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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, March 21, 2026

March 21, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates nip UAB, 3-2, in American opener

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Open Conference with Close Victory Against UAB
  • Pirates Drop Series Opener At Memphis, 2-1
  • Football Announces Staff Additions/Promotions
  • Pirates Return Home to Host Temple

WNCT 9

  • Pirates defeat UAB 3-2 in American Conference Play opener
  • Pirates defeat UAB 3-2 in American Conference Play opener
  • Coach Harrell unveils 8 new roles in ECU football program

ECU Baseball starts conference play with 3-2 win over UAB WITN 7

247 Sports

  • ECU guard Ladontae Felton to enter transfer portal
  • ECU takes down UAB, 3-2, in conference opener
  • ECU 3, UAB 2: How it looked from the dugouts
  • FINAL: ECU 3, UAB 2
  • PHOTOS: Action from ECU’s second spring practice

ECU baseball: Pirates quiet late rally, top UAB in conference opener Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • Rice Advances in WBIT with 66–61 Win Over Louisiana Tech
  • South Florida’s Second Half Rally Falls Short in NCAA Tournament

Even with an NCAA loss, USF is a program on the rise. (Potentially) Tampa Bay Times

Four candidates who could replace Charlotte 49ers basketball coach Aaron Fearne Charlotte Observer

Memphis basketball turnstile attendance dropped during 2025-26 season Memphis Commercial Appeal

Temple hosts annual Pro Day  Temple News

NOLA.com

  • Same old same old: mistakes sink Tulane in conference-opening loss to Memphis
  • Where’s the hitting? Tulane needs more from transfers heading into league play

Wichita Eagle

  • Wichita State baseball opens American Conference play with something to prove
  • How Paul Mills’ daily rebounding obsession has fueled Wichita State’s success
  • TJ Williams delivers again to power Wichita State past Wyoming for home NIT win

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

  • Queens keeps it close early, but Purdue pulls away in NCAA Tournament opener
  • Duke’s Isaiah Evans can shoot. But he needs to do a lot more than that vs. TCU
  • Carolina Panthers add former App State linebacker, bring back special-teams ace
  • Duke basketball updates injuries to starters after near upset in NCAA Tournament

WRAL

  • No. 7 NC State tops No. 10 Tennessee 76-61, Lady Vols lose 8 in a row for 1st time in NCAA era
  • North Carolina advances in women’s NCAA Tournament by beating Western Illinois 82-51
  • Nikishin scores in OT to lift the East-leading Hurricanes past the Maple Leafs, 4-3
  • Toby Fournier scores 24, Duke beats Charleston 81-64 in 1st round of women’s NCAA Tournament
  • What’s next for Hubert Davis after UNC’s NCAA Tournament meltdown

Columbia The State

  • Over and out: Clemson basketball drops opening NCAA Tournament game vs. Iowa
  • What Brad Brownell said after Clemson’s latest first-round March Madness exit
  • Arkansas drops 22 runs on South Carolina baseball in run-rule win. 3 key takeaways

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Clemson fought to the finish. But the pain of another NCAA one-and-done was hard to bear.
  • Clemson blanked by Notre Dame; Bucs win Big South opener; Gamecocks, Cougars, Bulldogs fall
  • Clemson hoping fans will come to see them in Columbia

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • David Teel: UVA rallies with late surge, holds off Wright State in NCAA tourney opener
  • CNU hopes to pay back No. 2 Emory in NCAA basketball semifinal at 5:30 p.m. Saturday
  • Chris Finwood becomes ODU’s all-time winningest baseball coach

The Associated Press

  • Number of perfect March Madness brackets dwindles into the hundreds after the first round
  • After Santa Clara and Kentucky trade 3s in thrilling finish, ‘a tough one to swallow’ for Broncos
  • Florida begins title defense with 59-point rout of Prairie View, 2nd-biggest margin in NCAA tourney
  • Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game
  • Purdue’s Braden Smith breaks Bobby Hurley’s Division I career assist record in NCAA tourney opener
  • Otega Oweh’s buzzer-beater saves Kentucky in 89-84 overtime win over Santa Clara in March Madness
  • March Madness spotlight shines on Florida’s 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux
  • Marcus Allen, fighting cancer, helps lead Miami’s NCAA Tournament celebration after win
  • Tarris Reed Jr. has 31 points and 27 rebounds as No. 2 UConn beats Furman 82-71 in NCAA Tournament
  • Malik Reneau scores 24 as Miami pulls away from Missouri late for 80-66 win in NCAA Tournament
  • No. 7 NC State tops No. 10 Tennessee 76-61, Lady Vols lose 8 in a row for 1st time in NCAA era

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Wimbledon introduces video review on six courts for this year’s tournament
  • Japan wins the Women’s Asian Cup, beating Australia 1-0 on Hamano’s early strike
  • A landmark 7-year WNBA labor deal moves forward with a signed term sheet
  • Liverpool loses 2-1 at Brighton to continue downward spiral in Premier League
  • Jamal Murray scores 31 points to help lift Nuggets past Raptors 121-115
  • Grant hits late 3 and Trail Blazers beat Timberwolves 108-104 for third straight win
  • Rockets snap Hawks’ 11-game win streak with a 117-95 rout as Durant scores 25
  • Jaylen Brown has 30 points as Celtics rally to defeat Grizzlies 117-112
  • Hall of Famer Darrell Green taking field for USA flag football trials at 66 in bid to earn a spot
  • Packers coach Matt LaFleur finalizes his staff moves for 2026
  • Nationals option outfielder Dylan Crews, the 2023 No. 2 overall draft pick, to Triple-A Rochester
  • Ducks beat the Mammoth 4-1 to pad their Pacific Division lead
  • Dustin Wolf makes 24 saves in the Flames’ 4-1 victory over the Panthers
  • Avalanche become first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season
  • MacKinnon stars as the Avalanche beat the Blackhawks 4-1 to clinch playoff spot
  • Audi team boss Jonathan Wheatley leaves 2 races into F1 season after reported Aston Martin interest

 

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