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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, February 12, 2026

February 12, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Balanced Pirates dispatch UTSA, 88-72

Pirate Talk: ECU athletics roundup

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Defeat UTSA, 88-72
  • Pirate Club Surpasses $103 Million In Fundraising Over Last Four Years

Men’s Basketball: ECU downs UTSA 88-72 WITN 7

Riley scores 19 as East Carolina knocks off UTSA 88-72 The Associated Press

247 Sports

  • ECU’s Jordan Riley enters rarefied air with 1,000-point achievement
  • ECU eases past UTSA, 88-72
  • ECU 88, UTSA 72: How it looked from the baselines
  • Riley scores 19 as East Carolina knocks off UTSA 88-72
  • ECU Baseball: Five new names to know heading into opening weekend

ECU basketball: Pirates rout Roadrunners, end home losing skid Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

UTSA falls behind early in loss at East Carolina, extending streak to 17 San Antonio Express-News

Around the American Athletic Conference

Rice pushes past Florida Atlantic in second half to pick up AAC win Houston Chronicle

Tulane cruises past Owls in second half  Temple News

NOLA.com

  • Big second half against Temple helps Tulane end four-game home skid
  • Improved pitching could turn Tulane into American Conference regular-season contender

Denton Record-Chronicle

  • What’s next? Six key challenges UNT faces as football offseason continues
  • Coach Robinson, UNT men’s basketball team not fooled by Memphis’ middling record ahead of key showdown

Bill Haisten: Undoubtedly fatigued TU falters against UAB Tulsa World

Short-handed UAB basketball extends road winning streak at Tulsa  AL.com

Wichita Eagle

  • Wichita State falls to South Florida
  • Wichita State basketball analysis: How USF squeezed the Shockers to steal win

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Hurricanes’ Nikolaj Ehlers ready for Winter Olympics spotlight with Denmark
  • Canes goalie Frederik Andersen’s Olympic path includes career, country, community
  • Two NC State players earn invitations to NFL Combine. Who made the cut?
  • How an ‘efficient’ Cam Boozer helped Duke move past loss to UNC with win at Pitt

Charlotte Observer

  • Team effort propels Hornets over Hawks with Bridges, Diabate suspended for fight
  • Kon artistry: Knueppel has become a rookie star for Charlotte Hornets
  • He’s compared to Jeff Gordon, helped change NASCAR’s postseason. Oh, and he’s 19
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s car makes Daytona 500 again; Kyle Busch is on the pole
  • The Earnhardt name never left NASCAR. Dale Jr.’s Daytona 500 quest proves it

WRAL

  • UNC is spending more than ever on athletics. Here’s where the money is going
  • UNC’s Wilson sprained left wrist in loss to Miami

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Gamecock baseball rebuilt and re-invigorated, but will success be restored?
  • From the ECHL to the Olympics: former SC Stingrays goalie has climbed the ladder of success
  • Former Olympian, SC Stingrays coach breaks down Olympic hockey field and predicts winners
  • Western Carolina swamps The Citadel in first half; cruises to easy victory

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • Virginia Tech gets résumé-building victory on the road at No. 20 Clemson
  • ODU men squander 17-point lead in loss to Marshall

The Associated Press

  • BYU standout receiver Parker Kingston charged with first-degree rape in Utah
  • After a sluggish start, No. 14 Florida now looks like a team capable of a repeat
  • Atwell scores 20 points and Toppin grabs 18 rebounds as No. 16 Texas Tech routs Colorado 78-44
  • Ball and Reed lead No. 6 UConn to 80-70 victory at Butler

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Brandon Miller scores 31 points, Hornets hold on to beat Hawks 110-107
  • Stewart suspended 7 games and 3 other players are penalized for fighting in Pistons-Hornets game
  • Panthers set to hire Darrell Bevell as offensive assistant, associate head coach, AP source says
  • Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet honoring war dead
  • In photos: Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet tribute
  • Italy’s Federica Brignone completes comeback, claims gold in women’s super-G at Winter Olympics
  • French duo Beaudry and Cizeron beat US stars Chock and Bates in controversial Olympic ice dance
  • LA28 board backs Casey Wasserman after Epstein files stir scrutiny
  • Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg sidelined by left midfoot sprain, out for NBA’s Rising Stars
  • Will American ‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin try hardest quad of all in his last skate at the Olympics?
  • Kyle Busch grabs Daytona 500 pole, chasing a win that has eluded him for 20 starts
  • Downhill champ Breezy Johnson adds engagement bling to Olympic gold
  • Dolphins hiring former Eagles OC Kevin Patullo as pass game coordinator, AP source says
  • Fox and Wembanyama lead the Spurs past the Warriors 126-113 for their 6th straight win
  • Harden turns playmaker in Cavaliers’ home debut as Cleveland routs the Wizards
  • All-Stars Jokic and Murray lead Nuggets past scrappy Grizzlies 122-116
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. scores 23 in home debut as Jazz deal the Kings their 14th straight loss
  • McDavid on the Metro in Milan: Canada’s NHL players stick out at the Olympics

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