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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, May 21, 2026

May 21, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Note: GREG VACEK’S WEB ROUNDUP will resume May 31st

Some sites of interest while Greg is out  

[All Sports – Story Archives – East Carolina University Athletics] [“East Carolina” – Search News]

[Baseball – American Conference] [DI College Baseball – Home | NCAA.com]

[Sports: Latest Sports News & Sports Articles | AP News] [Carolina Hurricanes | AP News]

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Shockers, Tigers survive single elimination tilts

American Championship scores & schedule

247 Sports

  • Here’s what the sportsbooks have set ECU football’s win total at for 2026
  • Six Pirates earn all-conference honors from The American

Trey Yesavage outduels Cam Schlittler in marquee matchup as Blue Jays top Yankees 2-1 The Associated Press

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • Memphis Advances to NCAA Men’s Golf Championship; Morneau Finishes as Regional Runner-Up
  • Memphis Survives Charlotte Rally In First Round of American Baseball Championship

YAHOO!

  • The American Athletic Conference will host their “Football Kickoff” in St. Petersburg in July 
  • Army Black Knights College Football Preview 2026

How’s construction for USF’s on-campus football stadium looking? Tampa Bay Times

How Jayden Reid, Penny Hardaway are ‘a perfect match for both sides’ Memphis Commercial Appeal

Denton Record-Chronicle

  • The American’s media days are on the books — here are the early storylines to watch
  • UNT track program taking off thanks to coach’s family-first approach, solid foundation

UAB baseball’s Casey Dunn named American Conference Coach of the Year AL.com

Wichita native delivers game-winning hit to extend Shockers’ baseball season Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • The Carolina Hurricanes are back in a conference final. Is it ‘win now or never’?
  • UNC women’s lacrosse coach built a dynasty. How her daughter is keeping it alive
  • Hornets’ Kon Knueppel adds another honor to NBA hardware collection
  • How Duke softball got even stronger, thanks to a mother and her daughter
  • How can the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens? 4 things to watch

WRAL

  • After historically long break, Carolina Hurricanes confident health, experience will pay off
  • Belichick wants to make UNC football better than it’s been, but not thinking national title
  • ACC baseball championships: Virginia eliminates Duke, full bracket, results, schedule

Charleston Post & Courier

  • ‘Sweeping improvements’ needed for Clemson baseball, coach says, not wholesale changes
  • Hofstra blanks College of Charleston in opening game of CAA baseball tournament
  • The Citadel scores 34 runs in victories over VMI, Wofford at SoCon Tournament

ODU falls big in elimination game at Sun Belt Baseball Tournament  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Ed Orgeron returns to LSU as a special assistant to recruiting and defense The Associated Press

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • FIFA’s big experiment may have made the World Cup too big for its own good
  • Wembanyama disappointed after Spurs fall to Thunder, despite another brilliant stat line
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30, Thunder top Spurs 122-113 in Game 2 of West finals
  • Golden Knights roll to early lead, hold off Avs 4-2 to open Western Conference Final
  • From hockey exile to playoff spark: Carter Hart’s new chapter with the Golden Knights
  • Relegation fight, Salah’s last game and Guardiola’s likely exit as Premier League reaches finale
  • Montreal Victoire win their first PWHL title, beating Ottawa 4-0 in Game 4
  • An unlikely hero breaks through as the Golden Knights beat the Avalanche 4-2 in Game 1
  • Shohei Ohtani hits leadoff homer, lowers ERA to 0.73 in another 2-way gem for victorious Dodgers
  • Scottie Scheffler looks for putting rebound on revamped greens at his hometown Byron Nelson
  • NBA All-Rookie 1st team: Flagg, Knueppel, Edgecombe, Harper and Coward
  • Brooks Koepka enjoys grind in his PGA Tour return from LIV and calls every week a fresh start
  • Midfielder Hložek returns from injury in Czech Republic’s preliminary World Cup squad
  • La Liga finishes with relegation and European berths in play
  • Alex Palou’s continued IndyCar domination draws more boos as he chases a 2nd straight Indy 500 crown

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