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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, April 23, 2026

April 23, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Finishes Tied For Fourth At American Championship
  • Pirates Run-Rule Old Dominion In Blowout Win 19-9

The East Carolinian

  • Softball Travels to Tulsa
  • East Carolina BSB Predictions versus USF
  • Pirates to host USF Bulls

247 Sports

  • Fourth-year Pirates DJ Johnson, Julien Davis ready to shine after going through the old school ‘process’
  • Griffis, Williams share their perspective on ongoing QB competition as spring ends

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Coley: Does East Carolina have a pitching problem?
  • ECU roundup: Schwartz, Pirates land new transfers

Around the American Athletic Conference

Tulsa Defends Team Title At The 2026 American Women’s Golf Championship American Conference

Inside the Charlotte 49ers football QB room: Competition to be No. 1 is strong Charlotte Observer

Watch Penny Hardaway, Memphis Athletics do their part on Earth Day Memphis Commercial Appeal

MBB guard Dez White commits to Temple  Temple News

Tulane men’s hoops begins rebuilding roster with three transfer guards who can score NOLA.com

North Texas softball team defeats Tarleton State for 10th home win this season Denton Record-Chronicle

Ranking UTSA’s top five offensive players to watch with Owen McCown sidelined for spring game  San Antonio Express-News

Former Penn State guard among latest transfer portal additions for UAB women’s basketball AL.com

Shocker track stars to know: Chairo Ogbebor emerges as record-breaking sprinter Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Inside the mind of Hurricanes’ Mark Jankowski, an OT hero who suddenly wasn’t
  • Duke basketball gets answers on next season from Isaiah Evans, Caleb Foster
  • NC State women’s basketball announces returning players. Who’s back next season?
  • Nation’s leading shot blocker commits to NC State hoops. How he can help the Pack
  • How Waxhaw’s ‘agricultural cowboy’ became a bona fide NFL prospect at NC State
  • Why Drake Maye, Sam Howell helped raise more than $2 million for NC nonprofit
  • How a playoff veteran is setting just the right tone for the Carolina Hurricanes
  • How Bobby Petrino is guiding a young UNC offense as spring practice nears its end
  • Carolina Panthers have rarely drafted at 19. History shows it could hit or miss.

WRAL

  • NC State, UNC, Duke basketball transfer portal tracker: Duke’s Evans to NBA, Foster returns
  • Justin Gainey’s return home stabilizes rocky stretch for Wolfpack basketball
  • ‘From Dean to Dream’: Inside UNC’s now-delayed push for new basketball arena at Carolina North
  • Carolina brings 2-0 series lead into game 3 against Ottawa

Charlotte Observer

  • Carolina Panthers have rarely drafted at 19. History shows it could hit or miss.
  • Who will the Carolina Panthers pick in the NFL Draft? These are our predictions
  • Offensive eruption helps Orlando City take down Charlotte FC

Columbia The State

  • Budding star: Agot Makeer showed high ceiling in freshman year with South Carolina
  • South Carolina star Dylan Stewart recovering from back injury. Here’s what to know

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Gamecock women’s basketball roster nearly complete after no defections through portal
  • Clemson’s NFL draft haul could far outpace its wins on the field. By a quantifiably historic ratio.
  • The Citadel wallops Georgia Southern to finish nine-game baseball road swing
  • New College of Charleston basketball coach picks up first 3 players for 2026-27 season

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

The Associated Press

 

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Harris, Baldwin and Olson homer as Braves rally past Nationals 8-6 for 7th win in 8 games
  • Ojeda scores 2 goals, Otávio and Gómez each add their 1st goal in MLS; Orlando beats Charlotte
  • NFL teams are almost on the clock as draft night in the Steel City has arrived
  • Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will miss Day 3 of the NFL draft, report says
  • Wyatt Johnston’s double-OT deflection gives Stars 4-3 win over Wild in Game 3
  • Boldy misses time in 1st after face-plant from hit to head, before brilliant assist and two-OT loss
  • Gauthier breaks late tie as the Ducks beat the Oilers 6-4 in Game 2 to even series
  • Flyers score 3 goals in 2nd period and top Penguins 5-2 to take 3-0 lead in first-round series
  • Flyers move to brink of sweep of Penguins with Game 3 win as Vladar shakes off injury in net
  • Sabres power play goes ice-cold again as series against the Bruins shifts to Boston for Game 3
  • Iran government says men’s soccer team is preparing for ‘proud participation’ at World Cup in US
  • Mets stop 12-game skid with 3-2 win over Twins as Soto returns but Lindor exits with calf injury
  • Shohei Ohtani’s 53-game on-base streak ends as Roberts mulls resting him more often when he pitches
  • T-wolves are getting the superstar energy they need from Edwards in a tight series with the Nuggets
  • Gilgeous-Alexander scores 37 as the Thunder beat the Suns to go up 2-0 in their 1st-round series
  • Pistons beat Magic 98-83 in Game 2 to even series and end NBA’s longest home playoff losing streak
  • LPGA is keeping with tradition at the first major. But it’s a pool, not a pond in Houston
  • White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami ties MLB rookie record with HR in 5th straight game
  • The NFL has met with the FCC as the league faces scrutiny from regulators
  • Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick arrive in form for a brotherly bid to win the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic
  • Yamal to miss rest of Barcelona season but be fit for World Cup with Spain
  • Barcelona to visit Getafe with holes in attack as it nears Spanish title
  • WNBA sets record 216-game TV and streaming slate across ABC, CBS, Amazon, NBC and more
  • Repeat of Bearman’s high-speed crash to be ‘avoided’ under changes to F1 regulations, FIA says

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