Raiders sign former Giants WR/KR Dwayne Harris to deal…Gameday: Softball Heads To Campbell Tuesday For Non-Conference Clash …Litton having all-around impact at 3B…ECU hire appears imminent…Simply the best: Never challenged, ‘Nova wins another title…President Dooley Kills Hiring of Pitino at URI …No Sweatpants in Public: Inside the Rule Books for N.F.L. Cheerleaders

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Baseball: ‘Mustache March’ concludes with ‘Shave Off’ Bonesville.net

Gameday: Softball Heads To Campbell Tuesday For Non-Conference Clash ecupirates.com

Litton having all-around impact at 3B Greenville Daily Reflector

Raiders sign former Giants WR/KR Dwayne Harris to deal ESPN

The East Carolinian

• ECU baseball takes second weekend series
• ECU softball goes down again

Pirates wrap up “Mustache March” with big shave WNCT 9

April 2 6 p.m. sports: ECU baseball team holds annual Shave Off event WCTI 12

College baseball rankings: Florida returns to No. 1 as Oregon State drops NCAA

ECU hire appears imminent 247 Sports

College basketball: Tweets, speculation make it appear Zach … Naples Daily News

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• UConn and Wichita State earn weekly baseball honors
• Tulsa’s Watson, Wichita State’s Wright Collect Weekly Softball Honors
• Outdoor track & field weekend recap

‘Big O’ among ESPN’s 10 most influential Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF coach Josh Heupel dials up the tempo during Knights’ first scrimmage Orlando Sentinel

UNO, Tulane baseball teams taking whole staff approach to second leg of Pelican Cup  New Orleans Advocate

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Tigers’ Azab begins treatment for unspecified illness
• Miller, Ferguson, Avery have something to prove at Memphis Pro Day

Perry focused on improving as a passer during spring camp Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• Simply the best: Never challenged, ‘Nova wins another title
• INSTANT ANALYSIS: DiVincenzo, D lead Nova to Michigan rout
• Not just 3s: defense, rebounding help Villanova win title
• Michigan’s Beilein: ‘Don’t worry about me’ after title miss
• Villanova’s 6th man breaks out in starring role vs Michigan
• Gonzaga decides to stay in WCC after being courted by MW
• Duke is No. 1 in way-too-early AP poll for 2018-19

Philly.com

• DiVincenzo, Villanova overwhelm Michigan to win NCAA championship
• Villanova Wildcats know how to win; their fans know how to celebrate
• Once Villanova reached the finals, a win was almost pre-ordained | Bob Ford
• Jay Wright is building a Hall of Fame-worthy career
• Key to Villanova’s title: Defense silences Michigan star big man Wagner
• NBA types were watching as DiVincenzo put on a career-best performance
• Brunson even set tone for how Villanova would celebrate

NEW: President Dooley Kills Hiring of Pitino at URI GoLocalProv

New York Times

• Donte DiVincenzo Is Villanova’s Newest Star. Next Year It’ll Be Someone Else.
• Juggernaut Villanova Crushes Michigan for N.C.A.A. Championship

Raleigh News and Observer

• Raised in Kentucky hating Duke, his job is to help the Blue Devils score more touchdowns
• Villanova-Michigan: 5 winners, 5 losers from a dominant NCAA title win for Super Nova
• Are NCAA national championship games starting too late?

Washington Post

• Villanova beats Michigan to cap NCAA tournament of surprises with a dominant show
• Jalen Brunson is a very serious person. Seriously.

Columbia The State

• Jadar Johnson struggled with depression, slept on former Clemson teammate’s couch leading up to arrest
• College football analyst’s takeaway from Gamecocks spring game: ‘They’re loaded’
• Two Clemson basketball juniors declare for NBA draft
• Mark Kingston on the one trait that powered South Carolina to a crucial SEC sweep