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Friday, August 6, 2021

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Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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ecupirates.com

  • Carson, Hamilton Finish Play At U.S. Women’s Amateur
  • East Carolina Opens ‘21 Preseason Camp
  • ECU Defense Boasts Experience And Depth

Poachers or poached? ECU’s league sits at college conference crossroads of change The Bladen Journal

WNCT 9

  • Preview: ECU defense boasts experience, depth
  • Carson, Hamilton finish play at U.S. Women’s Amateur
  • Online Originals: ECU single-game football tickets now on sale for Pirates Club members; general public can order starting Aug. 18

WITN 7

  • ECU football opens fall camp feeling improved from last year
  • Former ECU track and field star Butts-Townsend competes at Tokyo Olympics, Adebayo set to receive Olympic medal

Rivals.com

  • Brunswick CC Forward Brandon Johnson Signs With East Carolina
  • Solid Day One In The Books For ECU Fall Football Practice

247 Sports

  • Countdown to Kickoff: No. 27 Shawn Dourseau
  • JUCO forward Brandon Johnson commits to ECU
  • Offensive Lineman Chauncey Kamakea Commits to GSU
  • Countdown to Kickoff: No. 28 Maceo Donald
  • PODCAST: ECU 2021 Receiver Position Preview
  • Mike Houston tackles a variety of topics at AAC media day
  • What ECU CB Ja’Quan McMillian said at AAC media day
  • Avery Jones’ growth at center gives ECU even more versatility
  • PHOTOS: ECU begins 2021 preseason camp
  • ECU placed in preseason AAC media poll
  • Five ECU newcomers we’ll be keeping a close eye on in camp
  • Mike Houston provides update on ECU’s vaccination efforts

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU raises $48.3M in fiscal year 2021
  • ECU strives for crisp workouts, weeks
  • Houston, ACC coaches retooled for refreshing season
  • Almost all Pirate players vaccinated
  • Pirates motivated to finish better than 8th in AAC
  • A ‘mixed bag’ of energy on opening day of practice
  • LOOK: Pirates begin preseason practice
  • Storylines heading into ECU preseason camp

Around the American Athletic Conference

Cincinnati Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll American Athletic Conference

2021 AAC Media Day Recap: All 11 teams take the podium Underdog Dynasty

AAC commissioner Mike Aresco denies plotting with ESPN to add teams from Big 12 USA Today

AAC commissioner Mike Aresco denies colluding with ESPN to poach Big 12 schools Ft Worth Star-Telegram

AAC’s Aresco: Did not plot with ESPN to poach other leagues SF Gate

Here We Go! It’s UCF Football Time! Sports Illustrated

Will the AAC be the poached or the poachers in conference realignment? Tampa Bay Times

UCF’s Big Kat Bryant ready to show everyone he’s the best defensive player in the country  Orlando Sentinel

Philadelphia Inquirer

  • AAC’s message to its football players: Get vaccinated, or risk forfeited games
  • AAC preseason football rankings: Not much expected of Temple

Depth the operative word for Tulane as it begins preseason football camp NOLA.com

Dallas Morning News

  • Mike Aresco denies reports AAC colluded with ESPN to influence Big 12 teams
  • Finding Shane Buechele’s replacement is biggest question facing SMU, Sonny Dykes in fall practice

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Memphis’ Penny Hardaway hires new strength coach
  •  Giannotto: Hardaway is still the biggest sports story in town

Tulsa World

  • College football realignment: AAC commissioner denies colluding with ESPN
  • TU picked to finish sixth in the American
  • TU preseason practice preview: Storylines and players to watch
  • Throwback Tulsa: TU’s first fall football practice with head coach Philip Montgomery on this day in 2015

Houston Chronicle

  • Clayton Tune, Dana Holgorsen sense a different vibe with UH football
  • Dana Holgorsen: UH football ‘would entertain’ international game

Annapolis Capital

  • Navy-Notre Dame football rivalry to be played at MetLife Stadium during 2024 season
  • Navy football picked eighth in American Athletic Conference preseason poll

Wichita Eagle

  • What’s next for Wichita State softball? A look at who’s coming back for the Shockers
  • The inside story of how Wichita State men’s basketball became stronger through the TBT

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • UNC first day of football practice focuses on production and developing depth
  • All eyes on Sam Howell and all ears on Mack Brown as UNC starts a season it hopes ends loudly
  • Duke’s problem was that it had a ‘losing mentality’ in football. That’s changing.
  • NC Central has a legacy of having some of the fastest athletes in Olympic history

Winston Salem Journal

  • UNCG alum Paul Chelimo wins bronze medal; A&T’s Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross lead U.S. 4×400 relay team into final
  • Wake Forest opens football camp on Thursday: Five things to know about the Demon Deacons
  • N.C. A&T football program begins practice and a new era in the Big South Conference
  • Appalachian State football team returns talent but will welcome a new quarterback

Fayetteville Observer

  • QB Sam Howell applauds UNC’s ‘mature’ approach after first football practice
  • NC State’s Daniel Joseph discovered meditation in the offseason.

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • After layoff of 20 months, Old Dominion football players and coach Ricky Rahne at last open fall camp
  • Virginia Tech opens football practice after a normal offseason. Hokies have a starting QB, but there are questions at running back.
  • Norfolk’s Keyshawn Davis will fight for Olympic gold medal after unanimous decision in lightweight semifinals

Charleston Post Courier

5 questions for Gamecocks as preseason football practice begins

5 burning questions for Clemson football going into fall camp

5 questions as The Citadel kicks off football practice

Bo Nix’s journey to becoming Auburn’s quarterback began at Charleston Southern

CCU football opens fall camp ahead of program’s most anticipated season in its history

Columbia The State

  • South Carolina football quarterback room takes shape as fall camp arrives
  • He could be one of USC’s stars, but he’s not signing NIL deals yet. Here’s why
  • Gamecocks football improving vaccination rate as SEC updates COVID guidelines

Tipsheet: Desperation settling as hapless Big 12 faces extinction St Louis Post Dispatch

Sports Illustrated

  • Cal Football: The Pac-12 Ponders Its Next Move; Merging with the Big 12 Is Not the Answer
  • Report: Big 12, Pac-12 Commissioners Met Tuesday

Conference realignment roundtable: Will the Pac-12 and Big 12 really merge? LA Times

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • 5 preseason goals for Georgia Tech as camp opens
  • Urgency high as Bulldogs open preseason football camp

The Associated Press

  • SEC move on horizon, Texas and Oklahoma coaches focus on ’21
  • Shane Beamer excited for first camp as Gamecocks head coach
  • Badgers aim to regain consistency that was missing last year
  • Penix’s return has Hoosiers hoping to exceed 2020 successes
  • Florida to spend training camp in hotel to combat COVID-19

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Felix sets a record, wins bronze for 10th Olympic medal
  • For the gold: It’s the US and France, again, for Tokyo title
  • Steelers use strong 2nd half to beat Cowboys 16-3
  • EXPLAINER: How leagues investigate gambling allegations

Winston Salem Journal

  • Allyson Felix wins 10th Olympic track medal, becoming most decorated female runner in history
  • Fun at The Madhouse: Billy Gregg gives his son Nate a birthday present with a spinout
  • Scioscia 1 win from matching Lasorda with gold medal

Charlotte Observer

  • Hornets add high-scoring forward Kelly Oubre Jr. Why this signing is so important
  • Hornets’ LaMelo Ball to start Charlotte-area high school and AAU basketball teams
  • NASCAR playoffs closing in: 4 things to watch with 4 races left in Cup regular season

New York Times

  • Second Best in the World, but Still Saying Sorry
  • ‘If He Doesn’t Have That Stroke, He’s in the Hall of Fame’
  • Messi’s Departure Is a Mess Everyone Could See Coming
  • Biting your own medal is one thing. A Japanese mayor learned you don’t bite someone else’s.
  • Was This a World Series Preview? Get the Popcorn Ready.
  • Olympics Live Updates: Allyson Felix Wins 10th Olympic Medal
  • The Mascot Whisperer
  • The Olympics Are All Fun, No Games on TikTok
  • The Unsettling Music That Drives Artistic Swimming

Washington Post

  • Olympics live updates: Allyson Felix wins 10th track and field medal, matching Carl Lewis’s U.S. record
  • Keyshawn Davis gives U.S. boxing two chances at sweet revenge
  • U.S. women’s basketball doesn’t want the current era to end in anything but gold
  • April Ross took a chance on Alix Klineman. Together they won beach volleyball gold.
  • With 1.3 billion people and 33 medals ever, India remains an Olympic mystery
  • Rafael Nadal, ousted from Citi Open by Lloyd Harris, vows to keep working to regain form
  • Juan Soto ‘felt something’ in his knee during another loss to Phillies, and the Nats are concerned

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves’ quarterly revenue hits $216 million as fans return to ballpark
  • Braves walk to a winning record for first time this year, gain on Mets
  • Michael Cunningham: Evaluations of Falcons’ player talent are doses of reality

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