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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSunday, April 5, 2026

April 5, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates erupt early for series sweep

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Sweep Charlotte in Overwhelming Fashion on Saturday
  • Pirates Struggle Late in 15-13 Loss at Vanderbilt
  • Pirates Shut Down Charlotte To Win SB Series, 2-0

ECU sweeps Charlotte in dominant fashion, wins 15-5 by run rule in 7 innings YAHOO!

247 Sports

  • 11-run first inning lifts ECU to series sweep of Charlotte
  • ECU 15, Charlotte 5 (7): How it looked from the dugouts
  • FINAL: ECU 15, Charlotte 5 (7)

ECU Baseball: Pirates rally past 49ers for series win Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

Tulsa Beats New Mexico, To Play For NIT Championship American Conference

 How Charles Huff plans to use Penny Hardaway in Memphis football recruiting Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulane baseball beats Wichita State 9-1, wins series it needed to have on the road NOLA.com

UNT softball falls in series finale to Florida Atlantic Denton Record-Chronicle

Tulsa World

  • Bill Haisten: Auburn’s major-league athletes challenge TU
  • Berry Tramel: Cinderellas in short supply as money becomes paramount in college athletics

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

  • South Carolina defense faces tall title game test with Betts, powerful UCLA offense
  • How Charlotte FC survived a sloppy second half to secure a win over Philadelphia
  • What Hornets clinching first winning season in half-decade means in playoff push

WRAL

  • One of UNC’s top basketball coaching candidates is sticking with his current school
  • Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer named The Associated Press men’s national player of the year
  • Jarvis scores twice to help the Hurricanes beat the Islanders 4-3
  • Courage and Thorns play to 2-2 draw

The Associated Press

  • Michigan installed as early favorite over UConn in national title game despite Lendeborg injury
  • Michigan rolls to national title game with its latest double-digit March win, 91-73 over Arizona
  • UConn and Hurley muscle their way to 3rd national title game in 4 seasons, beating Illinois 71-62
  • Freshmen Braylon Mullins and Keaton Wagler shine as others struggle in UConn’s win over Illinois
  • Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg turns left ankle and injures knee in Wolverines’ Final Four win
  • Dawn Staley eyes another title as South Carolina meets UCLA in the NCAA women’s final
  • South Carolina and UCLA are expecting another physical game as they meet for women’s national title
  • Geno Auriemma apologizes for tense exchange with Dawn Staley after UConn loss
  • Virginia fires women’s basketball coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton after making 1st Sweet 16 since 2000

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Jo Adell robs 3 homers in what Torii Hunter calls the `greatest defensive game I’ve ever seen’
  • Brewers inherit ‘rally tortoise’ after manager Pat Murphy is told no pocket pancakes in TV interview
  • Diamondbacks score twice on bunt and throwing error, hold off Braves 2-1
  • Maria Jose Marin wins Augusta National Women’s Amateur after Asterisk Talley meltdown
  • Buffalo Sabres clinch a playoff spot to end the longest drought in NHL history
  • Pistons beat 76ers 116-93 and clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference
  • NBA says investigation into dispute between Bucks and Antetokounmpo is ongoing
  • Jokic scores 40, outduels Wembanyama and Nuggets top Spurs 136-134 in OT
  • Stephen Curry set to return for Warriors against Rockets after two-month absence with knee injury
  • Hornets face the Timberwolves, seek 4th straight win
  • Westwood, Zaha score goals, Charlotte beats Union 2-1
  • Jarvis scores twice to help the Hurricanes beat the Islanders 4-3

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