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’