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Friday, October 15, 2021

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Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Travel To Tulsa
  • Cross Country Hosts Pirate Invitational
  • Pirates Trek West For Two AAC Matches

WNCT 9

  • Houston selected as top men’s hoops team in AAC; ECU picked to finish last
  • South Florida named team to beat in AAC women’s basketball for 2021-22; Pirates picked 7th

ECU men’s and women’s basketball teams given little respect in preseason AAC polls, women expect to make a large improvement WITN 7

247 Sports

  • BC transfer Tabbs working his way back up to speed at ECU
  • Preview and Predictions: Mean Green host Marshall under Friday night lights
  • Pirates could get help from these two edge players the second half of the season
  • ECU women’s basketball expects improvement after transfer additions
  • ECU coordinators take one last look back at what could have been in UCF loss

ECU Athletics addresses concerns about concessions, game lines The East Carolinian

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Big Plays Push Memphis Past Navy, 35-17
  • UCF Blanks Rival South Florida To Move To 6-1 At The Top Of The American
  • Houston Selected as 2021-22 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Favorite

Aresco discusses AAC expansion timeline and geography 247 Sports

Memphis overwhelms Navy football with bevy of big plays in 35-17 rout Baltimore Sun

CFP expansion: Bump Army-Navy or go head-to-head with NFL?  Annapolis Capital

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  •  Tigers snap three-game losing streak with 35-17 win over Navy
  •  Giannotto: A ‘much-needed’ Memphis win that may have salvaged the season
  •  Tigers QB Seth Henigan leaves with hand injury in win vs. Navy

bcsnn

  • Memphis Football Back in the Win Column After Topping the Midshipmen, 35-17
  • Wichita State’s Tyson Etienne Voted Preseason Player of the Year by AAC Coaches

Cincinnati Enquirer

  •  UCF Knights: A look at No. 3/4 Bearcats’ next opponent 
  • What channel is the game on? Here’s how to watch, stream Cincinnati vs. UCF

The Associated Press

  • Memphis brings big-play lightning, bolts past Navy 35-17
  • No. 3 Cincinnati takes on Malzahn-led UCF
  • UCF is next as No. 3 Cincinnati tries to stay among elite

Who Wins the Matchup Between UCF’s Front Seven and Cincinnati’s Rushing Attack? Sports Illustrated

Orlando Sentinel

  • Watch: UCF Football Now — Knights march into No. 3 Cincinnati
  • UCF football notebook: 2nd-time starter Mikey Keene, 1st-time starter Brandon Adams impress
  • UCF lands commitment from Lamar transfer Bless Harris

UCF vs. Cincinnati Football Preview and Prediction Athlon Sports

LSU transfer Jalen Cook expected to play huge role for Tulane men’s hoops NOLA.com

Dallas Morning News

  • Is this the last year at SMU for head coach Sonny Dykes? History forces the question to be asked
  • SMU guard Kendric Davis named unanimous preseason first-team All-AAC

Guerin Emig: One player, one problem, one preposterous prediction and one pick for TU-USF Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winston Salem Journal

  • WSSU will play in Bowman Gray Stadium for second time this season with Saturday’s game with St. Aug’s
  • N.C. A&T Aggies will hit the road for the first time in the Big South
  • Ram Ramblings: Claudette Weston honored with “The Annie” on Thursday night by NSMA
  • It’s been 15 years since ‘The Block’ but Chip Vaughn’s memories of that Wake Forest season are vivid

Preview and Predictions: Mean Green host Marshall under Friday night lights 247 Sports

College football preview: Marshall at North Texas Houston Chronicle

College football Week 7 viewing guide: Florida vs. LSU and Lane Kiffin’s Rocky Top return Tampa Bay Times

Raleigh News & Observer

  • What’s gone wrong for UNC football and can the Tar Heels’ season be saved?
  • Wolfpack men and women kick-start hoops campaign at ‘Primetime with the Pack’
  • A trio of rookies is bringing some bark back to the NC State men’s basketball team
  • NC State slams in basketball season with Primetime with the Pack

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians was a Virginia Tech quarterback. He’s giving back by donating ‘substantial’ gift toward athletic program.
  • Virginia Tech’s Justin Fuente believes targeting rule needs some tweaking. ‘But nobody listens to us.’

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Sapakoff: PETA joins App State as a new CCU rival after chainsaw stunt
  • Sapakoff: Kicker parent anxiety? Parker White’s mom just kisses a lot.
  • Clemson vs. Syracuse: 4 things to watch as Tigers come out of bye week
  • 10 Past ’11: A rout, a rant and a removal defined Gamecocks’ midseason

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Weekend Predictions: Georgia keeps rolling against Kentucky
  • Georgia football fans gobble up concessions in record numbers
  • Q&A with Georgia’s Kearis Jackson: ‘Been a long 4 months’
  • Lots of rah-rah surrounds Georgia-Kentucky’s marquee matchup
  • Geoff Collins’ salary 56th among FBS coaches in USA Today report
  • Wide receiver Marquez Ezzard no longer with Georgia Tech team

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Oct. 15
  • A capsule look at the Dodgers-Braves playoff series

Charlotte Observer

  • With two goals and a sly smirk, the Canes’ Andrei Svechnikov storms into a new season
  • Four things we learned about the Carolina Hurricanes in their win over the Islanders
  • The Canes show off their offense in a season-opening win over the Islanders
  • Hornets will sign LiAngelo Ball to a contract. What that means for him and Charlotte
  • Christian McCaffrey held out of Panthers practice Thursday ahead of Vikings game

Houston Chronicle

  • Smith: No moral high ground for Astros, Red Sox
  • How Astros pitching vs. Red Sox shapes up without McCullers
  • NLDS Game 5 thriller ends with controversial call and Dodgers win

New York Times

  • For the Giants, a Rapid Ascent, a Hard Fall and Hopes of a Rematch
  • In Battle of Rivals, the Dodgers Outlast the Giants to Reach the N.L.C.S.
  • N.F.L.’s Top Lawyer Had Cozy Relationship With Washington Team President
  • Why Are the Boston Red Sox Singing ‘Dancing on My Own’?

Washington Post

  • In the deciding clash of MLB’s titans, the Dodgers got the last word against the Giants
  • The Dodgers’ Game 5 pitching plan was based on data. It worked because of people.
  • Jon Gruden’s emails were jarring. To some in the NFL, they weren’t surprising.
  • Washington Spirit owner Steve Baldwin says he plans to sell stake in club as NWSL fallout continues
  • After beating the Eagles to move to 5-1, Tom Brady says the Buccaneers ‘have got to get better’
  • A Howard student wants more Black girls and women to discover rugby, so she started a team
  • In a postseason transformed by return of fans, Astros and Red Sox ready to bring the noise

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves to face Dodgers in National League Championship Series
  • Francoeur remains in TBS lineup for Braves-Dodgers NLCS telecasts
  • Want tickets to NLCS games at Truist Park? Here’s how
  • Whatever happens next, 2021 Braves are one heck of a story

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