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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, January 18, 2024

January 18, 2024 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Mean Green nips ECU

ECU Hoops Gallery

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Track & Field Set to Open Indoor Season at Hokie Invite
  • Pirates Lose Heartbreaker To North Texas, 60-59
  • Pirates’ Comeback Effort Comes Up Short vs. Rice, 80-67

Pirates fall in last-second heartbreaker to North Texas WNCT 9

North Texas hits lay up in final second to beat ECU men’s basketball by a point WITN 7

Edwards’ 20, Allen’s game-winner lead North Texas past East Carolina 60-59 The Associated Press

247 Sports

  • ECU suffers crushing loss to North Texas
  • North Texas 60, ECU 59: How it looked from the baselines
  • FINAL: North Texas 60, ECU 59

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU men’s basketball: Pirates lose to North Texas in heartbreraker at buzzer
  • ECU women’s basketball: Pirates drop third straight with loss to Rice

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • UAB, North Texas, Tulsa Earn Wednesday Victories
  • Charlotte, SMU Earn Tuesday Night Wins

USF men’s basketball is on a surprising surge. Here are 4 reasons why Tampa Tribune

We answer questions about Memphis football, including Florida State Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa reaches `crazy’ scoring milestone in rout over UTSA Tulsa World

Early lead vs. UAB disappears in a hurry as Tulane men’s hoops loses on the road NOLA.com

First-half run not enough, Temple falls to SMU  Temple News

Temple’s not lacking in resilience, just wins as skid stretches to three in loss to SMU Philadelphia Inquirer

UAB pulls away from Tulane for largest AAC win ABC 13

Dallas Morning News

  • SMU builds on hot start, gets boost from Chuck Harris in victory over Temple
  • Chandler Morris feels like UNT is terrific landing spot after up-and-down start to college
  • Reese Mooney transfers to UNT from Liberty, joins what could be heated QB battle

In midst of losing streak, Wichita State focused on doing the simple for FAU road game Wichita Eagle

The Associated Press

  • Edwards’ 20, Allen’s game-winner lead North Texas past East Carolina 60-59
  • Tulsa secures 107-78 victory over UTSA
  • Wichita State visits No. 23 Florida Atlantic after Davis’ 30-point game

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • How Armando Bacot helped Jae’Lyn Withers record his first double-double against Louisville
  • No. 4 UNC basketball keeps rolling. Three takeaways from Tar Heels win over Louisville
  • ACC punishes NC State’s D.J. Horne for what he admitted was a ‘disrespectful gesture’
  • ‘We’re going to fight’: Kevin Keatts’ words, actions helped NC State after his ejection
  • NC State roundup: Wolfpack cheerleading wins UCA national title, eighth overall
  • NC State basketball puts up a good fight in Wolfpack’s comeback win over Wake Forest

WRAL

  • NC State’s DJ Horne reprimanded for ‘unsportsmanlike’ gesture toward ref against Wake Forest
  • NC State recruit Paul McNeil Jr breaks 74-year-old NCHSAA single-game scoring record
  • Hurricanes games could be coming to Amazon Prime as part of Ballys deal
  • Horne scores 21 points, N.C. State rallies from an 11-point deficit to beat Wake Forest 83-76
  • Justin Williams night, UNC domination and NFL Playoff sub-plots in the sports moments of the week
  • Bills schedule could be disrupted with another lake-effect snowstorm forecast to hit region

The Associated Press

  • Davis scores 21 points as No. 4 North Carolina beats Louisville 86-70 for 7th straight win
  • White and the UNC Wilmington Seahawks take on conference foe Elon

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Blinkova upsets 2023 finalist Rybakina in a wild, record-long tiebreaker at the Australian Open
  • Utah is one of the NBA’s hottest teams, and Kris Dunn is a major reason why
  • Mike McCarthy will return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys after stunning wild-card loss
  • Pascal Siakam traded to the Pacers, while Raptors collect 3 1st-rounders
  • Reba McEntire, Post Malone and Andra Day to sing during Super Bowl pregame
  • Brock Purdy looks to use last season’s playoff experience for his 2nd time around
  • Dallas coordinator Dan Quinn 5th to interview for the Titans’ coaching job
  • Philadelphia Eagles face an uncertain offseason following their late-season collapse
  • Saints GM Loomis defends retaining Allen, blames self for club getting ‘too comfortable’
  • Simons hits winner with 0.2 seconds on the clock as Trail Blazers beat Nets 105-103
  • Atlanta’s Bogdanovic plays through grief after death of countryman Dejan Milojević
  • Anthony Davis, Lakers overcome Luka Doncic’s triple-double to beat Mavericks, 127-110
  • Murray hits jumper at buzzer to lift Hawks to 106-104 win over Magic
  • McIlroy and Harman finish poorly to fall away from leaders on Day 1 of Dubai Desert Classic
  • Scheffler, Cantlay ready to shoot low as PGA Tour returns to the mainland at The American Express
  • Bundesliga game between Mainz and Union Berlin postponed because of ice in the stadium
  • Soccer fan plucked from crowd to be a match official in FA Cup. Can’t cheer when his team scores
  • Dylan Larkin’s overtime goal lifts Red Wings over Panthers 3-2
  • Dylan Larkin scores in overtime, Detroit Red Wings beat Florida Panthers 3-2
  • Caufield breaks tie late in 3rd period to lift Canadiens over Devils 3-2
  • NHL postpones Blackhawks-Sabres game in Buffalo because of snow-related travel restrictions
  • Strawberry and Gooden, honored by Mets with retired numbers, regret descent into drugs and alcohol

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