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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPSunday, April 18, 2021

April 18, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST
Houston weighs new transfer eligibility rule
 Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

  • Houston Defeats East Carolina, 5-2
  • ECU Set To Play In American Championship
  • Pirates Compete In First Spring Scrimmage

East Carolina football brings the intensity in first spring scrimmage Wilmington Star-News

Pirates compete in first spring scrimmage WNCT 9

247 Sports

  • ECU defensive camaraderie, energy on full display in scrimmage
  • PHOTOS: ECU completes initial spring scrimmage

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU sees record number of freshman applicants: SAT, ACT not considered in admissions due to COVID-19
  • ECU not planning to require COVID-19 vaccine for students in the fall
  • Retired ECU professor publishes new book

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Memphis Picks Up Win, UCF and USF Split in Saturday Action
  • USF Defends Women’s Soccer Championship with 4-0 Win over Cincinnati

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Wes Miller agrees to 6-year, $7.875M deal to be Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball coach
  •  Details of Wes Miller’s contract with UC
  •  Miller talks to former UC players on Zoom call
  • Four guards expected to return to Bearcats
  • Takeaways from Cincinnati Bearcats spring football game
Former St. Pete High basketball star Serrel Smith Jr. transferring to USF Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF running backs turn heads after productive spring camp
  • UCF spring game highlights strides Knights have made under new coach Gus Malzahn
  • New coach Gus Malzahn embraces player Twitter-handle jerseys at spring game | Commentary

Tulane-Wichita State baseball game postponed overnight by bad weather NOLA.com

Dallas Morning News

  • SMU football coach Sonny Dykes criticizes NCAA: It ‘makes rules without thinking about the consequences’
  • See the best photos from SMU’s spring football practice

What we learned from Tigers spring game Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU basketball signs three, including Webster guard Anthony Pritchard Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Davidson’s football team goes from afterthought, to league champion, to FCS playoffs  Charlotte Observer

The Associated Press

  • Top-ranked James Madison defeats No. 11 Richmond 23-6
  • VMI earns first FCS playoff bid, beats The Citadel 31-17
  • Samford douses Mercer’s SoCon championship hopes 44-20
  • Chambers leads Charleston Southern over Gardner-Webb 20-7
  • No. 7 Delaware beats 10th-ranked Villanova for CAA title
  • South Dakota St. ends North Dakota St.’s 32-game home streak
  • Efficient Nick leads S. Carolina St. past Delaware St. in OT
  • Southern beats Grambling State 49-7 in Bayou Classic
  • Family affair: Jimmy Boeheim to play for his dad at Syracuse
  • USC’s Evan Mobley declares for NBA draft in unique way

Winston Salem Journal

  • First-team defense, second-team offense thrive in App State scrimmage
  • WSSU shuts down the rest of spring sports amid a rise in COVID-19 cases on campus
  • Jahcobi Neath, former Wake Forest basketball player, chooses new destination

Columbia The State

  • Tight ends will play ‘major part’ in South Carolina’s offense, Erik Kimrey says
  • Gamecocks sweep doubleheader vs LSU, clinch fourth straight SEC series
  • Defense wins final scrimmage before Gamecocks’ spring game

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • A G-Day aerial display shows UGA no longer lacks QBs
  • Adonai ‘A.D.’ Mitchell makes name for himself in G-Day game
  • Georgia fans savor first G-Day in two years

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: April 18
  • Sports events on the air for Sunday, April 18
  • Bumgarner expected to start for Arizona against Washington
  • Yankees look to end 4-game skid
  • Nola scheduled to start for Philadelphia against St. Louis
  • Cink sets another scoring mark, keeps lead at RBC Heritage
  • Browns sign Jadeveon Clowney in NFL free agency, bolstering pass rush opposite Myles Garrett
  • Bob Brookover: Pete Rose is 80 years old and he hasn’t changed much
  • MLB will have minor league experiment with moving back mound
  • Jennifer Jo Cobb set to become first woman in a NASCAR Cup race since Danica Patrick

Charlotte Hornets could get back two starters versus Portland Trail Blazers Sunday  Charlotte Observer

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Hakanpaa’s first goal with Hurricanes the winner in 3-1 victory over Predators
  • Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen returns to practice. Will he play soon?

New York Times

  • Top European Soccer Teams Agree to Join Breakaway League
  • Months Before Season, N.F.L. and Players Clash Over Pandemic Workouts
  • ‘Do I Really Belong Here?’: Korean Americans in the N.B.A. Wonder
  • How I Tricked Myself Into Liking Running
  • The Moral Case for Buying Erling Haaland
  • Teammates in Brooklyn, Rivals in M.L.S.

Washington Post

  • Flashing a fun and frenetic style, D.C. United opens the Hernán Losada era with a 2-1 win
  • MLS is back, with new coaches and another celebrity owner
  • Hires such as United’s Lucy Rushton are called progressive. Soon they will be recognized as smart.
  • The Nationals’ bullpen concerns grow as Wander Suero exits early in a win over Arizona
  • Lawmakers targeting trans youth demonize kids to pander to fearful voters
  • The Wizards make it four straight wins by routing the last-place Pistons
  • Alex Ovechkin, forever at home in his office, scores twice as the Capitals dump the Flyers
  • Can men’s college gymnastics be saved? Minnesota is trying, even on its way out.
  • Washington is keeping all options open with first-round pick — including a trade up or down

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Atlanta United opens MLS season with a draw
  • Hawks headed back to NBA playoffs, where they’ll be a tough out
  • Baseball embraces the replay review; some Braves fans may disagree
  • Braves routed as Cubs smash six home runs

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