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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, December 2, 2021

December 2, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • VCU WBB Pulls Away From ECU In Fourth Quarter
  • Mitchell, Daffer Named First-Team All-AAC

ECU’s Mitchell, Daffer named first-team All-AAC; four others make second team WNCT 9

ECU football players honored on AAC all-conference teams WITN 7

247 Sports

  • Mitchell, Daffer earn First-Team All-AAC picks, four Pirates named to second team
  • 2022 Top247 update: New 5-stars and pre-Early Signing Period tweaks

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU women’s basketball falls at VCU 
  • ECU football: Two Pirates land on AAC’s first team

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Wichita State Wins Third Straight at Oklahoma State
  • Wichita State, Cincinnati Pick Up Wednesday Night Home Triumphs
  • Tulsa’s Beattie, Wichita State’s Wright Named 2021 Cross Country Runners Of The Year
  • American Announces 2021 Football Award Winners and All-Conference Teams

Luke Fickell and the Cincinnati Bearcats Lead The American in All Conference Honors bcsnn

American Athletic Conference Championship: Cincinnati vs Houston Prediction, Game Preview YAHOO!

Houston at Cincinnati expert predictions, odds, betting trends for AAC Championship Game The Athletic (sub req’d)

Notre Dame coaching decision won’t end the buzz around Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell Sporting News

2021 AAC Championship Game: Media Day Storylines Underdog Dynasty

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Reactions: Ex-Bearcats coordinator Freeman to replace Kelly at ND
  • Former Bearcat Martin asks for prayers for UC Hall of Famer Jones

Tampa Bay Times

  • College Football Playoff scenarios and the rest of our weekly gameday guide
  • College Football Playoff expansion talks inch forward

Orlando Sentinel

  • Unlike Scott Frost at UCF, Brian Kelly is quitting on Notre Dame’s championship dreams 
  • UCF falters during 2nd half in loss at Auburn
  • Big Kat Bryant leads UCF with first-team All-AAC selection
  • UCF baseball: 3 besties from same Tampa high school add to Knights’ depth
  • Two little-used UCF football players enter NCAA Transfer Portal

247 Sports

  • Owls dominate La Salle, 73-57; Battle injured, Dunn steps up
  • 2021 Coaching Carousel updates

How the Memphis basketball team has landed in the danger zone Memphis Commercial Appeal

SMU WR Danny Gray named first-team All-AAC; Mustangs land 10 total all-conference players Dallas Morning News

Tulsa World

  • Three TU players head for the transfer portal
  • TU women’s basketball team pauses activities because of positive COVID-19 cases

Frank Harris leads UTSA into first C-USA championship game Houston Chronicle

Navy LB Diego Fagot named first-team All-American Athletic Conference; K Bijan Nichols earns second-team honors Annapolis Capital

When his time came, Wichita State’s Ricky Council was ready in Oklahoma State win Wichita Eagle

The Associated Press

  • Police: Former UCF football player fatally shot by father
  • Fickell: No. 3 Cincinnati isn’t looking past AAC title game

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • NC State basketball needs four overtimes, but holds on to beat Nebraska, 104-100
  • Growth of young NC State team was on display as Wolfpack outlasted Nebraska in 4 OT
  • UNC basketball’s 72-51 win over Michigan brings Final Four comparisons
  • UNC beats Michigan, records first big win of Hubert Davis era. Here’s what we learned

UTSA vs Western Kentucky: C-USA Championship Game Preview, Prediction, How To Watch Underdog Dynasty

Winston Salem Journal

  • Clemson fan gives away his tickets to Saturday’s ACC Championship game — on the condition they go to Wake supporters
  • Wake Forest notebook: Clawson quelled rumors to his team on the eve of Boston College game
  • WSSU gets hard-earned 76-71 overtime win on the road against Morris College
  • College Football Playoff expansion talks inch forward
  • Source: Notre Dame set to promote Freeman to head coach

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Virginia Tech makes it official: Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry will be the Hokies’ new head football coach
  • Men’s college basketball roundup: Norfolk State’s bench steps up as Spartans top UNC Wilmington, build on best start in 25 years

Charleston Post and Courier

  • The Citadel’s shooting woes doom Bulldogs against UNC Asheville
  • Gamecocks getting bowl upgrade? USC could be headed back to Charlotte.
  • Sapakoff: ACC-SEC football rankings amid The Great Head Coach Shuffle

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • SEC Championship: Ultimate test of Bulldogs defense begins Saturday
  • Georgia’s Kirby Smart needs to coach better vs. Alabama
  • Tom Crean’s 400th career win is UGA’s stunning upset of No. 18 Memphis
  • Georgia Tech falls to No. 23 Wisconsin in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
  • Prominent Georgia Tech donors had optimistic preseason projections

The Associated Press

  • AP source: Notre Dame set to promote Freeman to head coach
  • Kelly compares LSU to Broadway, brushes off legacy questions
  • Groves scores 20, leads Oklahoma past No. 14 Florida, 74-67

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Dec. 2
  • Sports events on the air for Thursday, Dec. 2
  • Teams spend $1.4B in 1 day, then MLB locks out players
  • WTA to AP: Loss of China events over Peng could go past ’22

Charlotte Observer

  • Three things we learned in the Charlotte Hornets’ loss to the Bucks in Milwaukee
  • Gordon Hayward’s availability (knock on wood) has been the difference for the Hornets
  • Richard Petty’s famous NASCAR team and its Cup charters are being sold

Washington Post

  • MLB lockout begins as CBA expires with owners and players still at odd
  • Baseball’s lockout is about economics. What needs to be fixed is the sport.
  • What to know about MLB’s lockout, offseason and CBA
  • IOC announces second call with Peng Shuai, says it favors ‘quiet diplomacy’
  • Wizards rediscover their form at home, hold off Timberwolves
  • The WTA stands up in decency, while the rest of sports bows to China’s tyranny
  • WTA suspends tournaments in China amid Peng Shuai fallout

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • MLB lockout begins, freezing trades and free agency
  • Falcons injury report: Deion Jones, Ollison, Sheffield return to practice

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