Carolina at Duke: What you need to know
  • Hauser, Murphy lead No. 14 Virginia past NC State, 64-57
  • App State picks up its new cornerbacks coach, leaving one assistant spot left to fill
  • Michael Cunningham: New NIL bill in U.S. Senate is latest threat to NCAA cartel
  • Pilots say they, too, were molested by Univ. of Michigan doc

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • ODU men overcome 21-point deficit, overtake Marshall in thriller to start home series
  • Five-star recruit, Penn State transfer Ricky Slade is no longer on Old Dominion’s football team

Fayetteville Observer

  • Scolding from mom motivates UNC’s Armando Bacot to return to form against Duke
  • UNC considers different tone at Duke, quieter rivalry with no Cameron Crazies

Charleston Post Courier

  • Greatness connects superstars Tom Brady and Ric Flair
  • CCU’s Jamey Chadwell, Tarron Jackson named Lombardi finalists
  • The Citadel wants your ideas on refreshing its Bulldog brand
  • Clemson names softball stadium for former mascot’s family after $2.5M donation
  • Rollercoaster Gamecocks again give themselves chance for postseason
  • CCU’s Chadwell will make more than $1M per year as contract extension progresses

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia AD Josh Brooks agrees to 4-year contract worth $3.625 million
  • Georgia Bulldogs staying ‘locked in’ as Vanderbilt visits
  • Going into gauntlet, heavy minutes ahead for Georgia Tech starters
  • Georgia Tech great Calvin Johnson awaits Hall of Fame call

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Tampa Bay Times

  • Bucs benefit from ultimate Super Bowl home-field advantage … or will they?
  • Why Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes keeps mispronouncing his center’s name
  • Super Bowl crowd will be like a USF game, former Bull Austin Reiter says
  • Run it back: Why the Chiefs are on the verge of Super Bowl history
  • Where are they now? Catching up with the Bucs’ last Super Bowl title team
  • How the CBS Super Bowl broadcast will have a different look, feel
  • Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes on Lil Uzi Vert, Call of Duty, Law & Order, Royals, more
  • How Tom Brady’s devotion to detail led the Bucs to Super Bowl 55
  • ‘Never Miss a Super Bowl’ club persists through pandemic to attend Super Bowl 55

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: St. Louis Blues’ Brett Hull scores 50th goal to make father-son history
  • Braves bring back Ozuna on $65 million, 4-year deal
  • Brewers shore up infield by adding ex-Cards 2B Kolten Wong
  • NL Cy Young winner Bauer joins World Series champion Dodgers
  • Chicago Cubs announce deals with OF Pederson, 2 pitchers
  • Jonathan Schoop, Tigers agree to 1-year contract
  • Mets’ Davis, O’s Santander lose arbitration, Rays’ Choi wins
  • Iditarod drops ceremonial start over crowd-size concerns
  • Coast Guard honors Black veteran, NFL great Emlen Tunnell
  • Take a look at Super Bowl’s close shaves and near misses

Charlotte Observer

  • LaMelo Ball has career-high 34 points, but Utah Jazz dominates Charlotte Hornets
  • Hornets’ LaMelo Ball answered every question; stop tapping the brakes on starting him
  • NASCAR’s Natalie Decker to run five Xfinity races after 2020 health battles
  • Mailbag: Are Panthers fans getting their hopes too high for a Deshaun Watson trade?
  • Coming off NHL COVID-19 protocol list, Canes players need time to get back in shape
  • Justin Williams back with the Carolina Hurricanes — but this time as an advisor

New York Times

  • Tom Brady vs. Patrick Mahomes: A Battle of the Ages
  • The N.F.L. Had Over 700 Coronavirus Positives. The Seahawks Had None.
  • The Chiefs, the Buccaneers and the Elephant in the Room
  • For Melburnians, the Australian Open Tests Anxieties About the Virus
  • Super Bowl LV Prediction: Why the Chiefs Will Beat the Buccaneers
  • Trevor Bauer Picks Dodgers, Dealing Mets an Off-Season Loss
  • N.B.A. All-Star Game Would Be ‘Slap in the Face,’ LeBron James Says
  • With Travis Kelce, the Parrrty Comes Second to His Savvy Playmaking
  • They Hailed the New Owner as a Savior. Then They Got to Know Him.

Washington Post

  • Byron Leftwich is a rising star on a Bucs coaching staff that shows the power of diversity
  • ‘End racism,’ the NFL implored. So what about the Chiefs’ name?
  • Crunching the numbers for Super Bowl LV
  • This odd Super Bowl will bring us together for a day. Let’s not take that for granted.
  • The best and worst numbers for Super Bowl squares
  • NFL probe of harassment at Washington Football Team should be made public, activists say
  • Meet the beloved former college coach tasked with staging the Australian Open in a pandemic
  • Kevin Durant lashes out at NBA health protocols as star players continue to vent frustrations

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves re-sign slugger Marcell Ozuna
  • Falcons can quickly build like Bucs with small, smart moves
  • Remember when the Falcons made Brady look old?
  • MLS, MLSPA reportedly reach deal to start season
  • Where should Braves rank among National League teams now?
  • Reports: Former Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz signing with Rangers

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