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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, March 16, 2024

March 16, 2024 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates MBB Fall To South Florida In AAC Quarterfinals, 81-59
  • Ausar’s Career-High 28 Pushes Pirates Past Tulsa, 84-79
  • Pirates’ Tournament Run Comes Up Short in Title Game Against Rice, 61-41
  • No. 11 ECU Handles Columbia In Series Opener, 17-3
  • No. 11 East Carolina Outlasts UNCW In Extras, 8-7
  • Pirates Drop Series Opener To Wichita State, 4-1
  • East Carolina Knocks Off Elon, 4-3
  • Pirates Face Road Test at No. 4 James Madison
  • Pirates Pick Up Two Wins At Cutter Creek Match Play

The East Carolinian

  • Pirates fall short to Rice attempting to repeat as AAC champions
  • Townebank contributes $1.2 million for new athletics training facility
  • ECU battle Wichita State in softball homestand
  • Pirates host Columbia in final non-conference weekend series

USF men roll into AAC tourney semifinals with rout of East Carolina Tampa Tribune

WNCT 9

  • Parker Byrd pinch hits, strikes out in ECU’s game with …
  • Pirates drop series opener to Wichita State, 4-1
  • No. 11 ECU handles Columbia in series opener, 17-3
  • Former ECU football player encourages screenings after cancer diagnosis

WITN 7

  • 11th ranked ECU baseball crushes Columbia in series opener
  • ECU men’s basketball falls to South Florida in AAC Tournament Quarterfinals
  • ECU men’s basketball beats Tulsa in AAC Tournament second round

247 Sports

  • AAC Tournament 2024: Bracket, schedule, scores, how to watch
  • ECU routs Columbia 17-3 to open weekend series
  • ECU 17, Columbia 3: How it looked from the dugouts
  • ECU bounced at AAC tournament by top-seeded USF
  • ECU tops Tulsa, 84-79, to advance to AAC quarterfinals
  • ECU falls short in title game against Rice
  • ECU finds a way at UNCW with 8-7 victory in 10 innings

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU men’s basketball: Pirates’ season ends with loss to South Florida in AAC tournament
  • ECU baseball: Pirates crush Columbia in series-opening win
  • ECU men’s basketball: Pirates advance with win over Tulsa
  • ECU women’s basketball: Pirates lose to Rice in AAC title game
  • ECU baseball: Pirates win at UNCW in extras

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • No. 11 Temple Wins Third Game in Three Days with 58-54 Victory over No. 3 Charlotte in American Championship Quarterfinals
  • No. 2 Florida Atlantic Defeats No. 7 North Texas, 77-71, in American Championship Quarterfinals
  • No. 4 UAB Defeats No. 12 Wichita State, 72-60, in American Championship Quarterfinals
  • No. 1 South Florida Advances to the Semifinals with 81-59 Win over No. 8 East Carolina in American Championship
  • No. 11 Temple Advances to Quarterfinals with 75-60 Win over No. 6 SMU in American Basketball Championship
  • No. 7 North Texas Corrals No. 10 Tulane, 81-71, in Second Round of American Basketball Championship
  • No. 8 East Carolina Defeats No. 9 Tulsa, 84-79, in Second Round of American Basketball Championship
  • No. 10 Rice Wins First American WBB Championship with 61-41 Victory over No. 9 East Carolina

The Associated Press

  • Florida Atlantic plays in AAC Tournament against the Temple
  • South Florida squares off against UAB in AAC Tournament
  • 11-seed Temple upsets Charlotte 58-54 in American Athletic Conference quarterfinal

American tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 AAC basketball championships Sporting News

Temple continues improbable AAC tournament run, upsets no. 3 seed Charlotte in quarterfinals Philadelphia Inquirer

Temple heads to semifinals after win against Charlotte Temple News

Florida Atlantic tops North Texas 77-71 in American Athletic Conference quarterfinals Sun Sentinel

Lendeborg’s 18 lead UAB over Wichita State 72-60 in American Athletic Conference Tournament CBS Sports

Washington Post

  • Lendeborg’s 18 lead UAB over Wichita State 72-60 in American Athletic Conference Tournament
  • South Florida takes down East Carolina 81-59 in American Athletic Conference Tournament

Florida Atlantic tops North Texas 77-71 in AAC quarterfinals WFLX

Noland scores 23, North Texas beats Tulane 81-71 in American Athletic Conference Tournament WGNO

Wichita State basketball’s spirited run in AAC tournament ends with loss to UAB Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • One for the road: In final ACC Tournament as we know it, a classic NC State-UNC final
  • NC State is headed to the ACC title game for the first time in 17 years after wild win, season
  • NC State shocks Virginia: Wolfpack’s stunning ACC Tournament run continues with OT win
  • UNC holds off Pitt late. 3 takeaways from the Tar Heels’ ACC Tournament semifinal win
  • After resounding start to ACC Tournament, UNC appears serious about being serious
  • ‘We can’t be entitled:’ If Duke can’t find an edge, its NCAA Tournament will be short
  • In an ACC Tournament run that’s already made history, NC State has rediscovered itself
  • Photos: Take an inside look at the 2024 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament

WRAL

  • NC State stuns Virginia after last-ditch 3; will face UNC for ACC crown
  • UNC, NC State to meet for ACC Tournament title
  • What’s at stake for UNC, NC State in ACC Tournament title game
  • RJ Davis takes over as No. 4 UNC reaches ACC Tournament final by beating Pitt
  • Delaware State eliminates NC Central from MEAC Tournament
  • Conferences and Notre Dame agree on 6-year deal to continue College Football Playoff through 2031

An expanded College Football Playoff could save college sports, but not in this greedy, imbalanced era ESPN

The Associated Press

  • North Carolina takes on NC State in ACC Championship game
  • Last-ditch 3 keeps NC State alive; Wolfpack beat UVA 73-65 in OT after bank shot ties it at buzzer
  • Hubert Davis backs Pitt for NCAA Tournament, but loss to Tar Heels leaves Panthers in limbo
  • Newton leads No. 2 UConn past St. John’s 95-90 and into first Big East title game since 2011
  • UConn Huskies and Marquette Golden Eagles meet in Big East Championship
  • Conferences and Notre Dame agree on 6-year deal to continue College Football Playoff through 2031
  • Simpson scores 16 points and Colorado defeats Washington State 58-52 in Pac-12 semifinals
  • Florida downs No. 19 Alabama 102-88 to reach semifinals of SEC Tournament
  • San Diego State Aztecs and New Mexico Lobos play for MWC Championship
  • San Diego State knocks off No. 18 Utah State 86-70 in MWC semifinals
  • Houston Cougars and Iowa State Cyclones meet in Big 12 Championship
  • Auburn plays in SEC Tournament against the Mississippi State
  • Western Kentucky and UTEP play for CUSA Championship
  • Purdue plays in Big Ten Tournament against the Wisconsin
  • Colorado faces Oregon in Pac-12 Championship game

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • New Dodger Ohtani says Seoul MLB games will be ‘great memories’ for him and wife
  • Aaron Donald announces his retirement after a standout 10-year career with the Rams
  • Sakkari outlasts Gauff in 3 sets of rain-delayed semi at Indian Wells. She plays Swiatek for title.
  • Charges sign Hayden Hurst, the team’s 2nd tight end addition in free agency
  • Jets agree to terms with former Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith, AP source says
  • Bears sign wide receiver Dante Pettis to 1-year contract
  • Russell Wilson is eager to reboot his career in Pittsburgh. The Steelers are betting big on it
  • Kopitar scores twice and Talbot makes 28 saves as Kings blank Blackhawks 5-0
  • Connor McMichael scores on a breakaway in 3rd period to give Capitals a 2-1 win over Kraken
  • The suddenly surging Buffalo Sabres have inched their way back into playoff race with 8-3-1 run
  • George, Sexton help Jazz edge Hawks 124-122 in Snyder’s return to Utah
  • Zion Williamson scores 34, Pelicans top Clippers 112-104 to tighten race for No. 4 seed
  • AUTO RACING: Bell gets Toyota into Victory Lane in Cup Series and Newgarden and Verstappen get wins
  • 3B J.D. Davis agrees to $2.5 million, 1-year contract with the Oakland A’s, AP source says
  • Wyndham Clark sets a big target at The Players Championship. Scheffler coping with pain in his neck
  • Rory McIlroy has a lot of birdies, a little drama and a share of The Players lead

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Carolina Hurricanes, behind goalie Frederik Andersen, shut down Florida Panthers
  • NASCAR at Bristol: Odds, how to watch, stream and listen to Cup Series race on concrete

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