Bonesville: The Authoritative Independent Voice of ECU

  • Home
  • News & Features
  • Recruiting
  • Photos
  • Audio
  • Roundup
  • Comments
  • Legacy Archives
You are here: Home / Roundup / Tuesday, October 12, 2021

GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPTuesday, October 12, 2021

October 12, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • McWhirter, English Earn Weekly Awards
  • McWhirter’s Goal Helps ECU Top Houston 1-0
  • ECU Completes Tri-Meet Sweep Saturday

Kickoff time, TV coverage announced for ECU-Houston game 247 Sports

UH soccer falls to ECU in overtime on Sunday The Daily Cougar

Zac Taylor: Burrow Looking Good For Sunday As He Eyes Another Starting Rookie RG (D’Ante Smith) Cincinnati Bengals

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Cincinnati’s Madden, Houston’s Georgiades Top American Volleyball Week Seven Award Winners
  • East Carolina and Memphis Highlight Women’s Soccer Honors
  • Cincinnati’s Ford, UCF’s Bethune, SMU’s Massey Earn Weekly Football Honors
  • Memphis Takes Over First Place in Women’s Soccer Standings
  • UCF, Cincinnati and Houston Remain At The Top Of The American At 5-1

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF loses defensive tackle Kalia Davis for rest of the season
  • Unsung hero: How former UCF president John Hitt set the foundation for Big 12 move

The rise of Owls’ punter Adam Barry  The Temple News

Johnson to assume Temple AD job in November 247 Sports

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  •  IARP provides timeline of Memphis’ infractions case
  •  How to watch Memphis Madness
  •  Tigers face ‘must-win’ against Navy with season at a crossroads

Kelce among former Bearcats proudly displaying new profile pics Cincinnati Enquirer

Navy football faces short turnaround with Thursday night game at Memphis looming Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • First look: Top story lines, betting odds for NC State vs Boston College football game
  • Duke basketball names its captains. Here’s who will lead the way in Coach K’s final season

College Football Playoff Projections: Week 7 Rankings and Bowl Forecast Bleacher Report

Appalachian State vs Louisiana Prediction, Game Preview YAHOO!

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Former Virginia Beach football star shot to death in Chesapeake
  • Rubama: Regent University is home to a growing athletic program that most know little about

Fayetteville Observer

  • Preseason storylines | ACC Tipoff marks return of college basketball
  • 5 things to know about N.C. State men’s basketball this season
  • NC State kicker Chris Dunn moves past worst night of his career

Columbia The State

  • Wake Forest, UNC and Clemson are making us reevaluate our college football expectations
  • Taking stock of South Carolina’s remaining schedule with six games to go in 2021
  • Grading the Gamecocks midway through Shane Beamer’s first year at South Carolina
  • TV channel, kickoff time set for South Carolina road game at Texas A&M
  • South Carolina is emptying the playbook, writing a story with creativity and adjustments
  • First look: Top story lines, betting odds for Clemson vs Syracuse football game

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Sapakoff: Defense travels, unless it’s with a sluggish Clemson offense
  • Gamecocks finalize kickoff time for Texas A&M game
  • Clemson kickoff time set for game at Pittsburgh on Oct. 23

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia Bulldogs react to No. 1 national ranking
  • Georgia Tech’s win probability vs. Duke was as low as 9%
  • Nothing fluky about No. 11 Kentucky’s undefeated start
  • Kickoff, TV set for Georgia Tech-Virginia

The Associated Press

  • Slain Utah football player remembered for optimism, kindness
  • Georgia at rarified heights, challenge is to finish No. 1
  • Arizona’s McCloud out for the season with leg injuries
  • Texas defense needs quick fix ahead of No. 12 Oklahoma State
  • Alabama’s Anderson: ‘We’re in our own way right now’
  • No. 11 Kentucky loses DT Oxendine with lower leg injury
  • Nebraska OL Teddy Prochazka out for season with knee injury
  • Minnesota RB Potts done for season with undisclosed injury
  • Argument over Alabama, Texas A&M game led to fatal shooting
  • Miami says D’Eriq King needs season-ending shoulder surgery

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Jon Gruden resigns as Raiders coach over offensive emails
  • Chuckie chucked: Gruden’s words antithetical to modern NFL
  • Walk it off: Red Sox eliminate Rays 6-5 with late sac fly
  • Blowin’ in the wind: Giants edge Dodgers 1-0 on Longoria HR
  • NFL picks 3 German cities to bid for regular-season game
  • Jackson leads Ravens back to 31-25 OT win over Colts
  • Colts don’t get their kicks in 31-25 OT loss to Ravens
  • Rays’ remarkable season comes to sudden end at Fenway Park

Winston Salem Journal

  • LEADING OFF: Braves make their pitch to close out Brewers
  • ESPN and Fox bet on sports wagering. But will they go all in?
  • Ex-UFC star Chuck Liddell arrested on domestic violence charge
  • Gruden gone, and it couldn’t have come fast enough
  • QB Lamar Jackson dazzles as Ravens erase 16-point deficit to stun Colts in overtime, 31-25
  • Today in sports history: Oct. 12

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Harry Styles is performing in Raleigh. But first, a round of golf with 2 Canes players
  • How the Hurricanes evolved from ‘novelty’ to an indelible part of the NC sports landscape
  • A generation of Carolina Hurricanes fans who’ve only known hockey is coming of age

Charlotte Observer

  • Three things we learned about the Charlotte Hornets in their preseason loss at Miami
  • NASCAR addressed Next Gen car safety and headless dummies at testing today in Charlotte

New York Times

  • The Rich Got Considerably Richer
  • Raiders Coach Resigns After Homophobic and Misogynistic Emails
  • A Martial Arts Star Is Criticized for His Handling of Abuse Cases
  • The Red Sox Ride a Wave of Offense Into the A.L.C.S.

Washington Post

  • Jon Gruden is done — in Las Vegas, in football and anywhere decency matters
  • Jon Gruden resigns as Raiders coach after he also used homophobic, misogynistic language in emails
  • What questions do you have about sports? Ask Barry Svrluga.
  • Alex Ovechkin’s status for season opener remains unclear as Capitals make more roster moves
  • NFL Week 6 power rankings: Bills tighten grip on top spot; unbeaten Cardinals move up
  • ‘I lost on one pitch’: Max Scherzer and the Dodgers find themselves on the brink against the Giants
  • Ron Rivera’s tenure has been an off-field maelstrom. Now the disarray is on the field.

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves, Brewers wait to name starters for Game 4
  • Michael Cunningham: Pederson is a postseason pearl for Braves
  • Braves Report podcast: What to expect in Game 4 of NLDS
  • NLDS Game 3 at a glance: Joctober, pitching and defense

Filed Under: Roundup

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Copyright © 2025 Bonesville.net · Log in · Privacy Policy