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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPWednesday, May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

East Carolina Musters Up Big Rally To Claim AAC Baseball Championship Opener… Pirates T&F Set for 2024 NCAA East First Round… Versatile receiver Zay Jones ready for any role that helps the Arizona Cardinals win

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates open AAC tournament by overtaking Owls with huge eighth

ecupirates.com

  • East Carolina Musters Up Big Rally To Claim AAC Baseball Championship Opener
  • Pirates T&F Set for 2024 NCAA East First Round

Versatile receiver Zay Jones ready for any role that helps the Arizona Cardinals win azcentral

ECU rallies with record eighth inning to top Rice in AAC Tourney opener WNCT 9

Top seed ECU baseball scores 12 in eighth inning to beat Rice in AAC Tournament Opener WITN 7

ECU baseball uses one big inning to down Rice, several high school teams in playoff action WCTI 12

247 Sports

  • ECU rallies past Rice in AAC tournament with 12-run eighth inning
  • Four Pirates take home major AAC awards, 10 players named all-conference

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU baseball: Pirates win AAC tournament opener, advance to Thursday’s second round
  • ECU baseball: Pirates dominate All-AAC awards

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Record Eighth Inning Propels No. 1 East Carolina to 12-4 Win over No. 8 Rice in Second Game of 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions
  • No. 3 Tulane Takes Down No. 6 Florida Atlantic, 14-2, at 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions
  • No. 7 Charlotte Outlasts No. 2 UTSA, 9-5, in 12 innings at 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions
  • No. 4 Wichita State Defeats No. 5 UAB, 8-2, in First Game of 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions

Ex-USF star Brian Battie still fighting for life after weekend shooting Tampa Tribune

What Penny Hardaway said about son’s transfer, NIL, NBA coaching dream Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulane jumps all over FAU in AAC tourney opener, wins 14-2 NOLA.com

‘We’re doing something special’: Shocker baseball advances in AAC tournament bracket Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

  • ACC votes to accept settlements in antitrust lawsuits against NCAA
  • Proposed $2.8 billion settlement clears second step of NCAA approval with no change to finance plan
  • Power conferences, NCAA to vote on landmark $2.7 billion settlement as smaller leagues balk at terms

On3

  • Tennessee Baseball moves up to No. 1 overall seed in Baseball America postseason projection
  • South Carolina gets much-needed win in SEC Tournament to snap losing skid

After nearly 30 years at Coastal Carolina, what will Gary Gilmore do after baseball? Charleston Post & Courier

Virginia Tech lets another lead evaporate, falls to Duke in ACC tournament Roanoke Times

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia’s SEC Tournament woes continue with first-round loss to LSU
  • Georgia quarterback seeks $10 million in damages from Florida Gators
  • Yellow Jackets drop ACC tournament opener

Former Florida signee Jaden Rashada sues coach Billy Napier and others over failed $14M NIL deal The Associated Press

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Tatum scores 36, Brown hits 3 to force OT and Celtics edge Pacers 133-128 in Game 1 of East finals
  • Haliburton’s turnovers cost Pacers, who blow late lead against Celtics in Game 1 of East finals
  • Towns treasures Timberwolves’ trip to West finals as Doncic-Irving duo hits stride for Mavericks
  • Wembanyama becomes 1st NBA rookie to make first-team All-Defense
  • Stanley Cup playoffs averaging record 1.16 million viewers in the U.S. through first 2 rounds
  • Presidents’ Trophy-winning Rangers set to face Panthers in Eastern Conference final
  • Craig Berube eyes opportunity to build, push Maple Leafs over the hump
  • Pederson hits 3-run blast against his old team as the Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers 7-3
  • Toro hits solo homer in 8th and A’s end 8-game skid with 5-4 win over Rockies
  • Yankees’ Schmidt thinks he tipped pitch that Mariners’ Moore hit for go-ahead, 2-run homer
  • Kyle Tucker homers twice, Peña’s RBI in 10th lifts Astros to 6-5 win over Angels
  • Mauricio Pochettino leaves Chelsea after one year as manager of the Premier League club
  • Leverkusen’s unbeaten season puts the spotlight on an often-overlooked German city
  • NFL’s accelerator program gives minority coaches optimism that new system works
  • Time’s up after 3 hours as NFL limits interviews for coaches still busy in playoffs
  • Ricky Rudd, Carl Edwards and Ralph Moody selected to NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2025
  • Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka showing early sign of major struggles
  • Analysis: Bryson DeChambeau doesn’t win the PGA trophy, but he does win the crowd
  • Barbie will make dolls to honor Venus Williams and other star athletes
  • Thousands of fans come to see Nadal practice ahead of the French Open

Raleigh News & Observer

  • What are the Carolina Hurricanes’ plans for winger Martin Necas?
  • How Carolina Hurricanes’ Seth Jarvis shouldered the pain on way to career-best season
  • Carolina Hurricanes agree to terms with head coach Rod Brind’Amour, assistant coaches

WRAL

  • Carolina Panthers unveil plans, renderings of proposed Charlotte practice facility near Bank of America Stadium
  • LaMelo Ball sued by woman who says he hit her son with his car

Braves go 0-for-14 with men in scoring position in tough loss to Cubs  Atlanta Journal Constitution

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