Pirates’ Fierce Comeback Against SMU Falls Four Points Short…Charlotte Snaps ECU’s Win Streak With 2-0 Shutout…Softball Splits Twinbill With No. 13 JMU And Pittsburgh…Jalen Adams Helps UConn Stun Houston In AAC Quarterfinals…Duke, Shrugging Off the Boos, Rallies to Beat North Carolina…Northwestern stuns No. 25 Maryland 72-64 in Big Ten Tourney…Prodigal son, best athlete in Panthers history, future hall-of-famer: Julius Peppers is back.

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Mustangs withstand ECU comeback
• Charlotte stops Pirates’ streak

ecupirates.com

• Pirates’ Fierce Comeback Against SMU Falls Four Points Short
• Charlotte Snaps ECU’s Win Streak With 2-0 Shutout
• Softball Splits Twinbill With No. 13 JMU And Pittsburgh
• Sarjoo Clinches Pirates’ Win in Three-Set Thriller
• ECU Finishes In Third At River Landing Classic

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Big ECU comeback falls short
• Pirate streak stopped in shutout

Top Seed SMU Sneaks By ECU 81-77 To Reach AAC Semifinal Hartford Courant

No. 12 SMU holds off ECU 81-77 in AAC quarterfinals USA Today

Dallas News

• Just when the Mustangs need it most, Semi Ojeleye turns a good day into a career performance
• SMU 81, East Carolina 77: Analysis, reaction and more from Mustangs’ AAC quarterfinal win 

SMU holds off East Carolina behind Ojeleye’s 36 Reuters

247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Semi Ojeleye’s Career-High Helps SMU Survive Scare From East Carolina, 81-77
• Timely Shooting Leads UConn to 74-65 Win Over Houston
• Red Hot Knights Cruise Past Memphis, 84-54
• Cincinnati Punches Ticket to Semifinals with 80-61 Win Over Tulsa
• Tulane Falls to San Diego in Series Opener

UC breezes past Tulsa in AAC tourney opener Cincinnati Enquirer

AAC Tournament: Tulsa scraps to end but falls to No. 15 Cincinnati, 80-61 Tulsa World

UCF throttles Memphis, advances to AAC Tournament semifinals Orlando Sentinel

Memphis drubbed by UCF in AAC tournament Memphis Commercial Appeal

Hartford Courant

• Jalen Adams Helps UConn Stun Houston In AAC Quarterfinals
• Jeff Jacobs: Any Magic Is Possible When UConn’s Playing In March

Jalen Adams has 23, UConn knocks off Houston in AAC quarters Houston Chronicle

Temple again looking for WR coach Philly.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Duke’s second-half charge leads Blue Devils past UNC 93-83, into ACC tournament title game  Raleigh News and Observer

Duke, Shrugging Off the Boos, Rallies to Beat North Carolina New York Times

Duke slams Carolina  Winston Salem Journal

Columbia The State

• USC continues skid in one-and-one stay at SEC tourney
• Schmidt’s big day lifts Gamecocks to baseball victory

The Associated Press

• No. 14 Duke races past No. 6 UNC 93-83 in ACC semifinals
• No. 2 Villanova beats Seton Hall in Big East semifinals
• Vanderbilt upsets No. 17 Florida 72-62 OT win in SEC tourney
• Northwestern stuns No. 25 Maryland 72-64 in Big Ten Tourney
• Michigan’s wild Big Ten ride continues with win over Purdue
• No. 7 Arizona beats No. 3 UCLA 86-75 in Pac-12 semifinals
• BUBBLE WATCH: Michigan, Vanderbilt get hot at right time