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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSunday, July 9, 2023

July 9, 2023 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Former ECU star Gavin Williams gets first career victory in the Guardians’ 10-6 win over the Royals… ECU Quartet Named WGCA All-American Scholars… ECU Athletics prepares for legal sports betting in NC… Six in, Three out: New changes to the AAC are here… Former Furman, NC State football head coach Dick Sheridan dies… Braves clinch 11th straight series and are first in majors to 60 wins… Hornets’ Miller outduels Spurs’ Wembanyama in much-anticipated NBA Summer League showdown

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

DB turned mom’s blessing into football future

The Sports Objective

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    Opponent Preview: Navy
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    Opponent Previews: Marshall and Appalachian

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Quartet Named WGCA All-American Scholars
  • Jared Harrell Set to Compete at USATF U20 Championships

The East Carolinian

  • ECU Athletics prepares for legal sports betting in NC
  • Six in, Three out: New changes to the AAC are here

Gavin Williams gets first career victory in the Guardians’ 10-6 win over the Royals The Associated Press

Former ECU star Gavin Williams gets first career …  WNCT 9

ECU will host American Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships in October WITN 7

How to buy tickets for Michigan football season opener against East Carolina for as low as $52 MLive

Marshall football 2023 opponents: ECU reloads in quest of third straight winning season Huntington Herald-Dispatch

247 Sports

  • ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 55 Jasiyah Robinson
  • Gavin Williams earns first MLB victory
  • Game time revealed for ECU’s November contest at Navy
  • DIII All-American pitcher Drew Bryan commits to ECU
  • ECU picks up all-conference transfer pitcher Chris Kahler
  • PODCAST: ECU Football Position Preview – Receivers
  • PODCAST: Just how good can Ezra Ausar be in Year 2?
  • Three-star LB Char’quez Lee commits to East Carolina
  • ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 61 Keziah Everett
  • ECU lands commitment from versatile LB KJ Merrell

College roundup: ECU’s Harrell set to run in U20 championships Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • American Announces Time/TV Updates for Two Football Games
  • American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members
  • American Joins Multi-Conference Football Officiating Alliance

Athlon Sports

  • AAC Announces Key TV Matchups, Kickoff Times Ahead of 2023 Season
  • Big 12, American, Mountain West, and Southland Conferences Announce “Football Officiating Alliance” Program

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Why transfer Simeon Blair might be Memphis football’s ‘best player’
  • Report: Mikey Williams’ preliminary hearing postponed until September

Fishing in the dark: Willis’ path to Tulsa molded by early adversity and fishing Tulsa World

Virginia Left Fielder Colin Tuft Transfers to Tulane Sports Illustrated

Rod Walker: The state of Louisiana had plenty to stick its chest out about this baseball season NOLA.com

Former Temple lineman chases greatness in the ring  Temple News

Dallas Morning News

  • Commissioner Mike Aresco confident American will remain a power with new lineup
  • Red Oak three-star linebacker Zach Smith commits to SMU
  • SMU announces 2023 Hall of Fame class
  • UNT rose during its time in CUSA, how preparing it for jump to American

Wichita State volleyball releases 2023 season schedule, highlighted by AAC play changes Wichita Eagle

Denton Record Chronicle

  • Men’s basketball team tops poll of UNT’s top teams heading into American
  • Counting down UNT most important games of 2023 — Rivalry showdown with UTSA tops rankings

AAC sees ‘real potential’ with addition of Rice, Texas presence  Houston Chronicle

University of Texas at San Antonio

  • UTSA officially joins American Athletic Conference
  • UTSA enters bold new era of athletic and giving excellence

Welcome to the AAC: Florida Atlantic officially becomes a member and future is bright Palm Beach Post

Q&A with UAB AD Mark Ingram on AAC transition, NIL and state of department AL.com

Big 12 money will impact UC athletic revenue, reach Cincinnati Enquirer

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Ranking college football’s reigning conference champions by most likely to repeat in 2023 season CBS Sports

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Dick Sheridan, who led NC State, Furman football teams to success, has died. He was 81
  • Duke basketball is their birthright, but rival UNC is pushing to land Boozer twins, too
  • Top UNC, NC State basketball recruits shine at adidas event, eager to help schools win
  • Will Avery’s basketball career comes full circle as he joins Duke basketball staff
  • UNC basketball adds transfer portal commitment from West Virginia forward James Okonkwo
  • Boston Celtics make it official, tab top Duke assistant for similar role with NBA team

Winston Salem Journal

  • At least seven Wake Forest baseball players await fate in MLB draft
  • Northwestern suspends coach Pat Fitzgerald for 2 weeks without pay following hazing investigation

Columbia The State

  • How new South Carolina baseball assistant Joey Holcomb plans to make a mark in Columbia
  • Former South Carolina women’s basketball assistant coach Nikki McCray-Penson dies
  • How South Carolina basketball transfers are filling Gamecocks’ leadership void
  • 4-star recruit from Charlotte reacts to South Carolina basketball offer

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Former Furman, NC State football head coach Dick Sheridan dies
  • Sapakoff: Can the Gamecocks’ outlier football upset formula endure?
  • Summerville’s Hopkins, Gamecocks’ pitchers await MLB Draft
  • Pitcher or hitter? Clemson’s Caden Grice could be either for MLB teams
  • Clemson slugger Billy Amick transferring to Tennessee

Roanoke Times

  • Achieving an American dream: Azzaam Kapadia’s journey from the UVa football recruiting office to the NFL
  • Virginia’s Kyle Teel and Jake Gelof hope to hear their names called in first round of MLB Draft
  • UVa grad Kira Flores took a shot at ultimate frisbee. Now, she’s on the national team

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • College football countdown – 48 days: Media days start this week
  • Dick Sheridan, the coach picked to replace Vince Dooley at Georgia, dies
  • Georgia Tech in discussions to sell naming rights to field at Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Who is the Grant in Tech’s Historic Grant Field?

Will UConn shift from Big East to Power Five conference? Why some say move may be ‘inevitable’ Houston Chronicle

Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia’s coach and wants his job back, attorney claims The Associated Press

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Rays host the Braves on 5-game home slide
  • Nationals and Rangers meet in series rubber match
  • Strider cruises, the majors-best Braves pound the Rays 6-1 in battle of top teams
  • Nuñez’s 3-run double, Misiorowski’s 102 mph pitch highlight NL’s 5-0 win in Futures Game
  • Elly De La Cruz steals 2nd, 3rd and home in 2-pitch span, sparks Reds to 8-5 win over Brewers
  • Matt Manning, 2 Tigers relievers combine to no-hit Blue Jays, 2nd no-no in majors this season
  • Nasa Hataoka turns in a prime-time performance to lead US Women’s Open at Pebble
  • Acosta, Barreal rally Cincinnati to 2-2 draw with Charlotte
  • Megan Rapinoe says she’ll retire after the NWSL season and her 4th World Cup
  • Eagles QB Jalen Hurts says, ‘There’s a thrill in not being satisfied’
  • Saints’ tight end Moreau says his cancer is in ‘full remission’
  • Carlos Alcaraz won’t fret about sounding humble at Wimbledon. He wants to face Novak Djokovic
  • Swiatek advances at Wimbledon and says pressure is off; Sabalenka wins, Jabeur talks Beckham
  • Brendon Todd scrambles for closing par to take the lead in the John Deere Classic
  • Matthew Wolff says LIV Golf captain Brooks Koepka calling him a quitter is ‘heartbreaking’
  • NBA reveals long-awaited plans for in-season tournament that’ll start in November
  • Wembanyama gets some lessons from Kareem and Isiah Thomas at NBA Con
  • Popovich, NBA’s winningest coach, signs 5-year contract to remain Spurs coach and president
  • John Berylson, owner of English soccer team Millwall, dies in car crash at age 70
  • Long flight to the Women’s World Cup? US players have a plan for that
  • MLS record crowd of 82,110 at the Rose Bowl sees Riqui Puig lead Galaxy to 2-1 win over LAFC
  • Canada beats Cuba 4-2 and will play US in CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal

Charlotte Observer

  • Hornets Insider: Summer League notes on James Bouknight, Brandon Miller and James Nnaji
  • How the Charlotte Hornets’ ‘other’ first-round pick is handling the jump to the NBA
  • Hornets’ Miller outduels Spurs’ Wembanyama in much-anticipated NBA Summer League showdown
  • Hornets’ newly re-signed Miles Bridges makes first public statement in a year
  • Hornets’ Kai Jones isn’t feeling the offseason pressure: ‘I’m having the most fun ever’
  • Charlotte FC earns fifth consecutive MLS draw in home match against FC Cincinnati
  • After Chicago triumph, NASCAR drivers ask: Where to now? And who’s the next SvG?
  • NASCAR race at Atlanta: Corey LaJoie’s favorite place, betting odds, how to watch
  • Flag football in the Olympics? After a festival in Charlotte, the sport has momentum

Carolina Hurricanes’ top NHL prospects set to hit the ice for 2023 development camp Raleigh News & Observer

Washington Post

  • Seattle is ready for its sports moment with women at the helm
  • Even among baseball’s best prospects, Jackson Holliday looks different
  • Chris Eubanks hated playing on grass. He’s starring at Wimbledon, of course.
  • Nasa Hataoka shoots 6-under 66 for one-shot lead at U.S. Women’s Open
  • Wizards are ‘reshaping’ with Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma as keystones
  • What to know about the new NBA in-season tournament

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves clinch 11th straight series and are first in majors to 60 wins
  • Braves reliever A.J. Minter: Pectoral tightness is ‘nothing serious’
  • Brooks Lennon goal lifts Atlanta United past Montreal
  • Mercedes-Benz Stadium introduces new lofts, aims to make more efficient use of space

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