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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Wednesday, April 28, 2021

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Forbrigd And Hillestad Named All-Conference … LeGar Named AAC Midfielder Of The Week … ECU WR Jonathan Johnson enters transfer portal … Godwin: We are going to pitch really well at Wichita … Bulldogs, East Carolina among CSU foes … Former USF offensive coordinator Kerwin Bell named coach at Western Carolina … UC’s Miller hires two more ex-UNCG assistants … Shane Beamer is prioritizing fan connections early in his South Carolina tenure … NC State plans to upgrade Carter-Finley Stadium. Where that $700,000 will come from. … This draft will truly be Ron Rivera’s, and he has the luxury of choosing the best player available … Staal leads the way as Hurricanes finish road trip with 5-1 win over Dallas Stars

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • Forbrigd And Hillestad Named All-Conference
  • LeGar Named AAC Midfielder Of The Week

ECU’s LeGar named AAC Midfielder of the Week  WNCT 9

247 Sports

  • Pirates know they still have much to prove after successful spring
  • Where the mock drafts have ECU’s D’Ante Smith being selected
  • ECU WR Jonathan Johnson enters transfer portal
  • Young quarterbacks show upside in first spring game
  • Returning for sixth year an easy choice for ECU lineman Sean Bailey

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Godwin: We are going to pitch really well at Wichita
  • Pirates split, slip only one spot to 10th

D1Baseball Projected Field Of 64: April 27 D1Baseball.com

Here’s where former Grovetown football star D’Ante Smith could get picked in the NFL Draft Augusta Chronicle

Bulldogs, East Carolina among CSU foes Charleston Post Courier

ECU’s leading scorer Jayden Gardner transfers to UVA men’s hoops team WTKR

ECU’s men’s golf ranks fifth in the AAC Championship The East Carolinian

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Cincinnati, East Carolina, Vanderbilt Florida Players Take Final Weekly Lacrosse Honors
  • USF Defeats CCSU, 3-0, in NCAA First Round
  • Houston’s Fredgaard, Slaughter Earn 2021 Women’s Golf Top Awards
  • UCF’s Cody, USF’s Corrick Win Softball Weekly Awards For Week 11
  • Tulane’s Burns, Cincinnati’s Schoenle Earn Baseball Weekly Honors

Tampa Bay Times

  • Former USF offensive coordinator Kerwin Bell named coach at Western Carolina
  • The greatest victory of Ken Eriksen’s career a matter of life and death

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • UC’s Miller hires two more ex-UNCG assistants
  • UC men’s basketball gets commitment from 3rd ex-UNCG player

Orlando Sentinel

  • Former UCF DB Richie Grant hopes to make NFL dreams come true
  • UCF receives commitment from Western Kentucky transfer Ricky Barber Jr.

Temple names D’Wan Mathis starting QB Philadelphia Inquirer

Notebook: Tulane baseball team ranked by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper for first time this year NOLA.com

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Where Memphis basketball’s scholarship situation stands after wild Monday
  • Report: Moussa Cisse enters transfer portal
  • Former Cordova star Tyler Harris returning to Memphis

UH’s Payton Turner may not have to wait too long in NFL draft    Houston Chronicle

Annapolis Capital

  • Navy football slotbacks struggled in 2020. Now they have ‘a chip on their shoulder.’
  • Freshman linebacker Will Harbour earns Admiral Mack Award as most improved Navy football player

Wichita Eagle

  • Late home run propels Wichita State softball past No. 11 Oklahoma State for ranked win
  • ‘It should be a marriage’: WSU baseball coach Eric Wedge on relationship with Wind Surge

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • This waiter and former Duke maintenance worker advances at US Open qualifier
  • NC State plans to upgrade Carter-Finley Stadium. Where that $700,000 will come from.
  • Sylvia Hatchell appeals her plea in car accident that killed pedestrian. Here’s why.

Winston Salem Journal

  • Justin Gray, former Wake Forest guard, on his new role, old ties and appreciation for his alma mater
  • Wake Forest’s Carlos ‘Boogie’ Basham awaits NFL Draft
  • Mac Engel: Kim Mulkey’s exit from Baylor is a result of strain, fatigue and pettiness
  • After a storied career at Baylor, women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey leaves for LSU
  • NCAA Tournaments for men’s and women’s soccer to begin play in Triad
  • WSSU, Wake Forest bands to make music together again this fall in Demon Deacons’ football home opener
  • Danny Manning, former Wake Forest basketball coach, lands a new job

Norfolk State football coach Dawson Odums signed five-year deal worth $240,000 annually Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Charleston Post Courier

  • Myers’ grand slam highlights Gamecocks’ win over The Citadel
  • Clemson walk-on QB ready to make believers out of Tigers’ fans
  • CCU’s Jamey Chadwell on football’s offseason: “We were able to… develop some depth”
  • Sapakoff: 1981 NFL draft, George Rogers to Stump Mitchell via Charlie Brown
  • Sapakoff: South Carolina football optimism, tight ends and what’s next
  • Gamecocks’ Doty vs. Brown: Not a QB controversy, it’s a competition
  • Clemson, South Carolina won’t make football players get COVID-19 vaccine
  • Football recruiting: Gamecocks focus on Florida talent, Clemson seeks California stars

Columbia The State

  • How Shane Beamer is prioritizing fan connections early in his South Carolina tenure
  • South Carolina rides stellar starting pitching, home runs to midweek victory

The Associated Press

  • SEC will once again feature playmakers on offense, defense
  • Pac-12 players poised to break out in 2021 season
  • Some Big 12 players expected to impact their teams in 2021
  • Review: Legal writer John Grisham pens a basketball thriller
  • WVU’s Derek Culver signs with agent, will enter NBA draft
  • Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon announces he’ll return for 6th season

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: April 28
  • Sports events on the air for Wednesday, April 28
  • LEADING OFF: Rookies Weathers, Widener meet, deGrom vs Bosox
  • Los Angeles’ Upton puts 11-game hit streak on the line against Rangers
  • Matz scheduled to start as Toronto hosts Washington
  • Glasnow scheduled to start for Tampa Bay against Oakland
  • Rob Gronkowski catches record-breaking 200 yard pass
  • 2021 NFL draft: Who will be the first defensive tackle taken?
  • Dieter Kurtenbach: I think Kyle Shanahan showed his hand — Mac Jones is going to be the 49ers’ pick at No. 3
  • Gaffes, gags, busy signals and a dog named Buttercup: Wacky NFL draft stories

Charlotte Observer

  • Staal leads the way as Hurricanes finish road trip with 5-1 win over Dallas Stars
  • Panthers have WR among deepest positions on draft board, and a long-term need on roster
  • NASCAR power rankings this week: The best drivers heading to Kansas
  • Wells Fargo Championship adds 3 more big names to its list of participants
  • Before Jaycee Horn was an NFL prospect, he was a small-town Mississippi hoops star

New York Times

  • Running for the Roses, the Record Books and His Father
  • 2021 N.F.L. Draft: Trades Hint at Team Needs
  • N.C.A.A. Extends President’s Contract Amid Turmoil in College Sports
  • At Real Madrid, the Only Trophy That Counts Can Still Slip Away
  • The Florida Panthers Are Winning, Both on and Off the Ice
  • Kyle Pitts Is Set to Be the N.F.L.’s Next Revelation at Tight End

Washington Post

  • This draft will truly be Ron Rivera’s, and he has the luxury of choosing the best player available
  • What will Washington do with its first-round pick? Five draft analysts weigh in.
  • Washington Football Team to bring back Ereck Flowers in trade with Dolphins
  • U.S. star Christian Pulisic’s goal gives Chelsea a big boost in the Champions League semifinals
  • Chelsea fans became unlikely faces of Super League protest
  • Fifty years ago, Curt Flood walked away from the Senators. He left baseball forever changed.
  • Why did Danny Manning take a job as a Maryland assistant? Because he can’t stay away.
  • Odds, analysis and post positions for the 2021 Kentucky Derby
  • Wizards remain one of two NBA teams without a double-digit winning streak in franchise history
  • Daniel Sprong’s early goal, Vitek Vanecek’s shutout let the Caps welcome back fans with a win

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Ian Anderson logs seven scoreless innings as Braves beat Cubs again
  • Ronald Acuna launches 481-foot home run
  • Falcons expected to pick up Calvin Ridley’s fifth-year option
  • History of Falcons drafting quarterbacks
  • Atlanta United not giving up hope in Champions League

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