Volleyball Knocks Off Cincinnati On The Road…Rutgers Hosts East Carolina in Friday Matinee…Smith set for 35th consecutive start for East Carolina…UCF, USF deserve more College Football Playoff respect, American commissioner says…NC State surprises everyone but itself in upset of No. 2 Arizona…Heat top Celtics 104-98, snap Boston’s 16-game win streak

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

The Bradsher Beat: Packers’ Hawkins proving his meddle Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Volleyball Knocks Off Cincinnati On The Road
• Gameday: ECU Travels To Memphis For Season Finale
• Lacrosse Announces Inaugural Season Schedule

Main motivation for Saturday? Greenville Daily Reflector

Freshman OL John Spellacy embodies traits ECU pursues in recruits Washington Daily News

East Carolina at Memphis Lindys

No. 17 Memphis can go 7-0 at home with win vs. East Carolina USA Today

Men’s Hoops Hosts East Carolina in Friday Matinee Scarlet Knights

Rutgers Men’s Basketball Game #6 Preview vs. East Carolina On the Banks

Smith set for 35th consecutive start for East Carolina WNCT 9

247 Sports

• Five things ECU fans are thankful for
• Help is on the way for East Carolina
• ECU devises plan with Barnes out

Around the American Athletic Conference

UCF, USF deserve more College Football Playoff respect, American commissioner says Sporting News

AAC’s Mike Aresco says conference worthy of more respect ESPN

Wichita Eagle

• Wichita State loses to Notre Dame in final seconds of Maui championship
• Gone in 19 seconds: how Wichita State lost the Maui championship
• WSU takeaways: Marshall says Shockers will ‘be champions at some point’

Cincinnati Bearcats sink to bottom of AAC football power rankings Cincinnati Enquirer

theamerican.org

• No. 12 Cincinnati Captures Cayman Islands Crown; Tulane, USF Add Wins
• Women’s Volleyball: Wednesday Recap
• The American Huddle: Episode 10
• Game Preview: War On I-4 To Determine East Division Title
• Game Preview: Houston Hosts Navy For Second In West Division
• American Stories: UCF Passed Its Latest Test To Get To 10-0

The Associated Press

• No. 13 Notre Dame rallies to beat No. 6 Wichita State 67-66
• Northern Iowa beats SMU 61-58 in Battle 4 Atlantis 1st round
• No. 12 Cincinnati wins inaugural Cayman Islands Classic
• Frazier leads Tulane to 80-59 win over Miami (Ohio)

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF athletics director Danny White locks in commitment to Knights, inks pay bump
• Memo to fellow Heisman voters: UCF’s McKenzie Milton deserves your consideration
• Five key moves UCF football made to become 10-0

Philly.com

• As Central Florida eyes New Year’s Six bowl, coach glad his Knights didn’t overlook Temple | AAC football notebook
• Bowl eligibility on line when Temple visits Tulsa

Tulane football will compete for American Athletic Conference title in 2018 Saturday Blitz

Annapolis Capital

• Specialty role is a snap for Navy’s Querry
• Navy Sports Chat: Houston Preview

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State surprises everyone but itself in upset of No. 2 Arizona
• They used to wear Converse sneakers. How UNC’s long, close relationship with Nike began.

Old Charlotte prep rivalries extend to UNC-N.C. State football Fayetteville Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Sending out big props to the “little guys” at JMU
• Middle Tennessee coach: Saturday’s winner is going bowling
• Commonwealth Cup preview | What you need to know for the Virginia Tech-Virginia game
• Hokies’ defense is bracing for the Kurt Benkert of 2017, not last year’s model
• U.Va.’s Blanding, Kiser: leading by example, playing with passion

Columbia The State

• Can South Carolina go up-tempo like Syracuse did? It’s not that easy
• Common sense solution found for Clemson, Miami bands after ‘unfair’ halftime ruling

The Associated Press

• N.C. State stuns No. 2 Arizona 90-84 in Battle 4 Atlantis
• Week 13 preview: Rivalry week and high stakes are everywhere
• College Football Picks: Bragging rights, trophies, titles
• No. 10 TCU goes to Big 12 title game with win over Baylor
• ACC title game set, but still tons of other meaningful games
• SEC’s rivalry games rank from duds to must-see television
• Akron claims first MAC East Division title since 2005