Benton And Ross Help No. 17 ECU Shutout Maryland, 4-0…GAMEDAY: ECU Lacrosse Opens Five-Game Home Stand Against Columbia…Dismissed by West Virginia, Tyree Owens has now been removed from East Carolina’s roster …Some ECU football fans are upset. And they’re dragging down their school….Evans Seven: Mid-major coaches primed for move up the ranks…After First Round Thriller, Houston Seeks Sweet 16 Bid…Shockers fade late in role reversal at NCAA Tournament…UC Bearcats next face Nevada in NCAA Round of 32…No. 16 UMBC etches name in sports lore, routs No. 1 Virginia…In the aftermath of UMBC’s historic upset, Virginia had no answers – only tears.
Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines
Baseball: ECU takes 4-0 win over Terps Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
- Benton And Ross Help No. 17 ECU Shutout Maryland, 4-0
- Spring Football Notebook No. 10
- GAMEDAY: ECU Lacrosse Opens Five-Game Home Stand Against Columbia
Greenville Daily Reflector
NBCSports.com
- Dismissed by West Virginia, Tyree Owens has now been removed from East Carolina’s roster
- Former Tennessee ADs Dave Hart and John Currie both have new (temporary) jobs
Pirates open series with Maryland with 4-0 shutout win WNCT 9
WITN 7
March 16 11 p.m. sports: ECU picks up win in series opener vs. Maryland WCTI 12
247 Sports
Some ECU football fans are upset. And they’re dragging down their school. Raleigh News and Observer
Maryland baseball shut out by East Carolina, 4-0 Testudo Times
Former Tennessee AD Dave Hart becomes special adviser for athletics at East Carolina SEC Country
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- After First Round Thriller, Houston Seeks Sweet 16 Bid
- Cumberland’s Career Day Pushes Cincinnati Past Georgia State, 68-53
- Fourth-Seeded Wichita State Shocked In First Round
- Houston and SMU complete Day 3 of NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship
- Baseball: UCF, ECU, Houston and USF clinch Friday night shutouts
The Associated Press
- Cumberland leads Cincinnati over pesky Georgia State 68-53
- Elmore’s 27 lead 13th-seeded Marshall over Wichita St 81-75
Cincinnati Enquirer
- No. 2 seed Bearcats win, behind Cumberland’s big game
- UC Bearcats next face Nevada in NCAA Round of 32
Jarron Cumberland Beats Georgia State as Cincinnati Bearcats Advance Down the Drive
Wichita Eagle
- Shockers fade late in role reversal at NCAA Tournament
- Conner Frankamp’s career-high 27 points can’t save Wichita State from NCAA exit
- Conner Frankamp on career-high in NCAA loss: “I would have rather scored zero”
- Wichita State’s six seniors agree after first-round NCAA exit: “We underachieved”
- Video: Shockers postgame conference after Marshall game
- NCAA Tournament pod proves Gregg Marshall’s coaching tree growing
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
- MU beats Wichita State 81-75 in NCAA first round
- MU notebook: Tourney wins set up Mountain State clash
USF’s McClanahan, Ragsdale combine to no-hit Army Tampa Bay Times
Tulane spring practice report: Weight loss shows DT Jeffery Johnson’s dedication New Orleans Advocate
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Tigers football looks to avoid complacency this spring
- If Hardaway is finished at East, he’s leaving memorable legacy
Savvy center Chandler Miller again anchoring TU offensive line Tulsa World
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
The Associated Press
- No. 16 UMBC etches name in sports lore, routs No. 1 Virginia
- Unbelievable. Biggest upset reveals best in college hoops
- UMBC boasts on Twitter as it stuns Virginia
- NCAA Latest: Florida State finishes off 1st round with win
- Hot-shooting Clemson ousts New Mexico State 79-68
- Syracuse tops TCU 57-52 to advance again in NCAA Tournament
- Top-seeded Xavier easily handles Texas Southern 102-83
- Bridges leads Michigan State past Thomas, Bucknell 82-78
- Defending champ North Carolina opens up, tops Lipscomb 84-66
- Seventh-seeded Nevada rallies, tops Texas 87-83 in overtime
- Harper’s 3 helps cold-shooting Tigers beat Charleston 62-58
- Jevon Carter leads West Virginia past Murray State 85-68
- Brown, Kansas State stymie Creighton offense 69-59 in South
Charlotte Observer
- No. 16 UMBC shocks No. 1 Virginia in NCAA upset for the ages
- No. 16 UMBC beats No. 1 Virginia in historic NCAA upset
- In the aftermath of UMBC’s historic upset, Virginia had no answers – only tears.
- Reaction to UMBC’s upset for the ages against Virginia in the NCAA Tournament
- From limbo to lethal: How guard Kenny Williams led UNC win over Lipscomb
- Revenge game gone wrong for Marcus Foster spells doom for Creighton vs. Kansas State
- A Michael Jordan record falls, plus more from Friday’s NCAA tournament games
- TIPPING OFF: UMBC upset puts underdogs in NCAA spotlight
Baltimore Sun
- UMBC’s victory over Virginia might be greatest upset in college basketball history
- Never been done: No. 16 seed UMBC topples No. 1 Virginia in historic NCAA tournament upset, 74-54
- NCAA tournament: No. 16 seed UMBC upsets No. 1 seed Virginia
- ‘We don’t even have a football team. Now we won?’ Disbelief and pride as UMBC basketball upsets Virginia
- Late to the UMBC bandwagon? Here’s what you need to know about the Retrievers
- Five major upsets in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament with Maryland ties
‘They had the best player on the floor’ – Coaches break down why UMBC had traits to pull off historic upset Yahoo Sports
Washington Post
- March Madness live: No. 16 UMBC completes biggest upset in NCAA tournament history
- UMBC proved again that in sports, not even history goes undefeated
- NCAA stunner: No. 16 seed UMBC makes history by knocking out No. 1 Virginia
- UMBC celebration continues with the posting of doggie photos
- Farewell, mid-major. March Madness misses you.
- Updated round-by-round odds for every team
- Purdue’s Haas to miss rest of tournament with elbow fracture
- Nevada perseveres, Texas anguishes at end of a thriller
- As Tar Heels start chase for history, they focus on a little fun
Raleigh News and Observer
- History comes full circle as a Hurley stands in Duke’s way
- FBI subpoena requested documents related to NC State’s Dennis Smith Jr.
WVU-Marshall brings back old war of words Cincinnati Enquirer
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- U.Va. suffers the biggest upset in NCAA tournament history, and Cavs say they have no one to blame but themselves
- No. 16 UMBC etches name in sports lore, routs No. 1 Virginia
Charleston Post & Courier
- Auburn ends College of Charleston’s season with 62-58 win in NCAA Tournament
- Sapakoff: College of Charleston basketball future bright despite Auburn loss
Columbia The State
- Clemson starts hot, wins first NCAA Tournament game in seven years
- Ejections, intensity part of South Carolina loss to Florida in SEC opener
New York Times
- N.C.A.A. Tournament: U.M.B.C. Makes History With Upset of No. 1 Virginia
- Virginia Loses in a Way No One Will Ever Forget
- Duke’s Basketball Managers Strive to Be (What Else?) Elite
- How Good Is That Women’s Player? Look a Little Deeper
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- Hectic free agency week? It just sets up draft for Carolina Panthers. Here’s how.
- Overall champions Shiffrin, Hirscher win at World Cup finals
- Heat producing NBA prospects in G League, even if they’re not their own
- Omar Kelly: Dolphins are building roster with better depth, but where is game-changing talent?
- Mike Sielski: Where can Eagles improve? There’s one obvious answer
Washington Post
Leave a comment