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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, May 9, 2026

May 9, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Rice hijacks Pirates with 7-run ninth

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Lose in Late Surge Against Rice
  • Pirates Advance To Championship Game With 3-2 Win Over Wichita State
  • Sawyer’s Walk-Off Sends Pirates To Semifinals Of American Softball Championship
  • ECU Student-Athletes Earn Degrees At Spring Commencement

Pirates Lose in Late Surge Against Rice  WNCT 9

ECU Softball advances to Conference Championship with 3-2 win over Wichita State WITN 7

Wichita State’s NCAA hopes left hanging after American tournament heartbreak YAHOO!

Clutch hits from ECU’s Anna Sawyer sink UNT in American Conference softball tournament Denton Record-Chronicle

247 Sports

  • Nightmare ninth inning results in series-opening loss to Rice
  • Rice 10, ECU 5: How it looked from the dugouts
  • ECU lands commitment from international big man Maxim Klitschko
  • UTEP transfer Kaseem Watson signs with East Carolina
  • Series Preview: ECU closes out home weekend slate versus Rice

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU softball: Pirates hold on vs. WSU, reach American title game
  • ECU baseball: Ninth-inning onslaught costly in 10-5 home loss to Rice

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • JMU Takes Down Notre Dame, 13-12, in NCAA First Round Thriller
  • Deter’s Two-Run Home Run Sends East Carolina to American Softball Championship
  • Long’s Complete-Game Shutout Powers South Florida To American Softball Championship Final
  • East Carolina Walks Off North Texas, 4-2, in Extra Innings
  • Florida Atlantic Rallies to Walk Off Charlotte in Quarterfinals of American Softball Championship
  • American Adjusts Start Times for Quarterfinals of 2026 Softball Championship

Wichita State’s NCAA hopes left hanging after American tournament heartbreak Wichita Eagle

UAB Softball Coach Leaves Team Amid Multiple Physical and Mental Abuse Allegations AOL

How much money Penny Hardaway believes Memphis basketball needs for roster Memphis Commercial Appeal

Early lead disappears as reeling Tulane baseball team falls hard to South Florida NOLA.com

TU’s Athletic Hall of Fame will add Garrett Mills, Greg Harrington, others during Saturday dinner Tulsa World

AL.com

  • Goodman: UAB athletics are a national embarrassment … again
  • UAB offensive lineman joins NFL’s undrafted-rookie signings

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

  • NC homecoming, warm welcome, make Akshay Bhatia’s round in Charlotte special
  • Surprise leader atop PGA Tour’s Truist Championship heading into third round
  • Panthers rookie minicamp: Draft class debuts, former first-round pick auditions
  • ‘As nice as we’re going to get it’: Golfers have unique take on a weird first day

Raleigh News & Observer

  • How playoff experience, battle scars are fueling the Hurricanes’ NHL playoff run
  • Another NHL playoff game, another Hurricanes win as historic run continues
  • Miles Bridges’ ex now under temporary restraining order issued by Charlotte judge

WRAL

  • ‘No one who can rein in these players?’: UNC football piles up parking complaints, speeding tickets
  • Logan Stankoven’s trip home to see his dad helped rejuvenate him for the playoffs

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Rory McIlroy shoots 67 to move into contention at Truist Championship, 4 shots back of Sungjae Im
  • Carolina and Colorado have yet to lose in these NHL playoffs, making history with their hot starts
  • Wemby matches Kareem, Hakeem and Shaq with his superb stat line for Spurs in Game 3 win over Wolves
  • Jalen Brunson scores 33 points and helps Knicks take 3-0 lead over 76ers with 108-94 Game 3 win
  • Chicago Cubs have two 10-game winning streaks in one season for the first time since 1935
  • Jim Miller returns at UFC 328, fighting again after his teenage son beat rare cancer
  • NFL and referees agree on a 7-year collective bargaining agreement, avoiding potential work stoppage
  • Jets, running back Breece Hall agree to a 3-year, $45.75 million contract extension, AP source says
  • Rory McIlroy says LIV players should be able to return to PGA Tour, but he’s not sure they want to
  • Real Madrid’s Arbeloa asks to ‘turn the page’ after fight between Valverde and Tchouaméni
  • Basketball gets more beer money, while tennis and other small college sports worry over their future
  • Marner’s first playoff hat trick propels Golden Knights to 6-2 rout of Ducks and 2-1 series lead
  • Alex Newhook scores twice as Canadiens beat Sabres 5-1 to tie 2nd-round playoff series at 1 apiece
  • Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk flies with the Thunderbirds in an F-16 ahead of Fort Lauderdale show
  • Wembanyama gives the Spurs another gem in a 115-108 win over the T-wolves to take a 2-1 series lead
  • Spike Lee was there! Director gleefully recalls attendance at Game 7 of Knicks’ 1970 NBA title
  • Denver’s playoff flop didn’t cost David Adelman. The roster, though, could be wide open
  • Joel Embiid returns from sore ankle and hip, but he’s not enough for Sixers as Knicks go up 3-0
  • Rafael Devers goes deep and Robbie Ray pitches the Giants to a 5-2 win over the Pirates
  • Freeman, Ohtani lead Dodgers past Sale and Braves 3-1 in National League showdown
  • Cardinals beat Padres 6-0 behind 9-strikeout effort from McGreevy
  • Mark Vientos homers and hits a go-ahead double in the 10th as the Mets top the Diamondbacks 3-1
  • Broncos give GM George Paton a new deal and double down on their direction through 2030
  • Lucas Herbert goes bogey-free for a 63 to take a 6-shot lead in his bid for first LIV Golf win
  • Lucas Herbert with a 64 leads LIV Golf Virginia. Rahm and DeChambeau are 5 behind
  • Liverpool settles for 1-1 draw with Chelsea amid boos at Anfield
  • PSG missing injured Mendes, Pacho and Zaïre-Emery for game against Brest in Ligue 1
  • Two soccer players and a betting agent are convicted of match-fixing in Hong Kong
  • A rule change is causing confusion among IndyCar drivers as season restarts at Indianapolis GP

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