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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, January 9, 2025

January 9, 2025 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirates Defeat Temple In Thrilling Fashion, 80-79… Frost Named To D1Softball’s D100 Freshman Watch List… Carter Suggs to be Inducted into North Carolina High School Track & Field Hall of Fame… A trip to the CFP title game is on the line when Notre Dame and Penn State meet in the Orange Bowl… Navy, Army football request to play 13 regular-season games 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates edge Temple, 80-79, on Woodard’s hoop

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Defeat Temple In Thrilling Fashion, 80-79
  • Frost Named To D1Softball’s D100 Freshman Watch List
  • Carter Suggs to be Inducted into North Carolina High School Track & Field Hall of Fame

Felton, Woodard lead East Carolina over Temple 80-79 The Associated Press

ECU men’s basketball clips Temple, 80-79, with late floater from Woodard WNCT 9

Jayshayne Woodard’s go-ahead shot with 9.9 seconds lifts ECU to first AAC win over Temple WCTI 12

Everything Penny Hardaway said before Memphis Tigers face ECU Sportskeeda

247 Sports

  • ECU rallies to capture first AAC win of season over Temple, 80-79
  • ECU 80, Temple 79: How it looked from the baselines

ECU mens’ basketball: Pirates take down Temple to win first AAC game Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • American Athletic Conference To Honor The Legacy Of South Florida Men’s Basketball Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim
  • UAB, Tulsa Pick Up Tuesday Victories
  • Memphis’ Haggerty Named to the Wooden Award Midseason Watch List

USF’s league names sportsmanship award in honor of Amir Abdur-Rahim Tampa Tribune

American Athletic Conference Honors Legacy Of Late USF Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim Tampa Free Press

Wright scores 21 as North Texas takes down Rice 81-59 ESPN

Navy, Army football request to play 13 regular-season games The Baltimore Sun

Army and Navy love the grind so much they want to play more regular season games Fansided

Tulane women hold off North Texas in thriller NOLA.com

UNT still has work to to do meet Morris’ goals entering third year of coaching tenure KTEN

Shocker women stifled to season-low scoring, fall to AAC preseason favorite USF KAKE

‘A bulldog in a china shop’: Giancarlo Rosado shining in first year with Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Observer

Why Penny Hardaway feels AAC play could be ‘more dangerous’ than usual for Memphis basketball USA Today

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • ‘We need Ben on the floor’: How the senior center pushed NC State past Notre Dame
  • NC State snaps losing skid. Three takeaways from Wolfpack’s comeback win over Notre Dame
  • ‘It’s a rivalry?’ North Carolina and NC State ready for another basketball showdown
  • Cooper Flagg … angry? ACC teams won’t like the Duke basketball star when he’s angry

WRAL

  • Hill, Middlebrooks lead last-minute rally as NC State beats Notre Dame 66-65
  • None and done? NFL teams inquiring about UNC coach Belichick, per report
  • Cooper Flagg and No. 4 Duke push past Pittsburgh 76-47 to stay unbeaten in ACC
  • Abraham Mitchell, known as ‘Mr. CIAA,’ has died

NFL knocking, Bill Belichick busy making waves at North Carolina Reuters

Is Mitch Jeter related to Derek Jeter? Explaining the Notre Dame kicker’s famous last name Sporting News

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Relaxed Tessa Johnson leads Gamecocks women’s basketball into post-Watkins journey
  • First-half hole too much for Charleston Southern to escape
  • The Citadel’s upset bid over Furman comes up short in overtime

Roanoke Times

  • Virginia Tech men’s basketball team loses at Stanford
  • Virginia basketball drops second straight, falls at Cal: Three takeways
  • UVa tight end Tyler Neville seeks to improve NFL Draft stock at Hula Bowl
  • VCU men’s basketball, UR women will play without fans amid Richmond water crisis
  • Virginia football transfer portal tracker: Who is committed to the Cavaliers? Who is on the way out?

Northern Illinois joining Mountain West and the 3 weirdest moves of conference realignment Fansided

The Associated Press

  • A trip to the CFP title game is on the line when Notre Dame and Penn State meet in the Orange Bowl
  • Independent streak helped build Notre Dame into football’s historic and now modern behemoth
  • Texas and Ohio State arrive for CFP semifinal at Cotton Bowl ahead of a winter storm
  • Penn State coach James Franklin calls for college football to have uniformity

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Panthers fire 3 defensive coaches after surrendering most points in NFL history, AP source says WRAL

The Associated Press

  • Grayson Murray memories at Sony Open remind Woodland of the value of support
  • NHL postpones LA Kings’ home game against Calgary due to wildfires while NFL, NBA monitor situation
  • Doping clouds tennis talk at the Australian Open with Sinner and Swiatek facing scrutiny
  • Father and son Ashley and Tyler Young could face each other in the FA Cup
  • Broncos scheme ways to get the ball in the hands of dynamic returner/receiver/runner Marvin Mims Jr.
  • Cavaliers beat Thunder 129-122 to end OKC’s 15-game winning streak in matchup of NBA’s top teams
  • Inside the numbers of Cleveland’s 129-122 win over Oklahoma City
  • Allen leads Bills into playoffs for 6th straight year in overcoming his doubters — Elway included
  • Lillard scores 26 points, Antetokounmpo adds 25 points and 16 rebounds as Bucks beat Spurs 121-105
  • Jamal Murray and Russell Westbrook help the Nuggets rout the Clippers, 126-103
  • Deni Avdija scores 26 as the Trail Blazers down the Pelicans 119-100
  • Towns has 27 points and 13 rebounds, Anunoby scores 27 as Knicks beat Raptors 112-98
  • Boqvist nets 2 in 3rd period as Panthers beat Utah 4-1
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois scores twice as the Capitals beat the Canucks 2-1 in overtime
  • Outdoor hockey is coming to Florida. The NHL will have games in Miami and Tampa next season

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