Pirates looking to avoid distractions…Holba gets first start…ECU club baseball survives again…ECU fans encouraged to get tickets as regional tournament nears…USC’s starting pitching remains a mystery — and its X-factor — heading into NCAAs…UCF fans take issue with Las Vegas Golden Knights’ national anthem twist…Athletics director Tonia Walker of WSSU resigns…Is former prep QB Will Grier a future pro star? The NFL’s official website thinks so…Caps can’t afford to play wide-open games vs. Knights…Serena Williams ‘On the Right Track’ at the French Open
Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines
Football Recruiting: Lure of being a Pirate swayed coveted Conley star Johnson Bonesville.net
Greenville Daily Reflector
The East Carolinian
- ECU club baseball seeking second-straight national championships
- ECU Track & Field qualifies two players for NCAA Outdoor Championships
Pirate Bryant Packard was on hand for 2009 Greenville Regional as a fan WNCT 9
ECU fans encouraged to get tickets as regional tournament nears WCTI 12
Greenville Regional Preview: No. 4 seed UNC Wilmington Seahawks 247 Sports
Around the American Athletic Conference
Orlando Sentinel
- UCF fans take issue with Las Vegas Golden Knights’ national anthem twist
- UCF baseball laments missed opportunities that cost Knights NCAA bid
Southington’s Zac Susi Brings Baseball Pedigree To Tournament-Bound UConn Hartford Courant
USF’s newest kicker has the clutch gene, former coach says Tampa Tribune
Tulane basketball lands Seton Hall transfer Jordan Walker, who must sit out next season per NCAA rules New Orleans Advocate
SMU quarterback outlook for 2018: Can anyone challenge Ben Hicks for the starting job? Dallas News
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Tigers football off to fast start in 2019 recruiting class
- Sam Mitchell to meet with Hardaway Wednesday
How the WSU men’s javelin throwers became ranked No. 1 in the country Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Baseball America
- NCAA Tournament Field of 64 Analysis
- College Baseball Rankings Updated for May 28, 2018
- College Top 25 Podcast (May 28, 2018)
Carolinas well represented Laurinburg Exchange
South Carolina baseball notebook: On to regional at East Carolina as No. 2 seed Times and Democrat
Columbia The State
- USC’s starting pitching remains a mystery — and its X-factor — heading into NCAAs
- For USC, one theme in late-season slate was prep for NCAA Tournament opener
- 5 in-state NCAA baseball tournament story lines to follow outside USC or Clemson
- Why Monte Lee’s biggest concern this week isn’t the teams Clemson will face
- The possible rule change that scares Will Muschamp the most this week
Raleigh News and Observer
- Here’s the schedule for the opening round of the 2018 NCAA baseball tournament
- Why people comparing LeBron James to Michael Jordan are wasting their time and ours
Winston Salem Journal
- Athletics director Tonia Walker of WSSU resigns
- How App State determines the best recruiting areas for assistant football coaches
- App Trail: Assistant basketball coach Bryan Lentz goes to work for Tennessee
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- CHAMPS! Virginia Wesleyan goes back-to-back, wins Division III national title
- Conference USA ready to shake up scheduling in men’s basketball with NCAA tourney in mind
Charlotte Observer
- Is former prep QB Will Grier a future pro star? The NFL’s official website thinks so
- Charlotte 49ers point guard Jon Davis withdraws name from NBA draft
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Washington Post
- The Capitals and Golden Knights share a road-trip tradition: Mario Kart
- Game 1 draws record TV ratings in D.C. and Las Vegas
- Mike Milbury rips officials for ‘unforgivable’ missed call
- Caps can’t afford to play wide-open games vs. Knights
- Ted Leonsis surprises 200 employees with trip to Vegas
- Caps still adjusting to ‘pretty bad’ ice conditions in the desert
- After a Las Vegas show, a hockey game broke out
- ‘A little bit bittersweet’: Former Capital Nate Schmidt thriving in Vegas
- Next man up: Several young Redskins have chances for bigger roles
- Jeremy Hellickson’s strong outing helps Nats win fifth straight
Charlotte Observer
- Panthers’ Torrey Smith: ‘False narrative,’ anthem policy turn protesters into villains
- Steve Popper: National anthem: In the NFL, like most places, a search for the right thing
- Could Charlotte Hornets get a top-5 pick for Kemba Walker? Reader questions answered
- For Panthers WR Devin Funchess, this season is different. So is his preparation
- Serena Williams, all black catsuit, make headlines at the French Open
- Frank Isola: Four most intriguing storylines of Cavs-Warriors NBA Finals
New York Times
- Gleyber Torres Finishes Off a Yankees Rally to Beat the Astros
- Serena Williams ‘On the Right Track’ at the French Open
- The Equestrian Coach Who Minted Olympians, and Left a Trail of Child Molestation
- The Mets’ Finger Casualties: First Noah Syndergaard, Then Steven Matz
- Shinnecock Indian Nation and U.S.G.A. Are Close to a Deal for the U.S. Open
- You Knew the Warriors Were Coming Back. The Rockets Did, Too.
- Nadal Nearly Loses a Set; Sharapova Nearly Loses Her Match
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