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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPFriday, January 19, 2024

January 19, 2024 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU pulls QBs from portal

ecupirates.com

  • East Carolina Begins 2024 With Dual Match At VCU
  • ECU Track & Field Set to Open Indoor Season at Hokie Invite

East Carolina visits Vasquez and UAB The Associated Press

East Carolina offers Christ School freshman QB Mason Holtzclaw WRAL

Demon June of Jacksonville offered by ECU High School OT

The East Carolinian

  • All ECU football offseason coaching hires and transfers
  • ECU WBB look to tame the Mustangs
  • Pirate MBB set to face Blazers for the first time since 2014

USA gymnast, Olympic gold medalist speaks at ECU WNCT 9

WITN 7

  • USA Olympic gold and silver medalist gymnast Hernandez speaks at ECU
  • Pool water temperature near freezing as ECU hosts 28th annual Polar Plunge

247 Sports

  • Everything Mike Schwartz said after ECU’s 60-59 loss to North Texas
  • ECU suffers crushing loss to North Texas

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Charlotte, North Texas, Rice Keep Pace at Top of American Women’s Hoops
  • North Texas Wins Thriller While UAB, Tulsa Take Wednesday Wins
  • Memphis Opens With 5-2 Win Over Hawaii

Surging USF men rally to stun No. 10 Memphis on road Tampa Tribune

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • South Florida stuns Memphis basketball with huge comeback win
  • Giannotto: Why Hardaway aired the Tigers’ dirty laundry after USF loss
  •  How South Florida beat Memphis basketball at its own game
The Associated Press
  • South Florida rallies from 20 down to stun No. 10 Memphis 74-73 
  • Pryor seals South Florida’s rally from 20-point deficit to beat No. 10 Memphis 74-73
  • Evee and Rice host Temple
  • North Texas visits Patterson and Charlotte

Reuters

  • Top 25 roundup: USF rallies, stuns No. 10 Memphis
  • USF escapes 20-point hole, stuns No. 10 Memphis

Empty feeling: Memphis stunned by USF in front of a few 100 fans at FedExForum Hosted

Penny Hardaway, Memphis basketball suffer brutal fate vs USF not seen in 14 years Clutch Points

USF erases a 20-point second-half deficit to stun No. 10 Memphis YAHOO!

Back to first base: A preview of the 2024 USF softball season USF The Oracle

Charlotte 49ers first to offer Butler standout DeQuadre Currence WRAL

Tulsa World

  • Tulsa reaches `crazy’ scoring milestone in rout over UTSA
  • Photos: TU basketball defeats UTSA

UTSA allows most points in regulation since 2016, losing in rout at Tulsa San Antonio Express News

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

Alejandro Vasquez’s career night powers UAB to 83-69 win over Tulane AL.com

How pick-and-roll connection between Cortes, Ballard injected life into Shocker offense Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • ACC argues FSU shouldn’t have say in league matters: The latest in ongoing legal fight
  • Like his father — and his father, and his father — Duwe Farris lives UNC Tar Heel dream
  • How Armando Bacot helped Jae’Lyn Withers record his first double-double against Louisville
  • ACC punishes NC State’s D.J. Horne for what he admitted was a ‘disrespectful gesture’

WRAL

  • Duke women dominate the second half in beating No. 14 Virginia Tech 63-46
  • Deja Kelly hits clinching free throws, scores 27 as No. 23 North Carolina women beat Georgia Tech
  • No. 4 UNC improves to 6-0 in ACC after 86-70 win over Louisville
  • ACC accuses Florida State of breaching contract and disclosing ‘trade secrets’ in amended lawsuit
  • NCCU’s Kyle Morgan turns adversity into acceleration on and off the field
  • Pack Therapy: Savage Wolves founder Tom Livolsi on NIL, recruiting
  • NC State’s DJ Horne reprimanded for ‘unsportsmanlike’ gesture toward ref against Wake Forest

Winston Salem Journal

  • WSSU plays one of its best games of the season in rolling past St. Aug’s 88-45
  • The 3-point shots has added volatility, variety at the top of AP Top 25 hoops poll

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Gamecocks update status of injured guard Myles Stute
  • Clemson’s Sheridan Jones earns 2 degrees following grandmother’s example
  • The Citadel drops 5th straight game in loss to UNC Greensboro
  • CofC walk-on Jack Miller gets full scholarship, then ‘coolest moment of my life’

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • Playing with missing coach in mind, ODU gets ‘much-needed’ complete win
  • UVA’s Dante Harris returns from an injury to spark Cavaliers in key win over Hokies
  • College basketball roundup: Marshall women stay alone atop Sun Belt by zooming past ODU in the second half

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia enters sweepstakes for Alabama All-American Caleb Downs
  • Bulldogs earn road win over Gamecocks
  • Ten things you didn’t know about Georgia Tech’s Buzz mascot

The Associated Press

  • Horne leads NC State against Virginia Tech after 21-point performance
  • Pryor seals South Florida’s rally from 20-point deficit to beat No. 10 Memphis 74-73
  • Utah routs Oregon State 74-47 behind Keba Keita and Branden Carlson double-doubles
  • South Alabama elevates offensive coordinator Major Applewhite to head coach
  • Arizona’s Brent Brennan thrilled to have the job he missed out on 3 years ago
  • Auburn hires Derrick Nix away from Ole Miss as offensive coordinator
  • Harvard coach Tim Murphy announces his retirement. He finishes as Ivy League’s all-time wins leader

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Lions finally giving fans, including Eminem, chance to cheer for a winner after decades of futility
  • After facing each other in the season opener, Lamar Jackson and C.J. Stroud are ready for a rematch
  • Texans try for first win in divisional round, and first in Baltimore, when they face the Ravens
  • Allen, Bills hope home-field edge will help them avoid another playoff loss to Chiefs
  • Mike Tomlin remains ‘on go’ for the Steelers through 2024, and likely beyond
  • Mike McCarthy sells belief in playoff breakthrough that has eluded Cowboys
  • Defending champion Sabalenka reaches 4th round at Australian Open. Coco Gauff also advances easily
  • Adrián Beltré on track to be a first-ballot Hall of Fame third baseman
  • Analysis: Building a Super Bowl champion starts with figuring how who gets all the power
  • Browns interview Seahawks offensive line coach Andy Dickerson for open coordinator position
  • A county official vetoes a stadium tax for an April ballot, affecting Kansas City Chiefs and Royals
  • Los Angeles Chargers interview former Titans coach Vrabel, ex-Stanford coach Shaw for opening
  • Falcons make plans for 2nd interview with Belichick after talking with Eagles’ Johnson
  • Bennedict Mathurin scores 25 points, Pacers beat Kings 126-121
  • West-leading Timberwolves beat Grizzlies 118-103 to reach midpoint with 30-11 record
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 31 points and Jalen Williams’ big fourth quarter carry Thunder past Jazz
  • Jalen Brunson scores 41 points to lead the Knicks to a 113-109 victory over the Wizards
  • Warriors vs. Mavericks game postponed following death of assistant coach Dejan Milojević
  • Charlotte hosts San Antonio on 6-game home skid
  • Zach Johnson makes 10 birdies, shares 1st-round lead with Alex Noren at The American Express
  • McIlroy and Harman finish poorly to fall away from leaders on Day 1 of Dubai Desert Classic
  • Ayaka Furue gets off to a hot start in LPGA season opener with a 65 to lead by two shots
  • Dakota Joshua breaks 2nd-period tie, Canucks beat Coyotes 2-1 for 6th win in 7 games
  • O’Reilly, Predators grind out 2-1 win to hand reeling Kings 10th loss in 11 games
  • Auston Matthews has 3 goals and an assist in Maple Leafs’ 4-3 victory over Flames
  • T.J. Oshie has a hat trick as the Capitals win their 2nd in a row by beating the Blues 5-2

Hurricanes games could be coming to Amazon Prime as part of Ballys deal WRAL

Charlotte Observer

  • Former Panthers in the playoffs: 49ers’ McCaffrey, Buccaneers’ Mayfield highlight list
  • Updates on the Panthers’ head coach/GM searches: Canales, Slowik and Callahan interview
  • Who’d be the best head coach-general manager duo the Carolina Panthers could hire?

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Atlanta quickly has become capital of soccer in North America
  • Falcons owner Arthur Blank looking to hit his target this time around
  • Report: Falcons set up second interview with Bill Belichick
  • Five things to look forward to during Braves spring training
  • Cunningham: The Hawks aren’t good, so Dejounte Murray must go

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