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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPFriday, March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates have work to do

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Travel to Old Dominion Saturday
  • Pirates Shut Out By Notre Dame, 7-0
  • 38th Annual Pigskin Pig-Out Update
  • No. 10 East Carolina Plays Host To Missouri State

The East Carolinian

  • ANALYSIS: ECU athletics have entered a renaissance
  • WBB’s postseason journey to the NCAA tournament
  • Ranking 2023 ECU baseball’s walkout songs
  • WBB AAC Championship painted purple
  • MBB season ends against No. 1 Houston in the AAC semi-finals

WNCT 9

  • ECU women arrive in Texas for NCAA Tournament
  • Pirates shut out by Notre Dame, 7-0

WITN 7

  • ECU softball blanked by Notre Dame
  • 10th ranked ECU baseball edges William & Mary

247 Sports

  • SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: ECU returns to field for second day of spring practice
  • With her confidence all the way back, Danae McNeal leads ECU into NCAA Tournament
  • Pirates take midweek win over Tribe, 6-5
  • ECU 6, William & Mary 5: How it looked from the stands

ECU women’s basketball: No. 13 Pirates kick off NCAA tournament against No. 4 Texas Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Houston Advances to NCAA Second Round with 63-52 Win over Northern Kentucky
  • Memphis, SMU Advance to WNIT Second Round

Tampa Bay Times

  • USF women seek historic opportunity as NCAA tourney begins
  • 10 possible candidates for the USF men’s basketball coaching job

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  •  Fallon includes Memphis’ Chandler Lawson in bit on ‘The Tonight Show’
  •  How Memphis’ Kendric Davis, other first-timers are approaching March Madness
  •  Tigers top Jackson State for first WNIT win since 2012
Sam Griffin, Brandon Betson latest TU players to enter portal Tulsa World

Tulane’s baseball team, at times ‘mentally vacant,’ is looking for way out of a skid NOLA.com

Khalif Battle enters transfer portal  Temple News

SMU women’s basketball cruises to victory over Arkansas-Little Rock to advance in WNIT Dallas Morning News

Cincinnati Enquirer

  •  UC Bearcats have matinee NIT date at Hofstra with 5/3 Arena unvailable
  •  Here’s how to watch the Cincinnati Bearcats vs Hofstra in the NIT
UCF shifts attention to Oregon for 2nd-round NIT matchup Orlando Sentinel

Houston Chronicle

  • All-American Sasser back in Houston lineup for NCAA opener
  • Highlights from Houston’s NCAA tournament win over Northern Kentucky
  • Smith: UH’s road home to Final Four is off to a bumpy start

UH star Marcus Sasser now a big question mark at March Madness KHOU

Wichita State basketball leading scorer enters transfer portal amid coaching change Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • UVA is out of NCAA Tournament after 1-point loss to 13th-seeded Furman
  • Taylor Heinicke says he signed with Falcons to be Ridder’s backup
  • St. John’s considering NSU’s Robert Jones for its vacant coach job, source says
  • Buzz Williams knew his marriage with Virginia Tech would be fleeting

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Furman delivers the first madness of this NCAA Tournament with finish that will endure
  • Duke basketball dominates Oral Roberts in 74-51 first-round NCAA Tournament victory
  • Duke basketball continues early-game dominance while playing with chip on its shoulder
  • Duke basketball discovers a level of defense not seen since its coach was a player
  • Creighton, NC State’s NCAA Tournament foe, still has a place in Triangle sports infamy
  • NC State basketball’s NCAA opener against Creighton may come down to battle of big fellas
  • NC State basketball’s Terquavion Smith came back for this. It’s his time to shine
  • NCAA Tournament South Region news and notes: Two Hurleys, a unicorn and the Bluejays
  • Duke, UNC, NC State women’s basketball teams look to make deep NCAA Tournament runs

Winston Salem Journal

  • NCAA Tourney recap: Most March Madness brackets bust as top teams fall before Day 2
  • On the rise, Big Ten eyes women’s NCAA tourney breakthrough
  • Arizona, Virginia add to reputations for March sadness
  • Tony Paul: What does TV broadcast future look like for Tigers, Wings and Pistons?
  • Andrew Funk, No. 10 Penn State deep-six No. 7 Texas A&M
  • No. 2 UCLA jumps to early lead, routs No. 15 UNC Asheville
  • No. 1 Houston takes down No. 16 Northern Kentucky
  • Sir’Jabari Rice leads No. 2 seed Texas over Colgate
  • No. 7 Northwestern races past No. 10 Boise State
  • Today in sports history: March 17

Columbia The State

  • Mark Kingston, Gamecocks ready for first SEC test of the season at Georgia
  • Furman delivers the first madness of this NCAA Tournament with finish that will endure
  • How to watch as No. 1 South Carolina opens NCAA Tournament vs. Norfolk State

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Gamecocks looking to give their ‘mother hen’ one last championship ride
  • Sapakoff: A short, happy College of Charleston career for Ryan Larson
  • College of Charleston’s ‘super special’ season comes to an end in NCAA Tournament

NCAA Tournament live updates: Will St. Patrick’s Day offer more March Madness upsets? USA Today

March Madness: Brackets busted! Top teams fall before Day 2 Omaha.com

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Arizona, Virginia add to reputations for March sadness
  • On the rise, Big Ten eyes women’s NCAA tourney breakthrough
  • NBA feud or rivalry? Warriors, Memphis drama is must-see TV
  • MARCH MADNESS: An AP trivia quiz for the NCAA Tournament
  • Jim Ratcliffe jets in for Manchester United buyout talks
  • Madrid gets Chelsea, City to meet Bayern in Champions League
  • Mets’ Díaz expected to miss season with torn patellar tendon
  • Swiatek, Rybakina reach semifinals at Indian Wells
  • New Mexico St report calls for strengthened culture, values
  • Alabama, Miller face renewed questions about fatal shooting

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