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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, January 6, 2022

January 6, 2022 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Newton leads ECU to OT win in AAC opener … Pirates Sink Green Wave MBB In Overtime, 88-80 … Whisenhunt Named Preseason Baseball All-American … Novak Djokovic Is Refused Entry Into Australia Over Vaccine Exemption

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Newton leads ECU to OT win in AAC opener Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Sink Green Wave MBB In Overtime, 88-80
  • Whisenhunt Named Preseason Baseball All-American
  • ECU-SMU WBB Contest Rescheduled For Jan. 13

WNCT 9

  • Pirates sink Green Wave in overtime, 88-80 
  • Whisenhunt named preseason All-American
  • ECU-SMU women’s basketball contest rescheduled for Jan. 13

WITN 7

  • ECU men’s basketball, just out of quarantine, battles to overtime win over Tulane
  • ECU star pitcher named preseason first team All-American
  • ECU women’s basketball reschedules game with SMU

247 Sports

  • ECU 88, Tulane 80 (OT): How it looked from the baselines
  • Takeaways from ECU’s overtime victory over Tulane

ECU men’s basketball, Newton close out Tulane to open AAC play with win Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Missed opportunity: Tulane men’s hoops loses heartbreaker at East Carolina in overtime NOLA.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Road Teams Sweep The Schedule On Conference Opening Night
  • East Carolina, Houston and Temple Earn MBB Wins in Wednesday Night Action
  • Tulsa-UCF Men’s Basketball Game Scheduled for Jan. 8 Postponed
  • UCF Ranked No. 12 in 2022 WTennis Preseason Coaches’ Poll

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Wes Miller, Bearcats seek first AAC victory Thursday against SMU
  • Cincinnati’s Bearcats now have a pair of Paces at linebacker
  • COVID-19: UC’s move to online learning won’t impact athletics

Tampa Bay Times

  • Why USF football extended Jeff Scott despite his 3-18 record
  • When might USF open an on-campus football stadium? How about 2027 vs. Miami?
  • USF keeps it close for a half, falls to No. 12 Houston

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF drops AAC home opener to Temple; Tulsa game postponed
  • UCF running back Isaiah Bowser will return for extra year
  • Arizona WR transfer deletes Twitter post about transferring to UCF

McKie on COVID-19 protocol list The Temple News

Owls get the job Dunn in late comeback victory at UCF 247 Sports

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • How will new coordinator Matt Barnes fix Tigers’ defense
  • Memphis basketball needs consistency. Will they find it in time?
  • Tigers say they understand why Hardaway was upset after win over Tulsa
  • Tigers hold on to take down Tulsa. 5 takeaways from Memphis’ win
  • Tigers’ Johns to be hired at Duke offensive coordinator, per reports

Houston Chronicle

  • UH women beat Wichita State
  • Josh Carlton leads UH past South Florida

Tulsa World

  • Maddie Bittle scores 22 points as TU women win in Memphis
  • Throwback Tulsa: TU captures school-record 11th victory with win over Ball State on this day in 2009

Navy football loses defensive assistant coach Kevin Downing to Virginia Annapolis Capital

Wichita Eagle

  • Wichita State basketball coach Isaac Brown previews Houston road game
  • Four areas that explain what went wrong for Wichita State basketball in Memphis loss

Dallas Morning News

  • SMU adds one, removes another from NCAA’s transfer portal
  • SMU basketball takes 8-game winning streak on the road to Cincinnati

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • NC State, UNC take spotlight in Triangle hoops and women’s college basketball
  • North Carolina basketball’s rally falls short in ‘embarrassing’ loss at Notre Dame
  • ACC coaches are prioritizing players’ mental health as COVID uncertainties continue
  • Duke ‘not close’ to team it was before COVID break. Its defense allows for patience
  • Women’s college basketball matchup with Duke, Georgia Tech among ACC postponements
  • NC State snaps losing streak, wins first ACC game with victory at Virginia Tech
  • No. 2 Duke wasn’t at its best. But was still good enough to beat Georgia Tech, 69-57

Winston Salem Journal

  • Wake Forest hires Brad Lambert, a former Deacons staffer, as defensive coordinator
  • Here’s what Coach Robert Massey says will be needed to make WSSU football viable again in the CIAA
  • Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh could be tempted by NFL, report says

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • William & Mary started the season 1-12. But after back-to-back last-second wins Tribe stands atop CAA
  • Virginia rallies to knock off Clemson, picks up second straight ACC road win
  • Austin Trice, Mekhi Long shine as ODU men open Conference USA play with win at FIU

Columbia The State

  • Braden Davis upbeat about Rattler and Bailey additions, Gamecocks’ QB competition
  • South Carolina to bring back top pass-catcher for 2022 season under Shane Beamer
  • Dabo Swinney, Clemson appear poised to use transfer portal. Why that’s a good thing

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia Bulldogs searching for ways to pressure Alabama QB
  • Ja’Quon Griffin transferring to Coastal Carolina
  • College Football Playoff expansion could come as soon as Monday
  • Mark Bradley: Stetson Bennett need not defend himself. I’ll do it for him
  • For Georgia Tech, hopes of ‘turning the corner’ after loss to No. 2 Duke

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Jan. 6
  • Sports events on the air for Thursday, Jan. 6
  • Towns and the Timberwolves visit conference foe Oklahoma City
  • Los Angeles faces Atlanta, seeks 4th straight home win
  • DeRozan and the Bulls play the Wizards
  • Career start No. 127 the biggest of them all for Derek Carr
  • Antonio Brown says he was forced to play injured by Bucs
  • Browns’ No. 2 QB Keenum admires Mayfield’s ‘gutsiest’ season
  • Roethlisberger ready for regular-season finale vs. Ravens
  • Broncos’ Drew Lock focuses on Chiefs, not on his future

Charlotte Observer

  • Carolina Panthers have a top-5 draft pick on the line this week. What needs to happen
  • 5 plays that show the Panthers aren’t putting Sam Darnold in the best position to win
  • Panthers’ Haason Reddick ‘would love to be back’ with Carolina next season
  • PJ Washington is back. He noticed something while he was out and how Hornets need him
  • LaMelo Ball gets compared to Pistol Pete, but is Hornets’ star beyond compare?
  • NASCAR said no to ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sponsorship. Now sponsor is threatening to sue
  • The Three: Panthers vs Buccaneers Sunday

New York Times

  • She Spent Her Life Fighting for Equity for Women in Sports
  • Novak Djokovic Is Refused Entry Into Australia Over Vaccine Exemption
  • N.F.L. Week 18 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
  • This Is the N.F.L. Season That Ran Too Long
  • Why Novak Djokovic Was Blocked From Entering Australia
  • Kyrie Irving returns to the court after refusing to be vaccinated.
  • ‘The N.F.L. Is Another No-Good Entity’
  • Washington Football Team Plans Name Unveil Even as Bad News Mounts

Washington Post

  • ‘Rules are rules’: Australia cancels Novak Djokovic’s visa amid vaccine exemption uproar
  • Novak Djokovic thought he’d aced Australian immigration. It now looks like a fault.
  • Kyrie Irving’s return was tantalizing but also a reminder of what Nets will miss
  • Becky Hammon is a coaching trailblazer, but the NBA’s glass ceiling wouldn’t break
  • Take note of the PGA golfers who play in Saudi Arabia. They’re accepting blood money.
  • For both U.S. national soccer teams, it’s a massive year
  • Wizards fall in closing seconds again, this time to lowly Rockets
  • Antonio Brown put his pain on display for all to see. Instead of helping, the Bucs cut bait.
  • Kyrie Irving will help the Nets win, but this desperate compromise won’t cut it
  • Taylor Heinicke belongs in the NFL, but he’s not Washington’s QB of the future
  • Sam Jones, a core member of the great 1960s Celtics, was a great shooter. And a lot more.

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Clutch game from Huerter helps Hawks down Kings
  • Matt Ryan’s passing drought is not a major concern
  • Saints’ Taysom Hill: ‘Atlanta is a team that plays us well’

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