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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, December 18, 2021

December 18, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Flurry sends Flames past Pirates Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

  • Liberty Surges Past East Carolina, 74-64
  • Two Dozen Student-Athletes Earn Degrees

WNCT 9

  • Liberty surges past East Carolina, 74-64
  • ECU celebrates the class of 2021 during two in-person ceremonies

Newest class of ECU Pirate alumni reflect on studies WITN 7

247 Sports

  • Takeaways from ECU’s 74-64 loss to Liberty
  • Splash fest. Lady Aggies Hoops rips the ECU Pirates for 3rd straight win
  • NIL, transfer portal changing how ECU approaches recruiting

ECU men’s basketball: Cold shooting dooms Pirates in loss to Liberty Rocky Mount Telegram (sub req’d)

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU baseball, Godwin exit fall season with clearer picture for 2022 campaign
  • ECU medical, physical therapy students provide free services to homeless

Boston College To Face East Carolina In 2021 Military Bowl Patch

Liberty men’s basketball defeats ECU 74-64 WDBJ

Connelly, Maness Join UNCW Baseball Staff UNC Wilmington Athletics

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • East Carolina Falls to Liberty in Friday Action
  • Fernandez Wins 400th Career Game, No. 16 South Florida Rolls Past High Point
  • Myrtle Beach Bowl Preview: Tulsa Battles Old Dominion in Search of Fourth Straight Win

Tulsa World

  • Guerin Emig: “We keep working until we get what we want.” Resilience fuels TU football’s 2020-21 comeback story
  • TU’s game against Colorado State canceled

UC to host Ashland after COVID-19 forced cancellation of TSU game Cincinnati Enquirer

Jose Fernandez gets 400th win as USF women beat High Point Tampa Bay Times

UCF-FSU men’s basketball matchup called off Orlando Sentinel

Drayton looks to rebuild “Temple TUFF” moniker The Temple News

NOLA.com

  • Tulane coach Willie Fritz plans to make careful decision on next offensive coordinator
  • Signing class notebook: Tulane adds 3-star DT Maxie Baudoin IV to haul

Giannotto: It’s not right that Memphis and Tennessee are playing in Nashville Memphis Commercial Appeal

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Myrtle Beach Sun News

  • Coastal Carolina stuffs Northern Illinois, wins its first bowl game as an FBS program
  • How a group of seniors persevered through losing to make CCU football a Top 25 program

Raleigh News & Observer

  • NC State’s youth, inexperience apparent in Wolfpack’s losses to Purdue, Richmond
  • N.C. State basketball falls to Richmond in Charlotte, 83-74. Here’s what we learned
  • Duke basketball hopes third team will be a charm, schedules Saturday replacement game
  • Wake walk-off: Demon Deacons supplied one of those moments every hoops fan craves
  • ACC Now podcast: Wave of COVID-19 cancellations, adjustments impact league … again

In isolation, Spiders slip by N.C. State 83-74 Richmond.com

Hampton Roads Daily Press

  • Friday’s college basketball roundup: Richmond beats N.C. State for first time
  • Old Dominion gains ESPN appearance, media coverage in Myrtle Beach Bowl. But Monarchs’ most valuable takeaway: 10 extra practices

App State vs. Western Kentucky: Prediction, pick, Boca Raton Bowl odds, live stream, watch online, TV channel CBS Sports

Lending Tree Bowl: 5 greatest games al.com

Winston Salem Journal

  • Wake Forest notches 11th victory with win vs. Charlotte in Hall of Fame Shootout 
  • Appalachian State, Western Kentucky quarterbacks find their ways

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Sapakoff: Deion Sanders-led boom is 1 of 2 paths for HBCU football
  • Gamecocks piecing together bowl depth chart after opt-outs, NFL decisions
  • Clemson-South Carolina basketball game a go despite COVID positives at USC

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Josh Pastner’s story of Georgia Tech’s start last season, its relevance to this year
  • Geoff Collins on signees, Georgia Tech’s recruiting process
  • Former 4-star recruit Paul Tchio transferring from Clemson to Georgia Tech
  • Dennis Thomas discusses his role in the evolution of the Celebration Bowl

Louisville football checks in at Np. 4 in transfer portal rankings 247 Sports

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Sports events on the air for Saturday, Dec. 18
  • Today in sports history: Dec. 18
  • Phoenix plays Charlotte, looks for 14th straight home win
  • Washington takes on Utah, looks to end 4-game skid

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Canes coach, staffer test positive for COVID; team skates on as other NHL clubs pause
  • Matt Rhule is putting faith in Jeff Nixon to help fix the Panthers. He’s earned it
  • The Hornets are finally at full strength. That won’t matter if they don’t fix this issue.

New York Times

  • Unfulfilled Promise
  • Virus Outbreaks Rattle N.F.L. and College Sports as Big Games Approach
  • The Arizona Coyotes and Their Long Journey to Nowhere
  • ‘It’s Not the Ending He Wanted’

Washington Post

  • NFL reschedules three games as pro sports leagues face renewed covid concerns
  • Washington’s game vs. Eagles postponed to Tuesday because of coronavirus outbreak
  • College football’s new order takes power from coaches. They aren’t handling it well.
  • As HBCU football deals with realignment, the Celebration Bowl still holds its appeal
  • Vitek Vanecek pulls out just about all the stops, lifts Capitals over Jets
  • Listen to Landon Collins: He’s not a linebacker. But as a hybrid, he’s thriving.

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Michael Cunningham: Falcons won’t make playoffs, but they’re building foundation
  • Falcons nudge season-ticket prices higher for 2022
  • McMillan questions Hawks’ defensive effort in loss to Nuggets

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