ECU looks to rebound in Top 15 midweek matchup; Duke baseball looks for third-consecutive top-15 victory…NC State still 2nd in college baseball poll; Duke, ECU and UNC also ranked…USF to survey constituents regarding on-campus stadium…For Hardaway and Memphis, timing was everything…App State names athletics complex after $10-million dollar donor Mark Ricks…2018 NBA playoffs: Warriors come back to top Spurs; vintage Wade too much for young Sixers…After scoreboard fiasco, honeymoon is over for new Hurricanes owner…Busch passes Larson to win rain-delayed race at Bristol
Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines
From the Anchor Desk
Pirates pivot to Duke after first series loss Bonesville.net
Brian Baley show (replay) Pirate Radio 1250
ecupirates.com
- ECU Tabbed With No. 7 Seed For The American Tennis Championships
- ECU Drops To Fourth At American Golf Championships
No. 11 ECU set for matchup at Duke Greenville Daily Reflector
The ECU baseball team lost its first series of the year to drop out of the nation’s top ten Washington Daily News
The East Carolinian
- ECU baseball unfazed by facing ranked opponents
- Smith, Benton struggle on the mound as USF takes series over ECU 2-1
- ECU track & field shine in Aggie Invitational
- Sanford, Poepping lead ECU softball to sweep UConn
- ECU tennis finishes off season with wins
ECU drops to No. 12, four North Carolina schools make D1Baseball.com Top 25 WITN 7
ECU looks to rebound in Top 15 midweek matchup 247 Sports
No. 9 Duke Hosts No. 12 ECU Tuesday at Coombs Duke Blue Devils
Duke baseball looks for third-consecutive top-15 victory against East Carolina Tuesday The Chronicle
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- Sunshine State teams sweep weekly baseball honors
- Midweek nonconference action continues with 11 games
- SECOND ANNUAL AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ACADEMIC CONSORTIUM SYMPOSIUM CONTINUED ITS EXAMINATION OF STUDENT-ATHLETE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
- Forbrigd Fires Only Under-Par Round of Day to Take Lead; Houston Holds Top Spot on Leaderboard After Round 2
- USF’s Cook, Houston’s Heebner Collect Weekly Softball Honors
- UCF Women, Memphis Men Are Top Seeds at American Tennis Championships
UC’s Washington caps Portsmouth with honor Cincinnati Enquirer
Tampa Bay Times
- USF to survey constituents regarding on-campus stadium
- Maybe on-campus stadium won’t resolve USF’s attendance woes
- USF’s Peter Strzelecki honored in wake of series triumph
Versatile UCF standout Otis Anderson wows new coaching staff Orlando Sentinel
Dan Hurley: Alterique Gilbert’s Health, Jalen Adams’ Drive Keys To ‘Changing Narrative’ Hartford Courant
Five observations after Temple’s spring football season Philly.com
New Orleans Times Picayune
- Umpire with flight to catch does nothing wrong by leaving Tulane game early, league says
- Tulane football 1998 reunion to include Tommy Bowden, Rich Rodriguez
Injured SMU corner Jordan Wyatt: ‘I’ll be back by fall camp’ Dallas News
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- For Hardaway and Memphis, timing was everything
- Eagles’ kicker Jake Elliott relishes return to Memphis
- Memphis adds recruits Jones and Maurice
UH waiting for word on safety Deontay Anderson’s waiver Houston Chronicle
Navy starting from scratch at the wide receiver position Annapolis Capital
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
NC State still 2nd in college baseball poll; Duke, ECU and UNC also ranked WRAL SportsFan
Raleigh News and Observer
- UNC, NC State, ECU and Duke can make college baseball history. Here’s how
- Why Omer Yurtseven decided to leave NC State for Georgetown
- Vic Bubas, coach of Duke’s first ACC champion basketball team, dies at 91
- Duke’s Wendell Carter Jr. leaving for the NBA Draft
Winston Salem Journal
- App Trail: App State names athletics complex after $10-million dollar donor Mark Ricks
- Pitching carries Deacons to historic sweep
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Richard Burney’s move to defensive end on fast track, and U.Va. coach couldn’t be happier
- Former ODU QB Taylor Heinicke claimed by Panthers
- U.Va. hires women’s basketball Hall of Famer Tina Thompson as new coach
U.Va.’s Burney bounces from offense to defense Hampton Roads Daily Press
Columbia The State
- Frank Martin hints when next step with Rakym Felder could come
- Frank Martin addresses South Carolina’s offseason transfers
- Clemson had a ‘special day’ from a recruiting standpoint around spring game
- He grew up a Clemson fan but now plays for Gamecocks: ‘So happy to never look back’
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Busch passes Larson to win rain-delayed race at Bristol Winston Salem Journal
Washington Post
- 2018 NBA playoffs: Warriors come back to top Spurs; vintage Wade too much for young Sixers
- Heat-76ers has Embiid cursing, Wade offered a reward
- As Capitals run into another ‘hot goalie,’ they face their own net dilemma
- Nationals storm back to beat Mets, 8-6, and stop the bleeding
- Marvel at Bryce Harper’s 406-foot broken bat home run
- Who is Sarah Sellers? The Boston Marathon runner-up is a 26-year-old full-time nurse.
- How fatigue and a break helped Desiree Linden finally win
- Americans dominate both races; Linden, Sellers finish 1-2
- Five years ago, I caught the Boston Marathon explosions on camera. Here’s what it was like.
Charlotte Observer
- Dwayne Bacon could alter Charlotte Hornets’ sorry 2nd-round NBA draft history
- NASCAR: Fans hate him, but Kyle Busch keeps winning anyway. And the scariest part …
- NASCAR: Is Jimmie Johnson ‘back’ after best finish this season? Not if he never left.
- NASCAR Cup Series | Results and 3 takeaways from Monday’s race at Bristol
- Animal rights groups slam bear use at Russian soccer match
- Paxton, Mariners win 2-1, snap six-game skid vs Houston
- Matthews, Marleau help Maple Leafs beat Bruins in Game 3
- Sharks use 2nd period barrage to beat Ducks 8-1 for 3-0 lead
- Sharks rout Ducks, move to within one win of advancing
- MacKinnon scores twice, Avs beat Predators 5-3 in Game 3
After scoreboard fiasco, honeymoon is over for new Hurricanes owner Raleigh News and Observer
New York Times
- Mets’ Bullpen Collapses, Wasting Jacob deGrom’s Strong Night
- Derek Jeter and Don Mattingly Fall on Wrong Side of a Yankees Rout
- Desiree Linden and Yuki Kawauchi Pull Off Upsets in Rainy Boston Marathon
- What It Was Like to Run the Boston Marathon in a Freezing Deluge
- What Hurricane Maria Didn’t Wreck: Puerto Rican Baseball
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