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GREENVILLE, N.C. -- First-year ECU coach Scottie Montgomery isnt trying to turn the Pirates into Duke East.The Pirates hired Montgomery from the Blue Devils staff after last season and want him to rebuild the program his own way, and not necessarily by duplicating what his Duke teams did.The 38-year-old Montgomery, brought in to replace the fired Ruffin McNeill, spent two seasons as Dukes offensive coordinator and was on his alma maters staff from 2013-15 after a three-year run coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers receivers.People (said) when I left Pittsburgh to come back to Duke that we were going to look like (the Steelers), Montgomery said. The problem was, we didnt have (star receivers) Antonio Brown or Mike Wallace. ... Its different. Our fundamental beliefs about doing things the right way and serving our community will be similar, the way that we hold our kids accountable will be similar. But thats where a lot of the similarities will stop.The key difference might be this: While Montgomerys most recent Duke team ran its quarterback often, that probably wont be the formula with the Pirates. So dont expect transfer Philip Nelson to lead East Carolina in rushing like Thomas Sirk did with the Blue Devils.Nelson threw for 2,179 yards and 17 touchdowns in 16 starts for Minnesota from 2012-13, transferred to Rutgers with the hope of playing in a pass-friendly system but was dismissed from the team days after his involvement in a nightclub fight that left another man with a serious brain injury.The 22-year-old walked on at East Carolina before last season, earned a scholarship from Montgomery, won the job during spring ball and saw some of his competitors leave the program.Ive had some really good quarterbacks, offensive coordinator Tony Petersen said. Theres not a negative (in his game). Hes just going to keep getting better and better.KEY TARGETSKeep an eye on two players that the Pirates figure to feature: WR Zay Jones and jack-of-all-trades James Summers. Jones enters the season at No. 3 on the schools career lists for receptions (241) and yards receiving (2,553). Summers has played receiver and quarterback -- making four starts in 2015, and rushing for 169 yards in a victory over Virginia Tech -- and also practiced at running back and tight end. We think that he has position flexibility, Montgomery said before reeling off a list of the spots he could play. Ive never been able to say that about any kid that Ive ever coached. Ever. In any situation.SEASON OPENERMontgomerys debut, and Nelsons first start in three years, comes Sept. 3 when the Pirates play host to Western Carolina of the FCS.KEY GAMESThe chip-on-the-shoulder Pirates always get fired up to take on Power 5 opponents, and they face three in a row before beginning American Athletic Conference play. 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Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.The Rugby Football Leagues independent disciplinary panel has charged Wakefield forward Tinirau Arona with making dangerous contact on St Helens winger Adam Swift. Swift was carried from the field on a stretcher following Aronas tackle during the Wildcats 44-4 Super League defeat at Langtree Park last Friday.The incident happened just six minutes into the game and St Helens announced that Swift had suffered a lower leg injury and would be seeing a surgeon on Monday evening. Saints coach Keiron Cunningham said there were no further updates on the injury at this time but added: It is not short term.Arona is facing a grade B charge, which carries a ban of one or two matches, although the RFL panel went outside the normal tariff earlier this year in handing Hull KR hooker John Boudebza a four-match ban for what appears to be a similar offence on Castleford centre Michael Shenton.In coming to their decision on Arona, the RFLs match-review panel applied the following rule: Dangerous contact - defender uses any part of his body forcefully to twist, bend or otherwise apply pressure to the limb or liimbs of an opposing player in a way that involves an unacceptable risk of injury to that player.dddddddddddd Adam Swift (with ball) faces a spell on the sidelines Arona is not eligible for an early-guilty plea, having submitted one a week ago to answer a grade A charge, and will face a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday.Wakefields Jason Walton is also facing a grade B offence of making a dangerous throw from the same game on St Helens captain Jon Wilkin.Meanwhile, Hull KR full-back Ben Cockayne has been charged with a grade A offence of making dangerous contact on Huddersfield centre Jake Connor during his sides 38-6 defeat by the Giants on Sunday. 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