Women’s Basketball Heads to Cincinnati…Pirates swing into preseason …NCAA Investigating UConn Men’s Basketball Program; Inquiry Includes Recruitment Of At Least Three Players…Reports: Police fire Taser at former SMU guard Sterling Brown during arrest over parking ticket disagreement…Roy Cooper’s campaign spent more than $15,000 on UNC tickets in his first year as governor…In No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 4 Duke, Marvin Bagley says rankings ‘don’t really matter’…Charlotte Hornets’ Dwight Howard gets his revenge on Atlanta Hawks

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ecupirates.com

• ECU Tennis Wins Against Navy
• ECU Baseball Conducts First Spring Practice
• GAMEDAY: Women’s Basketball Heads to Cincinnati
• Soccer Adds Early Enrollee Addison Salz To 2018 Roster

Pirates swing into preseason Greenville Daily Reflector

Shawn Williams emerging in conference play WNCT 9

ECU baseball team holds first spring practice WITN 7

Montgomery stops by to see huge 2019 target 247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

UConn men’s basketball under NCAA investigation The Associated Press

Hartford Courant

• NCAA Investigating UConn Men’s Basketball Program; Inquiry Includes Recruitment Of At Least Three Players
• Twitter Reacts To The NCAA Investigation Into UConn Men’s Basketball
• UConn Men Notebook: Sidney Wilson’s Appeal Denied By NCAA
• Frank Giufre Named UConn Football Offensive Line Coach

Campus Connect – Wichita State Women’s Basketball ‘Go Get It’ theamerican.org

Jacobs: NCAA investigating UConn men’s basketball The UCONN Blog

UC’s Cronin on previous win over Memphis: Doesn’t matter Cincinnati Enquirer

Senior Bowl: UCF receiver Tre’Quan Smith has solid week in front of NFL scouts Orlando Sentinel

Dallas News

• Reports: Police fire Taser at former SMU guard Sterling Brown during arrest over parking ticket disagreement
• Report: Louisiana Tech CBs coach Kevin Curtis joining SMU coaching staff

Tubby Smith previews Cincinnati, discusses Jeremiah Martin’s status Memphis Commercial Appeal

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• How can NC State make the NCAA tournament? It could start by beating UNC.
• In a best-on-best battle of Duke offense and Virginia defense, something has to give
• In No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 4 Duke, Marvin Bagley says rankings ‘don’t really matter’
• Roy Cooper’s campaign spent more than $15,000 on UNC tickets in his first year as governor

Winston Salem Journal

• Joyner family familiar with legacy of Big House Gaines
• Mountaineers Notebook: App State’s Taylor Lamb accepts GA position at South Carolina

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• No. 2-ranked Virginia is redefining how the game is played, one defensive stop at a time
• The Monarchs, who have won 10 of 11, are in a zone. Literally.
• New tax law has its winners, for sure; college athletics just isn’t among them

Columbia The State

• How Frank Martin plans to spend his Saturday: Win, relax, watch SEC dominate
• Longtime Clemson football SID to retire