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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, March 30, 2024

March 30, 2024 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU takes two from UAB

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Takes Series With Doubleheader Sweep Of UAB
  • Pirates Fall To No. 25 Florida Atlantic In Second Game Of Series, 10-7
  • Pirates Outlast No. 25 Owls In 14 Innings, 5-4
  • Pirates Continue LAX League Play at Cincinnati

WNCT 9

  • ECU baseball takes series with DH sweep of UAB
  • Calling the Shots: New conference opponents

ECU Football alum takes center stage in singing competition show WITN 7

247 Sports

  • LIVE UPDATES: ECU looks to sweep UAB
  • ECU 4, UAB 3: How it looked from the dugouts
  • ECU wins series opener over UAB, 6-2
  • ECU 6, UAB 2: How it looked from the dugouts
  • Dustyn Hall back at center under new offense this spring for ECU

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU baseball: Pirates sweep doubleheader, will go for series sweep on Saturday
  • ECU weekend lookahead: Lacrosse looks for first AAC win; softball takes on ranked FAU

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • East Carolina Wins 14 Inning Thriller Over Florida Atlantic
  • Memphis, UTSA, Wichita State Win Series Openers on Thursday

Martin: Clemson’s run shows how close, yet so far, Memphis basketball is Daily Memphian

Memphis football defensive line coach/co-DC Lou Esposito leaves for Michigan after 3 months USA Today

Tulsa’s postseason run ends as Illinois secures victory in WBIT quarterfinal | Barry Lewis’ five takeaways Tulsa World

NOLA.com

  • Tulane can’t match UTSA’s hot bats, falls 11-7 on Friday night
  • Photos: Tulane can’t match UTSA’s hot bats, falls 11-7 on Friday night

Rayne Tucker enters transfer portal  Temple News

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

  • Elite Eight: NC State-Duke to play Sunday with trip to Final Four on the line
  • Scheyer: Young Duke players prove their toughness
  • Keatts: We knew we had to defend the 3-point line
  • 8-for-8: NC State advances to first Elite Eight since 1986 with 8th straight win
  • Filipowski scores 16, Duke beats Houston 54-51 in Sweet 16 after All-American Jamal Shead hurt
  • 2024 NCAA men’s interactive bracket: Matchups, times, TV
  • NC State women advance to Elite Eight after 77-67 win over Stanford
  • NC State fans soak up more March magic as men’s and women’s teams reach Elite Eight

Raleigh News & Observer

  • NC State’s NCAA Tournament run continues as Wolfpack stuns Marquette to reach Elite 8
  • Has NC State finally convinced the doubters? Wolfpack coach Kevin Keatts isn’t sure
  • Wave carrying NC State hasn’t broken. It’s taken Pack within a win of the Final Four
  • ‘We’re still alive’: NC State women continue to exceed expectations with Elite Eight berth
  • NC State women’s basketball advances to Elite Eight after NCAA Tournament win over Stanford
  • Duke holds off Houston. Blue Devils down top seed to reach NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
  • Why Jeremy Roach is Duke basketball’s man of March, something he showed against Houston
  • Duke’s toughness was tested, again. This time, the Blue Devils were not found wanting
  • UNC basketball’s stunning, season-ending loss is befitting of the cruelty of March

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Chase Hunter a two-way catalyst for Clemson’s Elite Eight run
  • Chris Mack next College of Charleston coach, reports say
  • Johnson & Johnson: Gamecock guards score final 5 points as USC returns to Elite Eight
  • New Louisville coach Pat Kelsey: ‘Not easy’ leaving Charleston

The Associated Press

  • Filipowski scores 16, Duke beats Houston 54-51 in Sweet 16 after All-American Jamal Shead hurt
  • N.C. State keeps magical March Madness run alive with 67-58 win over Marquette
  • Sweet 16 nets another big win for Purdue and big man Zach Edey, 80-68 over Gonzaga.
  • Dalton Knecht scores 24, Tennessee beats Creighton 82-75 to pull within a win of first Final Four
  • Grant Nelson has confidence back as Alabama takes on Clemson in West Region final
  • Aziaha James scores 29 to lead N.C. State into the women’s Elite Eight with 77-67 win over Stanford
  • Cardoso, Johnson help South Carolina remain perfect with 79-75 win over spirited Indiana in Sweet 16
  • Top seed Texas uses dominant defense to cruise past Gonzaga and into Elite Eight with 69-47 win

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Wembanyama has 40 points, 20 rebounds, Spurs overcome Brunson’s 61 points to edge Knicks in OT
  • Betts hits leadoff homer, Hernández adds a pair to help Dodgers beat Cardinals 6-3
  • Ramirez hits first homer, Guardians top A’s 6-4 before announced crowd of 3,837 in Oakland
  • Alek Thomas hits 3-run homer, Merrill Kelly superb on mound, D-backs beat Rockies 7-3
  • Kirby goes 6 2/3 innings, Crawford homers in Mariners’ 1-0 victory over Red Sox
  • Tage Thompson’s 4-goal night rallies Buffalo Sabres to 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils
  • After clinching a spot, the Boston Bruins hope to fine-tune their game for the playoffs
  • Ducks’ Ryan Strome fined $5,000 for cross-checking Kraken’s Tye Kartye
  • Dante Exum hits late 3-pointer, Kyrie Irving scores 30 in Mavericks’ 107-103 win over Kings
  • Jalen Green scores 34, leads Rockets to 11th straight win with 101-100 victory over Jazz
  • Conley, Edwards lead surging Timberwolves past Nuggets 111-98 and into 1st-place tie in West
  • Josh Giddey scores 23 points, Thunder rout Suns 128-103 without Gilgeous-Alexander
  • Scottie Scheffler misses tap-in to end streak of rounds under par
  • AUTO RACING: Byron first two-time winner in NASCAR. Sainz ends Verstappen’s nine-race F1 win streak
  • Lionel Messi will miss Miami’s game against NYCFC, could return for Champions Cup quarterfinal
  • Caleb Porter fined by Major League Soccer for criticizing replacement referee

Steph Curry is rooting for NC State due to love for Cinderellas and a family connection Charlotte Observer

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