ECU moves closer to first spring scrimmage….Geep Wade is Whipping the East Carolina Offensive Line Into Shape…Softball Drops Both Ends Of Doubleheader At UNCW…Local PE teacher becomes instant star with catch…NCAA deadline over HB2 to be met by North Carolina…Federal judge dismisses UNC as defendant in athlete lawsuit…UNC’s C.B. McGrath and Florida Gulf Coast’s Joe Dooley interview for UNCW head coaching position…Boston fans troll Atlanta by celebrating 3-28 day

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Insights from Brett: Big day looms for FBS’s most prodigious receiver Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Softball Drops Both Ends Of Doubleheader At UNCW
• Spring Football Notebook No. 5

Whitley proud to be a Pirate Washington Daily News

The East Carolinian

• Williams-Sutton powers ECU baseball to victory
• Price’s developing culture improves throwers
• Top finishers emerge at Raleigh Relays

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• East Carolina’s Evan Kruczynski Named a Candidate for Senior CLASS Award
• Tulane Takes Down No. 6 LSU; Houston Wins 11th-Straight in Midweek Games
• UCF’s Elvira Named American Men’s Golf Player of the Week
• SMU’s McCurdy Tabbed American Women’s Golf Player of the Week

USF dismisses player arrested after being shot in road-rage incident College Football Talk – NBC Sports

Temple’s Obi Enechionyia contemplating his NBA future Philly.com

UConn Baseball Takes Down Fairfield theuconnblog.com

Ex-USF player Chad Dollar returns as Bulls assistant basketball coach Tampa Bay Times

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

USA Today

• NCAA deadline over HB2 to be met by North Carolina
• Why VT bet millions on coach Buzz Williams
• In-state coaching rivals and $7 million men | Adidas
• The missing numbers in Roy Williams’ record book
• Amazing provisions in coach contracts | Database
• Jeff Van Gundy tells funny Richard Pitino story
• Mizzou commit is McDonald’s All America MVP

Raleigh News and Observer

• Federal judge dismisses UNC as defendant in athlete lawsuit
• Roy Williams on Oregon, ‘yoober,’ his team of idiots – and other pre-Final Four UNC notes
• Thomas Allen, NC State’s lone recruit, granted a release by the school
• Duke recruits shine in McDonald’s All-American game
• It’s March, and some men overdo it with exercise. That’s madness – Saunders

Columbia The State

• You’re looking live at the golden era of sports in S.C.
• Before USC gets down to business, it’s time to dance
• USC’s search for basketball talent knows no borders
• NASCAR Camping World truck will have Gamecocks paint scheme
• Staley: Gamecocks learned from 2015 trip to Final Four
• Women’s basketball regional attendance at 20-year low
• SEC Network to invade Columbia for South Carolina Final Four runs

South Carolina reschedules its spring football game in favor of basketball Atlanta Journal Constitution

After Gamecocks land in their first ever Final Four, the cost of a plane ticket to Phoenix takes off Charleston Post and Courier

UNCW men’s basketball coaching search narrows to three Wilmington Star-News

UNC’s C.B. McGrath and Florida Gulf Coast’s Joe Dooley interview for UNCW head coaching position WECT 6

The Associated Press

• Wyoming tops Coastal Carolina 81-57, CBI finals to go 3
• Enechionyia, Saint Peter’s whips Furman 77-51 in CIT semis
• West beats East 109-107 at McDonald’s All-American Game
• Final Four guide: Teams, players and matchups to watch
• Fearlessness factor: Producing in the clutch in NCAA tourney
• Postseason success for Kentucky, UNC back AP Top 100 perches
• AP All-Time Top 100: Maryland

UVa quarterback Benkert: Shoulder injury affected his play in 2016 Charlottesville Daily Progress