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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, April 17, 2025

April 17, 2025 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Coordinators compete to make Pirates better

ecupirates.com

  • East Carolina Faces Off With UAB In Birmingham
  • Pirates Finish Fourth At AAC Championship
  • Pirates Set To Battle Florida Atlantic At Home This Weekend
  • Pirate Duo Earns Hampshire Honor Society Membership

Braden Burress shines for ECU, leading Pirates with .405 average amid season ups and downs WCTI 12

Pirate baseball fall to Charlotte 49ers The East Carolinian

WITN 7

  • College Football: New ECU DC Josh Aldridge’s biggest goal this spring is “to just not platau”
  • Greenville named in Livability’s “Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2025″

247 Sports

  • Three ECU walk-ons enter transfer portal
  • ECU set to host Sun Belt leading scorer on visit
  • ECU DC Josh Aldridge on his defense’s continued growth, player progression this spring
  • ECU OC John David Baker weighs in on Jake Garcia’s departure, plus more

ECU football: Garcia enters transfer portal, leaves crowded ECU quarterback room Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Jake Garcia Hits the Transfer Portal Again: Which Schools are Potential Landing Spots? College Football Network

Jacksonville State lands former East Carolina forward via transfer portal AL.com

Vince McMahon’s Body Transformation Over The Years The Sportster

Kim Mulkey’s Take: LSU Women’s Basketball Officially Signs All-Conference Transfer Sports Illustrated

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Tulsa Wins 2025 American Women’s Golf Championship; Romaine Massery Wins Individual Title
  • Florida Atlantic’s Bartha Named Player Of The Week As Owls Complete Perfect Regular Season

USF lineman Connor McLaughlin finds new challenge in familiar setting Tulsa World

Memphis Tigers football spring transfer portal tracker Daily Memphian

Recent player movement in the Big 5 and beyond shows the gulf-sized gap between the haves and have-nots Philadelphia Inquirer

Sports Illustrated

  • Tulane Football Reportedly in the Mix for Former UCF QB Dylan Rizk
  • Star Tulane Football Transfer Highlights Value of Relationships in Recruiting

Why Charlotte 49ers’ football coach believes ‘versatility’ is team’s best asset The Charlotte Observer

Denton Record-Chronicle

  • Can UNT football thrive in ’25? Here’s why the Mean Green will roll, why they won’t
  • UNT heads into key home conference softball series against UAB on a roll

Tulane treks to UTSA for conference series Crescent City Sports

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • NC State football adds former UNC assistant coach. What that means for Wolfpack
  • The first of Duke basketball’s three freshmen stars is heading for the NBA
  • For Triangle stars, WNBA dream still alive — even without hearing name called
  • Duke expected to retain all eligible players. One shocked with her portal entry

WRAL

  • Duke’s Kon Knueppel declares for the 2025 NBA Draft: ‘Forever a Blue Devil’
  • Spring football transfer portal tracker: UNC losing top defender, QB; NC State losing receiver, running back
  • Raleigh City Council approves rezoning for Hurricanes’ $1B plan to develop around Lenovo Center

Mandel: Bill Belichick hasn’t changed my mind he’s the right hire for North Carolina yet The New York Times

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Despite a nearly brand-new roster, Shane Beamer is fired up for the Garnet & Black Spring Game
  • Gamecock softball in rare air under first-year coach
  • Hamilton: Harbour Town is smartly safeguarding its greatest asset — the golf course
  • Crosstown rivals: College of Charleston avenges earlier loss to The Citadel
  • George Rogers won USC’s only Heisman 45 years ago. How involved is he with football today?
  • Gamecock baseball brought in Mainieri to lift it. Now they’re losing in ways nobody anticipated

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • Former Hokie’s free throws propel K&D Round’s to Portsmouth Invitational Tournament win
  • William & Mary adds UVA, 3 other FBS opponents to future schedules
  • Coaching changes add to Hokies’ challenge of rebuilding football roster
  • ODU basketball star Sean Durugordon reportedly enters transfer portal
  • Former Norfolk Academy lacrosse star is delivering on potential at UVA

The Associated Press

  • Former Princeton point guard Xaivian Lee commits to national champion Florida
  • Duke freshman Kon Knueppel to take the 1-and-done route to the NBA draft

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Canadiens finally wrap up a playoff spot, beating the Hurricanes 4-2
  • Mavericks beat the Kings 120-106 to advance to face the Grizzlies in the Play-In Tournament
  • Sacramento Kings and GM Monte McNair agree to part ways, AP source says
  • Herro goes from raising eyebrows to turning heads as Heat knock out Bulls in Play-In Tournament
  • No comeback for Real Madrid as Arsenal is back in Champions League semifinals
  • Inter Milan reaches Champions League semifinals after eliminating Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate
  • NFL teams are no longer shying away from older prospects in the draft
  • Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo feeling grateful that he’s healthy for the postseason this time around
  • Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt goes to hospital after foul ball in Mets-Twins game hits him in head
  • Ohtani hits 448-foot homer in 7-run 1st inning, Dodgers hold on for 8-7 win to sweep Rockies
  • Justin Rose coping with the ‘torment’ of Masters close call
  • Scottie Scheffler rested and ready to defend title at Hilton Head
  • Corey Seager gets 3 hits and 2 RBIs as the Rangers beat the Angels 3-1
  • Urshela’s 2-run triple and Bleday’s 3 hits lead Athletics past White Sox 3-1
  • A grand slam for Coconut — Jackson Holliday hits one with his dog in attendance
  • Jung Hoo Lee stars as the surging Giants beat Aaron Nola and the Phillies 11-4
  • Amid another lost season for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the fire that drives Sidney Crosby still burns
  • Dorofeyev breaks tie in Golden Knights’ 4-1 victory over Canucks in regular-season finale
  • Emberson scores twice, McDavid hits 100-point milestone and Oilers blank Sharks 3-0
  • O’Reilly has goal and 2 assists in the Predators’ 5-1 victory over the struggling Stars
  • Rafael Nadal to be honored with a tribute at the French Open

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