ECU slips by USF for rare conference win on the road…Lady Pirates Fall to No. 1 UConn…Wade, Anderson both out at East Carolina…Davon Grayson invited to NFL Combine…UCF to hold national title parade Sunday at Disney World…UConn Lets It Slip Away At Tulsa, Losing 90-88 In Double OT…Alabama-Georgia don’t routinely match up, even in the SEC…A potential new owner for the Carolina Panthers? Conflicting reports surround a major name

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• The Bradsher Beat
  Lesson from a dynasty
• Basketball
  Pirates top USF, 67-65

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Earn Road Win At USF
• Pirates Fall to No. 1 UConn
• Dance Team To Hold Tryouts On April 22, 2018

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates steal late lead, hold off USF
• Pirates part ways with Wade
• Another blowout by UConn

WNCT 9

• ECU slips by USF for rare conference win on the road
• Wade, Anderson both out at East Carolina
• Top ranked UConn rolls by ECU, 96-35

East Carolina University closed for students, staff operate on condition 2 WITN 7

ECU men win, women lose WCTI 12

247 Sports

• ECU captures road win at USF
• Ryan Anderson no longer with ECU staff
• ECU parts ways with offensive line coach Geep Wade
• ECU receiver Davon Grayson invited to NFL Combine
• Florida RB Malcolm Davidson pencils in first official visit

Rivals.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• ECU edges USF 67-65 for first American win of the season
• Tulsa’s 17 3-pointers set American record, Helping Top UConn 90-88 in double overtime
• UCF defends home court and rallies past Memphis, 65-56
• Tulane, UConn, USF And UCF Earn Road Wins Wednesday

Central Florida Claims a National Title. Want to Fight About It? New York Times

UCF getting recognition worthy of national champions The Associated Press

Cincinnati Enquirer

• UC visits Temple: ‘They always play well against us’
• Video: UC’s Clark, on tough trip to Temple
• Cronin wants UC shirt-wearer Pitino to address team

Thursday’s City Six game: Cincinnati at Temple Philly.com

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF to hold national title parade Sunday at Disney World
• Why are Power 5 propagandists raining on UCF’s national championship parade?
• A.J. Davis helps UCF overcome injuries, defeat Memphis

Tampa Bay Times

• UCF is really claiming a national championship
• Forget a national title. Where might UCF realistically be ranked?
• Expand the playoff to eight? Not so fast, ESPN analyst says

Hot-handed Corey Henderson Jr. propels TU to 2OT win against UConn Tulsa World

Hartford Courant

• UConn Lets It Slip Away At Tulsa, Losing 90-88 In Double OT
• NCAA Has Ruled Against Sidney Wilson; Huskies Can Still Appeal

Tulane looking to Ray Ona Embo’s defense against SMU New Orleans Advocate

10 things to know about SMU head coach Sonny Dykes, including his wild college major Dallas News

Memphis drops third-straight game to UCF Memphis Commercial Appeal

Wichita Eagle

• Houston native Zach Brown motivated vs. former favorite team
• Talk Angry Ep. 5: Previewing the challenge that Houston presents WSU

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Poor start sinks UNC late in ACC loss to Florida State
• Short-handed Notre Dame deals NC State another lopsided ACC loss
• Will No. 2 recruit Zion Williamson go to Duke or UNC? Here’s when he’ll announce.

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest solves Syracuse, late-game fades
• An Appalachian State coaching staff update from Scott Satterfield

Bench production, press offense fuel U.Va’s thumping of Hokies Hampton Roads Daily Press

Charleston Post & Courier

• Grantham’s 23 points, 14 boards helps No. 25 Clemson basketball beat Boston College
• Missouri slips past South Carolina; Gamecocks fall to 0-2 SEC
• Despite television report, Travis Etienne says he was ‘never hurt’ in Sugar Bowl against Alabama
• With no championship game, Clemson already looking to next season
• Baseball America poll: Coastal Carolina’s Kevin Schnall is nation’s sixth-best assistant coach

Columbia The State

• South Carolina’s uninspiring loss to Missouri? Frank Martin saw it coming
• Who stays and who goes? Clemson underclassmen have tough decisions to make
• Zion Williamson sets decision date
• Gamecocks’ 2018 recruiting class well-represented at national all-star games
• Jake Bentley to Darius Rucker: Can we get an encore?
• Clemson alum Deshaun Watson gets prestigious honor for something other than football

The Associated Press

• Alabama-Georgia don’t routinely match up, even in the SEC
• On Football: ‘Bama, Georgia players headline All-Bowl team
• Injured Alabama LB Anfernee Jennings to miss title game
• LA QBs Rosen, Darnold announce NFL draft entry moments apart
• Legit gripes? Maybe, but no change to college playoff format
• AP Sources: LSU signs assistant Aranda to 4-year, $10m deal
• Ex-assistant to fired Arizona coach wants $7.5 million