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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, January 8, 2022

January 8, 2022 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU Faces First True Road Test At Temple ecupirates.com

Men’s Basketball Hosts ECU Saturday Temple Owls

The East Carolinian

  • Pirate basketball continues home dominance with win against Tulane
  • Junior wide receiver Tyler Snead declares for NFL draft

WNCT 9

  • Former Northside, ECU, NFL star introduced as new North Pitt High football coach
  • 9OYS exclusive look inside ECU Brody School of Medicine’s COVID sequencing lab

WITN 7

  • North Pitt announces former NFL, ECU and Northside-Pinetown player C.J. Wilson as new head football coach
  • ECU walk-on turned scholarship wide receiver Snead declares for NFL

247 Sports

  • Temple and ECU will test each other’s depth on Saturday
  • What to expect as ECU takes on Temple in Philly
  • PODCAST: Reaction to Tyler Snead declaring for NFL Draft
  • ECU wide receiver Tyler Snead declares for NFL Draft

ECU basketball: Men search for second AAC win, women return to court Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Elijah Hughes Has Monster Performance in First NBA Start Sports Illustrated

Around the American Athletic Conference

QB Ben Bryant returning to UC Bearcats after one year at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati Enquirer

What does it take to recruit like Alabama and Georgia? ‘Total commitment.’ Tampa Bay Times

Tulane Men’s Basketball Returns Home on Saturday Versus USF WGNO

Draining it from distance: Tulane men’s basketball team on record pace from 3-point range NOLA.com

Memphis basketball in better position to make the NCAA Tournament than this time last season Memphis Commercial Appeal

Will they, won’t they: CFP expansion and the back-and-forth between conference commissioners Dallas Morning News

TU women play at Houston Saturday afternoon Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

North Carolina natives Jayden Gardner and Kadin Shedrick return home to face Tar Heels Charlottesville Daily Progress

Raleigh News & Observer

  • UNC basketball’s Justin McKoy cleared, just in time to face a familiar Virginia squad
  • Miami Hurricanes’ style of play will provide challenge for No. 2 Duke Blue Devils
  • Cameron Indoor will not serve food or drinks during upcoming Duke basketball games
  • UNC football parts ways with two defensive coaches, including coordinator Jay Bateman

‘Everything on the schedule is just tentative.’ NSU, ODU, Hampton all dealing with positive tests as COVID disrupts season. Hampton Roads Daily Press

7 connections from state of SC to Monday’s national title game between UGA, Alabama Columbia The State

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Mick Mixon talks retirement, memories after 17 years as voice of Carolina Panthers WBTV

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Jan. 8
  • Sports events on the air for Saturday, Jan. 8
  • Week 18 NFL picks: Who wins Chargers vs. Raiders for a playoff berth?
  • Playing hurt, often willingly, is common for NFL players
  • Sacramento faces Portland, aims to stop 3-game skid

Canes offense stays red hot as Carolina tops Calgary for its ninth win in 10 games Raleigh News & Observer

Washington Post

  • In Baton Rouge, there’s a $100 million football coach and everyone else
  • Alabama star Will Anderson Jr. is nearing records — and just scratching the surface
  • Mariah Bell, with a near-perfect free skate, wins gold at U.S. championships
  • Washington fans didn’t show up at FedEx Field. What will it take to lure them back?
  • A newly filed lawsuit is trying to upend baseball’s century-old status quo

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