Spring to conclude with Purple-Gold Game…No. 18 ECU drops AAC opener at No. 20 UCF…Walkoff Homer Lifts ECU Over Houston In AAC Softball Opener…D.A.: $20,000 in damage to L.A. apartment building, Zay Jones’ family picks up tab…ECU baseball pitching staff among nation’s best thanks to some local arms…Dan Hurley calls coaching UConn a dream and destination job…Hardaway hiring popular with former players…When the NCAA cheering ended, UMBC head coach Ryan Odom headed home to Annapolis…Kansas ends Clemson’s NCAA run in Sweet 16…Duke turns back Orange 69-65, sets up matchup with Kansas…Villanova Breaks Free of West Virginia in the Second Half to Win…’You’ll hear stuff.’ Stephen Curry still hopes to buy a slice of hometown Panthers.

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Baseball: Knights down ECU in AAC opener Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• No. 18 ECU Drops AAC Opener At No. 20 UCF, 9-1
• Remainder Of ECU-Houston Softball Series Schedule Altered By Weather
• Walkoff Homer Lifts ECU Over Houston In AAC Softball Opener
• Spring Football Notebook No. 14
• Women’s Tennis Remains Perfect at Home with Victory over Richmond
• Volleyball Hosts First Spring Event Sunday
• GAMEDAY: ECU Lacrosse Looks To Snap Slide Against Delaware State

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Spring to conclude with Purple-Gold Game
• Knights drop ECU; Softball wins in 8th
• New high school to open in August at ECU

Breakdown of ECU’s AAC opponents Washington Daily News

WITN 7

• D.A.: $20,000 in damage to L.A. apartment building, Zay Jones’ family picks up tab
• No. 18 ECU drops AAC opener at No. 20 UCF
• Mycek’s walkoff home run lifts ECU over Houston

March 23 11 p.m. sports: ECU baseball loses AAC opener WCTI 12

247 Sports

• No. 18 ECU falls in AAC opener to No. 20 UCF
• Pratt a valuable weapon on kickoffs for ECU
• Herrin, Smith have special bond on ECU’s offensive line

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• SMU Diver Bryce Klein earns NCAA All-America recognition
• Baseball: UCF, UConn, Houston & Tulane earn conference opener wins
• Home Teams Take Three of Four on Opening Night of Conference Play
• Wichita State’s Griffin Posts Nation’s top decathlon mark

Dan Hurley calls coaching UConn a dream and destination job The Associated Press

Hartford Courant

• Dan Hurley Arrives With Mission To Return UConn To The Heights
• Hurley Contract Includes Up To $1 Million In Bonuses For Athletic, Academic Success
• UConn Insider: Dan Hurley The Fire UConn Basketball Needed
• UConn Men Will Have To Train Hard To Please Dan Hurley
• Yankees, Canadiens, Celtics, UCLA … UConn Women, Geno Auriemma Explains
• UConn’s Azura Stevens, A Transfer From Duke, Faces Her Old School In NCAA Tournament

Basketball legend trashes UC Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF’s A.J. Davis prepares to show off his skills to NBA scouts at Portsmouth Invitational Orlando Sentinel

Houston Chronicle

• UH opens AAC play with shutout win over Memphis
• Source: Titans’ Mike Vrabel, Cardinals work out UH QB Kyle Allen

SMU spring breakout candidate No. 3: Will Levon Livingston take over at left tackle? Dallas News

Temple football center Matt Hennessy ready to expand on a strong first season Philly.com

Tulane holds on to beat Cincinnati 5-3 in AAC baseball opener New Orleans Advocate

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Hardaway hiring popular with former players
• Tigers first spring scrimmage next step in QB competition

 

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• TIPPING OFF: Fittingly, low seed to get 1st Final Four spot
• Duke turns back Orange 69-65, sets up matchup with Kansas
• Sanity check: Kansas holds on for 80-76 win over Clemson
• Villanova back in Elite 8 as 3s spoil W. Virginia pressure
• Beard, Texas Tech oust Purdue 78-65 in NCAA East Region
• Column: Through all its ills, college hoops wins in the end
• Conference Scoreboard: Big 12 gets 3 teams into Elite Eight
• Ferrari, McCarthy help San Francisco beat Campbell in CBI

Raleigh News and Observer

• Duke beats Syracuse in Sweet 16, will advance to play Kansas in Elite 8
• In floor-slapping win, a hint of days past for a very different Duke team
• Five takeaways from Duke’s win over Syracuse in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament
• To get to his first Final Four, Devonte Graham will have to get past the ACC
• Mississippi State tops NC State for spot in Elite Eight at Kansas City

Columbia The State

• Kansas ends Clemson’s NCAA run in Sweet 16
• Clemson senior Gabe DeVoe saved his best for last, even in defeat
• Gamecocks drop series opener at Georgia
• Jacob Hennessy pitches Clemson baseball past Louisville in ACC series opener
• Frank Martin: ‘Really happy for K Staters everywhere’

Winston Salem Journal

• Duke advances to Elite Eight after win over Syracuse
• Pro Day experience benefits current Deacons, too
• March Madness represents boosts, distractions to businesses

Eastern Kentucky hires NC State assistant as new hoops coach Fayetteville Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• The NCAA makes billions. These coaches make millions. The players? Not a dime
• Virginia’s Isaiah Wilkins was a profile in courage for opening up about depression
• Back for an unexpected fifth year, ODU safety Justice Davila’s “getting back to my old self.”

New York Times

• Duke Survives a Battle With the Syracuse Zone
• Texas Tech Advances Past Purdue’s Diminished Frontcourt
• Kansas Survives a Late Scare From Clemson to Advance, 80-76
• College Coaches Cannot Be Contained
• Villanova Breaks Free of West Virginia in the Second Half to Win

Washington Post

• And then there were eight: Duke, Kansas, Texas Tech, Villanova fill remaining March Madness field
• In a slugfest, Villanova shows it can take a punch
• Duke handles pesky Syracuse, earns date with Kansas
• Texas Tech breaks through to reach Elite Eight for first time
• Meet the walk-on whose shot gave Michigan a record
• Kansas tops Clemson despite late letdown to reach Elite Eight
• Moser has led Loyola Chicago to new heights after hitting a career low

When the NCAA cheering ended, UMBC head coach Ryan Odom headed home to Annapolis Annapolis Capital