Pirates To Face Temple In The American First Round …No. 8 ECU Travels To College Of Charleston….Former Wando pitcher Chris Holba to start for East Carolina against College of Charleston…Alex Mycek Named American Athletic Conference Player Of The Week …AP basketball poll: SMU approaches top 10 …UNCW back in the dance, wins CAA title …UNC-Greensboro falls to East Tennessee State 79-74, heads for NIT …Michael Jordan shakes the world by saying, ‘the ceiling is the roof’…Curry left open for 3 while Hawks teammates argue

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

From the Anchor Desk: Depth counts for streaking Pirates Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Pirates To Face Temple In The American First Round
• Gameday: No. 8 ECU Travels To College Of Charleston
• ECU In Fifth At Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate
• Pirates Fall to Georgia Southern 5-2
• Alex Mycek Named American Athletic Conference Player Of The Week
• Soccer Announces Spring Schedule

Pirate offense shows late life Greenville Daily Reflector

Former Wando pitcher Chris Holba to start for East Carolina against College of Charleston  Charleston Post and Courier

Late game hitting seals win for Pirates  The East Carolinian

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• East Carolina’s Mycek, Houston’s Heebner earn Weekly Softball Accolades
• Samuelson’s Record Performance Leads UConn to Fourth Conference Championship
• SMU’s Brown, Cincinnati’s Cumberland Collect Final Weekly Honors
• American Athletic Conference Partnering with Experience to Provide Unique Access at Basketball Championship
• UCF’s Marsh and Houston’s Romero earn weekly baseball honors

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Lawsuit: Cronin owes sports agency $206K
• Fickell, Bearcats open spring football
• UC: Great year, AAC tournament up next

USF picks up the pace in first spring practice with Charlie Strong Tampa Bay Times

TU football: Hurricane to play at Arkansas in 2018 Tulsa World

AP basketball poll: SMU approaches top 10 as Baylor climbs back in Dallas News

Tulane lost more than just a game, catcher Jeremy Montalbano breaks ankle New Orleans Advocate

One Last Chance To Salvage Season As UConn Starts AAC Tournament Thursday Hartford Courant

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Wilmington Star-News

• Dan Spears: UNCW hoops embraces the challenge, and shines in brightest moment
• UNCW back in the dance, wins CAA title
• Fans at CAA tournament know UNCW’s rise is to be appreciated

Charleston Post and Courier

• UNC Wilmington captures CAA title with 78-69 win over College of Charleston
• Sapakoff: Despite CAA loss, College of Charleston is a basketball school again
• SEC champion Gamecocks ‘under the radar’ as they await NCAA Tournament fate

East Tennessee State holds on for Southern title Asheville Citizen Times

UNC-Greensboro falls to East Tennessee State 79-74, heads for NIT Greensboro News-Record

USA Today

• Tourney bids won: Iona | UNCW | ETSU | Gallery
• USA TODAY Sports player of the year: Frank Mason III
• Lonzo Ball: USA TODAY Sports freshman of the year
• Mark Few: USA TODAY Sports coach of the year

Tobacco Road intersects Flatbush Avenue as ACC comes to NYC The Associated Press

Stephen Schramm: Brooklyn has taste for N.C. BBQ, now it gets its hoops Fayetteville Observer

Raleigh News and Observer

• Roy Williams on ‘the ceiling is the roof:’ Michael Jordan can say what he wants
• What you need to know about every ACC team heading into the tournament
• The ACC tourney’s in a New York state of mind, and I mind – Saunders
• The ACC’s real Brooklyn risk: What if it works? – DeCock
• Duke among teams needing four wins in four days for ACC title
• NC State’s Gottfried could not overcome constant roster turnover

Washington Post

• Michael Jordan shakes the world by saying, ‘the ceiling is the roof’
• Alabama star reportedly banished from combine for ‘heated argument’ with hospital worker

If USC is going to rely on small ball, it needs to get much better at it Columbia The State

Charlotte 49ers face hometown UAB, rebounding deficit in CUSA tournament opener Wednesday  Charlotte Observer