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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, December 7, 2023

December 7, 2023 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Sources: Vegas shooter who killed 3 was once professor at ECU, was turned down for job at UNLV WNCT 9

WITN 7

  • With the Transfer Portal open and an NIL money collective ECU football heads into offseason rebuild
  • ECU linebacker Jackson enters the transfer portal

Some East Carolina University students stay during the holidays WCTI 12

ECU Football Transfer Portal Live Tracker 247 Sports

ECU football: Pirates introduce ‘rising star’ Baker as new OC Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

Tulane Hullabaloo

  • Tidal shift: Green Wave faces test in post-Fritz era
  • Tulane searches for new coach post-Fritz
  • Tulane headed to Military Bowl

Mississippi State football nearing deal for Memphis’ Matt Barnes as defensive assistant | Source YAHOO!

No. 3 Houston beats Rice 75-39, opens with 9 victories for the 2nd straight season The Associated Press

Temple dominates Bloomsburg in bounce-back win Temple News

Report: Air Force’s Troy Calhoun interviews for coaching vacancy at Tulane The Gazette

Tyler Morning Telegraph

  • In a rally for UNT football, Light the Tower Collective launches $110K campaign for NIL support
  • UNT rallies for win as Mean Green continue stacking up wins in Jason Burton’s debut season 

Keys to Victory: 2023 Army-Navy Game SB Nation

Army football tries different approach to option offense and finds limited success Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

  • Payton Wilson surprised with 2023 Dick Butkus Award at NC State basketball game
  • North Carolina State pulls away from Maryland-Eastern Shore 93-61 behind Taylor’s 21 points
  • NC State unveils David Thompson statue outside Reynolds Coliseum
  • Why the NCAA president is proposing some schools should be permitted to pay athletes
  • A CFP snub, Pop-Tarts ‘n’ Mayo and Hallmark movie ideas in the sports moments of the week

Winston Salem Journal

  • Sean Keeler: Deion Sanders, Colorado can do so much better than Pat Shurmur calling plays in 2024
  • Marquette cruises past Texas 86-65 in Big East-Big 12 Battle
  • Women’s Top 25 roundup: Iowa’s Caitlin Clark tops 3,000 points
  • PHOTOS: Wake Forest 76-57 over Rutgers in men’s basketball

JMU continues search for head coach 6 days after Cignetti’s departure The Breeze

The Associated Press

  • Proposal to create new tier for big-money college sports is just a start, NCAA president says
  • Why the NCAA president is proposing some schools should be permitted to pay athletes
  • Oklahoma and Texas to keep rivalry game at Cotton Bowl Stadium through 2036. Renovations coming
  • Ohio State’s Harrison, Illinois’ Newton and Northwestern’s Braun take AP’s top Big Ten honors
  • New Mexico hires Bronco Mendenhall as its new football coach; formerly coached BYU and Virginia
  • Former Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough transfers to Louisville after 3 seasons with Red Raiders
  • Blake Hinson sets school 3-point record, scores 29 in Pittsburgh’s 80-63 win over West Virginia
  • Jace Carter scores 14 points as No. 21 Texas A&M routs DePaul 89-64
  • Wiggins scores 15 and Schieffelin adds 12 to help No. 24 Clemson beat South Carolina 72-67

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Juan Soto traded to New York Yankees from San Diego Padres in 7-player blockbuster
  • Eduardo Rodriguez and Arizona Diamondbacks agree to $80 million, 4-year deal, AP source says
  • Joel Embiid scores season-high 50 points, 76ers beat Wizards 131-126
  • Hyman has 3 goals, McDavid gets 3 assists as Oilers beat Hurricanes 6-2 for 5th straight win
  • Rodrigues has 2 goals, 2 assists as Panthers beat Stars 5-4
  • Rodrigues has 4-point night, Panthers hold off Stars 5-4
  • Vasilevskiy has 24 saves, Kucherov has a goal and assist as Lightning beat Penguins 3-1
  • Rangers add veteran reliever Kirby Yates to bolster bullpen for World Series champs
  • More away supporters hit by travel bans in France following death of a soccer fan
  • Stephen Curry scores 31 points, Warriors rally to beat Trail Blazers 110-106
  • Clippers overcome Jokic’s triple-double to beat Nuggets 111-102 and snap 8-game skid against champs
  • Bulls guard Zach LaVine needs 3 to 4 more weeks of rehab on right foot
  • Luka Doncic has first first-half triple-double in Mavericks’ 147-97 victory over Jazz

WRAL

  • Hyman has 3 goals, McDavid gets 3 assists as Oilers beat Hurricanes 6-2 for 5th straight win
  • Panthers TE Hayden Hurst diagnosed with post-traumatic amnesia, according to his father
  • Former Jacksonville Jaguars employee accused of stealing more than $22 million from NFL team to fund lavish lifestyle

Charlotte Observer

  • Concord, UNC and now the Hornets: Leaky Black relishing chance with hometown NBA team
  • At 1-11, the Panthers are in disarray. What’s next for Tepper and the coaching search?
  • Charlotte Hornets president and vice chairman resigns after 17 years. Here’s why.
  • What Steve Clifford said about Mark Williams’ injury and the Charlotte Hornets loss in Chicago
  • NASCAR opens $53 million production facility in Concord. What that means for viewers, fans
  • Carolina Panthers to hold training camp in Charlotte in 2024 after decades at Wofford

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