ECU Baseball Ranked In Three National Polls…American honors Benton as AAC Pitcher of Week…Series provides glimpse into possibilities…Women’s Basketball Falls at UCF in Regular Season Finale…Pirates Have Another Record Setting Championship Meet…Young backs turned lead backs…Virginia firms No. 1 poll ranking, Xavier moves up to No. 3…UH remains ranked in AP Top 25 poll …Virginia Tech earns another signature win, rallying to beat Duke in final seconds…Panthers cut Kurt Coleman, Charles Johnson to create $5.9M in cap space…Why the Hurricanes decided to stand pat on NHL trade deadline day

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

From the Anchor Desk: Pirates made a statement Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Women’s Basketball Falls at UCF in Regular Season Finale
• Spring Football Notebook No. 5
• ECU Baseball Ranked In Three National Polls
• Benton Takes Home American Athletic Conference Honors
• Shelby Martin To Attend USA Volleyball National Team Tryouts
• Pirates Have Another Record Setting Championship Meet

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Young backs turned lead backs
• ECU women routed at UCF
• Benton wins AAC weekly honor
• WOODWARD: Series provides glimpse into possibilities

Pirates taking UNC series win in stride Washington Daily News

WNCT 9

• ECU women fall to UCF, 75-54; Pirates will be 7th seed in upcoming American Tournament
• Pirate baseball ranked in three national polls
• American honors Benton as AAC Pitcher of Week

WITN 7

• ECU women’s basketball falls at UCF in regular season finale
• ECU’s Benton takes home AAC Honors
• VOTE NOW: Help ECU researcher in nationwide online competition

The East Carolinian

• Women’s basketball loses regular season finale at UCF
• Pirates winless in Pirate Invitational
• Pirates blown out by Cougars on the road
• Frazier shines as leader for Pirates
• Team effort propels ECU past UNC
• ECU Track & Field finish indoor season at the American Athletic Conference Championships

247 Sports

• ECU enters Top 25 rankings
• ECU football player suspended after charges
• LOOK: ECU gets new pinstripe uniforms

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Memphis’ Thornton, Tulane’s Daniels Collect Weekly Awards
• UConn and ECU earn weekly baseball honors
• USF’s Boyle, Tulsa’s Watson Collect Weekly Softball Honors
• Seedings Solidified in Final Regular-Season Contests
• Bracket Announced for 2018 Aaron’s Women’s Basketball Championship

UC’s Clark, Washington to take final bows on Senior Day Cincinnati Enquirer

USF spring preview: Ruff’s job? Someone’s got to do it Tampa Bay Times

UConn Women Seal Another Perfect Regular Season With Victory Over South Florida Hartford Courant

After a humbling beginning, Temple’s Nate Pierre-Louis has been a vital contributor Philly.com

Tulane baseball notebook: not shaken by winless weekend at Ole Miss New Orleans Advocate

Dallas News

• A look at SMU’s tiebreaker scenarios as the American Conference enters final week of regular season
• Where SMU might be seeded if it winds up in the NIT

Memphis finally looks like Smith envisioned Memphis Commercial Appeal

UH remains ranked in AP Top 25 poll Houston Chronicle

Tulsa World

• AAC Insider: Conference title could come down to Cincinnati-Wichita State
• TU basketball: Winning at home, looking back on Magnay’s departure, Jeffries’ blocks adding up

Shocker seniors: Zach Brown used defense to cement his legacy at WSU Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• Virginia firms No. 1 poll ranking, Xavier moves up to No. 3
• Clarke’s tip-in helps Hokies stun No. 5 Duke, 64-63
• No. 2 Michigan State beats Wisconsin, wraps up Big Ten title
• Colorado State basketball coach Larry Eustachy to resign
• Seniors propel No. 6 Kansas to 80-70 win over Texas
• Season after title loss, No. 7 Gonzaga rising as March nears
• Carter, Miles help No. 20 WVU beat No. 12 Texas Tech 84-74
• Duke-Carolina rivalry takes center stage this week

Virginia Tech earns another signature win, rallying to beat Duke in final seconds Washington Post

Hokies bedevil No. 5 Duke on Chris Clarke’s tip-in in final seconds Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Raleigh News and Observer

• Duke upset by Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, snapping five-game win streak
• What to expect for Joel Berry and Theo Pinson’s home finale? The tears to flow
• Joel Berry the latest star basketball player to join UNC’s engagement trend
• NC State’s NCAA tournament chances get brighter and brighter

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest opens spring practice with a little rust
• Meet Wake Forest’s early enrollees: Q-and-A with Kelijiha Brown
• My Take On Wake: Position-by-position spring practice primer

Columbia The State

• Frank Martin’s line in sand: There’s some dirty guys, but he’s not one of them
• Frank Martin on P.J. Dozier: ‘I’d be surprised if he’s in the middle of any of this.’
• Talking to agents is part of an assistant’s job, head coach says