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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Monday, March 8, 2021

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Pirates post LeClair sweep with 10-2 win …ECU OF Lane Hoover to miss 4-6 weeks… Bearcats top ECU MBB …UC ends regular season with 82-69 win at ECU…Bracket Set for 2021 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship; Pirates will face UCF on Thursday, March 11 at 7 p.m….Wichita State men’s basketball completes unique journey and captures first AAC title; Houston’s Buzzer Beater Against Memphis Earns Cougars No. 2 Seed …ECU’s Monk Repeats As AAC WBB Defensive Player Of The Year…ECU soccer falls short to the undefeated Bulls…SMU basketball enters new COVID-19 pause following return to practice; 7th consecutive game canceled; Temple’s final regular-season game against Wichita State canceled by the AAC…LeVelle Moton and NC Central aren’t playing to win. At this HBCU, ‘Our guys broke.’…BACK TO THE DANCE! Winthrop wins Big South tournament and secures NCAA bid; Campbell falls short in Big South title game…Georgia State survives scare to reach Sun Belt title game…Old Dominion misses 3-pointer with 1 second left, falls at WKU in bid for Conference USA division title…College of Charleston bows out of CAA Tournament despite 27 from Zep Jasper…Today in sports history: Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali to win world heavyweight title in 1971…Still perfect: Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game 170-150…Hurricanes skate past Panthers 4-2 for fifth straight victory…NASCAR race results: Kyle Larson wins at Las Vegas. Full analysis and takeaways

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • Baseball News
    Pirates post LeClair sweep with 10-2 win
  • Baseball News
    Pirates clinch LeClair title
  • Baseball News
    Pirates open LeClair Classic with rout
  • Basketball News
    Bearcats top ECU

ecupirates.com

  • No. 17 ECU Completes Sweep Of LeClair Classic
  • Pirates Drop Regular Season Finale To Cincinnati
  • Pirate Soccer Falls Short Against No. 17 USF
  • Monk Repeats As AAC WBB Defensive Player Of The Year
  • ECU Softball Falls To Longwood, 4-1

The East Carolinian

  • Monk wins second straight AAC Defensive Player of the Year award
  • ECU loses to UCF in two matches
  • ECU soccer falls short to the undefeated Bulls
  • ECU plans to host in-person commencement ceremonies this spring
  • ECU experiences financial improvement, fund accessibility

WNCT 9

  • Pirates pull away from ASU, picks up 5-2 victory in LeClair Classic
  • No. 17 ECU completes sweep of ASU at LeClair Classic
  • East Carolina’s Monk repeats as AAC Defensive Player of the Year
  • ECU women’s soccer team falls to No. 17 USF
  • Pirates fall to Cincinnati in regular-season finale
  • Pirates softball team ends weekend with loss to Longwood
  • ECU softball team drops two more games in Virginia

WITN 7

  • No. 17 ECU baseball sweeps LeClair Classic with 10-2 win over App State
  • ECU hoops drops regular season finale to Cincinnati, 82-69
  • ECU women’s soccer drops 1-0 match against USF
  • ECU’s Monk repeats as AAC Defensive Player of the Year

The Associated Press

  • Davenport, Madsen lift Cincinnati over East Carolina 82-69
  • Perry lifts UCF past East Carolina 64-60

Rivals.com

  • ECU Sweeps App State With a 10-2 Win On Sunday
  • ECU Rallies for a 5-2 Saturday Win Over Appalachian State
  • ECU Torches App. State 13-2 On Friday in the Keith LeClair Classic
  • Cincinnati Tops ECU 82-69

247 Sports

  • PODCAST: Looking back at ECU’s sweep of Appalachian State
  • ECU OF Lane Hoover to miss 4-6 weeks
  • ECU completes sweep of Appalachian State
  • Cincinnati 82, ECU 69 How it looked from the baselines on Senior Day
  • ECU closes regular season with loss to Cincinnati
  • FINAL: Cincinnati 82, ECU 69

 UC ends regular season with 82-69 win at ECU Cincinnati Enquirer

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Pirates complete their LeClair sweep over ASU
  • Pirates win Saturday, claim LeClair Classic title
  • LeClair Classic weekend starts with 13-2 Pirate win
  • Bearcats take out ECU on senior day
  • AAC commissioner has new ECU talking point

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Bracket Set for 2021 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship
  • Houston’s Buzzer Beater Against Memphis Earns Cougars No. 2 Seed
  • Wichita State Earns Regular Season Title with Saturday Win
  • Vanderbilt, Cincinnati Give The American a 2-0 Sunday
  • Houston Defeats No. 19 Texas with Walk-Off Home Run

The Associated Press

  • Davenport, Madsen lift Cincinnati over East Carolina 82-69
  • Mark’s long 3-pointer at buzzer lifts Houston to 67-64 win
  • Etienne carries Wichita St. past South Florida 80-63

No. 9 UH ends regular season with buzzer beater over Memphis Houston Chronicle

 Tigers already preparing to see Houston again Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tampa Bay Times

  • USF’s Jose Fernandez named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
  • Bulls lose regular-season finale at Wichita State
  • USF women set for conference tourney after badly needed breather

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF’s Herb Hand feeds off potential for Knights
  • UCF women roll past No. 14 USF for first ever Top 15 victory
  • UCF AD Terry Mohajir replaced on College Football Playoff selection committee
  • UCF’s new running backs coach eager to get Knights up to speed

Philadelphia Inquirer

  • Temple’s final regular-season game against Wichita State canceled by the AAC
  • Temple’s men’s basketball game at UCF is canceled after positive COVID-19 test
  • A concussion pushed Temple QB Trad Beatty to quit football for a better life after the game

NOLA.com

  • Tulane men seeded 10th for AAC basketball tournament; see bracket and dates here
  • Tulane women No. 4 seed for AAC tournament Tuesday, knowing this time UConn won’t win it
  • Tulane baseball team kicks away chance to sweep Western Kentucky

Dallas Morning News

  • SMU AD Rick Hart details basketball program’s COVID-19 problems, and what plagued the school’s return effort
  • SMU basketball enters new COVID-19 pause following return to practice; 7th consecutive game canceled
  • SMU CB coach Kevin Curtis headed to Baylor for same job, becomes third assistant to leave program
  • Without scholarship limits, SMU plans to have huge roster in 2021 compared to area schools. Is that a good long-term plan?

TU routs NSU 107-74 to conclude regular season Tulsa World

Wichita Eagle

  • Wichita State men’s basketball completes unique journey and captures first AAC title 
  • Wichita State basketball senior walk-ons find their own piece of Shocker success
  • A guide to the WSU Shockers’ bracket in the AAC men’s basketball tournament this week
  • Alterique Gilbert finds happiness and a title in year with Wichita State basketball
  • Details emerge in five-year contract for Wichita State basketball coach Isaac Brown
  • Wichita State Shockers softball, men’s tennis pick up wins over ranked teams

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • LeVelle Moton and NC Central aren’t playing to win. At this HBCU, ‘Our guys broke.’
  • Gunshots? Dean Smith in a fight? The weirdest moments in ACC tournament history
  • NC State is No. 1 in the ACC, again — and should be in the NCAA tournament as well
  • The ACC title is up for grabs in Greensboro, perhaps like never before
  • BACK TO THE DANCE! Winthrop wins Big South tournament and secures NCAA bid

Winston Salem Journal

  • North Carolina routs Duke to complete season sweep
  • Raina Perez, N.C. State standing tall after claiming ACC Tournament championship in Greensboro

Fayetteville Observer

  • Campbell falls short in Big South title game
  • Duke’s rocky regular season ends with loss to UNC
  • NC State women win 2nd straight ACC title

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Old Dominion misses 3-pointer with 1 second left, falls at WKU in bid for Conference USA division title
  • William & Mary rebounds from slow start, but falls to Richmond in football season opener
  • U.Va. breakdown: Cavaliers take advantage of FSU stumbling, stifle Louisville to capture ACC regular-season crown

Charleston Post Courier

  • College of Charleston bows out of CAA Tournament despite 27 from Zep Jasper
  • College baseball roundup: No. 13 South Carolina off to first 10-0 start since 2016; Clemson, College of Charleston, Citadel all fall
  • SEC CHAMPIONS: Gamecocks bring home 6th title in 7 years

Columbia The State

  • BACK TO THE DANCE! Winthrop wins Big South tournament and secures NCAA bid
  • Rock Hill’s DJ Burns among South Carolina natives helping Winthrop reach NCAA dreams
  • Still the 1! Gamecocks top Georgia to claim unprecedented sixth SEC title in seven years
  • ‘Nice teams can’t win championships’: Gamecocks find grit, nastiness, claim SEC crown
  • Gamecocks shut out Mercer again, move to 10-0 with sweep
  • SEC men’s basketball tournament bracket is set. Who will Gamecocks play?

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia State survives scare to reach Sun Belt title game
  • By survey, Moses Wright strong favorite for ACC player of the year
  • Specialists should help make Georgia Bulldogs a special team
  • Georgia Tech earns double-bye, sets path for ACC tournament

Washington Post

  • Maryland collapses in second half, ends regular season with a deflating loss to Penn State
  • Big Ten presidents kept return-to-school, football communications out of public eye

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali to win world heavyweight title in 1971
  • Still perfect: Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game 170-150
  • Indians minus Ramírez, Reyes after they break virus protocol
  • Cora’s COVID message: Stay safe, your team needs you
  • Gary Sánchez impressing Yankees after miserable 2020
  • Watch Now: Ever wonder what happens to the balloons when the celebration is over?
  • Sports events on the air for Monday, March 8

Charlotte Observer

  • Panthers need to address TE position. What options are in the draft, free agency?
  • NASCAR race results: Kyle Larson wins at Las Vegas. Full analysis and takeaways
  • Hurricanes skate past Panthers 4-2 for fifth straight victory

New York Times

  • The All-Star Who Couldn’t Miss
  • When the Clock Stopped
  • College Sports Can Be Exploitive. They Can Also Be a Lifeline.
  • With Reminders to ‘Play Boldly,’ Bryson DeChambeau Wins Arnold Palmer Invitational
  • Can Roger Federer Be Roger Federer Again?
  • Barcelona Elects a President, and Hands Him a Crisis
  • Manchester United Slows City’s March, but Only for a Day
  • Two Players Out of N.B.A. All-Star Game Because of Virus Protocols
  • Why the Nets May Be the Most Feared Team in the N.B.A.
  • Hockey Legend Wayne Gretzky Shared His Father With a Nation

Washington Post

  • Capitals close their road trip with a win as Nick Jensen gets on the board at last
  • Tom Wilson suspended seven games for boarding Bruins’ Brandon Carlo
  • Team LeBron dominates an NBA All-Star Game that feels incomplete
  • Bradley Beal pushed his way into the NBA’s elite, and his All-Star Game start was validation
  • The Ali-Frazier 1971 ‘Fight of the Century’ provided cover for a mission to expose the FBI
  • Washington Nationals release reliever Jeremy Jeffress
  • D.C. United to open camp with a new coach and an unsettled roster
  • Adam Silver ‘optimistic’ about NBA schedule, return of fans thanks to vaccine progress
  • Jaw-dropping drives power Bryson DeChambeau to win at Bay Hill

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • A different vibe at NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta
  • Team LeBron remains undefeated in All-Star Game
  • Anfernee Simons ‘kisses’ rim to win Slam Dunk Contest in Atlanta
  • Stephen Curry sinks final shot to win All-Star 3-point contest
  • Falcons fire 3 from key positions

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