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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, January 16, 2025

January 16, 2025 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Diamond Pirates undaunted by chilly temperatures

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Down Charlotte in WBB Road Contest, 72-65
  • Pirates Drop MBB Home Contest To North Texas, 69-60

WNCT 9

  • ECU women’s hoops notches road win at Charlotte
  • ECU’s Felton raising his play in recent string of games

Men’s Basketball: Pirates blow lead to North Texas losing 69-60 WITN 7

247 Sports

  • ECU brings back Tarron Williams to coach cornerbacks
  • North Texas 69, ECU 60: How it looked from the baselines

ECU women’s basketball: Pirates drop Charlotte on road, win second straight Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • East Carolina, Rice Athletes Earn Indoor Track & Field Weekly Honors
  • UAB Wins Nailbiter at South Florida, 62-61

Tampa Tribune

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

Gregg Glenn’s 11 assists, dominant defense power Tulane to win against Florida Atlantic NOLA.com

CBS Sports

  • No. 18 Memphis visits Temple, hopes to avoid ‘sleepwalking’
  • Banks scores 25 in Tulane’s 80-65 win against Florida Atlantic

UNT pulls away late to beat Rice in rematch of heartbreaking AAC tournament game for Mean Green Denton Record Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • NC State remains winless away from Raleigh. Rebounding was once again its culprit
  • Wolfpack woes: Three takeaways from NC State basketball’s late collapse at Virginia Tech
  • Tar Heels keep winning. Three takeaways from UNC basketball’s ACC victory over Cal
  • Duke basketball fans wanting to add top recruit Nate Ament can back that hope with cash

WRAL

  • Pack gives up 15-point 2nd Half lead, loses at Virginia Tech 79-76
  • Our Take: NC State’s stability under coach Dave Doeren is a double-edged sword
  • UNC starting quarterback Criswell to transfer, ESPN reports
  • Jackson, Cadeau lead way as North Carolina defeats Cal 79-53
  • McLeod scores 3 goals as Sabres beat Hurricanes 4-2 for third win in four games

Roanoke Times

  • Schutt boosts Virginia Tech over North Carolina State
  • ‘Gaslighting’ Schutt shines in Virginia Tech victory

MAC commissioner sees stability ahead after Northern Illinois departure Crains Cleveland Business

The Associated Press

  • March Madness will pay women’s teams under a new structure approved by the NCAA
  • Urban Meyer joins Nick Saban in College Football HOF’s Class of 2025; Vick, Strahan also elected
  • Jack Hoffman, young cancer patient who captured hearts of Nebraska and nation with 2013 TD run, dies
  • QB Matthew Sluka, who left UNLV over NIL dispute, signs with James Madison
  • CFP championship game prediction: Ohio State will take home the title
  • UNLV scores final 7 points to beat No. 22 Utah State 65-62
  • No. 6 Tennessee overcomes slow start and beats No. 23 Georgia 74-56 in SEC matchup
  • Madsen and Dawes combine for 33 points to lead Utah over TCU 73-65

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • McLeod scores 3 goals as Sabres beat Hurricanes 4-2 for third win in four games
  • How about that?! Danielle Collins has a back-and-forth with a booing Australian Open crowd
  • Tennis player Taylor Fritz is donating Australian Open prize money to LA wildfire relief funds
  • Lindsey Vonn gets up intact after fall toward end of downhill training run in Cortina
  • Iga Swiatek moves into a 3rd-round match against Emma Raducanu at the Australian Open
  • Why the Australian Open is streaming live tennis with gaming-style player avatars
  • NFL’s wild-card round averages 28.3 million viewers, a 9.3% decline from last year
  • Pro Picks: Chiefs, Bills, Lions and Eagles will advance to the conference championships
  • Veterans Hopkins, Brown provide big boost to Chiefs wide receiver group
  • Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh says he will have a heart procedure and hip replacement ‘soon’
  • Clippers rout Nets 126-67 for largest margin of victory in team history
  • Green and Sengun help the Rockets beat the short-handed Nuggets 128-108
  • Warriors fend off Timberwolves 116-115 behind Curry’s 31 points to climb back to .500
  • McDavid passes Kurri for second all-time in points in Oilers franchise history
  • Scott O’Neil takes over as the CEO of Saudi-funded LIV Golf

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