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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, October 12, 2024

October 12, 2024 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates in a tough spot

ecupirates.com

  • East Carolina VB Slips Up In 3-2 Setback At Tulane
  • RJ Felton Named To American Athletic Conference Preseason First Team; Pirates Picked Ninth
  • Women’s Basketball Picked Sixth in American; Joyner Tabbed Preseason Second Team
  • Pirate Athletics Announces Partnership With TicketSmarter
  • Pirates Soccer Looks to Bounce Back at No. 16 Memphis

247 Sports

  • RJ Felton tabbed Preseason First-Team All-AAC, Pirates picked to finish ninth
  • Checking in on ECU products in the NFL entering Week 6
  • Where ECU ranks nationally in these statistics halfway through the season

ECU men’s basketball: Schwartz excited for third season at helm Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Rice Welcomes UTSA For Lone Star State Showdown
  • Florida Atlantic Hosts Noth Texas On ESPN2
  • Memphis, South Florida Meet In Orlando
  • Unbeaten Army Hosts UAB To Kick Off Saturday’s Slate
  • UAB Named 2024-25 American Men’s Basketball Preseason Favorite
  • South Florida Tabbed as 2024-25 American Women’s Basketball Favorite in Preseason Coaches’ Poll

Tampa Tribune

  • USF coach Alex Golesh prepares for Memphis with mixed emotions
  • USF still playing Saturday, moves football game to Orlando

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Memphis vs. USF channel, time, TV schedule, streaming
  • Memphis parts ways with deputy AD Lauren Ashman
  • Memphis basketball 2nd in AAC poll. Why it makes sense, one Tiger got snubbed
Tulsa midseason report card: First two AAC games send Hurricane’s grades tumbling Tulsa World

Tulane men’s hoops tabbed to tie for 11th in preseason AAC coaches poll NOLA.com

Denton Record Chronicle

  • North Texas gameday: UNT’s Morris to match wits with another offensive guru in FAU’s Tom Herman
  • UNT rolling into game at FAU, thanks largely to backups who have stepped up at RB and WR

UAB looking to show signs of life against undefeated Army Black Knights AL.com

FAU provides free football tickets for Florida residents impacted by the hurricanes University Press

Navy football’s Eli Heidenreich earns recognition for performance versus Air Force | NOTES  Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • UNC basketball serious about having a ‘hunger and a thirst’ about it this season
  • Can UNC basketball maintain commitment to ‘Carolina Way’ amid college hoops changes?

WRAL

  • UNC hosts Georgia Tech: Tar Heels look to snap three-game losing streak
  • NC State, 0-2 in ACC play for first time since 2015, hosts fast-starting Syracuse
  • Roberts on Smith Center replacement: ‘Have to be thinking long term’

How one man’s ‘pipe dream’ created an influx of Australian punters — including Bears rookie Tory Taylor — in the US Winston Salem Journal

Columbia The State

  • Five final thoughts and a score prediction ahead of South Carolina vs. Alabama game
  • How to watch South Carolina football game vs. Alabama: TV, time, odds

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Gamecocks looking for answers: What to watch against angry Alabama
  • With NIL, the transfer portal and collectives, The Citadel athletics department is at a crossroads
  • Citadel grad transfer faces former team at Western Carolina
  • Swinney says Clemson expects ‘hard-fought battle’ with Wake Forest: 4 things to watch
  • Gamecocks’ offense needs to display vast improvement against Alabama

Roanoke Times

  • Trust of Virginia’s O-line has group confident ahead of showdown against Louisville
  • In the region: No. 21 Virginia Tech women shut out SMU
  • In the region: UVa’s McMullan gets national honor

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Everything you need to know about No. 5 Georgia vs. Mississippi State
  • Everything you need to know about Georgia Tech at North Carolina

The Associated Press

  • Oklahoma and Texas, one of college football’s most storied rivalries, open a new chapter in the SEC
  • Cam Skattebo runs for 156 yards and 2 TDs, Arizona State knocks off No. 16 Utah 27-19
  • Williams throws 3 TD passes; UNLV scores 27 2nd-quarter points, beats Utah State 50-34
  • Northwestern exploits Maryland’s turnovers, rolls 37-10 to earn first Big Ten victory
  • Wake Forest’s fee for canceling football game vs. Ole Miss is covered by new Oregon State deal
  • Rick Pitino makes surprise visit to Kentucky, says ‘I’m so happy to be back’ to support Mark Pope

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Lightning beat Hurricanes to cap a long week in North Carolina due to Hurricane Milton
  • Yamamoto outduels Darvish in historic matchup as Dodgers beat Padres 2-0 to reach NLCS
  • Padres muster no offense to support Yu Darvish’s inspired pitching in NLDS loss to Dodgers
  • All aboard! Mets and Yankees only 2 stops away from first Subway Series in 24 years
  • Rookie manager Carlos Mendoza’s magic touch has helped resurgent Mets reach NLCS
  • Goodell sees 16 international games per year if the NFL adds an 18th regular-season game
  • Nevada high court to review decision in ex-Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit over NFL emails
  • New Zealand takes 1-0 lead over Britain in America’s Cup first-to-seven final
  • Peru upsets Uruguay 1-0 and ends winless run in South American World Cup qualifying
  • A.J. Foyt still drawing big crowds on or off the track in Indianapolis
  • Saigo of Japan leads by one stroke after three rounds of LPGA event in China
  • Sinner and Djokovic reach Shanghai Masters final. Sabalenka rallies over Gauff at Wuhan
  • Wife-carrying championship victory brings beer and cash

Charlotte Observer

  • NASCAR’s Rick Hendrick on 40 years of fast cars, Jimmie, Jeff and an unimaginable tragedy
  • How Hendrick Motorsports is still following, and exceeding, owner’s vision, 40 years later
  • Why LaMelo Ball, Josh Green sat out Hornets’ NBA preseason game in Memphis
  • Panthers CB Dane Jackson bonded with fellow injured defenders during stint on sideline
  • Hurricanes newcomers played well, but one shined brighter than the rest in opening loss
  • Night of season-firsts for Hurricanes yields one they’d rather have waited on: A first loss

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