Mustangs finish on a gallop … Offensive woes cost ECU in loss to SMU…Gardner Named American Player-Of-The-Week…Women’s basketball contest with USF postponed…021 American Athletic baseball preview: Tulane, others chasing East Carolina…UH men’s basketball drops 3 spots in AP Poll after ECU loss…UNC basketball game vs. Miami postponed after players seen without masks at gathering; UNC community disappointed, but not very surprised, after students rush Franklin Street…No. 1 South Carolina women edged by No. 2 UConn in overtime thriller…Columbus Blue Jackets pull out 3-2 victory over Carolina Hurricanes …LaMelo Ball just set another NBA record as Charlotte Hornets blow out Houston Rockets…For world champion Bucs, confetti flies where flags do not…Man who charged field during Super Bowl faces trespass charge
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Mustangs finish on a gallop Bonesville.net
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- Gardner Named American Player-Of-The-Week
- Strong Finish Pushes SMU Past The Pirates
- ECU-USF Women’s Basketball Contest Postponed
The East Carolinian
WNCT 9
WITN 7
- Davis scores 25 to carry SMU past ECU, 71-56
- No. 14 USF at ECU women postponed again
- ECU’s Jayden Gardner named AAC Player of the Week
Rivals.com
247 Sports
- Offensive woes cost ECU in loss to SMU
- SMU 71, ECU 56: How it Looked from the Baselines
- Gavin Williams won’t open 2021 season in ECU’s starting rotation
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Goldberg: A tribute to Coach Lew Hill Rio Grande Guardian
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- East Carolina’s Gardner, Temple’s Dunn Earn Weekly Honors
- SMU Wins on the Road at East Carolina, 71-56
- Temple’s Lindgren, UCF’s Moravec Recognized As Top Volleyball Players From Week Three
- Houston’s Lewis, Temple’s Clinton Secure Women’s Basketball Awards For Week 11
- USF-UCF Women’s Basketball Game Rescheduled For March 4 On ESPNU
2021 American Athletic Conference Preview Baseball America
2021 American Athletic baseball preview: Tulane, others chasing East Carolina NCAA
UH men’s basketball drops 3 spots in AP Poll after ECU loss The Daily Cougar
This season hasn’t been pretty, but SMU basketball is keeping itself in the NCAA Tournament conversation Dallas Morning News
Sports Illustrated
- No. 8 Houston stresses defense against South Florida
- Forde Minutes: Which Coaches May Be Wearing Out Their Welcome?
Kelce: ‘Did anybody check on Anthony Anderson?’ Cincinnati Enquirer
UCF reportedly hires Arkansas State’s Terry Mohajir as its new athletics director Orlando Sentinel
John Chaney’s funeral service captured the memory of the man | Mike Jensen Philadelphia Inquirer
Majority of TU seniors coming back, enticed by chance to win a conference title Tulsa World
Breaking down UH’s No. 8 ranking in Associated Press poll Houston Chronicle
Traveling in the coronavirus pandemic: How road trips have changed for WSU basketball Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- UNC community disappointed, but not very surprised, after students rush Franklin Street
- UNC basketball game vs. Miami postponed after players seen without masks at gathering
- UNC’s Armando Bacot and Day’Ron Sharpe screwed up, but we’re asking too much of athletes
- Duke needs Jalen Johnson to play like a lottery pick in order to make NCAA tournament
- Retired UNC mascot dies after nearly a decade in the spotlight
Winston Salem Journal
- Carolina’s game against Miami postponed; two Tar Heels shown at party, without masks, in video
- UNCG’s seven-game win streak is snapped on the road after a 68-49 loss to Furman
- College coaches welcome players’ decisions regarding high school football in winter and spring
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Norfolk State opts out of four-game spring football schedule, citing well-being of athletes
- Newport News’ Devante Carter scores 31 as Norfolk State downs Coppin State
- He plays Madden 21 up to 8 hours a day. Now, he’s the HBCU champion.
With football season upon us, where do North Carolina’s top juniors stand offer-wise? Fayetteville Observer
Marshall Football Schedule 2021, Analysis College Football News
Charleston Post Courier
- No. 1 South Carolina women edged by No. 2 UConn in overtime thriller
- Clemson football lands another top 10 signing class, Gamecocks at 78th
- Sapakoff: Don’t judge Frank Martin on ‘abnormal’ Gamecocks basketball season
- College Notes: Citadel grad Chris Lemonis will bring Mississippi State to Riley Park
Columbia The State
- Gamecocks rally to force overtime but fall late to UConn in 1 vs 2 showdown
- Despite loss to UConn, Gamecocks’ goals ‘still in front of us,’ Dawn Staley says
- What to watch for as Frank Martin’s Gamecocks host first-place Alabama
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- They’re small in number, but Georgia Tech fans giving Jackets a lift
- Georgia football to move into new $80M facility after G-Day
The Associated Press
- Young’s 18 points help No. 4 Ohio State top Maryland 73-65
- Dearth of bluebloods leave blue-collar teams in control
- No. 1 Gonzaga coasts to 82-71 victory over BYU
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Winston Salem Journal
- Today in sports history: In memorable return, Magic Johnson sparks West All-Stars
- Tokyo Olympics face another problem because of its president
- Call it a career: MLB ump Winters opted out in ’20, now done
- Likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash to be announced
- Rangers to pay A’s $13.5M over next 2 years as part of swap
- Sports events on the air for Tuesday, Feb. 9
Columbus Blue Jackets pull out 3-2 victory over Carolina Hurricanes Raleigh News and Observer
Tampa Bay Times
- Listen in on Kevin Harlan’s Super Bowl radio call of ‘streaker’
- Man who charged field during Super Bowl faces trespass charge
- For world champion Bucs, confetti flies where flags do not
Charlotte Observer
- LaMelo Ball just set another NBA record as Charlotte Hornets blow out Houston Rockets
- LaMelo Ball on his 3-point shooting form
- Analysis: Deshaun Watson can’t save Panthers. No quarterback can. Carolina needs more.
New York Times
- Ted Ligety, Alpine Skiing Star and Innovator, Is Retiring
- At the Australian Open, Bianca Andreescu Is the Great Unknown
- M.L.B. Will Change Its Baseballs After Record Home Run Rates
- Covid Restrictions Might Factor Into Avalanche Deaths, Experts Say
- Kevin Garnett Isn’t Sure His Generation Could Play in Today’s N.B.A.
- At the Super Bowl, the N.F.L.’s Social Message Is Muddled
- At the Australian Open, Sports Flirts With Normalcy
- From a World Away, One Ageless Wonder Marvels at Another
- 10 Things You Might Have Missed at the Super Bowl
Washington Post
- Four options for an NBA All-Star Game that the star players don’t seem to want
- Alex Len helps the Wizards fight off the Bulls with a late defensive stand
- Tom Brady still has the itch, and it’s taken him places no football player has been
- What went wrong for the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes in a brutal Super Bowl defeat
- Super Bowl referee had a history with the Chiefs
- MLB, players’ union agree to health and safety protocols, clearing way for spring training to start
- Capitals’ Evgeny Kuznetsov, Ilya Samsonov return to practice after bouts with the coronavirus
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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