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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPWednesday, June 24, 2026

June 24, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Herring Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Third Team… Jaclen Moxley Named Assistant Lacrosse Coach… Messi and Mbappé romping through World Cup with dazzling display of history-making goals

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ESPN publication slights Pirates, American

ecupirates.com

  • Herring Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Third Team
  • Swimming & Diving Announces Newcomers For 2026-27 Season
  • Jaclen Moxley Named Assistant Lacrosse Coach

247 Sports

  • Nike Elite 100: Standouts emerge at halfway point of camp
  • COMMIT: Blazing fast WR Zalen Green joins ECU’s 2027 class
  • COMMIT: South Carolina DL James Porter chooses the Pirates
  • Countdown to ECU Kickoff: No. 74 Jeremiah Williams

ECU roundup: Jabs finalizes 2026-27 swimming and diving roster Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

College baseball rankings: Updated postseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll, top 25 polls USA Today

Around the American Athletic Conference

 What we know about Memphis basketball schedule, including Battle 4 Atlantis Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulane hires pitching coach with impressive credentials from Ivy League NOLA.com

Kansas defensive lineman Ayden Koehn commits to UNT after finding home away from home Denton Record-Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Cameron Boozer becomes second NBA Boozer after Grizzlies pick him No. 3 in draft
  • NCAA title eludes UNC baseball once again as Oklahoma rolls to the championship
  • Hurricanes’ coach Rod Brind’Amour snubbed by Hockey Hall of Fame once again

WRAL

  • BYU’s AJ Dybantsa, Duke’s Cameron Boozer, UNC’s Caleb Wilson headline forwards in NBA draft
  • Oklahoma rolls past Tar Heels 13-2 for 1st national championship since 1994 and SEC’s 7th in a row

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Clemson women’s coach opens up about five-star recruit’s departure: ‘it didn’t make sense’
  • Gamecocks land Virginia receiver, who flips commitment from Kentucky
  • Cougars answer the bell at Battle on the Bricks

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • Virginia Tech hires pedigreed Brian White from FAU as athletic director
  • Who are the best all-time Major League Baseball players from Virginia? Some 757 stars are worthy choices.

NCAA panel approves new eligibility rules giving Division I athletes 5 years to play 5 seasons The Associated Press

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • AJ Dybantsa is the No. 1 pick on a big NBA draft night for freshman stars and Michigan’s champions
  • 2026 NBA draft tracker: List of 1st-round picks
  • In today’s NBA, when a Giannis-sized opportunity knocks, teams have to take the leap
  • Messi and Mbappé romping through World Cup with dazzling display of history-making goals
  • Brendan Sorsby has to wait until 2027 to join the NFL
  • NHL exploring Texas expansion in Houston or Austin with billionaire Dan Friedkin and family
  • Athletics’ Zack Gelof loses hit streak at 24 games after getting spiked on his right hand
  • Meet Caramelo, the Mexico superfan attending his 11th World Cup
  • South Koreans expecting a home-game feel for World Cup group match against South Africa
  • Daniel Muñoz scores and Colombia edges Congo 1-0 to reach the knockout stage at the World Cup
  • Canada eyes World Cup knockout-stage match in Vancouver, but Switzerland comes first
  • Duke’s Isaiah Evans among top talent still available after sitting through Round 1 of the NBA draft
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo trade linked to 1st of 9 deals in Round 1 of NBA draft
  • Machado hits a 10th-inning RBI single, lifting Padres past Braves 7-6
  • Robbie Ray limits Athletics to an unearned run and 2 hits in 8 innings as Giants win 3-1
  • Ryan Johnson dominates, Nolan Schanuel adds 2-run HR as Angels beat Orioles 5-1
  • Red Sox beat the Rockies 5-2 behind Sonny Gray’s 11 strikeouts
  • Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly says he was hospitalized after a stroke in the spring
  • Falcons agree to $54 million, 3-year deal that makes Kyle Pitts Sr. 1 of NFL’s top paid tight ends
  • Buffalo Sabres land No. 4 pick in the draft after trading D Bowen Byram to the Chicago Blackhawks
  • Sabres land No. 4 draft pick in trading Byram to Blackhawks. Capitals acquire Kyrou from Blues
  • It’s ‘Serena being Serena’ as Williams makes audacious singles return at Wimbledon
  • Former Wimbledon champion Vondrousova suspended for 4 years for refusing doping test
  • Molinari brothers reunited in Europe’s backroom team for Ryder Cup defense
  • Brian Rolapp the CEO to add title of PGA Tour commissioner next year
  • Nelly Korda goes for a 3rd straight major at Hazeltine. PGA Tour plays final signature event

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