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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPWednesday, October 27, 2021

October 27, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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VIEW FROM THE EAST
Getting rest versus getting ready
 Bonesville.net

Pirates Wrap Up Fall Season At Kiawah Island ecupirates.com

East Carolinian

  • ECU football to host USF in Thursday night matchup
  • ECU soccer heads into its first AAC Championship game
  • East Carolina ramps up security for Halloween weekend
  • Halloween Rewind: Ghosts of Halloweekends past linger at ECU

South Florida (USF) vs. East Carolina Football Prediction and Preview Athlon Sports

East Carolina vs. South Florida College Football Odds, Plays and Insights Sports Illustrated

ECU women’s golf team wraps up fall season at Kiawah Island, finishes 11th  WNCT 9

ECU has quick turnaround with Thursday game versus South Florida WCTI 12

USF Presents Challenges For Fast Improving East Carolina  Rivals

Against South Florida, ECU to focus on running with the Bulls  CBS Sports

247 Sports

  • Short turnaround provides major challenge for ECU
  • What USF coach Jeff Scott said about ECU
  • Stringer regaining his rhythm as he works his way back from Achilles injury

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • GAMEDAY: Three players to watch
  • GAMEDAY: Three questions for USF-ECU

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship Head To Florida With Tulsa Looking To Defend Both Team Crowns American Athletic Conference

USF’s Thad Mangum has always been unique Tampa Bay Times

UC notebook: Luke Fickell, No. 2 Cincinnati Bearcats eager to put Navy game behind them Cincinnati Enquirer

Watch: UCF Football Now — Knights top Memphis, look ahead to Temple Orlando Sentinel

Texas Tech coaching search: SMU’s Sonny Dykes responds to question about job opening, potential candidacy

From bottom to top? Tulane’s Ron Hunter excited again after rough yaar NOLA.com

CBS Sports

  • No. 2 Cincinnati, Tulane moving in opposite directions
  • Desperate Navy looks to end skid at Tulsa
  • No. 19 SMU, Houston square off in AAC clash

When UH called, Damarion Williams was ready Houston Chronicle

‘We’re in vengeance mode’: Wichita State basketball motivated for a better March Wichita Eagle

A new chapter: What the move to the AAC means for Charlotte ninertimes.com

ESPN

  • College football conference realignment tracker: Remaining questions, next steps after latest shake-up
  • Southern Miss officially joins Sun Belt, will enter league no later than July 2023

College football rankings: Conference power rankings entering Week 9 FanSided

UTSA coaches express excitement over move to the American Athletic Conference The Paisano

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winston Salem Journal

  • Appalachian State’s Thomas Hennigan on the team’s ability to bounce back and Malik William’s success vs. Coastal Carolina
  • WSSU will take in $22,000 for playing Duke and Wake Forest in exhibition basketball games
  • Duke played a secret scrimmage against Villanova. Here’s what Coach K had to say.
  • No. 16 Wake Forest stays on undefeated path as offense waxes, defense wanes vs. Army
  • Timme, Juzang, Cockburn headline AP preseason All-Americans

BATTLE FOR N.C.: One change and some new blood Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Thursday Night College Football Odds And Betting Preview: Coastal Carolina, ECU Expected To Roll Gaming Today

Southern Miss joins Sun Belt, conference ‘not done’ expanding Watauga Democrat

Southern Miss joins Sun Belt with two more Conference USA teams, FCS program expected to follow CBS Sports

Why Southern Miss athletics is leaving Conference USA for Sun Belt Jackson Clarion-Ledger

Southern Miss move to Sun Belt makes sense on many levels Mississippi Today

Daily News-Record

  • Matthews Sees Manageable Transition For Dukes
  • Sun Belt Locked Into Successful Path

UMass football notebook: Walt Bell offers observation on college football realignment Daily Hampshire Gazette

Beware of the desperation phase of conference realignment Tribune Star

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Oct. 27
  • Astros will look to even series with Braves in Game 2
  • After the scandals, Anthopoulos, Click lead teams to Series
  • Bad break: Braves’ Morton fractures leg in Series opener
  • World Series Notebook: Albies looks up to fellow 2B Altuve
  • Soler, Braves overcome Morton injury, top Astros in Game 1
  • Beijing confirms strict ‘closed loop’ for Winter Olympics

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Frederik Andersen and the Canes run their record to 5-0 with a win over the Maple Leafs
  • Hurricanes’ perfect start far from perfect, but that’s the beauty of it
  • David Ayres, still a Hurricanes hero, basks in the admiration of his new hockey family
  • Is this the Canes’ best start ever? Five observations from their win over the Maple Leafs
  • How are teams handling the Carolina Hurricanes’ pressure? Hint: not very well

Charlotte Observer

  • Mexico’s men’s national soccer team plays Ecuador in Charlotte tonight. What to know
  • Carolina Panthers release their punter and place a starting lineman on IR
  • Jake Delhomme explains what’s off with Sam Darnold, what Panthers should do about Watson
  • Even in their first loss, in OT to Boston, Charlotte Hornets show positive signs

New York Times

  • Atlanta Blasts Its Way to a Win, but Loses an Ace
  • With Every Star That Falls, Atlanta Casts Another
  • The Bengals Are Good. Ja’Marr Chase Makes Them Interesting.
  • Blackhawks Ignored 2010 Sexual Assault Accusation, an Investigation Says

Washington Post

  • Braves win Game 1 of the World Series but lose ace Charlie Morton to a broken leg
  • Braves’ name and the ‘chop’ get Rob Manfred’s support before Game 1 of the World Series
  • When the answer to ‘Who’s pitching?’ is ‘Everybody,’ baseball loses something special
  • As pressure grows, Roger Goodell again says NFL won’t release details of WFT investigation
  • Investigation finds Blackhawks failed to act after alleged sexual assault; GM steps down
  • Which NFL offseason moves have paid off so far? A look at the best and worst.
  • Formula One racing is gaining traction in the United States, and an emerging fan base is along for the ride

Houston Chronicle

  • A false start by Framber Valdez costs Astros
  • A night of missed opportunities for Astros offense in Game 1 loss
  • Smith: Astros don’t need to look too far back for hope after Game 1 loss
  • Solomon: Astros better find their bats, or World Series will be quick
  • Jose Altuve’s postseason slump continues
  • View from Atlanta: A Braves win (good) but Charlie Morton hurt (bad)
  • 5 key moments from Astros’ World Series Game 1 loss to Braves

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves lose their No. 1 starter and still carry on
  • Mark Bradley: Braves win Game 1 but Morton breaks his leg
  • Braves open World Series by defeating Astros in Game 1
  • Michael Cunningham: Braves show Astros they can swing the bats, too
  • Max Fried will start Game 2 of World Series for Braves

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