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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPTuesday, April 21, 2026

April 21, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU Tied For Third At American Conference Championship ecupirates.com

ECU Cheerleading wins NCA championship AOL

ECU picks up Kent State transfer PG Cian Medley 247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • Tulsa Holds Team Lead After Day One Of The 2026 American Women’s Golf Championship
  • James Madison Sweeps Weekly Women’s Lacrosse Awards
  • Memphis’ Stutts, Wichita State’s Moore Earn Weekly Softball Honors
  • UTSA’s Detlefsen, South Florida’s Smith Earn Weekly Baseball Honors

Braylyn Simmons, 3-star athlete for Mainland, commits to FAU football AOL

The next Byrum Brown? 2 quarterbacks on display in USF’s spring game Tampa Bay Times

Ups-and-downs headline Temple Athletics’ biggest spring stories  Temple News

Dagan Bruno, Trace Johnson add quality depth to Tulane quarterback room NOLA.com

Coach Neal Brown’s contract is a departure from form that could expose UNT to larger buyout Denton Record-Chronicle

Ranking UTSA’s top five newcomers as Roadrunners ready for spring game San Antonio Express-News

Tulsa softball: Golden Hurricane welcomes Arkansas to town Tulsa World

Why Wichita State fans shouldn’t panic about Kenyon Giles in the transfer portal Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Get it done: Why the Hurricanes should now work extra hard to bury Ottawa quickly
  • Hurricanes’ OT goal against Ottawa in Game 2 was redemption for Jordan Martinook
  • UNC senior guard Seth Trimble is entering the portal. Here’s why.
  • Duke center Patrick Ngongba makes a decision about his future with Blue Devils
  • UNC baseball looking for more after successful series against No. 2 Georgia Tech

WRAL

  • Martinook’s goal lifts Hurricanes past Senators 3-2 in 2OT after he misses rare OT penalty shot
  • Hurricanes’ Jordan Martinook after double OT game-winner: Hockey is crazy
  • Brind’Amour: I don’t need any more fuel
  • Seth Trimble enters transfer portal as he awaits NCAA decision on 5th year players and NBA feedback
  • Jordon Hudson could own Belichick-focused trademarks, including ‘Chapel Bill,’ by May 1

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Gamecock baseball team’s fledgling postseason hopes now nearly non-existent
  • Clemson men’s basketball gains commitment from TCU guard
  • Gamecocks eye Georgia WR after losing commitment from Kelly-Murray
  • Citadel stages huge rally to top ETSU; Clemson upends No. 9 Virginia; Cougars outslug Tribe
  • Cougars blank Tribe to take series; Bucs slip past High Point; Bulldogs routed by ETSU

David Teel: April has brought sea of change to Virginia Tech — and not just in athletics  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Hurricanes edge Senators in double overtime after overturned goal, missed penalty shot in OT
  • Martinook’s goal lifts Hurricanes past Senators 3-2 in 2OT after he misses rare OT penalty shot
  • Kapanen’s 2nd goal of game with 1:54 remaining lifts Oilers over Ducks 4-3 in playoff opener
  • Johnston and Stars beat Wild 4-2 in Game 2 to even their first-round playoff series
  • The Penguins have relied on their resilience all year. They’ll need to once again down 2-0 to Philly
  • Edwards and Randle rally Timberwolves past Nuggets 119-114 to even series at 1 apiece
  • Cavaliers’ big 3 of Mitchell, Harden and Mobley come up big in Game 2 win over Raptors
  • CJ McCollum leads a late rally as the Hawks stun the Knicks 107-106 to tie their series at 1-1
  • Timberwolves coach says his team should ‘start flopping’ after free-throw disparity vs. Nuggets
  • Carlos Cortes goes 4 for 5 with a homer and the Athletics beat the Mariners 6-4
  • Cease strikes out 12 in 5 innings and Guerrero homers as the Blue Jays beat the Angels 5-2
  • Leody Taveras hits first career grand slam and Orioles hold on for wild 7-5 win over Royals in 12
  • Muncy, Rushing both homer twice as Dodgers rout Rockies 12-3 behind Wrobleski to split 4-game set
  • Aston Villa to upgrade stadium during likely Champions League season ahead of Euro 2028 hosting
  • Soccer player has surgery for life-threatening injuries from stabbing in Denmark
  • F1 set for changes to promote ‘flat out’ qualifying and safer overtaking for Miami GP
  • Eagles, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Jets and Dolphins could be among the active teams in the first round
  • Fernando Mendoza, Diego Pavia, KC Concepcion headline long list of Latino prospects in NFL draft

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