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ECU Claims Share Of 11th At Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate… ECU Pirate Club To Launch 50/50 Raffle At Home Football Games…NCAA says it can’t overturn Michigan’s win over Western Michigan after MAC appeals outcome

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Stark contrast in season openers for App, ECU

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Claims Share Of 11th At Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate
  • ECU Pirate Club To Launch 50/50 Raffle At Home Football Games

East Carolina hosts Appalachian State in Week 2 The Associated Press

Princeton Review ranks ECU among nation’s best colleges YAHOO!

Appalachian State at East Carolina Football: Time, TV & Game Info (2026) ncfootballnews

247 Sports

  • Jeremiah Melvin a clear bright spot in ECU’s season opener
  • What App State coach Dowell Loggains said about ECU

Coley: The Pirates’ 2026 season actually kicks off this weekend Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

Tulane Sweeps Season’s First Cross Country Honors American Conference

 Why Memphis coach Charles Huff references ‘Rocky III’ for Boise State matchup Memphis Commercial Appeal

Charlotte travels to No. 9 Ole Miss for another challenge Charlotte Post

Matchups that will decide Ole Miss’s week two game against Charlotte Sports Illustrated

Quick switch: Kadin Semonza will start at QB for Tulane against South Alabama NOLA.com

UNT will be without starting cornerback in home opener against UNLV Denton Record-Chronicle

AL.com

  • ‘A lot of history’: Vincent returns to Birmingham after years of titles, bowl wins with UAB
  • After extended break, UAB looking to bounce back vs. Louisiana-Monroe

Zach Mundell has historic opening day for Army football Times Record-Herald

Navy football’s next test? One of the fastest offenses in the country.  Annapolis Capital

UAB plays UL Monroe The Associated Press

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Girls flag football kicks off as official sport in North Carolina on Wednesday
  • Benjamin Hall on Tar Heels’ running game: ‘We’re gonna have a good year’
  • Predicting Carolina Panthers’ 2026 rookies of the year, MVPs, and season record
  • NC State returns to the field. It hopes UVA loss was a learning opportunity
  • What to know about UNC football’s Week 2 home opener against ETSU
  • How did the ACC fare in the AP Top 25 poll? Four teams ranked after first games
  • FSU Football’s Schedule Is About To Get Harder. That’s Bad News For Mike Norvell

WRAL

  • Belichick’s comments could still have legal consequences, attorney says
  • ‘Cardiac Pack’ brings NIL fight against NCAA to NC Supreme Court
  • ‘Thank God, right, he missed that flight’: NC State’s Doeren recalls father’s 9/11 story

College Football Rankings: AP Poll Top 25 after Week 1 released On3

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Gamecocks were marvelous at converting third down against Kent State
  • Swinney, Clemson try to block noise amid LSU fallout, questions about state of the program

David Teel: Week 1 musings, from jarring margins in Power Four-FCS matchups to Michigan’s infamous win  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

The Associated Press

  • NCAA says it can’t overturn Michigan’s win over Western Michigan after MAC appeals outcome
  • Big 12 steps up in Week 2 with seven matchups against the Big Ten, SEC and ACC
  • Virginia Tech squares off against Old Dominion
  • No. 12 Alabama hits the road with hopes of finding more success away from home
  • Schiano says Rutgers was a ‘punchline’ after losing to underdog UMass
  • College Football Playoff to discuss potential 24-team expansion with ESPN

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Shelton ends Alcaraz’s title reign in late-night marathon, will face Tiafoe in US Open semis
  • Tiafoe gives Michelsen a hug and a shoulder to cry on after his US Open victory
  • Aryna Sabalenka edges Linda Noskova to keep three-peat hopes alive in a marathon day at the US Open
  • Noskova forced to serve from out of the shadows after roof adjustment delay in US Open match
  • Zheng Qinwen comes through an injury and qualifying to make a run to the US Open quarterfinals
  • Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers agree on a $165M, 3-year extension, AP source says
  • The Seahawks open their title defense with a rare Week 1 Super Bowl rematch vs the Patriots
  • LIV Golf files for bankruptcy protection as it tries to survive in a smaller version
  • Zhang Ziyu towers in her World Cup debut as 7-foot-3 sensation hopes to get China to quarterfinals
  • Aaron Judge goes 0 for 3 with 2 Ks in return to Yankees after 99-day absence caused by broken rib
  • Dodgers sit Shohei Ohtani to ‘build him up slowly’ after 2-strikeout return
  • Junior Caminero hits his 39th homer as the Rays beat the Braves 7-1
  • Players see an energized John Harbaugh in his next act with the New York Giants
  • Machado and Campusano rally Padres past skidding Nationals 5-4 to keep pace in NL wild-card chase
  • Lakers to unveil statue of championship-winning coach Phil Jackson next year
  • Germany routs South Korea to advance to women’s FIBA World Cup quarterfinals. Hungary to play US
  • Breanna Stewart sparks US to 105-64 rout of Czech Republic after a scare vs Italy
  • Japan’s Saki Hayashi goes off with suspected broken arm at women’s FIBA World Cup
  • International players helped by having a PGA Tour card when it comes to making Presidents Cup team
  • PSG starts title defense with Champions League powers Barcelona, Liverpool, Arsenal also in action
  • Police fine Socceroos midfielder Cristian Volpato after positive test for cocaine
  • Newcastle, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Sunderland advance in English League Cup

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