ECU moves up in rankings …ECU Women Finish Second At AAC Outdoor Championships…Varner encouraged by weekend results at The Players…Jaguars sign former ECU offensive lineman Brandon Smith after weekend tryout…Pirates thrilled with direction of quarterback position…Montgomery not backing down from bowl guarantee…6-7-8: See where Triangle schools sit in college baseball rankings…UNC catcher has surgery after getting hit in groin with foul ball…David Tepper expected to sign Panthers purchase deal …Chesapeake’s DeAngelo Hall of the Redskins is retiring after 14 seasons…N.B.A. Playoffs: Warriors Cover Steve Kerr’s Bet in Game 1 Victory..U.S. Supreme Court legalizes sports betting. A black eye, or just end of black market?

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• From the Anchor Desk
  A day to remember in more ways than one
• Special Photo Feature
  Big day at the ballpark

ecupirates.com

• ECU Women Finish Second At AAC Outdoor Championships
• No. 10 ECU Walks-Off Cincinnati To Take Series, 6-5

MONDAY UPDATE: ECU moves up in rankings  Greenville Daily Reflector

ECU baseball wins series in dramatic fashion to take second in conference Washington Daily News

ECU hosts ECBL for annual exhibition game WNCT 9

Players Notebook: Varner encouraged by weekend results at The Players Florida Times-Union

Tiger Woods impresses Harold Varner III with ‘unbelievable’ distance, advice at Players Golfweek

On The Rise: Harold Varner III Being Noticed For His Talent CBS Denver

WITN 7

• Harold Varner finishes tied for seventh at The Players Championship
• Jaguars sign former ECU offensive lineman Brandon Smith after weekend tryout

Jaguars sign three, waive Avery Gennesy NBC Sports

May 14 6 p.m. sports: ECU’s Packard looking to extend record streak WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Pirates thrilled with direction of quarterback position
• ECU enters Top 10 in multiple polls after 4-1 week
• Montgomery not backing down from bowl guarantee

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• American Participants in Good Shape After Round 1 of NCAA Golf Regionals
• Houston and Tulane collect weekly baseball honors

UC AD Bohn: Legalized betting raises concerns Cincinnati Enquirer

AAC Conference Reset: Get caught up on all of the league’s offseason action YAHOO! Sports

AAC post-spring football rankings Tampa Tribune

Mike Anthony: Proceed Carefully, But Connecticut Is Ready For Sports Betting Hartford Courant

Temple football players and coaches impressed by Japan during coaching clinic trip Philly.com

Keagan Gillies to start for Tulane against UL-Lafayette New Orleans Advocate

Avery signs rookie contract with Browns Memphis Commercial Appeal

Gregg Marshall on WSU’s assistant coach search, 2018 recruiting class, non-conference schedule Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

6-7-8: See where Triangle schools sit in college baseball rankings WRALSportsFan

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State to add guard Eric Lockett, grad transfer from FIU
• UNC catcher has surgery after getting hit in groin with foul ball

Campbell baseball savors Big South title Fayetteville Observer

Columbia The State

• No. 1 football team in the SEC for NCAA graduation rate? It’s South Carolina
• How to watch South Carolina’s final regular season home game — weather permitting
• Will Muschamp: ‘For the first time ever,’ USC has everything in place to be successful
• South Carolina baseball makes 2018 debut in major top-25 polls