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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPWednesday, November 4, 2026

November 4, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirates’ Season Ends With 2-1 Loss To South Florida… Clements Named American Conference Swimming Athlete Of The Week… ECU Opens Season With 61-45 Win Over Charleston Southern… Saros makes 29 saves to lead Predators over Hurricanes 4-1… Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, but Tide at 5 and Irish at 11 bring a collective ‘Huh?’

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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ecupirates.com

  • Pirates’ Season Ends With 2-1 Loss To South Florida
  • Clements Named American Conference Swimming Athlete Of The Week
  • ECU Opens Season With 61-45 Win Over Charleston Southern

ECU women’s basketball wins home opener against Charleston Southern WITN 7

Women’s basketball: ECU wins 61-45 over Charleston Southern to start season WNCT 9

247 Sports

  • Twelve Seasons in the American Without a Football Title Game: Why Has ECU Struggled to Reach and Win One?
  • Blake Harrell unafraid to lean back into a familiar aggressive mindset we’ve seen at ECU before

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU GAMEDAY: Bulls, Pirates clash in primetime spotlight Friday
  • ECU GAMEDAY: The Numbers Game
  • ECU GAMEDAY: Six players to watch
  • ECU women’s hoops: Takeaways from the season opener

 

Around the American Conference

theamerican.org

  • Memphis Officially Secures Top Seed In 2026 American Women’s Soccer Championship
  • East Carolina, FIU, Liberty and Rice Earn Weekly Swimming and Diving Honors
  • American Football Week 10 Notebook

Resetting Memphis football’s path to conference title game with month to go Memphis Commercial Appeal

Hall ball: Tulane coach back to calling offensive plays after ceding those duties for first seven games NOLA.com

UNT focused on Rice as potential huge showdown with UTSA looms Denton Record-Chronicle

How rested UTSA aims to stay sharp at Florida Atlantic San Antonio Express-News

Tulsa World

  • With a program-record 19 3-pointers, TU wins big in basketball opener
  • Bill Haisten: TU’s Tre Lamb strives for a perfect November

Navy football, Temple seek fresh start amid frustrating seasons  Annapolis Capital Gazette

UAB basketball loses neutral-site season-opener to McNeese  AL.com

Charlotte women’s soccer to close regular season against Temple on senior night Niner Times

Wichita State basketball is dreaming big again. Now comes the hard part Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • How healthy is Bryce Young? Panthers QB talks about his status as Broncos loom
  • Who will be NC State’s head coach? Add Russell Wilson’s name to the list
  • ‘Impose our will.’ Carolina Panthers offer glimpse of what’s next after Evero exit
  • UConn coach Bill Belichick? UNC football’s head man said it could have happened
  • Duke’s Diaz sees Doeren’s firing at NC State as part of bigger football problem
  • Costumes, chants and chaos: Duke’s Cameron Crazies are the gold standard

WRAL

  • Michael Malone gets win No. 1 at blueblood North Carolina. It wasn’t an easy night
  • Lubin, Adams help usher in Gainey era for NC State with 83-64 win over Campbell
  • Dame Sarr scores 16 as No. 2 Duke beats Army 84-50 in opener
  • North Carolina wins Michael Malone’s coaching debut by beating Western Carolina 80-72

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • ODU men open season with come-from-behind win over Western Michigan
  • David Teel: Rattling Kevin Jennings key to Virginia Tech’s hopes at SMU
  • College basketball preview: Batten University men will be ‘a work in progress’ after 19-win season
  • UVA’s Thijs De Ridder, Sam Lewis spark season-opening blowout of Drexel

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Gamecocks’ new veterans wallop Stetson in season-opener
  • Gamecocks are in the mix of first CFP ranking, as Beamer said they would be
  • Clemson depth chart undergoes major changes as injuries pile up

The Associated Press

  • Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, but Tide at 5 and Irish at 11 bring a collective ‘Huh?’
  • Confused about the CFP rankings? Good news, there’s still time for the committee to sort this out
  • College football Week 10: No. 1 Miami at No. 4 Notre Dame is the biggest of 6 Top 25 matchups
  • Venables pushing for points after OC change at Oklahoma, doesn’t say if QB switch coming
  • TCU coach Sonny Dykes says he didn’t notice the boos and calls for him to be fired
  • Ryan Day: Everything up for evaluation after rare 2nd loss by No. 11 Ohio State
  • Deion Sanders hails one of Colorado’s best practices after ending a 5-game skid

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Real Madrid hosts Falcons, home of world champion welcomes Bengals ahead of NFL game in Madrid
  • Ice hockey world championship main sponsor Skoda to ‘reassess’ backing if Russia plays
  • The math behind why some teams go for 2 when down 8 in the NFL
  • Major League Baseball proposes delaying salary cap start until 2028 in talks with players
  • Champions League: Man United in dramatic comeback, PSG hits six, Barcelona and Bayern win
  • A woman running the NYC marathon for charity dies 2 miles from the finish
  • Stefanski prepares Falcons for Bengals’ offense in Madrid after struggles in the rain in Florida
  • Seattle Mariners hire Chicago Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as manager
  • Kawhi Leonard’s knee swelling has been treated and he’ll start ‘return to play’ process, Raptors say
  • Luka Doncic is off to a spectacular offensive start for the Lakers with a string of 40-point games
  • Scottie Barnes rallies Raptors to 125-118 win, handing Clippers their 6th straight defeat
  • Stephen Curry scores 34 points as Warriors hold off Suns 116-113 in testy game with three technicals
  • New York Liberty fire coach Chris DeMarco after one disappointing season
  • Jets mount record-setting comeback from 4-goal deficit to stun Canadiens
  • Gauthier scores 2nd straight hat trick in Ducks’ 5-4 win over Canucks
  • Saros makes 29 saves to lead Predators over Hurricanes 4-1
  • Samberg lifts Jets past Canadiens 5-4 with OT goal to complete comeback from 4-goal deficit
  • Title-chasing McIlroy says there’s no risk playing in Abu Dhabi amid tensions in Middle East
  • Nelly Korda clinches LPGA player of the year and moves closer to LPGA Hall of Fame
  • Longtime fan Rafael Nadal offered role on Real Madrid’s board of directors
  • Yaya Touré’s Slovan sets Champions League record of 14 straight losses, taking Marseille’s mark
  • Lyon regrets timing of coach Paulo Fonseca’s departure for Sporting Lisbon
  • West Ham hires Scott Parker as coach after firing Nuno Espirito Santo

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