Baseball Claims Midweek Win At Campbell, 7-2…Pirates’ Struggles Against SMU Continues…ECU completes 2nd spring practice…Blackwell brings no compromise…Pirate lacrosse falls to Liberty, 15-4…East Carolina grad transfer QB Gardner Minshew visiting Alabama this weekend…How Billy Graham’s sports connections in Charlotte ran deep and wide…Pitino: Louisville should consider legal action vs. NCAA…No Miracle for Lindsey Vonn, but Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Silver in Combined
Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines
Bonesville.net
- The Bradsher Beat
Barkley incident leaves coach rankled - Basketball
Pirates struggle against SMU - Baseball
Pirates win at Campbell, 7-2
ecupirates.com
- ECU Claims Midweek Win At Campbell, 7-2
- Pirates’ Struggles Against SMU Continues
- Liberty Tops ECU In Non-Conference Lacrosse Bout
- Spring Football Notebook No. 2
Greenville Daily Reflector
WNCT 9
WITN 7
- ECU baseball team claims midweek win at Campbell, 7-2
- McMurray leads with 20 points, SMU downs East Carolina 77-58
- Liberty tops ECU in non-conference Lacrosse bout
- ECU completes 2nd spring practice
- ECU Religious Studies professor recalls Billy Graham’s impact
WCTI 12
- Feb. 21 11 p.m. sports: ECU baseball wins, basketball falls
- McMurray leads with 20 points, SMU downs East Carolina
The East Carolinian
- ECU football continues spring practice
- ECU stays undefeated with win over Campbell
- ECU men’s basketball loses against SMU
- ECU Tennis takes to the road after a weekend at home
- ECU men’s golf finishes ninth at Puerto Rico Classic
- Softball’s Tate McClellan receives first weekly honors
- Pirates set to host Pirate Invitational
- Pirates demolished at home by Liberty
- ECU wins road thriller vs Tulsa
247 Sports
- Scottie Montgomery talks QBs, RBs and new coaches
- ECU falls flat in loss to SMU
- SMU 77, ECU 58: How it looked from the baseline
- LOOK: ECU conducts second spring practice
- Pruitt, Vols give Georgia linebacker second SEC offer
- Ifedi in the mix after redshirt season
- ECU improves to 4-0 with first road win
Rivals.com
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- ECU extends winning streak to 4 with 7-2 victory at Campbell
- SMU Snaps Skid, Puts Five in Double Figures in 77-58 Win at ECU
- Tulsa Solidifies Grip on 4th Behind Etou, Jeffries
- Morris, Frankamp Help No. 13 Wichita State to Fifth Straight Win
- SMU Persevering Through Injury-Plagued Season
- USF’s Correa Named Men’s Golf Player of the Week
- Memphis’ Thomas Earns Women’s Golf Weekly Honors
- AARON’S BECOMES TITLE SPONSOR FOR AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Katie Lou Samuelson Takes ESPNW, USBWA National Player of the Week Honors
- USF Wraps Up No. 2 Seed in Wednesday’s Four-Game Slate
- American Roundball with Hali Oughton & Monica McNutt – Episode 6
The Associated Press
- McMurray leads with 20 points, SMU downs East Carolina 77-58
- Morris helps No. 13 Wichita State hold off Tulane, 93-86
- Jeffries, Etou spark Tulsa past UCF 70-61 in battle for 4th
TU beats UCF 70-61 for sixth win in a row Tulsa World
Watch: UC’s Clark talks about 2-game losing streak Cincinnati Enquirer
UCF to receive big financial boost from Peach Bowl Orlando Sentinel
UConn Men Will Put Scoring Touch On The Line At Cincinnati Hartford Courant
Odds stacked against UConn men in visit to No. 11 Cincinnati The Day
Wichita Eagle
- Shaquille Morris and Conner Frankamp power WSU past Tulane
- Baseline View: Wichita State uses senior star power to get past Tulane
- Shockers continue offensive barrage. Defense another story.
- Marshall says team could be “fools gold” come March if improvements aren’t made
- Shocker players talks about effort against Tulane
Tulane rallies late but loses at No. 13 Wichita State New Orleans Times Picayune
What would be a successful 2018 season for SMU quarterback Ben Hicks? Dallas News
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Memphis athletics weathers drop in revenue
- Tubby Smith previews Houston, discusses junior college transfers
NCAA grants another year of eligibility to UH linebacker… Houston Chronicle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
The Associated Press
- Pitino: Louisville should consider legal action vs. NCAA
- Jerome leads No. 1 Virginia past Georgia Tech, 65-54
- Allen scores 28, No. 5 Duke routs Louisville 82-56
- Hokies continue winning ways, beat No. 15 Clemson 65-58
- Bridges has 27 points, No. 3 Villanova beats DePaul 93-62.
- Marshall helps No. 4 Xavier beat Georgetown 89-77
Raleigh News and Observer
- Tar Heels make it six in a row with road win at Syracuse
- ESPN loses North Carolina at Syracuse feed early
- No. 5 Duke cruises past Louisville at home; picks up fourth win without Bagley
- Duke better or worse without Bagley? Blue Devils are definitely different
- Duke’s Coach K says Bagley is closer, but still not ready to return from injury
- Allen ties Bobby Hurley on Duke three-point scoring list
North Carolina baseball loses second consecutive game in 5-2 loss to St. John’s The Daily Tar Heel
Winston Salem Journal
- Pinson scores career-high 23, UNC holds off Syracuse 78-74
- Golden Bulls’ defense too much for Rams
- App State’s Scott Satterfield talks QB battles and Baer Hunter’s second position change
- Mountaineers Notebook: App State men’s basketball taking last regular season road trip
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Top-ranked Virginia turns back Georgia Tech, clinches ACC regular-season title
- Virginia Tech continues its winning ways, beats No. 15 Clemson 65-58
- Paul Webb’s legacy as ODU’s basketball coach has stood the test of time
- Good thing the Monarchs like a good road challenge. They’ll get two this week.
Columbia The State
- Timely offense sparks South Carolina’s win, sweep of Georgia
- South Carolina’s bats explode for 15 runs as the Gamecocks rout in-state foe
- Steve Spurrier Jr. headed west for new job
App State’s football team to play at Texas A&M in 2022 Watauga Democrat
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- How Billy Graham’s sports connections in Charlotte ran deep … and wide
- Story behind story of Austin Dillon’s lucky penny gets another surprising chapter
- ESPN’s Mel Kiper has thoughts on who Panthers should draft — and avoid — at 24
- Marty Hurney gets Panthers’ full-time GM job, insurance that comes with it
- Why free agency for Kemba Walker may be a time bomb for Hornets’ next general manager
- Bubba Wallace’s take on Denny Hamlin claiming a flat tire at the line
- 2018 Olympics inspiring, but my favorite Winter Games moment set a high bar
- Short takes: Why Tiger Woods is still a draw. About that 8-year-old Panthers tweet…
Washington Post
- With one stop in shootout, the U.S. women’s hockey team sheds ghosts of 20 years
- Marcel Hirscher misses a gate — and misses out on bid for three Olympic golds
- Elana Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs take bobsled silver, 0.07 seconds from gold
- Kikkan Randall blazed a cross-country trail; Jessie Diggins followed it to history
- U.S. long-track speedskating medal drought ends with bronze in women’s team event
- .Analysis: Gold is Zagitova’s to lose
- Olympic bronze doesn’t begin to tell the story of Lindsey Vonn, the greatest female ski racer of all time
- Vonn has a lead, but Shiffrin is within reach of a combined medal
- David Wise defends gold, fellow American Alex Ferreira nabs silver in freestyle halfpipe
- With silver, Jamie Anderson makes history
- They left their slower teammate behind. Now their country’s fans want them banned.
New York Times
- U.S. Women Break Canada’s Grip on Hockey Gold
- No Miracle for Lindsey Vonn, but Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Silver in Combined
- A Tune Heard Often at These Olympics Gets to the Heart of Being Korean
- An Olympic Challenge: Eat All the Korean Food That Visitors Won’t
- U.S. Skaters Stumble Again. Is Their System Broken?
- The ‘Two Worlds’ of the Champions League Keep Drifting Apart
- Mark Cuban’s Terrible 24 Hours Now Includes a $600,000 Fine
- In Court, Eugenie Bouchard Describes Locker Room Fall at the U.S. Open
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