No. 17 ECU Walks-Off Elon In Ninth, 2-1…GAMEDAY: Surging Softball Treks To Virginia For JMU Invitational…ECU adds late RB addition to 2018 signing class…Penn State Rally Ends Temple’s Season in NIT First Round…Tubby Smith out as Memphis men’s hoops coach after 2 seasons…Wichita State, Marshall meet 48 years after plane crashes…On big stage, NC Central picks the wrong time to go missing in action…Despite the losing, UNC-G stuck by their young coach. How Wes Miller led Spartans to NCAAs…Henry Williams, former Charlotte 49ers star, dies at 47…Conference USA gets a new TV deal, with “significant” increase in rights fees…Torrey Smith is a fine start for Panthers offense in need of help. More moves await….NFL Free Agency Updates: Tyrann Mathieu, Jordy Nelson, Kirk Cousins and More

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• The Bradsher Beat
  Push to fill vacancies staying under the radar
• Baseball
  Pirates get walk-off win

ecupirates.com

• No. 17 ECU Walks-Off Elon In Ninth, 2-1
• Spring Football Notebook No. 9
• GAMEDAY: Surging Softball Treks To Virginia For JMU Invitational
• Norrman Named Recipient Of American Postgraduate Award

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Herring’s hold on QB competition
• Pirates rally for low-scoring win
• ECU vice chancellor for health sciences to step down
• Pi-Day festivities seek to raise awareness for ECU’s engineering program

The East Carolinian

• Pirates battle windy conditions; go 1-1 during the week
• ECU women’s tennis gears up for weekend of conference play
• Ahlers deserves shot at starter
• ECU softball flies by UNCW Seahawks 6-4

Pirates slip by Elon, 2-1 in walk-off fashion WNCT 9

ECU walks off against Elon, 2-1 WITN 7

March 14 11 p.m. sports: ECU scores in bottom of 9th, tops Elon WCTI 12

247 Sports

• ECU adds late RB addition to 2018 signing class
• The case for Joe Dooley as ECU’s next head coach

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• USF extends winning streak to 5, ECU captures walk-off victory
• Penn State Rally Ends Temple’s Season in NIT First Round
• Men’s Basketball Championship Draws Large Rating on CBS
• MEMPHIS’ KLEMM AND ECU’S NORRMAN NAMED RECIPIENTS OF COMMISSIONER’S POSTGRADUATE LEADERSHIP AWARDS
• Eight Student-Athletes To Represent The American At 2018 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships

The Associated Press

• Tubby Smith out as Memphis men’s hoops coach after 2 seasons
• Houston’s Sampson takes winding road back to NCAA tourney
• Wichita State, Marshall meet 48 years after plane crashes
• Reaves, Penn St. rally for 63-57 win over Temple in NIT
• Auriemma: Could coach UConn men, but no interest at age 63

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis fires Tubby Smith after two seasons
• What Penny Hardaway said when asked about Memphis job
• Hardaway is leading candidate to replace Smith

UC heavily favored, but ‘seed doesn’t matter’ Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF rallies to defeat Jacksonville in overtime during first round of WNIT Orlando Sentinel

Wichita Eagle

• From the ashes: The 1970 Wichita State and Marshall football tragedies
• Wichita State is one of five programs to do this in the last five NCAA Tournaments
• Players from 2013 Final Four run think WSU team ‘can prove people wrong like we did’

Houston Chronicle

• UH Alumni Association trying to recruit Wichita State faithful…
• UH, NC State in same building for NCAA tourney brings back old…
• Former UH QB John O’Korn: ‘Coogs don’t stand a chance’ in…
• Concession food at TSU’s H&PE arena has UH coach Kelvin…
• After NCAA Tournament berth, former foes congratulate UH coach…

Dallas News

• Is Ben Hicks the unquestioned starter at quarterback for SMU heading into 2018?
• Three defensive players SMU needs to step up in 2018

UConn Insider: Geno Auriemma Named Naismith Finalist; Reader Questions Answered Hartford Courant

Temple blows late lead, falls to Penn State in first round of NIT Philly.com

Nothing doing: Tulane baseball team blasted by Southern Miss at home New Orleans Advocate

TU looks to enhance football game-day experience for fans Tulsa World

Coaching carousel: Is UConn still an elite job? Which teams could land Danny Hurley? Yahoo Sports

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• Last-in Syracuse rallies for 60-56 win over Arizona State
• Texas Southern routs NC Central for first tournament win
• Losses by UCLA, Arizona State make it a Pac-1 Tournament
• Brackets are everywhere, featuring Florida to Florida Evans
• Zags are back, this time hoping for one more win and a title
• Villanova tries to avoid another upset on opening weekend

Raleigh News and Observer

• On big stage, NC Central picks the wrong time to go missing in action
• NCCU goes cold, falls to Texas Southern, 64-46 in NCAA First Four
• Mike Krzyzewski tells Duke a story about Iona and its old coach Jim Valvano
• Coach K reads an emotional ‘Note to Self’ in ‘CBS This Morning’ segment
• Chris Clemons becomes Campbell’s all-time leading scorer
• A giving person. A ‘villain.’ A ‘huge heart.’ This is Grayson Allen.

Charlotte Observer

• Here’s how Stephen Curry’s legacy is still paying big dividends at Davidson
• Here are the top two things about Davidson that worry Kentucky’s John Calipari
• Short takes, NCAAs edition: Thoughts on Davidson, Charlotte 49ers, Gregg Marshall
• Despite the losing, UNC-G stuck by their young coach. How Wes Miller led Spartans to NCAAs

Henry Williams, former Charlotte 49ers star, dies at 47 Sporting News

Winston Salem Journal

• Mitchell to transfer from Wake Forest
• Texas Southern routs NC Central for first tournament win
• Underdog UNCG prepares for its moment against mid-majors’ top dog
• A look at all 16 of Thursday’s games in the NCAA Tournament
• Jesse Haddock, legendary golf coach at Wake Forest, dies at age 91
• Wolford committed to pursuing NFL opportunity

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Conference USA gets a new TV deal, with “significant” increase in rights fees
• Go Time? Rumor mill puts NCAA coaches, teams in awkward spot
• On to the next round: Syracuse outlasts Arizona State
• Wilson’s up-and-down ride with Hokies ending on high note

Columbia The State

• Noah Campbell sparks South Carolina’s fifth straight win
• Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence ‘stands out’ among Tigers quarterbacks

Washington Post

• Scared to pick Virginia in the NCAA tournament after De’Andre Hunter’s injury? Don’t be.
• How to win a massive NCAA tournament bracket pool

New York Times

• Bob Huggins Is March’s Author-in-Residence
• Iona Welcomes Transfers and Reaps the Rewards
• The Nun in Loyola-Chicago’s Huddle Has a Few Things to Say