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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, July 18, 2028

July 18, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Byrd Earns 2026 American Conference Community Impact Award… Titans to honor ALS-diagnosed Chris Johnson by inducting him into Ring of Honor… DeChambeau gets 2-shot penalty in dramatic late-night British Open ruling

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Byrd Earns 2026 American Conference Community Impact Award ecupirates.com

Titans to honor ALS-diagnosed Chris Johnson by inducting him into Ring of Honor The Associated Press

247 Sports

  • Summer Check-In: Revamped Pirate roster building chemistry, showing upside
  • Countdown to ECU Kickoff: No. 50 Evan Powell
  • College football’s luckiest, unluckiest teams: What one-score games from last year say about 2026

Next up on the look-ahead at USF’s American Conference 2026 opponents: ECU YAHOO!

ECU Notes: Communication alumna captures 360-degree World Cup experience Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

ECU chancellor buys house 9 miles from campus WITN 7

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • ECU’s Parker Byrd Receives 2026 American SAAC Community Impact Award Presented By Jostens
  • Fan Guide To The 2026 American Kickoff

Bill Haisten: Tre Lamb’s challenge – end Hurricane’s awful bowl drought Tulsa World

Navy football promotes some support staff members, hires several others  Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

  • How Bill Belichick and his players are building a new culture for UNC football
  • UNC football players laud Bill Belichick’s ‘humility,’ won’t count on outside support
  • Bill Belichick is back for Year 2. But will UNC football actually be any better?
  • Duke football coach Manny Diaz sounds off on Darian Mensah, ACC tiebreaker
  • ‘Stuck on stupid’: Paul Finebaum rips Dabo Swinney, Clemson football
  • Why July provides a ‘lane’ for Congress to pass a law governing college sports
  • Wake Forest aims to find ‘best version’ of Gio Lopez after disappointing UNC stint
  • NC State running back Duke Scott earns jersey with No. 1
  • What should we take away from Hornets’ NBA Las Vegas Summer League run?
  • Brother of legendary NASCAR driver sued for fraud over unfinished classic car
  • Tepper Sports is ‘broken’ and favors women, former Charlotte FC employee alleges

WRAL

  • Duke’s Diaz on Miami’s involvement in Mensah transfer: ‘Only say what you can prove’
  • Belichick: UNC ‘culture is a lot different’ entering second season
  • Leadership training is reshaping NC State’s football team. Why it might pay off this season.
  • Ask the Meteorologist: Will wildfire smoke impact World Cup final in NJ?

Charleston Post & Courier

  • The other Kilgore: Older brother bidding to replace younger brother in Gamecocks’ secondary
  • Charleston Southern tabbed fifth in OVC preseason football poll
  • Swinney says Clemson ‘stunk’ in 2025. History brings optimism for the Tigers.

David Teel: Jim Phillips’ competitive fire burns at ACC Kickoff  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Bill Belichick’s 1st college team struggled at UNC. He’s hoping lessons learned lead to more success The Associated Press

 

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • DeChambeau gets 2-shot penalty in dramatic late-night British Open ruling
  • DeChambeau penalized 2 shots at British Open after Herbert and Burns shoot 62s in wild 2nd round
  • Caitlin Clark bounces into record books with 45 points and 10 assists
  • NFL suspends Arizona Cardinals executive indefinitely for violating league’s gambling policy
  • Disappointed France and England meet for third place in the World Cup
  • Lionel Messi once held baby Lamine Yamal in his arms. Now they will battle for the World Cup title
  • Lionel Messi speaks in advance of World Cup final, says Argentina ‘will give it our all’
  • The World Cup final will be played on turf with mixed reviews. Rain might help
  • International visitors came to the United States for soccer. Some saw beyond the clichés, too
  • Spain has built its team for several years and tournaments to reach the World Cup final
  • US must learn to navigate its pay-for-play world to find a pipeline to World Cup competitiveness
  • Pirates-Guardians game postponed due to poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke
  • D-backs lose to Cardinals after star Ketel Marte fails to use ABS system on blown call
  • Boone faults himself for leaving in Cole, who gives up go-ahead homer to Muncy in Dodgers’ win
  • Andrés Chaparro racks up 8 RBIs as Nationals hand A’s their 10th straight loss with 23-4 rout
  • Adames hits 7th career grand slam and Roupp goes 7 innings as Giants blank Mariners 7-0
  • Lee hits clutch double in 9th and Tigers hold on for 2-1 comeback win over Angels
  • Wetherholt hits solo HR, Winn has 3 RBIs to lead the Cardinals past the D-backs 5-4
  • Chris Sale dominates with 7 shutout innings as the Braves rout the Rangers 15-1
  • Joe Thuney of the Bears is voted as the top interior offensive lineman in the NFL by an AP panel
  • Titans’ Jeffery Simmons is voted the top interior defensive lineman in the NFL by an AP panel
  • Baltimore’s Kyle Hamilton voted top safety in the NFL by AP panel
  • Mohammed scores in 79th and 1st-place Nashville returns to MLS play with 1-0 victory over Atlanta

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