A weekend op-ed in the Wall Street Journal raised a warning flag about the so-called "Protect College Sports Act (PCSA)." One-time Stanford tennis All-American Kim Jones is of the opinion the bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing that would neuter Title IX. Jones' editorial argues that the NCAA is promoting the proposed legislation as a fix for problems such as chaos in college … [Read more...]
Baseball: Greenville Super RegionalTwo steps to Omaha
East Carolina partisans will be acutely aware that the Pirates are within two wins of finally completing the program's marathon quest to reach the College World Series when they congregate in person or watch on television as the nationally 8th-seeded team hosts Texas in the Greenville Super Regional this weekend. Since 1964 the Pirates have earned postseason bids 32 times … [Read more...]
GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Editor's note: The Daily Web Roundup is temporarily on pause while Greg Vacek, the Curator of the roundup, recovers from an illness. … [Read more...]
Quick KicksCompher, Montgomery under hot spotlight
With unrest brewing in Pirate Nation, it's as good a time as ever to launch "Quick Kicks," an occasional column that will make brief observations about topics ranging from the action on the field to the processes that take place behind closed doors. • Never had East Carolina had so much at stake against a Division I-AA/FCS opponent as was the case when the Pirates were … [Read more...]
Basketball RecruitingHokies transfer shores up frontcourt
Seth LeDay has set his sights on completing his college eligibility at East Carolina after announcing his departure last month from Virginia Tech. The 6-7, 200-pound forward, the brother of recently-graduated Hokies star Zach LeDay, could potentially have an early impact for ECU, which lost two frontcourt players with the graduation of Andre Washington and the transfer of … [Read more...]