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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, April 24, 2021

April 24, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Baseball News:  Streaks stop with split … Pirates make most of gameless trip… ECU In Third After Round One Of AAC MGolf Championship … Times for weekend events at ECU, including football scrimmage, adjusted due to weather …Houston: ‘We finally look like an AAC team’… Second Half Flurry Helps ECU LAX Top Cincinnati …  UC’s Miller snatches 2nd player from UNCG … Covid crushed VCU’s NCAA tournament dreams. A month later, the pain hasn’t gone away. … VMI gets in-state matchup with JMU in FCS playoff debut; Davidson at Jacksonville State … Gamecocks split doubleheader at home with No. 1 Arkansas…Game changer: Texas Senate passes bill allowing college athletes to get compensation

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • Baseball News
    Streaks stop with split
  • VIEW FROM THE EAST
    Pirates make most of gameless trip

ecupirates.com

  • Start Times For Saturday Events Revised
  • No. 9 ECU And UCF Split Doubleheader
  • Tulsa Sweeps Doubleheader From ECU
  • Second Half Flurry Helps ECU LAX Top Cincinnati
  • ECU In Third After Round One Of AAC MGolf Championship
  • Pirates Gear Up For Aggie T&F Classic

The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

  • ECU baseball earns split with UCF, drops first league game of season
  • ECU football spring practice Q&A No. 10 – Cornerbacks
  • Times for weekend events at ECU, including football scrimmage, adjusted due to weather
  • ECU men’s golf in third place after first round of AAC Championship
  • Tulsa softball picks up DH sweep of Pirates
  • Second-half flurry helps ECU lacrosse top Cincinnati

WITN 7

  • Weather forces revised Saturday schedule for ECU athletics
  • Pirates versus Cancer event benefits kids battling cancer
  • No. 9 ECU baseball and UCF split Friday doubleheader
  • Tulsa sweeps doubleheader from ECU softball
  • ECU women’s lacrosse sneaks past Cincinnati, 12-11

Rivals.com

  • ECU Splits Double-Header With UCF on Friday to Open AAC Series
  • East Carolina Set For Open Spring Scrimmage on Saturday

247 Sports

  • ECU-UCF Friday Baseball Doubleheader: How it looked from the stands
  • ECU suffers first loss in league play
  • East Carolina holds off UCF to take series opener, 4-2
  • Rosters set for Purple-Gold scrimmage

Jake Verity: 2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview Series The Draft Network

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Houston: ‘We finally look like an AAC team’
  • ECU, UCF split Friday doubleheader
  • Transfers part of recruiting, the future

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • East Carolina, Temple, Florida Take Series Openers Friday
  • Cincinnati, Tulane Earn Doubleheader Sweeps Friday
  • UCF, Tulsa Secure Friday Sweeps To Open Weekend Conference Schedule
  • Host USF Sets Championship Single Round Record To Open The 2021 American Men’s Golf Championship

Cincinnati Enquirer

  •  UC’s Miller snatches 2nd player from UNCG
  •  Bearcats add 7-1 center Hayden Koval
  •  UC’s Miller hires former UNCG assistant
  •  UC will play in 2021 Hall of Fame Classic

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF basketball adds Texas forward Ed’Xavior Rhodes to 2021-22 class
  • Former UCF kicker Donald De La Haye signs with talent agency

Temple football team’s biggest task this spring is moving forward after last season’s major setback Philadelphia Inquirer

Hot at the right time: Tulane baseball team looking for historic conference start vs. Memphis NOLA.com

Dallas Morning News

  • SMU picks up commitment from former Grapevine Faith star Tyler Lundblade
  • Game changer: Texas Senate passes bill allowing college athletes to get compensation

 Chandler and Johnathan Lawson commit to Memphis basketball Memphis Commercial Appeal

University of Houston defense looks to rebound Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winston Salem Journal

  • Appalachian State defense notebook: Steven Jones, Brendan Harrington and Nick Ross
  • Former Kentucky basketball player Terrence Clarke dies in car accident at age 19

Davidson at Jacksonville State: game outlook, check ESPN3 to watch the Gamecocks YAHOO!

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Ralph Waldo Emerson and Stoic philosophy, plus a balanced roster, keep ODU coach Chris Finwood focused during successful, but trying season
  • ‘We can, we shall, we will.’ New football coach Dawson Odums has no reservations about move to Norfolk State.
  • Cox grad A.J. Smith revels in VMI’s shocking turnaround – and a chance to play No. 1 JMU and a former teammate
  • Molinaro: Let’s hope Trevor Lawrence can laugh off nonsensical criticisms. Could he actually be a well-adjusted person?
  • Hampton University will host six games during 2021 football season, including Big South newcomer N.C. A&T

Columbia The State

  • Gamecocks split doubleheader at home with No. 1 Arkansas
  • Gamecock lineup looks to ‘take another step’ after dropping series to No. 1 Arkansas
  • Three burning questions heading into South Carolina’s 2021 spring football game
  • Clemson to keep track, cross country programs after all — and add to women’s teams

The Associated Press

  • VMI gets in-state matchup with JMU in FCS playoff debut
  • MSU’s competition between Russo, Thorne just getting started
  • CFP management committee discusses future format expansion
  • Tar Heels’ Howell working to find chemistry with new faces
  • Heupel, coaches spend spring speeding up Tennessee Vols
  • Petrino named Missouri Valley Conference’s top coach
  • NCAA tweaks college football OT format to shorten games
  • West Virginia coach Neal Brown gets 2-year extension

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: April 24
  • Sports events for Saturday, April 24
  • Joe Douglas wants only Jets to know why they have eyes for Zach Wilson
  • Giants GM Dave Gettleman on why he’s never traded back in NFL draft: ‘I’m not getting fleeced’
  • What exactly is catfishing and why did NBA Twitter fall for Vivian Flores?
  • Flexen scheduled to start for Mariners at Red Sox
  • Tigers host the Royals following Urena’s strong showing
  • Nola, Phillies to take on Senzatela, Rockies

Charlotte Observer

  • Why the Panthers might trade the No. 8 pick in the NFL draft, or select a quarterback
  • Should Hurricanes goalie Alex Nedeljkovic be in the Calder Trophy conversation?
  • Hornets lean on vets, and only 8 of those; Was Friday’s winning formula sustainable?
  • What does new Hornets lineup tell us about Borrego’s direction to finish out season?

New York Times

  • Anthony Edwards Will Dunk on You. And Beat You in Ping-Pong?
  • Simone Biles Leaves Nike for a Sponsor That Focuses on Women
  • The Super League Is Gone. What Now?
  • The Black Widow of Pool Stares Down a New Challenge: Cancer
  • The A’s Bust and Boom Their Way to First Place
  • Nick Springer, Paralympic Gold Medalist, Dies at 35
  • JPMorgan Apologizes for Its Role in Super League
  • Dublin and Bilbao Lose Euro 2020 Games Over Coronavirus Rules
  • How the Super League Fell Apart

Washington Post

  • British soccer fans, united in Super League despair and loathing, learn they do not walk alone
  • College softball coaches decry treatment by NCAA: ‘What’s lower than an afterthought?’
  • Feinstein: Covid crushed VCU’s NCAA tournament dreams. A month later, the pain hasn’t gone away.
  • Jacob deGrom overpowers the Nationals with 15 strikeouts in the Mets’ 6-0 win
  • The Wizards make it seven straight wins by surging past the tanking Thunder
  • Trey Lance is one of the draft’s bigger mysteries, but he has been well prepared for the NFL

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves soon will be offensive force again
  • Bench comes alive, shorthanded Hawks beat Heat to earn tiebreaker
  • Hawks’ magic number for playoff spot reduced to 7
  • Falcons’ Fontenot to make signature personnel move in 2021 NFL draft

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