Mercer Completes Weekend Sweep At No. 8 ECU, 8-2…Bearcats can’t contain UCLA, out of tourney…Gamecocks earn ‘Sweet’ victory over second-seeded Duke…The mighty ACC is losing March, and watching the Big Ten own the NCAA tournament….Wichita State coach’s wife escorted out after loss…Dwight Clark says he has ALS, suspects football a cause

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Baseball: Fast start keys Mercer Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Mercer Completes Weekend Sweep At No. 8 ECU, 8-2
• East Carolina Unable To Snap Saint Francis’ Winning Streak In Lubbock

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Crucial ECU spring practice is here
• ECU draft prospect hits diamond

247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• American Schools Go 5-2 on Sunday; Houston’s Scheiner Hits Three Home Runs
• UCF Falls To Georgia Tech, 63-51, In WNIT Second Round
• Tulane Drops Grambling, Advances to Third Round of WNIT
• Keire Earns All-America Honor at NCAA Championships

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Bearcats can’t contain UCLA, out of tourney
• Doc: The valiant effort of the Bearcats
• Caupain, Bearcats endure emotional end

Twitter reaction to SMU loss: Mustangs’ defeat busts a lot of brackets, but the heartbreak is real Dallas News

U of M board OKs financing practice facility Memphis Commercial Appeal

USF baseball streak win streak at 1 month and counting Tampa Bay Times

Wacky ninth inning leaves Tulane with 8-7 victory and series win against Columbia New Orleans Advocate

Philly.com

• Temple begins spring practice; who’ll be QB?
• Temple women are eliminated in NCAA first-round game

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Columbia The State

• OH SO SWEET! GAMECOCKS BEAT DUKE!
• Bracket busters: Millions impacted as Gamecocks play spoiler

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC rallies late, defeats Arkansas 72-65 to advance to Sweet 16
• How UNC survived in the tense, tough final minutes against Arkansas
• Gamecocks oust Duke from NCAA tournament 88-81
• Duke’s season, born amid optimism, comes to abrupt end – DeCock
• ‘Why not NC State?’ Keatts asks at his introduction as new basketball coach

Gamecocks earn ‘Sweet’ victory over second-seeded Duke Greenville (SC) News

Charleston Post and Courier

• Believe it: Gamecocks shock No. 2 seed Duke to reach NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16
• College Baseball: No. 9 Tigers pound out 14 hits to take series with Virginia

Winston Salem Journal

• A different March Madness for ACC teams
• UNC veterans weren’t ready for the end

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Heels keep on turning: UNC is lone ACC team in NCAA Sweet 16
• No doubt about it: U.Va.’s exit from NCAA tournament was ugly

The Associated Press

• NCAA Tournament picks up steam just before Sweet 16
• Tipping Off: On to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament
• Thornwell leads South Carolina to 88-81 NCAA upset of Duke
• Key injuries could derail South Carolina, Notre Dame women
• Fab duo: For the Fabbris, Quinnipiac’s NCAA run is a bonus
• Confederate flag flies next to NCAA arena in South Carolina

Washington Post

• The mighty ACC is losing March, and watching the Big Ten own the NCAA tournament
• Down goes Duke: South Carolina stuns the Blue Devils
• Pair of late rebounds are the difference for Oregon
• Wichita State coach’s wife escorted from stands after loss
• Confederate flag returns outside South Carolina arena

USA Today

• ACC has flopped in NCAA tournament
• Duke’s season of high hopes ends in shocking loss
• South Carolina stuns No. 2 Duke to reach Sweet 16
• Confederate flag by arena | S.C. coach’s comments
• Armour: March Madness is dismissing the Big Ten
• Josh Jackson shows he can put Kansas over the top
• No comment from Alford on report linking him to IU
• Was Wichita State really ‘misseeded’? | UK wins
• Wichita State coach’s wife escorted out after loss
• Syracuse gives Boeheim extension | Assistant leaves

Louisville Courier Journal

• Cards disappointed to be sunk by same ills
• Kentucky bounces Wichita State