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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, February 15, 2024

February 15, 2024 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirates MBB Set To Host Wichita State Thursday… Pirates Struggle at Rice WBB, Falling 75-57… Pirates open 2024 baseball season against Broncs… Former ECU WR Blake Proehl to compete on American Idol… Harold Varner III announces he’s expecting another baby with wife, Amanda… Shooting after Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade latest violence to mar sports celebrations

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Schwartz wary regarding Shockers

Pirates preparing for spring football

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Struggle at Rice WBB, Falling 75-57
  • Pirates Shake Off Sluggish Start to Drop Gardner-Webb, 17-6
  • Beal Named To NCBWA Stopper Of The Year Watch List
  • Pirates MBB Set To Host Wichita State Thursday

The East Carolinian

  • Pirates open 2024 baseball season against Broncs
  • ECU softball ready for Pirate Clash
  • Looking at the creation of the Scallywags organization

Pirates shake off sluggish start to drop Gardner-Webb, …  WNCT 9

Harold Varner III announces he’s expecting another baby with wife, Amanda Sportskeeda Golf

WITN 7

  • ECU pitcher Beal named to NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Watch List
  • ECU new football staff and players bring positivity to the group, Daoust leaves for Pitt
  • ECU women’s lacrosse topples Gardner-Webb

247 Sports

  • ECU, Wichita State set to meet for second time this season
  • After offseason of several additions, ECU WR coach Dyrell Roberts ready to see his room take off
  • Former ECU WR Blake Proehl to compete on American Idol
  • Projecting ECU’s Opening Day Lineup
  • ECU assistant Tim Daoust taking job at Pittsburgh

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU baseball: Pirates begin 2024 season with home series against Rider
  • ECU baseball column: Pirates keep knocking
  • ECU baseball: Pitching preview
  • ECU baseball: Position players preview
  • ECU baseball: Pirates partner with Maynard’s Children’s Hospital
  • ECU women’s basketball: Pirates lose at Rice, snap three-game win streak

Wichita State visits East Carolina following Johnson’s 30-point game The Associated Press

East Carolina Pirates vs. Wichita State Shockers: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, start time, TV channel CBS Sports

East Carolina vs. Wichita State: Betting Trends, Record ATS, Home/Road Splits – February 15 WECT 6

Pitt names Tim Daoust, formerly of East Carolina, as new defensive line coach triblive.com

What Paul Mills says Wichita State basketball must do to pick up first road AAC win Wichita Eagle

FOX 8

  • Crush drops new vodka, supports ECU NIL
  • North Carolina therapy dog, handler looking for places to visit

Marshall Softball Travels to Greenville for ECU Pirate Clash Marshall Thundering Herd

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • East Carolina, Florida Atlantic Earn Tuesday Night Home Wins
  • Memphis’ Vazquez Named Golf Player of the Week

The Associated Press

  • Notre Dame to resume its Shamrock Series by facing Army at Yankee Stadium on Nov. 23
  • SMU plays Tulane on 4-game win streak
  • Patterson and Charlotte host UTSA
  • Temple visits Goldin and No. 24 Florida Atlantic
  • Wichita State visits East Carolina following Johnson’s 30-point game

USF takes care of Tulsa, setting up first-place showdown on Sunday Tampa Tribune

Will Memphis basketball, Penny Hardaway get March Madness at-large bid? Our prediction. Memphis Commercial Appeal

NOLA.com

  • Tulane women drop another conference game, assuring the Green Wave a losing league record
  • Tulane senior guard Sion James says there is still time for a turnaround

Temple News

  • Strong second quarter pushes Temple past UAB
  • Temple dominates Binghamton, starts season 2-0

No. 24 Florida Atlantic hopes to avoid letdown vs. Temple CBS Sports

Charlotte 49ers feel they’ve caught lightning in a bottle with new coach Aaron Fearne Charlotte Observer

UTSA picked 3rd in first AAC baseball season foxsanantonio

UTSA allows double-digit lead to slip late in loss at Tulsa San Antonio Express News

UNT’s showdown with Memphis won’t be what was expected, but it’s still important Denton Record Chronicle

The historic Army-Notre Dame football rivalry has a November date at Yankee Stadium Times Herald-Record

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

  • Moton, Oliver building legacies at NCCU
  • All ACC teams won’t compete at 2025 conference basketball tournaments
  • Syracuse stuns No. 7 North Carolina 86-79, avenging blowout loss in Chapel Hill
  • Here are the UNC, NC State and Duke players invited to the 2024 NFL Combine

Raleigh News & Observer

  • NC State baseball coach Elliott Avent closing in on 1,000 wins with the Wolfpack
  • Future ACC basketball tournaments will exclude teams after league expands to 18 schools
  • From French soccer fields to the ACC: Mohamed Diarra filling role for NC State basketball

Strong junior core has Virginia baseball believing in a return to Omaha Charlottesville Daily Progress

N.C. State football inks NIL deal with vodka company The Business Journals

Winston Salem Journal

  • WSSU, Virginia Union’s storied basketball history will be on display at the NBA All-Star Game Weekend
  • Williams, Broome lead No. 13 Auburn to 101-61 rout of No. 11 South Carolina
  • Future ACC basketball tournaments will exclude teams after league expands to 18 schools

Columbia The State

  • Here’s how to watch and stream South Carolina Gamecocks baseball games in 2024
  • Hot-shooting Auburn snaps South Carolina MBB win streak. What went wrong for Gamecocks
  • Ray Tanner addresses Lamont Paris’ contract as USC coach is linked to Ohio State job

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Auburn rudely ends South Carolina winning streak
  • Slow start dooms The Citadel in loss to UNC Greensboro
  • Charleston Southern comeback falls short against Gardner-Webb
  • Clemson pulls away from Miami for third straight ACC win
  • Clemson football’s DeMonte Capehart suspended following gun charge
  • College Baseball Preview: CofC has legit lead-off threat in Pendergrass
  • Gamecocks’ Collin Murray-Boyles no longer a hidden gem
  • ‘We’re a family’: Clemson fans flock to gymnastics meets

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • College basketball roundup: No. 2 Hampden-Sydney posts two-game sweep of Virginia Wesleyan
  • Old Dominion women pull away from Coastal Carolina in fourth quarter
  • Region/state roundup: Admirals gain back key early-season contributor as Manitoba team returns him to Norfolk

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Yellow Jackets drop fourth straight, lose at Notre Dame
  • Remembering that Harrison Butker, on way to greatness, once was ‘pretty average’
  • Scott Cochran no longer coaching for Georgia Bulldogs
  • Arkansas hands Georgia its fifth straight loss

The Associated Press

  • No. 13 Auburn routs No. 11 South Carolina 101-61 for its biggest blowout of a ranked opponent
  • Williams, Broome lead No. 13 Auburn to 101-61 rout of No. 11 South Carolina
  • No. 8 Tennessee blows out Arkansas 92-63 behind 23 points and 12 rebounds from Aidoo
  • Karaban scores 21 points as No. 1 UConn rolls past DePaul 101-65 for its 13th straight win
  • Clemson defensive tackle Capehart charged with unlawful possession of weapon
  • Georgia announces two departures from Kirby Smart’s staff, new special teams coordinator
  • Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer retains, promotes 2 assistants from Nick Saban’s staff

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Gunfire at Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration kills 1 and wounds nearly two dozen, including children
  • Chiefs say all players, coaches and staffers are safe and accounted for after parade shooting
  • Shooting after Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade latest violence to mar sports celebrations
  • The 49ers fire defensive coordinator Steve Wilks after their Super Bowl loss
  • Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart arrested for assault for punching Suns’ Eubanks during pregame altercation
  • Saints name Klint Kubiak offensive coordinator in a break from Sean Payton’s legacy
  • Victor Wembanyama’s 1st All-Star weekend awaits, and it’ll be hectic for the Spurs rookie
  • Powell, George lead Clippers back from 12 down in fourth to beat Curry, Warriors 130-125
  • Fox scores 30 points, rallies Kings from 16 down for 102-98 victory over Nuggets
  • Suns shake off Booker’s early ejection, roll past Pistons 116-100
  • As the Penguins retire his jersey, Jagr at 52 is still going strong on his Czech hometown team
  • Lundell, Tkachuk lead Panthers to 5-2 win over Penguins for 9th straight road win
  • Hellebuyck gets third shutout of season and 35th of his career as Jets beat Sharks 1-0
  • Panthers race by Penguins 5-2 to extend franchise-record road winning streak to 9
  • Bayern Munich condemns racist comments at Upamecano after Lazio loss
  • Klinsmann’s job in jeopardy after soccer officials recommend he be fired as South Korea coach
  • Tiger Woods is wearing many hats at Riviera. He just doesn’t have many answers
  • David Carey is the original Mr. 57 in golf. His mother tells him he now has to shoot 56

Former pitcher Don Gullett, a World Series champion with the Reds and Yankees, dies at 73

WRAL

  • One Dead and at Least 21 Others Shot at Super Bowl Celebration in Kansas City
  • The 49ers fire defensive coordinator Steve Wilks after their Super Bowl loss
  • Next hurdle for the champion Chiefs is the 1st Super Bowl 3-peat
  • Stars beat Hurricanes 4-2, snapping Carolina’s road winning streak

Charlotte Observer

  • How the Hornets’ season was wrecked before All-Star break, shattering postseason dreams
  • From player to key Charlotte FC executive: Darrius Barnes knows MLS like few do
  • Qualifying for Daytona 500 is special for 24-year-old driver and his small racing team
  • Rewatching old Truck races gives NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace more confidence, awareness

Washington Post

  • In Kansas City, a tragic end to Super Bowl parade shocks community
  • What we know about the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs parade
  • How ESPN viewers learned about the Chiefs parade shooting
  • The 49ers’ latest near miss costs defensive coordinator Steve Wilks his job
  • Tiger Woods is playing, hosting and talking LIV this week at Riviera

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Hawks fall to Hornets in final game before All-Star break
  • Braves Report podcast: Position battles, high expectations and more
  • Sugiura: No one believes in Jimmy Lake more than Raheem Morris
  • Cunningham: Falcons need roster changes for new play-caller Zac Robinson to ‘cut it…

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