Baseball Garners No. 20 National Recruiting Ranking By D1baseball…Pirate backfield turned upside-down…7pm Kickoff announced for ECU’s  Nov. 11th home game against Tulane…Pirates at bottom of AAC Power Rankings: A third win will be difficult in final stretch…Major Applewhite realizes UH’s Ed Oliver is a target on the field…At ACC basketball media day, much of the focus is off the court…U.Va.’s Benkert, Levrone looking to reconnect as they did early this season…Astros dig deep, beat Dodgers in Game 2 to even World Series

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

The Bradsher Beat: Maniacs on a mission Bonesville.net

Baseball Garners No. 20 National Recruiting Ranking By D1baseball ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirate backfield turned upside-down
• Pirates turn to new scorers

The East Carolinian

• Trevon Brown’s been a bright spot in the Pirates’ gloomy offense
• Swim and Dive looks to continue win streak against UNC Wilmington
• Cross Country streaking toward conference championship meet
• Pirates, seniors to play for pride in season finale

247 Sports

• Kickoff time announced for ECU’s home game against Tulane
• Five RB targets to watch for ECU
• ECU beginning to look like it belongs in the AAC
• Reid Herring getting extended look during bye week

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Game Preview: Memphis Hosts Tulane Friday On CBS Sports Network
• Game Preview: SMU, Tulsa Meet Friday on ESPN
• American Stories: A Fast Track To Success At UCF
• Midweek Pow6r Points – Week 9
• 2017 Men’s Basketball Sights and Sounds
• The Rise – Olympic Sports Update
• Women’s Soccer: Regular Season Action Ends Friday

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Norvell among AAC’s top five highest paid coaches
• Tiger Football Podcast: The Houston comeback and what it means

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF President John Hitt is Knights’ all-time sports MVP
• UCF offensive line success spurred by more accountability

UC basketball: Yes, rims are same height at NKU Cincinnati Enquirer

USF journal: Keirston Johnson expected to play Saturday Tampa Bay Times

Assessing Temple football at the bye week Philly.com

Hartford Courant

• Jeff Jacobs: Time To Renew UConn-Providence For Real
• AAC Power Rankings: UConn On The Move With Consecutive Victories
• Arkeel Newsome To Miss 3-4 Weeks, Edsall Looks To Fill The Void

Tulane’s Parry Nickerson makes Jim Thorpe semifinalist list New Orleans Times Picayune

Why Navy is the toughest matchup left on SMU’s schedule Dallas News

Houston Chronicle

• Major Applewhite realizes UH’s Ed Oliver is a target on the field
• Bowl projections for UH, AAC and other Texas schools
• AAC Power Rankings: Week 8

Tulsa World

• TU basketball media day: Curran Scott brings experience, energy to Hurricane
• TU basketball media day: Quiet leadership works for Erika Wakefield
• TU basketball media day notebook: Junior Etou becoming more assertive

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

At ACC basketball media day, much of the focus is off the court Washington Post

Ed Hardin: ACC coaches suggest caution, hint there’s nothing to see here Greensboro News-Record

Raleigh News and Observer

• See Luke DeCock’s preseason picks for ACC basketball’s top team, player of the year
• UNC guard Joel Berry broke his hand after losing a video game to Theo Pinson

WRAL SportsFan

• ‘Pick us last, please:’ NC State embracing low expectations
• Payne: After year of struggle and growth, Duke’s Allen ready to lead
• Brownlow: Swofford’s sandwich metaphor makes for meaty ACC Media Day
• Florida’s McElwain says he was wrong to cite death threats

The Associated Press

• College Football Picks: Big games, then playoff rankings
• NC State-Notre Dame matchup highlights ACC’s 9th week
• Vols’ Kelly, Ignont suspended after receiving citations
• Bama, Georgia could give SEC rare matchup of unbeaten teams
• Buckeyes aim for payback when Penn State visits Horseshoe
• Have ball, will travel; QBs leading running games in ACC
• Campbell’s culture change leads to success for Cyclones

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• U.Va.’s Benkert, Levrone looking to reconnect as they did early this season
• S.B. Ballard proposal calls for aggressive construction schedule for new Foreman Field
• Still not 18, ODU quarterback Steven Williams says “everything is starting to click.”
• Marshall claims top spot in Conference USA power rankings
• Tech DE Ricky Walker is making things happen and leading the way
• Stroman takes punt returning to a whole new level for Virginia Tech

Columbia The State

• USC’s Kingston on Noah Campbell: ‘The kind of player you build your program around’
• Where Dabo’s salary ranks among college football head coaches in the country