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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Saturday, April 3, 2021

April 3, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • Baseball News
    Williams, Spivey shut out Cincinnati
  • Baseball News
    Another A-Mack attack lifts ECU

ecupirates.com

  • No. 11 ECU Blanks Cincinnati, 7-0
  • No. 11 ECU Wins American Opener, 5-4
  • ECU Set To Host Easter Invitational
  • Pirates LAX Falls At No. 10 Florida
  • ECU Set To Host Bill Carson Invitational
  • ECU Heads To Kannapolis For Irish Creek Intercollegiate

ECU basketball will need to rebuild as star players enter transfer portal The East Carolinian

ECU pitching dominates in 7-0 win against Cincinanti Fayetteville Observer

Williams strikes out career-high 13 as ECU blanks Cincinnati  WNCT 9

No. 11 ECU baseball blanks Cincinnati, 7-0 WITN 7

No. 11 ECU Pirate Baseball Wins American Opener Against Cincinnati Bearcats, 5-4 bcsnn.com

Rivals.com

  • East Carolina Wins Game Two 7-0 Over Cincinnati On Friday
  • Makarewicz 7th Inning Bomb Vaults ECU Past Cincinnati 5-4

247 Sports

  • Pirates offer a pair of quarterbacks in 2023 class
  • ECU shuts out Cincinnati to take second game of series
  • ECU 7, Cincinnati 0: How it looked from the Stands
  • ECU tops Cincinnati, 5-4, in AAC opener
  • ECU 5, Cincinnati 4: How It Looked From the Stands

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Williams, ECU shut out Bearcats
  • Five standouts so far during spring practices
  • BATTLE FOR N.C.: Changes needed, UNCW slips
  • ECU starts AAC with another comeback win

Around the American Athletic Conference

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson discusses Robeson County roots, influence of his father Fayetteville Observer

Houston Chronicle

  • A bandwagon fan’s guide to University of Houston basketball
  • Smith: Kelvin Sampson’s road to redemption is back in Indiana
  • UH faces its biggest test yet in Baylor
  • Return to prominence: Kelvin Sampson’s timeline at UH

Phi Slama Jama Relishing Houston’s Return to Prominence Under Kelvin Sampson Sports Illustrated

Houston vs. Baylor matchups: Cougars can pose rare problem New York Post

2021 NCAA Tournament TV schedule, scores: March Madness games, Final Four bracket, live stream CBS Sports

The American Athletic Conference’s Top Four Fight Songs MSN

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • ‘Competition breeds excellence’: Ford, McClelland lead crowded race to be UC’s No. 1 RB
  •  UC will play in Maui Invitational

Source: No NCAA violations committed by UC’s Brannen or staff WXIX

Seniors Shae Leverett, Bethy Mununga remain with USF women’s team Tampa Bay Times

Ochocinco’s cousin Brandon Johnson hopes to live up to UCF’s ‘storied wide receiver tradition’ Orlando Sentinel

NOLA.com

  • Big-time bounce-back: Tulane clobbers Memphis in doubleheader despite absence of ace Braden Olthoff
  • Tulane loses another close one, falls to Memphis 4-3 in AAC opener

SMU hires Toyelle Wilson as next head coach: ‘I want to bring joy back to the SMU women’s basketball program’ Dallas Morning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  •  Hardaway: Tigers ‘very close’ to ‘national powerhouse’ status
  • Memphis freshman enters transfer portal
  •  Tigers spring football game to have socially distanced tailgating

Zaven Collins, other former TU players work out for representatives from all 32 NFL teams Tulsa World

Wichita Eagle

  • For the first time in two years, Wichita State baseball is back in conference play
  • Why some think Wichita State basketball found a recruiting steal in Matthew McFarlane

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • ACC basketball faces peril as the latest great generation of coaches begins to move on
  • UNC basketball’s Roy Williams retires. ‘I no longer feel I am the right man for the job.’
  • Williams had seven seasons left on his UNC contract. It never mentions retirement.
  • Roy Williams spent his career in Dean Smith’s shadow, and now leaves a giant one of his own
  • Roy Williams confronts his own vulnerabilities in human, emotional farewell to UNC
  • Who will be the next UNC basketball coach? Here’s who could be on the short list

2021 NCAA Tournament TV schedule, scores: March Madness games, Final Four bracket, live stream CBS Sports

Final Four predictions for men’s NCAA Tournament games USA Today

Final Four: Gonzaga’s the favorite, but all the teams have great basketball stories to tell CNN

March Madness 2021: Is Gonzaga truly a mid-major school? Here’s a look ahead of Final Four Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Charlotte Observer

  • Hearts broken: South Carolina falls to Stanford in Final Four to finish season
  • Georgia snaps Gamecocks’ win streak, takes series opener
  • ‘It truly is a dream come true’: Winthrop names Mark Prosser as new basketball coach
  • How late father of new coach, Skip Prosser, helps connect Winthrop basketball family

Winston Salem Journal

  • Stanford tops South Carolina 66-65 to reach title game
  • UNC’s Roy Williams did his best on Thursday. It was all he tried to do his entire career.
  • Roy Williams on retiring as North Carolina’s basketball coach: ‘I just didn’t get it done’
  • Texas steals basketball coach Chris Beard away from Texas Tech
  • UCLA’s Johnny Juzang dreamed of something like this, but not this

Charleston Post Courier

  • OVER AND OUT: Gamecocks’ title quest ends two wins short in Final Four loss to Stanford
  • College baseball roundup: Brewer’s two homers pace Clemson; USC falls to Georgia; Charleston Southern sweeps doubleheader
  • 5 things Clemson football coaches need to see in spring game
  • The Citadel soldiers on through difficult spring football season, with Wofford next

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Arizona reaches women’s NCAA title game with upset over UConn
  • Georgia Tech’s Demetrius Knight takes familiar ride back to quarterback
  • Georgia Tech’s Jordan Usher returning for another senior season

Washington Post

  • Arizona stuns Connecticut, advances to first national championship game
  • Stanford survives South Carolina, advances to national championship game
  • The financial burden on NCAA sports wears wingtips, not sneakers
  • Women’s bracket and results
  • While Gonzaga has crushed its foes, Indiana had close calls on its way to perfection in 1976
  • The transfer portal has taken Houston, Baylor, Gonzaga and UCLA to the Final Four
  • Men’s bracket and results
  • Maryland’s Mark Turgeon is finalizing contract extension

New York Times

  • Arizona Shocks UConn and Storms to the N.C.A.A. Title Game
  • Stanford Holds Off South Carolina to Reach Title Game
  • What to Watch For in the Men’s Final Four
  • The Title Race Is Over. The Fight for the Top Four Starts Now.

The Associated Press

  • Indiana snapshot: Single-class tourney still looms large
  • UCLA’s Juzang could be first Asian American NBA lottery pick
  • CBS crew has many fond Indianapolis Final Four memories
  • Source: Oklahoma agrees to bring in Loyola’s Moser as coach

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: April 3
  • Sports events on the air for Saturday, April 3
  • LEADING OFF: All-Star Game needs new home, Harvey’s new try
  • Hosmer homers again, Snell fans 8 as Padres beat Arizona 4-2
  • Hundreds of French sports figures accused of sexual violence

Charlotte Observer

  • With Malik Monk and LaMelo Ball out, how will the Hornets scramble to find offense?
  • Gordon Hayward adds to Charlotte Hornets’ mounting injury problems versus Pacers
  • ‘Quickie’ has quickly become a Hurricanes workhorse

Washington Post

  • MLB’s decision to move All-Star Game from Atlanta has reach, relevance and ramifications
  • MLB will move All-Star Game out of Atlanta
  • The coronavirus has set back the Nationals’ season. How far back is up to them.
  • Nationals-Mets opening series is postponed
  • Rui Hachimura has found his ‘senpai’ in Russell Westbrook
  • Post-UMD poll: Six in 10 parents say loss of sports affected kids’ emotional well-being

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • All-Star game’s exit is a significant loss for Georgia
  • UPDATE: MLB moves All-Star game out of Georgia over voting law
  • Contemplating the unthinkable: Will Freddie Freeman, Braves part ways?
  • Lou Williams scores 19 as Hawks beat Pelicans

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