ECU lacrosse drops inaugural game…Softball Drops A Pair At Felsberg Invitational…Track And Field Wins Seven Events At Liberty Elite Invitational…Southpaw options…Wichita State makes Connecticut’s first trip to Koch Arena an unpleasant one…Rose scores 20, Temple pulls away from USF 73-55…With stunning upset, Virginia Tech wrecks Virginia’s climb to No. 1…Tar Heels complete unique two-game sweep of Triangle neighbors…Baylor pulls off 80-64 upset over No. 10 Kansas…McGinn’s two goals lead Canes over Colorado…Red Gerard wins first U.S. medal of PyeongChang Olympics, a gold in men’s slopestyle…NBC’s Olympic tape delay has the Internet pretty riled up

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Track And Field Wins Seven Events At Liberty Elite Invitational
• Softball Drops A Pair At Felsberg Invitational
• Pirates Fall To GW In Inaugural Game
• Women’s Tennis Cruises Past UNC Greensboro, 6-1

ECU lacrosse drops inaugural game Greenville Daily Reflector

Pirates fall in inaugural game WNCT 9

ECU Falls To George Washington In Inaugural Game WITN 7

 

Southpaw options 247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• No. 22 Wichita State Cruises Past UConn
• Owls Collect Fifth Straight Win, Pull Away from USF, 73-55
• Tulsa Snaps Slide With 83-77 Victory Over Houston
• Memphis And USF Start The Season 2-0

The Associated Press

• No. 22 Wichita State routs UConn 95-74
• Rose scores 20, Temple pulls away from USF 73-55

Wichita Eagle

• Baseline View: Wichita State uses first-half surge to bury UConn 95-74
• Wichita State makes Connecticut’s first trip to Koch Arena an unpleasant one
• Rashard Kelly’s “big-boy rebounds” set the tone early in WSU’s win

UConn Men No Match For Wichita State, Lose 95-74 at ‘The Roundhouse’ Hartford Courant

Temple keeps winning streak alive in win against South Florida Philly.com

USF’s Ken Eriksen earns 900th victory Tampa Bay Times

No. 6 UC wary of visit to short-handed SMU Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF coach Josh Heupel discusses building on perfect season, bonding with Knights
• Bianchi: Disgruntled YouTube kicker should have stayed at UCF instead of suing Knights

New Orleans Advocate

• Coming off heartbreaking loss, Tulane men’s basketball team heads to Houston
• Tulane baseball: Likely weekend starter Trent Johnson eager to put elbow concerns in the past

Why SMU’s game against No. 6 Cincinnati is Mustangs’ last chance for at-large bid to NCAA tournament Dallas News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis-UCF preview: Tigers try to stop slide 
• Tiger alum Anderson still critical of Smith’s program

 

TU honors author Marjorie Lewis for National Girls and Women in Sports Day Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

No. 2 Virginia upset by Virginia Tech in overtime Washington Post

With stunning upset, Virginia Tech wrecks Virginia’s climb to No. 1 Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Basketball gods get it right as Hokies defeat No. 2 U.Va. Hampton Roads Daily Press

Raleigh News and Observer

• Tar Heels turn back Wolfpack 96-89
• Tar Heels complete unique two-game sweep of Triangle neighbors
• Another big game from UNC’s Luke Maye, perhaps provoked this time

Columbia The State

• Trevor Lawrence making a ‘smooth transition’ at Clemson
• Frank Martin loudly questions SEC official

The Associated Press

• Blackshear’s putback lift Hokies past No. 2 Virginia in OT
• Bridges lifts No. 4 Michigan St past No. 3 Purdue 68-65
• Baylor pulls off 80-64 upset over No. 10 Kansas
• Alabama races to 78-50 win over streaking No. 15 Tennessee
• Starks has 17 points, Texas A&M beats No. 24 Kentucky 85-74
• Iowa State upsets No. 17 Oklahoma 88-80
• Oklahoma State tops struggling No. 19 West Virginia 88-85