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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPMonday, April 20, 2026

April 20, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Wichita State bounces back, takes game three

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Set To Compete In American Conference Championships
  • Pirates Drop Series Finale Against Wichita State
  • Pirates Fall In Eight Innings To South Florida, 3-1
  • Pirates Finish Up at Aggie Invitational in Greensboro

Baseball: Pirates struggle in series finale, lose 13-1  WNCT 9

ECU Baseball smoked by Wichita State 13-1 in series-finale WITN 7

WCTI 12

  • ECU baseball and softball cannot complete conference series sweep at home
  • ECU baseball wins 7-1 again, earns third AAC series victory; football wraps spring game

247 Sports

  • ECU picks up Kent State transfer PG Cian Medley
  • ECU loses series finale to Wichita State, 13-1
  • Wichita State 13, ECU 1: How it looked from the dugouts
  • ECU lands Charleston Southern transfer guard Brycen Blaine
  • ECU lands Charleston Southern transfer guard Brycen Blaine
  • ECU clinches series over Wichita State with 7-1 win
  • ECU 7, Wichita State 1: How it looked from the dugouts

ECU roundup: Wichita baseball survives series sweep, tops Pirates 13-1 Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • 2026 American Women’s Golf Championship Returns To Southern Hills Plantation Club
  • Rice Captures First American Conference Women’s Tennis Championship
  • No. 6 Tulsa Defeats No. 1 Rice 4-1 To Win 2026 American Men’s Tennis Championship

QB battle heads into summer as USF concludes spring game under new stadium’s shadow Tampa Free Press

Tulane salvages series finale at Florida Atlantic but not without eighth-inning drama NOLA.com

UNT takes aim at American Conference women’s golf tourney title this week Denton Record-Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • UNC baseball looking for more after successful series against No. 2 Georgia Tech
  • UNC men’s basketball won’t hire Kim English as an assistant coach, after all
  • Duke men’s basketball adds forward to roster via NCAA transfer portal
  • What Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said after Game 1 NHL playoff win over Sens

WRAL

  • Hurricanes host the Senators with 1-0 series lead
  • Tyler Reddick passes Kyle Larson on the final lap of OT to win NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas
  • Matt Fitzpatrick delivers another playoff winner to beat Scottie Scheffler at RBC Heritage
  • NC State, UNC, Duke basketball transfer portal tracker: Duke lands Belmont transfer

Cougars blank Tribe to take series; Bucs slip past High Point; Bulldogs routed by ETSU Charleston Post & Courier

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Wembanyama revels in safety of Hall of Famers, fans in playoff debut as Spurs top Blazers
  • Military marchers set out from Hopkinton to start the 130th Boston Marathon
  • Pistons open playoffs with a flop as East’s top seed, losing to 8th-seeded Magic
  • It’ll be an international MVP for the NBA with Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic and Wembanyama finalists
  • Sabres score 4 3rd-period goals to beat the Bruins 4-3 in playoff opener
  • Matt Fitzpatrick delivers another playoff winner to beat Scottie Scheffler at RBC Heritage
  • Billion-dollar attack: France boasts a rich scoring depth other World Cup teams only dream of
  • Francisco Lindor defends manager Carlos Mendoza after Mets drop 11th straight game
  • Golden Knights rally past Mammoth 4-2 in Game 1 as Nic Dowd nets the winner
  • Wembanyama scores 35 points in playoff debut as Spurs roll past Trail Blazers 111-98
  • Paolo Banchero scores 23 and Magic beat Pistons 112-101 to extend NBA’s longest home postseason skid
  • Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25 as reigning champion Thunder open playoffs with 119-84 win over Suns
  • Jayson Tatum has strong return to playoffs for Celtics, who rout 76ers 123-91 in Game 1
  • Mike Trout showed he’s still a big home run threat, but can he stay on the field?
  • Michael Harris II leads surging Braves past slumping Phillies 4-2 for 3-game sweep
  • Mason Miller closes combined 2-hitter to extend his scoreless streak as Padres edge Angels 2-1
  • Dillon Dingler hits 3-run HR; Tigers beat struggling Crochet and Red Sox 6-2
  • Fernando Mendoza leads group of once-overlooked college recruits in the NFL draft
  • Sabres mark return to the playoffs by rallying to beat Bruins
  • Juraj Slafkovsky’s hat trick lifts Canadiens to 4-3 overtime win over the Lightning in Game 1
  • Forward Logan O’Connor caps long comeback with a Game 1 goal to help Avalanche hold off Kings 2-1
  • Minnesota Wild look for a playoff first after putting Dallas Stars in familiar postseason spot
  • Hannah Green rallies to win the JM Eagle LA Championship for the 3rd time in 4 years
  • Jon Rahm caps wild week in Mexico with another LIV Golf win
  • Marseille’s chaotic season is getting worse and a Champions League place is slipping away
  • Ousseni Bouda ends Hugo Lloris’ scoreless run at 593 minutes as Earthquakes stun LAFC 4-1
  • Arteta says Arsenal ‘more convinced’ about winning title despite loss to Man City
  • Tyler Reddick passes Kyle Larson on the final lap of OT to win NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas

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