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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPTuesday, March 24, 2026

March 24, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

ECU football in full pads for first time in spring practice… Behar Tabbed Goalkeeper of the Week… Charlotte hires former Cincinnati Bearcats coach Wes Miller…NIT: A hot Chapter 4 in the Wichita State-TU story… Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken to play games in Helsinki in November

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Blake Harrell presser

ecupirates.com

  • Behar Tabbed Goalkeeper of the Week
  • Pirates Fall to William & Mary, 6-1

ECU football in full pads for first time in spring practice WNCT 9

First Alert Playbook: ECU Spring Football WITN 7

247 Sports

  • What Blake Harrell said as he addressed the media for the first time this spring
  • ECU guard Isaiah Mbeng to enter transfer portal

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU sees uptick in number of education students as state reports concerns over teacher pipeline
  • ECU’s Brody School of Medicine sends 75 on to residency, most in primary care, many in NC

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • East Carolina, Charlotte, Vanderbilt Earn Weekly Women’s Lacrosse Honors
  • Tulsa’s Moore, Wichita State’s Moore Earn Weekly Softball Honors
  • South Florida’s Senay, UTSA’s Detlefsen Earn Weekly Baseball Honors
  • Wong, Zuniga Earn All-America Honors at NCAA Championships

Charlotte hires former Cincinnati Bearcats coach Wes Miller YAHOO!

Former Bearcats head coach Wes Miller lands new gig in home state WLWT 5

Charlotte 49ers hire Wes Miller as next men’s basketball coach Charlotte Observer

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • What Memphis football coach Charles Huff has learned about the city so far
  • Do rumblings of a Hardaway-Haggerty reunion have actual legs?

Temple tops fundraising leaderboard for Kay Yow Cancer Fund  Temple News

Denton Record-Chronicle

  • New UNT coach Neal Brown believes Mean Green have speed to burn
  • UNT swim and dive: Wong earns All-American nod at NCAA Championships

UTSA returners keep business as usual on first day of spring practice San Antonio Express-News

Tulsa World

  • Bill Haisten: A hot Chapter 4 in the Wichita State-TU story
  • NIT Round 2 postgame analysis on Tulsa’s 77-66 win over UNLV

Wichita State’s Kenyon Giles shines in March reunion with childhood teammate Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Why Duke-St. John’s in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 brings up old memories
  • With Ngongba back, now there’s real hope Duke could have Foster for the Sweet 16
  • Duke basketball injury update: Could Caleb Foster return for Sweet 16 this week?
  • UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis’ job is in question. Here’s what to know
  • Hurricanes to play two games in Finland in 2026-27. Who they’ll play, and when

WRAL

  • Hubert Davis latest: UNC player meetings, radio show postponed
  • How bad has UNC basketball gotten under head coach Hubert Davis?
  • UNC is evaluating its basketball program after another early March Madness exit under Hubert Davis
  • Sweet 16 mixes some surprise teams with chalk favorites. Here’s 16 numbers to know about next round
  • Bracket Reset: NCAA Tournament down to a Sweet 16 of high-majors

Columbia The State

  • Sweet 16th: South Carolina sacks Southern Cal in dominant March Madness win
  • South Carolina’s Raven Johnson has ‘storybook ending’ in final home game
  • What Dawn Staley said after Gamecocks’ dominant NCAA win over Southern Cal
  • South Carolina MBB freshman to enter transfer portal

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Gamecocks destroy Southern Cal, advance to 12th straight Sweet 16
  • Despite NCAA tourney loss, Clemson’s future seems bright — if there aren’t transfer portal surprises
  • The Citadel comeback comes up short against ETSU, but future looks bright for Bulldogs
  • College of Charleston women’s basketball coach leaves for Pittsburgh

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • Family, including 3-year-old daughter, has helped motivate former Churchland High star at UVA
  • UVA women stun Iowa, reach Sweet 16 for first time since 2000

The Associated Press

  • SEC surge takes over March Madness with 6 teams in Sweet 16, setting up conference showdowns
  • Virginia becomes first First Four team to reach Sweet Sixteen after 83-75 double-OT win over Iowa
  • Fudd’s 34 points, 8 3-pointers powers UConn past Syracuse and into Sweet 16 for 32nd straight time
  • Saint Mary’s hires Mickey McConnell to replace coach Randy Bennett
  • Fred Hoiberg turns Nebraska from laughingstock to March Madness darling and Sweet 16 squad
  • Houston, Illinois carry strong opening-weekend efficiency in March Madness into Sweet 16 collision

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken to play games in Helsinki in November
  • Robot strike zone will create winners and losers among pitchers, batters who earned human calls
  • Shiffrin takes big lead in World Cup slalom that could seal a record sixth overall title
  • Seahawks, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba agree to 4-year, $168.8 million deal, AP source says
  • Victor Wembanyama wants the MVP award, and wants to leave no doubt by season’s end
  • Stephen Curry will participate in play-in tourney for Warriors if he’s able, coach Steve Kerr says
  • WNBA players unanimously approve a new 7-year collective bargaining agreement through 2032
  • Down to 4 defensemen, Senators hold the Rangers to the fewest shots by an NHL team since 2003
  • Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki struggles again in exhibition start against the Angels
  • Clippers turn hot shooting into 129-96 rout of Bucks, led by Leonard’s 28 points
  • Moses Moody scores 23 before apparently serious injury late as Warriors beat Mavs 137-131 in OT
  • Camara posts career highs of 9 3-pointers, 35 points as Trail Blazers beat Nets 134-99
  • Barrett leads hot-shooting Raptors to 143-127 victory over Jazz
  • Senators boost their playoff push by beating the Rangers 2-1
  • Seattle Kraken forward Ryan Winterton takes leave of absence
  • Blues sign college free agent Felix Trudeau to a two-year entry level contract
  • Mbappé says his left knee injury is ‘all gone’ as France ramps up for the World Cup
  • Klopp dismisses Real Madrid speculation as ‘nonsense’ and denies any contact
  • Budding NASCAR powerhouse team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan just needs short track magic

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