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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, May 22, 2021

May 22, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • Baseball News
    ECU stumbles after clinching
  • Baseball News
    Pirates reign as regular season champs

ecupirates.com

  • USF Shuts Out No. 11 ECU, 7-0
  • CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS – No. 11 ECU Sweeps USF
  • Pirate Duo Named Semifinalist For Howser Trophy
  • ECU Qualifies Six To NCAA East Preliminary
  • Pirates To Participate In Myrtle Beach Invitational

The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

  • South Florida blanks No. 11 ECU, 7-0
  • Pirates duo named semifinalists for Howser Trophy

WITN 7

  • ECU T&F celebrates AAC Championships, prepares for NCAA East Prelims
  • Norby and Williams named named semifinalists for Howser Trophy

Rivals.com

  • ECU Snags Two Wins at USF to Seal AAC Regular Season Title
  • USF Topples East Carolina 7-0

247 Sports

  • Virginia Tech WR transfer Tyree Saunders heading to ECU
  • ECU shut out for first time this season in loss to USF
  • ECU clinches regular season AAC title
  • Transfer DE/OLB Bryant Pirtle commits to ECU

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Pirates blanked for 1st time this season

College Baseball Takeaways: Arkansas Wins First SEC Title Since 2004 Baseball America (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • East Carolina Captures Baseball Regular Season Title
  • Home Teams Reign on Penultimate Day of Baseball Regular Season
  • Wichita State, UCF Advance In NCAA Regional Winner’s Brackets, South Florida Battles Against #4 Florida
  • Five From The American Earn ILWomen All-America Honors
  • SMU’s Men’s Team, Houston’s Karen Fredgaard Qualify For 2021 NCAA Golf National Championships

Tulane loses pair, ECU wins American WNGO

NOLA.com

  • Run-ruled: Tulane falls 11-1 to Cincinnati as ruinous weekend continues
  • Tulane loses doubleheader to Cincinnati, falls out of AAC championship race

Ranking every football coach in the AAC from 1-11 heading into the 2021 season CBS Sports

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Taking stock of UC Bearcats’ first roster under Wes Miller
  • What’s in John Brannen’s lawsuit against the University of Cincinnati

Gators-USF, FSU-UCF to play in Orange Bowl Classic Tampa Bay Times

Memphis to break ground on Leftwich Tennis Center in June Memphis Commercial Appeal

Kelvin Sampson uses transfer portal to help UH get better with… Houston Chronicle

Wichita Eagle

  • Madison Perrigan’s 2 home runs spur Wichita State softball to NCAA win over Texas A&M
  • In the era of the transfer portal, why Chaunce Jenkins stayed loyal to Wichita State

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Revenue gap starts to close in ACC Network’s first year. Here’s what the numbers show.
  • Nina King becomes the first woman and person of color to be Duke’s athletic director
  • Kevin White inherited two Duke icons. Nina King will be judged by how she replaces them.

By giving its teams $23 million COVID stimulus checks, SEC shows why it’s the gold standard | Commentary Orlando Sentinel

Winston Salem Journal

  • Ram Ramblings: For A&T and WSSU, it’s time to honor Bill Hayes for his coaching career at both schools
  • Wake Forest, North Carolina and N.C. State all advance to NCAA Championships in men’s golf
  • Nina King becomes the first woman and person of color to be Duke’s athletic director

Charleston Post Courier

  • College Baseball Roundup: College of Charleston rallies to beat Elon 7-6
  • WWE champion Drew McIntyre’s new book takes readers on inspirational journey

Brady Allen’s go-ahead homer lifts South Carolina past No. 4 Tennessee, ties series Columbia The State

The Associated Press

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Raleigh News and Observer

  • The Canes are in for a fight in their playoff series, and not only with the Predators
  • Here’s how the Predators climbed back into the series against the Hurricanes in 2OT
  • Hurricanes left as much mad as sad after double-overtime loss to Predators
  • ‘Big Rig’ steps up to post-COVID challenge as the face of the Hurricanes’ TV franchise
  • An original Predator, Hurricanes assistant coach Jeff Daniels has watched two markets blossom
  • Carolina Hurricanes battle Nashville Predators in Game 3 of NHL playoffs
  • NASCAR is racing at Circuit of the Americas for first time. What to know about COTA

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: May 22
  • Sports events on the air for Saturday, May 22
  • Bill Koch: Why so many no-hitters (6) in MLB? No easy answers.
  • Count ’em! MLB hits 20,000 players when Godoy debuts for M’s
  • Mets to take on Marlins on the road
  • Mike Sielski: Sixers are at the center of a philosophical clash in these NBA playoffs, and there’s a lot at stake.

Sapakoff: 2021 PGA Championship is more unlike 2012 than NFL, MLB, NBA Charleston Post Courier

Columbia The State

  • Look who’s leading at the PGA Championship: It’s 50-year-old Phil Mickelson
  • At PGA Championship, Ocean Course No. 17 is where bad things happen to great golfers

Korda’s 2 eagles put her in contention at Kingsmill as Kemp takes the lead Hampton Roads Daily Press

New York Times

  • In the N.B.A. Playoffs, the Scariest Teams Aren’t at the Top
  • Phil Mickelson Moves to the Top of the P.G.A. Championship Leaderboard
  • The Phoenix Suns Are Chris Paul’s Latest Project
  • Teammates and Opponents Support Him. His Manager? Not So Much.

Washington Post

  • Capitals look lifeless in Game 4, and now their season is one game from being declared dead
  • Russell Westbrook gives Wizards edge they need — on and off the court — for NBA playoffs
  • A Wizards playoff primer as they prepare to face the 76ers
  • How do Americans feel about the anthem at sporting events? It depends which Americans you ask.
  • The NCAA sold out women’s sports in a rights deal it fights to keep secret
  • One name dominated the PGA Championship on Friday: Phil!

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