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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPWednesday, April 15, 2026

April 15, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

East Carolina Held to Three, Falling to NC State… Pirates Drop Midweek SB Contest To North Carolina, 7-3… LaMelo Ball’s layup, Miles Bridges’ block at buzzer give Hornets 127-126 win over Heat in play-in

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU facing roster rebuild in basketball

Pack too much on Tuesday night at ECU

ecupirates.com

  • East Carolina Held to Three, Falling to NC State
  • Pirates Drop Midweek SB Contest To North Carolina, 7-3
  • Riley Selected To Play In Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
  • Pirates Conclude Non-Conference LAX Slate at High Point Wednesday
  • ECU Athletics Extends Partnership with adidas, Taps BSN SPORTS as Official Distributor
  • Women’s Basketball Adds Jasmine James as Assistant Coach

Softball: ECU drops home game to UNC 7-3 YAHOO!

ECU Baseball falls 10-3 to NC State WITN 7

Sports Illustrated

  • Hemric, other young Wolfpack pitchers shine in big test against ECU
  • Key Observations, Stats From NC State’s Rivalry Road Win Over ECU

247 Sports

  • ECU flattened at home by NC State, 10-3
  • NCSU 10, ECU 3: How it looked from the dugouts
  • FINAL: NC State 10, ECU 3
  • ECU to host Charleston Southern transfer Brycen Blaine on visit
  • ECU’s Jordan Riley invited to participate in Portsmouth Invitational Tournament

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Coley: 3 things to watch in Saturday’s Purple & Gold Spring Game
  • ECU baseball: Pirates overpowered by NC State

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • North Texas’ Laydner, Temple’s Blumenschein Earn Final Weekly Tennis Honors
  • Rice, South Florida, Wichita State Athletes Earn Weekly Track & Field Honors

What Tigers’ first transfers say about short-term plans, long-term outlook Memphis Commercial Appeal

NOLA.com

  • Head injury to Southeastern Lousiana baseball player overshadows Tulane win on Tuesday night
  • New-look Tulane offensive line still has plenty of continuity in Will Hall’s first year

UNT women’s tennis posts best season in more than a decade, eyes American tourney with confidence Denton Record-Chronicle

San Antonio Express-News

  • Will Owen McCown play in UTSA’s spring game? Who could be next in line?
  • UTSA linebacker Owen Pewee taking on new role for overhauled defense

Tulsa softball: Golden Hurricane prepares for season’s final weeks Tulsa World

Nearly a decade after Wichita State offered, Jahari Long is finally a Shocker Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Hornets sneak past Heat in overtime thriller to keep NBA playoff hopes alive
  • Here’s who the Carolina Hurricanes play in first round of Stanley Cup playoffs
  • Hurricanes take down Islanders in final pre-playoff tune-up
  • Ex-NC State women’s guard commits to Louisville after entering the transfer portal

WRAL

  • LaMelo Ball’s layup, Miles Bridges’ block at buzzer give Hornets 127-126 win over Heat in play-in
  • Hurricanes close regular season with 2-1 win at Islanders, will host Senators in playoffs

Charlotte Observer

  • Spoelstra thought LaMelo Ball should have been kicked out. Instead, he won the game
  • ‘It got a chance!’ Coby White on game-tying 3 that kept Charlotte Hornets alive
  • Was play by LaMelo Ball on Bam Adebayo ‘dirty?’ Hornets, Heat chime in
  • Panthers could pounce on two major defensive needs early in NFL Draft, GM says
  • Could Panthers draft a WR in 1st round … again? Plus a chat with Mitchell Evans
  • Charlotte’s PGA Tour stop: A new name, and some extras for fans

Charleston Post & Courier

  • What Shane Beamer liked, wished he had more of and what’s next for Gamecocks after spring practice
  • Johnson, Clark reunite with Fever after wave-off: ‘Maybe I needed that’
  • The Citadel blasts Charleston Southern in midweek baseball

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • David Teel: Discount Michael Malone’s North Carolina prospects at your peril
  • Virginia Tech’s Tobi Lawal, Saint Louis’ Robbie Avila among players committed to PIT
  • VCU knocks off nationally ranked UVA baseball team

Ex-Michigan coach Sherrone Moore gets probation for confrontation with woman who disclosed affair The Associated Press

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • LaMelo Ball’s layup, Miles Bridges’ block at buzzer give Hornets 127-126 win over Heat in play-in
  • Bam Adebayo injured after LaMelo Ball trips him. Heat coach says Ball should have been ejected
  • Amazon Prime Video stream of Heat-Hornets play-in game has ‘technical difficulties’
  • Hornets celebrate first postseason home game in 10 years by handing out ‘Protect the Hive’ T-shirts
  • Trail Blazers beat Suns 114-110 in play-in after clawing back from an 11-point 4th-quarter deficit
  • Jarren Duran directs obscene gesture toward fan at Minnesota and says fan told him to kill himself
  • Deni Avdija drops 41 points in NBA postseason debut, leads Blazers to the playoffs
  • NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos published of her with Mike Vrabel
  • Javier Mascherano is out as Inter Miami’s coach, only 4 months after leading team to MLS Cup title
  • Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves still out indefinitely with injuries as Lakers prepare for playoffs
  • Paris Saint-Germain beats Liverpool at Anfield to reach the Champions League semifinals
  • Rory McIlroy is a repeat Masters champion. The next step might be the toughest of all
  • Mets looking lost at the plate again in 7th straight loss
  • Jacob Wilson’s 2-run single leads Athletics to 2-1 win that stops 7-game skid against Rangers
  • Brewers’ Murphy criticizes booing of Megill while pondering how to get him back on track
  • Rangers reliever Luis Curvelo hurt while delivering a wild pitch against the Athletics
  • Playoff party time in Philadelphia! Flyers, fans rejoice at long-awaited return to postseason
  • DeBrusk scores in overtime, gives Canucks a 4-3 victory over the Kings
  • Jimmy Snuggerud scores twice, leads Blues back from 3-goal deficit to beat Penguins 7-5
  • Jesper Wallstedt is giving the playoff-bound Wild a boost in goal, no matter how his name is spelled
  • Jordan Spieth takes important step toward US Open exemption with good finish at the Masters
  • PGA Tour goes to post-Masters stop at Hilton Head. Senior PGA goes to Florida
  • Atletico Madrid on a high after return to Champions League semis and with chance to win Copa title
  • Shot-stopping Safonov stands tall as PSG’s new No. 1 after Donnarumma’s departure
  • War with the United States draws attention to Iran in Group G

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