No. 19 ECU Completes Doubleheader And Series Sweep Of Charlotte…No. 8 Cincinnati rallies past Memphis 70-60 in AAC semis…No. 21 Houston tops Wichita State, advances to AAC final…Kevin Ollie Out as UConn Men’s Basketball Coach…Tubby Smith knows this may be the end…Virginia proves it’s best in ACC…March Madness winners and losers: Add Davidson to the list of potential bid-stealers…Marshall ends 31-year NCAA drought with C-USA title…NCAA tournament has lost much of the innocence that once made it so alluring…In Tiger Woods’s Surging Play, a Steady Caddie
Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines
Baseball
Pirates sweep doubleheader, series Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
Pirates complete Charlotte sweep Greenville Daily Reflector
Compher out as ECU AD Washington Daily News
WNCT 9
WITN 7
- No. 19 ECU completes doubleheader sweep and series sweep of Charlote
- ECU Lacrosse Falls at Saint Francis
247 Sports
- Pirates win series opener at Charlotte
- ECU 3, Charlotte 1: How it looked from the dugouts
- Chancellor, ECU Board Chair discuss Compher’s buyout
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- American Stories: Houston Silences Doubters With Semifinal Win
- Houston Edges Wichita State In Thriller to Reach Final
- Postgame Quotes: Houston vs Wichita State
- American Stories: Cincinnati Took Memphis’ Best Shot In Semifinal Win
- Cincinnati Rallies Past Memphis In Semifinals, 70-60
- Postgame Quotes: Cincinnati vs Memphis
- Houston’s Elijah Hall captures 2 National Titles at NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
- USF, Wichita State Collect Saturday Sweeps in Softball
The Associated Press
- No. 8 Cincinnati rallies past Memphis 70-60 in AAC semis
- No. 21 Houston tops Wichita State, advances to AAC final
- UConn fires coach Kevin Ollie with school under NCAA inquiry
UC rallies to beat Memphis in AAC semifinals Cincinnati Enquirer
Houston Chronicle
- UH overcomes late surge by Wichita State to advance to AAC…
- UH runner Elijah Hall sets collegiate record, wins two NCAA…
Orlando Sentinel
- AAC Tournament: Rob Gray sparks Houston to win over Wichita State
- AAC Tournament: Cincinnati buries Memphis with huge 2nd half
Wichita Eagle
- WSU can’t in-bound, so it’s out: Houston knocks off the Shockers
- ‘Tough one to lose’ Marshall says after Shockers eliminated from AAC tourney
Memphis Commercial Appeal
USF women hope to begin NCAA play in Sun Dome Tampa Bay Times
After frustrating end to junior season, SMU guard Shake Milton uncertain about potential NBA decision Dallas News
Hartford Courant
- Kevin Ollie Fired After UConn Claims ‘Just Cause’; Coach Says He Will Fight
- Who Will Coach For The UConn Men? Dan Hurley, Jim Calhoun Expected To Be On The School’s Radar
uconnblog
- Kevin Ollie Out as UConn Men’s Basketball Coach
- Candidates to be the Next UConn Men’s Basketball Coach
Temple’s Fran Dunphy: ‘Sure, I want to keep coaching’ Philly.com
New Orleans Advocate
- Another pitching collapse: Tulane baseball loses 12-8
- Spring football start an opportunity for Tulane to put heartbreaking loss in rearview mirror
Bill Haisten: Extended contract would give TU’s Frank Haith a chance to do ‘special things’ Tulsa World
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
The Associated Press
- No. 1 Virginia wins ACC title, 71-63 over No. 12 NCarolina
- Villanova tops Providence for 2nd straight Big East title
- Kansas tops West Virginia 81-70 to win Big 12 tourney title
- Marshall ends 31-year NCAA drought with C-USA title
- Georgia fires Mark Fox after disappointing 9th season
Batten: Virginia proves it’s best in ACC Fayetteville Observer
Washington Post
- Virginia basketball clips the nets with a seamless win over UNC in ACC title game
- Brunson the quiet storm at center of Villanova’s Big East title
- Feinstein: Harvard a step away from NCAA tournament with star player who quotes Emerson
- Dowtin Jr. has the look of a hometown hero for Rhode Island
- Why isn’t selection show on CBS? Where did it go?
- March Madness winners and losers: Add Davidson to the list of potential bid-stealers
- Madness arrives ahead of the Big Dance
- Is the FBI cleaning up college basketball, or wasting its time?
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- ‘Hoos hound Heels for ACC tournament title
- ACC locked and loaded for Selection Sunday
- NCAA tournament has lost much of the innocence that once made it so alluring
- Hampton falls to North Carolina Central in MEAC swan song
Raleigh News and Observer
- Virginia tops UNC for second ACC title in five years
- Virginia absolutely the best, but UNC proves it’s not that far behind
- Here are the first round sites in which Duke, UNC, NC State and NC Central could wind up
Winston Salem Journal
- Cavs conquer Carolina
- Ed Hardin: Virginia wins ACC championship, looking to bigger games trying to break from its past
- The blueprint for beating Virginia? Make shots.
Charlotte Observer
- Davidson knocks out St. Bonaventure for A-10 tourney breakthrough
- Cox Mill hangs on to repeat as N.C. 3A state champion
- Independence boys turn up defense, claim school’s 2nd state 4A championship
Big East Puts Basketball on a Pedestal, and Likes How It Looks New York Times
Columbia The State
- South Carolina rides power surge to sweep doubleheader, series from Princeton
- Gamecocks add immediate help with grad transfer commitment
- Clemson baseball tops Georgia Tech to clinch series
- Dabo feeling good about Clemson’s kicking game: ‘It’s going to be a beautiful thing’
- NCAA bracketology: The latest on where Clemson stands
- Georgia fires Mark Fox after disappointing 9th season
- Win the SEC East, beat Clemson: Then the Gamecocks have some real accomplishments
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- Was the Torrey Smith trade worth the risk for Carolina Panthers?
- Charlotte Hornets hold off determined Phoenix Suns, end five-game losing streak
Washington Post
- Philipp Grubauer pulls out all the stops as Capitals blank Sharks
- Wizards offer little resistance, get torched by Heat
New York Times
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