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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPMonday, March 15, 2021

March 15, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

ECU sweeps Niners

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • Baseball News
    ECU sweeps Niners
  • Baseball News
    Homers lift ECU to series win over 49ers

ecupirates.com

  • No. 14 ECU Completes Sweep Of Charlotte
  • No. 14 ECU Wins Series Over Charlotte
  • English’s Seven Saves Help ECU Tie UCF 1-1
  • North Dakota Tops East Carolina, 4-3
  • East Carolina Falls Twice In Athens
  • ECU Set For Briar Creek Invitational
  • Temple Holds Off East Carolina, 3-1

WNCT 9

  • English’s seven saves help Pirates in tie with UCF
  • North Dakota scores in 7th, beats ECU softball, 4-3
  • Norby’s homer helps ECU finish off sweep to Charlotte
  • ECU softball team drops two at Georgia
  • Temple volleyball team tops ECU in four sets

WITN 7

  • No. 14 ECU baseball sweeps Charlotte with 3-1 win Sunday
  • English makes seven saves to help ECU soccer tie UCF, 1-1
  • North Dakota tops ECU softball, 4-3

March 14th Sports; ECU baseball sweeps Charlotte  WCTI 12

Rivals.com

  • ECU Sweeps Charlotte With a 3-1 Sunday Victory
  • Carson Wisenhunt and ECU Wins Game Two Over Charlotte 3-1
  • Jake Kuchmaner Solid in ECU’s 7-4 Win Over Charlotte

247 Sports

  • Where ECU is ranked in this week’s Top 25 polls: March 15
  • PODCAST: Breaking down ECU’s weekend sweep of Charlotte

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Seniors, Pirates complete sweep of Charlotte
  • Some new elements on tap for ECU offense

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Houston, Wichita State Headed to NCAA Tournament
  • Houston Claims Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship with 91-54 Win over Cincinnati
  • No. 5 Cincinnati Advances to Fourth Straight Final with 60-59 Win over No. 1 Wichita State
  • No. 2 Houston Outlasts No. 3 Memphis, 76-74, to Reach Third Straight Championship Final
  • Cincinnati Scores Road Win Against Central Michigan to Highlight Sunday
  • No. 24 UCF Runs Win Streak To Five With Sunday Sweep Of FAU

No. 7 Houston takes AAC tourney with 91-54 win over Cincy The Associated Press

Houston Chronicle

  • UH part of 7-team Texas contingent in NCAA Tournament
  • NCAA Tournament brings UH’s Kelvin Sampson back to Bloomington, Ind.
  • NCAA Tournament matchup at a glance: UH vs. Cleveland State
  • Get to know Houston’s first-round opponent: Cleveland State

 UC falls to Houston, 91-54, in AAC tourney final Cincinnati Enquirer

Wichita Eagle

  • ‘A total explosion’: Shockers basketball team erupts in joy with NCAA Tournament bid
  • Five things to know about Wichita State’s NCAA Tournament opponent: Drake Bulldogs
  • Back to dancing: Wichita State men’s basketball in First Four game in NCAA Tournament

UCF AD Terry Mohajir opens up about new job, Gus Malzahn and packed stadiums Orlando Sentinel

Tulane’s offensive outburst lifts Wave to 14-2 victory, clinches series at Troy NOLA.com

SMU selected to play in NIT, will face Boise State in first round Dallas Morning News

 Memphis earns NIT bid, will face Dayton Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa Golden Hurricane opens spring practice Sunday Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Washington Post

  • The NCAA tournament’s most vulnerable top seeds that could make early exits
  • The best first-round upsets to pick for your NCAA tournament bracket
  • Snubs and surprises as the NCAA tournament field
  • of 68 is set
  • The NCAA tournament’s first round will not begin Thursday. Why the late start?
  • 2021 NCAA tournament cheat sheet: Bracket tips, upsets picks and more
  • Georgetown enters NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in East Region
  • Virginia Tech earns No. 10 seed in NCAA tournament in fourth consecutive berth
  • Virginia lands No. 4 seed in seventh consecutive appearance in NCAA tournament
  • Maryland earns No. 10 seed in NCAA tournament, will face Connecticut in first round
  • March Madness usually soothes our worries. This NCAA tournament collides with them.
  • John Feinstein’s NCAA tournament guide

New York Times

  • The N.C.A.A. Tournament’s Pandemic Playbook
  • The N.C.A.A. Tournament Is Back: 68-Team Field Revealed
  • Rick Pitino Forges a New Path to the Tournament With Iona
  • N.C.A.A. Women’s Basketball: What You Need to Know

Raleigh News and Observer

  • In honor of a late colleague, here is a Caulton Tudor-style NCAA regional analysis
  • Duke is done. Passed over by NCAA, Blue Devils basketball won’t play in NIT.
  • For the ACC, the NCAA tournament is a chance to rewrite the story of this season
  • Clemson’s Brad Brownell on the uniqueness of this year’s NCAA Tournament
  • UNCG will play Florida State in the NCAA tournament. 5 things to know about Greensboro

Winston Salem Journal

  • Brackets are set. Here’s how to watch and get ready for NCAA March Madness
  • Ten hot tips that will help you win your NCAA Tournament pool
  • Paul Sullivan: One shining month, please. The return of March Madness is a welcome relief for all of us.
  • Xboxes, Peloton bikes and ‘a whole bunch of underwear and socks’: How Big Ten teams packed for a potentially long NCAA Tournament stay in Indianapolis
  • UNCG will play Florida State in the NCAA Tournament
  • North Carolina to play Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament
  • N.C. State to play Davidson in NIT

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • What you need to know about NFL free agency and the reduced salary cap
  • Dallas Seavey wins a pandemic-shortened Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and matches the most wins by a musher
  • Bill Madden: Rob Manfred needs to end the mindless meddling with MLB’s rules
  • Why the pandemic has virtually killed practices in the NBA
  • Gene Frenette: After “crappy couple months,” Justin Thomas is deserving Players champion
  • Amazin’ at-bat: Mets’ Guillorme draws 22-pitch walk vs Hicks
  • Strasburg leaves start early with leg issue; ‘nothing major’
  • Yanks manager Boone feels ‘awesome’ after getting pacemaker

New York Times

  • Justin Thomas Surges to Win the Players Championship
  • Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Middleweight Champion of the 1980s, Dies at 66
  • Sports Are Returning to Normal. So Is Their Role in Political Fights.
  • Drew Brees Retires, His Focus on the Details Until the End

Washington Post

  • Capitals fans, willing to pay the price to cheer on their team, hit the road as arenas reopen
  • Saints quarterback Drew Brees announces his retirement from NFL
  • Stephen Strasburg not expecting to miss much time after calf strain ends spring start
  • Nats make first round of spring training cuts

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