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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, July 16, 2026

July 16, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Palmetto State speedster plans early enrollment

ecupirates.com

  • Augustin Welcomes Nine Newcomers to ECU Volleyball
  • Marnie Oursler And David Richardson Make Leadership Gift To Pirate Club And ECU Athletics

247 Sports

  • Countdown to ECU Kickoff: No. 51 Zyon Ratchford
  • ECU’s representation for American Kickoff revealed
  • Countdown to ECU Kickoff: No. 53 Blake Shirley

ECU roundup: Another Pirate added to MLB franchise Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • Charlotte’s Bryce Anderson, Tulane’s Olcaytu Hatipoglu Earn Commissioner’s Postgraduate Leadership Awards
  • American Conference Announces Roster And Fan Engagement Opportunities For 2026 American Kickoff In St. Petersburg

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • How ESPN FPI projects American Conference football title race
  • How Penny Hardaway kept messaging clear, consistent throughout rebuild
  • ‘All-heart Tiger’ Sunya Payne remembered for fandom, dedication to education

UNT great Kishawn McClain making the most of dream coaching opportunity with alma mater Denton Record-Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

  • What ACC commissioner Jim Phillips, NC State said about Brazil game cancellation
  • NC State is ‘tired of being second.’ What unexpected things inspired the team
  • NC State’s CJ Bailey is out to prove he’s the best college quarterback in the country
  • ACC football is revising its tiebreaker system — and preparing for more change
  • Clemson basketball standout sues NCAA for fifth year. The latest on his future
  • This Gamecock is one of nation’s 10 best transfers, ESPN says
  • Gamecock legend A’ja Wilson adds more big wins at 2026 ESPY Awards
  • Williams-Brice Stadium will soon have new club seating. How much will it cost?
  • Rusty Wallace thinks NASCAR made the right choice with this NC track. He’s biased
  • Who will win the Panthers’ center competition? We debate it, but you can vote, too
  • Carolina Panthers quarterback retires a week before training camp begins
  • QB Darian Mensah describes his last-minute move from Duke to Miami
  • ‘Pressure is mounting’: Dabo rises in national website’s hot seat rankings
  • Big jump for Shane Beamer’s hot seat rating ahead of 2026 season, CBS says

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Point guard has been an issue. How have Gamecocks addressed it?
  • Clemson DC Tom Allen prioritized communication this offseason, and it’s a non-negotiable.

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • ACC adopts new football tiebreaker that employs analytics
  • David Teel: UVA’s best player, Kam Robinson, aiming for Week 0 return

 

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Hurricanes to open the NHL season against the Panthers, raise their Stanley Cup banner on Sept. 29
  • Defending champion Argentina reaches World Cup final by beating England 2-1
  • The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
  • Lionel Messi delivers again for Argentina as defending champions reach another World Cup final
  • How an Italian sculptor created the World Cup trophy that became an icon
  • England’s Tuchel: ‘Easy to say that it was wrong’ to play defensively with lead vs. Argentina
  • UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup
  • Spain shuts down France and Kylian Mbappé, advances to the World Cup final with a 2-0 victory
  • Kylian Mbappé denied a 3rd straight World Cup final but remains in Golden Boot mix with Messi
  • Scottish traffic cone gets dignitary’s welcome in Boston after World Cup friendship
  • Tom Cruise, IShowSpeed and Post Malone join the World Cup closing ceremony’s cast
  • Expanded playoffs make it hard to predict whether Skubal, Chapman, Gray get dealt
  • Brewers bolster rotation by getting Lance McCullers Jr. and Colton Gordon in a deal with the Astros
  • A’ja Wilson is drafted No. 1 as Cooper and Weatherspoon pick WNBA All-Star teams
  • 2 of 8 men charged in thwarted attack on UFC cage-fighting show at White House plead not guilty
  • Cease, bullpen combine on 3-hitter in AL’s 4-0 win, first All-Star shutout since 2013
  • All in the family: Cody Bellinger wins All-Star MVP as his dad, former big leaguer Clay, looks on
  • Rays slugger Junior Caminero feels fortunate left hand not broken after he was hit in All-Star Game
  • LeBron James scheduled to speak Thursday at Fanatics Fest in NYC, as NBA waits to hear his plans
  • Drama-filled women’s final at Wimbledon earns record viewership on ESPN
  • British Open: Baldwin hits ‘terrifying’ opening shot after missing World Cup semi due to early start
  • British Open returns to a new Royal Birkdale and an old chase for the claret jug

 

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