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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPMonday, May 18, 2026

May 18, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Break Multiple Program Records at American Conference Championships
  • Pirates Solidify Sweep in Run-Rule Win, Shares Regular Season Conference Title
  • Pirates Wrap Up Day Two with Multiple Qualifiers at Conference Championships

WNCT 9

WITN 7

Three home runs help Bird Dawgs capture 1st series win, former ECU stars impress in MiLB WCTI 12

247 Sports

  • In-state EDGE rusher lines up official visit to East Carolina
  • American Conference tournament set: ECU gets two seed

ECU roundup: Pirates share American regular-season title Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • Wichita State Men, Rice Women Win The 2026 American Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Field Set For 2026 American Baseball Championship In Clearwater
  • South Florida Softball Defeats Washington 3-1 in NCAA Regional Opener

Fred Smith Jr., Maxim Logue and other burning questions for Memphis basketball Memphis Commercial Appeal

UNT men’s team reaches new heights with second-place finish in American Conference track meet Denton Record-Chronicle

Olathe native’s historic weekend powers Wichita State to American track title Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Inside a Carolina Hurricanes defensive duo’s chemistry: Friendship forged in faith
  • Duke softball advances to Super Regional. How the Blue Devils beat Arizona
  • Former NC State wrestling coach Bob Guzzo, who won 13 ACC titles, dies

WRAL

  • When do the Canes play next? Eastern Conference Final dates set after Montreal loss
  • ‘Pressures are real’: Colleges grapple with future of Olympic sports amid football spending boom

Columbia The State

Charleston Post & Courier

  • UCLA ends Gamecocks’ softball season for the second straight year
  • Clemson’s softball season ends with loss to Georgia in NCAA regional final
  • Citadel sweeps doubleheader; CofC escapes Elon; CSU blasts Longwood; Clemson, USC fall

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • David Teel: Mike Young talks Virginia Tech’s offseason and why he declined NIT
  • Hokies, Cavaliers bounced by hosts in softball regionals

 

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Topsy-turvy Sabres-Canadiens 2nd-round playoff series to be decided with Game 7 at Buffalo on Monday
  • Riley, Holmes lead Braves to another series win with an 8-1 rout of the Red Sox
  • Aaron Rai runs away with the PGA Championship, first English-born winner in more than a century
  • Mitchell scores 26 and the Cavaliers rout the Pistons 125-94 in Game 7 to reach the East finals
  • McIlroy has angry exchange with fan at PGA. Rahm, Smith, Schauffele also fade
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder becomes the 14th player to win back-to-back NBA MVPs
  • The 64-win Thunder, the 62-win Spurs, and the possibility of an epic matchup in the West finals
  • Alex Palou starts his Indianapolis 500 title from the pole after taking the top spot in qualifying
  • Josef Newgarden and Kyle Kirkwood fall out of the pole mix early during Indianapolis 500 Pole Day
  • Injured Madison Keys withdraws from French Open warmup tournament
  • Denny Hamlin beats teammate Chase Briscoe at Dover for 2nd NASCAR All-Star Race win
  • Sinner becomes 1st Italian man to win Italian Open in 50 years and matches Djokovic’s Masters sweep

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