ECU still sorting out weekend rotation…ECU Baseball leaning on team to lead, not captains…East Carolina Women’s Lacrosse debuts Saturday…ECU Pirate Club Unveils “All Hands on Deck” Campaign…Houston defeats SMU 67-58, improves to 11-0 at home…Tulsa holds off Tulane in OT, 91-89, for 3rd straight win…No. 21 North Carolina beats No. 9 Duke 82-78 in rivalry game…With extraordinary political optics, Winter Olympics begin

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

The Bradsher Beat: ECU lacrosse setting sail Bonesville.net

ECU Pirate Club Unveils “All Hands on Deck” Campaign ecupirates.com

ECU still sorting out weekend rotation Washington Daily News

East Carolina Women’s Lacrosse debuts Saturday WNCT 9

ECU shooting falls short against Temple The East Carolinian

ECU Baseball leaning on team to lead, not captains WWAY 3

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Houston defeats SMU 67-58, improves to 11-0 at home
• Tulsa holds off Tulane in OT, 91-89, for 3rd straight win
• USF Opens Its Spring Campaign 1-0
• 2018 Softball Season Begins This Weekend
• National Signing Day 2018

The Associated Press

• Taplin’s jumper lifts Tulsa over Tulane 91-89 in OT
• Brooks has 23 points, Houston pulls away late to beat SMU
• UConn forward Eric Cobb reinstated after suspension

Tulsa edges Tulane men’s basketball 91-89 in overtime New Orleans Advocate

Tulsa edges Tulane in dramatic overtime victory Tulsa World

Video: UC coach Fickell discusses 2018 signing class Cincinnati Enquirer

Jones quarterback Quadry Jones heading to UCF Orlando Sentinel

Hartford Courant

• UConn Men Struggle To Show Progress: Takeaways From The Win Over USF
• Decision To Fire Bob Diaco, Staff Cost UConn More Than $5.3 Million

UH bolsters NCAA tourney status with comeback win against SMU Houston Chronicle

Dallas News

• Takeaways: SMU’s loss to Houston likely ends any hope Mustangs had at an at-large bid to NCAA tournament
• ‘This is what probation looks like’ – How injuries are making SMU’s scholarship reductions painfully apparent

Pastner denies sexual assault allegations Memphis Commercial Appeal

Early national signing period worked out well for Navy football Annapolis Capital

Landry Shamet on Wichita State’s energy renewal: “We saw it coming” Wichita Eagle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC takes down Duke in Round 1
• Once UNC got rolling, Duke again found the lights too bright
• Duke is heading in the wrong direction. Five observations from team’s loss to UNC.
• Fact check: Was UNC AD Bubba Cunningham underpaid?

The Associated Press

• No. 21 North Carolina beats No. 9 Duke 82-78 in rivalry game
• DeVoe leads No. 16 Clemson to 72-48 win over Pitt
• Couple files sexual assault lawsuit vs Georgia Tech coach
• UCLA shoots past No. 13 Arizona 82-74
• Tillie helps No. 12 Gonzaga hold off Pacific, 71-61