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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, May 29, 2025

May 29, 2025 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

East Carolina Opens 2025 NCAA Conway Regional Opposite No. 17 Florida… Pirates Place Five On CSC Academic All-District® Team… Hurricanes let another game — another playoff series — slip through fingers

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

On Deck with Florida PxP voice Jeff Cardozo

Grok AI takes deep dive into Conway Regional

ecupirates.com

  • East Carolina Opens 2025 NCAA Conway Regional Opposite No. 17 Florida
  • Pirates Place Five On CSC Academic All-District® Team

ECU baseball readying for Florida in Conway Regional WNCT 9

ECU Pirates to play in regionals against Florida Gators The East Carolinian

ECU heads to Conway, South Carolina for 7th consecutive NCAA Regional appearance WCTI 12

247 Sports

  • For the first time in years, ECU baseball heads into the postseason with little to no pressure
  • ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 92 Dylon Worthen
  • ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 93 Rion Roseborough

ECU baseball: Pirates headed to Conway Regional as No. 3 seed Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Previewing Florida baseball’s competition in Conway Regional YAHOO!

Florida announces starting pitcher for Conway Regional opener against ECU Saturday Down South

Every 2025 college baseball regional, previewed NCAA

Around the American Athletic Conference

East Carolina, UTSA Headed to 2025 NCAA Baseball Championship American Athletic Conference

UTSA baseball earns first-ever at-large bid to NCAA regional in Austin KSAT

Junkyard dogs of UTSA Baseball ready for NCAA Austin Regional UTSA

San Antonio Express-News

  • UTSA rides ‘junkyard dog’ mentality to NCAA regional breakthrough
  • UTSA baseball selected to Austin regional, marking first NCAA appearance since 2013

Sports Illustrated

  • Takeaways as Tulane Green Wave Baseball Season Comes to Close
  • AAC Football: Post-Spring Power Rankings
  • Top CFB Analyst Gives High Praise to Tulane Football Coach as Future SEC Star

UNT has rebuilt its roster in men’s basketball, but has it done enough to compete in the AAC? Denton Record-Chronicle

Buc-ee’s Stadium? Blue Bell Bowl? Rice wants to change venue name. Houston Chronicle

Charlotte 49ers going to Walt Disney World Resort for Thanksgiving tournament YAHOO!

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Who NC’s Big Four play in ACC’s new 18-game men’s basketball schedule matrix
  • ACC champ UNC baseball named NCAA regional host; NC State, Duke open on the road

WRAL

  • For the first time in more than a century, UNC won’t host NC State in men’s basketball game
  • Here’s when UNC, Duke, NC State and ECU all play in the NCAA baseball regionals
  • UNC will host, NC State, Duke will travel in college baseball regional round

College baseball NCAA Regional predictions: Who advances to the College World Series? New York Times

UVA Baseball: Brian O’Connor addresses the elephant in the room Augusta Free Press

Charleston Post & Courier

  • They’ve come a long way: USC women’s sports have tremendous success in 50th anniversary year
  • Swinney welcomes Belichick to college football, the ACC, and ‘the ROY Bus’
  • Mic drop: Clemson baseball coach doesn’t ever finish a TV interview
  • South Carolina turns up recruiting heat on defensive tackle out of Virginia
  • Hamilton: The SEC and Big Ten put in the work, earned the right to strong-arm college sports

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • ACC basketball opponents revealed for UVA, Virginia Tech next season
  • Top-seeded Virginia Wesleyan seeking fourth NCAA softball title with deepest team yet

The Associated Press

  • SEC’s spring meetings: The future of college sports is in the balance at Florida resort
  • ACC’s new men’s basketball scheduling model produces one NC State-UNC meeting, no Duke-Miami matchup

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

WRAL

  • ‘That’s the standard’: Hurricanes eliminated by Florida in Game 5 of conference final
  • Staal: You can’t start a series like that and expect a better outcome
  • Rod Brind’Amour: ‘You can’t give (Florida) a 3-0 lead’
  • Sebastian Aho: ‘It’s tough to find too many positive things’
  • Final thoughts on Canes season after elimination by Florida

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Hurricanes let another game — another playoff series — slip through fingers
  • Panthers rally to win Game 5, eliminate Hurricanes from NHL playoffs
  • Rockingham Speedway is up for sale after successful return to NASCAR

The Associated Press

  • For the 2nd straight year, Hurricanes left to lament falling in huge series hole in NHL playoff exit
  • Reigning Stanley Cup champion Panthers get second shot at closing out Hurricanes in Eastern final
  • Defending champion Panthers head back to Stanley Cup Final with 5-3 Game 5 win over Hurricanes
  • Paul Maurice, Rod Brind’Amour skipped player handshakes after East final. It was for a good reason
  • With Stars struggling to score, Oilers have a chance to wrap up West final in Game 5
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 as Thunder top Timberwolves 124-94 to advance to NBA Finals
  • MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander still hasn’t achieved his main goal for the Thunder
  • MLB invests in Athletes Unlimited Softball League ahead of June debut
  • Heysel remembered: A look at the 1985 stadium disaster and how soccer recovered
  • French Open: Playing through pain is common for players worried about tennis’ rat race
  • In Barkov They Trust: The Panthers, led by their captain, are headed back to the Stanley Cup Final
  • Hall of Famers. A Heisman winner. An MMA fighter. Tuberville is not the only sports politician
  • Pacers are a win from the NBA Finals and the Knicks need another playoff comeback
  • Nationals prospect Robert Hassell III hits 1st career home run
  • Hassell hits 1st major league homer and Nationals rout Mariners 9-0
  • Former French Open runner-up Tsitsipas loses in second round at Roland-Garros
  • Jack Nicklaus on defending Memorial champ Scottie Scheffler: ‘He plays a lot like I did’
  • Tiger’s son, Charlie Woods, wins Team TaylorMade Invitational in claiming 1st AJGA event
  • Bayern Munich signs defender Jonathan Tah from Bundesliga rival Leverkusen
  • Manchester United’s woes continue on another continent as it begins a postseason tour
  • Choupo-Motin scores twice on penalties to send New York Red Bulls past Charlotte FC

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