Pirates hoping to manage fan expectations…Pirates playing, winning through pain…Hot tickets: Tourney filling seats, hotel rooms…Schedule requires day-to-day approach…Starting pitching matchup set for regional opener…With Fortnite, it’s always game on for UNCW…South Carolina reshuffles rotation ahead of NCAA tournament opener…Chiefs waive WR Davon Grayson (injury), bring back WR Jordan Smallwood…NCAA penalizes NC Central over certification issues involving athletes in 7 sports…Kelvin Sampson, candidate for Magic coaching job, staying put…..2018 NHL Stanley Cup finals: Holtby save, Orpik goal give Capitals Game 2 win over Golden Knights…N.B.A. Finals: Warriors and Cavs Star in Basketball’s Version of Groundhog Day…Orlando Magic trust veteran Steve Clifford to lead franchise transformation

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

The Bradsher Beat
ECU’s baseball voice tunes up for big moment Bonesville.net

ECU Set To Host 2018 Greenville Regional ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates playing, winning through pain
• Hot tickets: Tourney filling seats, hotel rooms
• Schedule requires day-to-day approach

Pirates hoping to manage fan expectations WNCT 9

247 Sports

• Key storylines to watch for the Greenville Regional
• Starting pitching matchup set for regional opener

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Houston’s Savannah Heebner Named NFCA Second Team All-American
• Six American Golfers Named to PING All-Region Teams

Tampa Tribune

• Painful journey persists for USF catcher Levi Borders
• USF establishes scholarship for former staffer Mike Radomski

Hartford Courant

• Dan Hurley’s Way: Healing Before Hammering At UConn
• Kevin Freeman Leaving UConn To Be Assistant Coach At Penn State

New Orleans Advocate

• Report: Tulane hires Daniel Latham as pitching coach
• Tulane football gets grad transfer lineman from South Alabama

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Tulane hires former closer Daniel Latham as pitching coach: report
• Tulane basketball adds transfer Jordan Walker

Dallas News

• Commissioner Mike Aresco on American Conference in Year 5, upcoming TV deal and next steps in Power 6 campaign
• Is SMU basketball, football too transfer reliant?
• Here are a few depth chart busters that could really stand out during SMU’s fall camp

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis’ Kyser named to Rimington Trophy Watch List
• Whitehaven WR Mullins de-commits from Memphis

Houston Chronicle

• Kelvin Sampson, candidate for Magic coaching job, staying put…
• UH senior Will Noble named to Rimington Trophy watch list

McDuffie on returning to WSU as a senior: ‘This is what I’ve been waiting for’ Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

With Fortnite, it’s always game on for UNCW Wilmington Star-News

Raleigh News and Observer

• NCAA penalizes NC Central over certification issues involving athletes in 7 sports
• Why playing at home is a good thing for NC State baseball
• Some NC colleges and universities fare well in budget proposal. Others lose out.

159 N.C. players to compete in NCAA baseball Fayetteville Observer

2018 NCAA Tournament: Chapel Hill Regional Preview Baseball America

Wake Forest men’s tennis visits White House Winston Salem Journal

Failed by status quo, Conference USA basketball gets creative Hampton Roads Daily Press

Columbia The State

• How Mark Kingston got USC baseball back to its standard, winning ways in Year 1
• South Carolina reshuffles rotation ahead of NCAA tournament opener
• Will Muschamp explains biggest difference in SEC coaching
• Brian Bowen verdict is in: His South Carolina career is over
• Why Monte Lee’s biggest concern this week isn’t the teams Clemson will face
• Ray Tanner: ‘I won’t go as far as to say I’m a Clemson fan, but…’
• Clemson guards make NBA draft decision

Charlotte Observer

• Charlotte 49ers’ second-leading scorer has reached a decision on his career
• Chris Carrawell talks Coach K and the ‘old-school’ ACC in a one-on-one interview