Pitching Propels ECU Past No. 6 UNC, 2-1…Electric crowd helps Pirates beat sixth-ranked Tar Heels…GAMEDAY: Women’s Basketball Welcomes Temple on Senior Day…Ryan Davis Captures AAC Weight Throw Title In Meet Record Fashion…AAC scoring leader Martin to miss rest of season for Memphis…Fred VanVleet, stepfather received $3,000 from agency while at WSU, report says…Report ties current and former Duke, UNC, NC State players to federal basketball case…Conference USA is no longer a good fit for Old Dominion…Hurricanes find reason to stay upbeat despite winless streak…Olympic hockey struggles to draw crowds without NHL players…American curling team creates a new ‘Miracle on Ice’

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Baseball: Pirates top Heels on two-hitter Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Pitching Propels ECU Past No. 6 UNC, 2-1
• Ryan Davis Captures AAC Weight Throw Title In Meet Record Fashion
• Women’s Tennis Wins Third-Straight at UNC Wilmington
• Softball Drops Two On Opening Day Of Pirate Invitational
• Spring Football Notebook No. 3
• GAMEDAY: ECU Ready For Short Trek To Campbell
• GAMEDAY: Women’s Basketball Welcomes Temple on Senior Day

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates, pitchers take opener
• VIDEO: ECU beats UNC, 2-1

WNCT 9

• Benton, Pirates shut down No. 6 UNC, 2-1
• ECU softball drops pair in Pirate Invitational

WITN 7

• Pitching propels ECU past No. 6 UNC 2-1
• ECU Softball Drops Two On Opening Day Of Pirate Invitational

WCTI 12

• Feb. 23 11 p.m. sports: ECU baseball takes first in series with Tar Heels
• ECU spring football notebook, No. 4

Pirates take game one against Tar Heels The East Carolinian

247 Sports

• Electric crowd helps Pirates beat sixth-ranked Tar Heels
• Benton, Smith pitch ECU to win over No. 6 North Carolina
• ECU’s 10 Most Wanted in North Carolina: ATH Welton Spottsville

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Baseball: Friday Recap
• Tulsa Wins Pair, Memphis’ Smith Tosses No-Hitter
• Wichita State and Cincinnati lead The American Indoor Track & Field Championships after Day 1
• Weekday Warrior: Memphis’ Raynere Thornton
• Cronin Named Semifinalist for National Coach of the Year

AAC scoring leader Martin to miss rest of season for Memphis The Associated Press

UCF’s Shaquem Griffin named Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year winner Orlando Sentinel

Hartford Courant

• UConn Men Will Put Scoring Touch On The Line At Cincinnati
• UConn Men’s Notebook: Jalen Adams Sits This One Out

Central Florida-Temple preview: Owls out to end skid Philly.com

Tulane baseball at Ole Miss suspended until Saturday New Orleans Times Picayune

New Orleans Advocate

• Balanced production buoying Tulane baseball team for tough series at Ole Miss
• Accuracy king: Tulane center Samir Sehic leading AAC in field goal percentage
• Notebook: Tulane women nearing the end of a dismal season

Tigers’ top scorer Martin out for the season Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• Tulsa women at Memphis: Hurricane hits road for final time in regular season
• TU softball wins twice at FAU tournament
• TU’s Preisner repeats as champ, breaks meet record

Why Saturday’s game against No. 13 Wichita State is important for SMU’s confidence before the AAC tournament Dallas News

Wichita Eagle

• Here’s why ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla believes in Wichita State as a NCAA contender
• Fred VanVleet, stepfather received $3,000 from agency while at WSU, report says
• Athletic director says WSU had ‘no knowledge’ of transactions in VanVleet allegation
• Shocker notes: WSU baseball looks to keep up hot start in home opener … Saturday

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• College basketball payouts raise questions, but uncovering real scandal could take time
• Report ties current and former Duke, UNC, NC State players to federal basketball case
• How two former UNC players’ names came up in Yahoo! Sports report on FBI investigation
• How Duke forward Wendell Carter’s name emerged in FBI college basketball investigation
• NC State disassociated itself with sports agent involved in FBI investigation in 2012

Winston Salem Journal

• FBI’s college basketball investigation: What’s at stake, what could happen
• Deacons enter Senior Day with unanswered questions
• The rise of Dortch: Deacons’ playmaker returns with clean bill of health, enhanced appreciation
• WFU receiver Tabari Hines exploring transfer options

LSU Makes Statement In Rout Baseball America

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• ACC title in hand, No. 1 U.Va. has bigger goals ahead, including a trip to the Final Four
• Riding nation’s longest road win streak, ODU’s still chasing that elusive “signature” win
• Conference USA is no longer a good fit for Old Dominion

Columbia The State

• Will Final Four banner have to come down? USC and college basketball on shaky ground
• No. 25 Clemson pounds No. 16 Dallas Baptist in series opener
• Power at the plate, near-perfection on the mound give USC series-opening win
• Trey Dyson: ‘I had to call (USC) to find out I was fired’ from doing baseball telecasts

The Associated Press

• The Latest: Texas to withhold Davis from competition
• Report: FBI probe docs list range of payments to top players
• BUBBLE WATCH: Oklahoma’s NCAA Tournament chances are waning
• No. 18 Rhode Island wins first outright Atlantic-10 title
• No. 16 Buckeyes keep title hopes alive with win at Indiana
• Hurricanes guard Bruce Brown Jr. out until at least March 12

Washington Post

• Reports: Arizona’s Sean Miller discussed $100,000 bribe; more than 20 programs implicated in college basketball probe
• Turgeon denies illegal contact with agency