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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPTuesday, August 3, 2021

August 3, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Football Recruiting Report
West Craven star Mims sticking close to home
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3 things to know about Olympic high jumper and Louisville native Tynita Butts-Townsend Louisville Courier Journal

As Mizzou search continues, where do Power 5 schools find their AD? St Louis Post Dispatch

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Announces 2021 Fall Volleyball Schedule
  • Pair Of Pirates Set To Tee Off At U.S. Amateur

WNCT 9

  • ECU announces 2021 fall volleyball schedule
  • Pair of Pirates participating in U.S. Amateur
  • ECU received $48.3 million in donations for fiscal year 2021

247 Sports

  • A look at how East Carolina’s preseason practice schedule breaks down
  • Countdown to Kickoff: No. 30 Gerard Stringer
  • Ranking ECU’s position groups heading into preseason camp
  • Countdown to Kickoff: No. 31 CJ Crump

Around the American Athletic Conference

UC women’s volleyball hosts watch party for alumna Jordan Thompson Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF set to open fall football camp with a sense of enthusiasm and optimism
  • UCF football hopes a busy June could pay big dividends on the recruiting trail

Source: Dallas Mavericks agree to two-year deal with SMU product Sterling Brown Dallas Morning News

Top Memphis basketball target Jalen Duren to announce college decision Friday Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

  • TU coach Philip Montgomery: ‘Large majority’ of team vaccinated
  • Guerin Emig: ESPN and American Athletic Conference enter realignment craziness and, well, maybe it isn’t so crazy

Texas lawmakers, universities seek a path for Big 12 without… Houston Chronicle

Former Shocker Jaime Echenique to play for Washington Wizards in NBA Summer League  Wichita Eagle

A Jersey Guy: Big 12 Should Use Military Option Sports Illustrated

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Durham sprinter Desmond Jackson suspended from Paralympics before competing
  • NC Olympic hurdler update: Keni Harrison wins silver, Cockrell advances to 400 final

A&T, UNCG will play each other in 2021-22 men’s basketball season opener Greensboro News & Record

Winston Salem Journal

  • Olympic moment: Record-setting 400-meter hurdles final is being called the greatest race ever
  • Photos: Men’s 400-meter hurdles final being called greatest race ever
  • Olympics Latest: Evloev wins wresting gold at Olympics
  • Olympian Dolgopyat arrives home to hero’s welcome in Israel
  • Biles returns to Olympic competition, wins bronze on beam
  • Olympic families find solace, create bonds far from Tokyo
  • Belarus sprinter says punishment awaited her back home

Mark Bradley: Texas, Oklahoma to SEC could mean end of NCAA Atlanta Journal Constitution

AD David Benedict: UConn ‘in a very good situation’ as college conference realignment swirls Stamford Advocate

The Associated Press

  • Big 12 warns of losing 50% of TV value following UT/OU exit
  • LSU QB Brennan needs surgery for arm injury, return unclear
  • Saban’s new deal worth at least $84.8 million over 8 years
  • Top QB recruit to skip senior year of HS and join Ohio State
  • Clemson CB Davis arrested for reckless driving

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Wyndham field ‘deeper than ever’ with major winners, former tournament champions Fayetteville Observer

Hurricanes drafted a defenseman they’d barely seen play. His story speaks for itself  Raleigh News and Observer

Charlotte Observer

  • Hornets point guard heading to the New Orleans Pelicans
  • Hornets free agent tracker: Every move Charlotte makes as NBA window opens
  • Panthers rookie Jaycee Horn isn’t too impressed about his big day at training camp
  • Sam Darnold and the Panthers’ offense had their worst practice yet. What went wrong.
  • NASCAR Power Rankings: Here are the best drivers as racing returns at Watkins Glen

New York Times

  • Olympic Gymnastics Live: Simone Biles, in Comeback, Takes Bronze in Balance Beam
  • Olympics Live Updates: Athing Mu, U.S. Teenage Star, Dominates the 800 Meters
  • With Durant on His Game, U.S. Storms Into Olympic Semifinals
  • Laurel Hubbard Had Her Moment. Now She’d Like Her Privacy.

Washington Post

  • Live updates from the Tokyo Olympics
  • Simone Biles returns to the Olympics, wins bronze medal on balance beam
  • Karsten Warholm outduels Rai Benjamin in ‘the best race in Olympic history’
  • Born on the Bayou and repping Sweden, Mondo Duplantis is the world’s best pole vaulter
  • Even with a silver medal, Brittney Reese’s long jumping career has a storybook ending
  • Josiah Gray impresses in Nationals debut, but bullpen falters in loss to Phillies
  • How ‘race-norming’ was built into the NFL concussion settlement

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Trae Young agrees to max extension with Hawks
  • Braves begin three-game series in St. Louis
  • Falcons ready to put on the pads

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