Softball Stifles Duke 4-1 For Fifth-Straight Victory…Zay Jones’ father says receiver is “gonna be fine”…First-year ECU coaches see potential…East Carolina QB Gardner Minshew Transferring to Washington State Instead of Alabama…ECU Baseball prepare for matchup with red-hot UCF Knights…March Madness moves on to the Sweet 16…UConn, Others Anxiously Await A Decision From Coach Dan Hurley…Defiant and wounded, Rick Pitino insists he did nothing wrong — and wants back in…Jamelle Elliott out as UC women’s basketball coach…Why the ACC’s tournament takeover in Omaha is bad financial news for the conference…Stephen Curry-linked group drops out as Carolina Panthers’ price reportedly hits $2.5 billion…New acquisitions tout Redskins’ ability to win soon. Are they ready?…Hurricanes’ Pesce, Rask to miss remainder of season with injuries 

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

The Bradsher Beat on Softball: Duke provides springboard as Pirates head to AAC play Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Softball Stifles Duke 4-1 For Fifth-Straight Victory
• ECU Downs UNCG 4-1
• Spring Football Notebook No. 13
• Volleyball Adds Moneshia Simmons To Coaching Staff

Greenville Daily Reflector

• First-year ECU coaches see potential
• National hazing expert visits ECU

The East Carolinian

• Community responds following Zay Jones’ arrest
• ECU Baseball prepare for matchup with red-hot UCF Knights
• Analysis: ECU softball rolls into conference play
• ECU Women’s golf finishes eighth at Briar’s Creek Invitational
• ECU men’s tennis gets ready for final stretch of season
• ECU tennis returns home for weekend matches

WNCT 9

• Pirate football moves closer to spring game
• Pirates knock off Duke in first ever meeting, 4-1
• Former ECU star Zay Jones with family after Monday arrest

WITN 7

• ECU Spring Football Notebook No. 13
• ECU Softball Stifles Duke 4-1 For Fifth-Straight Victory
• NEW INFO: Former ECU wide receiver Zay Jones out of LA jail after arrest

March 21 11 p.m. sports: Former ECU QB quitting football WCTI 12

Sutton picking up new scheme despite limited reps 247 Sports

Rivals.com

• DE Kendall Futrell Hopes to See Defensive Improvement at ECU
• Douglass High’s Juan Powell Talks About His ECU Pledge Decision

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Baseball: USF and Houston extend winning streaks
• Sampson Tabbed NABC District 25 Coach of the Year
• Houston’s Hollis and Wichita State’s Vickers Named 2018 Baseball Senior CLASS Award Candidates
• Memphis’ Goldenstein Collects Second Golfer of the Week Honor
• USF’s Jones Earns Men’s Golf Weekly Honors
• American Digital Network to Carry 32 Spring Events

Jamelle Elliott out as UC women’s basketball coach Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF defensive coordinator Randy Shannon looking for more shutouts in 2018 Orlando Sentinel

Shocker baseball team ekes out 2-1 win over Oklahoma Wichita Eagle

UConn, Others Anxiously Await A Decision From Coach Dan Hurley Hartford Courant

Recap: LSU baseball, Tulane face off at Alex Box Stadium; Tigers win 10-4 New Orleans Advocate

SMU spring football practice notebook: Who stood out, who switched positions and more Dallas News

Inside Hardaway’s first day as Memphis coach Memphis Commercial Appeal

College softball: Tulsa ace Emily Watson anchors 2-0 victory over No. 23 Oklahoma State Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• AP Was There: Loyola-Chicago’s ‘Game of Change’ in ’63 NCAAs
• Loyola’s run shines light on barrier-breaking ’63 title team
• March Madness moves on to the Sweet 16
• Louisville parts ways with Padgett, begins search for coach
• Big East recommends replacing 1-and-done with 2-or-none
• Duke, Kentucky again rely on freshmen in NCAA Tournament
• Arizona big man Deandre Ayton leaving early for NBA
• Utah makes NIT semis, tops St. Mary’s in OT 67-58
• Hollingsworth leads W Kentucky past Okla St, into NIT semis

Raleigh News and Observer

• Why the ACC’s tournament takeover in Omaha is bad financial news for the conference
• NC State’s Omer Yurtseven considering going pro or transferring
• Defiant and wounded, Rick Pitino insists he did nothing wrong — and wants back in

Winston Salem Journal

• Keyshawn Woods, WFU basketball’s second-leading scorer, won’t return to Wake Forest
• WSSU’s Rone will always remember former teammate Najee Baker
• With Davie County watching, Nevada’s Caleb and Cody Martin remain thankful for hometown support

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Standing Os. Death threats. Norfolk State knows what happens after a big NCAA upset.
• Longtime ODU assistant Jim Corrigan found a spot on the bench with Duke

Charlotte Observer

• Here’s why Davidson’s Bob McKillop is ‘uplifted’ after NCAA loss to Kentucky
• Chicago, Reno mayors place wager on Loyola-Nevada matchup

Columbia The State

• Virginia plans to pursue Dawn Staley for head coaching job, sources say
• Dawn Staley reacts to news of Virginia head coach opening
• Former USC, Clemson football players to be in Spring League that features Johnny Manziel
• South Carolina baseball loses top arm for this weekend

Washington Post

• Defiant and wounded, Rick Pitino insists he did nothing wrong — and wants back in
• Is the FBI cleaning up college basketball, or wasting its time?
• Coach K knows what Duke needs to do against Syracuse
• Marvin Bagley III has the March Madness stage
• An illness didn’t stop Texas A&M’s Billy Kennedy

New York Times

• The Cat-Loving Michigan Star Who Slipped Through the Cracks
• Most Upsets Ever? Not Quite, but Underdogs Crowd the Final 16