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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, February 21, 2026

February 21, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirates Visit Charlotte For Saturday Afternoon Clash…ECU run-ruled at home by North Carolina; series continues in Durham… Pirates Split First Day Of Pirate Clash…How to watch the US-Canada Olympic gold medal men’s hockey game

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates look to bounce back from painful loss

DeCaro, No. 11 UNC down ECU

ecupirates.com

  • Zuniga Has Record-Setting Performance In 3-Meter As Pirates Complete Third Day At American Conference Championship
  • Pirates Split First Day Of Pirate Clash
  • Pirates Fall to Norfolk State, 4-3
  • Pirates Unable to Hold on at Home Against No.10 North Carolina
  • Pirates Visit Charlotte For Saturday Afternoon Clash
  • Pirates Take on Elon Saturday

WNCT 9

  • East Carolina baseball blanked by UNC, 10-0
  • East Carolina softball kicks off Pirate Clash

Pirates unable to hold on at home against No. 10 North Carolina WITN 7

Charlotte Hosts Rival East Carolina on Senior Day Charlotte 49ers

Blue Jays rookie phenom given high praise ahead of 2026 season heavy

247 Sports

  • Countdown to First Pitch: ECU, North Carolina continue series in Durham
  • ECU run-ruled at home by North Carolina, 10-0
  • UNC 10, ECU 0(8): How it looked from the dugouts
  • FINAL: North Carolina 10, ECU 0

ECU baseball: No. 10 UNC quiets sold-out Clark-LeClair crowd with 10-0 win Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

No. 10 UNC baseball downs ECU, 10-0, in Greenville The Daily Tar Heel

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • Rice Leads Heading into Final Day of 2026 Swimming and Diving Championship
  • Memphis-Temple Women’s Basketball Game Time Adjusted

With March fast approaching, USF continues to roll in rout of Memphis  Tampa Bay Times

Will Tigers start course correction process vs. UAB? Our prediction Memphis Commercial Appeal

Owls’ postseason hopes at low point  Temple News

Reliever Sam Larsson dominant again as Tulane beats Harvard in home opener NOLA.com

North Texas softball team splits first day at Lion Classic Denton Record-Chronicle

Tulsa women’s late rally overcomes UAB, snaps losing streak Tulsa World

Andy Kennedy’s craziest candid quotes from UAB’s season  AL.com

Wichita State basketball to honor Mike Kennedy, past MVC champions on Saturday Wichita Eagle

The Associated Press

  • Memphis visits Curry and Temple 
  • Memphis hosts UAB after Westry’s 24-point game
  • Florida Atlantic visits Terrell and North Texas

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • UNC basketball Henri Veesaar injury game day update: Will he play at Syracuse?
  • Inside UNC athletics’ Smith Center location debate: ‘We’ve got to get it right’
  • NC State faces athletic deficit. Details of the budget, efforts to add revenue

WRAL

  • UNC’s Veesaar increasing practice load; Wilson due for evaluation next week
  • Harris, Howard Bison to host Lattimore and the North Carolina Central Eagles
  • NC State athletics faces budget deficit in first year of revenue sharing, unequal ACC distribution

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Former Gamecock AD talks about ‘Big 3’ team struggles
  • Late offensive outburst lifts Clemson; Citadel, CSU also pick up victories
  • Report: Gamecocks choose new special teams coordinator

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • No. 6 Virginia Tech captures outright ACC regular-season wrestling title
  • No. 18 Saint Louis rallies past VCU before benches-clearing incident

The Associated Press

  • Joe Scott is out as Air Force basketball coach. The school was investigating his treatment of cadets
  • Atlantic 10 showdown between No. 18 Saint Louis, VCU ends with shoving, benches clearing
  • No. 22 Miami (Ohio) remains lone unbeaten in Division I with 91-77 win over Bowling Green
  • Smith, Kaufman-Renn, Loyer team up to help No. 7 Purdue rebound with 93-64 rout over rival Indiana

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Donovan Mitchell scores 32 points as Cavaliers beat Hornets 118-113 for 7th straight victory
  • Herro scores 24 points in return to help the Heat beat the Hawks 128-97
  • Charlotte takes road win streak into matchup with Washington
  • Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski, known for walk-off home run in 1960 World Series, dies at 89
  • Dylan Larkin hasn’t won much in his hockey life. Olympic gold with the US would change that
  • How to watch the US-Canada Olympic gold medal men’s hockey game
  • US captures a record 11th gold medal at the Winter Olympics
  • Klaebo becomes 1st athlete to win 6 golds at a Winter Games as Norway sweeps 50km mass start
  • Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami reloads for a run at a second straight MLS title
  • At halfpipe, neither US-born Olympic favorite competes for America. Eileen Gu takes the heat
  • US pays tribute to the late Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew at the Winter Olympics
  • Former NHL great Jaromir Jagr talks about retirement in his 38th professional season
  • Goepper walks away with knee sprain, hurt shin after crash in all-or-nothing Olympic halfpipe gamble
  • Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul takes 3rd-round lead at her home LPGA Thailand tournament
  • Just over half ball/strike challenges successful on first day of spring training games
  • A record-setting Winter Olympics: 6 golds and 15 medals for the US in women’s events set marks
  • Harrop, Anselmet combine to win mixed relay for France as part of ski mountaineering’s Olympic debut
  • Germany’s Johannes Lochner storms to a big lead midway through Olympic four-man bobsled
  • Norway’s Klaebo wins record 11th gold medal at the Winter Olympics, in Photos
  • Mike LeFleur keeps 10 holdovers on Cardinals staff, including defensive coordinator Nick Rallis
  • Harbaugh reshapes Chargers staff with 8 hires, including ex-Jets coach Adam Gase
  • Luka Doncic scores 38 and the Lakers hold off the Clippers 125-122 to split LA rivals’ season series
  • Nuggets rout Trail Blazers 157-103 for the most points on the road in franchise history
  • New acquisition Jared McCain scores 21 as the Thunder beat the Nets 105-86
  • Anthony Edwards scores 40 points to help the T-wolves hand the Mavericks their 10th straight loss
  • Bucks beat Pelicans 139-118 for their 3rd straight victory and 6th in 7 games
  • North Carolina fire that killed NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s father ruled accidental; cause unknown
  • A quiet NASCAR owner risked it all in the antitrust lawsuit and came out on top

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