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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday January 24, 2024

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Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • East Carolina Falls To Host VCU 5-2 In 2024 Opener
  • Pirates Travel To UAB Saturday
  • Pirates to Host SMU on Saturday

East Carolina visits Vasquez and UAB The Associated Press

East Carolina vs. UAB: Sportsbook promo codes, odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines – January 20 WECT

Pirates to host SMU on Saturday WNCT 9

247 Sports

  • Three position battles we’re watching closely heading into the ECU baseball season
  • How to watch, what to expect, as ECU travels to UAB
  • Pirates look to put tough loss behind them as they hit the road

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU roundup: Pirates can mix-and-match at point guard
  • ECU Notes: Dog-walking class celebrates 10 years

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • South Florida Rallies Past No. 10 Memphis; No. 23 Florida Atlantic Tops Wichita State
  • Charlotte, North Texas, Rice Keep Pace at Top of American Women’s Hoops

Temple hosts Rice after Evee’s 21-point game The Associated Press

Here’s what needs to flow for Temple ahead of its Sunday statement game against Charlotte Philadelphia Inquirer

UNT aims to build on thrilling win at Charlotte, set up huge showdowns next week Tyler Morning Telegraph

No. 10 Memphis, Tulane shoot to shake off losses CBS Sports

MSN

  • Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway addresses Tigers’ issues after stunning loss to USF
  • Tidal wave of expectations! Fletcher Mackel goes 1-on-1 with new Tulane football coach Jon Sumrall

Alabama LB Ian Jackson announces transfer to AAC school after 3 seasons AL.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • UNC System board considers empowering itself to veto athletic conference realignment
  • Like his father — and his father, and his father — Duwe Farris lives UNC Tar Heel dream
  • ACC argues FSU shouldn’t have say in league matters: The latest in ongoing legal fight

WRAL

  • UNC System president, board could stop UNC, NC State from changing conferences
  • Miami grabs big lead early, holds off No. 4 NC State 73-59
  • Duke women dominate the second half in beating No. 14 Virginia Tech 63-46
  • Pack Therapy: Savage Wolves founder Tom Livolsi on NIL, recruiting

Winston Salem Journal

  • On eve of move to Big Ten, UCLA athletic department posts $36.6 million deficit
  • Mac Engel: TCU forfeiting games reveals the ugly reality about the state of women’s basketball
  • WSSU loses offensive coordinator Chris Barnette after just one season

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Clemson shot-making MIA as Tigers look to head off ACC skid
  • Former CofC, Clemson baseball coach Matthew Heath charged with child neglect
  • Gamecocks finalize coaching staff by adding Marquel Blackwell
  • Hot-shooting Towson ends College of Charleston’s nine-game win streak

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • College basketball roundup: William & Mary women win in OT, go to 4-1 in CAA for first time in 30 years
  • Region/state roundup: ODU right guard to play in Tropical Bowl in Orlando

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Cunningham: Mass transfers are dose of reality for Alabama after Saban’s retirement
  • Reports: Georgia target Caleb Downs will transfer to Ohio State
  • Georgia basketball looks to conquer mighty Kentucky at Rupp Arena

The Associated Press

  • Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer earns 1,202nd victory to tie Mike Krzyzewski’s record
  • 3 players score 18 points to lead Miami to 73-59 win over No. 4 NC State
  • Glasper leads N.C. A&T against William & Mary
  • Wofford visits UNC Greensboro after Brown-Jones’ 39-point outing
  • South Carolina Upstate visits Antoine and Radford
  • Gardner-Webb faces Winthrop following Robinson’s 21-point game
  • No. 6 Tennessee hosts Alabama after Knecht’s 39-point game

 

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • No. 1 Iga Swiatek exits Australian Open in a 3rd-round loss to Czech teenager Linda Noskova
  • Raiders remove interim tag and hire Antonio Pierce as their head coach
  • Atlanta Falcons complete a second interview with former Patriots coach Bill Belichick
  • Murray and Jokic help Nuggets hand Celtics their first loss at home this season, 102-100
  • Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn becomes 12th to interview for Los Angeles Chargers opening
  • Titans interview Lions coordinator Aaron Glenn, their 9th coaching candidate
  • Grant scores 37 points and Trail Blazers down Pacers 118-115 to spoil Siakam’s debut
  • Murray hits 3-pointer with 2 seconds left to lift Hawks past Heat, 109-108
  • Cam Thomas scores 33 points, Nets dominate 2nd half to rout Lakers 130-112
  • Sam Burns shoots 61, leads The American Express with amateur Nick Dunlap in the hunt
  • Gabriel helps Arsenal end 3-game losing streak with its 5-0 win over Crystal Palace
  • Seth Jones scores in overtime as the Blackhawks beat the struggling Islanders 4-3
  • Kaprizov scores 2 of Wild’s 5 power-play goals in 6-4 win over Panthers
  • Capitals sign Aliaksei Protas to a 5-year extension worth $16.876 million

Martin Necas, refocused and refreshed, puts on a show in return to Hurricanes lineup Raleigh News & Observer

WRAL

  • Necas scores in return, Svechnikov nets game winner as Hurricanes clip Red Wings 4-2
  • Necas: It feels like a new season
  • Analysis: Building a Super Bowl champion starts with figuring how who gets all the power
  • Sports Illustrated employees left in limbo as publisher faces money troubles
  • Lions finally giving fans, including Eminem, chance to cheer for a winner after decades of futility

Charlotte Observer

  • There was only one Victor in Charlotte on Friday night, and it wasn’t Wembanyama
  • Streak busters: What the Hornets said after beating Victor Wembanyama-less San Antonio
  • NASCAR stars align as Hall of Fame inducts Jimmie Johnson, Chad Knaus, Donnie Allison
  • Updates on Panthers’ head coach/GM searches: Carolina interviews Lions’ Ben Johnson
  • Previously an alternate, Carolina Panthers’ Derrick Brown headed to Pro Bowl after all

Washington Post

  • He climbed the NFL coaching ranks, sued the league — and kept climbing
  • Raiders hire Antonio Pierce as their coach, removing the interim tag
  • The slippery truth about staying warm on a frigid NFL field
  • He grew up in a refugee camp. Now he’s on the rise with the USMNT.
  • T.J. Oshie, a ‘special player’ for the Caps, looks revitalized after injury
  • California lawmakers pushed a tackle football ban. Families pushed back.
  • Layoffs imperil Sports Illustrated as owner, publisher battle over money

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Falcons complete second interview with Bill Belichick
  • Bradley’s Buzz: Could the Hall call three former Braves?
  • Dejounte Murray drains another game-winner to give Hawks a third straight win

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