Bonesville: The Authoritative Independent Voice of ECU

  • Home
  • News & Features
  • Recruiting
  • Photos
  • Audio
  • Roundup
  • Comments
  • Legacy Archives
You are here: Home / Roundup / Tuesday, July 9, 2024

GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPTuesday, July 9, 2024

July 9, 2024 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pedigreed safety Speer plans early enrollment

ecupirates.com

  • Former Pirate Standout Jeff Hoffman Selected To 2024 MLB All Star Game
  • Harris Among NFF University Scholar-Athletes

WCTI 12

  • Havelock star Jonathan Williams verbally commits to ECU, shares why he chose the pirates
  • ECU Health Medical Center first in North Carolina to earn prestigious IAC accreditation

WITN 7

  • Former ECU hurler Hoffman becomes first former Pirate to make MLB All-Star Game
  • Upcoming ENC Chapter: Pirates on the Pamlico event

247 Sports

  • ECU named No. 1 on Phil Steele’s Most Improved list heading into 2024
  • ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 53 Suirad Ware

Pirates in the pros: Burleson, Williams impact big-league clubs; Norby in limbo Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Broncos roster series: No. 29, CB Ja’Quan McMillian Broncos Wire

Former Citadel head coach Brent Thompson opens frozen custard shop Football Scoop

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Charlotte’s Felts, Rice’s Van der Westhuizen Earn Academic All-America Nods
  • Rice’s Travis Dowd, UAB’s Olivia Valbak Earn Commissioner’s Postgraduate Leadership Awards

USF tight end’s death is latest in disturbing Bulls mortality rate Tampa Bay Times

Memphis AD Ed Scott would earn $250,000 bonus for taking Tigers into power conference USA Today

Bill Haisten: A Justin Moore challenge – an indoor facility for Hurricane football Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Former NCCU AD looks to clear the air after board meeting Raleigh News & Observer

UConn, coach Dan Hurley agree to 6-year, $50 million deal a month after he spurned offer from Lakers WRAL

2024 College Football Hot Seat Rankings: Evaluating the job security of all 134 FBS coaches CBS Sports

App State Softball Adds Ogle to Coaching Staff WHKY

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Ukrainian boxer sacrifices Olympic dreams and life to fight against Russia’s invasion
  • Russia’s war threatens Ukraine’s Olympic future, not just the present. A young gymnast offers hope
  • Novak Djokovic uses Wimbledon crowd’s ‘disrespect’ as fuel as he moves closer to another title
  • Novak Djokovic gets into it with Wimbledon fans after reaching the quarterfinals
  • Donna Vekic reaches first Grand Slam semifinal in comeback win over Lulu Sun at Wimbledon
  • NFL suspends Steelers CB Cam Sutton for 8 games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy
  • Brett Favre is asking an appeals court to reinstate his defamation lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe
  • Reggaeton stars drive basketball boom in Puerto Rico
  • Keegan Bradley appointed US Ryder Cup captain after Tiger Woods turns down the job
  • US women’s coach Emma Hayes sidesteps equal pay question if high-priced star takes over American men
  • Simone Biles has a shot at history at the Olympics while defending champion Russia stays home
  • Cooper Flagg takes advantage of his opportunity to play against U.S. Olympic team
  • Jamie Davis is leaving USA Volleyball to take over as CEO of USA Water Polo
  • Sparked by Murphy’s tying homer in the 9th, Braves rally for 5-4 win over D-backs in 11 innings
  • Twins score twice in 11th and improve to 8-0 against White Sox with 8-6 win
  • Hinds homers in big league debut and Abbott goes 7 innings as Reds blank Rockies 6-0
  • Jesse Marsch says he didn’t need success with Canada to prove his coaching ability
  • Lionel Messi will start vs. Canada in Copa America semifinal, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni says
  • Netherlands hit by travel disruption ahead of Euro 2024 semifinal against England
  • Philipsen finally triumphs in sprint finish on Stage 10 of Tour de France

WRAL

  • Hurricanes hire president with deep ties to franchise to run business operations
  • Sports bettors in North Carolina wager nearly $400 million in June, a new low in the state
  • Keegan Bradley appointed US Ryder Cup captain after Tiger Woods turns down the job
  • Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes picked for All-Star Game just 2 months after his major league debut

Filed Under: Roundup

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Copyright © 2025 Bonesville.net · Log in · Privacy Policy