Pirates defend home court, capture 88-85 OT win against Memphis…Pirates Lockdown SMU, 76-47…Tubby Smith after ECU loss: ”We’re just not that good”…No. 8 Cincinnati wins 14th straight in 65-57 victory at UConn…Duke upset by St. John’s at Madison Square Garden…New poll shows sizable decline in NFL interest among core fans…Red Wings end Hurricanes’ winning streak…Brady wins MVP, Rams get 3 awards, Allen comeback player
Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines
Basketball: Big efforts yield OT win Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
- ECU Beats Memphis With 3-Point Attack
- Women’s Tennis Secures Road Win at Campbell
- Pirates Lockdown SMU, 76-47
- ECU Places Well At Penn State Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup
- ECU Faces First Loss of the Season
- ECU Opens Spring Schedule At UCF Challenge
Greenville Daily Reflector
Williams scores 30, ECU beats Memphis 88-85 with 3-pointers Washington Daily News
WNCT 9
WITN 7
- Fleming notches triple-double, Williams scores 30 as ECU beats Memphis 88-85
- ECU routs SMU 76-47 to improve to 5-5 in conference play
ECU Beats Memphis In Overtime WCTI 12
247 Sports
- ECU takes out Memphis in overtime
- ECU 88, Memphis 85 (OT) How it looked from the baselines
- Isaac Fleming makes history in win over Memphis
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Memphis suffers ‘horrible loss’ in OT at ECU
- Tubby Smith after ECU loss: ”We’re just not that good”
- Kyvon Davenport reacts to ECU loss
- Jeremiah Martin breaks down ECU loss
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- Pirates defend home court, capture 88-85 OT win against Memphis
- Houston holds off UCF in 69-65 road win
- No. 8 Cincinnati wins 14th straight in 65-57 victory at UConn
- American Profiles: UCF’s B.J. Taylor
- Women’s Basketball: UCF, ECU, Houston, Temple And USF Pick Up Wins Saturday
The Associated Press
- Williams scores 30, ECU beats Memphis 88-85 with 3-pointers
- No. 8 Cincinnati beats UConn 65-57 for 14th straight win
- Gray scores 20 in Houston’s 69-65 victory at UCF
Cincinnati Enquirer
- Bearcats fend off UConn for 14th straight win
- Watch: UC’s Broome on win over his home-state team, UConn
Late UCF rally falls short, Knights drop home contest to Houston Orlando Sentinel
USF veteran tight end Kano Dillon transferring Tampa Bay Times
Temple earns upset victory over 16th-ranked Wichita State Philly.com
Notebook: Tulane shows toughness in ugly OT win at ECU New Orleans Advocate
Why SMU believes that Sonny Dykes’ gap year at TCU set him up for success on the Hilltop Dallas News
3-pointers: Takeaways from Houston’s 69-65 win over UCF Houston Chronicle
TU moves into tie for fourth in AAC heading into Sunday visit to USF Tulsa World
What did Thursday’s overtime loss to Temple look like? Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- Duke upset by St. John’s at Madison Square Garden
- Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski says his team was tough to coach Saturday after loss to St. John’s
- NC State follows week off with 76-58 win vs. Notre Dame
- No letting up has meant no letdowns as NC State continues to roll through ACC play
- North Carolina snaps three-game slide, blows out Pittsburgh
- February means go time for North Carolina Tar Heels
- Is it OK that UNC coaches won’t say how much they make from sneaker deals?
Wake Forest offense gets zoned out late as Deacons lose tight game to No. 20 Clemson Winston Salem Journal
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- No. 2 Cavs get another stellar defensive effort, squeeze Orange
- Miami hits its free throws, snaps Virginia Tech’s three-game winning streak
- For Kenny Easley, induction into Hall of Fame was a life-changing event
At Super Bowl, former Gamecocks Alshon Jeffery, Stephon Gilmore not on speaking terms Columbia The State
The Associated Press
- St. John’s stuns No. 4 Duke 81-77 to snap 11-game skid
- Buzzer beater: Washington upsets No. 9 Arizona 78-75
- Bluiett has 31, No. 6 Xavier beats Georgetown 96-91 in OT
- Coleman scores 22 and Texas upends No. 12 Oklahoma 79-74
- Smith leads Oklahoma State to 84-79 upset of No. 7 Kansas
- Mizzou beats Kentucky for 1st time, stops No. 21 ‘Cats 69-60
- Alabama dominates No. 23 Florida in paint, wins 68-50
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Philly.com
- Eagles-Patriots Super Bowl 2018: Our game day Sunday special preview section coverage
- Eagles-Patriots Super Bowl LII: Numbers that matter
- The keys for the Eagles in the Super Bowl
Hartford Courant
- ‘They Hate Us Because They Ain’t Us’: Patriots Fans Revel In Yankee-Like Villainy Ahead Of Super Bowl
- Super Bowl LII will be a test for the NFL’s season of discontent
Charlotte Observer
- Charlotte Hornets guard Nic Batum’s game is on an uptick. Here’s who gets the credit.
- Panthers Luke Kuechly flowing with gratitude as NFL award confirms ‘good guy’ status
- Think Charlotte Hornets have cap trouble now? It may only get worse in 2018-19
- Think Charlotte Hornets have cap trouble now? It may only get worse in 2018-19
Washington Post
- President Trump is over the NFL (mostly). But the league still is feeling the fallout.
- New poll shows sizable decline in NFL interest among core fans
- NFLPA prepared for a labor ‘war’ with the NFL owners in 2021
- Complete guide to Super Bowl LII
- For dynastic Patriots, ‘winning becomes an addiction’
- Brady becomes oldest to ever win MVP
- ‘What more do you want from him?’ Redskins fans furious at Joe Jacoby’s latest Hall of Fame snub.
- Tomas Satoransky making the most of his chance as a starter as Wizards rout Magic
Red Wings end Hurricanes’ winning streak Raleigh News and Observer
New York Times
- ‘The American Dilemma’: Why Do We Still Watch Football?
- How the Eagles Followed the Numbers to the Super Bowl
- Carl Eller, Ex-Viking, Is Using the Super Bowl as a Platform
- Tom Brady Wins His Third M.V.P. Award
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Choices: Lewis, Urlacher, Moss, Owens and Dawkins
- Nickelodeon Lines Up With the N.F.L., Confident Children Will Cheer
- They Were Super Bowl Heroes. And Then, in a Blink, They Weren’t.
- Before the Games, a Competition to Chase North Koreans
- As F.B.I. Took a Year to Pursue the Nassar Case, Dozens Say They Were Molested
The Associated Press
- Brady wins MVP, Rams get 3 awards, Allen comeback player
- The Latest: J.J. Watt wins Walter Payton Man of Year Award
- Lewis, Moss, Owens, Urlacher highlight 8-person Hall class
- The Eagle Way is similar to the Patriot Way: No egos
- Comeback Kings: Patriots thrive at late-game playoff rallies
- J. Lo shout-outs A-Rod, covers Prince at pre-Super Bowl show
- VID GRAPHIC: SB Matchup Breakdown
- Vonn records 81st win ahead of Olympics
- Rockets embarrass LeBron, disconnected Cavs 120-88
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