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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPFriday, January 23, 2026

January 23, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

NBA, college hoops games affected by approaching winter storm…Pirates Wrap Up Road Trip At North Texas Friday…Miami QB Emory Williams signs with ECU from transfer portal …Ravens hire Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter as head coach

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Miami quarterback transfers to ECU [update 6]

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Wrap Up Road Trip At North Texas Friday
  • An Update From AD Jon Gilbert

Miami QB Emory Williams signs with ECU from transfer portal WITN 7

The East Carolinian

  • Breaking Down ECU’s Transfer Portal Season
  • Pirates vs Mean Green preview
  • ECU Baseball Media Day

East Carolina visits Smallwood and UAB The Associated Press

ECU roundup: Football lands Miami QB; basketball loses 7th straight Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

UNT men are picking up steam ahead of Friday showdown with East Carolina Denton Record-Chronicle

Trey Yesavage education and career details: Blue Jays star’s academic background and baseball rise The Times of India

YAHOO!

  • How Karon Boyd quietly erased ECU’s star and fueled Wichita State’s win
  • Florida football lands commitment from ECU transfer DB Jordy Lowery

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • American Men’s Basketball Schedule Changes for This Weekend
  • Weekend Games Adjusted for American Women’s Basketball
  • Memphis, Wichita State Earn Weekly Tennis Honors

UAB has been a wall for USF basketball for years but it’s time for that to change Green Hold and Bold

Tigers get another road test, this one at Wichita State. Our prediction Memphis Commercial Appeal

Owls’ close connection guides them through the season   Temple News

Transfer duo from Newport Beach, California could turn heads for Tulane baseball team NOLA.com

UNT announces trio of additions to Neal Brown’s staff, including former Texas Tech staffer Wesley Harwell Denton Record-Chronicle

San Antonio Express-News

  • UTSA extends program-record losing streak, falling at North Texas
  • UTSA coach Jeff Traylor works to reload through turbulent transfer portal cycle

Bill Haisten: A 26-4 closing run vaults TU to a statement victory Tulsa World

AL.com

  • UAB basketball blown out by South Florida in fourth straight home loss
  • Todd Grantham discusses new role as UAB’s defensive coordinator

The Associated Press

  • UTSA Roadrunners take on the Temple Owls on 12-game slide
  • Tulane visits Ennis and Rice
  • Turner and Temple host Charlotte
  • Memphis visits Wichita State after Giles’ 27-point game

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

  • Ahead of storm, ACC shuffles game times, television networks for Saturday men’s basketball games
  • UNC chancellor to represent ACC on College Football Playoff board
  • College football portal tracker: Duke’s top receiver follows Mensah into transfer portal
  • What will be the biggest factors in UNC’s basketball arena decision? Chancellor explains.
  • Oliver Moore scores in shootout on 21st birthday, leads Blackhawks to 4-3 win over Hurricanes

Raleigh News & Observer

  • UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts calls fervent Smith Center debate ‘a positive’
  • NC winter storm forces college basketball changes across Triangle. What we know
  • Duke wide receiver Cooper Barkate to transfer, according to media report
  • Bruised and battered, Oliver Moore lifts Blackhawks past Hurricanes in shootout

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Want to be a Clemson basketball player? First, you have to take a personality test
  • Reeves helps Cougars top Campbell, snap two-game skid
  • Gamecocks don’t show up in OT at Oklahoma, get handed first SEC loss
  • Charleston Southern’s loss to Presbyterian is fourth straight

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • David Teel: Will UVA prolong North Carolina’s ACC road woes?
  • ‘We’re going to keep fighting.’ ODU falls to first-place Troy in 2 OTs.
  • Many more changes made to Saturday’s area sports schedule because of storm forecast

The Associated Press

  • Judge grants Duke’s bid to block QB Darian Mensah’s transfer until Feb. 2 hearing in contract fight
  • 200 FBS quarterbacks went into portal, and the best ones came out with promises of big paychecks
  • Rick Pitino’s 900th win could come against his son when St. John’s visits Xavier this weekend
  • Indiana’s CFP victory over Miami averages 33.9 million viewers, most-watched game in 11 years
  • 2026 Big 12 football schedule features Notre Dame-BYU, 2 games in Europe and 9 league games per team

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • NBA, ACC men, UConn women among college hoops games affected by approaching winter storm
  • Ravens hire Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter as head coach
  • Defensive coordinators are 3 of first 5 head coaching hires
  • Chloe Kim rediscovers love for Olympics. Will an injury derail quest for a 3rd straight gold medal?
  • Alex Palou ordered to pay McLaren Racing $12M in breach of contract suit
  • Scheffler starts the new year with a 63. It allowed him to keep pace at The American Express
  • Carlos Alcaraz wins third-round match but loses ‘drop-shot battle’ at Australian Open
  • Iva Jovic uses advice from Novak Djokovic to upset Jasmine Paolini at Australian Open
  • Italian expert’s manufactured snow will play big role at the Milan Cortina Games
  • MacKenzie Gore traded to the Rangers from the Nationals for 5 prospects
  • ‘Heated Rivalry’ stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie to be torchbearers for Winter Olympics
  • Ball back in starting lineup, helps spark fast start as the Hornets beat Magic 124-97
  • Peyton Watson scores career-high 35 points as short-handed Nuggets outlast Wizards 107-97
  • Kawhi Leonard embraces 3-point shooting to lift Clippers
  • Sharpe scores 27 points as Trail Blazers beat Heat 127-110 for 4th straight win
  • Fox scores 31 points, Wembanyama has 26 points and 13 rebounds to help Spurs over Jazz 126-109
  • Oliver Moore scores in shootout on 21st birthday, leads Blackhawks to 4-3 win over Hurricanes
  • Kaprizov scores second goal of game in OT to lift Wild past Red Wings, 4-3
  • Penguins score 3 goals in early 37-second span in 6-2 victory over Oilers
  • Panthers outlast Jets 2-1 in shootout for 4th win in 6 games
  • Stamkos breaks late tie with 3rd goal of game, Predators rally to beat Senators 5-3

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