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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPFriday, April 16, 2021

April 16, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Houston weighs new transfer eligibility rule … Virus puts ECU-Houston series in limbo … Season ends for ECU women’s soccer team in AAC semifinals … Marshall transfer G’Mone Wilson commits to East Carolina … Weekend Spotlight: Wichita State Emerges As Top Challenger To ECU In AAC; Weather permitting, Tulane and Wichita State could be headed for crackerjack baseball series …Cincinnati hires UNC Greensboro basketball coach Wes Miller …Hurricanes rebound from stinging loss by beating Nashville Predators 4-1 … Sapakoff: Hey, kids, driving distance isn’t all DeChambeau mania implies

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • VIEW FROM THE EAST
    Houston weighs new transfer eligibility rule
  • Baseball News
    Virus puts ECU-Houston series in limbo

ecupirates.com

  • ECU-Houston Series Postponed
  • Pirates Fall To USF In AAC Semifinals
  • Spring Practice Q&A No. 8 – Safeties
  • Pirates Challenge Cougars In Houston This Weekend

The East Carolinian

  • Baseball series against Houston postponed
  • Softball to play Houston in four-game series
  • ECU announces keynote speaker, ceremony details for Spring 2021 Commencement

WNCT 9

  • Season ends for ECU women’s soccer team in AAC semifinals
  • ECU’s baseball series with Houston postponed due to COVID-19

WITN 7

  • No. 15 USF blanks ECU women’s soccer, 1-0, in AAC semifinals
  • ECU baseball series at Houston PPD this weekend

East Carolina Weekend Baseball Series With Houston Postponed  Rivals.com

247 Sports

  • ECU’s series at Houston postponed
  • Marshall transfer G’Mone Wilson commits to East Carolina
  • The 20 biggest commitments (so far) of the college basketball transfer portal
  • Pirate players showing dedication with extra time outside practice

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Multi-layered freshmen here for now, future
  • BATTLE FOR N.C.: Charlotte, N.C. State make strides
  • Rebekah Rogers, wife of new chancellor, excited to serve university

Jeff Lebo The Associated Press

Around the American Athletic Conference

UH baseball’s series vs. East Carolina postponed due to COVID-19 Houston Chronicle

Weekend Spotlight: Wichita State Emerges As Top Challenger To ECU In AAC D1Baseball

Cincinnati hires UNC Greensboro basketball coach Wes Miller The Associated Press

American Athletic Conference

  • USF Moves to Women’s Soccer Final with 1-0 Win over East Carolina
  • Cincinnati Advances to Women’s Soccer Championship Final with 1-0 Win over Memphis
  • Wes Miller Named Cincinnati Head Coach
  • UCF Falls To Undefeated High Point In Five Sets In NCAA First Round
  • UCF Completes Season Sweep Of No. 5 Florida

Weather permitting, Tulane and Wichita State could be headed for crackerjack baseball series NOLA.com

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  •  Former Cincinnati OL Robinson commits to Tigers
  •  Five things I’m watching entering Memphis spring football game

Hybrid linebacker Nicholas Straw ‘separating himself’ for Navy football, but questions remain at defensive end Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

  • Who will be on Hubert Davis’ coaching staff at UNC? They’re all in the Carolina family.
  • Davidson’s football team just did something it hasn’t been able to do since 1969
  • Duke basketball just landed a grad transfer from Davidson. You’ll know his brother
  • South Carolina’s lineup struggles in series-opening loss to LSU
  • Frank Martin reflects on ‘crappy’ year, reacts to new contract, defends USC tenure
  • How Pete Lembo hopes to add ‘a few more yards’ to South Carolina’s kicks, punts
  • Coach K promotes Nolan Smith to assistant coach. What that means for Duke basketball.

Former Tar Heel Garrison Brooks heads back to the future at Mississippi State  Raleigh News & Observer

Winston Salem Journal

  • UNCG athletics director Kim Record wants to hire Wes Miller’s successor ‘as soon as possible’
  • Wake Forest basketball notebook: Demon Deacons, and their coach, trying to shape up
  • Wake Forest football notebook: Spring practice will end Saturday with final scrimmage

‘Got to be a Carolina guy’: Hubert Davis links eras, mentors with UNC staff Fayetteville Observer

He was “in a dark place” when he left to care for an ill family member. But that time away fortified TyJuan Garbutt’s dedication to Fuente, Hokies.  Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Charleston Post Courier

  • The Citadel’s Javonte Middleton is the first Bulldog to wear No. 0. Here’s why.
  • Gamecocks’ Frank Martin reflects on last season’s ‘poor job’ as basketball coach
  • College of Charleston basketball coach Pat Kelsey adds 6 new players

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia players choose Athens school to receive G-Day proceeds
  • Georgia baseball’s Scott Stricklin receives contract extension
  • Georgia’s ‘assistant linebackers coach’ making an impression
  • Improvement of Georgia Tech passing game a piece-by-piece process

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charleston Post Courier

  • Sapakoff: Hey, kids, driving distance isn’t all DeChambeau mania implies
  • Charleston’s Emma Navarro falls to fellow teen in MUSC Health Women’s Open

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: April 16
  • Sports events on the air for Friday, April 16

Charlotte Observer

  • Hurricanes rebound from stinging loss by beating Nashville Predators 4-1
  • Panthers still need defensive line help. How they’ve addressed it, and who can fill holes
  • Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges on the importance of speaking up
  • Young Phillies fan gets surprise from Braves star
  • NASCAR Xfinity driver Harrison Burton is getting a shot in Cup at Talladega race

Molinaro: NFL dominates TV and radio even in the offseason. MLB just can’t compete. Norfolk Virginian Pilot

New York Times

  • Charli Collier Is the No. 1 Pick in the W.N.B.A. Draft
  • ‘Do I Really Belong Here?’: Korean Americans in the N.B.A. Wonder
  • C.T.E. Tests May Not Fully Explain N.F.L. Player’s Shooting Spree
  • Teammates in Brooklyn, Rivals in M.L.S.
  • LaMarcus Aldridge Retires From the N.B.A., Citing Heart Condition
  • N.C.A.A. Fines U.S.C. Men’s Basketball Over Bribery Case
  • Rule Change Prompts a Game of Musical Chairs in College Basketball

Washington Post

  • Nothing is working for Patrick Corbin, and the Diamondbacks make him, and the Nats, pay
  • Should the Nationals be worried about their Big Three starters? Stay tuned.
  • In legal filing, Daniel Snyder seeks to connect Bruce Allen to defamation effort
  • The Capitals honor Nicklas Backstrom, then fall flat in a loss to lowly Sabres
  • NCAA’s transfer changes are good for athletes and challenging for coaches. Seems fair.
  • Easy as 1-2-3: Charli Collier, Awak Kuier, Aari McDonald top WNBA draft
  • Ryan Fitzpatrick, Washington’s temporary QB fix, has mastered the art of being an NFL nomad
  • After another successful Western Conference trip, the Wizards are one game out of a play-in spot

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Swanson’s walk-off gives Braves breathing room to work out issues
  • Trae Young returns but Hawks fall to Bucks
  • UPDATED DEPTH CHART: Patterson to play running back for Falcons
  • Falcons cut running back Ito Smith
  • 5 things to watch for Atlanta United in 2021
  • With new manager and new faces, Atlanta United hopes to bounce back
  • MLS predictions for 2021 season

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