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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPWednesday, April 29, 2026

April 29, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates dealt 12-2 defeat at N.C. State

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Fall to NC State
  • Bell Selected In Third Round Of CFL Draft
  • Pirates Fall In Five Innings At NC State SB, 10-2

247 Sports

  • ECU routed at NC State, 12-2
  • FINAL: NC State 12, ECU 2 (8)
  • Transfer LB Crews Law thankful to be at a place where football really matters with ECU
  • ECU’s Herring, Webb sweep weekly American baseball honors

Sports Illustrated

  • Wolfpack Freshmen Arms Stifle East Carolina Once Again
  • NC State Baseball Finishes Season Sweep of ECU: Key Stats, Observations

YAHOO!

  • Baseball: Pirates struggle, fall to Wolfpack 12-2
  • Softball: ECU gets run ruled, lose 10-2 in five innings 

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • Memphis Takes Lead After Day Two of American Men’s Golf Championship
  • North Texas, South Florida and Rice Earn Weekly Track & Field Honors
  • Rice’s Petro Kuzmenok Named 2026 American Men’s Tennis Player Of The Year
  • Wichita State’s Wang Named American Women’s Tennis Player of the Year

Sports Illustrated

  • UAB Softball Coach Taylor Smartt Taking ‘Step Back’ From Program 
  • Tulane Baseball Rallies to Knock off #12 Southern Miss, 7-6

Memphis basketball adds Jayden Reid, Northwestern point guard, per source Memphis Commercial Appeal

Wichita State softball bracketology: Is KU game a must-win for bubble Shockers? Wichita Eagle

Tulane baseball team ends long drought against Southern Miss with huge comeback victory NOLA.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • UNC tennis player settles lawsuit, forces NCAA to relax prize money rules
  • How will Duke basketball’s rebuilt roster look next season without Cam Boozer?
  • How Hurricanes’ emphatic NHL playoff sweep proved they can handle the rough stuff
  • NCAA is pushing new 5-in-5 rules. Will it help seniors like UNC’s Seth Trimble?

WRAL

  • NCAA agrees to change prize money rules, pay $2M settlement with UNC tennis star
  • Judge sides with UNC tennis player suing NCAA over prize money
  • NCAA remains on track to expand to a 76-team March Madness bracket for next season
  • NCAA pushes new five years of eligibility, age-based rules, but it won’t impact current seniors
  • Off sweep of Senators, Hurricanes hope rest helps, doesn’t slow down playoff push
  • Cooper Flagg edges former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel for NBA Rookie of the Year

Columbia The State

  • Shane Beamer talks 5-in-5 eligibility, updates Peak and Stewart injuries
  • The Citadel beats South Carolina for the second time this year; Charleston Southern falls

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • David Teel: 757, UVA honorees highlight Virginia Sports Hall of Fame ceremony
  • Contract extension gives UVA football coach Tony Elliott $1 million raise
  • ODU rallies in ninth to edge VCU in baseball
  • William & Mary, ODU players earn NFL opportunities

Big Ten takes the top spot for 1st rounders, while SEC sets record for total players drafted The Associated Press

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Spurned by Alex Cora, Phillies turn to Don Mattingly in the interim after Rob Thomson is fired
  • Goals galore as PSG beats Bayern Munich 5-4 in record-setting Champions League semifinal 1st leg
  • Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is 1st to plead guilty in gambling sweep that led to over 30 arrests
  • This year’s World Cup games could be sizzling. Here’s what’s being done to prepare for extreme heat
  • Don Mattingly thought he was done with baseball. The Phillies instead pinned playoff hopes on him.
  • Wembanyama’s double-double powers Spurs past Trail Blazers and into Western Conference semifinals
  • Joel Embiid scores 33 as 76ers beat Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 to keep their season alive
  • How ‘scalpel’ changes to F1 will change the racing at the Miami Grand Prix
  • Sorsby gambling addiction casts light on issue that could affect thousands of college athletes
  • Stir well, slap lightly. Tips for making a mint julep worthy of the Kentucky Derby
  • Spurs lack of postseason experience has little impact as they advance in first playoffs since 2019
  • Jalen Brunson breaks out with 39 points, with some credit for Towns and even some for mom
  • Celtics’ disastrous 4th quarter helps Sixers close series gap to 3-2
  • Jalen Brunson scores 39 points and the Knicks rout the Hawks 126-97 for a 3-2 series lead
  • Former MLB player Alexei Ramírez tested positive for 4 steroids at World Baseball Classic
  • Bobby Witt Jr. hits 3-run homer in 10th to lift Royals over Athletics 4-1 for 4th straight win
  • Janson Junk shuts down Dodgers and outduels Shohei Ohtani as Marlins snap 3-game skid with 2-1 win
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong hits 3-run homer and Cubs beat Padres 8-3 to stop 3-game slide
  • Heisman runner-up Pavia agrees to sign with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent, an AP source says
  • Tennessee Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker steps down
  • Wild going home against Stars with chance to advance in NHL playoffs for 1st time since 2015
  • Draisaitl’s 2 goals lift the Oilers past the Ducks 4-1 to stave off elimination
  • Matt Boldy and Wild go home with chance to clinch series after beating Stars 4-2 in Game 5
  • Bruce Cassidy surprised by Golden Knights’ firing and sounds ready to return to coaching
  • Nelly Korda is back in her bubble and a big year could await
  • Women’s British Open gets another bump in prize money to $10 million
  • PGA Tour heads to Doral for the first time in 10 years and PGA Tour Champions has another major
  • FIFA in talks about requiring soccer clubs to field at least one homegrown young player in games
  • England, Chelsea defender Millie Bright retires from soccer because of injuries
  • FIFA to pay out $100M in extra cash to help cover World Cup teams’ costs in North America
  • Why the workouts of Formula 1 drivers might help computer users with ‘tech neck’
  • Indianapolis 500 testing takes flight as Romain Grosjean inadvertently hits bird during early run
  • NASCAR’s Carson Hocevar earns first Cup win and F1 returns with Antonelli on top

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