ECU Bows Out Of AAC Tournament With 3-1 Loss To Houston…ECU golfers, coach among 17 to come down with illness at NCAA women’s regional; Opinions differ on cause of sickness…Joe Dooley talks scheduling philosophy …Will Blake Barnett flourish at USF? History offers no definite sign…UCF baseball focused on bolstering NCAA résumé when it hosts Oklahoma…Skechers cites NC State’s Dennis Smith in lawsuit that accuses adidas of paying players…Capitals aren’t expected to beat the Lightning. That might be just what they need.

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

View from the East
Pitching depth making an impact Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU Bows Out Of AAC Tournament With 3-1 Loss To Houston
• Track And Field Set To Compete At AAC Outdoor Championships

Opinions differ on cause of sickness Greenville Daily Reflector

ECU baseball sweeps midweek contests Washington Daily News

The East Carolinian

• ECU softball season ends
• ECU’s Poepping makes AAC rookie team
• ECU downs UNCW

ECU golfers, coach among 17 to come down with illness at NCAA women’s regional Raleigh News and Observer

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• USF Prevails in Longest American Softball Tournament Game, 2-1, over UConn
• Memphis Sets Single-Season Wins Mark in 3-0 Shutout of UCF
• The American Outdoor Track and Field Championships set for Friday from Cincinnati’s Gettler Stadium
• Houston Reaches American Softball Semifinals for Fourth-Straight Year

Cincinnati Enquirer

• UC golfer advances to U.S. Open sectional qualifier
• UC hosting AAC track championships this weekend
• UC great Washington named coach at alma mater

Tampa Tribune

• Will Blake Barnett flourish at USF? History offers no definite sign
• Both of USF’s draftees sign, others set for mini-camp action

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF baseball focused on bolstering NCAA résumé when it hosts Oklahoma
• Former UCF coach Scott Frost doesn’t regret national championship comments

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane baseball team looking for big outing from Kaleb Roper
• Tulane men’s tennis team ready for run to the round of 16

Report: SMU adds Arkansas DL graduate transfer Jake Hall Dallas News

Memphis tennis begins NCAA tournament Memphis Commercial Appeal

UH extends offer to Episcopal offensive lineman Donovan Jackson Houston Chronicle

Friday’s WSU baseball game at Eck Stadium will feature three MLB first-rounders Wichita Eagle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Skechers cites NC State’s Dennis Smith in lawsuit that accuses adidas of paying players
• Former NBA star calls UNC case ‘most disappointing thing’ he’s seen in sports
• Are Raleigh MLS bid, downtown soccer stadium still in the works? 4 things to know

ODU basketball to play at Syracuse, also face Oregon State in the Paradise Jam Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Columbia The State

• Clemson star died way too young. Tigers, and an old friend, helped fulfill a promise
• South Carolina baseball’s magic number for the NCAA tournament? For Mark Kingston?
• The national opinion of Mark Kingston’s Gamecocks? Up. Way up.
• Why one national writer thinks Will Muschamp is ‘underrated’