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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, January 6, 2024

January 6, 2024 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Set To Host Tulsa On Sunday
  • ECU Hosts Georgia Southern For Senior Day
  • Pirates Travel to Memphis Saturday
  • East Carolina Ranked 17th In Perfect Game Preseason Top 25 Poll
  • Bill Clark Homes Invests $1.5 Million In Pirates Unite Campaign

CBS Sports

  • ECU’s receiver room will have a much different look in 2024
  • Offensive overhaul starting to come together for ECU

Tulsa visits East Carolina after Haggerty’s 27-point showing The Associated Press

Peeling back the many intricate, quirky, magnetic layers of Colts’ QB Gardner Minshew Indy Star

WNCT 9

  • ECU women’s basketball travel to Memphis Saturday
  • ECU hosts Georgia Southern for senior day
  • Bill Clark Homes donates $1.5 Million to Pirates Unite Campaign at ECU

ECU baseball ranked 17th in Perfect Game Preseason Poll WITN 7

247 Sports

  • Pirates still looking to add more to QB room
  • Bill Clark Homes gives $1.5 million more to Pirates Unite Campaign
  • West Virginia CB transfer Andrew Wilson-Lamp commits to ECU
  • ECU adds commitment of Florida State OL transfer Qae’shon Sapp

Around the American Athletic Conference

Memphis, North Texas, South Florida Earn Thursday Wins American Athletic Conference

The Associated Press

  • Charlotte hosts Martin and No. 17 Florida Atlantic
  • Phelps and the SMU Mustangs take on conference foe No. 15 Memphis
  • Tulsa visits East Carolina after Haggerty’s 27-point showing

‘You gain confidence from doing hard things;: Tulsa’s Eric Konkol on how team will fare going forward in AAC play Tulsa World

No. 17 FAU puts trust in guards for visit to Charlotte Field Level Media

North Texas wins 74-62 over Wichita State in AAC opener CBS Sports

New conference, no problem: North Texas wins AAC basketball opener at Wichita State Wichita Eagle

SMU May Lose Out on Power Five College Football Playoff Revenue Despite Move to ACC: Report The Messinger

USF men top Temple, extend win streak to 6 games Tampa Tribune

‘We’re all praying’: Hardaway, Tigers address Mills’ gruesome knee injury Daily Memphian

Memphis basketball vs. SMU in AAC matchup: Score prediction, scouting report USA Today

Tulane gets commitment out of transfer portal from former 5-star quarterback NOLA.com

Temple drops four of last five with loss to South Florida  Temple News

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

  • UNC basketball community honors memory of longtime floor usher John Schleich
  • NCAA agrees to $920 million, 8-year deal with ESPN for women’s March Madness, 39 other championships
  • Grayson McCall has fast track to start 2024 season for NC State
  • UNC football hires Geoff Collins as new defensive coordinator
  • No. 3 NC State stays undefeated, beats No. 22 Florida State in OT
  • Alyssa Ustby records 1st triple-double in program history; UNC women beat No. 25 Syracuse 75-51

Florida Attorney General demands documents from ACC related to FSU’s lawsuit WINK

Clemson’s Brownell troubled by Tigers’ defensive effort; No. 8 UNC is next Charleston Post & Courier

College basketball roundup: Anahi-Lee Cauley’s breakout game propels William & Mary to CAA-opening win  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Roanoke Times

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Atlanta Journal Constitution

The Associated Press

  • South Dakota State seeking FCS title repeat, Montana in first championship game since ’09
  • Frisco becoming for NCAA FCS football what Omaha is for baseball or Oklahoma City for softball
  • UNC hires former Georgia Tech and Temple head coach Geoff Collins as defensive coordinator
  • No. 16 Clemson plays No. 8 North Carolina, seeks 9th straight home win
  • Column: Pac-12 has that rare chance in sports to go out on top
  • Strength vs. strength for CFP title: Michigan’s stingy pass D faces Washington QB Michael Penix Jr.
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn’s breakout night helps No. 1 Purdue hold off No. 9 Illinois 83-78
  • Caitlin Clark treats sellout crowd to a triple-double, No. 4 Iowa drubs Rutgers 103-69

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Frustrated LeBron sounds off on Lakers’ struggles after 10th loss in 13 games, 127-113 to Memphis
  • Warriors guard Chris Paul fractures left hand, will require surgery
  • Haliburton has 18 of Indiana’s team-record 50 assists, Pacers rout Hawks 150-116 for 6th win a row
  • Connor Bedard departs after big hit as Chicago Blackhawks lose 4-2 to New Jersey Devils
  • Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill returns to practice two days after fire at his home
  • Hope abounds for the NFL’s final four as Browns, Lions, Texans and Jaguars eye elusive Super Bowl

WRAL

  • Hurricanes score 6 unanswered goals to beat the Capitals 6-2 for their 5th consecutive win
  • Aho to represent ‘Canes at NHL All-Star Game
  • NASCAR, Charlotte Motor Speedway strike deals with major sports betting brands for NC access

Charlotte Observer

  • A road weary finale. What Steve Clifford said after Hornets’ trip ends with loss to Chicago
  • Inside the Carolina Panthers’ disastrous season: What went wrong, and what comes next
  • Panthers Week 18 injury report: Latest on Eddy Piñeiro, Jaycee Horn and more
  • Will Carolina Panthers spoil Tampa Bay Bucs’ playoff hopes? Our predicted scores
  • Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho chosen for 2024 NHL All-Star Game

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