Smith, Pirates slam the door; No. 16 ECU Shuts Out No. 18 Wichita State To Take Series, 5-0…ECU softball outplayed by Tulsa…Atlanta CB Malik Fleming commits to ECU…Moton: It felt hypocritical to my team to take ECU job …UConn Women’s Basketball Heartbreak More Acute For Success That Preceded It…NCAA Latest: Villanova-Michigan set for national title game…Sister Jean stays faithful when Loyola’s Final Four run ends…3s please: Villanova sets F4 record in 95-79 win over Kansas…For 60 years, ‘There’s nothing like being at Augusta National at 8 a.m. on Monday morning’ …Hurricanes’ postseason futility streak reaches nine years, officially

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Baseball: ECU shuts out Shockers to take series Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• No. 16 ECU Shuts Out No. 18 Wichita State To Take Series, 5-0
• ECU Falls In AAC Series Finale At Tulsa
• ECU Tennis Falls to William & Mary

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Keeping the student in student-athlete
• Smith, Pirates slam the door

East Carolina shuts out Shockers, takes 2 of 3 in series Wichita Eagle

The East Carolinian

• ECU shuts out the Shockers; wins series
• ECU softball outplayed by Tulsa

Smith dominates as ECU blanks Wichita State for series win WNCT 9

WITN 7

• No. 16 ECU shuts out No. 18 Wichita State 5-0 to clinch series
• ECU Falls In AAC Series Finale At Tulsa

March 31 11 p.m. sports: ECU baseball team wins again over Shockers WCTI 12

247 Sports

• ECU takes Top 25 series from Wichita State
• ECU 5, Wichita State 0: How it looked from the dugouts
• Atlanta CB Malik Fleming commits to ECU

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Baseball: UCF, Cincinnati, ECU and USF clinch series wins
• WIchita State and Tulsa Complete Series Sweeps in Saturday Action
• UCONN’S GABBY WILLIAMS NAMED 2018 CHERYL MILLER AWARD WINNER

Tampa Bay Times

• USF men’s hoops lands talented juco big man
• TE Mitch Wilcox caps dominant week at USF scrimmage

UConn Women’s Basketball Heartbreak More Acute For Success That Preceded It Hartford Courant

Negotiations ongoing over Dunphy’s exit from Temple, source says Philly.com

Tulane baseball rocked early in 14-3 loss to USF New Orleans Time Picayune

Huff, Memphis’ defense shine in second scrimmage  Memphis Commercial Appeal

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• NCAA Latest: Villanova-Michigan set for national title game
• Michigan D faces toughest test yet with ‘Nova for NCAA title
• 3s please: Villanova sets F4 record in 95-79 win over Kansas
• Kansas can’t find a way to slow Villanova’s 3-point barrage
• Wagner, Michigan end Loyola’s run 69-57 in Final Four
• Sister Jean stays faithful when Loyola’s Final Four run ends
• New assistant hoops coach believed to be 1st woman in role

New York Times

• Michigan Ends Loyola-Chicago’s Long, Wild Ride in the Final Four
• Villanova Rolls Over Kansas to Reach Its Second N.C.A.A. Final in Three Seasons
• What N.C.A.A. Women’s Finalists Share: Big Shots That Felled a Giant

Washington Post

• Ramblers almost pull another miracle before Wagner carries Wolverines to victory
• Villanova vs. Kansas: Wildcats’ three-point shooting too much for the Jayhawks in 95-79 win
• Kansas’s Bill Self is the same, unassuming coach. And yet he has embraced change.
• For a hidden key to Final Four success, keep an eye on the shot clock

Raleigh News and Observer

• Basketball Hall of Fame class has a Triangle flavor
• Meet NC State’s new option at quarterback behind Ryan Finley

Columbia The State

• Brent Venables is unhappy with Clemson’s defense this spring. Here’s why
• USC spring game gives sneak peek at 2018 Gamecocks
• Gamecocks rally late to sweep Tennessee
• Seth Beer leads Clemson baseball to series sweep of Boston College