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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPWednesday, October 9, 2024

October 9, 2024 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Sara Kalawska Named AAC Swimmer Of The Week; English and Fazackerley Collect American Weekly Soccer Honors… ECU-Army on Oct. 19 to kickoff at 12 noon on national television… Flames pushed to overtime, down FIU 31-24 behind Bodnar’s big hit… USF-Memphis football game rescheduled for Saturday afternoon

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirate Football Playback

ecupirates.com

  • Sara Kalawska Named AAC Swimmer Of The Week
  • English and Fazackerley Collect American Weekly Honors

WNCT 9

  • ECU RB Harris says Pirates need to reset, finish …
  • Local church partners with ECU football team to donate …
  • Episode 7 of ‘Inside Pirate Athletics’

247 Sports

  • How ESPN’s FPI projects ECU’s final six games to play out
  • ECU-Army on Oct. 19 to kickoff at 12 noon on national television

ECU roundup: Soccer sweeps weekly AAC awards; Volleyball wins in five sets Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • East Carolina, North Texas Earn Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors
  • East Carolina, Memphis, South Florida Earn Weekly Soccer Honors
  • Army, Navy, Tulane Players Take Player Of The Week Accolades
  • Date/Time Change For Memphis-South Florida Football Game
  • South Florida, Temple Players Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors

Memphis football’s game against South Florida pushed to Saturday because of Hurricane Milton Memphis Commercial Appeal

USF-Memphis football game rescheduled for Saturday afternoon Tampa Tribune

Hurricane Milton forces Bucs and Lightning to leave Florida early and other teams to alter games The Associated Press

South Florida football game vs Memphis pushed to Saturday because of Hurricane Milton Herald-Tribune

Hurricane Milton’s impact on sports: Memphis-South Florida CFB game pushed to Saturday New York Times

College Football Game Rescheduled Due to Hurricane Milton Athlon Sports

Tulsa has one week to fix what ails program before facing Temple Tulsa World

Sports Illustrated

  • Tulane Green Wave Moving Up G5 Power Rankings in College Football Bubble Watch
  • Tulane Green Wave Unveils Game Time for Showdown With Rice Owls

Deep and deadly: Tulane defense relying on contributions from everyone NOLA.com

Temple’s defense was nearly perfect, but coaching was not  Temple News

UNT aiming to carry success on road trip to FAU, East Coast, where it has struggled Denton Record Chronicle

Eric Morris sees connection with QB Chandler Morris reach new level Tyler Morning News

Using open week to regroup, UTSA remains unshaken by slow start San Antonio Express News

Injury leads to a lineup tinker: Army football depth chart vs. UAB Times Record-Herald

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Flames pushed to overtime, down FIU 31-24 behind Bodnar’s big hit Lynchburg News & Advance

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Triangle college sports have identity greater than the sum of flailing football teams
  • How freshmen Ian Jackson, Drake Powell are already impacting UNC Tar Heels basketball
  • Grayson McCall injury update: NC State quarterback questionable for 2024, not ruled out
  • UNC football first look: Why, analytically speaking, Tar Heels need to end losing streak
  • NC State football first look: Wolfpack faces Syracuse, one of nation’s top offenses
  • Five guard lineup? NC State women open to possibilities with post position uncertainties
  • Duke women have depth, experience and ‘sisterhood’ going into Kara Lawson’s fifth season

WRAL

  • Former UNC QB, Patriots’ top pick Drake Maye to start for New England
  • ACC Tipoff: Key basketball storylines for NC State, Duke, UNC men and women
  • UNC defensive lineman Jahvaree Ritzie wears his motivation on his sleeve
  • SEC, Big Ten leaders mulling future of fast-changing college sports

Winston Salem Journal

  • Winston-Salem State looking for bounce-back game on Saturday against Shaw
  • John Clay: Vanderbilt proves college football has turned upside down, just not how we expected
  • Upset-filled weekend in SEC refocuses Steve Sarkisian, No. 1 Texas ahead of Oklahoma game

Columbia The State

  • NC police make arrest in shooting death of former Clemson WR Diondre Overton
  • Shane Beamer denounces Dylan Stewart’s gun celebration, adds ‘We’ve got Dylan’s back’
  • Five-star freshman linebacker not playing much lately at Clemson. Dabo explains why
  • South Carolina transfer linebacker no longer with the team. Shane Beamer explains why

Charleston Post & Courier

  • College football did No. 10 Clemson a ‘favor,’ Swinney says, with weekend of upsets
  • Hamilton: USC, others hopping off Rebels’ ‘fake flopping’ bandwagon
  • Gamecocks looking for solutions to prevent pre-halftime scoring, along with other numerous issues

Roanoke Times

  • Bowl projections for Hokies after Week 6: Sunny weather or clam chowder?
  • Olivia Miles has fought back from a knee injury. She’s set to return in Notre Dame’s star backcourt
  • With Clary likely sidelined, Virginia football’s secondary to be tested against Louisville
  • Liberty welcomes ‘physical’ FIU as schedule turns to the midweek

The Associated Press

  • Liberty beats FIU 31-24 in OT to extend nation’s longest active regular-season winning streak to 17
  • College football Week 7: Ohio State at Oregon and Texas-Oklahoma are featured matchups
  • Failing to fix a porous defense has been coach Billy Napier’s biggest blunder at Florida
  • Sanders reminds team not to be surprised by 4-1 start as Colorado prepares for No. 18 Kansas State
  • NCAA cracking down on weapon gestures toward opponents in college football
  • Oregon receiver Tez Johnson looks forward to third-ranked Ducks’ duel with No. 2 Ohio State
  • Man arrested in Michigan and charged with slaying of former Clemson receiver in North Carolina
  • Texas Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia carrying the banner for holdovers in new-look Big 12
  • Georgia WR Colbie Young arrested on charges of battery and assault on an unborn child
  • SEC, Big Ten leaders mulling future of fast-changing college sports
  • Ewers is on track to return from injury as QB1 for No. 1 Texas against Oklahoma

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Tatis homers again as the Padres beat the Dodgers 6-5 for a 2-1 NLDS lead
  • Mets beat Phillies 7-2 behind Alonso and Manaea to take 2-1 lead in NLDS
  • Phillies one defeat from elimination after 7-2 loss to Mets in Game 3 of NLDS
  • MLB will air local games for Guardians, Brewers and Twins next season
  • Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83
  • Jets owner says firing of Saleh will bring ‘new energy’ to one of franchise’s ‘most talented teams’
  • Byron leads NASCAR Cup playoffs as series shifts to Charlotte roval; Formula 1 has another week off
  • Jerry Jones and Roger Penske partner to give IndyCar a brand new street racing spectacle
  • US Ryder Cup captain Bradley says security will be watching if Bethpage Black crowd gets nasty
  • Wimbledon tennis tournament replaces line judges with AI technology in break with tradition
  • The British are coming: NFL Academy starting to turn UK talent into college prospects
  • Lynx return to finals with 88-77 win over Sun in Game 5 behind Collier’s 27 points, 11 rebounds
  • Jürgen Klopp to take on new role as head of global soccer at Red Bull
  • Kirk Cousins joined the 500-yard club but couldn’t top Norm Van Brocklin’s 73-year-old record
  • New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx to meet for WNBA championship

WRAL

  • Bill introduced to award 1980 ‘Miracle On Ice’ US hockey team with Congressional Gold Medals
  • Blowout loss to Bears another reminder of just badly the Panthers botched 2023 trade for Bryce Young

Charlotte Observer

  • Can the Carolina Panthers get a win vs. the Falcons? Or, win any before the bye? Well …
  • Why reconfigured Charlotte Roval could mean unprecedented action in NASCAR playoff race
  • Is LaMelo Ball back to All-Star form? ‘Generational’ talent making early case in preseason

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