GAMEDAY: Pirates Set To Open Tournament Play Versus UCF…Shawn Williams Named The American Rookie-Of-The-Year…ECU Snaps Charleston’s Seven Game Win Streak in 5-2 Win…Two Pirates Qualify For NCAA Men’s Swimming Championships…No. 23 UCF defeats No. 1 UF again, earns historic sweep of Gators…Geno Auriemma: UConn’s Dominance Won’t Last Forever, So Appreciate It…Can Memphis ignore rumors about Smith’s future?…NC State’s lack of sharpness leads to early ACC tournament exit…’We ain’t done!’ Irish rally stuns Va Tech at ACC tourney…With Woody Durham’s death, North Carolinians lose a soundtrack…Moving on: South Carolina slips by Ole Miss in SEC tournament…CBS tweaked NCAA tournament selection show to reveal teams earlier…ESPN goofs on College of Charleston logo in NCAA basketball graphic…Ron Francis out as Carolina Hurricanes general manager

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• The Bradsher Beat on Walter Williams
  Stories of a life well lived
• Baseball
  Pirates win matchup of ranked teams

ecupirates.com

• GAMEDAY: Pirates Set To Open Tournament Play Versus UCF
• No. 19 ECU Downs Charleston In Midweek Contest, 5-2
• ECU Wins Against Xavier
• Two Pirates Qualify For NCAA Men’s Swimming Championships
• Shawn Williams Named The American Rookie-Of-The-Year
• Hawai’i Tops Softball In Spring Fling Tournament Opener
• Pirates Fall On The Road Against Temple
• Pirates Finish Fifth At The Palmetto Intercollegiate

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pair of ECU swimmers qualify
• Quality win for ECU, Agnos
• ECU set for tourney; Williams wins award

The East Carolinian

• Pirate baseball improve to 9-3 after victory over the Cougars
• ECU football announces series, finishes part of spring practice
• ECU lacrosse drops a close game in Pennsylvania

WNCT 9

• Agnos throws a gem as Pirates take down Cougars
• Shawn Williams named American Rookie-Of-The-Year

WITN 7

• No. 19 ECU downs Charleston 5-2
• Shawn Williams named The American Rookie-Of-The-Year

247 Sports

• ECU tops College of Charleston in midweek action
• A look into UCF’s postseason chances heading into AAC tournament
• Shawn Williams named AAC Rookie of the Year
• ECU’s defensive staff embracing FCS backgrounds

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Baseball: UCF, ECU and Houston pick up Wednesday night wins
• 5 Schools Represent The American At NCAA Zone Diving Championships
• Cincinnati’s Valles Named American Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Temple’s Enechionyia Named Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Clark Named American Player of the Year, Williams Rookie of the Year & Sampson Coach of the Year

Cougars’ Kelvin Sampson named AAC Coach of the Year Houston Chronicle

No. 23 UCF defeats No. 1 UF again, earns historic sweep of Gators Orlando Sentinel

Tampa Bay Times

• Did USF’s Brian Gregory deliver the AAC’s best coaching job?
• USF veteran TE Mitch Wilcox no longer haunted by UCF game

Dallas News

• SMU key spring issue No. 2: What does A&M transfer Richard Moore bring to the linebacker unit?
• The three best games of SMU’s young basketball rivalry with UConn

Hartford Courant

• Geno Auriemma: UConn’s Dominance Won’t Last Forever, So Appreciate It
• Christian Vital Takes On Tall Task In Rebounding For UConn Men

AAC tournament at a glance Philly.com

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane loses 13-12 to Southeastern in ugly, sloppy game
• Quiet Melvin Frazier’s actions speak volumes as Tulane starts AAC tourney

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Can Memphis ignore rumors about Smith’s future?
• Memphis AD Tom Bowen discusses department, not Smith
• Memphis men’s basketball coaches

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• ‘We ain’t done!’ Irish rally stuns Va Tech at ACC tourney
• North Carolina beats Syracuse 78-59 at ACC and honors Durham
• NCAA passes $1 billion in revenue, surplus of $105 million
• Bucknell wins Patriot League’s NCAA bid
• Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma 71-60 in Big 12 opening round
• Jayhawks’ Azubuike injures knee, out for Big 12 tourney
• Porter Jr. to return for Missouri at SEC Tournament

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC ends long day with seventh straight win over Syracuse
• How beloved announcer Woody Durham was window into the soul of UNC sports
• With ‘extra pep,’ Tar Heels start postseason right
• NC State’s lack of sharpness leads to early ACC tournament exit
• 5 things Duke should heed about Notre Dame, which rallied to beat Virginia Tech

Winston Salem Journal

• Ed Hardin: With Woody Durham’s death, North Carolinians lose a soundtrack
• Durham’s impact shaped current Wake Forest voice
• North Carolina beats Syracuse 78-59 at ACC and honors Durham
• No denying it: Carolina’s defensive adjustment paying off
• Pair of guards from NC leading BC to quarterfinals
• ACC Tournament notes: Two ways for Wolfpack players to wait for Sunday
• App State cruises in Sun Belt Tournament opener against Little Rock
• Woody Durham one of the first to call a game at App State basketball’s current home

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Second-half meltdown sends Virginia Tech to early exit in ACC tournament
• Virginia’s Devon Hall has assumed the key role he had prepared to take on from the start
• ODU preparing for new-look C-USA tournament. “It’ll be different,” coach Jeff Jones says

Columbia The State

• South Carolina’s Justin Minaya passes first postseason test
• Moving on: South Carolina slips by Ole Miss in SEC tournament
• Huge inning lifts Clemson baseball past Michigan State
• Brad Brownell breaks down Clemson’s opponent for the ACC tournament
• South Carolina shrugs off sluggish start to pound NC A&T with 24 baserunners

Charleston Post & Courier

• South Carolina survives and advances in SEC basketball tournament
• For Clemson, ACC Tournament is about getting ready for the big dance
• ESPN goofs on College of Charleston logo in NCAA basketball graphic
• Bill Murray cheers on College of Charleston in OT win, adding to presence at S.C. sporting events
• College baseball: No. 10 Clemson rallies past Wofford; Citadel falls to Georgia
• Clemson’s Greg Huegel describes tough road back from serious knee injury

Charlotte Observer

• Virginia will be a top seed. Can Tony Bennett’s Cavaliers finally conquer the NCAA?
• Davidson, college basketball without temps, played a game I was thankful to see
• App State gets career-high 22 points from reserve, coasts in Sun Belt tournament opener
• How CBS tweaked NCAA tournament selection show to reveal teams earlier

Washington Post

• Patrick Ewing’s first season as Georgetown coach ends with loss to St. John’s
• Oklahoma State sends Trae Young, OU packing in Big 12
• South Carolina, Georgia advance in SEC tournament opener
• North Carolina routs Syracuse on ACC’s second day
• Oregon State knocks off Washington in OT in Pac-12
• Up 21 in second half, Virginia Tech collapses and flames out of ACC tournament