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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, March 9, 2023

March 9, 2023 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates down Elon, 5-1

ecupirates.com

  • East Carolina Wins Two Matches In Orlando
  • Pirates Down Memphis, Advance to AAC Title Game
  • No. 12 ECU Collects 5-1 Road Win At Elon
  • Pirates Face South Florida To Open AAC Tournament Thursday
  • No. 12 ECU Trumps Queens In Kannapolis
  • The Inimitable Positivity of Jayla Hearp
  • ECU & ProSphere Team Up For Customizable Jerseys

WNCT 9

  • Pirates down Memphis, advance to AAC women’s title …
  • No. 12 ECU collects 5-1 road win at Elon
  • ECU’s Ausar, Debaut earn AAC honors

WITN 7

  • ECU women’s basketball advances to AAC tournament championship game for first time
  • ECU baseball picks up win at Elon
  • Ausar, Debaut earn postseason awards

247 Sports

  • ECU heading to AAC championship game after defeating Memphis
  • No. 12 ECU tops Elon on the road, 5-1
  • Final AAC Basketball Power Rankings and Letter Grades Ahead of the Conference Tournament
  • Three keys to victory: How ECU can top USF to open AAC tourney action
  • Ausar named to AAC freshman team, Debaut tabbed with sportsmanship award
  • No. 12 ECU rallies, defeats Queens in extras for midweek win

Breaking down Houston vs. East Carolina in AAC women’s title game Houston Chronicle (sub req’d)

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU women’s basketball: Pirates blast way into AAC championship game with semifinal win over Memphis
  • ECU baseball: Pirates score early, pick up road win at Elon
  • ECU women’s basketball: Pirates advance to AAC semifinals with win over Tulane
  • ECU baseball: Pirates use late comeback to earn first midweek win of season

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Memphis Splits Wednesday Double Header
  • No. 3 East Carolina Defeats No. 2 Memphis, 69-60 to Advance to American Women’s Basketball Championship Game
  • No. 4 Houston Advances to American Women’s Basketball Championship Game with 72-64 Win over No. 8 Wichita State
  • The American Announces Men’s Basketball Honors

Tampa Bay Times

  • USF women staring at No. 7 seed at best, ESPN bracketologist says
  • What USF football coach Alex Golesh wants in Bulls’ new facility
  • USF approves $22 million to design Bulls’ on-campus football stadium

Golesh Era, spring practice begin at USF YAHOO!

Memphis Tigers felt disrespected by Houston after pregame incident Memphis Commercial Appeal

NOLA.com

  • Tulane baseball loses again to Campbell after rally comes up short
  • Tulane-Campbell baseball game gets away from Green Wave early
  • New coach, transfer bolster experienced Tulane offensive line

Temple players to watch in AAC tournament  Temple News

SMU forced to keep waiting as Pac-12 fails to reach new media deal Dallas Morning News

UCF faces SMU in AAC Tournament Washington Post

What you need to know before UC faces Temple in AAC tournament Cincinnati Enquirer

Houston sweeps record AAC postseason awards Houston Chronicle

Wichita Eagle

  • Wichita State men’s basketball expected to receive boost for first AAC tournament game
  • Wichita State women’s basketball becomes first team in AAC tournament history to beat No. 1

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • ACC tournament’s strangest night comes full circle for many, exactly three years later
  • NC State does its part to secure an old-school ACC eight at tournament in Greensboro
  • Why NC State defensive lineman Noah Potter chose the Wolfpack via the transfer portal
  • NC State basketball routs Virginia Tech, advances to quarterfinals against Clemson
  • Armando Bacot’s ankle drama in UNC basketball’s win over BC recalls postseasons past
  • UNC basketball downs Boston College in ACC tournament, will face Virginia in quarterfinals
  • UNC basketball may have dodged bullet after Armando Bacot injured during first half
  • ‘He’s an icon’: Syracuse coaching legend Jim Boeheim retires after 47 years
  • Duke basketball opens its ACC tournament with a quarterfinal tilt against Pittsburgh
  • From ‘overwhelmed’ to overdrive: Kyle Filipowski’s growth mirrors Duke basketball’s surge

Winston Salem Journal

  • Michelle Kaufman: UM is top dog at the ACC basketball tournament. Time to stop calling it a football school.
  • Jim Boeheim retires after 47 years as Syracuse coach
  • Williamson’s 3 takes Wake Forest past Syracuse and into ACC quarterfinals
  • PHOTOS: Wake Forest, Syracuse and Pitt, Georgia Tech face off in second round games of ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament
  • WSSU heading back to Indiana (Pa.) for Atlantic Region play in Division II Tournament
  • Conference tournament finals: NKU, Charleston, ORU earn NCAA bids

Columbia The State

  • Behind the emotional moment that could be GG Jackson’s last as a Gamecock
  • Quick exit in Nashville: GG Jackson, Gamecocks ousted by Ole Miss at SEC tournament

Charleston Post & Courier

  • College of Charleston fans welcome home CAA champs
  • Over and out: Gamecocks finish season with first-round SEC tourney loss
  • Clemson coach Brownell’s emotional tie to this Tigers team evident as ACC tourney awaits

NSU hopes late-season lessons turn into more MEAC tourney success, another NCAA Tournament bid Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Mike White insists Stegeman is not holding back Georgia
  • Josh Pastner: ‘I hope, I pray’ to continue on as Georgia Tech coach
  • Georgia Tech’s season ends after rally falls short vs. Pitt in ACC Tournament
  • Cunningham: Georgia’s ‘good foundation’ not enough to avoid another SEC flameout
  • Bulldogs can’t hold late lead, fall in SEC Tournament
  • Kennesaw State’s path from one-win season to the NCAA Tournament

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Shohei Ohtani and Japan: It’s much more than just baseball
  • Suns’ Kevin Durant out after injuring ankle in pregame slip
  • Jim Boeheim’s long career at Syracuse ends, Autry takes over
  • Tiger Woods’ girlfriend seeks to nullify NDA with pro golfer
  • Raptors’ VanVleet heavily criticizes officiating after loss
  • Morant to miss 4 more games, Colorado police say no charges
  • Texas Tech coach Adams resigns after insensitive comments
  • Mavs’ Doncic confounded by thigh injury after early exit
  • Analysis: Daniel Jones’ new contract raises standard for QBs
  • Vinícius Júnior again target of racist insults in Spain

Charlotte Observer

  • Panthers mock draft: How Carolina lands its ‘QB of the future’ with big deal
  • Panthers mailbag: Could a first-round draft trade-up take place before free agency?
  • A bizarrely fascinating — and free — movie chronicles Charlotte Bobcats’ 7-59 season

Hurricanes recall goalie Pyotr Kochetkov on emergency basis after possible Raanta injury Raleigh News & Observer

Washington Post

  • Syracuse owed Jim Boeheim the right to choose his own ending
  • Jim Boeheim out as Syracuse men’s basketball coach after 47 years
  • What’s at stake for the Commanders in NFL free agency?
  • Maryland’s ‘unheralded MVP’ is a grad transfer who averages three points
  • Ja Morant, cleared in Colorado, to miss at least four more games
  • Kristaps Porzingis’s career-high 43 not enough as Wizards falter late
  • It’s spring again: The Nationals have a lefty reliever conundrum

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves’ A.J. Minter entering 2023 season with goal in mind
  • Falcons’ Lorenzo Carter’s deal worth $9 million

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